I was intimidated by this pattern for over a month. It was complicated to look at...especially to my rookie eyes. but I love my buddy ( Merlyn ) and was determined to have a whack at it. one Sat it was raining, I couldn't work in the yard, and I had nothing photo-copied to cut. I just decided to go for it.There were some X's to denote pilot holes but not all spaces were marked . I actually took a pencil and lightly shaded the pieces to be cut and then compared them to the small picture that was on the pattern. Then, like the books say to do , I cut all of the tiny parts first as that is my biggest chance to tank the whole thing ( blade control ya know ) . Then I just kind've went with what I thought should be next, sorta doing a section at a time. My music was playing , Merlyn was lying underneath me in the dust ( as always ) ...life was good ! Once in awhile I would ask him where to cut next ....no help at all ! Just wanted another scrap to chew on 
Look closely and you will see that the shoulder, neck and top of the head are all one piece ! I saved that for last. I had done one of the medium size pieces on the side and had my first experience with " bounce " as I neared the end of the cut ...scared me to death so I did that final large piece in sections, reinserting the piece and taping over all the " squigglies " so they wouldn'y break. I learned a lot from the experience. Most of all not to be as intimidated in the future. As they say, it is after all " one cut at a time " . The joy of rounding that last corner and getting back to that final pilot hole is something I will always remember. I think I really turned a corner with this one. Then I found this group and wow ! I'm in for the duration 
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