marilyn monroe pic

[james coleman]

a cutting i did recently,measure approx 24 x 24 inchs,
steve good pattern

 

[NewWood80]

Wow love it! I might have to have a go at that for my own wall.

Well done!

 

[Roughcut]

That's very impressive james. =D>
I assume you used Birch Ply? Which thickness of ply did you use?
Also did you use a spiral cut blade?

 

[jonluv]

Wow!!
That is great
John

 

[Grahamshed]

excellent.

 

[james coleman]

cut it from 3mm ply,used a no.3 spiral,
done a stack cut ,cutting 2 pieces at once,done red lips on the second piece,but prefer the black one show here,

 

[toesy]

brilliant !

Can I ask why someone would use a spiral blade? please excuse my ignorance.

 

[Chippygeoff]

Hi Toesy. The piece of ply was 2ft square so there is very little room for turning such a large piece on the saw table, it would be almost impossible to cut a piece this size using a conventional blade. With a spiral blade the workpiece can be kept more or less square to the table and just move it a little bit at a time to complete the internal cuts. Well done James, a brilliant piece of work.

 

[martinka]

Very well done. Even got the mole, I mean beauty spot.

 

[bodgerbaz]

A fine piece of cutting, very well done James.

Toesy, if you get some spiral blades have a good practice first as they can be more difficult to control then a standard blade as the cut in all directions.

Barry

 

[martinka]

A fine piece of cutting, very well done James.

Toesy, if you get some spiral blades have a good practice first as they can be more difficult to control then a standard blade as the cut in all directions.

Barry

It's surprising what you can do when you don't know. I bought a scroll saw and spiral blades and cut a few portraits with no problem controlling the blades. This was before I knew they were hard to control.

 

[Roughcut]

cut it from 3mm ply,used a no.3 spiral,
done a stack cut ,cutting 2 pieces at once,done red lips on the second piece,but prefer the black one show here,

Thanks james that's very helpful.
Cheers

 

[james coleman]

i find spirals so easy too control,infact i use them more often than a normal blade,
maybe a little more clean up after,but i still prefer them,especiely for potrait work anyway
.

 

[toesy]

Thanks Geoff and Barry, I have some and tried them once and felt they didn't cut smooth, I'll have another go very soon, thanks for the advice.

sorry for the short hijack

 

[bodgerbaz]

Hmmm interesting. I never thought of using them for portraits but I think it's worth having a go. I tried some a long time ago and found they were a bit like pushing a shopping trolley around in that they'd go in any direction without resistance. Having said that, I'm a more experienced scroller now so I might give it a go on my next portrait. Thanks for the tip.

 

[journeyman]

Nice cutting as ever James. I know you better as Tony and have always admired your work. It was you who inspired me to use spirals on portraits, which I use all the time now when cutting portraits. Nice to see you here mate, keep up the great work.
Mick