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I had to try it in a solid wood. My brother gave me it a couple years ago, I think it's spalted cherry. I finished it with 321. When I showed it to dad he traded me for the one I did first and put it on his living room wall. My sister already talked me into giving her the first one. I'm sure I'll cut it again. I used cedar for the M again, not sure it is the one to use here. Walnut work better??

Did this today. I will be making more of these out of Walnut and Red Oak. This one is Red Cedar.

Just ordered a dog puzzle from Iggy's web page an have to say it couldn't be easier or faster. Got the download without leaving the page an took maybe a total of 1 min to do the whole thing. Wish all sites was as good! Just had to give our buddy a pat on the back.

Dobby is a house Elf from Harry Potter, Used Oak Ply, made the frames by cutting off the grooved edges from tongue and groove red oak, wipe on poly on ply. Stack cut.

Beautifully done Dan. I love the border and the font you used. I agree that Walnut would help the "M" stand out a bit better though. Very nice piece! Rob

Length wise sanding won't solve your problem. Cross wise sanding should help, but it's a lot more difficult to do. You want the sanding scratches for an edge to catch the grip, not make tiny rails for the grip to slide along. Use a sharpening stone and rub the end of the blade across it to make the cross wise scratches. Don't pull the blade lengthwise. The ends of the set screws get worn. A slight turn of the screw will give you fresh edges to bit into the blade. Look closely at the working end of the set screw and you will see a ring shaped ridge. With a magnifying glass, you will likely also see that this ridge is no longer sharp where the blade has worn it off. Turning the screw will give you a fresh sharp ridge again. After you do this repeatedly it will be time to replace the set screw with a new one. Use blue Locktite on the set screw threads to keep it from turning on it's own. Use only the blue Locktite, never another color or you won't ever be able to turn or remove the set screw again. The blue holds it in position, but lets you change the position when you need to. Charley

I haven't been making much with the scroll saw except for these rustic bunnies.... 7 more completed

GEEZ! Wish I'd gotten one a lot sooner. Using spiral blades on my old Hitachi it seemed just as I was getting my groove on..... BROKEN BLADE. On the 788 I cut both these horse portraits and only broke one blade. Also thought the old saw was very light on vibration. Much to my amazement the 788 seems vibration free in comparison. I LOVE IT! Now for some final sanding and finish.

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve done much cutting due to getting a sinus infection and it’s bothersome wearing my dust mask. I have several new clocks cut but waiting on making the backers. Was going to wait and post all of them but since I’ve not been able to work in the shop and I was able to glue these and finish them up I thought I’d show them. Stack cut three of these and put a walnut backer on two and one with a cherry backer. Ill post a couple of the half finished clocks as well since I don’t know when I’ll get back in the shop as when I do get better I have some other things to do and it could be a while before I finish them up. EDIT: Not sure why the pictures came up in the wrong order.. Probably my phones fault, LOL.. well.. the phone operator

If you grab the pin with a pliers and wiggle it a bit, it usually pops out.

At my last craft fair, someone asked if I could make a box with a duck hunting theme. I don't generally do custom work but came up with a design that the lady liked so here it is: Thanks for looking. Rob

I tried another one of these. I took a picture of me sons truck made a pattern and this is the results. I painted the wood black before applying the pattern that worked much better. The first picture is the pattern on the wood before cutting. Next picture is it finished. The last picture is the original

Looking good Dan..Do they multiply by themselves,same as real rabbits lol

Well Done!

Nice cutting. Love it.

Very nice work. Don't own a VW, been buzzing off my own hair for years, so I like the eagle clock the most.

I drill appropriate sized hole in a piece of scrap 1/4" or 1/8" BBply.. drill the hole just the right size so the screws will actually thread into the wood.. thread both or all four as I do into the wood put a couple strips of wood on each end of the plywood high enough to keep the screws off the table and run my orbital sander with 100 - 150 grit paper and sand all the screws at once.. you only want to dress a minimal amount so screw the screws in the wood just about flat with the wood.. just enough to touch the sander.. Works great for me.. You could use the belt sander too in this manor.. but screwing the screws into the wood helps hold the tiny things and also helps in holding them flat so you do not round over the edges etc..

I would not use a grinder as it will remove to much material and hard to maintain a flat. You just want to touch it up. I would opt for a small flat file or even a medium grain sharpening stone.

very nice job

Not that familiar with Potter,but you did a Fantastic job.,My Youngest Granddaughter is a Big Potter fan

That is just Awesome work!!

CharleyL, you always amaze me with your wisdom and great descriptive explanations. I always find them worth my time to read, I have a file on my HD that is totaled, "instructional" where I often copy and paste information like you often provide so I can refer back to them as needed Dick heppnerguy

My DeWalt 788 has never had much of a vibration problem, but it has even less now. I broke down last month and took it apart and lubed all the bearings. Took me some time, but that's just me. However, it now runs even smoother than it did before.

That is really nice. I like the Cedar, but ya maybe Black Walnut would show a little more. When you posted the last one made me go look at the internet for Irish Blessings. There a quite a few neat ones. I may have to try a couple one of these days. Great job on yours.

I wonder if I am related to this guy, same hairdo and big ears..... Very nice cutting and putting it all together. I do not know much about the Harry Potter world.

Thanks! I found a video on line. I just watched the video and figured out the steps. Once you have the mechanics of bandsaw boxes down, it's pretty easy to see the steps. Just google roll top bandsaw box or The Moon bandsaw box.

very nice

Why would you ever want to run at full speed? I run at whatever speed is best for the pattern and blade that I am using. I also run just below the speed that causes burning of the wood being cut. As the blade dulls I run a bit slower to keep from burning and then go back to the slightly higher speed after I replace the blade. If you overheat the blade it will remove the blade temper and the blade will break or dull faster. Keep from overheating the blade and it will last much longer. If the blade is changing color to blue, you are overheating the blade. I also apply paraffin wax frequently to lubricate and cool the blade. At the correct speed I get very little vibration from my DeWalt 788 and go much longer between bearing replacement too. Charley

Looks good,,, make the box!

very nice job

Great cutting. Marg

A Pistol box sounds Great,A Peacemaker would look Fantastic in it.Awesome job with an Awesome pattern.

You did a very good job cutting that. Well done.

Great job. I like it.

great job, I'm sure they'll love it.