Sleigh

[Ken Lotts]

Well, I got commissioned by my wife to make a sleigh this year.  The book that had the pattern that she liked was "Classic Fretwork Scroll Saw Patterns" By Patrick Spielman & James Reidle.  My first challenge was to find some 1/4" walnut large enough for the pattern..  I ordered some 8"X12"wood from an ebay seller and that worked well but I had to shrink the plans slightly to make it fit.  I used Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse blades.  Had a piece of the fretwork snap off on me but I am not sayin where (Lol!)  

Anyhow, Sharon was so pleased she bought me a new Hegner for Christmas  (LOL!!!)

She wanted to put the sleigh under the tree but we discovered that it makes an excellent candy dish on our dining room table.

 

[dgman]

Beautiful work Ken, you did an excellent job cutting it!

Patrick Spielman was a great instructor. I learned a lot from his books way before the internet. His legacy still lives on in work like yours!

Congratulations on the new saw. You now own two premium saws!

[FrankEV]

I like a lot!!!!!  Beautiful.

Enjoy the use of the new saw! 

[Rolf]

Beautiful, and the perfect wood selection. 

And Congratulations on the new saw.

[Scrappile]

For a new Hegner,,,, I make my wife a sleigh also...!!!  Nice sleigh..... super saw.

[Roberta Moreton]

That is pretty.

[rdatelle]

Nice job on that Ken and even a nicer saw. Wonder who got the better deal out of that.

[Rockytime]

A beautiful sleigh, a new Hegner, what can be better?

[wombatie]

What a terrific exchange, a sleigh for a new saw.  Love it.  Love the sleigh too.

Marg

[Tomanydogs]

Very nicely done. 

[John B]

Great project and what an outcome

[amazingkevin]

Wow!!! That's amazing!!!

[Denny Knappen]

That is a beautiful sleigh.  Very well done.  Congrats on the new Saw.

[rjR]

FANTASTIC Job!

 

Congrats on the new saw too.

 

My sons got me a new 21" King for Father's day! Still learning on it.  Sold my two P-Cs--They were/are  both good saws too (1 was -16" & 1 was 18") --although not in the category with the King! The one P-C had a top attached LED light-which was wonderful-- I use a spring arm one that I made brackets to attach to the stand on the King.  - Not quite as handy though. Everything else about the King is great. 

[Ken Lotts]

18 minutes ago, rjR said:

FANTASTIC Job!

 

Congrats on the new saw too.

 

My sons got me a new 21" King for Father's day! Still learning on it.  Sold my two P-Cs--They were/are  both good saws too (1 was -16" & 1 was 18") --although not in the category with the King! The one P-C had a top attached LED light-which was wonderful-- I use a spring arm one that I made brackets to attach to the stand on the King.  - Not quite as handy though. Everything else about the King is great. 

Thanks! 
I have never owned a P-C but it looks like a great saw for the price.  Congrats on the King!  Bet you can tell the difference Lol!
I too Love/Need light (and magnification). 
I bought a Luxo magnifier LED lamp.  It is a bit pricey but I like it so much that I would buy it again in a heart beat.  It lights the workspace up better than anything I have ever used before.  
The model I have is a 1.75X Luxo model #LFG028214   (for some reason Advanced Machinery refers to it as the HLX6)

[heppnerguy]

19 hours ago, Ken Lotts said:

Thanks! 
I have never owned a P-C but it looks like a great saw for the price.  Congrats on the King!  Bet you can tell the difference Lol!
I too Love/Need light (and magnification). 
I bought a Luxo magnifier LED lamp.  It is a bit pricey but I like it so much that I would buy it again in a heart beat.  It lights the workspace up better than anything I have ever used before.  
The model I have is a 1.75X Luxo model #LFG028214   (for some reason Advanced Machinery refers to it as the HLX6)

that looks like one heck of a nice magnifying light. I am just now starting to use one that was given to me but nothing near this on.  who knows, maybe some day.

Dick

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