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Title: 735 cuts later!
Post by: Mainewoods on December 08, 2011, 07:39:59 am: Finally finished it! I started cutting this almost two months ago, but because life got in the way, I could only cut for a couple hours here and there. Somewhere between 25 and 30 hours of work on this. This will be a Christmas present for my folks. Taking it in today to have it professionally framed. It's cut in 1/4" oak ply with a black felt backer. Went through a couple dozen FD New spiral 2/0 blades cutting this. The pattern is from Mike Williams.

In another thread, Malc brought up the question of whether an expensive saw is worth it to those of us who do this as a more casual hobby. I cut this using a Porter Cable scroll saw, the one sold at Lowe's. Although I don't know if I could have cut it any better with a nicer saw, I'm certain it would have been easier! Bottom feeding all those holes, many of which are barely bigger than the blade kerf, made this a tedious project. But, I got through it and here are the results.
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Post by: scrollgirl on December 08, 2011, 07:50:50 am: Beautiful work! What patience you have! :)

Sheila
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Post by: Marcellarius on December 08, 2011, 07:52:20 am: 735 ................ (speechless)

RESPECT!! ;D

Awesome!!
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Post by: Russ C on December 08, 2011, 08:38:44 am: Awesome job, it is beautiful. Thanks for sharing with us. :)
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Post by: BilltheDiver on December 08, 2011, 08:43:53 am: I wish I had your patience and tenacity. Great work!
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Post by: frankorona on December 08, 2011, 08:47:55 am: awesome job, very, very impressive.
Great patience and dedication to the cuts
the result is perfect
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Post by: GrayBeard on December 08, 2011, 09:42:48 am: That is AWESOME!

I looked at that pattern and decided to wait til after the holidays to attempt it.
Don't you really enjoy doing those? You start out and it just seems so darn tedious and then you turn it over and the picture is starting to take shape and you just don't want to quit cutting.

Beautiful job!!!

~~~GB~~~
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Post by: Intarsia92 on December 08, 2011, 10:03:33 am: Great job!!!! That's one of the best I've ever seen completed. Congratulations.
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Post by: dgman on December 08, 2011, 10:11:41 am: That is certainly something to be proud of! Congratulations on a wonderfully crafted project!
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Post by: chelcass on December 08, 2011, 10:27:35 am: Oh My! that is breath taking. What a labor of love. You folks are going to be thrilled.

Chels
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Post by: daliclimbs on December 08, 2011, 11:35:59 am: That is superb! Truly a feat accomplished there my friend! Great job!
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Post by: Judy Hunter on December 08, 2011, 12:05:37 pm: HOLY CRAP!!! That is fantastic!!! Hope we see a picture of it framed.
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Post by: DWSudekum on December 08, 2011, 12:10:19 pm: Absolutly insane... no way would I have the patience to cut that. You did an awesome job. Thanks for sharing it with us.

DW
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Post by: malc on December 08, 2011, 12:59:28 pm: That is a truly great piece of art, shows that pure skill shines through.
Malc
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Post by: bampasr on December 08, 2011, 01:51:33 pm: you did one great job on that.
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Post by: Danny on December 08, 2011, 04:49:20 pm: Well Gee Whiz! I had bunches of compliments to offer you, but after
reading all the posts that were ahead of me all I can say is that....
MY VERY FIRST THOUGHTS WAS....Outstanding.... Danny :+}
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Post by: newfie on December 08, 2011, 06:32:23 pm: beautiful craftsman ship and great pattern as will. what is the finished size of it? thanks for sharing it with all of us
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Post by: CNLNC on December 08, 2011, 06:40:27 pm: Its already been said, but GREAT JOB!!! It looks GREAT!!!
I'm sure your parents will treasure it forever.
I hope you stack cut so you have a copy for yourself.
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Post by: Dan26 on December 08, 2011, 06:44:15 pm: Outstanding job! I got tired just thinking about all those cuts. It was well worth it. Thanks for the post.
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Post by: SheGold on December 08, 2011, 07:14:38 pm: Amazing work and a beautiful pattern... All I can say is amazing... Sheila
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Post by: Waddawood on December 08, 2011, 11:19:41 pm: Mike does outstanding patterns. I have always loved his designs. You did it great justice!
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Post by: wombatie on December 09, 2011, 12:00:57 am: A truly awesome cutting. I love doing big ones like that they are so rewarding when they are finished. Can't wait to see your next one.

Marg
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Post by: jimbo on December 09, 2011, 01:01:05 am: Great stuff a huge job and well done
Jimbo
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Post by: tux_linux on December 09, 2011, 01:28:28 am: looks great! Frame it.
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Post by: Mainewoods on December 09, 2011, 08:38:30 am: Thank you everyone for the great comments! This was definitely a labor of love! Well worth the effort, and I can't wait to see my parents' faces when they open it!

@newfie Todd, the finished size is 11"X14".

@Charlie Dearing Yes, Mike has very many highly detailed patterns! Many of which I would be afraid to attempt for fear that my saw would vibrate them apart! Next up is one or your patterns I purchased to cut for the inlaws. Wish me luck!
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Post by: Keefie on December 09, 2011, 03:03:29 pm: I know how you feel feeding the blade up through those small holes then fitting the adaptor on with a hex key then tensioning the blade before cutting, you said it was tedious but I wouldn't have been so polite lol. The most cuts like that I have made was 50and that was bad enough with all the bottom feeding. I think you have a great deal of patience, and have turned out an excellent piece of work - congratulations
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Post by: Dawie on December 09, 2011, 03:07:32 pm: Absolutely amazing! Wauw was my first reaction. Great job thanks for sharing.
David
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Post by: scrollriffic on December 09, 2011, 05:49:34 pm: I will that you did a fine job on it. What are you going to do with it and did you stack cut it? Bobby
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Post by: Marshall on December 09, 2011, 10:30:34 pm: This was just awesome work , you should be proud - we are for you ..............MB
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Post by: ChuckD on December 10, 2011, 01:06:34 am: Fantastic, beautiful, and great cutting. That pattern is lined up to be my second job after I finish Christmas. Really, you did good, grasshopper...
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Post by: cskipper on December 11, 2011, 10:03:48 am: Awesome!!!!!!!!!! I cut an owl several years ago that took 60 hours to cut. Having the ability to easily get to those gazillion tiny holes made all the difference.
Cathy
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Post by: Barry on December 12, 2011, 01:39:33 am: Great job! This deserves a professional framing. You can be very proud of this and hang it anywhere. Thank you for sharing your work.

Barry