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Trout · 03-15-2007, 04:11 AM

good job sawduster....

Trout

ozarkhillbilly · 03-15-2007, 05:13 AM

Robert I'd say you did that pattern justice!!!
Thanks again Susan for a great pattern!!

Sawduster · 03-15-2007, 11:25 AM

Thanx folks

I can't wait to put the finishing touches on it. I stacked it so I have 2 of them.

Susan,
Thanx for the enthusiastic reply

I am truly humbled
All pieces were 1/8 but I did use a 1/8 spacer between the back and middle pieces. The front piece is directly against the middle. As I said, I want to darken the back piece a little more

Cathy,
Yeah, i had to reschedule the hunny-doos , but as I said, I cut 2 of them and guess who gets one of 'em ?

I'm in the doghouse just a little but that's OK , that's where my saw is too

ozarkhillbilly · 03-15-2007, 12:21 PM

Robert, glad to see there is a method to your madness! lol

Quote:

I'm in the doghouse just a little but that's OK , that's where my saw is too

WyvernWench · 03-15-2007, 02:18 PM

Robert, you were looking for an easy way to frame the layerscape ... you might consider basket reed. You can purchase reed from 1/4" through 1 1/2" wide at www.basketpatterns.com And they also carry basket strips of ash, walnut, maple and birch which start in the 2" wide range.

One pound of reed, which lasts forever, runs between $6 and $9 per bundle.

Reed is very easy to use. Once the stack is assembled and the glue dry you cut a strip of reed about three times the outside dimensions of the work. Reed can come is very long lengths inside the bundle.

Soak the reed in cool water for about 1 minute and it becomes extremely flexible. You can tack one end to the outside edge, wrap along the outside dimension, it folds easily, and then when you reach the other end do a second tacking.

It's easy and it's very very cheap when you want a neat looking end but little or no cost to framing .... rather spend the saved money on More Wood!

OOOOPS, forgot, there are some great water dyes that you can purchase for basket reed or use power wood dyes to add some color to your wrap frame.

Susan

Sue Chrestensen · 03-15-2007, 03:04 PM

Susan & Robert: Well Done!!! Great design and way of presenting the pattern in layers..and Robert, really nicely cut and put together!! Kudos!!!

PuzzledMoose · 03-15-2007, 03:05 PM

That sounds very interesting, Susan. Trying here -and failing! - to envisage what it would look like... You don't have any pics of anything you've done using that technique do you?

tcleckler · 03-16-2007, 02:51 AM

Cool project! I think that the shadow box is a good idea too, then instead of putting spacers you could cut dado's in the frame and use any distance that you wanted to and not have to worry about the spacers showing. Definitely on my to do list.

Cutting Cathy · 03-16-2007, 05:16 AM

Ian, You are not alone!! I can't envision this either, although it sounds cool. Susan please could you post some pics of this??

Cathy in NE

Sawduster · 03-17-2007, 05:48 AM

Yes, a picture pretty please ? the only thing I can envision ahead of time is overlapping the the reed at the end and cutting both pieces so the seam matches
The idea sounds like a good one but I just can't wrap my redneck brain around it

....or course there's always duct tape

03-15-2007, 04:11 AM	#21
Trout MrsTrout's Husband Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hayward Calif. Posts: 1,709	that dose look nice... good job sawduster.... Trout

03-15-2007, 05:13 AM	#22
ozarkhillbilly Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,228	Robert I'd say you did that pattern justice!!! Thanks again Susan for a great pattern!! __________________ Bill DeWalt 788 A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. aut viam inveniam aut faciam

03-15-2007, 11:25 AM	#23
Sawduster Hi-tech Redneck Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Youngsville NC Posts: 840	Thanx folks I can't wait to put the finishing touches on it. I stacked it so I have 2 of them. Susan, Thanx for the enthusiastic reply I am truly humbled All pieces were 1/8 but I did use a 1/8 spacer between the back and middle pieces. The front piece is directly against the middle. As I said, I want to darken the back piece a little more Cathy, Yeah, i had to reschedule the hunny-doos , but as I said, I cut 2 of them and guess who gets one of 'em ? I'm in the doghouse just a little but that's OK , that's where my saw is too __________________ ...~Robert~ DW788 and Hawk 226 " Please let me grow to be the man my dog thinks I am "

03-15-2007, 03:04 PM	#26
Sue Chrestensen Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grass Valley, Calif Posts: 285	Susan & Robert: Well Done!!! Great design and way of presenting the pattern in layers..and Robert, really nicely cut and put together!! Kudos!!! __________________ Sue Chrestensen

03-15-2007, 03:05 PM	#27
PuzzledMoose Newly Customized Moose Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Truro, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,674	That sounds very interesting, Susan. Trying here -and failing! - to envisage what it would look like... You don't have any pics of anything you've done using that technique do you? __________________ Ian Scrolling with a Dewalt 788

03-15-2007, 02:18 PM	#25
WyvernWench Fox Chapel Author Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 46	Robert, you were looking for an easy way to frame the layerscape ... you might consider basket reed. You can purchase reed from 1/4" through 1 1/2" wide at www.basketpatterns.com And they also carry basket strips of ash, walnut, maple and birch which start in the 2" wide range. One pound of reed, which lasts forever, runs between $6 and $9 per bundle. Reed is very easy to use. Once the stack is assembled and the glue dry you cut a strip of reed about three times the outside dimensions of the work. Reed can come is very long lengths inside the bundle. Soak the reed in cool water for about 1 minute and it becomes extremely flexible. You can tack one end to the outside edge, wrap along the outside dimension, it folds easily, and then when you reach the other end do a second tacking. It's easy and it's very very cheap when you want a neat looking end but little or no cost to framing .... rather spend the saved money on More Wood! OOOOPS, forgot, there are some great water dyes that you can purchase for basket reed or use power wood dyes to add some color to your wrap frame. Susan

03-16-2007, 02:51 AM	#28
tcleckler Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 193	Cool project! I think that the shadow box is a good idea too, then instead of putting spacers you could cut dado's in the frame and use any distance that you wanted to and not have to worry about the spacers showing. Definitely on my to do list. __________________ Troy Scrollin' with DeWalt DW788

03-16-2007, 05:16 AM	#29
Cutting Cathy Proud Grandma Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 554	Ian, You are not alone!! I can't envision this either, although it sounds cool. Susan please could you post some pics of this?? Cathy in NE

03-17-2007, 05:48 AM	#30
Sawduster Hi-tech Redneck Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Youngsville NC Posts: 840	Yes, a picture pretty please ? the only thing I can envision ahead of time is overlapping the the reed at the end and cutting both pieces so the seam matches The idea sounds like a good one but I just can't wrap my redneck brain around it ....or course there's always duct tape __________________ ...~Robert~ DW788 and Hawk 226 " Please let me grow to be the man my dog thinks I am "

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