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These are really beautiful plaques. You did a wonderful job with them. The whiskers are incredible and shows your cutting skills. Thanks for sharing.

Sheila

PS – are the cats your pattern?

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Beautiful work. Lots of detail and you did a real good job on the cutting.

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Thanks Sheila, the whiskers were attached to the frame in the original pattern but i like them better free floating. The Pattern is from Rick aka Scrollzilla.

Andrew

-- It seem's to me i could live my life, a lot better than i think i am. Andrew, Midland, Ont.

ArtistryinWood,
Very nice indeed, all three projects. Using the veneer really does help disguise the BBply well. I sure wouldn’t want to cut those whiskers without having a laminated substrate like the BB though! Congratulaions on three very well done projects.

Sincerely,
Ken McGinnis

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I love all your work. Makes me want to go to the basement myself.

-- John, Colorado's (Wooden Wizard)

Great work. I agree the whiskers look almost impossible, your very talented.

-- Luke 23: 42-43

KICK BUTT! VERY COOL!

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Fantastic Andrew

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Nice cuttings. How thick was the orig. plywood? what glue did you use for veneering? Was it ‘thin veneer’ or ‘thick veneer’? What is final project size?

-- Spence in Skokie, IL

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Spence – 1/8” BB Ply, Titebond II, Thin 1/42”, 12”x15” for 11”x14” mat.

Andrew

-- It seem's to me i could live my life, a lot better than i think i am. Andrew, Midland, Ont.

Man this must of taken a long time, I love the wiskers.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Andrew, thanks for the reply… but a couple more question popped into my head: what is the backing and how do you manage to apply glue to the back of the cutting before the glue starts drying and how do you press the cutting and backing together, and how do you clean up glue squeeze-out in so many small areas and around all the delicate whiskers? ( I have some trouble with those issues even though most of my projects aren’t as intricate… and you apparently have those things mastered!)

-- Spence in Skokie, IL

Your welcome Spence.

The backing is black felt, all of my portrait cuttings get matted and framed under glass, so a ridged backer is not necessary. I like the contrast of the two textures.
This is my gluing procedure, I start with a piece of scrap drywall a few inches larger than the cutting, then using some push pins i secure the felt (slightly over sized & stretched) to it. I apply a bead of glue around the outside edge first, then drops of glue to the larger (1/2”x1/2”) areas of the cutting, for things like the whiskers, you can use a toothpick or one of these http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=48304&cat=1,110,42967&ap=1
Carefully drop the cutting on the felt and place a board on top (I use a piece of melamine slightly larger than the cutting) then apply some weight, nothing too heavy just a few pounds, Then trim the excess felt when dry. Since the cutting is protected under glass, I can use small amounts of glue so squeeze out is not a problem.

Hope this helps.

Andrew

-- It seem's to me i could live my life, a lot better than i think i am. Andrew, Midland, Ont.

Andrew, Thank you… that is very descriptive and very helpful.

Spence

-- Spence in Skokie, IL