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Title: First Segmentation
Post by: Mainewoods on May 08, 2011, 07:21:53 pm

Yet another wonderful Sheila Landry pattern.  Poplar frame, segmented hummer and flowers are maple. Backer is 1/8 BB ply. Segmentation cut with FD-SR 2/0.  Frame cut with FD-UR #5.  Stain is Minwax waterbased, mixed to desired colors.  Coated with satin spray acrylic.  Mother's Day present.  She loved it!

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Post by: marmoh on May 08, 2011, 07:32:33 pm

Gorgeous ... I love it

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Post by: kimb on May 08, 2011, 07:46:24 pm

Looks great. The addition of the color really adds alot. Good job.

Kim

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Post by: yankeebum2 on May 08, 2011, 07:57:48 pm

Looks awesome.

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Post by: sbudinger on May 08, 2011, 08:15:48 pm

Very nice I love it great job on the colored stains

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Post by: newfie on May 08, 2011, 08:33:40 pm

beautiful work thanks for sharing

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Post by: scrollgirl on May 08, 2011, 08:44:08 pm

You really did an awesome job with this!  The coloring is wonderful, as is the finish!  I love segmentation stuff and I am so happy to see that you liked the design.  Seeing this made my day!  Thanks for showing it!

Sheila :)

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Post by: Intarsia92 on May 08, 2011, 09:19:38 pm

You had a great pattern to work from and you did it proud, it turned out beautiful. 

Title: Re: First Segmentation
Post by: Mainewoods on May 08, 2011, 09:55:14 pm

Quote from: scrollgirl on May 08, 2011, 08:44:08 pm

  Seeing this made my day!  Thanks for showing it!

Sheila :)

Glad I could help! 

Thanks everyone for the great comments!

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Post by: dgman on May 08, 2011, 10:56:40 pm

Beautiful piece Mainewoods, Excellent cutting and coloring!

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Post by: CNLNC on May 08, 2011, 11:42:29 pm

Absolutely gorgeous!!! I'm sure it was a big hit.
Can you explain what "segmentation" is?
Thanks for sharing.

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Post by: DWSudekum on May 08, 2011, 11:56:16 pm

Great job on the segmentation.  Your mom is going to love it.

DW

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Post by: heiko rettberg on May 09, 2011, 01:46:54 am

Beautifull, i like it. Very good job you did.

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Post by: Russ C on May 09, 2011, 07:24:02 am

Awesome job, it is beautiful. :)

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Post by: thumbs on May 09, 2011, 07:34:22 am

Outstanding job.  Excellent cutting of a great pattern--thanks for sharing--Richard aka thumbs

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Post by: julief on May 09, 2011, 07:53:33 am

Came out beautiful.

Title: Re: First Segmentation
Post by: Mainewoods on May 09, 2011, 08:23:14 am

Quote from: CNLNC on May 08, 2011, 11:42:29 pm

Can you explain what "segmentation" is?

I'm definitely no expert, but here goes:

Segmentation is kind of like "beginners intarsia", except that with intarsia, many of the pieces are cut from different pieces/types of wood to control color and grain, where with segmentation, the pieces are all cut from the same piece of wood, resulting in the grain running in the same direction for every piece, and before staining, the pieces are all the same color.  Once the pieces are cut, they are shaped (if desired).  In my case I used my dremel with the flex shaft and a small fine grit sanding drum.  Some of the pieces were very small (i.e. wing/tail feathers and flower centers) and were very hard to hold and sand, but I got through it without sanding off too much of my thumbnail!  Once the pieces are shaped and stained, they are glued to a veneer backer to hold them all together.   I hope this explains things without clouding it up too bad!   ;)

Thanks again everyone for the nice comments!

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Post by: scrollgirl on May 09, 2011, 08:32:20 am

Here's a great trick for sanding those tiny pieces -

I use a strong double sided carpet tape and a block of wood.  I stick the piece to be sanded on the block of wood and sand it like that.  I also use craft sticks (popsicle sticks) in the same way.  That way I still have skin left on the tip of my fingers by the time I am done. 

The tape is pretty strong and usually holds the pieces very well. :)

Give it a try next time!! 

Sheila :D

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Post by: crusty59 on May 09, 2011, 08:46:07 am

You did a very nice job on this.

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Post by: CNLNC on May 09, 2011, 11:28:34 am

@Mainewoods...
Thanks for the explanation. It definetly cleared it up for me.

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Post by: Tim2beupinAz on May 09, 2011, 12:36:28 pm

that is just super looking i love it.

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Post by: SheGold on May 09, 2011, 05:14:56 pm

Oh my that is beautiful.. Thanks for showing us... Sheila in Tx

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Post by: bluesuede on May 09, 2011, 09:36:52 pm

Simply beautiful, great job...

Bruce ;D

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Post by: Mainewoods on May 10, 2011, 09:22:43 pm

Again, Thank You everyone!

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Post by: TripleB on May 11, 2011, 01:44:39 am

MW, Its rare to see a frame that should not have a picture in it, this is one of those times. That frame is so nice all by itself that any picture put in it would not do it justice, maybe a mirror or nothing would be a great option! Excellent work!

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Post by: frankorona on May 11, 2011, 07:42:48 am

Nice work.
Looks great

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Post by: lwilli on May 11, 2011, 04:40:28 pm

This is truly a beautiful piece. I especially love the detail of the hummingbird. You did a fantastic job and you should be very proud...I would be!

Louis

Title: Re: First Segmentation
Post by: Mainewoods on May 11, 2011, 09:41:31 pm

Thanks guys!

Triple B, I can't take much credit, the design is all Sheila's.  I've made several of Sheila's patterns, as most everything I make is a gift, and almost all of Sheila's patterns are the type things the women in my life just love, so shopping at Sheila's site makes my gift selection pretty easy! (Thank you once again Sheila!!!)

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Post by: sgood on May 12, 2011, 02:38:17 am

That's one of the nicest pieces I have seen in a while. Everything about this is perfect. Glad I got to see it.

Title: Re: First Segmentation
Post by: Mainewoods on May 14, 2011, 07:24:11 pm

Thank you Steve!  And again, a "Thanks" to everyone else as well.  You all probably don't realize how much it means to someone like me, who's only been doing this since September, to read your words of praise for the work we've done. 

                                              THANK YOU!!!!!

Title: Re: First Segmentation
Post by: Dawie on May 17, 2011, 06:50:10 am

Looks absolutely great. If this is your first one, I can't wait to see what you get up to later. You might give Al here a run for his money.
David