Thread: Poppies, a making story

Sanding, smoothing off the sawn edges and finalising the shape of each petal.

I made a jig to speed this up but it still took several hours to do all 48 of them.

They ended up looking like this.

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Colouring.

Here they are with the red stain applied.

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So here are 38 to go with the original 12 of the final poppies.

Half way done.

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I've already started the next batch, 50 more blanks cut and corners removed, ready to start the backs tomorrow.

And that's number 100 turned.

Closely followed by a damn good clean up. It's frightening just how many shavings are created making 50 shallow bowls.

Now to cut the shape, sand and colour.

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Quite a project there dragonfly, and for a worthwhile cause. Well done.

Tony

Hey Fly, great job, but why didn't you use your bandsaw? I probably already know the answer, but I'd rather hear it from you. I used to do jewelry, and know how clean a jeweler's saw can be, especially getting into the petal separations. But, man, that's gotta be a slow process. ................. Jerry (in Tucson)USA

Hi dragonfly , well done , I bet you were glad to see no. 100 finished
They look great , and for a good cause

Thanks to everyone for the kind comments.
I don't post my work here very often but I thought these worthy of a posting as we share the cultural memory of Armistice Day.

Originally Posted by Nubsnstubs

Hey Fly, great job, but why didn't you use your bandsaw? I probably already know the answer, but I'd rather hear it from you. I used to do jewelry, and know how clean a jeweler's saw can be, especially getting into the petal separations. But, man, that's gotta be a slow process. ................. Jerry (in Tucson)USA

Jerry,

Thanks for the question.

The platters are quite thin, about 3mm, my bandsaw blade is a 3TPI with a very aggressive set for ripping wood along the grain. So no way would I get the 3 teeth in the wood at once as recommended for sawing. I was also worried that I'd shatter too many of them to make the extra time saving a worthwhile bonus.

Originally Posted by dr4g0nfly

Thanks to everyone for the kind comments.
I don't post my work here very often but I thought these worthy of a posting as we share the cultural memory of Armistice Day.



Jerry,

Thanks for the question.

The platters are quite thin, about 3mm, my bandsaw blade is a 3TPI with a very aggressive set for ripping wood along the grain. So no way would I get the 3 teeth in the wood at once as recommended for sawing. I was also worried that I'd shatter too many of them to make the extra time saving a worthwhile bonus.

Well, that answer makes more sense than what I thought might be the reason. I figured the jewelers saw you were using would give you a better cut at the petal split, but not tearing them up by using the bandsaw makes a whole lot more sense. Smarter move than I would have done....... Thanks.. .............. Jerry (in Tucson)USA