This is my first puzzle and in fact my first work with a scroll saw. I recently bought one of the Delta model 690s and after cutting through the lid of a cigar box a few times and trying some slow and steady curves through .75" Baltic birch I gave this a shot...
I know you can't tell much of the scale of the project from the picture but I would guess (I'm not ready with a ruler at the moment) that the whole project is 10"+ long. I still need to drill a hole for an eye.
I think it's about .5" board. Maybe Oak? I used two #5 FDs. First blade started burning (the wood also) after making the entire silhouette cut and just a few pieces. Second blade lasted through the rest of the puzzle and still has a little life left in it.
Should I be getting a tighter kerf with a #5? I guess I should have stretched the puzzle a little to show the actual gap between the pieces.
I'd like to give this to my 4 year old to play with but I would love to finish it with something. I don't care to paint it but I do have some BLO I could apply. Perhaps I could add a drop of green food coloring before adding the oil? Although I think the food coloring is water based??? And what's the best way to apply a finish to a puzzle like this? Piece by piece? Dip it and string it up letting the pieces remain connected to drip dry? Will BLO make a tacky bond between the pieces if applied while the puzzle is intact?
Thank you all in advance for your help.
I know you can't tell much of the scale of the project from the picture but I would guess (I'm not ready with a ruler at the moment) that the whole project is 10"+ long. I still need to drill a hole for an eye.
I think it's about .5" board. Maybe Oak? I used two #5 FDs. First blade started burning (the wood also) after making the entire silhouette cut and just a few pieces. Second blade lasted through the rest of the puzzle and still has a little life left in it.
Should I be getting a tighter kerf with a #5? I guess I should have stretched the puzzle a little to show the actual gap between the pieces.
I'd like to give this to my 4 year old to play with but I would love to finish it with something. I don't care to paint it but I do have some BLO I could apply. Perhaps I could add a drop of green food coloring before adding the oil? Although I think the food coloring is water based??? And what's the best way to apply a finish to a puzzle like this? Piece by piece? Dip it and string it up letting the pieces remain connected to drip dry? Will BLO make a tacky bond between the pieces if applied while the puzzle is intact?
Thank you all in advance for your help.
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