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Offline crusty59

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Flying Eagle
« on: July 25, 2011, 09:39:08 am »
I cut this eagle from one of those blanks you buy at Micheals. They are very soft but come out nice I think.
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Re: Flying Eagle
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2011, 09:52:04 am »
Very nice Crusty. Love the pattern.
I had found a place online of where to order the blanks/rounds (or what ever they are called) and now can't find it again.  I did one project using one and would love to do more.
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Re: Flying Eagle
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2011, 09:54:29 am »
Very nice Crusty.  Cutting on live edge slabs like that are fun to do .. The hardest part now will be to keep the bark on. A good varnish or the like will help a lot with that.  Thanks for sharing it with us.

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Re: Flying Eagle
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2011, 10:02:13 am »
Is it maple? Hardly can't see any grain. Nice cut.
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Re: Flying Eagle
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2011, 10:02:46 am »
great job Crusty thanks for sharing
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Re: Flying Eagle
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2011, 10:29:11 am »
Looks great, nice work. Thanks for sharing.  :)
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Re: Flying Eagle
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2011, 10:34:45 am »
Nice cutting Crusty. I just found one of those in a drawer I was cleaning out in my shop. I am going to do something with it today.
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Re: Flying Eagle
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2011, 10:38:14 am »
Nice cutting.  Looks very good.  Thanks for sharing
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Re: Flying Eagle
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2011, 11:13:20 am »
Thanks all! The blank is basswood I believe, and as I work with it the loose bark comes off, but when I'm done a put a pretty heavy coat of clear Polycrylic. That seams to work well with keeping the bark in place
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Re: Flying Eagle
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2011, 11:33:07 am »
Beautiful.
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Re: Flying Eagle
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2011, 01:02:39 pm »
I have done a couple of these also and really like the 'outdoorsy' look.

These are Basswood blanks and later I will hunt thru my catalogs and let you all know who all handles them. I know that I also have seen ads in the scrolling magazines for them.

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Re: Flying Eagle
« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2011, 01:09:03 pm »
As Crusty Said, you can get them at craft stores such as Micheal's.
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Re: Flying Eagle
« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2011, 02:01:08 pm »
You can also get them at Hobby Lobby. I got one and cut a Cheetah out of it a couple years ago. Really like the way it cut. Don't have any pictures of it but I'm working on getting some taken so I can post some of my projects.

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Re: Flying Eagle
« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2011, 02:05:59 pm »
awesome job. really nice
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Re: Flying Eagle
« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2011, 06:39:59 pm »
I have cut two projects on the Basswood before, they came out well but found it hard to get a nice edge to the cuts when sanding it. It is a light timber and is a good medium for pyrographers to use.
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