First Attempts

[Gary Morris]

These are my first attempts using my Diamond Scroll Saw (aka Betty) and my first attempt at posting pictures, the hippo is made out of oak and sealed with diluted shellac, finished with lacquer. The car is mahogany, sealed with shellac and finished in same, the wheels were bought.
The hippo is from Spielmans Original Scroll Saw Patterns book and the car is my own design using Inkscape.

Gary

 

[StevieB]

Nice - car lines look very smooth!

Steve

 

[stevebuk]

very nice Gary, love the car, really nice colour, keep on scrolling..

 

[Waka]

Very nice work, I do like the car, how are the wheels fitted?

 

[Gary Morris]

Hi Guys and thank you all for the comments.
Waka the wheels are dry fitted, I used a 5mm drill (i knew the dia of the half axle before hand (5mm)) I thought I would need a spot of glue, but found they were a tight fit and pushed straight in. I think if I gave them away I would glue them first, so they don't swallow the small pieces. I bought the wheels and axles of the web. When I get more experienced I'd like to do a truck from plans, they look magic.

Gary

 

[Gill]

Nicely made, Gary . I particularly like the lines of the car you designed.

Richard Blizzard designed some lovely patterns for trucks many years ago. Have you seen them?

 

[boysie39]

Very well done , well thought out and a great finish .

 

[DIY Stew]

Gary

The hippo is good, but the car is very good, proving that sometimes less is more. Well done.

Check these out,
http://www.toymakingplans.com/index.php

Stew

 

[Gary Morris]

Thanks everyone,
Gill, I'll have a look out for Richard Blizzard, thanks Stew, I'll check them out.

Gary

 

[JimiJimi]

These are really good Gary. The grain on the hippo works really well.

What is shellac?

Jimi.

 

[Gary Morris]

Hi Jimi
Shellac is a crushed bug, you can buy different types, I bought Blonde de waxed shellac - it's a powder that is added to methylated spirits (I also added some boiled linseed oil, which I read gives the mixture a little longer drying time)
I'm no expert in this field, I bought it from ebay and followed the instructions on the site. The shellac can be used as a final finish or diluted with more meths, this can be used as sanding sealer. The blonde de waxed is reported to give a clear finish, there are other flavours that give yellow / orangey tints. Hope this helps

Gary