{"id":665,"date":"2017-01-13T20:33:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T01:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/?page_id=665"},"modified":"2023-07-24T14:21:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T18:21:44","slug":"2017-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/christmas\/2017-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/christmas-greetings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/christmas-greetings.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-666\" srcset=\"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/christmas-greetings.png 544w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/christmas-greetings-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This year&#8217;s Christmas card.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ornament-2017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ornament-2017-686x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-667\" width=\"457\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ornament-2017-686x1024.jpg 686w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ornament-2017-201x300.jpg 201w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ornament-2017-768x1146.jpg 768w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ornament-2017-1029x1536.jpg 1029w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ornament-2017-1373x2048.jpg 1373w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ornament-2017.jpg 1455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This year&#8217;s dated ornament.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171127_10081722-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171127_10081722-623x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-668\" width=\"469\" height=\"771\" srcset=\"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171127_10081722-623x1024.jpg 623w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171127_10081722-183x300.jpg 183w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171127_10081722-768x1262.jpg 768w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171127_10081722-935x1536.jpg 935w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171127_10081722-1247x2048.jpg 1247w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171127_10081722-scaled.jpg 1558w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A friend&#8217;s birthday comes just before Christmas, and this was a milestone year for him. So I created this special scrollsawed gift. Hee hee.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171207_20380762-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171207_20380762-1024x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-669\" width=\"475\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171207_20380762-1024x381.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171207_20380762-300x111.jpg 300w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171207_20380762-768x285.jpg 768w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171207_20380762-1536x571.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171207_20380762-2048x761.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I made several of these, and finished each of them differently.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171207_20394932-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171207_20394932-898x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-670\" width=\"484\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171207_20394932-898x1024.jpg 898w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171207_20394932-263x300.jpg 263w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171207_20394932-768x876.jpg 768w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171207_20394932-1347x1536.jpg 1347w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171207_20394932-1796x2048.jpg 1796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The pattern for this is called &#8220;Pensive Lass&#8221;, and I made a couple of these.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171211_15094732-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171211_15094732-1024x428.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-671\" width=\"502\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171211_15094732-1024x428.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171211_15094732-300x125.jpg 300w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171211_15094732-768x321.jpg 768w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171211_15094732-1536x642.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171211_15094732-2048x856.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I made three of these. The wingspan is about 10 inches. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/repaired-fretwork-cat-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/repaired-fretwork-cat-2-705x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-672\" width=\"513\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/repaired-fretwork-cat-2-705x1024.jpg 705w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/repaired-fretwork-cat-2-206x300.jpg 206w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/repaired-fretwork-cat-2-768x1116.jpg 768w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/repaired-fretwork-cat-2-1057x1536.jpg 1057w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/repaired-fretwork-cat-2.jpg 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This crazy cat fretwork broke as I was applying the acrylic paint. Ack! I waited until it was dried, then glued it together, and kept it as a gift for myself. You can see the repaired crack about half way up the right-hand side. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/broken-fretwork-cat-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/broken-fretwork-cat-677x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1057\" width=\"454\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/broken-fretwork-cat-677x1024.jpg 677w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/broken-fretwork-cat-198x300.jpg 198w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/broken-fretwork-cat-768x1162.jpg 768w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/broken-fretwork-cat-1015x1536.jpg 1015w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/broken-fretwork-cat-1354x2048.jpg 1354w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/broken-fretwork-cat-scaled.jpg 1692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here&#8217;s what it looked like when it suddenly snapped! Wood can have hidden stresses within it, which can get released when the wood softens as a finish is applied. I&#8217;ve had whole fretwork pieces shatter into dozens of pieces when an oil finish is applied &#8230; this cat fretwork broke cleanly and could be repaired.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171226_14382532-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171226_14382532-873x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-673\" width=\"470\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171226_14382532-873x1024.jpg 873w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171226_14382532-256x300.jpg 256w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171226_14382532-768x901.jpg 768w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171226_14382532-1309x1536.jpg 1309w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171226_14382532-1746x2048.jpg 1746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It&#8217;s been a good year, overall.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171220_12213682-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171220_12213682-1024x475.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1059\" width=\"460\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171220_12213682-1024x475.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171220_12213682-300x139.jpg 300w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171220_12213682-768x357.jpg 768w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171220_12213682-1536x713.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171220_12213682-2048x951.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171218_19564142-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171218_19564142-1024x649.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1060\" width=\"459\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171218_19564142-1024x649.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171218_19564142-300x190.jpg 300w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171218_19564142-768x487.jpg 768w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171218_19564142-1536x973.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20171218_19564142-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s Christmas card. This year&#8217;s dated ornament. A friend&#8217;s birthday comes just before Christmas, and this was a milestone year for him. So I created this special scrollsawed gift. Hee hee. I made several of these, and finished each &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/christmas\/2017-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":50,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-665","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1061,"href":"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/665\/revisions\/1061"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}