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This one turned out super good. I added a little epoxy part to it.

Today is my last day at my retirement job. Retired from my regular job 19 years ago and have worked at this job for 18 years sometimes full time but mostly part-time. I've been working with mentally handicapped adults. Now I will have more time for my scrollsaw and lathe.

For my friends tattoo shop and the other for his wife

My granddaughter, and fishing buddy, was here last weekend so I made this for her. It's a Sheila Landry pattern cut in Maple with a Mahogany backer sprayed with rattle can satin Lacquer.

I'll add another bird before we go on to the next challenge. I cut it last week. It's a Sheila Landry pattern cut in Maple with a Mahogany backer sprayed with rattle can satin Lacquer.

Here are some of my contributions

Mix and match hummers. I could not get these complete before end of month "For the birds". Also "For the wife". Work got in the way of hobbies. Wood used.. . . -purple heart -walnut -lacewood (good for feather look) -myrtle -osage orange I got them shaped today. Maybe sunday I can go over then with 220 and then 320 grit. I angled the trailing edge wing quit a bit. The intent was to try get some more 3d effect. Making the head and tail rounder and thinner than main body also enhanced 3d look. I got carried away on thinning on a couple of the tails. But hummers are small anyway. I kept the wings as taller than the body for an action of flight look. I cut each one with same pattern from each piece of wood. This way I can mix and match pieces /colors. Then I have 5 of them. The one with no tail will have a darker tail from bocote. The pattern I made / traced with inkscape from a picture on net. I wanted easy number of pieces. The throat transition from body to neck turn out to be similar to a puzzle piece. I just could not use the olive wood (upper left first picture) into the smaller pieces and keep the olivewood grain intact. Maybe next project.

Nice patterns and very well cut! I thought that I was looking in a mirror for a minute.

My great grandson is really into trains so his grandfather,(my son), asked me to make a train plaque for my son to give him for his birthday. This is a Sam Custodio pattern that I have made once before, a long time ago. I personally like this pattern and since I had it on hand, I choose to cut and frame it. Dick heppnerguy

I got this free pattern from Google. Didn't quite work out the way it did in my head but still quite happy with it and so was the girl that I gave it too. Cut from half inch pine. Marg

With apologies to Judy Gale Roberts for the butchery of her pattern, I got this finished. I used a piece of spalted poplar I found by chance at the local Lowes. Backed it with 1/4 BB. Overall a fun project.

In the Catholic church they perform baptisms on your children and babies. I have a great grandson that is getting baptized on my birthday, in Los Angeles. Several of our family members are going there for the event, including us. I wanted to find a plaque commemorating this event in James' life and looked to Sue Mey to see what she had to offer. I came up with this one and decided to also make this cross for his parents as well. I have not posted anything for some time, although I have made many things in my shop lately. So, here are two of pieces I made this week. Dick heppnerguy

Patterns from Sue Mey. I had a piece of Spruce laying around 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 so I decided to give it a shot.

I purchased the insets from a local repair shop who ordered them from King. I then took the set screw to a local bolt supply house and purchased 1/2 dozen set screws. It was way cheaper than ordering from any usual places.

Landing snow owl - my pattern.

I enjoyed my retirement job a lot more than my regular job. I got hugs today from them and they didn't want me to go. They are incredible people.

Have any of you tried Pegas super skip blades for compound cutting? I need to order some blades and was wondering how these would perform, thank you for any help you can provide. Bob

This Portrait is the Best and Most Winning-est Alabama Coach Ever.... He is gone now, but Never Forgotten. People call him Bear Bryant.... I cut stack of two using 1/8" BB. Also has a Painted Black Backer. Great Man.............................Hope some fans out there.... Danny :+} P.S. For those who wonder. The Daisy Mae is a cut out of a Pattern Plaque I cut for his and his Wife's loss of their lil dog.... :+}

The Art Of Ink is a hold your breath one, very intricate. They are both great, well done. Marg

Getting ready for American Independence Day coming up in July. Scrap wood, the base was a 2x6 salvaged from some nearby housing construction scrap bin (probably worth a couple hundred bucks these days). Piece is stained Minwax "Weathered Oak", base is Minwax "Honey". Sealed with a layer of rattlecan shellac. Took about an hour to cut the piece, then another hour or two worth of sanding and shaping the base. Holes for the flags were eyeballed, no idea what the angles are. I was looking for a Betsy Ross flag (the one on the viewer's left) on Amazon and found the "Spirit of 76" flag as well, so I picked it up instead of a 50-star flag.

nice choice on the font, good looking.

Nicely done!

Nice job! He'll love it.

I have not had them long enough to find out. So far I've just plugged them in after I leave the shop. The description claims 30 hours per charge but I thing I read reviews that said it lasted longer. I just have chargers all over the house and shop, I can't give you a link but just search Amazon for VANKYO C750. That works as I've done so several times before ordering. Most headphones were much more expensive but there were so many 5 star reviews I just went with it. Very glad I did.

I see it was modeled from the olympic track. 🏋

I don't have a lathe or the desire to make my own clamp screws but I'm totally interested in this thread. I too love to make stuff so it is of interest to me. If I was younger, I might have to buy a small metal lathe but I have no room and another learning curve may not be in my lifetime.

Not to hijack this thread but a question for those of you who are following this thread. I'm toying with the purchase of the Carter guide system. Not the stabilizer but the guides. I'd like to know who has them, what you think of them and would you recommend that I buy a set? Please, don't just say I need them because you bought them. I want to know if they improved your saw and would you buy them again? My saw cuts pretty well now with the stock guide system but I'd like to improve it if possible. Thanks.

Don't let Woodrush fool y'all. He makes my patterns look awesome!!! Pattern designers also need folks with some serious skills to make them look good.

SWEET!

I do every now and then. The most recent I've done was making wood boxes for my iphone se. I have one done in hickory, walnut, ash and cherry. I cut from 3/4" wood down to about 3/16" I brole the cherry box. Very soft wood. The smaller parts I cut on my scroll saw.

I do not have hearing aids, but I need them quite badly, just can't afford them I wear a pair of 3M WorkTunes headphones. They are fantastic, whether I'm listening to the radio or wwhen I plug my MP3 player iton them, they work great. No noise from the saw.

As someone who has also worked with handicapped kids and adults, I know you will miss some of them quite a bit. I did my old job for 19 years and I still miss talking to a lot my friends. Not everybody can do that kind of work, so you should be proud of your retirement job.

Congratulations on your retirement!

A Great Big Congrats!! Enjoy your Retirement. Looking forward to seeing your work.

Another really well done wood portrait of a famous person. It must be really interesting to walk through your house and see your collection of portraits Dick heppnerguy

That's cool. The thumb screw looks ready made or am I confused?

Got my Headphones yesterday. Charged them overnight and used them today. WOW! They are great. I was not expecting much for $49 but was pleasantly surprised. They are beautifully boxed and built. I'm able to listen to podcasts perfectly and outside noise is completely shut out. Wish I knew about these years ago. I've enjoyed scrolling but these headphones make scrolling a brand new great experience.

Great Job. And I agree it is a very fun one to cut. I did it a few years ago.

I knew this was your work!!!

Nice work. I remember seeing them actually appear in at least one episode of the “Beverly Hillbillies.” Know the theme song well.

Here's a flock of birds I've done.

I did this a few years ago. It is a Judy Gale Roberts design. I recently gave it to my son-in-law. It now resides in sunny FL. Wood used Aspen Walnut Western Red Cedar Cherry Yellowheart Maple Poplar

Flowers that will not die. How thoughtful is that? You probably placed them in an aromatic candle wax too, I bet. Nice Mothers day gift Dick heppnerguy

Very well done. Sweetie will love them. Mount them on a poster size framed backer and it would be a real nice wall hanging. Maybe find/make a pattern of a vase that you could use at the bottom.

Your patterns are absolutely dynamic!

We don't have Memorial Day we have Anzac Day to which I donated. Your portraits are very moving and the first one is Amazing. Love your work Jim. Marg

Great work and lots of it. Your work is beautiful!

Easier than you think. If it was 1/2" or larger material, I would have to cut the miters on a table saw or router but since it's only 1/4" I use my belt/disc sander. It has a plate on the disc side where the angle can be adjusted and I set it to 30 degrees. It has a sliding miter on the plate and I feed the piece against the disc until I get a sharp edge. I just make sure all the pieces are the same length. I did the same with all the small pieces I used for stops on the top.

Beautiful box!! Your usual beautiful job of cutting, fitting and finishing...