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Made this for my wife's cousin who has a few goats and chickens. Goat stencil from Etsy and added the text. Made from some very old pine from a door frame I picked up on the roadside.

Wife wanted something to hang a calendar with. I had a Montana stencil so I glued up some scrap walnut, cherry and paduck, planed it down, did some inlay and then cut it out on my saw. Was a nice break from other projects.

Hi All. Better late than never. Been wanting to get this done for a long time. Love the patterns with two images eg leaf and bird. I used other materials on the outside and it helped to stop the wood splitting Barbara

Hi all here's is what I have done for fathers day.

I spray the wood with a light coat of spray glue of your choice and very seldom I have any problems with the pattern coming off. when the project is cut i take a rag dampened with mineral spirits and wipe the pattern and the pattern usually almost falls off I then use the same rag and wipe down the wood. i do a lot of fretwork and getting the pattern off is a big problem when i apply the glue to the pattern. I let the project dry for a couple of hours and you can't see where you has any glue on it.. doing fine fretwork the painters tape is a real pain to remove. I have found that this method is a lot more economical and quicker I know in some states mineral spirits are outlawed because of cancer. I don't worry about it at 82 I am playing on the back 9. IKE

In 1957 I was 18 and worked for Boeing in Seattle and got a whopping $3.00 an hour union wages. I thought I was filthy rich. In the 8th grade I worked in a country newspaper as a printer's devil for $.35 an hour. At least I had a job. Also turned windrows for farmers when in high school. $5 for a looooong Saturday's work. Back then I was taught the WORK ethic. Too bad it is not taught any longer.

I used a cardinal pattern by Kathy Wise and added the Dogwood. Used bloodwood, red oak, cedar, walnut, aspen, yellow heart, canary and poplar. My client loved it.

I've done this with the thin stuff I just got.. it worked... I have not tried it if the wood cupped after putting the pattern on. Can't say it stayed perfectly flat.. some cup did come back a few days later.. but it may be good enough to do if you can get your project cut in a day?

Here are some updated pics of my isolated work area Exterior - clear plastic Interior - work area with work tables, fans, dust ctrl and all machinery except table saw The overhead wen is included in the work area for sanding You can see the AC unit and Fan on the far side The way this is set up, I can work with the garage door open and it still keeps the work area very cool Thanks for reading

My first table saw experience was a very scary situation for me as well. Getting over that first cut was unnerving as all get up. I thought for sure I was going to either fall into the blade, cut my fingers or my hand off or the blade was going to come off and slice me in two or the wood was going shoot back and impale me like a vampire stake! However, after reading a bunch of articles on the safety aspects and watching a few videos I proceeded to do 1 cut. It was a simple straight cut of a scrap board I had After that first cut it got much easier and I've since become much more adept at using the table saw. I do how ever still treat it with great respect and always follow my safety guidelines not matter what I'm cutting or how few pieces I cut The tricks for me to get over my apprehension was: 1. Use a push stick - in fact I used 2. One to push on the fence side and one to push on the outside.. The outside push stick I used was the gripppper! It really helped get me over that apprehension hump. It worked so well, I bought another! 2. Keep hands away from the throat cover - very important and my #1 rule still today and why I opted to use a push stick on both sides. I have my throat plates painted red to make sure I adhere to this rule. If a piece I am going to cut falls even remotely close the edge of throat plate, push sticks come up and I proceed from there! Good luck with your table saw. It's not that bad, really

Scrolling is the most inexpensive hobby I've found. Pen turning can be very expensive unless you sell everything you make. Then machining. Many thousands of $. I've gotten rid of everything except my scroll saws. I've thought of perhaps collecting used shoe strings.That would be inexpensive.

The Olsen crown tooth has always been my favorite blade. You have to learn when to change ends add not push them too far before you make the change. Yes the will track off in the opposite direction when you change.

@CSull I was " Scroll curious" when I got into scrolling. I found a Dewalt with all the accessories on Craig's list for $300. I haven't given the idea up yet. I've had my eye on craigslist for something attractive with the accessories, too. I got a lot of info on here, for sure. The project I wanted to make with it may even be too simple to benefit from the presence of a scroll saw, but after seeing what I can do with one, I'm keeping my eyes peeled.

If the wood has been stored in high humidity there is a possibility it would cup if transfered directly into a low humidity environment. However, if the wood is dry and you lower the humidity slowly ( which adding a new AC unit will do naturally), it will not likely cup. Flat stock should be stored flat with sticks seperating the wood to alow air to circulate around all sides of each peiece (easier said than done, I know.). Ply stock should not be affected by a change in humidity, but sugggest it be stored flat also or trully vertical. Leaning stored plywood can allow it to warp/bend over time no matter what the humidity is.

As PDF's Sorry, just couldnot resist. But, like others, shelf liner and spray adheasive. Shelf Liner from Walmart is a lot cheaper than Painters tape. The adheasive on painters tape is very week and any little dust will prevent it from sticking well. I personally do not like wetting the wood with MS to get a pattern off. Takes some time to dry and I find it interferes wuth the finishing process.

Really sorry there is a Covid Ban , nothing personal and Mr. Government guys didn't ask me for my opinion on the ban but I gave it to them anyhow. I hate when I am ignored! The ban will lift in time for me to get a winter month in Texas or somewhere.

Very attractive and very creative too, showing your artistic side!

I usually use full sheet labels on top of clear shelf liner (for larger patterns) or blue painters tape (for smaller patterns). This usually works well and is easy enough to remove after the cutting is done. But I am having a problem with the pattern lifting on a project I am currently working. I think I know what I did wrong. I sanded the wood before applying the pattern but I think I neglected to use a tack cloth to remove the sawdust before applying the shelf liner. Lesson learned.

Great job cutting and finishing. Like the pattern too.

Awesome job!!! I have never done anything like that. wouldn't know how. But you did an Awesome job.

Plenty of Goats in this area. Fantastic job.

awesome job

very nice

very nice

Very nice cutting and finishing. Great pattern also!

Love it and it put a smile on my dial. Marg

That is terrific, well done. Marg

Nice!

I absolutely love it!

Another thing that has been lost is taking pride in a job well done no matter what the pay. I was taught that if I did a good job I'd be compensated accordingly. I've always tried to give it my all.

Beautiful job!

Pays to drive slow along some roads. Never know what you will find. I like that. It is farm life for sure.

Here they replaced MS with something called "turpatine". Sort of like turpentine but smellier. The MS has hardly any odor so they decided we should use the smelly stuff so we would be more aware. I'm sorry but I'm sick & tired of someone telling me how to live my life. When I get to 100, I don't want to be laying in a hospital dying of nothing. Let me alone!

blue painters tape, spray the back of the pattern with 3M-77 and let the pattern tack up for about 30 seconds.. put it on and press it down good. Works like a champ.

Oderless MS have two formulas.. one has to be CARB compliant. I've read it's not as good as the non CARB vesion of the same stuff... I've heard of people using it to remove their pattern applied directly to a project. I've wondered how much residue it leaves, and how long do you have to let the wood dry before you can try to apply a finish. I use painters tape on the wood with the pattern glued to that. Yes I have to spend a little time picking pattern pieces out ( I never do those super intricate portraits) but I can apply a finish right away. No waiting.

I like that.. very nice.

Nice job. I've not ever tried doing any inlay yet..

I may try it next time I use it.. see if I can flatten it before putting the pattern on. I just glued up some quarter sawn red oak for the next project.

We can always see things that we can do better. Thanks so much.

Very cool!

The whole covid thing is getting a joke now, I know if i was 90 I would rather see my son than be kept apart. At 90 I would be counting my days and having my family stopped from seeing me would drive me nuts. Wish you and your family well and hope you get to see your dad soon. Your lock down sounds worse than ours here in the UK.

Yes they are coming in from California by the truck loads, housing is much cheaper, and cost of living is down, RJ

I'll keep that in mind. I'm still using some of the assortment I purchased from you a few months ago.

The answer to the labor problem is simple. The Fed should stop sending out checks! They should also take "minimum wage" out of our lexicon. Once folks start realizing they need to work to survive, they'll take any job at any pay rate. My Dad worked for $0.10/hr during the depression. The pay rate should be based on ability & quality. Get back to Real thinking and not fantasy! JMHO!

Very cute.

It is a rather simple piece but you were right she does like it. I am so glad I made it for her Dick heppnerguy

Still here. We just can't find a place that is comfortable on a year round basis. Too hot, too cold, too humid. Yada yads yada. And, we're old. So, we'll just stay here and ignore the politics and high cost of living. Oh, and the ever-increasing crowds.

It does get hot here in Montana on occasion. Last year I added extra insulation in the roof over my shop and as long as I keep my doors closed it stays comfortable even on the days in the mid 90's. What is worse here is when fire season ramps up and there are days that even in the shop with doors closed you are still breathing smoke.

Well I myself don't go down to my shop during the day, I am down there before daybreak, I suffer from sleep apnea, so I am up before the chickens, down at my shop by 4am and normally back up at the house by 9am. I do have a small fan just incase of warm mornings, like this morning.

I made a set of these for my grandson and my nephew for Christmas gifts. Both were just under 2 at Christmas. I know my grandson loves his set!