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Brag Forum / Black & White Corian Scroll Saw Shell

« on: June 08, 2016, 01:59:26 pm »

Black & White Corian Scroll Saw Shell. This is my latest installment in the Scroll Saw Shell arena. Began this project approx 5 weeks ago. Took approximately 55 hour from start to finish. There were 6 wedges used. These 6 wedges generated 110 segments. The size of the shell are, 10.5? wide at the mouth, 11? deep and 10? high. The stand is also made from the same material. This project has been entered into our local Orange County Fair which begins in July. This project has been a lot of fun and I am very pleased with the results. Thanks for looking. Ron

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Brag Forum / Latest Ply Scroll Saw Shell

« on: April 22, 2016, 07:39:48 pm »

Most recent Ply Scroll Saw Shell.
It measures 11.5" across at the mouth and is 9.5" tall. This is my largest Shell to date. I used 6 wedges which were 12" wide and 8" tall. There are 106 segments to this shell and it took approx 40 hours to complete from start to finish. Hope you enjoy. Ron

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Brag Forum / Latest Scroll Saw Shell

« on: March 07, 2016, 08:07:59 pm »

Made another Scroll Saw Shell out of Baltic Birch Ply. I used 6 wedges on this one which resulted in 72 segments. The overall length of the Shell is over 43" if the shell were able to be opened. The mouth opening measures 9.5" wide and it is 8" deep by 9" high. The finish is approx 8 coats of spray poly. They are a lot of fun to make. Thanks for looking. Ron

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Brag Forum / Baltic Birch Ply Scroll Saw Shell #2

« on: January 30, 2016, 12:48:38 pm »

Here are additional photos of the cutting and gluing stages.

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Brag Forum / Baltic Birch Ply Scroll Saw Shell

« on: January 30, 2016, 12:46:55 pm »

This is the latest addition to my Scroll Saw Collection. I was curious about what would happen when you used larger pieces for the wedges. This Shell is made of ?? Baltic Birch Ply. I cut the material to 6.5? x 10?. I then stacked and glued 4 of these ?? pieces together to create the boards needed for the wedges. I made 3 sets of these with an objective to create 6 wedges. Once the glue was dry I trimmed the ends and edges square. I cut the wedges on the band saw and then sanded the cut faces flat. Of the 6 available wedges I used 5 for this shell which produced 61 segments and are shown in one of the available photos. I included additional photos to show the cut and gluing stages. Wedge #6 was not wasted in that it became the stand for the shell and still needs finish applied. The finish is a number of coats of gloss Tung Oil and additional coats may still be applied. This is a large Shell and the overall size measures out at 9.5? wide by 9? high. Thanks for looking. Due to photo sizes, will do another posting with additional photos.

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Brag Forum / Blue Corian Scroll Saw Shell

« on: January 16, 2016, 01:45:25 pm »

This is my 3rd posting of a Scroll Saw Shell. This piece was scrap obtained from a local corian counter fabricator. Due to it's limited size a Shell came to mind. This piece is made from 4 wedges which resulted in 45 segments. I wanted a mat finish so it is sanded to 400 grit. I may later go to 800 grit. I am pleased with the results. Thanks for looking.

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Brag Forum / Corian Scroll Saw Shell

« on: December 14, 2015, 04:45:53 pm »

I wanted to take the Shell making to a different level. This one is made of White Jasmine Corian. Corian comes in 1/2" sheets so I had to glue 3 pieces together to obtain the thickness needed to get the proper angle of the wedges. Ended up with 5 wedges and 63 segments in this Shell. This shell has almost 3 curves inside the shell. A lot of fun to design and cut with much sanding to get the final result. The surfaces are wet sanded from 1500 to 12000 grit to get the shine and smooth surface.
Thanks for looking.

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Brag Forum / Scroll Saw Shell

« on: December 14, 2015, 04:38:56 pm »

Here is a recent project. I purchased the e-book on this a few years ago and only got into trying it a short while ago. This Shell is made from a 2x4 piece of lumber. It started out with 5 wedges and from that 57 segments were cut, glued and shaped. The hardest part of working with this kind of shape is the sanding and there is a lot of it. A fun project and another will be posted made of a different material.
Thanks for looking.

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Brag Forum / Dragon Intarsia

« on: December 12, 2015, 05:26:45 pm »

The Dragon was completed a few months ago. All woods are in their natural color with the exception of the green. It is made of bass wood with a green trans tint applied. The teeth are made of white corian. The Dragon is 25" tall by 22" wide and the frame measures at approx. 29" square and is made of maple with a purple heart inlay. The Dragon was entered into the Orange County, CA fair in July and received a 2nd place award. Thanks for looking.