July 9, 20196 yr Popular Post Finally finished cutting. Used a low nap roller to apply gorilla glue after cutting the inside cuts, let the piece cure for 24 hrs, then cut the outside. Less than perfect glue up, but good enough to test the finish in the weather.
July 9, 20196 yr That looks great Wichman. What type of finish did you put on it? Will it be exposed to direct elements, or under a roof? Now that you have retired, hope to see a lot more of your work
July 9, 20196 yr Artie on some scroll saws it takes two or three times longer to change blades for inside cuts. And I noticed Wichita goes about it backwards from the way I cut things like this out. I always cut away the outside first so I don't have so much extra to spin around. Cal I think the extra thin pieces no matter what kind of finish just placing something like this outside under an over hang the wood will decay and look terrible too quick. I think ever birds roosting on this would cause too much damage... Nice work Wichita.... For those that don't know after sanding the top of the table on the scroll saw with real fine sand paper if you will use some Johnson's paste wax with some XXXX steel the wood will almost spin around by its self leaving the sawyer only sitting there to turn the machine off and on...
July 9, 20196 yr Popular Post Wichita a suggestion. If you will attach the backer board with pre drilled holes first , cut around the outside first then remove the backer board. I do all my carved clocks this way. Using a number drill bit instead of a decimal size I like to go about 2 or three thousandths smaller than the very small brad with the hole first then the brad can be inserted and removed without breaking any wood.... I also leave enough brad sticking up so a pair of pliers can pull out the nail.. Also on some real small pieces of wood sawn this way I use the nail sticking up for extra control on the wood as I spin it around... But with the backer board attached first you are eliminating one sawing time around the outside...and both pieces will be an exact match... Also whats the reasoning behind the glue being rolled on the piece you just cut out.. Another thought ever though I have never tried it is to dip a scroll sawn piece in thinned down Tite Bond 111 a few times. ..Maybe even let the glue dry and repeat two or three times for better coating... The reason I don't use Tite Bond 111 and nothing else is because I wipe the extra glue on my pants all the time and after many times through the washing machine the glue is still the same amount as when I smeared it on ..
July 10, 20196 yr Author 8 hours ago, Smallpatch said: Wichita a suggestion. If you will attach the backer board with pre drilled holes first , cut around the outside first then remove the backer board. I do all my carved clocks this way. Using a number drill bit instead of a decimal size I like to go about 2 or three thousandths smaller than the very small brad with the hole first then the brad can be inserted and removed without breaking any wood.... I also leave enough brad sticking up so a pair of pliers can pull out the nail.. Also on some real small pieces of wood sawn this way I use the nail sticking up for extra control on the wood as I spin it around... But with the backer board attached first you are eliminating one sawing time around the outside...and both pieces will be an exact match... Also whats the reasoning behind the glue being rolled on the piece you just cut out.. Another thought ever though I have never tried it is to dip a scroll sawn piece in thinned down Tite Bond 111 a few times. ..Maybe even let the glue dry and repeat two or three times for better coating... The reason I don't use Tite Bond 111 and nothing else is because I wipe the extra glue on my pants all the time and after many times through the washing machine the glue is still the same amount as when I smeared it on .. Smallpatch, I don't cut the outside first on these pieces because there are small fragile detail areas that are prone to breaking. On other projects I cut the outside first to have a better grip, it just depends on the project. I only cut the outside once, after the pieces were glued together. The reasoning behind rolling on the glue is: 1. I wanted a truly waterproof glue. 2. I wanted a good even coat of glue without trying to use small applicator tips on all that fretwork. This is a test of several things, glue being one of them. I've never been a fan of nailing the pieces together, just personal preference. here is a close up of one of those detail areas (quarter for size reference).
July 10, 20196 yr Author 14 hours ago, Cal said: That looks great Wichman. What type of finish did you put on it? Will it be exposed to direct elements, or under a roof? Now that you have retired, hope to see a lot more of your work Not sure what's going on here, thought I responded to your post this morning, but now, gone. So here goes nothing: The piece will be screwed into the exterior wall above my front door, which is inside a porch with a 6 ft overhang. While exposed to temperature and humidity swings, there will be minimal UV and direct moisture contact. Screwing it in place is a must because of the neighborhood, two years ago a neighborhood friend had a concrete angel and metal chair stolen from her yard in broad daylight; if it ain't nailed down it could develop legs...
July 10, 20196 yr 42 minutes ago, Wichman3 said: if it ain't nailed down it could develop legs... I have been known to remove the ability to use said legs.... or the ability to chew solid food ..
July 10, 20196 yr Author 51 minutes ago, Woodbutcherbynight said: I have been known to remove the ability to use said legs.... or the ability to chew solid food .. I chased a guy down one of the main streets in town with an axe; he got into his house before I got to him. he moved two days later... and no one messed with the house for the ten years I lived there. He started to take a partial can of brake fluid out of my carport...
July 10, 20196 yr 52 minutes ago, Wichman3 said: I chased a guy down one of the main streets in town with an axe; I bet that was a sight to behold!!!
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