Newest Practice Cutting

[Rev. Redmond Farrier]

I finally made it back out to the shop to do a little more cutting and I have broken my first blade. I must have jumped back three feet when the thing popped. lol The pin that I had ground down so that I could drill a smaller hole for the inside cuts snapped. It lasted long enough for me to know that grinding them is a viable option though.
Both pieces are cedar. I chose a lighter piece for the backing and cut out the pony emblem with a darker piece then treated it with raw linseed oil to bring out the grain and darken it a bit more.
It is still beginners type work, but I am still quite pleased with it.



Rev. R. Farrier

[lucky788scroller]

Well........... I think its TERRIBLE! Terrible good that is!!! Your doing great, be proud of that piece Rev! Try driving that pin out of the blade altogether, and replace it with a safety pin after you feed the blade through your fret hole. You may find that to be helpful as you start getting into more and more intricate cuttings. Keep on scrolling!

[cskipper]

Originally Posted by lucky788scroller

Well........... I think its TERRIBLE! Terrible good that is!!! Your doing great, be proud of that piece Rev! Try driving that pin out of the blade altogether, and replace it with a safety pin after you feed the blade through your fret hole. You may find that to be helpful as you start getting into more and more intricate cuttings. Keep on scrolling!

I don't used pinned blades, but that would never have occurred to me.
Cathy

[Rev. Redmond Farrier]

Just to see if it would work, I just went out to the shop to try to knock the pins out of the broken blade and one that had gotten too dull to use. The one that broke was a very thin blade. The pin would not come out of the hole without breaking the blade next to the hole, but the other one was much thicker and it came out very well. I may have to try that method next time I have to do inside cuts.

Rev. R. Farrier

[Wood Dog]

Your cutting looks mighty good......ya almost had me thinking it was a relief cutting, or maybe it is......I'm not sure. Well done at any rate.
By the way, did you take the photo on your dogs back?

[Rev. Redmond Farrier]

Originally Posted by Wood Dog

By the way, did you take the photo on your dogs back?

lol, Actually, that is the pelt of a fox that was after our chickens many years ago. I wouldn't make a good hunter. I mourned that little fox pup for months after I had to shoot it.

Rev. R. Farrier

[f250]

I like it, it goes perfect with my car

Tom

[mikej]

Rev., I think you did a really nice job. I also like the horizontal grain of the cedar. Was that a consideration for you before the cutting?

Mikej

[greatdane2]

That is looking good. I would sugest drilling a small hole the same size as the pin in a piece of hardwood or metal. Rest the blade on the metal so the pin goes in the hole,that way it will support the blade while you wack on the pin.
Alan and Chance.

[Rev. Redmond Farrier]

Thank you all for the kind words.

Originally Posted by f250

I like it, it goes perfect with my car

Tom

My first and only car (not counting the 73 Gran Torino in the back yard that I haven't been able to get road ready yet) is a 66 Mustang. She was my 16th birthday present 15 years ago.

Originally Posted by mikej

Rev., I think you did a really nice job. I also like the horizontal grain of the cedar. Was that a consideration for you before the cutting?

Mikej

The horizontal grain was on purpose, both for strength and aesthetics. The wood for the horse was purposely chosen for the grain and the colour of the wood. For the back part, I purposely looked for a much lighter colour with a subtle grain so as not to take too much from the grain of the horse. I wanted a very strong contrast between the two.