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Title: East Pool Mine Engine House
Post by: Keefie on June 13, 2012, 02:14:37 pm

My latest work (thanks to "Grampa Paul" for making me the pattern) finished with BLO / Thinners and then 2 coats of lacquer. I have also attatched a picture of the engine house for your comparison.

Title: Re: East Pool Mine Engine House
Post by: DWSudekum on June 13, 2012, 02:18:52 pm

Very nicely done, both the pattern and the cutting.  Thanks for sharing it with us.

DW

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Post by: Russ C on June 13, 2012, 02:54:09 pm

Looks fantastic, a real nice job. Thanks for sharing.  :)

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Post by: GrayBeard on June 13, 2012, 03:29:20 pm

I really like the way you incorporated the grain pattern into the sky of the piece....

Very Well Done!

~~~GB~~~

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Post by: dgman on June 13, 2012, 03:51:20 pm

Very nicely cut Keefie, you did a wonder job on it!
Tell us, What was the engine house used for?

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Post by: newfie on June 13, 2012, 04:31:03 pm

good job Keith thanks for sharing with us.

Title: Re: East Pool Mine Engine House
Post by: Keefie on June 13, 2012, 05:52:34 pm

The engine houses were massive beam engine water pumps to keep the underground mines from flooding ( some mines in Cornwall are over 300feet deep and extend under the seabed so were prone to flooding)

Title: Re: East Pool Mine Engine House
Post by: Intarsia92 on June 13, 2012, 06:10:10 pm

Awesome job Keefie, The engine house turned out great, I love the grain in the wood you used for the background; actually looks like the sky.

Half the success of a project turning out better than average is selecting the right materials and you did a exceptional job. 

Title: Re: East Pool Mine Engine House
Post by: Tomsunnu on June 13, 2012, 10:04:08 pm

Great pattern!you have cut beautifully :)

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Post by: Barry on June 13, 2012, 11:22:36 pm

A great job of scrolling and an even cooler story.  I am not brave enough to go down in a mine.  Seeing the huge pump would not make me feel any better.  :)  Just the opposite.

Thanks for sharing!

Barry

Title: Re: East Pool Mine Engine House
Post by: troy_curtis on June 14, 2012, 12:00:42 am

That is so cool to me when you can take a picture and just make it into a cut out that looks exactly like the picture. Very nice work, really inspires me for future projects.

Title: Re: East Pool Mine Engine House
Post by: malc on June 14, 2012, 02:54:35 am

God cutting, very well done!
Malc

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Post by: BigPete on June 14, 2012, 06:02:40 am

fantastic job Keefie ! Very nice ...Pete

Title: Re: East Pool Mine Engine House
Post by: Keefie on June 14, 2012, 08:31:10 am

mrtcurtis, I wish I could claim I made the pattern from that picture, but it was our very own "Grampa" Paul who made the pattern for me.  Thanks again Paul for the pattern.

Title: Re: East Pool Mine Engine House
Post by: frankorona on June 14, 2012, 08:33:12 am

Awesome job!! very well done

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Post by: slowcutter on June 14, 2012, 10:06:49 am

Nice cutting job.
Love the wood you used.
  JP

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Post by: Toneman on June 14, 2012, 10:14:46 am

Very Nice! Thanks for sharing your work!

Tony,aka,Toneman

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Post by: Marcellarius on June 16, 2012, 04:46:02 am

great project, looks very nice!
also great to hear a bit background story of the engine house.

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Post by: daliclimbs on June 16, 2012, 09:01:32 am

Great cutting and pattern!

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Post by: chelcass on June 17, 2012, 05:35:21 pm

Beautiful.

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Post by: troy_curtis on June 17, 2012, 05:57:55 pm

so, when I need a nice pattern it is Grandpa I need to talk to.  :) I will keep that in mind. Still a nice pattern and a good job.

Title: Re: East Pool Mine Engine House
Post by: Toneman on June 18, 2012, 09:30:34 am

Awsome, now that is scroll art!

Tony,aka,Toneman

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Post by: grampa on June 18, 2012, 12:06:12 pm

Turned out great Keefie, thanks for bringing the pattern to life, .....Paul

Title: Re: East Pool Mine Engine House
Post by: Danny on June 18, 2012, 02:49:21 pm

Gee I am just TO LATE....  Everyone posted how I feel about this cutting and expecially your story.  Also LOVE the way the wood made a Great Sky. Danny

Title: Re: East Pool Mine Engine House
Post by: Keefie on June 22, 2012, 09:31:24 am

For anyone interested there is more info about the East Pool Mine and about Tin Mining in general at this website :   http://www.cornish-mining.org.uk/delving-deeper

Title: Re: East Pool Mine Engine House
Post by: jlatorre on June 23, 2012, 08:15:09 pm

nice cut, very nice work