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  1. We had a few days of rain so no golf, went in the shop and made these for my wife. She said we needed a napkins holder for the back yard deck/gazebo, got the pattern from Sue Mey. Also she wanted some crackers holder for snacks, so I obliged.
    6 points
  2. Goat

    Awards

    I was asked if I could make up something for an upcoming memorial event for a friend that has passed. It is a shotgun shooting event, as can be seen by what he is holding in the picture. There are several classes and an overall event champion. Several months back I tried my hand at fret work and made a few small 4x6 pieces as a little something extra for the winners of a small winter event. They were full of mistakes and were so bad I almost threw them out, however the recipients loved them. I made them last second the night before so there was no time for do overs. The person who is running this upcoming event liked them so much they asked if I could make something for them. So that is how and why I made these. This is now my third time doing this type of cutting. The pieces are about 8x10 BB. The frames are made from cheap firing strips so they are kinda crappy, but they were cheap. They are assembled with glue and biscuits. I used shellac as a finish but am having issues getting it to dry. No idea how I could mess that up, but I somehow did. I have a fan on them now and will leave it for another day and hope for the best. I stack cut 3 and 4 at a time. I really struggled with the letters, especially the smaller ones in the arm. I found it extremely difficult to see the blade and where it was pointing with the black pattern I made. Cutting the person was pretty easy going. I also had issues with the top and bottom board chipping. The biggest issue was I messed up the bottom board in the stack due to the blade bending. I cranked up the tension and lowered the speed and things went allot better. I think they turned out OK, wish they were better. The letters look more like a 2 year old trying to color inside the lines. Actually the 2 year old might do a better job, lol.
    6 points
  3. Never had any trouble finding tings to make.
    5 points
  4. Montserrat

    Word Art

    For a friend and supporter, maple, wordart itself is 22 inches. Had some "fun" trying to maneuver that hunk of wood on my 21" excalibur. Stlll needs sanding an oiling
    3 points
  5. 3 points
  6. Eugene Downes

    Christmas time.

    Come Christmas time you can have a lot of fun making your own ornaments and tree decorations on your scroll saw but sometimes it means having 2 trees.
    3 points
  7. Eugene Downes

    Shelves

    I always loved to make shelves for my Wife, Family and Friends.
    3 points
  8. coming up 12th anniversary work came in.the tail of the y broke off and I had to make another one.
    2 points
  9. Old Joe

    Alex Fox With a Twist

    I decided to make one of Alex Fox’s baskets with a Kokopelli inlay. The basket itself is Baltic Birch, the inlay is from a scrap piece of lacewood. I think it really makes this basket more interesting.
    2 points
  10. Eugene Downes

    wooden Baskets

    Most of these baskets are fun and easy to make
    2 points
  11. As many of you know I've added hour meters to my saws.. and I've had my new Hawk BM26 for a few months now.. I thought I'd share some thoughts on the Older Ultra and the New BM26 I love the saw.. and have been enjoying using it. Took quite a lot of tweaking and whatnot to get it set up and running as good as it can.. My guess is.. right around 20 hours on the meter before I really started getting the saw tuned and me getting use to it. I'm just shy of 50 (48) hours on the meter now. The saw seems to be really smooth running with virtually almost zero vibration from about 5/8 of the way up on the dial to full speed.. super smooth.. however about anything below that speed seems to be a little shaky and one spot between about 3/8 - 1/2 is quite shaky to the point I just don't go there with it.. I do think some weight would sturdy it up some more but I'm just talking saw itself since I don't feel people should have to go to those lengths to get a saw smooth running.. I've played around a bit with the blade forward / back adjustments and really don't see a huge improvement in cutting other than the quality of the cutting if doing stack cutting or cutting thick stock will make the piece act as though your table isn't square.. There is a mark on the machine to see a visual of where your at with the aggression setting.. I assume it came set up as close to straight up / down as possible and I run it about 1/8" back farther than that set up.. Something I do not like is.. this piece that moves the lower blade holder is adjustable by just turning a screw in the center of the lower chuck.. and it ( in my opinion ) could be a problem down the road with blade alignment.. I've had this thing work its way forward and almost make the blade chuck fall off.. so it's something that you have to keep an eye on.. I may end up putting a little blue loc-tite on it then set it where I like it.. I'll probably call Hawk about this so they have a heads up.. and maybe make a fix for it or keep a better eye on this area for tolerances.. If that thing runs when the thing is all the way at the end of the threads it could bugger up the threads both on the chuck and the screw / bolt and possibly wallow out the threaded hole . I know Loc-tite will take care of my issue in this.. however calling Hawk so they are aware of it is a must and maybe they will send out some new parts.. who knows.. Now onto the saw vrs the other saws.. While I think the new saw is a pretty darn good saw.. I don't think it's as solid / robust machine that the older Ultra saw is.. Not that the new saw isn't worth the money in my opinion.. the older saw seems to be smoother in a wider range on the speed dial than the new saw.. Both cut real nice.. pretty much the same.. I'm not a top feeder so I actually prefer the blade to be back behind the angle mechanism simply because with the blade out front the sawdust drops in your lap just like a DeWalt or EX does.. something I never got with the older two Hawk saws.. Something very different with the new Hawk is.. you hit the foot switch and the saw is BAM.. up to speed... ( Older Hawks have sort of a soft start where it gradually ramps up to speed ) It's not a bad thing I guess.. at first I was having blade wobble issues with that instant on.. but found my blades just wasn't really tight enough.. I'll say any model of the Hawk saw is fussy with blade tension compared to a DeWalt or EX.. however once set up they are good.. same tension all the time every time.. Would I buy the saw again if i could do over? Nope. Not because of anything with the saw itself or the company.. but more about the fact that there are a ton of good used Hawk Ultra and later model G4 type Hawks out there on the market.. save yourself some money and buy a quality used one.. since if I was blindfolded and cutting on the new or old saw.. I'd probably not notice much difference.. at least not for the money difference.. LOL Is the Hawk saw price worth the extra $$ over a EX type saw.. Really more of an opinion and everyone would have a different opinion / answer to that question.. For me.. Yes IF.. primarily cutting thin stock doing detail fretwork.. Not so much so if cutting 3/4" thick plus stock on a regular basis.. I like having the option to have both the Ex and the Hawk.. If I'm making puzzles or other thick stock.. i like the EX better.. My clocks and other things I make I mostly cut 1/2 - 5/8 stock and i primarily use the Hawks.. Once in a while I use the EX to change things up.. If I could only have one saw... wow that's be a tough call really.. I like both saws very much and could probably get used to using just one.. in that case.. I might have to save the extra money and go with the EX type saw.. most likely a Pegas actually.. LOL I've gotta say since I put the hour meters on the saws.. I find that in a 6-8 hour day in the shop.. I'm only getting 4-5 hours cutting time on the meters on a good day, LOL.. Doing fretwork with having the saw run short times between frets.. LOL that time is short but sure does effect the actual run time quite a lot..
    2 points
  12. John B

    New Tissue box designs.

    Some tissue boxes I finished. The rose is Tasmanian Oak with Jarrah trim, I Sold this one at Sunday's Markets and have orders for another 2. The others are Pine and Jarrah. I don't think I have posted these designs before.
    2 points
  13. alexfox

    Celtic cross

    Here is my variat (layered) of classic Celtic cross Celtic Cross pattern
    2 points
  14. ozwood

    plan for retirement

    Getting close to do this
    2 points
  15. I've tried to show the foot lift on my saw which was not that good of a picture. Was looking through some of my old patterns today and ran across this old booklet showing the foot lift in use. You can see that the person in the picture disconnected the blade from the bottom blade holder allowing the blade to be lifted with the top arm letting you use both hands to guide the blade back down into any new hole as the upper arm is lowered.
    2 points
  16. Thanks Kevin.Yes the table does go to zero and more but soon changes on it own making cut pieces not come out but one way if that and in the middle of puzzles it will mess me up?I can,t believe I,m actually organizing the shop.Way to much wood.,I hope I don,t stop like I did last year
    2 points
  17. daveww1

    Awards

    very nice job, your shellac could be old which is why it isn't drying
    2 points
  18. daveww1

    Shelves

    very nice work
    2 points
  19. JimErn

    Clock Insert Holes

    I am not sure either, the only spot would the the end, but a cue stick has too small a diameter to put a clock on.
    2 points
  20. Thanks for the review Kevin Duke
    2 points
  21. JTTHECLOCKMAN

    Shelves

    Bringing out all the projects are you?? All look great. I am partial to all the Berry Basket Patterns. You should make an album here to preserve them here.
    2 points
  22. That's a good review Kevin!
    2 points
  23. Rockytime

    Compound Cutting

    Thank you Ray. We are at an age when we are no longer surprised when we lose a friend. I stand a chance because my wife, Faye, is the world's greatest care-giver! Actually I passed a couple of times. Think it musta been the third grade. For some reason I cannot add an Emoji. When I try my computer just stops and sits there making me reboot. Weird!
    2 points
  24. Wow, what a collection! Very nice.
    2 points
  25. I have always loved going to stores like Goodwill and Salvation Army where I got into the habit of buying old wooden plates. When designs are cut in them they hang flat on the wall and make great Plaques. They were easy to cut because of the raised edge you can hold onto.
    1 point
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  27. OCtoolguy

    Clock Insert Holes

    That's going to surely throw the balance of the stick off a bit. LOL.
    1 point
  28. https://www.routerforums.com/axlmyks-stuff/19376-scrollsaw-monkey-puzzle.html RJF
    1 point
  29. Thanks Kevin. Since I also have one of each, I'd have a hard time picking one over the other. So far, I have stack-cut 4 1/4" (1 inch) on both saws and they both performed well. I think I prefer the EX at this point only because I have a comfortable chair for it. Once I find a good tall COMFORTABLE stool for the Hawk, they will both be equal. The Hawk does take some getting used to though.
    1 point
  30. OCtoolguy

    Shelves

    When do you sleep? Nice work.
    1 point
  31. rdatelle

    Awards

    They look pretty good to me. What size blade are you using. I would think a #5 UR blade would work pretty good if your stack cutting. Try some spray poly instead of Shellac..
    1 point
  32. Looks good Kevin. If you use that CA glue with activator to fix those broken pieces you won't even see where you glued it. Give it a try.
    1 point
  33. Thanks everyone for all the kind words. Went to the Orthopedic doctor Monday and thank God I don't need surgery. Physical therapy for a while and should be good as new. By the way. I hurt it trying to hang a 55 inch back on the wall with my grandson. Had to run another wire behind the wall so we took the TV down with no problem and put the wire behind the wall and then proceeded to hang the TV backup. Turned my arm the wrong way I guess and heard something pop and the rest is history.
    1 point
  34. Jim McDonald

    Awards

    Great awards. Actually, the lettering is an asset to the overall look. As John said, we are our own worst critics. (And I would proudly put one of them on the wall.)
    1 point
  35. John B

    Word Art

    Very nice. Great job on the framing and router work.
    1 point
  36. Eugene Downes

    wooden Baskets

    My Berry Basket patterns I bought many years ago. and yes, I still use them
    1 point
  37. JTTHECLOCKMAN

    wooden Baskets

    Many more Berry Basket projects and again very nice work.
    1 point
  38. meflick

    "Old Wooden Plates"

    Nice work all around, thanks for sharing the plate idea. Like others, I have not seen thst done previously. It works great as you have shown.
    1 point
  39. Oh the old Berry Basket bench. I remember doing those back in the 90's. Loved Rick and Karen's patterns. Nice job on all the projects. Thanks for sharing.
    1 point
  40. meflick

    Word Art

    Looks nice Monti. Good to see you.
    1 point
  41. You have the right idea Kevin. Did you tilt your saw table at all? It takes some playing around to get the right angle but once you find it the pieces will fit flush.
    1 point
  42. I find lots to d when I'm not working with old plates.
    1 point
  43. OCtoolguy

    Having fun

    Lookin' good.
    1 point
  44. Lovely scrolling there Joe, Nice piece to look at! Thank you for showing, Bob
    1 point
  45. The Kokopelli would make it very popular here in the Old Pueblo!
    1 point
  46. daveww1

    Alex Fox With a Twist

    very nice job, the inlay is terrific
    1 point
  47. You have made something good great by adding the insert.
    1 point
  48. Rob

    Alex Fox With a Twist

    I love that. It's a very pretty bowl and the inlay set it off perfectly. Rob
    1 point
  49. Much agreed,,,, outstanding!
    1 point
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