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I'm finally back up and running with a new saw and rebuilt shop. Here's something I was wanting to try. It's the Rebel logo from a certain star war movie cut out of the platter from a computer hard drive. Be careful if you attempt this some platters are made of glass coated with a micron thin layer of metal. Most are plated aluminum though.

I recently needed some thin boards wider than the ones I have. I looked at the prices on the wider boards, and decided I would try to save the cost of having the supplier edge glue them for me. Many years ago I found out how to do this. I could not find the jig I used then so I made a new and improved one. It will go up to 8" wide, which is as wide as I think I will be needing. It consists of a fixed fence on one side of a base, with an adjustable fence on the other side. The boards are placed between the fences, with the fences adjusted to raise the centers of the boards above the surface of the base. When the centers are forced down against the base, they come together with enough force to make a good glue joint. Then a caul is clamped along the center joint to keep it flush with the surface. After the glue sets, the pressure is released from the fences and then the caul is removed. I wax the base and the caul to prevent the glue from sticking to them. Of course the quality of the joint depends on getting the edges to be glued straight and square. I used a hand plane to do this. The first photo shows the jig with the narrow boards ready to have glue applied. I usually just run a bead of glue down the center gap, then work it into the gap with a piece of paper. Next to the clamp are the shims I use to hold the centers of the boards up while I am adjusting the fence. The second photo shows the pieces clamped up, waiting for the glue to cure. The third photo shows the glued up board. The glue squeeze out needs to be removed, which I do with a cabinet scraper followed by sanding. This is the most tedious part of the whole operation.

Little dragons and more pendants made from Italian olive wood scraps.

Still early days but quite pleased with how these have turned out. All made from reclaimed pallet wood.

this is two parts the eagle is one and the words another after cutting them out of card stock use painters tape covering the white paint the red and blue dries that spray with glitter spray. glue the two parts together .When I cut them out I stack cut them in 25 at a time. I used a 3 FD blade. Ace Hardwear enamel paint . Thanks for looking and comments welcome Jerry

All is good Jim. You will soon get the hang of things because basically nothing much as changed and we are all still here, oh except for one apparently who was too impatient and took offence to the updates. Marg

Gotta love that wife! Mine told me to get lost. I did. Now we're best friends.

Cut from card stock GOLD ABOUT 6-- 8 INCHES TALL AND ABOUT 4 WIDE .Cut with FD 3 CUT IN STACKS OF 20 AND HAVE GIVEN OVER 1.000 AWAY TO VETS IN TWO YEARS tHINK YOU GAVE SOME OF THEM THE BANK THEY LOVE THEM. Thanks for looking picture ois bad sorry for that comments welcome JERRY

The past 2 weeks I haven't do anything on the saw, My back has been bothering so yesterday I went out and worked a couple of hours and my back was getting tired so I went into the house picked up a fishing magazine and then My back felt ok so I went fishing Well I will have to take a couple of days off again. The onlly good thing tat happened was I caught a 20 inch Large mouth Bass weighing 4 lbs on 8 dlb line It was a good fight adnd well worth a couple of days off the saw. No pictures I didn't have my phone the baaattery was dead. IKE

This is a Sue Mey pattern, I cut 5 of them and have a request for 3 more. Mike

Finally finished the coat rack. A lot of firsts for me on this one. First time steam bending, first time turning spindles, first time drawing up plans for a customer, first time learning what an umbrella holder is...... I think it turned out well. Hope the customer likes it as well as I do. All solid Russian Olive, finished with Danish Oil with a couple of coats of poly on top. The braces for the coat hooks were scrolled.

Wow. How can you bear to part with it? Rob

I am both old and lazy (High School coach said I had Chinese Rheumatism. That's where all your blood turns into lead and settles in your A_____ .) Too much work to bend down and accurately set the degree of table tilt. I went to: GOOGLE - PRINT PROTRACTOR and imported that into Inkscape. Drew/traced the attached protractor. Made it 2 1/4" high. Next week I will go to a copy shop and have it laminated. Next it will be glued to an 1/8" scrap for strength. Will saw just below the bottom and sand to the bottom line. Intended to be held behind a tensioned blade when tilting the table to a desired angle. My newest version of Inkscape prints @ 100%. IF anyone wants a copy, resize as needed. jerry ProtractorOne.pdf

Dave, good decision to be patient. I am also not sure when the Hawks went to the current style with top and bottom feed capability. And much better clamps. I bought my Hawk G4 26 in 2005 and I think it was a new design then. It is a bullet proof saw.

Yippy yi a kiy a ,What and undertaking ,But your right at home with this kind of work,A+

Perfect for the OVAL OFFICE .You definitely did your home work on this one!

Excellent work. You know that I will have to now draw -then make- some baby dragons just to compliment yours.

Like it. Beautiful Roly

I believe only the 14 - 16 inch saws had the tension lever at the back of the saw... the 20 - 26 inch saws had the lever up front... I would certainly test drive one if you are used to using a DeWalt... I bought a Hawk 220VS last fall for $100 that was said to be barely used.. well it was used more than barely but I don't think it was used a lot.. Got the Hawk foot pedal switch and light with it.. I upgraded the blower hose with the adjustable kind like the DeWalt has.. ( Hawk sells a kit for doing this ).. I love sawing on the Hawk.. but.. I find that after sawing ( production style ) for the last 6-8 years on my DeWalt..I have grown used to the aggressiveness of the DeWalt and I feel the Hawk is way too slow.. also the SPM is only ( I believe ) 1500 on the Hawk while it's 1750 on the DeWalt.. I will say the Hawk is a very well made saw and cuts nice.. I just got too used to stack cutting and production type cutting.. I typically cut 1/2" + on a regular basis.. If I am just going to cut 3/8" or less material I absolutely love the Hawk.. it does awesome with the thin wood.. and my DeWalt is too aggressive for the thin cutting.. The newest Hawk saws have an adjustable lower arm that will change how aggressive the saw cuts... Now I would love to try one of these out.. and they also have a faster SPM of 1750 I believe.. The older Hawks ( like mine) and probably all of the VS models have the lower barrel clamps. I was curious about the blade movement between the DeWalt and Hawk saws the other day so i went out to the shop and put a credit card behind the blade on both saws.. I was amazed to find that the movement is almost the same.... SO... what makes the DeWalt so much more aggressive? I think I figured that out but plan to do another test to see if I am right.. I think it's the lower blade clamps.. On the DeWalt the clamp is fixed to the back of the slot in the clamp and is fairly rigid .. on the Hawk the barrel is allowed to flex.. so I think if you was to push on the blade while cutting the barrel will just spin toward the back.. I believe the DeWalts clamping design makes the blade more ridged than the Hawks clamping.. I can cut probably 2 times faster on with my DeWalt than I can with my Hawk.. i have done this comparison several times with the exact same blade and while cutting out the same project.. In the middle of a cut I have stopped on one saw and took my blade etc over to the other saw... even if I run the SPM approximately the same speed.. the DeWalt cuts faster.. Really like to try the new BM series Hawks with that adjustable lower arm! Kevin

Thanks Tim for sharing.

The cutting and shaping are right on. How did you do the rope?

Not sure but is the tension lever in the back? The older ones you had to reach to the back to adjust the tension. Not sure how much of a problem that was/is. I live in the north west and there are usually several Hawks listed on Craigslist. They usually run between $400 to $650 or there about. So $600 may be about right depending on the shape it is in.

Dave, Contact Bushton they can tell you a lot better than I can. I know the Bushton models have updated electronics and motors, The blade clamps may also be different. Otherwise the saw is the same. Bushton's Phone is 6205623557. Hope this helps. Fredfret Wichita, Ks I drive a BM-26 and a Dw788.

That turned out simply great Tim..All the firsts you did look like you have done it many times.The customer,I am sure will love it.

Nice work thanks for sharing

Tim that came out fantastic. What a wonderful project. I am positive that the customer will be ecstatic about it. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

A little bit of a learning curve so to speak. The updates that were done seem to be a positive so far. Patience and play a bit.

Great pieces as usual loving the little dragons Thanks for sharing

I am loving your pendants, they are lovely. Oh and the baby dragons are so cute. Great work all round Monti.

I'm not going say what people call me.

Very nicely done... but next time do not leave them alone in the dark hehe. DW

A big WOW!

You did fine,,, calm down, relax, have a glass, and slowly check it out. It is a little different, but it is nice once you explore and get use to it. If you are logged in, your user name and avatar well show in the upper right of the screen. Not sure what icons you speak of but if it is the "Create", I'm not sure, the bell is where you see your notifications and the envelop is were your messages are. If you wonder how I can take this all so calmly, I just had a glass of wine and have been listening to relaxing music...... I'm in a zone..... Welcome back. I see I am so relaxed, Clayton typed faster than me. Okay it was two glasses of wine....

Yellowheart is a hardwood that will keep its color without fading or darkening. to bring out the color I always use an oil. I use a 50/50 mix of Boild linseed oil and mineral spirits. I usually soak it in an old backing pan. Let the oil drip off, then wipe it down with a clean rag. Let dry for at least 24 hours, then apply your topcoat of choice. I use a spray semi gloss Laqcuer. make sure you show us the finished project!

Ha! Al, call me what you want, just don't call me late for dinner!!

Like I said I still don't give a hoot if it is their real name but for me some of the user names just don't seem to fit well in a response. I really prefer to address you as Paul rather than Scrappile but that's just me.

Tuner is there a farmer's market in your community or within say 1 hour? It would be a good place to get a space one weekend and see how it goes. Also look at Events and Activities in your local Craigslist. Craigslist is a great resource especially to find holiday bazaars in November / December.

Apparently you're doing something right... people want what you're making and they're willing to pay for them. Enjoy your hobby, keep making things, keep finding new and different things to make and maybe you'll stumble upon something you enjoy making that more people will be interested in buying. You're not forcing anyone to buy them, so no reason to feel "bad" in any way. Keep cutting.

My wife really enjoyed cutting these thank you Bobby

Hoop pine is also so much easier to spell

Very nice pattern and cutting.

I read somewhere that the size can be checked using the tube from a toilet paper roll. If it fits in the tube it is a choking hazard.

Nice work Joe!

Joe Love em both.I really like The Man Glitter.

Thank you again I love seeing my Pattern work come to life you did a Great job on both... Thanks again

nice cutting Joe..like the font in glitter

Fine cutting on both Joe.

I'll go along with that,"MAN glitter,lol love your work here!

Thank you guys for your kind words. That really means a lot. After dealing with a bunch of angry emails, I really needed that to boost my spirits. For those who want to support the site by buying a Supporter Badge, that is one area that isn't working correctly right now. I'll get it back on track soon enough and post an announcement when that is working. Several folks kindly said they'd like to pitch in a few bucks extra. That is a lovely gesture and I'm blessed to have SSV members care that much. I'll put on a PayPal donate button on the sidebar if you want to help. It probably won't be there until this afternoon, though. Please don't feel like you have to donate. SSV is a free site. But if you want to help, it'll be there. You guys are awesome!

Very clean cutting, Joe !