fretwork picture

[CanadianScroller]

I was looking for fretwork pictures and I came upon this one from the SAW website.
I first thought it was a picture of a frame containing lace.
What a piece of work!
Does anyone have any more info on this, It was in the 2002IL directory.

[Greenfield_Bob]

I would like to have the pattern for that. I think it would be fun to cut.

Bob

[ozarkhillbilly]

Its beautiful! Now I'm going to have nightmares........

Bill

[urband]

It's absolutely gorgeous!! I'd love to have the pattern too. I'll bet you spend half a day just drilling for the inside cuts. There must be more than a thousand.

Dan

[Casey]

That is an amazing piece of fretwork. Why couldn't you just photocopy a doily and use it for a pattern. I just copied one and it turned out quite well. A little tweeking and it could easily be used for a pattern.

[Sawdust King]

A more masochistic a piece of fretwork I have not seen.

Fabulous yes. Do I have the time? No.

What an obvious suggestion. Photocopy a doily for a pattern.

Maybe I should do that for our lace tablecloth.

[CanadianScroller]

But would the lace tablecloth pattern fit in the throat of the saw?????? Inquiring minds need to know

[sheltiecarver]

It looks like many of those "cuts" could be exactly round - so that they could be simply very accurately drilled holes of the proper size. Or are my eyes decieving me?? OK, maybe not simply...
Sandy

[SharonW0111]

I have looked at that picture a lot and each time I look I think of the macaroni art we taught our kids and that I learned in vacation bible school.. Think about all those perfectly round pieces and the shapes... looks like macaronni would work to make a pattern for the copy machine-- and you can always make the design in other fashions besides round.. then when you had your pattern made you could eat it..lol.. but it is worth a try to makSharon

[CanadianScroller]

I am so impressed with this piece, I wish I knew who did it.
I also love the ideas, of doilies and macaroni art.
I am not sure if I will ever get something like this done but I think I may just have to try.

I do think I need an indexing wheel for my drillpress though.

[Thomp]

I am so impressed with this piece, I wish I knew who did it.
I also love the ideas, of doilies and macaroni art.
I am not sure if I will ever get something like this done but I think I may just have to try.

I do think I need an indexing wheel for my drillpress though.

i think i would do it with a quater million dollar cnc mini router - lazer.maybe, i dont see how it would be possible to reposition the piece without distroying it. the connections are so fine.

unless its all built up and each wheel is seprate segment...

reminds me of the oriential cork vineer carvings with the time and effort spent.

[minowevie]

It looks like many of those "cuts" could be exactly round - so that they could be simply very accurately drilled holes of the proper size. Or are my eyes decieving me?? OK, maybe not simply...
Sandy

Sandy: I went back and looked again, and I think you are right. a few brad pointe drill bits , would work well on alot of it. it would take alot of drilling. but what the heck. thats what we do. hahaha. would have to be acurit. like i can spell . your friend Evie

[minowevie]

I am so impressed with this piece, I wish I knew who did it.
I also love the ideas, of doilies and macaroni art.
I am not sure if I will ever get something like this done but I think I may just have to try.

I do think I need an indexing wheel for my drillpress though.

Go for it Carl. if anyone can do it you can. then we wont to see pictuers. your friend Evie