Ornaments

[rcflyer23]

Well here are my second and third attempts. The stars were stack cut. I like that. I designed the ornament for Josh in Photoshop. I am pretty happy with all of them. They will be put on the tree soon.

What do you typically finish them with. The Josh one has a coat of BLO on it just trying it out.

 

[MikeH]

Kevin,
Those look awesome! Great job!!! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[sawduster]

Very nice work bro :eusa_clap
I am particularity impressed with your Josh pattern :icon_thum Where did the star pattern come from ?
I use BLO a lot. I use a small metal pan ( disposable ones work well ) , dip the piece , let it drip dry for 10 mins or so . Use a piece of wax paper ( to protect your table/bench ) and place 3 or 4 layers of paper towel on it , lay the piece on the pad , then cover with a couple more layers of paper towel. The toweling wicks the BLO from the intricate cuts . Lightly press the top towels to blot and hang to dry. After about 24 hrs , finish with 2 or 3 light coats of DEFT
Pour the oil back into a small glass jar ( the less air space the better ) to reuse later :icon_thum
Easy as knittin' kitten britches :mrgreen:
You're off to the races now bro :eusa_danc

Great job ! :icon_thum :eusa_clap :icon_thum :eusa_clap

 

[ScottM]

Nice job. You are catching on very quickly my friend. IMHO, BLO takes a long time to dry. For ornanments and other small items I dip them in either tung oil or sanding sealer. I use a small aluminum roasting. I pour some finish in the pan. Drop the ornaments in the pan for about 30 sec. Then I lay them on a rack (construction wire) so the excess drips back in the pan. After about 5 minutes I wipe the excess with a paper towel and then hang them.

Left over finished is poured back in the can and reused.

 

[rcflyer23]

Thanks for the comments. I am enjoying scrolling alot more than I thought I would. It's a little slower than pen making but that is good I need to build my patience up for some bigger projects that I have coming up.

Robert the star is from Scrollsaw Woodworking and Crafts Magazine the Holiday ornaments and toys issue on page 78. I think I enlarged it a little but not to much. I am going to be doing several more from that same magazine.

I will give the dipping method a try I saw that on another site/page/magazine somewhere along the line I just suprisingly don't have any of the disposable trays right now. I guess I will make trip to the store one night this week.

 

[ScottM]

I guess I will make trip to the store one night this week.

Try the Dollar Store or Big Lots.

 

[WoodWrangler]

You are making me want to break out the scroll saw and blow the dust off it ... very nice!

 

[sapwood]

Very nice :icon_thum
Great design and it look sooo light and delicate!

Roger

 

[NCTurner]

Looking good!:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up

 

[rcflyer23]

They are alot of fun.. I didn't realize how much fun it would be. I like it because I have to be more patient with it, with the pens I am able to just pretty much crank them out but this makes me pay more attention to the detail which I need.

You should scroll your girls names into the next two chairs you do. There is an idea for you, not only do you get to do the two chairs but you can break out the scroll saw again.

 

[WoodWrangler]

You should scroll your girls names into the next two chairs you do. There is an idea for you, not only do you get to do the two chairs but you can break out the scroll saw again.

I had considered that ... just got too lazy. :no: Maybe the next two will get a little more love!

 

[TracyP]

Really nice Kevin. I think you did a great job on the ornaments.

 

[cskipper]

You certainly got the hang of scrolling - great looking ornaments! I also use the tung oil method. I have considered the star ornament, but wasn't sure I wanted to drill all the holes - lol!

 

[rcflyer23]

You certainly got the hang of scrolling - great looking ornaments! I also use the tung oil method. I have considered the star ornament, but wasn't sure I wanted to drill all the holes - lol!

It was a bunch of holes. Boy was it a lot of holes. It was fun though. Bonnie has to work the next 3 nights in a row so I guess I will have more saw time when Josh goes to bed. Now I need to figure out what to do next.