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[wombatie]

That pattern asleep on my to do list for about 6 years but in paper that is awesome.

Marg

[julief]

Isn't paper just really, really, thin wood?  Looks great.

[daliclimbs]

That came out great! Thanks for showing us!

[frankorona]

Amazing job, very well done, looks great, thanks for sharing

[Russ C]

Awesome job, I like it. Thanks for posting. 

[smitty0312]

Simply amazing work for sure!!

[Danny]

Mike....Hope no body already asked, but can't remember reading about how long did it take you to cut that pattern?  And you must have 20/20 vision and not get many head aches from staring at so many different shapes for so long.  You are Amazing. Danny

[MikieD]

Mike....Hope no body already asked, but can't remember reading about how long did it take you to cut that pattern?  And you must have 20/20 vision and not get many head aches from staring at so many different shapes for so long.  You are Amazing. Danny

HI Danny,
Thank you for your kind words.  I'm afraid I don't have very good eye sight (cataracts) so I use a magnifying lens that fits on my head.  I can only work like that for about two hours max and then have to take a rest.  The Cedar Mill project took me over a week to finish working between two and three hours a day.  Hard on the eyes but enjoy the work...

Mike

[flint hills]

I am working on that same pattern now but sawing in 1/8 " oak plywood.
It is 11 X 17. It is the hardest thing I've done so far. I an about 2/3 s done .

[Candi_D]

As a paper crafter who uses a digital cutter I just say, you are amazing! I'm shocked that you hand cut those designs! Looks great!

[troy_curtis]

Ok, this really intrigues me. I have been an origami enthusiast for over 20 years. (art of paper folding) I have done some cutting, but nothing like this. You have probably seen my snowflakes that I made from cutting a paper pattern first then wood cutting them. The snowflakes I cut and don't make into wood patterns are a lot more intricate than my wood ones. I have thought of cutting patterns with an exacto, but havent done it yet. I will be taking a closer look at your art, this is an area of crafting I think I would like as much as wood cutting. I am also considering doing some pyro work, just need to get some good ideas for that. Thanks for sharing all this. Love your website. 

[Dean A]

Great work Mike. Your website has a lot of nice projects too.....very talented indeed

[Marcellarius]

very nicely done, what a great project!

[MikieD]

Ok, this really intrigues me. I have been an origami enthusiast for over 20 years. (art of paper folding) I have done some cutting, but nothing like this. You have probably seen my snowflakes that I made from cutting a paper pattern first then wood cutting them. The snowflakes I cut and don't make into wood patterns are a lot more intricate than my wood ones. I have thought of cutting patterns with an exacto, but havent done it yet. I will be taking a closer look at your art, this is an area of crafting I think I would like as much as wood cutting. I am also considering doing some pyro work, just need to get some good ideas for that. Thanks for sharing all this. Love your website. 

Thanks for your kind words.One day a couple of months ago I couldn't use my workshop and I felt like cutting something so I took a scrollsaw pattern and attacked it with an xacto knife.  I was very pleased with the way the cutting went and my wife liked that I wasn't creating any more dust around the house  .  The nice thing about cutting paper is you don't have to drill a number of holes and you don't have to feed your scrollsaw blade through them!  Goes a lot faster than scrolling wood.

I have also done a couple of pyrography pieces and they were fun.  I found a book about pyrography and it had a couple of patterns that I used.  I have also used pictures in some of the How To Draw with pencils as patterns.  I'll see if I can get pictures up on my site of the finished work.

Mike

[crupiea]

awesome work, well done.