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Sorry I posted this first in the general section so will try again.This one is the second one for my special customer & am now working on number three.This is 12" x 7" & was cut using No1 penguin silver reverse blades..cheers Peter.

Hi everyone, hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Well a friend of my sons was getting rid of this old band saw from the 70's and wanted to know if I wanted it. He was going to trow it out. So I took it. Free. It was all rusted and the blade wasn't adjusted right at all. He said he had it for years but never used it. Well I took it and took the top off and wire brushed it with my drill to get all the rust off and then sanded it with 400 grit sandpaper to get all the scratches out. Took the blade guides off and oiled them up and readjusted the blade guides and put it all back together. Now it works like a charm. Thinking about painting the stand a different color.

On this Thanksgiving day, I’m am thankful that I’m finally home from the hospital! It’s been a long, tough ride, and it’s not over. I am attached to a pump dispensing antibiotic, and I have a plastic bag hanging off my belly. I’ll leave your imagination to figure out what that’s for! I will have to have another surgery in a couple of months to reverse that, so I will be back to normal. My head is still very fuzzy because of the medication. It’s very difficult to write this post but I just wanted to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF MY WONDERFUL FRIENDS HERE ON SCROLL SAW VILLAGE. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!

G'day all, I am currently at a small market in Kalgoorlie. Handmade items only. Only $20 bucks a stall. Am in front by about $65 at the moment, so we\ll see how it ends up. 2 hours to go.

I have ALWAYS removed my adhesive papers/tapes from my projects immediately after completing the cuts.

Wishing You a Speedy Recovery.And you and yours a Fantastic Thanksgiving.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Dan, Rob

hhhhmmm....welp,kev, i think id suggest a wooden wood. personally i think id use maple- add some contrast

This question came up not long ago and the consensus was yes on the wetting. but I will tell you from woodworking for a long time you will not eliminate it. The tree it was cut from may have had stress points in its growth cycle and there is not much you can do. Hopefully after you get flat and scroll it, the fret holes will release some tension. But a more stable backing maybe needed when done.

Yep... heat gun user here as well... but that said.. I've found also that they peel off harder in different temps.. If you don't have a heat gun... just set it out in the sun for 20 minutes or so.. that will also help some.. or the wife's hair dryer...

Heat gun does wonders for loosening adhesives. I use one quite often to remove labels.

I left some on for a couple of months. Maybe longer. I just heated with a heat gun and it came right off.

I'm proud to announce that SSV's Ornaments For Charity 2018 edition eBook is now available! This year, we got 11 designers to design 55 additional patterns. The eBook is now 103 pages with 305 Holiday ornament patterns!You can download the eBook for free and check it out. If you decide to keep the eBook, we ask you to donate to your favorite charity (we're on the honor system here). Remember, this isn't about "buying" an ebook of patterns, it's about giving to a worthy cause. So dig deep when donating to your favorite charity. Please spread the word about this wonderful eBook of patterns. Post to your favorite social media, other clubs and organizations. The more people who know about it, the more money we're able to raise for worthy causes.You can find the ebook here. There will be a tab on the navigation menu through Christmas. After Christmas, it will be moved under the More tab in the navigation bar. Special thanks to the following for donating patterns to this year's eBook: @Travis @Kris Martinson @meflick @worbler @Montserrat @MrsN @Fab4 @grampa @Foxfold @bobscroll @WayneMahler I hope everybody has a wonderful Holiday Season surrounded by those you love.

My friend chose to use this design rather than the one that was made in my pattern request.. I'm still going to cut the one made for me in the request.. in fact it's already on the wood and drilled.. just need to get off my lazy butt and go cut it.. Not for a few days though with all the holiday things I've got going on and the errands I've gotta do today.. will be a little busy.. Oh took the picture of it setting on my drink coasters I made.. they are finally done.. dipped in the 50/50 BLO MS.. and then top coated with water based poly.. Made 10 of them... now need to make the holding tray for them..

I have finished the plaque that I showed before, but the finish isn't quite as good as I'd like. I used a spray varnish, but obviously didn't get it quite right. May I ask how you all get that 'perfect' finish I always see on this forum ? There's a 'run' on the right and it's not quite as 'shiny' as I'd thought it would be. Or am I being ''too picky''

This is one of my favorite places in Laughlin, Nv

Awesome job on the restoration it should serve you well for many years.

That is golden. That saw is a money maker. Well built and will last a life time. Good call on that. VS too. man that is perfect.

Welcome back home Dan! I hope you recover fast and well so you can make some saw dust again!

A bit off topic, but I drag my 100 lb+ Hawk out of my basement once a year for our clubs woodworking show. I have decided this year that it is getting too heavy and difficult for me to do that, besides the fact of the risk of damaging my saw. I have decided to buy another smaller saw. I am looking at the King 16" , it would give me a different capability with the tilting head not table. Anyone have one? If so what do you think? And no I will never give up my Hawk.

You made this one really pop!!! Some real detailed scrolling here at it's best!!!

Howdy, I second the wet towel and iron deal. I picked up an iron at the local thrift store a year or so back, and used it on some oak I had for a tractor project. The oak was a 1/2'' thick x 12'' x 12''. I done the same thing with the wet towel several times and used medium heat on the iron. I had excellent results! I was able to finish plane it and run it thru the drum sander, and wound up with perfectly flat faces on the oak. I have also used it on picture frames that customers have brought into the shop that were old enough to belong to another generation, and have warped some. I use a bath towel soaked to start, and wrap the towel around the entire frame till the towel dries, then wet it again, and start in one corner of the picture frame with the wet towel and the iron, and work around the frame til I get all the way around the frame. I can get the frame straightened out enough to put glass and the picture back in it. And refinish it, if that is their instructions. Sawdust703(Brad)

You did a great job. Onwards and upwards, there will be no stopping you now. Marg

Its good to hear that you are finally home. Just takes things easy, all will be back to normal soon. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your wife and family. Marg

Howdy Mr. Kevin, I am kinda like Mr. JT. Seein' how I have two lathes in my meager little work shop, I spin out might near any type of dowel I come in need of. IMO Mr. Kevin, I believe if it were me, I would use maple for the base, and consider walnut or even padauk as your corner posts. The maple, bein' lighter in color, would really brighten up your darker colors of the coasters, Mr. Kevin. For what's it's worth, you could go so far as to finish the maple out with say 400 grit sandpaper, then apply a couple coats of clear shellac, then apply your poly to the maple. My reason for suggesting the the shellac, my friend, is to darken the maple just a tiny bit before you begin your poly application. I use a lot of maple for my dreamcatchers and have had very successful results with this. I shellac the outside ring, or the center, whatever the situation, the shellac would darken the maple just enough to highlight those parts against the lighter places, and give the dreamcatcher a complete different look. Just a thought, Sir. You might even consider cuttin' your corner posts at a 45* angle as JT suggested just as a highlight to the project. Just my .02 pennies worth, Sir. Sawdust703(Brad)

Great cut! Gotta love that feeling of designing and then cutting your own pattern!

Same here. Happy Thanksgiving to all my new friends on here. Have a blessed day.

Good to hear that your home Dan. Hang in there, things will get better.

You DONE good. The pattern is great and the cutting is excellent. Good work!

It's great you can be home for the holiday. Here is wishing for you to regain your strength and that additional treatment will go well.

Hi Andy: Boy, are you going to regret doing this... Once word gets out that you can design your own name patterns, PLUS cut them out, you will be flooded with requests Well done, on your first one - We can actually read it REMEMBER: If you get hung up on something,The Villagers will help you Keep up the great work but mostly Keep it fun Fab4

Thank you, Ray, Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! May the joy of the holidays continue even after the holidays are gone. God Bless! Spirithorse

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.Have a Awesome day!!!

Happy Thanksgiving Dan and I am glad to hear that you have mended enough to be home now, even with more mending to come. Prayers said that you will continue to heal with no more complications or issues. I am thankful for everyone here in the village and all the help and information everyone so kindly shares here everyday. Happy Thanksgiving to all my USA friends - Happy Day to all our non USA Friends not celebrating our overindulgent Thanksgiving day.

Great job. Always enjoy hearing when some one does good.

Congrats John.

By the way Kevin you can buy just about any wood dowels. Over the years I bought walnut, cherry, paduk, maple, rosewood, oak and a few others. Now that I have a lathe if i need something special I just spin it.

There are so many ideas you can make doing drink coasters and the sky is the limit. My suggestion for this group is the walnut base with maple dowels. I would make the base small enough so that the coasters fit on a diagonal and not parallel to the base. In other words all corners of the coasters fit between 2 dowels and hang off the base. You could have used one dowel in the center and drilled center holes in the coasters and stack that way. That is a good way if making round coasters in the future. That wood is indeed Bubinga. It will darken over time.

I'm a matchy type girl so I would use woods that I had used in the coasters. Since the Walnut is the primary wood used, like Roberta, I would probably use cherry since it is only an "accent" strip in the coaster its self.

First thought for me was Maple. As for dowels. Why not make a square post and cut in half ? Use 4 triangles on the corners to keep them in place ? Just a thought.

Cherry is the wood to use. Check woodworking stores for dowels.

Today's the last day to get ornament designs in for this year's Ornaments For Charity ebook. The final book will be assembled tomorrow, so you have until the end of day to participate. Thanks to all that have donated their talents: @Travis - Received @Kris Martinson - Received @meflick - Received @worbler - Received @Montserrat - Received @MrsN - Received @Fab4 - Received @grampa - Received @Foxfold - Received @bobscroll - Received @WayneMahler - Received If I missed you, please let me know.

I got to thinking about this Brad and it might be easier to practice using some thin wood. Maybe a couple pieces of BB plywood or something like that. Just to get the idea fixed in your mind. I know, at least I think I know, the thinner the wood, the more table angle you need. So with that said, if you can get the idea worked out then it's just a matter of figuring out what angle you will need for 1/2". I'm thinking something in the area of 2 degrees.

Erv so true man. Mother nature made that material and it has a mind of its own. That is why in furniture building you have to compensate for wood movement at all times. No different in what we do too. When doing fret work you do release some of the internal stress though so that helps some.

I have done it. I don’t clamp it. I get it wet, not soaked. Sometimes I will set it outside and let the NC heat and humidity work. I put something on it. I don’t want it to break, so nothing super heavy, just pressure.

When doing fretwork, I sand it to 220 then spray a coat or two of shellac. Then apply painters tape, spray the pattern and apply it. Have removed patterns after a few months with no problems of fibers lifting. Jack

Will happen with painters tape too. I think I mentioned this one other thread some time ago. Also sometimes I find myself stacking weights on a piece to keep from warping before cutting and this adds to the problem.

I have had that problem with all of the adhesives I have used to attach the patterns. The shelf paper seems to remove easier after some time than the others I have used. I just removed some that had been on the wood for almost a month, and didn't have too much problem with it. However, I usually do try to get it off in a day or two at the most.

This is a video that I made of a project that I did for my grandson. I used my Hawk Scrollsaw to cut his name. I finished it off with some food grade mineral oil. I was trying to get a cinematic look for the video. I hope you guys like. it.