[TheForge] RE: Roses

Fri Jan 2 11:27:01 2004

Another thing that does a good job cutting curvy shapes is that Harbor
Freight Beverly Shear knockoff. I've cut petals out of 16g very easily.
Tight inside curves take some doing and cleanup, though.

-Marc

On Fri, 2004-01-02 at 12:43, Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
> Jim,
> 
> I've made three sets now and have figured out how to do it with minimal
> pain. I use straight cuts to seperate the pieces. Then I cut around them
> like making a disk, then trim the triangles out from between the petals.
> What killed me on the first flower was trying to cut the curves with a lot
> of excess material on them. I also figured out how to twist the petals to
> look like a fan so I could get between them to clean up on the sander.
> 
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> 
> ++++ Original Message ++++
> From: "James T. Oestreich" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Roses
> Reply-To: [email protected]
> 
> Bob i  use a band saw to cut out all my flowers and leaf's it saves a
> lot of time and sore hands  jim.o.

> 
-- 
Marc Godbout
http://www.ironringforge.com

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