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  • remanuel

    Raccoon Intarsia

    Hi all - long time lurker, first time poster. Decided to try my hand at intarsia - here's my first attempt. Lightest shade is maple, darkest is walnut, the rest is Western red cedar.

    Rob E.
    Port Neches, TX
    http://www.wwset.org
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  • Ed62
    The Full Monte
    • Oct 2006
    • 6021
    • NW Indiana
    • BT3K

    #2
    WOW! That is some very cool stuff!! Love it. Welcome to the site.

    Ed
    Do you know about kickback? Ray has a good writeup here... https://www.sawdustzone.org/articles...mare-explained

    For a kickback demonstration video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/910584...demonstration/

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    • DaveW
      Established Member
      • Jul 2004
      • 415
      • So Cal.

      #3
      Very nice! I was contemplating trying that raccoon out, but it looked a bit much for me given the amount of time I can spend on it. How long did that take?

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      • Pappy
        The Full Monte
        • Dec 2002
        • 10453
        • San Marcos, TX, USA.
        • BT3000 (x2)

        #4
        Nice work, Rob.

        Welcome to the asylum!
        Don, aka Pappy,

        Wise men talk because they have something to say,
        Fools because they have to say something.
        Plato

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        • John Hunter
          Veteran Member
          • Dec 2004
          • 2034
          • Lake Station, IN, USA.
          • BT3000 & BT3100

          #5
          Very nice!
          John Hunter

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          • remanuel

            #6
            Time spent

            Thanks for all the positive feedback and the welcome!

            Dave, total clock time was 10 - 12 hrs. Spent 2 - 3 hrs on the cutting (careful cutting means less fitting later on!) and the rest was spent shaping and finishing. The rough shaping was done with a Delta belt/disc sander, and followed with a pneumatic drum and hand sanding. Finish is three coats of Minwax Satin Wipe-On Poly.

            BTW, found something good for sticking the pieces to the backer. It's made by Dap called StrongStik. Dispenses like caulk, repositionable up to 15 min., and parts don't slide around like they do with regular wood glue.

            Rob E.
            Port Neches, TX
            http://www.wwset.org

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            • LCHIEN
              Internet Fact Checker
              • Dec 2002
              • 21075
              • Katy, TX, USA.
              • BT3000 vintage 1999

              #7
              that's very nice... and impressive.
              Loring in Katy, TX USA
              If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
              BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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              • leehljp
                Just me
                • Dec 2002
                • 8465
                • Tunica, MS
                • BT3000/3100

                #8
                Welcome to the forum! Great looking work! I make crooked sawing like that, only it don't look like anything recognizable! GREAT WORK!
                Hank Lee

                Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted!

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                • drumpriest
                  Veteran Member
                  • Feb 2004
                  • 3338
                  • Pittsburgh, Pa, USA.
                  • Powermatic PM 2000

                  #9
                  That is just plain neat. I haven't tried any intarsia yet, looks as though it would be fun though.
                  Keith Z. Leonard
                  Go Steelers!

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                  • bigstick509
                    Veteran Member
                    • Dec 2004
                    • 1227
                    • Macomb, MI, USA.
                    • BT3100

                    #10
                    Very Nice



                    Mike

                    "It's not the things you don't know that will hurt you, it's the things you think you know that ain't so." - Mark Twain

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                    • Ken Massingale
                      Veteran Member
                      • Dec 2002
                      • 3862
                      • Liberty, SC, USA.
                      • Ridgid TS3650

                      #11
                      That is excllent, Rob.

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                      • softop41
                        Established Member
                        • Jul 2004
                        • 470
                        • Plainfield, IL, USA.
                        • BT3100-1

                        #12
                        Way Cool
                        Keep up the great work.
                        welcome to the Best Woodworking forum forum on the 'NET.
                        Jerry
                        Jerry
                        Making High Quality Sawdust in Northeast Plainfield

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                        • lrogers
                          Veteran Member
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 3853
                          • Mobile, AL. USA.
                          • BT3000

                          #13
                          That isn't wood work, that's art! Very nice work, post some more!!!!!!
                          Larry R. Rogers
                          The Samurai Wood Butcher
                          http://splash54.multiply.com
                          http://community.webshots.com/user/splash54

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                          • mater
                            Veteran Member
                            • Jan 2004
                            • 4197
                            • SC, USA.

                            #14
                            That is very nice looking work.
                            Ken aka "mater"

                            " People may doubt what you say but they will never doubt what you do "

                            Ken's Den

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                            • bthere
                              Established Member
                              • Jan 2007
                              • 462
                              • Alpharetta, GA

                              #15
                              That is very nice. It's art using some of nature's most beautiful supplies.

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