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Thread: The Notorious B.I.G. - A Scrollsaw Portrait

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    The Notorious B.I.G. - A Scrollsaw Portrait

    I finished a scrollsaw portrait of Biggie Smalls over the weekend that I will be gifting to a friend for his birthday in March. I think it came out well, and I am super excited to give it to him!

    The step-by-step process is in the Imgur link below.

    https://imgur.com/gallery/X15hE

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    Very cool! You have to have extreme patience for that kind of detail.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Page View Post
    Very cool! You have to have extreme patience for that kind of detail.
    Thanks! I just focus on the process and not the end result, and remind myself that I'll finish when I finish. This way it stays an enjoyable hobby versus a "task that needs to get done."

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    That is really impressive. Pulling that sort of thing off takes considerable skill in many different areas of woodworking. And I especially like the fact that you made something your friend will really enjoy..... I know lots of folks who would love a personalized portrait of their favorite rapper like you made there... Yet they would throw away a hand made bowl, turned pen, or jewelry box...

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    That's awesome!

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    Haha thanks. This is one of those gifts that I have no doubt my friend is going to love. His walls are already decked out with rap-inspired art work, so he'll have no problem finding a spot for it.

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    Sean, will you please upload the photos here or at least link to a few directly? It will be helpful to our members who have slower Internet and also preserve them for the future. Thanks in advance!

    Very nice work, by the way!

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    All I can say is, "Wow !" Is that your own design ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Sean Rippen View Post
    ...it stays an enjoyable hobby versus a "task that needs to get done."
    This is my philosophy of woodworking, as well. The joy comes from the challenge and the doing. The end result is a fringe benefit.

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    Edit: This is in response to Yonak's question.

    No, the design itself is not my own. The design was compiled from two "posterized" pictures of Biggie already available on google. I took the face from one of the pictures and the crown from another. I projected the images onto a wall and traced them onto white butcher paper as my template.
    Last edited by Sean Rippen; 01-30-2018 at 4:52 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Becker View Post
    Sean, will you please upload the photos here or at least link to a few directly? It will be helpful to our members who have slower Internet and also preserve them for the future. Thanks in advance!

    Very nice work, by the way!

    Jim
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    Thank you, and yeah, I can upload some pictures directly. My office blocks Imgur, so I'll have to do it later from the house.

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    That's awesome. I would have guessed nobody on this forum knew who he was.

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    Very cool.

    Yes,I would not have imagined Biggie to ever come up here with this forum's demographic!

    Nice to have the diversity though.

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    Late to the party, but, damn, that’s cool. Being a fan of gangsta rap, I appreciate the subject matter.

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    ya. wow. thats way cool..

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