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I found this Gary MacKay pattern in an old SSWC magazine and decided to get my feet wet in intarsia. I have only applied one coat of Watco's natural. I can't decide if I want to shoot it with clear lacquer. Also, it sure would be nice to get hold of some wood that has color/grain that matches. I don't know how the writer did it. Oh well....... I still have to get some black felt to line the drawers and top compartment with.

Here ya go ,what fun this was staying on my toes fearing a break out.Well yes I did have an accident a few minutes into cutting it.i think it's the second to the last letter that I broke thru.Very articulate done pattern that covered all the nooks an crannys ,first one I did that is like this ,Good job Melanie ,Keep them coming!!!

hope you like these

There seems to be a few staying safe patterns just recently so here are a couple that I've done. I have two very good friends, one is a baker and the other a chocolatier.

Cheap pine that was finished nice,lots of knots

Just finished this one a little while ago. Ready for a frame. Thanks to Brittany for the permission to use her artwork.

Home sign - 3 layers, 1/8 inch thickness, flying dutchman ultra reverse #1 "Home" sign Pattern

Star Light Star Bright Table Sign Pattern "Star Light, star bright, The First Star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight" This popular anonymous poem has been recited for years in hopeful dreams. Don't really need the entire poem to get the feel, as this sign suggests. Cut this for a child and I'm sure they will recognize it. I cut mine from sapele and mounted it on an improvised top layer of same attached to a maple bottom. Download from Free Pattern Page:

Gene Autry Round Up Guitar Table Sign Pattern If you're an old timer like me you will remember the name Gene Autry -- the western hero for many of us kids at the time. I was inspired by his playing of the guitar to take up the instrument and a couple of month ago I found one of his old Round Up guitars which were sold by Montgomery Ward (another old name from the past). So I decided to come up with this nice little sign. I cut it from spalted maple and the top layer of the base is also splated maple with a lot of chips in it, so I decided to stress the whole base. The only tricky part is cutting out the name letters without botching them up. The free pattern above is available for download on my FREE PATTERNS:

Thought I had better cut something quick before I got too rusty. This pattern is by Bobby Riggs who loves to cut crosses of every kind. You should be able to find him on Facebook if you look for Scrollriffic Crosses.

Tree of life cut from 3/4 inch rimu. 7.5 inches diameter. Thanks for looking. Rob

Well done Ray,you should be proud of this one...

That looks beautiful Ray, your friend will be over the moon with it, I know I would

Turned out really nice, Ray.

I used an HP laser for years until I switched to Windows 10 and it was no longer recognized. I now have a Brother laser and it will copy and scan and also resize patterns so am very pleased.

Looks great Ray!

Thank you Aggie,this is the only place I can get recognition.

Thank you sir,you make all my project fun by giving a good review of my work,thanks friend.

terrific job

really nice work

Great job Kevin. Very intricate.

Aw Kevin, it’s so nice to see what a great job you did cutting this out. Looks nice. I need to give it is try myself so that I can learn better how to space the wording better for cutting so as to prevent fragile areas. Thanks for showing it as a finished project.

I use this stuff for things I need clear adhesive. It says 5 min set but I have been able to work it 10 mins. I apply using my sponge method as I mentioned in a previous post. Works for me. https://www.lowes.com/pd/JB-Weld-ClearWeld-Clear-Epoxy-Adhesive/1000820870?store_code=1862&k_clickID=bi_272560535_1310618047997262_81913665859998_pla-4585513246605193:aud-806056765_c_&msclkid=50a19fe8ab631e54c6f4c2ed1a2b2c24

Don't be too hard on yourself. It looks great..........I don't think I have ever made anything that is perfect. That is part of the beauty of being hand made.

That Miterset looks like a simple answer to a lot of things. Looks to be worth getting. Which do you have or do you have both?

Very nice pattern. Kevin, that looks like it took some careful cutting and you did an admirable job.

Thank you boss

I lose track of things moving over two years ago.so I,m playing ketchup now.

That is some kind of nice, I like it.

great job

nice job

Made a grave marker for my brother in law’s beloved lab. She lived 16 years.

Nicely done Kevin

Well, another batch of little boxes finished. These took a little while longer than normal as it has been bloody cold. Single digits at night and maximums in the teens during the day. A maximum of 12 one day.. The good part is I can take my time doing the flocking as the paint takes a lot longer to dry. I'd rather be grizzling about the heat any day. The larger Rose box has a Nyatoh band. The other bands are Jarrah.

Right Travis.. This is why I say.. even if your item isn't necessarily a copyright image.. using a trademarked name such as Tim McGraw or other star or famous person in your title or description according to etsy's terms of use.. they have the right to remove the item and also if you have three or more of them or get three warnings.. they have the right to shut down you're shop.. and block you from etsy all together as a seller or buyer. They will shut you down and also shut down and block anyone with the same IP address... At least etsy gives you 3 chances.. eBay and Amazon will do it on the 1st offence.. Lot's of people on these venues breaking those TOU laws and copyright laws every day.. it's only a matter of time as to when they find it... and shut down these shops.. I've only mentioned this post mainly because I know there are etsy sellers here on this site.. also know some have materiel or wording that is questionable.. I'm not a person that will directly contact them and say something primarily it's really non of my business.. But I will post a discussion about it hoping that some see my postings and think about the things they sell and the wording they use... While on this topic.. selling on a venue like etsy that gives you a warning is a blessing.. because basically what happens is they just remove your infringing listing and you have the option to contact the copyright holder for further info on it etc.. But if you sell on your own website and get a message from the copyright folks you get to deal with them personally... imagine that wouldn't be very fun at all.. and probably costly too..

I use a lot of 1/2" Baltic birch for backer and stain it Jacobean. This clock is 14" x 14" so I would not be able to use a solid backer. I never get any negative comments about the edges. I also paint them black at times. I stack cut the front five at a time and cut the backers individually.

Portraits of celebrities & athletes have their likeness protected. They're basically a business themselves. Marilyn Monroe is a great example. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is another. If nothing else, the photo the pattern is based on is copyrighted by the photographer. As craftsmen, we don't have a right to their likeness. Now it is a tossup as to whether you'll get in trouble or not. There are agencies that just scour for stuff like this. They make their money on settlements (rarely going to court), and they split it with the rights owner. It's also important for the rights owner to police their IP, otherwise it can slip into the public domain and lose their copyright or trademark. I think for the vast majority of portraits, it's unlikely that they'll say anything. But there are a few that we try to avoid on SSV. Dale Earnhardt Jr by his car or in his jumpsuit is asking for trouble. Licensed characters from movies or comics, album art, or even certain music personalities might be a problem. Sports teams are notoriously bad. That is why SSV has our copyright policies as we do. I don't think I'd be held liable for something someone else posts on the forum, but they can certainly make my life miserable. Remember, you don't need to win a court case...you just need to run your opponent out of money and the will to fight. But you're right, you can't mention Tim McGraw if you have a portrait for sale, which also means nobody going to find your product. There's a pretty well known portrait designer, who does amazingly beautiful work of celebrities and licensed characters. You'll also notice how the order sheet isn't a normal text document or on website...instead it is an image with a thumbnail photo of the pattern code next to it. The reason for this is webcrawler bots can't read them, and unlikely to be seen by the agencies trolling for violations. Luckily for him, he's well known and makes most of his sales through private channels. He's what you mean when you say "I know a guy."

That's real nice Kevin....Great to find one hiding somewhere....I found a pack of blades last week..

The way my dad used those old Craftsman picture frame corner clamps was to pre-cut the pieces as close to 45 as he could and then assemble the pieces in the clamp. He would then pass a hand saw down through the mitered gap at the corner, which would trim off the offending cuts, making both pieces match, possibly at slightly off of 45 degrees, but they would then fit closely together and form a tight joint, at least at the accuracy of the clamp. He would then glue and staple the joint together. We had quite a few of my dad's picture frames in our house, all made this way. He had very few woodworking tools, and what he had were cheap, but his picture frames always looked great and stayed together. I have the MiterSet jigs that I use for setting the miter gauge on my table saw and I make picture frames and segmented circles and arcs using these gauges to get the perfect angles needed for doing this. One of the jigs sets the miter gauge in 1/2 degree increments to .001 degree accuracy. The other produces the same accuracy, but it's for making segmented circles, where the angles for some of these segment cuts need to be in partial degrees to the third decimal place. These MiterSet jigs are very precise, and made like aerospace hardware. Each comes in it's own foam padded blow molded case. https://miterset.myshopify.com/ I'm just a very satisfied customer.

Somewhere in this topic, the words "shooting board" came up and Les had no knowledge of what they were all about. I was just looking over today's email from Instructables and this popped up so I thought I'd forward it here. Maybe others will find something they weren't aware of. https://www.instructables.com/id/Making-Using-a-Shooting-Board-and-Mitre-Board/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email

Got it done. I did use Aileen's Tacky glue. I am out of Tite Bond II and Tite Bond III does not dry clear. The HF clamps worked. I did put a couple of staples on the corners on back as I am not nailing a back, I'm inserting a photo and glass. I discovered I already had a Pilot strap clamp. I like the ratchet much better as it is smaller. The HF ratchet is quite large and clumsy. However, I like the HF corners better. I have so much stuff I forget what I have. I bought the Pilot strap clamp several years ago when I was repairing wood clock cases.

That's EXACTLY what I'm looking for!

Well, at your advanced age, you will need something veeeeeeeery slow to cure. LOL.

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.

My dad enjoyed beer. Especially home made.

If my Dad were still here (he died when I was thirteen -64 years ago), I would give him this: The original design for this was by Sheila Landry and I made modifications to make the island and cabin look like Pellow's Island in Lake Pivabiska. This was Dad's favourite place on earth and he would be pleased to know that I love the island just as much, that I am taking care of it in his name, and that it will, eventually, be passed on at least two further generations.

Tryed to fix the bellows with another one,not easy at all .you can see the in the last picture guess dewalts need a air filter