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This is the final pattern for my Micah 6:8 plaque. I poster several earlier versions some time ago. After I finished the scrolling I debated endlessly (procrastinated) about the finish. With so much time invested I really wished I had a tried and true finish method. I finally decided to use Danish Oil and Lacquer. I read that this works well provided you allow the Danish Oil to dry for at least 4 days. I waited a week and applied 8 coats of spray lacquer. The Lacquer was wet sanded with 320 grade wet-or-dry to knock down any high spots and eliminate dust nibs. I followed this with 600 grade wet or dry. I finished with an extremely light wet sand with 2000 grade wet or dry and a light buff with grocery bag paper. I chose not to glue the plaque on the backer board until it was complete. This allowed me to rinse the sanding slurry out of the lettering. The areas on the back of the Cherry that were to be glued to the backer board were masked off before I applied Danish oil. These areas were matched with the same masking pattern on the backer board before spaying the letter portions of the backer board with flat black lacquer I wiped the plaque dry and blew any remaining water from the letters with compressed air and let it dry overnight before gluing it to the backer board. I also put 2 "insurance" screws through the backer board and into the Cherry (just in case). I did not need to use any wax on the face of the plaque. I think I have found my tried and true finish! It is now ready to be wrapped and gifted to a dear friend.

Here is a picture of her from a couple of years ago....

Thanks for the explanation on her untimely death, me being not mechanically Inclined (but fortunately married to a man who is ) I didn’t know of how life sustaining fingers were in this instance. it is good to know however that you will be facilitating organ donations from your good friend so, in part, her life will continue to aid others in need. Good to hear too that you have already found a new and younger cousin to move to Indiana to help carry on her life’s work.

Today was a sad one for me. A 31 year old friend passed on. I have spent much time with her and will miss her greatly. Oddly, she passed due to complications of a broken finger and the passing was quite sudden. She was born in Europe and moved to Delaware at an early age. After that she spent 20 some years in central Indiana. About 8 years ago, I met her and she moved to NW Indiana and we have been great friends spending a lot of time together. Her name was Hegner and I will post pictures tomorrow.

Portrait by Alex Fox 16 x 11 within a 16 x 20 frame. Stack cut 3, BB ply.

There are fingers on the back of the upper and lower arms which hold the wedges on the tension rod. One of the fingers in the lower arm broke likely some time ago. Yesterday, the tension rod broke caused by the broken finger. I will post pictures later. The parts would be over a couple hundred and it was 31 years old. I have decided to buy a new saw but will part out this Multimax 18. The motor and speed control are fine. I thought a bit about what saw to get as a replacement but not too long. My new Hegner arrives next week.

Don't fret Ray, it's the nature of the ''Internet Forum' beast. I'm with you, in that I love to see where people are from. Living on such a small island myself I do enjoy looking at how scattered people on here are and think that it's great to see how far and wide the 'scrolling community' is spread.

Very nicely done. I will caution you though with your choice of finish. You try not to mix poly with lacquers. Not good adhesion. Lacquer will lay on top of poly but with BLO it will blend and lock into wood fibers. Danish oil is BLO,MS,and Poly blended together. You would get the same results if you used BLO. Do not use plain linseed oil. BLO will give the wood a yellow tint as does Danish oil but without the poly. Now you get away with this because you do not use more than one coat of Danish oil and the amount of poly is minimal. Love the project and love the finish. When I use lacquers I polish out using Micromesh 1200 and lemon oil. I like Formbys lemon oil. One other thought those that use wax as a finish do not top coat with either poly or lacquers you are wasting your time. No adhesion at all it will peel. Just some of my thoughts. Do as you may.

You should be Ray!! I'm just kidding nothing wrong with asking, and nothing wrong with what amount of personal info a person wants to give, or not. Just got to warn you though, I gave my address to a couple of scrollers, Heppernerguy and Scrollingforsanity, and the both have showed up!! That is what can happen....! I am very glad they did, I have two great friends now to actually visit with... That is more friends I have ever had at one time.... actually more than I have ever had,,, period!!

Just because we post where we are doesn't mean it's real.. This guy is a perfect example of that..

hello~~ next year is mouse year 2020 we will make mouse props and greeting I haven't made any patterns for 2 weeks I feel like I have to draw somthing I am sorry there is some Korean letters it is just good meaning for mouse year if you like this pattern this is free for personal use I think make 1~2mm hole and cut out the mouses and put on the number 2020 have a good time at the end of year

it is second mouse 2020 year patterns I draw number 20 and 3 changes I hope you enjoy

Two projects completed Monday, December 9th. The pattern is by Keith Fenton and purchased from Sheila Landry's website some time ago. One is made from 1/2" Hard Maple and the other 1/2" Cherry backed with 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood stained black. Both are 8" x 12". I used the new Pegas Scroll Saw at ArtCrafters with Pegas #3 MGT blades on all interior cuts and FD Polar #5 blades on the perimeter. The finish is two coats spray Shellac. Comments welcome,

Two of the Christmas presents framed and ready to go (Superman and WonderWoman), as well as a first-attempt at intersecting wordart. Of course, me being me, I couldn't opt to start with something like "Cat" or "Dog"....lots of tiny details and thin lines, had to re-glue the hole in the "6" where the bridge broke. But, the wife likes it, so that's all that matters, yes? Friday was our 16th anniversary. I was hoping to get this done before Friday, since I had last week off (two and a half days off due to Thanksgiving, plus 5 days of vacation time, makes for a GREAT time off! Lotsa sawdust generated.) but I was busy finishing up the rest of the Christmas gift cuts, and spending time with the wife (poking holes in targets from a distance is always good!).

I’m truly sorry for your loss Larry. Heagner sounds like a great friend. I am curious though, how exactly did she break her finger and then died from that? I know she had lots of cousins and siblings out in the world and I am sure they would be interested in hearing more to prevent this untimely tragedy from happening to them especially I. Light of the fact that their family heritage touts that they come from such fine upstanding stock.

It's hard to tell if there is a set screw down in there or not... mine "looks" like that as well but there is a set screw in it.. just a short one and it hides once its down in there where it tightens against the motor shaft.. That cap screw might not tighten down.. it's not supposed to be ' real " tight.. it might just spin and spin because on the other side of it is a lock nut... Very small one I might add.. and if you take it apart.. there is a washer on there too so be careful not to drop / loose that.. I'm assuming your talking about the screw that is zoomed in on the last picture. All pretty fresh in my mind as I just took mine completely apart and cleaned / greased the bearings etc about 1-2 months ago.. From what I can see... provided there is a set screw in that to lock down onto the motor shaft and it's locked tight down on it.. I think everything looks as it should.. But without digging in deeper to inspect bearings etc... it's kinda hard to say still,,

I think I have all of that info, and I agree with Brenda, Ray. It's neat to see where people come from. One example is when somebody posts a real pearler of a price for something, now if it's in the US, not a chance, Canadian $ maybe, Pounds another maybe, NZ $ a definite

Just went & checked mine Marg The set screw hole looks the same as yours .I tried it with a small allen key & it seemed to connect to the screw which I think is deep in the hole. I turned the nut on the end of the shaft & the part you are worried about turned with it .So I think if yours turns also & feels tight you may have to look elsewhere. What John said about the other screw makes sense to me . Hope you find the trouble soon . I also looked it up in the parts list in my manual & it is called the Balance Block & it does have a set screw. Cheers Peter

You have my appreciation!

I didn't fill out the profile when I joined. I often forget that part! i just went and edited mine in! i filled in some spaces, some, i didn't. i put in the state, but i never put in a town. i put in my general age group, but not my d.o.b.. if theres something more specific you want to know.....pm me. if its info that i want to share with you, i will!

im bald ,old, fat, and like bacon. too little or too much info?

Thank you all for the warm welcome and great compliments, you are too kind. Kevin, I don't make WIPs (too time consuming) but really there is nothing special about how it's made. Simply using techniques from different trades (machining, jewelry, sculpting, welding, forging, engraving, etc...) Tricky thing is the order in which all is made and put together but that's different from one to the other depending on many factors. I do have an Instagram account (patricelemee) where I do post progress pics from time to time and other shop stuff if anyone is interested.

First thing is welcome to the forum Justin! Puzzles are always a great gift, but not typically appropriate for children under 3. The small pieces will end up in their mouths and become a chocking hazard. As far as a finish, any product sold in North America as a finish will be child safe once it cures. Some folks use products that are not designed as a finish such as lemon oil and orange oil. These are cleaners and polishes and are not child safe. So what would be a good finish for children’s puzzles? Polyurethane, lacquer or shellac would be fine.

The only thing I want this group to know is that I'm still incredibly handsome.

Me again. Terry thought that the knocking had stopped but no, it started again. He's taken the back, side plate off (photos below) and he noticed two things. One there appears to be a screw missing in to top and the hexican headed screw will not tighten up. Are these right or is there a problem. Marg

Holiday Market 1 - Very Good Holiday Market 2 - Even better Holiday Market 3 - Yesterday and was mediocre... A decent start, but final 2 hours totally dead. Holiday Market 4 - Looks like it'll be a rain-out if the weather forecast holds true The good news about market #3 was that a local oceanfront motel owner who I know stopped by my booth and she hadn't seen my new specialized Carolina Beach hooks yet and she loved them and asked me to make 22 of them for the rooms. Now I have a project for January. LOL I'll do 6 of each all as wall mounted hooks, giving her 2 extras for the entrance/office/check-in area. I have to convert the dolphin and pelican since I hadn't done any of them yet.

Brand new 1968 Corvette for sale.. has 0 miles on the clock and the rare Cherry wood natural paint. Pattern designed by Jim, Thank you again Jim I haven't posted in this section in a long time ( been busy ) have made a lot of new items but haven't showed them off, LOL Anyway.. I really liked this one so I thought Id share... Now I gotta get back to work.. Thanks in advance for any comments or likes.. just in case I don't get back on here right away..

All the company stores are gone. There a few scattered franchise operations left. The store I started in is a franchise and Stan is still doing business, but is unsure how long the name will last. I spent 20+ years on the company side. Made a lot of friends across the counter and across the country. (Just can't remember half their names anymore)

Every thing wears out at sometime an sometime faster than other.

Gwinnett woodworkers. Bob Brokaw has a very good tutorial

Just finished this word art piece which Brenda was kind enough to do a rush job on it so I can get it delivered Thursday. Just needs a couple more coats of lacquer on it and it's done. I just want to give Brenda a big shout out for doing this so quick. Just don't know how you can do these so quick. Thanks again. Ralph.

Thank you love it. Roly

Very beautiful work! The finish turned out fantastic!

fantastic job

Brenda, have you tried re-positioning spray glue, it saves having to mess about with mineral spirits. I use the purple can one from Crafters Companion. Peels off easily and the residue (if any) comes off with the sanding. Never had a problem using it. https://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/crafter-s-companion-stick-and-spray-mounting-adhesive-purple-can.html

In the first pic, I can not tell for sure if that is dust or perhaps brass shavings from a bearing or bushing wearing out just below the wire ends, I would check there

I haven't taken mine apart for awhile, but I think there should be a set screw in the hole. The Allen key headed bolt has a nut on the reverse. Just rock the arms back and forth (up and down) and see if there is any slack, if so it should be tightened a bit.I think there is a bearing in there so it should be tight. You may have to bend some spanners to get at it.

Ray don't delete the topic.. I really think it's a great topic.. and many have left it blank.. maybe on purpose and maybe not.. I rarely fill out a profile to a forum.. when i'm a newbie just because I don't know if I'll stay on board or bail.. Many newbies maybe feel the same and then forget to go back to fill in the blanks.. as others have said..some just don't want the info out there.. But I see nothing wrong with general locations or even asking for others to fill out the profile.. Nothing wrong with a friendly reminder.. I think some of us was just having too much fun with your topic.. I apologize for my part of it..

I think it is an interesting topic. I absolutely do not post my real birthday on any forum as it is a key piece of identity information. I am in the 60-80 age range.

I use both 3ply and 5ply birch and find that all I have to do is glue my pattern to the wood and cut. Works for me . Then I use mineral spirits to take the pattern off. Easy Peasy. I'm a relative newbie and may be doing it dreadfully wrong according to some more experienced scrollers, but since I started doing things this way I've never had a problem.

The SR626SW is quite a workhorse! Sold hundreds of them when I was with the Shack.

I'm not stating it is not nice, or helpful to have some of the information, I'm just saying it is up to the individual what info they want to share... They should not be required or feel it is mandatory or feel pressured to provide it. Just my opinion... I'm not a bad guy, I just am sort of private and I respect other that are also. It is not a bad thing, nor a good thing, it is just a thing... I often look at a persons profile to see what info they provide, just curious of location, often I like to know and use a persons real first name, and age, but if they don't provide it,,,, no biggie.

I use a lot of Baltic Birch. I usually go through 2 or 3 5'x5' sheets a year. I do not use painters tape or shelf liner on plywood. Even the best painters tape will give you some lift off. I have tried them all. Like dgman I use M77 spray and remove it with mineral spirits.

Slow and steady Kevin.

Nobody would have a clue who you are Paul, with that photo

They look terrific Kevin and you look as if you have lost weight. Please take care. Marg

I can't fathom where or how to start a project like this. Maybe you could do a works in progress for us. Welcome friend!!! Your work is amazing!!!

Super job on a wonderful pattern. Jeff

If I had a warrant for my arrest I wouldn't fill it out either!

I never replaced mine, but as soon as I installed a foot switch, I turned the switch to the “on” position and covered it with packing tape and left it in the on position for ever after, as there was no reason to ever turn it off.