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Title: Tribal kitten
Post by: Martin on April 20, 2013, 10:11:04 am

Hi guys, I've been a bit busy recently but a couple of weeks ago I got myself a Hegner. I've been busy breaking blades since then, but hopefully I am sorted now. This is my first attempt with the Hegner.

This was found on the internet and posted on UKworkshop with the permission of the artist. It's part of a Photoshop brush which I blew up to make a pattern.
http://fbrushes.com/tribal-kittehs/

I had big problems breaking blades for the top half and consequently it took 4 days. The lower half took me a couple of hours, with the blade, unintentionally, upside down!  ;D

 

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: dgman on April 20, 2013, 10:51:09 am

Beautiful rendering! Can you share the pattern?

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: GrayBeard on April 20, 2013, 11:33:25 am

very nice cutting, despite the hassles!

Maybe a link to the pattern for us 'cat' people?

~~~GB~~~

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: Martin on April 20, 2013, 12:23:59 pm

Sorry guys, it never entered my head. A pattern as an image doesn't exist as I installed the brush, made the slight alteration to the cat's right eye, and printed it from within Gimp. Printing direct from whichever program it is installed in means a good printout at whatever size you decide on.

You could download the brush and do the same with any of the many programs that will accept PS brushes, but if you're not familiar with doing that, I'll make a jpg pattern as soon as I get chance.

Martin.

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: ToverT on April 20, 2013, 12:28:27 pm

I like that a lot!!!!  I'll be looking for your jpg!

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: DWSudekum on April 20, 2013, 12:43:57 pm

Very nicely done! Thanks for sharing this with us.


DW

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: Martin on April 20, 2013, 12:55:47 pm

I started wondering if I actually had made a pattern so I went to check and there was the pattern, large as life, telling me off for telling porkies. :) (for the uninitiated, porkies = pork pies = lies)

If anyone would rather have a line drawing rather than filled in, let me know.

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: dunk on April 20, 2013, 01:10:08 pm

Line drawing would save lots of ink.  This is a wonderful pattern and would really appreciate the line drawing.  Thanks for your generosity.

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: newfie on April 20, 2013, 02:23:23 pm

nice work thanks for sharing

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: Martin on April 20, 2013, 03:32:41 pm

Line pattern.

If I were to cut it again I would remove the cut at the top of the cat's right eye. I put it in because I am very inexperienced at scroll sawing. I've also had two people say the cat eye's make it look angry, but it doesn't look angry to me so I don't know what to do about that.

Martin.

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: Marcellarius on April 20, 2013, 04:36:53 pm

WOW, great pattern gret cutting, great kitten....

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: Merlin on April 20, 2013, 05:51:05 pm

Nice pattern Thanks I don't think it looks angry.


***Merlin***

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: wombatie on April 21, 2013, 05:35:42 am

Great pattern, and great cutting.  Very well done.

Marg

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: Keefie on April 21, 2013, 08:48:09 am

excellent cutting of a good pattern, took my copy, thanks for sharing the pattern with us.

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: Al W on April 21, 2013, 08:53:32 am

Very nice work and pattern Martin.  I snagged a copy and I thank you for sharing your work with all of us.

Well done.

Al

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: frankorona on April 21, 2013, 09:22:08 am

Wonderful job, looks very well made, thanks for sharing the pattern.

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: dunk on April 21, 2013, 10:04:16 am

Thank you for the line drawing.  I appreciate it.

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: Proxprof on April 21, 2013, 03:57:40 pm

Very nice Pattern. I took a copy of it.

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: TigerPawTreasures on April 21, 2013, 06:33:30 pm

Very nice, I snagged a copy also. Thanks

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: Russ C on April 22, 2013, 07:38:06 am

Great job, nick work. Thanks for sharing.  :)

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: Martin on April 22, 2013, 09:08:17 am

Thanks for all the comments. Today I emailed the young lady who originally designed the kitten Photoshop brush and let her know how popular it is. I told her she ought to get it on coffee mugs or something along those lines and make some money from it. :)

Martin.

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: Becky on April 22, 2013, 11:20:41 pm

That's a great pattern.  Thanks for sharing it.  Nice cutting too.  I hope your blade breaking problems are over (sounds like they are).

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: woodworker13403A on May 11, 2013, 12:31:31 pm

Thanks for sharing such a nice pattern and for my copy. :)
Rick

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: jeff44 on May 11, 2013, 01:34:32 pm

My wife is a cat person, and she loved the pattern.  I got a pattern and thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Tribal kitten
Post by: saggioculo on May 11, 2013, 07:11:10 pm

I love it!  It came out so nice.  I do love kitties!