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General Category => Brag Forum => Topic started by: Mainewoods on March 24, 2012, 02:32:42 pm
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A little while back, someone was looking for a pattern for a potato/onion storage bin. Scott (daliclimbs) posted a link to a simple pattern. I gave it a shot and put the scroll saw to use on the lid. Here are my results.
Glen
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Looks great Glen, very nice work. Cann you explain how you made the lid (letters)? That looks fantastic. Almost looks like and intarsia/inlay type deal. :)
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That is really a nice project! I like it! :)
Sheila
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That is great, Glen!
I'm planning to make a similar one a bit larger for "Trash"...
It looks like you cut out the letters as a 'puzzle' added a backer to the lid and them glued the letters back in.
Am I even close to the method?
~~~GB~~~
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great job Glen thanks for sharing
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;) ;) Nice job, love the wood letters. thanx for the show and tell.
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Great work, you make me want to attempt one, looks fantastic.
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I like it Glen, Waiting patiently for you description on how you did the letters!
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Excellent project. I know several folks around here that would love one of those. Thanks for sharing it with us.
DW
If I do not miss my guess the letters were cut out the edges sanded and then the letters glued back into place and then resanded. If I were going to do that this is what I probably would have done.
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Really nice job. I love the way you did the lettering. thanks for showing.
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Hey that came out great! Quite similar to the one I made.. except I like your letter cutout better! ;D
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Glen that is nice.. I want one. ;) ... you did great... Sheila
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Thanks everyone!
GB's just about right on with his guess! The idea came from Fox Chapel's "Big Book of Scroll Saw Woodworking". The letters are cut out, then the high points between the letters are trimmed down to keep things manageable for the next part. A 1/8" round over bit is used around the inside of the hole left behind by the letters. The book says to use a backer, but since this isn't really a puzzle and I didn't want the letters to come out, I simply laid the lid on its face, put the lettters back in place, and used a glue gun to apply hot glue to all the areas around the letters where there weren't any gaps.
Font used was Cooper Black, I think around 150pt size. Just use your word processing software to shrink the letter spacing down so the letters overlap. It's all quite easy and I thought it came out pretty neat!
It's all pine except for the peg board back side, and I used pocket holes to join all the pieces together. Finished with 3 coats of Danish oil.
Glen
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Swell looking project too .........
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Very nicely done!it does look like intarsia type lettering :) thanks for explaining the cutting process.
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Well done, hope the potatoes like thier new home :D
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Very well done, looks great
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Wow that is fantastic. I WANT ONE. Did I shout loud enough for you to hear me Glen. It makes the one that I have look pretty ordinary.
Marg