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Since I haven't been able to doing any scrolling since August, I thought I would put a few of the things I did before August. I'm getting bored. Can't wait for March to get here.

Hope I am posting this in the right forum. But, here is a much requested video from me and it's a FULL shop tour of the workspace that my Grandpa built. Hope you all like the video ! #ArtisanPirate

I bought a Makita LS 1016 ten years ago, It has a unique multi rail slider that takes less space behind the saw. I could never get the fence perfect but it is fine for what I need. It is a 10 inch saw that will cut a 12"width. Lots of new saws out there and since this will be a workhorse in your shop I would not cheap out.

In the thread re: Thinking About a New Miter Saw, discussion moved off track to making Frame miters. This got me thinking that it might be a good idea to offer this tool for those who make frames There is a lot of ways and tools people use for squareing up a frame during glue up. And, I'm sure many know about, and use, this tool, but for anyone who may not be familiar, the SEDY Band Clamp is, in my opinion, about the best one out there for simple rectangular frame making. I have purchased and used more than one kind of band clamps in the past. The rachet type is great for furniture work and such. I even had one that came with many different corner pieces that you could make all kinds of shapes up to an octagon. However, I found all the rachet types were dificult to use when making frames. The SEDY is quick to set up, easy to use, very strong clamping strength, and, assuming the miters are fairly accurate, will make good tight joints. I do not pin nail or spline my frames and I have never had a Titebond glued frame joint separate. However, I will use Frame V-nails in soft wood frames to ensure this cannot happen. And, just one other trick. Apply painters tape to the finish side of the frame at the joints before applying the glue so the glue squeeze out does not get on the surface. No mater how much sanding is done the surface that gets glue on will never take stain as well as the other wood areas.

I have a DeWalt 12" compound miter saw. It seems to be plenty accurate, but the thing I like most is the LED light that shines on the blade, casting a shadow where it will contact the wood. The light is located directly over the blade, so it is accurate, as opposed to most lasers that are on one side of the blade and have a little offset to them. My CMS didn't come with this factory installed. I was able to find it as an accessory and my saw was already wired to accept it. It works great. I think every manufacturer should adopt this method.

I have three of those Frank and a couple of the spring steel ones. As @Scrappile says, those wind up handles sure can spin at a rate of knots and they don't do the knuckles much good The simplest method of clamping, holding a Mitred frame or even a chair or table carcase together is to use a piece of string (Cord) and 8 small blocks of wood. Tie the string around the frame, it does not have to be tight, Place two pieces of wood in the centre of each side of the frame. then just slide the them out towards the corners. The beauty of this old, tried and true method is you can alter the tension on any piece/ corner you please.

Forest blades will also sharpen any blade to original specs.

I get my blades sharpened at at Forrest. I have 2 of their Woodworker2 blades. They are expensive but also top quality. I also have Freud blades for my table saw and miter saw. I just bought a Freud Rip blade for my table saw. I'm not a professional only a hobbiest. But I believe in buying top quality. If I can't afford it, I just save up until I can. In my experience it pays off in the long run. I have an RBI scroll saw for 29 years and it still runs just fine with zero problems. I also have the 20+ year old Makita compound cut miter saw and finally my table saw is a Jet contractor saw. I have never had an issue with any of them. I have had my share of inferior products through the years. I learned my lesson the hard way. For what you are attempting the 12" DeWalt seems to be your ticket. I have some DeWalt tools and I like them very much. They are top quality and some of them are made in America. I also have Bosch tools. 3 routers a Bosch router table, Bosch sabre saw and palm sander.

Lucky gift. It sure looks like a beautiful piece of wood. It will be interesting to see what you do with it. Dick heppnerguy

THANKS FOR POSTING THIS WOOD SITE. VERY INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL Dick heppnerguy

Shucks, I wanted to buy a new toy. Actually I have a simple miter sled for my little Kobalt saw. Works well. Guess I'll have to think of another tool to buy. Simple but it works.

Whatever you do don't cheap out on the blade unless you are just using it to break down stock. If you are looking to cut picture frames and moulding the blade can make a big difference. Think more teeth and less hook.

I have the Bessey one. They are nice but have their own set of quirks. And they do work well.

Seen this model last night while researching online.. I really like this model and this might be the one I shoot for unless something better comes up.. What is important to me besides a quality saw is the larger width it can cut.. so far this model has the largest 90 degree cross cut. I'm planning to start making some signs on my CNC.. and right now I'm all the time having to flip the board to be able to cut all the way.. and this is on small signs 10 - 12" My CNC has a 24 x 24" capacity.. well actually 24 wide.. since it's open frame CNC I can carve any length so long as I stop and move the board through and able to re-align everything, LOL Anyway I see a need for a large cross cut saw.. Probably mostly work with 14" or less but anything that can cut that or larger is what I'm looking for.. I also see a open end drum sander in my future too, LOL

With niangon and oak wood

It works good, but the little wind up thing gets away from you and spins at 96.2 mph and hits your hand, it hurts!!!!!~

ben- i acquired that slab very similar to how you did. an acquaintence asked me to build a few things for his screenprinting business. when i dropped them off at his house he showed me the slab in his garage. the slab sat in the office of a machine shop he worked in and the boss was going the throw it away. the slab was 4/4 RS,26" wide, and 7 feet long. he took it home with him where it sat in his garage for 10 years- until the night i dropped off those things for his screenprinting business. THEN it sat in my shop for a year or so. i was rather afraid to cut into it- its mahogany and mistakes like i can make are NOT good!

Just came home from picking up some wood from lumber supplier. They said by the picture it looks like padouk or bloodwood. FYI is there price list for exotic wood.

Custom order - designed by buyer. Maple and Walnut

well iv finally got the layered snakes finished pictures of all sides and then with there little hats on.....im not sure if i should just include them with the snakes or glue them onto there heads.they were a real bugger to paint and the colors arent excetly right but i got as close as i could with paints i have on hand i was going to put a jar or can inside them to make them useful as pencle holders or something but with the head and tail glued on the inside of the circlees so far i have found anything that will fit might see if i can cut a round piece of wood to put on the bottom it would be shallow but you could put change in it or something

Hi friends, is there anyone who has already tried to make a carriage. Had already found an American site for a pattern, but could not use it to print anything for the pattern. Do any of you have a pattern that I could use. Greetings from Belgium. volume_up content_copy share star_border

Well the Craft Show was this last weekend. Saturday is Always the biggest crowd. Sunday its only just after Church is over. Not as many.... So total after Paying back the Booth Fee I made a Grant total of $483.00. YeePeeYea.... :+} Was a little lower than the Normal from years gone by, but I am Always Thankful and we Always enjoy our time dealing with the Customers. ............... I forgot to snap pictures BEFORE THINGS GOT UNDER WAY and only remembered in the Afternoon. Its against Policy to take any Pictures during the show times. So I noticed a gal snapping pics of our table and asked Politely if she would snap some pis and Email them to me. She Happily said she would. Here are some of Her pics. Not excited about the Clarity, but will have to do. By the time I asked her I had pretty well sold Lots.... Thanks for being here....Danny :+}

Hello my name is Michael, I live in the western North Carolina area. I started scrolling when me and my wife was dating. She saw a picture with the plans for a nativity set she ask if I could do something like that. As a young man trying to impress my girlfriend I told yes I could cut it out. So I went to Lowes home improvement warehouse and bought my first ever scroll saw it was a Dremel with variable speeds. Then I upgraded my scroll saw after I got married, I got a Dewalt DW 788 I have used it for over twenty years and it still works fine without any issues. However, I just upgraded from the DW788. I have been scrolling for about twenty-three years. However, I am new to wood lathe turning I like it, however I love my scrolling.

Another H.Botas pattern that tickled my funnybone. 3/4" whiteboard, several Pegas #3MG blades. Lot more holes than I thought there would be at first glance, but it was a fun cut nonetheless.

I have one similar to the Sedy. Can 't remember the brand, as I misplaced it some time ago and have yet to find it. I also have one like this and use it a lot. Not a band clamp, but it works well for me. One thing I like is that I can add couplings and lengths of 1/4-20 all thread and make it fit larger sized frames.

I don't remember those but then I was born slightly after dirt was invented. I do love any moving toy that doesn't use batteries.

I have one too !

I have a Dwalt sliding compound mitre saw, 255mm (10") and have it for close to around 10 years. It has an electric brake which is brilliant. As for the centre holes in the blades you can get bushes to make them fit just about any arbour hole.

Beautiful work!

Cute, Charlie! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

I have both Padouk and Bloodwood on hand and it looks nothing like either of them. But, like I said I really have no clue. I may learn a little more when I actually cut it. I have some experience with bloodwood and it's extremely dense and hard to cut on the scroll saw. Paduak not so much. Thanks for the info.

I guess I must just be too dumb to know better. I have been cutting picture frames and compound miter cuts (for cove molding) for about 25/30 years. I started with a cheap Ryobi miter saw then advanced to a Makita compound miter saw with a stand and stops. It has a built in hold down. You must secure the wood to get accurate cuts. I saw Norm Abrams ( New Yankee Workshop) do it many years ago and just followed his advice. Are there other ways to cut picture frames and cove moldings? Yep, and pretty sure they work just fine too. Forgot. This is the saw blade I use on my miter saw. Freud D1090X 90 tooth blade.

I enjoyed watching the girls facial expressions enduring the chameleon trudging down the slope.

i HAVE ONE THAAT LOOKS JUST LIKE THE SEDY. ITS CALLED PRO-TECK AND IT WORKS GREAT. i THINK IT COST ABOUT $20 PROBABLY MADE BY THE SAME CHINAMAN. ike

Yes thx for the info, with the coloring it looks like it is made by bessey clamps, RJ

Do NOT get this one! Dangerous overkill and I hate it!! Merle band clamp.

I purchased Lou, my Paint Mare, in 2006 at the age 6 or 7 - previous owner was unsure of her age. For the first year we had some rough times as she was barely green broke but soon we had some wonderful rides together. When my eldest daughter and her family came into my life in 2008, she too developed a great relationship with my horse but experienced her own issues (bulging lower disc in the back after a fall from Lou) with her. When we left Colorado for Ohio in 2012, Lou stayed behind until we could get into a better financial position and finally joined us here in 2017. Unfortunately, we learned that she had developed Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Cancer) in her left eyelid which is a common problem with Paint horses that have bald faces like mine. I wasn't able to afford the surgery at Ohio State University Veterinary Hospital so we decided to try other medications that ultimately did not help matters. After some aggravating and heart-wrenching thought and discussion, I decided that Lou would be euthanized and so Monday, yesterday, she crossed over the Rainbow Bridge onto greener pastures. With much thanks to Grampa for his efforts, I made this memorial for my eldest so she could keep something of Lou (I have my halter and saddle). The picture is of my eldest's last rodeo with Lou this past August while the horsehair is a lock of Lou's mane. Charmayne Picture of Lou by Scott Baker, on Flickr I'll give the frame to my eldest when she comes back out this next weekend as I didn't put the last pieces on until tonight.

I've had one of these on my list for a while. Thanks for the review.

Pattern by Sue Walker of Resting Wolf, done on A4 1/4 inch BB plywood using #2/0 spiral blade, I had a bit of a accident while doing the nose a bit broke off so I could do with some honest opinions please ,is it very noticeable ?or is it just because I know it should be there!! I tried to put the piece back on but it was just too small a piece and fragile,thanks Dan

I found some 7/8" red birch on clearance sale a few weeks ago at Woodworkers Source (in Tucson) and I have been itching to press it into service so I did a quick cut for a fellow ham radio operator who is a good friend. Now I will need to make a few more for others Lol! I like this wood a lot. It scrolled nicely even though it was 7/8" (I used a #7 FD-UR on my Seyco). I made the pattern with MS Word using Arial Rounded MT Bold (size 180). I did a fun test run with 2x4 lumber on my own callsign last week. I had to use a #9 blade to keep things moving. The super soft pine just bogged anything smaller than a #9 down. Being 2X4, it looked OK but I decided to spray paint white it to hide it's origin Lol! I discovered that I had placed the pattern right over some rip out at the edge. Oh well, it was just for fun anyways These desk plaques really help dress up amateur stations.. Here is a shot of an older plaque I made years ago to showcase one of my retro setups. As a business idea for those who sell their stuff, If you do a "sample" call sign plaque you might get some custom orders. Just a thought.

I bought some cedar ply but it had a foam core and only cedar on one side. Easy to cut but I don't care much for it as a ply.

Have this one but the battery died one day.. so I came in the house for lunch and recharged the battery. When I went back out to finish the motor wouldn't work. Then the wife suggested to buy the refurbished Hitachi.. Actually still have this Craftsman one but the battery dies way to quick. On a more serious note, you can take the battery packs apart and change out the cells.. usually way cheaper than replacing the whole battery pack. That said though.. I don't see why one would want a stationary battery powered tool, are you sure it's not a jobsite table saw? I've never seen a battery powered table saw.. Then again I never seen a battery powered miter saw until yesterday when researching them. I could see that being handy for construction sites etc.. it was actually hard to find a corded one on the refurbish tool site..

Great cutting. Don't tell and no one will know.

Made this Box for my SIL for her birthday to hold a deck of playing cards.

Finally got some blue felt and finished of the 2nd Truck portrait by Sam Custodio. Cut from 4mm hoop pine ply, felt backer on 3mm mdf, framed with pine stained walnut. A3 size

"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next." One of my favorite movies, and quotes. Done on 1/4" Walnut.

Wow! Some of you crafters amaze me. I'll never post another project. I'm in awe of stuff like this. It's absolutely gorgeous. I can only dream of making something this beautiful.

Thanks. I bookmarked it. A few years ago I found a site that had free patterns for stained-glass windows. Those looked easy to turn into intarsia but I never tried it. I'll see if I can find it.

lol now wouldnt that be nice lol i could buy any kind of wood i wanted and as much as i wanted!!! lol but thanks for the complament...my stuff isnt nearly as good as what iv seen you people do....but i love making cute little things and am hoping to be able to start sellin on ebay again come summer...so things have to be small enough to ship....with the boxes at the post office where you pay one price for the box and everything in the box is just that cost maybe i'll even make a profet for a change instead of loosing money on the shipping or just breaking even..... that would be nice....but the main reason i try to sell some of my stuff is well i have to do SOMETHING with the stuff i make and most everyone i know already has a ton of stuff iv made lol my girl friend gave me a ton of wood she cant take with her up north...and i have no idea what kinds of wood are in that trailer full of wood lol I have some knomb table and chairs on the kitchen table iv made from the sticks and small branches we have out back and i have a knob sitting in one of the chairs with a little table and lamp on it...i finished today....and some ornaments i made by glueing some small flat things iv made to the wood disks.... im trying to find a place to put the expocy resin on them where dust and tiny feathers from my bird wont get stuck in the resin....i have a little table i can put a couple of things on to put the resin on them and then maybe put a box over top of it while the resin drys just have to find a place to put the table where it will be out of the way . i repainted one of the compund cut santas i made to look more like a knobe and glued him into the chair.....now all i have to do is find the jump drve wth my compund cuts on it and make a few more to fit in the rest of the chairs lol sigh so many things to work on and so little time!!! lol and now id best get off the computer before my head relizes what im doing and decides to tell me about it !! lol but now that im feeling a bit better i want to jump on here for a few minutes a day and see what all of you are doing

I have had a Craftsman, DeWalt, Excalibur, Seyco and a Hegner.... If I knew when I started, what I know now.... I would have bought the Hegner first and skipped the rest,,, and actually spent less money.. I really think the same would apply to the Hawk.... But no one knows that beginning.... and in the beginning no one knows how much they will enjoy scrolling and stick with it...