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William Rogers

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There are so many highly artistic pieces posted here and in the AAW American Woodturner magazine that inspire me. However when I got my April magazine Art Liestman’s puzzle hollow forum was on the cover. Compliment to Art’s creativity, I had to try this. My daughter loves to do puzzles and I knew I wanted to try and make something like it for Christmas. I will also make my son one. This was going to be a practice piece. Wild pear I was originally going to do basket weave illusion, but was about the size I wanted. It will be for one of my children. 6” tall, 4 1/2 diameter
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David Wyke
I like that! I have a HF I was trying to figure out what to carve on it so I may try this.
Did you burn the lines or just draw them?
 
Eric Winckler
I really like the design but is a little puzzling of how to do it myself. lol great piece! It caught my eye. Thanks for sharing!
 
Dave Hulett
Eric Winckler said:
I really like the design but is a little puzzling of how to do it myself. lol great piece! It caught my eye. Thanks for sharing!
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Trying to wrap my head around this. I have done some pyrography but so the dentist drill, which I know is very high speed, actually cuts and burns the wood in the same pass?
 
William Rogers
@Eric Winckler , @Dave Hulett

The dentist drill dose burn the wood when cutting. I left this piece about 1/8” thick for this project. Using the dentist drill I was careful not to go through for the pattern. I then went through for the “pieces”. You don’t really want more than 1/8” thickness. I’m not sure how Art Liestman does his as I didnt see in the article. I think I was using the FG699L drill bit.
 

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