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mulberry and white walnut.

Thought I was ready to be put out to pasture this arvo. Went to replace the blade in the Ex21, fitted it in the top clamp and I'd be buggered it was to short to fit in the lower clamp. 1st thoughts, " I must of grabbed a broken blade" nope it checked out against another from the packet "Maybe the whole damn packet was short?". Nope it was the same size as an old blade I had handy. Well that was just bloody marvellous, something had to be wrong with the saw, it was all I needed. Then I noticed the tension wheel, arm adjusting wheel's white line had disappeared. Grabbed a tape and sure enough, the front of the arm was 10mm wider apart than then the rear,. I have never had this happen before. The culprit was the Dewalt which I had been using, It's fixed to the same bench. The vibrations must of turned the knob. A sigh of relief, adjust the arms parallel again and of we went. The air was pretty blue by this time

Started early today and got these 3 done. Cowgirl, Cowboy and Rodeo Crosses. 3/4 inch Poplar and Sue Mey designs.

I just wanted to cut it but then thinking a box would be usefull.

H. Botas pattern Baltic blywood 6mm

Not sure how *well* its done, tho. This is a pattern made from artwork by Polish artist Jakub Rozalski (with his written permission), titled "I see you". I enjoy all of his artwork, since everything seems to be a stillshot of a scene just before something epic goes down, and every piece he does tells a story all on its own, but you have to like either science-fiction or fantasy (or both!) to appreciate his work. His art either deals with someone encountering a werewolf, giants, or giant battle robots in a 1920's rural peasant setting. Anyhoo. Been working on this one for over a year. Started when we were living in the DFW metroplex, using my old Dremel 57-2 with 3" pin-ended blades, and completed it in the Austin area with a Wen 16" saw and 5" spiral blades. 3/8" BB ply. Finished piece and the original for comparison. Any comments/gripes/concerns/tips/rotten fruit are welcome.

I haven't had much time for any new projects yet.. well that's sort of a lie.. I've been real busy with several custom orders in the last couple weeks.. Mostly fathers day gives.. I ran a paid ad on FB and Instagram and the sales from this 15 day ad has been kicking my behind, LOL Anyway I squeezed a little time to get this clock made just because I thought it was cool.. Hope everyone is enjoying some saw dust making time..

I finished these today. My friends love the Umbria font look. I've made quite a few of these using whatever scraps I have. I just give them away.

I heard a man say this about a young man who had ADHD and it stuck with me. Lots of kids/adults need to know. On a piece of Zebra wood from the scrap box at Woodcraft.

Pattern from "Страна Мастеров". Baltic blywood 6mm.

So friend pays $5 for this at a yard sale, gives it to me saying, make it nice so I did. The words are his idea.

Glad you managed to find the problem. I think we have all had a dose of the short blades at one time or another. Marg

I use band clamps when making frames or segmented pieces. They will flex to whatever angle you have. Examples because there are so many Harbor Freight fans here and love their stuff. https://www.harborfreight.com/1-inch-x-15-ft-ratcheting-band-clamp-66220.html If making small frames I use rubber bands. As mentioned the two opposing pieces always must be the same length. The angle needs to be 45 degrees. Now you can run into problems if your saw has runout in the arbor. You angle may not be a true 45 degree. The use of stop blocks can insure exact lengths or another method is to cut both sides at the same time. Hot glue the piece together or securely tape them together and cut once.

I have been having the same "short blade" problem with my new to me Hawk. I determined that I still don't quite understand the tension system on the saw. Once I backed off the tension lever, the blades grew about 3/8". Lol.

Even a bigger "duh", I have, not just once but several times had the short blade scare only to find the quick release tension lever is in the tension position.... this usually happens after I have had a blade break and I am putting in a new blade.

a b-day gift for her new son-in-law - wants him to know she listens to him ROFL 1970 GTO Convertible

Don in Brooklyn was kind to make this great pattern for me. However I did not do justice cutting it. After cutting it I was disappointed in my wood selection. I just used something I happened to have. Cutting went very well. However, when putting hangers in the backer I broke a portion of the "N" the last letter. Then for some reason a slight warp appeared on the backer so when trying to glue the damaged portion in it would line up . The pattern is great. I'll do it over. Fortunately when I have the pattern copied in red at Office Depot I always make three copies. Good thing. One never knows.

Hi All, Just finished this fishing boat for a friend. Many thanks to JimErn for the design. I framed it up but think I should take the glass out. Would anyone like to comment ?? please. Don W

Hi Kirk, You have a lot of detail in your project that you have cut really well! I like the finished item, Thank you for posting, Bob

Neat and cute as a Bug !

Oh my goodness, I'm in the middle of cutting the exact same piece. Hope mine turns out as nice. xx

A simple piece made into a masterpiece. I'd hang that anywhere.

Neat. Would make a great hanging for a youngsters room with a colourful backing.

Wow Jim,that turned out great....now I am looking around the house to see if I got something to "make nice " lol

Leave it alone, do not touch it. Your friend will love it. Stop being so critical of yourself, it does not matter if it took you an hour or 100 hours, you do what is right for you. We have all had a pattern that we thought looked ok until we went to cut it and half way through screamed WHY, but that is how we learn. Love it. Marg

Oh I so agree. Great work and fabulous wood. Well done. Marg

Now maybe worth $75 ( just a guess). You did a marvelous job Jim. Marg

Beautiful. Love everything about them including where and how you photographed them. Well done. Marg

That is good. If you have all the elements listed then no reason you should not get great joints on your frames. One tool I bought many years ago was a lion trimmer. https://www.amazon.com/Rockler-Miter-Trimmer/dp/B07RJ1N5C4/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Lion+Trimmer&qid=1560055032&s=gateway&sr=8-4 With this tool you can sweeten a joint very easily. I have been using it on all my moldings in the house because not all corners are true 45 degrees. I can dial in anything I want. Talk about cheap band clamps, one I have used many many times is a string and a dowel. wrap string around the frame and twist a dowel to tighten the joints. Then just measure diagonals for exactness. Works great too.

Thanks JT. My blade runs perfectly true on the arbor as tested with a Dial Indicator. Harbor Fright is just 10 minutes from me. At less than $7 and even cheaper with a 20% coupon. Might even get a free flashlight or tape measure of which I have quite a few!

Thank you Phantom, I think I scrolled something today but don't know what or where it is To post.

Love it,looks fantastic.

Looks good on that Natural edge!

Very well done Don,love it

Great job.

I just got a new Seyco and it is sitting beside the Dewalt but not sharing the bench. There is strange noises from the Dewalt everytime I use the Seyco and I had the short blade scar yesterday. Must be sibling rivalry

nice job

very nice job

Appreciate the kind words from y'all The wife came in while I cutting the cross backing and started laughing. I did not think it was funny but she said I looked like I was playing Twister while trying to cut it. Foot pedal on the floor, made it all the more interesting too. Ex-21 and the cross is 36 x 24. I am just not good enough to use a spiral for something like this, but at least I am full grown with 36 inch sleeve length. If I have to do this again, it is going to take more than a couple beers.

Great design and cutting.

My Dad's been gone ten years now (effin' cancer....), but he was a Texas history buff. The "Goliad Flag" is one of my very first forays into woodworking, two years ago, but he would've loved it. He was also an Air Force Vietnam Vet, and had some pretty strong opinions on the politics of that fiasco. He loved his coffee (black....which is why I think I may be adopted, since I have never gotten the hang of drinking coffee black), and unfortunately shared a lot of the same sense of humor that I have. Were he still around, I think he would've appreciated these.