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sawdustus · 12-16-2007, 05:24 PM

I finished this snowflake last night. It is a gift for a teacher friend who is retiring at the end of the month. Of course the party is tomorrow afternoon. The original design is by Kevin Hawks and I found it in Creative WW and Crafts ( sorry, but I subsribe to both magazines). I originally cut it 6 years ago for my son and daughter in law. It is cut from 1/8 birch ply using #2 reverse tooth blades. I used my Delta 650 for the internal cuts ( easier blade changes on small pieces) and the hawk 426 for the external cuts ( more control). I just wish that I could put the delta blade clamps on the hawk. Life would be almost perfect then. I glued them up, sprayed them with white paint, and then added glitter. The only critical cuts are the half lap slots. These have to be straight and sized for the actual thickness of the plywood (a scrap piece insures this).

Once again, all criticisms and comments are gratefully accepted.

snowflake1.jpg I cut 1 each of the large ones, 2 of the medium
ones and 12 of the small ones.

snowflake2.jpg glued up

snowflake3.jpg spray painted white

snowflake4.jpg glitter attached

minowevie · 12-16-2007, 05:38 PM

boy that turned out so pretty. don't you just love that glitter. I am just looking at it. and got it all over me.

well done. love it. your friend Evie

Rick-H · 12-16-2007, 06:40 PM

Check this thread, you can get the Delta clamps on your Hawk it looks like.
aftermarket upper blade holder

Wood Dog · 12-16-2007, 07:08 PM

sawdustus....looks better than the snowflakes that are falling in my neck of the woods now. Great job.....may I ask what issue mag you got the pattern?

JohnB · 12-16-2007, 09:08 PM

G'day George,
That my friend, is one nice ornament.

Greenfield_Bob · 12-16-2007, 10:05 PM

I think the one in the middle is the same snowflake.
The other 2 I have made about 100 of them.

Bob

Greenfield_Bob · 12-16-2007, 10:17 PM

3D snowflakes are fun to make and everybody wants them from me, maybe because I give them away for free.

Bob

jigsue · 12-17-2007, 12:54 AM

They are lovely and completee with time to spare. Well done.

Sue

Mike Crosa · 12-17-2007, 01:01 AM

Nice job. Will have to try for next year.

Mike C

Tor · 12-17-2007, 05:25 AM

Nice work on those. 3D stuff is one area I have not tried yet, but it is fun to see the things people make.

Tor

12-16-2007, 05:24 PM	#1
sawdustus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,944 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	3D snowflake I finished this snowflake last night. It is a gift for a teacher friend who is retiring at the end of the month. Of course the party is tomorrow afternoon. The original design is by Kevin Hawks and I found it in Creative WW and Crafts ( sorry, but I subsribe to both magazines). I originally cut it 6 years ago for my son and daughter in law. It is cut from 1/8 birch ply using #2 reverse tooth blades. I used my Delta 650 for the internal cuts ( easier blade changes on small pieces) and the hawk 426 for the external cuts ( more control). I just wish that I could put the delta blade clamps on the hawk. Life would be almost perfect then. I glued them up, sprayed them with white paint, and then added glitter. The only critical cuts are the half lap slots. These have to be straight and sized for the actual thickness of the plywood (a scrap piece insures this). Once again, all criticisms and comments are gratefully accepted. snowflake1.jpg I cut 1 each of the large ones, 2 of the medium ones and 12 of the small ones. snowflake2.jpg glued up snowflake3.jpg spray painted white snowflake4.jpg glitter attached __________________ A day without sawdust is a day without sunshine. George delta 650, hawk G426

12-16-2007, 06:40 PM	#3
Rick-H Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Grimes, Iowa Posts: 339 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Check this thread, you can get the Delta clamps on your Hawk it looks like. aftermarket upper blade holder __________________ Rick Hutcheson http://www.scrollsaws.com

12-16-2007, 07:08 PM	#4
Wood Dog Senior member...Sweeet Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 7,747 Thanks: 13 Thanked 22 Times in 20 Posts	sawdustus....looks better than the snowflakes that are falling in my neck of the woods now. Great job.....may I ask what issue mag you got the pattern? __________________ WD aka: Gloria My Gallery " Two difficult things to say in life are Hello for the first time and Goodby for the last"

12-16-2007, 09:08 PM	#5
JohnB Cabinet Maker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 6,534 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts	G'day George, That my friend, is one nice ornament. __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" “In my acting, I have to identify with something in the character. The big tough boy on the side of right—that’s me. Simple themes. Save me from the nuances. All I do is sincerity, and I’ve been selling the hell out of that ever since I started. —John Wayne Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit Police Officers Ass.

12-16-2007, 10:17 PM	#7
Greenfield_Bob Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenfield Indiana Posts: 2,856 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	3D snowflakes are fun to make and everybody wants them from me, maybe because I give them away for free. Bob __________________ Delta P-20 & Q-3 Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

12-16-2007, 05:38 PM	#2
minowevie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: california Posts: 6,292 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	boy that turned out so pretty. don't you just love that glitter. I am just looking at it. and got it all over me. well done. love it. your friend Evie

12-17-2007, 12:54 AM	#8
jigsue Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 992 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	They are lovely and completee with time to spare. Well done. Sue

12-17-2007, 01:01 AM	#9
Mike Crosa Land Locked Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 1,775 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice job. Will have to try for next year. Mike C

12-17-2007, 05:25 AM	#10
Tor Mad Marqueteur Join Date: May 2007 Location: The "Green Side" in Hawaii Posts: 1,379 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice work on those. 3D stuff is one area I have not tried yet, but it is fun to see the things people make. Tor __________________ I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. - Thomas Jefferson Garden Island Marqueteur http://www.fineartmarquetry.com

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