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Here's my cut of Running Antelope, Pattern by Seyit

Finished this Eiffel Tower, pattern is from Sue Mey! edward

From what I remember, GFCI monitors the current differential between the hot and neutral wires. If the difference is 0 amps all is good and the circuit is happy (doesn't trip). Characteristics of a DC motor when it is operating properly can cause a differential between the hot and neutral wires causing the GFCI to trip. The trip point of GFCI can vary slightly and the differential in DC motors can vary significantly. Ma y manufacturers of power tools put the statement about GFCI in their literature to reduce the number of calls about tripping GFCI (as long as the user reads the information). GFCI were designed to protect against electrical shock to people (like using a hair dryer in the bath tub). If your tools work on a GFCI keep using it. If not, you could install a separate outlet for those tools.

Finished this eagle up yesterday it's 24" with 30"wing span. been at it most of the week in between the home chores and had a request for a welcome word art with a lighthouse on it so it cut it last evening seeing I didnt have much else to do.

During the summer months we live in central Illinois. There are a lot of Cubs and Cardinals fans. I purchased the flag baseball pattern from Wooden Teddy Bear and added the team logos.

Apparently had a big heart attack over three weeks ago which I thought the pain at the time across chest was from lifting. Went into hospital on Apr. 28 due to breathing problems. They did every possible test and told me I had a heart attack and then rushed me to a larger hospital in another city over an hr away. The following Mon. they did an angio on me and put in a stint into my left front valve. Although blockage was opened damage to the bottom left of heart had already been done and is only operating at 38% capacity. I'll know within four months if medication strengthens the heart muscles. In the mean time I'm back home and today is the first time I managed to do a little scrolling. So now I know the felling of being given a second chance. God sometimes works in mysterious ways. Sorry, my brain must be out to lunch. Posted in wrong spot.

Well it was a busy winter and spring so I have not had anything to submit here in a while. But I have been looking in on everyone else's wonderful work. If you recall (and if you don't, that's OK) my saw broke near the end of fall last year with no way to repair it. That continued this spring for a while but I was able to fix it finally and now that I am done building this ramp I can get back to scrolling. This ramp is in my parents garage. My Mom slipped on some ice last Dec. 23 and shattered her femur right above her artificial knee. Thankfully there was a new type of knee and femur replacement that they were able to use and save her leg, otherwise they likely would have had to had it amputated to above the brake, very high up. She spent more than 3 months in a rehab facility and my Dad was convinced that when she came home she would be able to handle the small step from the garage into the house. She did OK most times but it scared her and once she was very close to falling. So it was up to me to build the ramp my Mom would have rather had there when she got home. Having seen other ramps of this type I am aware of some of the pitfalls that can happen. The platform would be 5 3/4 off the floor so I needed boards of 5 in so I had to rip cut those myself with a circular saw The main concern I had was the stability of the posts, I did not want them to be wobbly so that meant joinery. For the post meeting the wall I used a modified dovetail, I don't remember it's proper name but I did get the idea out of a book on timber framing. A full dovetail would have compromised the footprint of the 4x4. The next post would be joining with the 2x5 of the platform and the rib going from there to ground level. I lap jointed the two boards and then I cut a channel down the center of the 4x4 so it could sandwitch over the lap joint, added a little glue and some screws and it was solid as a rock. The final post was done the same, I made a 1 1/2 wide channel down the center angled to correspond to the spot on the rib that I wanted to place it. I installed it with glue and screws but due to the fact that the rib was so shallow at that point it was not as stable as I wanted it to be. I thought about it for a few days and decided that I needed to add a buttress to add extra stability. It took a while to get the piece modified to the point that it supported the post rather than just be a piece that is screwed to it. The rail is just a rail off the rack from home depot which I secured with some walnut dowel I had left over from a previous project. I knew that would be strong enough that it would not splinter like your average dowel likely would while you pound it down into the hole. I finished the rail with plastic covered wire threaded through the posts. At some point there will be some textured painted added to the walking surface things get slippery here in the winter. So now that is project is complete I have started on my scrolling again and hopefully I will have something to post soon, I am working on a cribbage board and a Green Man intarsia, I'll let you know how those turn out.

Happy Fathers day to all the dads, have a great day. edward

Very nicely done on both. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW

Great job Terry not heard of the pattern maker but going to have to find him now if his patterns are like that would like to do one myself Thanks for showing us

You did a beautiful job on your project Aggie! Thanks for showing us, Bob

Beautiful work thanks for sharing

That came out great. Seyit did some great patterns. Hope he is doing well. jim penuquin

Very nicely done Terry. Thanks for sharing this with us; DW

That is a whole lot of mighty fine cutting !

Fantastic cut!

amazing job, you did good

That is a great job on that pattern. It was one of the first real detailed patterns I ever did.

Great work!

Here's one I just finished. Lot's of fun.

Baseball, not my thing, but, I know good work when I see it! Great job.

Nice job on the flags, I did a couple years ago, also a football.. fireman and a police officer. edward

Great Eagle. Will look nice displayed in the yard.

What a great idea. The added touch is super. Well thought out and cut Dave. Marg

Thanks all for the great input. It appears I have not done anything wrong on this piece yet, but I picked up some info here that may speed up the process a little. I hope to get time to sand it this evening, and then spray again, maybe not, family is coming to let us have our grandson and their dog for a week. This is the first time he has stayed with us without his mom and dad so it is going to be interesting. I can't wait. I'll have him shooting guns, spitting tobacco, swearing, drinking whiskey and scrolling before the week is over.... He is six and a pretty darn good little boy. Anyway thanks again for all your input. I have a lot to learn about good finishing.

Some neat stuff in the Christmas issue. I know since I just finished cutting some of them.

Hi RIchard Well done - I like that alot Fab4