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My first portrait
« on: April 27, 2011, 03:29:11 pm »
Thanks to all the help from you guys and gals, I finished my first portrait, pattern from Wooden Teddy Bear. I stack cut 3 1/8"BB and cut with a FD #1rev. (wasn;t brave enough to try the spiral yet). Finished with LSO and spray gloss, and luan backer stained some type of dark oak. Frames from Michaels for 3.99 on-sale (Thanks Mrsn). Will be giving these as gifts at our annual fishing trip for opening day of trout season in the Easern Sierra's this weekend. ;D

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Re: My first portrait
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2011, 04:20:46 pm »
Congratulations! that came out very nice. I like that you used a wood-tone backer.
Dan In Southern California

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Re: My first portrait
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2011, 04:41:51 pm »
Excellent job!!!  First of many, i hope.

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Re: My first portrait
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2011, 04:48:42 pm »
Great job .. you will find it will become habit forming !!!!

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Re: My first portrait
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2011, 05:09:26 pm »
nice job thanks for sharing


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Re: My first portrait
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2011, 06:02:42 pm »
Very Very Nice!!   Looks good in the frame.
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Re: My first portrait
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2011, 06:29:11 pm »
For your first one, you pulled it off like a true pro... Looks real nice...

Bruce ;D

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Re: My first portrait
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2011, 06:32:09 pm »
good job

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Re: My first portrait
« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2011, 07:36:21 pm »
That was a hefty project for a first time portrait and you did a great job with it!

If you can do that with flat blades you sure don't need spirals!
But they do make it a bit easier and you don' wear out your saw table swinging the wood around!

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Re: My first portrait
« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2011, 08:00:47 pm »
Great Cuttings.  Thanks for showing us your talent.  Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

DW
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Re: My first portrait
« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2011, 11:15:46 pm »
Awesome job!! Love the wood backer also.

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Re: My first portrait
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2011, 12:24:18 am »
Awesome! I really like the fish. You did an great job with the flat blades. Glad I could help out with a tip on the frame :)
MrsN

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Re: My first portrait
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2011, 03:37:12 am »
Looks awesome, Thanks for posting. :)
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Re: My first portrait
« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2011, 08:28:22 am »
Very good job
congratulations and greetings

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Re: My first portrait
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2011, 03:01:55 pm »
Very well done.

 

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