| Project by KnotCurser | posted 962 days ago | 1264 views | 0 times favorited | 6 comments |  |
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This is a very special commissioned piece.
A couple of months ago my Father asked me to create this as a gift from him to my Mother for her birthday, which is today. Since Mom also views this forum I wasn’t able to post this project until today for obvious reasons ;-)
Piece measures approx. 5×7 inches and is about 1/8 inches thick. It is solid rock maple.
Only treatment is a quick soak in lemon oil.
Only real challenge with this piece is the amount of individual blade threading – I have gained a LOT of respect for you folks that do a lot of fretwork. It is quite tedious loosening the blade, threading the blade, tightening the blade, making a three second cut – then repeating the entire process over and over! :-)
I still find a lot of relaxation in it though.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!
-bob
-- Man is a tool-using Animal. Nowhere do you find him without tools; without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. - Thomas Carlyle http://www.ffrf.org
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Dusty56
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#1 posted 962 days ago
Great job …my Dad also loves Hummingbirds : )
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#2 posted 962 days ago
good job. the more scroll work you do the less you notice all the drilling and loosing/tightning the blade
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#3 posted 962 days ago
very nice. I as well have come to really love the hummingbirds :)
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#4 posted 962 days ago
You are really good!
I love Hummingbirds too, they are my favorites.
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#5 posted 961 days ago
Great Job, Bob!! And Happy Birthday to your Mom!!
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#6 posted 961 days ago
Bob, your cuts look dead on. This is a great piece! I am sure your mom loves it.
-- If you don't work, you don't eat!.....Garland, TX
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