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Title: Thanks to Joleet!
Post by: MikieD on August 27, 2010, 09:44:01 am: With a lot of help from Ron, who made the patterns for me (thank you Ron), here are the portraits of the four guys who organized our golf league this year. These portraits will be a gift to them at the end of the season.

The pictures (cutouts) are done on 1/8" baltic birch and are about 5" X 7". They are mounted in 8" X 10" frames and finished with boiled linseed oil. Because the pictures are so small and have a lot of detail, I used a 4/0 blade and ran my Dewalt at a very slow speed.

Mike
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Post by: Dawie on August 27, 2010, 10:01:38 am: They look great,
David
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Post by: dgman on August 27, 2010, 10:56:35 am: Good job! We have some very talented people here! ;)
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Post by: dunk on August 27, 2010, 10:59:35 am: They will be surprised and impressed.
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Post by: ChaplainRon on August 27, 2010, 11:16:55 am: Very nice work. I am sure they will like them.
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Post by: Russ C on August 27, 2010, 11:34:48 am: Beautiful job. Thanks for posting your work. 8)
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Post by: MadHatter on August 27, 2010, 02:53:06 pm: what a nice gift for them. nice job and thanks for sharing with us.
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Post by: newfie on August 27, 2010, 03:14:58 pm: Great Job
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Post by: julief on August 27, 2010, 03:51:28 pm: They came out really nice. I'm sure they will like them.
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Post by: Rightarm on August 27, 2010, 04:25:31 pm: Greal job. Dave 8)
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Post by: Tim2beupinAz on August 27, 2010, 06:53:07 pm: great job there
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Post by: northie66 on August 27, 2010, 08:27:50 pm: They are just wonderful!
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Post by: Becky on August 27, 2010, 09:30:42 pm: Hey, you really did a nice job with those!
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Post by: Mr.Mike on August 28, 2010, 12:41:53 am: MikieD, where are you finding 4/0 blades? I'm looking for some 3/0 & 4/0 to do some inlay work on some really small boxes?
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Post by: boxmaker on August 28, 2010, 01:20:45 am: Terrific job on the cuttings Mike. And I am sure they will be pleased as well.

Mark
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Post by: MikieD on August 28, 2010, 06:36:43 am: For Mr. Mike

I bought the 4/0 blades from a tool company called Gesswein (gesswein.com). They are a company that makes tools for the dental and jewelery trade. They have a catalog online and the scroll saw blades are listed. They have them available up to 9/0. I have used the 9/0 on some VERY small cut outs and when cutting veneer. The 4/0 blades are $24 for a gross.

Hope this helps,
Mike
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Post by: Marcellarius on August 28, 2010, 07:46:57 am: very nice work Mike!
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Post by: Reaper on October 17, 2010, 01:08:41 am: Just wondering if you used a spiral blade at all for any of the portraits.I never did my self.So right now I am in the questioning phase.Dave
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Post by: Intarsia92 on October 17, 2010, 04:24:14 pm: Beautiful job on the pattern and the cutting, they'll be greatly appreciated.
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Post by: jimbo on October 19, 2010, 02:25:47 am: I know a few golfers and they look just like your mates
Jimbo
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Post by: MikieD on October 19, 2010, 07:41:50 am: Quote from: Reaper417 on October 17, 2010, 01:08:41 am
Just wondering if you used a spiral blade at all for any of the portraits.I never did my self.So right now I am in the questioning phase.Dave

Hi Dave,

No, I haven't had much luck controlling the spiral blades. Perhaps it is the thin stock that I use. The 4/0 blades make it easy to do this kind of detail and I run my saw at a slow speed.

Mike
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Post by: Reaper on October 23, 2010, 12:29:02 am: Thanks Mike. I just ordered some spirals.I never tried them so I am going to take a shot.Dave