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21st March 2013, 01:27 AM #1
Puzzle This
Had some great fun making this. A small puzzle for the kids to play with I finished it with a safe Varnish instead of colouring it it is 14" in the perch and 5" wide and 3/4" thick. The perch is an unknown timber and the Parrot is Tulip wood. I will be sending this one to my Mum to sell at her church to help put money towards helping all the Pensioners Sunday dinner and trips out.
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21st March 2013, 08:03 AM #2
G'day Derek,
I've seen another of this pattern, but it was painted; I think yours looks better.
The "tulip wood" looks a beautiful timber.
Well done to you and your mum for supporting the pensioners, if as in Australia, some are doing it very tough.
Cheers crowie
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21st March 2013, 02:58 PM #3Skwair2rownd
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Very neat, and I imagine very frustrating to assemble!!!
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21st March 2013, 10:21 PM #4
Very Cool Derek, Not my cup of tea but I appreciate the time you put into it. Just by chance can you take the puzzle apart of did you glue it together? What is next on your workbench? Bret
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22nd March 2013, 06:21 AM #5
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22nd March 2013, 02:24 PM #6
Wow! terrific.
Reality is no background music.
Cheers John
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23rd March 2013, 04:56 PM #7New Member
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wonderful. i would have so much fun painting this with bruight colors
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24th March 2013, 05:29 AM #8
Hi Derek, what a great Idea, and what your going to do with it good for you, that's one thing i'm have trouble with and i no not way is the scrool saw i have what i thought was a good one it's a Dewalt, it can go very slow or fast it's smooth but i just can't keep it from jumpping up and down. the old one i had did the same thing so when i got rid of the dam thing. i got the new Dewalt and there i am fighting the thing as well.. i met a man at a show he was doing great work with one just like mine so that's way i went out and got the Dewalt, i can cut a 1/16'' thin on my table saw or my band saw i'm at a loss....
Gary.....
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24th March 2013, 09:52 AM #9
Very nice, Derek. Great job as always.
I have the same plan here - been meaning to give it a go, but those tight little curves for the interlocks have been putting me off. You got around them really well.
The Tulipwood looks almost synthetic. Thought it was plastic at first glance.
(I prefer things unpainted too.)... Steve
-- Monkey see, monkey do --
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24th March 2013, 09:57 AM #10
Gary, after some practice, holding the workpiece down firmly, especially during curves, becomes second-nature. The foot supplied with most scroll saws sort of helps, but gets in the way and is more trouble than it's worth, (to me at least), so I did away with it. You'll find that with narrow blades the problem is less pronounced, too, but wide 9tpi blades etc can dig in a fair bit. Running the scroll saw slightly faster will help.
... Steve
-- Monkey see, monkey do --
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24th March 2013, 11:17 PM #11
Thank you all. I have seen some very nice ones of the Parrot that have been coloured, but I prefer natural wood just a personal thing.
Yes narrow blade and fine toothed as if you use larger blades the fit of the puzzle pieces is sloppy and also the finer toothed blade will leave a cleaner cut. Also the narrower blade allows for tighter curves.
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25th March 2013, 02:19 AM #12
Thanks Derek, i'll give a go the first saw i had was like a old sewing machine lol i've got alot of blades some or round some or so fine they look like they would brake. where do you get that plan? i think it's would make a great gift i have some small pieces of exoctic wood left over from other projects... thank for the re....
Gary.....
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25th March 2013, 05:19 AM #13
This link should keep you busy have a look at page 5 and scroll down (pun intended) I linked to the whole lot as someone may find something useful.
Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts - Patterns
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25th March 2013, 10:10 AM #14
Excellent. Thanks Derek, for the link. Some great patterns. I have my eye on a couple of them.
Just wanted to point out, too, that the pdf of the Macaw puzzle prints at 242mm tall, (9.5"), but the original published one in the magazine was 16.5" tall, so for anyone trying this one some resizing of the plan is necessary or the interlocks might be a bit tricky to cut.
N.B. I'm a pensioner, you could send your's to me.... Steve
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25th March 2013, 11:17 AM #15
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