About this Product
This ornament is a heavier one, but it has my first use of sparkling brush paint - so it is special.
Patience and me do not get along, unless I am cutting on my scroll saw.
No lasers or automated robots work on any of my stuff - just good old hand crafted stuff that is for you to buy to fund more wood and broken blades for me.
Reddwood Creations
Meet the Maker
I was known as the Scrollin' Dude for awhile. Then my wife stepped in and said - "NO MORE DUDES - you are 67 and a DUD". OK, so I agreed to change my shop name. I did not tell her that my TW200 motorcycle still has a TDUDE on the license plate....
All that aside, I make many things out of wood, by hand, and some of my work ends up like a strange creation , so we decided that the new name/brand would be ReddWood Creations. Think, me be Redd, its my Wood, and some of the stuff is a "real" creation!
So this is my attempt to create an online place to share my work with you. Remember, no 2 pieces are ever the same.
I also do custom scroll saw work....from pictures turned into puzzles to xmas gifts - like a family name attached to the word Christmas..in an oval shape...Did 20 of those last year for a family....
Drop me a note on your idea and we will talk.
TRedd
Dude
How it’s Made
The process to make this one was is very, very time consuming.
My pieces may look corny or simple compared to some art, but in reality it is a complex process - especially with this unique pattern for this piece.
Here is a sample of the steps to scroll saw wood art:
I cut the square of wood for the pattern of the piece I am doing..and sand it...
I then cover the wood with painters tape.
Next we spray the back of the pattern with 3M spray adhesive and attach the pattern to the wood. We let that dry.
Then we cover the whole piece in clear packing tape and I drill a small hole inside all the open spaces you see on the final piece. Then we head for the saw.
On the saw we have to align the piece over the blade and push the blade up through one of the tiny 1/64 in diameter holes. The we lay the piece on the Scroll Saw table and attach the other end of the blade to the upper arm of the saw. Then we cut and cut and cut. Repeat this step many times.
While cutting I wear ISOTunes headphones and click on my audio book and start cutting.
Then we cut out a base (if needed) , attach it to the piece, and apply the finish to the whole thing.
Last, we move to quality control (my wife) and say a silent prayer that the piece passes her inspection.
We are done! Amen!!
PS. I listen to about 250 audio books a year.
