Started another scroll sawing and grinding thingy.  I was gonna watch the Nascar race but was raining and while I waited I went out to the shop and started another go at at another project.

  I have had this picture for a few years and there is a looking glass in the middle of the frame but I will probably change that area over to another clock. Like I don't already have enough!!

    I attached a backer board to this prepared maple, glued the picture on and started sawing. Finished cutting it away from the waste. Came back in to see if they had started racing, no , so  I went back and took the backer board off and cut the frame away from the center section then cut the frame in to many pieces and am now ready to start the grinding, carving process.

  Oh it sounds like that is too much work for every one out there but I make it more fun than anything else. I leave the picture on the pieces to be carved so I have a starting point for all the pieces.

The little screws showing is how many it takes to hold all the pieces on to the backer board. 

 

One side of the picture is more distorted than the other so I had to wing it and my bad eye don't see the same thing as the other eye so its a good thing the sides are far apart  from each other and ain't nobody can see both sides at the same time anyway.

Off to a great start Jess.

It sure does look like a bushel of work, Jesse. But it's truly a work of art. 

 

This morning I started grinding the center down .and its starting to make the carving pieces show up more. I'm using an oscillating drum sander for this area.

  It finally starting raining this morning which is the first time in years or so and that means I won't have to mow dead grass and can spend all day in the shop.

Edited August 22, 20223 yr by Smallpatch

Gene its someone elses art and all I'm doing is changing my version in to wood off of another persons drawn up art on paper.

Don't sell yourself short, Jesse. No matter what you start with, you always end with a piece of art. 

19 hours ago, Smallpatch said:

  I have had this picture for a few years and there is a looking glass in the middle of the frame but I will probably change that area over to another clock.

If you make it a clock, that picture under the "looking glass" sure would make a cool looking clock face.

Good start so far. Lots of detail in this once.

Edited August 22, 20223 yr by Grandpadave52

Dave I done did away with that and this is where I'm at right now. Just playing with different things in between making frames for wifes stained glass nativity scenes as it seems like Christmas is already on folks minds.

 

I haven't cut a hole for the movement yet so it is sticking up 3/4" or more too high.

 

Gene I been short all my life!!!!

 

16 minutes ago, Smallpatch said:

I haven't cut a hole for the movement yet so it is sticking up 3/4" or more too high.

If that's the movement you plan to use with the build up, I really like that look already if you're taking votes.

Next I will try to do some carving instead of whats showing.

maybe this

5 hours ago, Smallpatch said:

maybe this

OK that works pretty well too. You draw all those little curly queues before carving? You got the patience of Job to do that plus they all match. I can't even match my own writing from one time to another any more let alone little curly queues.

14 hours ago, Smallpatch said:

maybe this

 

This has my vote Jess

Just can't give out all my secrets but those were done with a leather punch!!!!

2 hours ago, Smallpatch said:

Just can't give out all my secrets but those were done with a leather punch!!!!

Your secrets are safe with me Patch. I'm lucky to remember where I'm going when I get outside.

carving started this morning

Looks like you had a busy day. Hope you stopped for lunch.

20 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

I'm lucky to remember where I'm going when I get outside.

 

Likely to the bathroom Dave... you're welcome

Cal I just mix it in with the water base paint so I can keep working. I figure I only have about 31 1/2 years left to do this woodworking so I'm trying to stay in the shop as much as possible!

3 hours ago, Cal said:

 

Likely to the bathroom Dave... you're welcome

One of the advantages of living rural, owning a few acres, no neighbors for 1/4 mile and being surrounded by corn & soybeans this time of year