Thanks Rich. I called and talked to a guy who does laser cutting locally, and he said that he can only go 1/4", and at that thickness, the edges would be charred.Originally Posted by spotswood
The scrollwork looks pretty good to me.
A laser would burn the wood and thus would require copious amounts of sanding.
Thanks.
No great arms here to be sure, but definitely too much of a gut! It doesn't take any real strength per se, it just takes a lot of patience.Wowzers! Came out looking amazing, Gary!
1 1/2" thick oak with a scroll saw!?
You must have arms like Ahhnold. You should show off your guns on your next update.
You feel my pain. I have yet to sand off the paper from the front piece, and I suspect that it will be a bit more on target than the top piece which was on the bottom of the two when I cut them. I could use a 1/4" piece on the top panel, but the front panel has to have a 3/4" piece to work due to its shape.Actually, I see what voigts is talking about as far as "inconsistencies" (just zoom in on the last pic). If I went through all that work and it turned out like it did, I probably be a little bit disappointed. In fact, I probably would have tried to fix them (If I thought I could) before going any further. Not trying to sound like an arse, it's just the perfectionist in me (and if I'm not mistaken, voigts too).
voigts, could you maybe do the scroll work on a full sized (h x w) 1/4" piece and then use 1/2" piece with the proper size hole in it underneath and glue/dowel/screw the 2 pieces together after the scroll work was done?
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