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Cut this out tonight. Just need to finish.

I finally was able to get my Eiffel Tower all put together. This a great pattern that is described as an advanced pattern by the pattern maker. I found I was able to cut it pretty well but I had some stumbling areas where my expertise is not up to the challenge. The joining corners are all cut to 45 degree angles and I found that to be a real challenge to my cutting skills. It is not perfect but it is the best I knew how to do. I am 70 percent happy with this project, as I really like the subject matter a lot. As far as my assembly skills go, I ended up being 30 unhappy with that part. I have always struggled in assembly and finish work. I pushed my envelop with this piece because I feel that if I do not continue to strive to do harder pieces, I will not grow. This has been a good year for me with my cutting skills, due to getting to know Scrappile (Paul), and seeing his really unusually great craftsmanship and the inspiration to do better myself. I have a long way to go to become a good scroller but I am slowly climbing the ladder in that direction, I feel. I do not believe I will probably ever achieve the skill level of so many of the scrollers here in The Village but I do know I will be continually encourage by seeing the posts they make. I also know that I am always learning as I go along and that was one of the rewards of the Eiffel Tower shown here, I did learn several things from making it and some day I may attempt it again. I think next time I cut one I will go to Paul's house and get some instruction in that area and some day...….. who knows......even I might be able to figure out how to do a better job assembling my work.

First one is from a pattern by Sam Custodio and is I think native New Zealand Matai. Then one from our very own Bobscroll but no idea what the timber is And finally one that I don't remember where I got the pattern but in native New Zealand Rimu. All timber is reclaimed from the side panels of old drawer boxes and finished with 50/50 BLO. Thanks for looking, Rob

Managed a few bits the spanners are requests from people at a charity I volunteer at and the Marilyn clock was a simple one they had the vinyl I had the movement and the drift wood beach hut sign a brain tumour patient I see at the charity I volunteer at wanted it done so I got him to write it, all I done was burnt it in and sealed it so the sign is actually his as he wrote it which I felt the best way to go for me rather then me do it in type cast or stencil this way it has personal touch still.

Birch plywood 4mm, stain, glossy varnish Scroll saw Jet Jss-16, flat blades NIQUA Weiss #1 Pattern from "Tecnica del' intarsio" magazine

I'm not sure how to word this. But this picture shows the Racer on top of the base I cut out. I'm now waiting for the glue to dry. Also is a sacrificial piece of oak (the base) and walnut (the racer) with one coat of clear coat on it. I also did a little round over cut on the top of the base to make it look a little nicer. Thanks for taking time to look. I promise the next post will be of it all finished. So it might be a couple of days before I'm posting anything else pertaining to this. Thanks Jim

A Mike Williams pattern. Good thing I stack cut three 11 X 14 in 1/8th BB ply, all three of them are spoken for already. The frame I salvaged from the landfill where I work, knew it would come in handy some day and it just seems to suit this project. Jeff

Well, I finally finished the first walnut motorcycle racer. Man that walnut really tests my patience. Hopefully the next one will go smoother. The inside cuts were with a FDUR #1 blade, the outside cuts were with a FDUR #3 blade and then the veining is with a FDUR #5 blade. All in all I'm pretty happy with it. I'm guessing the more of these I cut in walnut, the more comfortable I will get. Oh and these are cut out of 4/1 Walnut and I will be putting a clear coat on this and will mount it on a 3/4" piece of oak with a clear coat on it as well. Sorry I haven't been on very much, but this and work has been keeping me pretty busy. Thanks for looking and I'm open to all the suggestions I can get. Thank you Jim

Trouble identifying this wood speices, I was inspired to make bentwood rings again

thank you for the information. My Grandfather & my Father had Case tractors we used when I was a young man. Dads' had a bucket on it we used to load & unload feed bales for the livestock, salt blocks, dirt work, & used it a lot when we done engine, transmission, & rear end rebuilds on Dads trucks, too. It wasn't much, but it sure beat doin' all that liftin' by man power! Granddad had 3 we used in the field. They were good ol' tractors!:):)

There is nothing wrong in saying and accepting accolades for being good at something. Celebrate it and make it part of your business line. I will not back off my account of being good because I paid my dues and it took me some time to get good. I have not seen anyone call themselves an expert here. I do believe this thread has gone the way of a different direction than what was intended. There is in my eyes only one expert and that is The Good Lord Almighty.

There are a lot of people missing their drawers in your area! Nice work.

They are all very well done.

nice job

Nicely done Frank. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW

Those turned out great, Frank !

Just for anyone who is interested the buyer of my saw posted a picture of it the evening he bought it, WOW, it had a mirror finish that I could not believe. Said he'll show me how to do that.I'm looking forward to visiting his shop. He is a welder and needs some machining from me and he volunteered welding when I need it. Guess I made a friend.

This is a nice wood for rings, however I think it would be best to use this as an inlay with a dark wood

Jeff, That is one heck of a beautiful project. Nice job!

Once you get the feel of designing this type of sign, it only takes about 8 minutes to knock out the pattern. Keep working on them, even if you do not cut one for awhile. YOU DID ! How much better can it get? Dick heppnerguy

I like him also.. It is a very good and recognizable pattern. It is easy to know who it is when it is cut so well. Dick heppnerguy

I've been making some pens on the lathe lately. I'm not missing any shop time.

Among the Best I have seen lately. Grain brings out the picture. Great on your Scrolling. Danny :+}

Kevin, now I remember getting it from Wooden Teddy Bear. Fun to cut.

I would not stain that beautiful Walnut! Are you going to use Walnut for the base too? If so, I would glue them together first, then soak in a 50/50 mix of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits. Wipe off the excess, then let dry for 24-48 hours. Then you can apply what ever topcoat you want. That Walnut will look so great with oil rather than stain!

As mentioned wood to wood works best when it is bare wood. But with that said. I never glue my bases on when I build clocks. I always screw them on and I do this because I have now have the ability to change the clock and save the base in case of breakage. More likely to break the fret work than the base but either can be redone and replaced easily. Been doing this for many years and had to replace a couple over that time. Never did like edge grain to flat grain for strength no matter what glue uded. Like a mechanical fastner.

beautiful, absolutely beautiful

Nicely done Jeff. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Lovely work on that one Jeff,I also like the grain of that Ply

You're a natural!

thank you Les! I appreciate your time, Sir. God bless!

Nice work Mimi. Give the pattern making another try, it will get easier as you do another, then another. These type are not that hard if you have a little patience with yourself and the process. It will get easier. I can see why your friend liked it. Thanks for sharing.

congrats on sellin' yer saw, Mr. Les!:) Sounds like it went to a good home. So, now whatcha gonna replace it with, Sir? Any thoughts? Also, if ya don't mind me askin', where did ya come across that original Case pattern you cut? I'd like to cut one myself. Just curious. Enjoy the extra room in your shop for more scrollin'! God Bless, my friend!

That's quick.

Amazon is good about returning, I agree I would have sent it back last week for a replacement, RJ

When I purchased my 220VS Ultra Hawk it came with one lower blade clamp. I had ordered two more but had not used them. My tension was set for the old clamp. While experimenting with other blades I used a new clamp. I attached the upper clamp to the blade and flipped the tension lever. BANG! The blade ripped out of the upper clamp. It happened again on the second try so I re adjusted the tension and it was OK. Later I went back to the old clamp and the tension was way too loose. It made no sense. I compared the holders and found the original holder was not drilled deep enough. The new ones were drilled down to the roll pin, the old one was not. I re-drilled the old one now they all work the same.

I'm 6' 1" and 225. I hope to be able to sleep on it when I'm in the doghouse. Which is happening more often that I like. Ray

Ray, It comes with these push lock downs that I am not using because the plywood sheet I'm using wasn't cut to size - it's a bit small but works for my needs. The centipede comes in 2 sizes 2x4 which is the one you see setup and a 4 x8 which I have set up outside in my back yard. Take a look at this link https://www.amazon.com/Centipede-Tool-K200-Expandable-Portable/dp/B00LSQK65O Look on the left side for the video and you can see how they set it up. Here's a youtube video as well It's actually a lot stronger than you'd think it would be - I've had as much as 200 lbs on the small one - which was me LOL

The main portion of my shop is 12 x 14 on the lower level of a bi-level home. The space is supposed to be a bedroom. I have forced air HVAC and blocked the vents. The ceiling is really low, especially where the HVAC runs are - but I'm really short so not much of an issue. Many of the pics here are a few years old, none the less everything is essentially the same. I supposed some equipment may have been purchased or moved? I have one window but it's full of stuff like my 20" box fan dust collector. The door is in the SW corner. I'm a Shopsmith user. It's my main power tool and you'll see it in my pics. It's my table saw, belt and disk sander, lath, band saw, jointer and drill press. I'm not smart enough to figure out how to put comments with specific pics so.... I'll point out a couple of things here, sorry. In pic one is a bench I made. In the 5th pic is my router table and in the 4th you can see how I store it so I can keep the floor space open. Notice that the tables are actually different. In one is a Rockler and in the other a Kreg, a more recent pic. In pic 6 is the Shopsmith set up in drill press mode. I drill 37mm holes for cabinet doors. In pic 8 & 9 is a drying rack I made. It's great if you have lots of parts drying. I've mentioned before in a couple of threads I prefer to apply finish before assembly. In the next pic you can see how I store it in the garage. Pic 10 is the flip top work station planer and chop saw. It looks a lot different today because I've take sets to collect more dust from the saw. I posted a thread about it some time ago. Pic 12 is the Shopsmith in band saw configuration. I was cutting a large piece. The last pic is the Shopsmith in table saw mode with a hand made cantilevered out-feed table. The new portion of the shop I'll post tomorrow. As it turns out it took a lot longer to post these other pics.

Nothing fancy, just a 13' X 15' room. I do all the major sawing and planeing in the garage. Picture one is from the door showing the sanding and drilling area. Second one shows cutting and layout area. Third picture shows wood burning and clutter area Jeff

Basement shop

My first shop area was in the carport behind me in the picture with me and my youngest daughter Bella shoveling the 12 tons of rocks I hauled to the back yard in a wheel barrow. When my neighbor put a day sleeper sign in the window above the silver Honda also seen in that picture I decided it was time to build a shop. Also seen in the pics are my older daughter Ryan helping out with the compactor, my son Chris helping me with the trusses, and my nephew Kirby helping out on the siding. And finally the inside of my completed happy place. The Pop's Shop string art sign was made by my daughter Ryan and my first grandson Ryder. I'm blessed with a wonderful family!!!

Ok, I'm only showing my "corner" of the shop. Hubby is a woodworking hobbiest. He has been for more than 20 years. He usually builds furniture pieces. He also started turning in the past year or so. His shop space is a garage bay with a bit more "bump" out on one side for a little more space. It is separated with a wall from the rest of the garage in which we park our cars (and collect other junk! ) The shop vac sets outside the actual shop but all the equipment is tied into the shop vac. My ever growing wood collection is also outside the shop area. Since its hubby's shop, it means there are lots of tools and equipment in his shop available for my use (or my asking him to use for me. Actually now, I will use most things like the band saw, the miter saw, the drill press, BUT I will not use the table saw yet (even though he got the Saw Stop a while back - I really encouraged him to get that, I wanted him protected ). When I picked up working with the scroll saw (which we already had so maybe I should say - tried again since I was the one who had him buy it originally but that is another story.) I started with the scroll saw almost two years ago now (next month) and since then, he kindly has given me a "corner" of his workshop to use. He even moved some things around to create my "corner". However, all those sanders in "my corner" are also used by him. The only sanders I added to his shop was the flex drum sander with the wonder wheel on the motor in the middle for my Intarsia work and the Foredom with the small drum sanders for the small pieces of Intarsia. (He can thank Judy Gale Roberts classes for those purchases. ) Pretty much the only thing he doesn't use is my scroll saws (and I think he has even used them a time or two for a quick cut! ) He hasn't whined too much about me invading his space. Fortunately, I mainly use it during the day while he is at work anyway. The first pictures shows my corner with the scroll saws on the right and the sanding station in the back. The second picture shows my two scroll saws that are setup for use around the "bend" from the sanding station area and final picture shows the "sanding corner" station. It has all the sanders except for the SuperMax 19 38 drum sander which is on the other end of the shop by the garage door. picture shows looking down the "aisle" past the saws to the sanding station. All those storage bins and stuff above the sanders are his. I try to keep my area "straightened" up which is why I can show you pictures of my corner. His area, not so much!

Nothi'n makes a shop more like a shop than have the supervisor around. Cute pupp'ner dog.

Here is where I am at in the new shop. Now that I finally have the room, I am starting to grow my tool collection. I haven't been at this very long at all, so my shop feels a little empty compared to some of the others, and everything is still shiny and clean. There will soon be a table saw under my filtration unit so I won't smoke my head on it all the time.

One thing I have noticed (maybe someone else has pointed this out) none of the shop pictures look anything like the ones we see on TV LOL. These are true working shops. Not a lot I can add to what the pictures show of mine. Behind the Jet Air Filter you may be able to see a red dot. That is a reflection in a mirror so I can tell the setting of the system speed and time to run. Where you see the air compressor you can see a hose going into the cabinet that is were the shop vac is. It runs when the scroll saw does and I use it for the chop saw and bench sanders. The tool turn table I got at an auction for $10 great buy. PS thinks for the pictures of your shops, maybe get my wife off my back about mine not looking like the TV guys LOL

You folks have some nice work shops! Here’s my half of the garage. It’s Heaven compared to my last one. It’s a mess right now ( usually ). I still have a lot of my work I’ve completed. Band saw, my new scroll saw, spindle sander, table saw and a lot of wood. I have a hard time throwing anything away. My wife gets the other half if the garage once in awhile when I pick things up. Also I have the best shop monitor you could ever have.

Here it is clutter and all.

Roly's man cave.