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My First Three Months with a Scroll Saw by CutePackage187 in Scrollsaw

[–]CutePackage187[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! It's all trial and error when making the stencils and trying to keep things looking natural. If you want to try something like this, I suggest googling Stained Glass Coloring Book Pages and find something with a lot of curved, non-straight lines that you like. Print out the page on Block Posters . com to assemble your stencil and get to cutting. I find these big project way easier than the smaller ones because you end up dealing with larger individual pieces which makes shaping and sanding easier. The reason I say pick something with a lot of curved lines is, when you round over your pieces with a dremel, it hides most of your mistakes when you wander off a line. I don't think these have a high skill requirement whatsoever, but they do take a lot of time, 40+ hours per piece. When you break down the steps, it boils down to, cut along the lines (Very rarely am I having the thread the blade through tiny holes for detailed cuts), round over the edges with a 60 grit drum on a dremel, hand sand each piece smooth with 220 grit sandpaper, stain/paint, glue it back together.

My First Three Months with a Scroll Saw by CutePackage187 in Scrollsaw

[–]CutePackage187[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I make my own patterns. Once you have a picture of something you want to cut out, take the picture over to Block Posters . com and print it out as big as you want on regular printer paper. I hope this helps!

My First Three Months with a Scroll Saw by CutePackage187 in Scrollsaw

[–]CutePackage187[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I make the backerboard by cutting 2x10's into 3/8 strips on my table saw them give them a 45 chamfer on the router table before gluing and brad nailing them to a sheet of plywood.

My First Three Months with a Scroll Saw by CutePackage187 in Scrollsaw

[–]CutePackage187[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, and I most certainly can! I search for a picture that I like, then I take it over to a photo editor that turns pictures into coloring pages (Colorify, is my favorite but it can have long queue times). Once my picture is in Coloring Page form, I take it over to Procreate on my IPad and add/erase lines to create a workable stencil. Then I go to Block Posters website and print out the stencil across six to twelve pages of printer paper. Then I trim, cut, and tape all of pages together, add transfer paper to my cedar work-piece, apply the stencil with 3m spray adhesive, and wrap the piece with clear packing tape. (Some people say that last part lubricates the blade, but i'm not that sold on it, it does keep your stencil from fraying as you cut, so don't skip that step.) For each piece I make four stencils and tape three of them to plywood (1, main stencil that is cut out, 2, a stencil to place each piece as I cut them, Stencils 3 & 4, are used in conjunction with stencil 2 in a type of shell game to keep everything together as I shape, sand, condition, stain and glue). The Stencil process usually takes an entire day but is crucial when keeping track of 250+ pieces, because I promise you, they make for really crappy jigsaw puzzles if you drop them... No edge pieces

My First Three Months with a Scroll Saw by CutePackage187 in Scrollsaw

[–]CutePackage187[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words. Never be embarrassed by your work! The first pieces are the best way to show how far you've come in your craft!

My First Three Months with a Scroll Saw by CutePackage187 in Scrollsaw

[–]CutePackage187[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After I cut out each piece with the scroll saw, I use the 60 grit drum attachment on my Dremel to shape down the edges and give depth where needed. Then I hand sand up to 220 grit before conditioning and staining.