Owl Portrait Progress

[Pop]

Originally Posted by ozarkhillbilly

Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoyed it Pop! Sadly I have an unheated shop so all my cutting is on hold waiting on the Spring.

I know what you mean about not having heat. Up until last year mine was without heat too. My shop is small so it doesn't take much to heat it up. I wish I would have insulated the ceiling though. I have a kerosene tower and a propane turbo I use. I fire up the turbo untill it gets the worst of the chill out (usually about 25 minutes) then fire up the kero tower to try to maintain the heat to make it bearable. Then I shut down the propane heater because of sawdust flash. I haven't frozen to the table of the saw yet this year. I used to have a kero fueled turbo heater on a thermostat controlled receptacle but I smelled of fuel oil till the day was done because if it starting and stopping all day. Drawback of the turbo kero heater is the fuel it spurts out during the start of the cycle that's doesn't get lit. Made the shop smell too.

You deserve a rest after that last post anyway. I should do a comic version of that post to show how NOT to do it. Wouldn't be hard for me.

[Dragon]

I am totally amazed at this work of art. It was very nice to watch the sequence of cutting through out. Yes it is a great tutorial. I have learned from reading this thread. Thank you very much.
I am not yet at the stage of attempting such patterns but hopefully one day will be close to this.
Diane

[IRMSRUS]

wow Bill, exellent job on this very intricate masterpiece. Can't say it could'a been easy either with all those little slivers all over the thing.

Nice job. (probally would've taken me 2 or 3 tries before i cut it all out without breaking pieces all over it.)

~Tim

[ozarkhillbilly]

Thanks Tim for the compliment, this piece is really no different then any other project, you just take your time and plan your cuts and enjoy making your sawdust!

[ocm1952]

Great job Bill, and great job of picture taking by your wife. Mine says she likes it to and wants to know when I'm going to start on one maybe some day.Great Post. Thanks.

[scrollin4fun]

Bill,

All I have to say is I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER!!

Thanks for sharing. For me, I love watching something of this nature being explained fully. I'm not there yet in my experience. But when I do, Look out..I give credit to Mr. Owl

PS. What will you be selling this piece for?

Scrollin4fun

[ozarkhillbilly]

Glad you enjoyed it!

As for the selling price, I gave one as a gift and sold the other two for $125.00 apiece.

[Sawduster]

Boy does this bring back memories I remember how eagerly we all followed this one
Bill, You still da man !

[oops99]

Bill,
Thanks for the play by play. You did a fantastic job, not only on the piece, but also on the tutorial, you should be proud.
I wouldn't be surprised if that was picked up as a story for some magazine (hint, hint).
One quick question, that butane torch that you used on the (fuzzies), where did you get that? That is the first time I saw that done, and think that is a great idea. I would love to look into that method, but the torches I have seen look like they would light that thing up with the first pass.
Once again, GREAT JOB that definitely deserves a big ATTA-BOY

oops99

[ozarkhillbilly]

I picked that torch up at Lowe's, found it in the plumbing dept. There are others along the same line out there. It is a wonderful way to remove those fuzzies!