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Here are a few of the items I have made in the last 15 or so years. I did have to quit for a while because of some health issues. Now I'm back at it at 80 years young.


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2 hours ago, Denny Knappen said:

All are wonderful projects.  I especially like the little girl.

Thanks

She's my favorite.

I'm a little partial to girls. I have 2 daughters,  2 granddaughters and 2 great-granddaughters. Yep, there are some boys too.

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14 hours ago, Rockytime said:

You are showing some beautiful work. I especially like the RR themed clock. Do you recall where that pattern came from?

Yes, I do. It was "The Art Factory" Here is the link. I built this clock about 10/12 years ago.
https://theartfactory.com/product/train-depot-clock/

They also sell a kit with flashing lights and a train whistle. I opted to just build the RR Depot clock. I did have a pendulum movement that i installed. However, it was eating batteries like mad. I got tired of taking the clock down and constantly changing batteries. I just decide to change the clock movement to a simple quartz movement. Now i change batteries about once a year. However, If I had to do it over, I would install the train whistle and flashing lights. It does not run all the time it is on a switch. You just simply turn it on and off. It really is pretty cool.

Anyway, it was quite a challenge. Took me a few months to complete. I didn't work on it every day. I can only do so  much scroll sawing at one time, then I get bored. Haha. It was very enjoyable and challenging especially with a few of the compound cuts for the cow catcher.

If you have the time, give it a go. Just  take your time. When I would get a bit frustrated. I would simply quit and give it a rest.

Good luck

Ben

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22 hours ago, Dragonkort said:

fantastic work!!! everything is beautiful!!! I hope I will be able to scroll as well by the time im 80!!!  I do understand the coming back to scrolling after a few years off... I had to take 2 years off myself for health reasons and im having so much fun nw that I can scroll againl

I appreciate scrolling and just about everything else after a really scary health issue. It is so much more enjoyable now. Thanks

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