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Another masterpiece! I've about got my tiger pattern ready for a trial cut and will likely have to use spirals. Hope it turns out as good as your doggie.
Mike
Craftsman 16" VS, Puros Indios and Sam Adams!
Scrollin' since Jun/2006
I'm trying to pluck up the energy/stamina to cut Sue Mey's leopard drinking - but I may do something else first ..lol It's got nearly 1200 holes! That's nearly 5 times as many as this mutt ..
Dog-gone that's nice. How long did it take?
I'm working up to doing my first portrait. I've got to work out the details, (I'm trying to do a pic of my sisters chocolate lab). The only thing I've used spirals for are the good old slanted letters trick. I'd like to do the Easter egg in the latest issue of SSWC. That needs spirals as well.
Jim
The limits of the imagination are imaginary.
No task is too tedious for Art.
Rock and Scroll
Ian, the tiger pattern is my own. I like the way the pattern turned out but I'm having a dickens of a time cutting it! I did find one weak spot during cutting that I'll have to correct in the pattern.
I started out trying spirals and continue to have the same problems. Mostly, I struggle getting them secured in the saw. I don't know whether that's a problem with the saw, the blades or me.
Anyway, after trying about three frets, I gave up and went back to flat. The spirals weren't giving me the detail I expected anyway. One of the pattern aspects I like is that the fur is 'spiked' rather than just smooth lines. The spiral was just chewing the hell out of 'em.
After cuttting for 2 hours my back was screaming at me. I'll pick up again tomorrow. Right now I heading for the massage chair to ease my aching back.
Mike, I've tried spirals for the third time and I've got better control over the cut now but still don't like them. Not quite ready to give up on them though.
Mike
Craftsman 16" VS, Puros Indios and Sam Adams!
Scrollin' since Jun/2006
When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman.
Jean De La Bruyere...
Glad you got it, got it set up and working Tony. Fortunately I have a DH who is much more technical on builds like that so I let him put it together for me. I knew he would get it built much faster and with much less frustration then I could have.
Thanks - To make the box joints I used a 1/2" straight bit and my Incra jig. I used the little right angle sled that comes with the Incra fence, but now that I have the miter slot, I'll be getting or building a good coping sled....
I cleaned some space on my workbench to set this thing up and then had to clean some more space. I read about the 54X45CM size, but I guess I wasn't really thinking about how big it is. I put an 18 inch ruler in for scale in the "built" picture.
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