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I've been working on this project for about a month. (I only get to work at scrolling about a day or day and a half per week.) The wood is from a discarded table and is MDF with veneer on both sides. It is 3/4 inches thick and very heavy. The piece is 11 x 14 and the pattern is from "Grandpa." (Thanks Paul) I cut it using Pegus MGT #3 and #5 and also some FD #5 UR. I finished it with natural oil and gave it a half dozen coats of clear gloss. I chose this piece of wood because I thought the dark and light grain in the veneer was unique but now that the project is finished I wonder if I made the right decision. The picture makes it appear to have a rough finish but it is actually very smooth. My wife works for a school and the mascot is a lion. She has already claimed it as her own and she is happy with it. I guess I should just remember the old saying, "Happy Wife, Happy Life!"

I finished this on Monday, May 13th, actually took several Mondays. The pattern is by Jacob Fowler and found in "Woodworker's Pattern Book". I used 1/2" Mahogany 8" x 12" with 3/4" Red Oak for the base. The base has a slot to hold the upright. I used FD UR #1 and #5 blades. The finish is three coats of spray Polyurethane Clear Satin. Comments welcome.

Horch (1899-1939) August Horch was the manager of Karl Benz's factory between 1896 and 1899, when he decided to set up his own car manufacturing business. His first car was built in 1901 but things were tough and by 1909 Horch was squeezed out of his own company by its board of directors. He retaliated by setting up a new company called Audi, which would join the Auto Union alongside Horch in 1932. Horch would continue to produce cars under its own name until 1939, but after the war the company's Zwickau factory was in East Germany so it was turned over to truck production under the Soviets. As part of the Auto Union group, the dormant Horch brand is now owned by Volkswagen. The Horch was at the Concors D’Elegance at Pebble Beach and won best in show and was recently sold in auction for 6+ million. 1938 Horch 853 | conceptcarz.com In the original design, I did do the very narrow grill but because of the size (EX-16) I couldn't cut the individual pieces of the grill and started to wander. I could have done it with a larger SS.

Okay, I may have slipped up. The wife decided she was not happy with it and took over the project. As much as I like the contrast in the grain and agree with many who have commented that the lion looks like he is peering through slats with a ray of sunlight across his face, the wife did a fantastic job with her finishing touches.

Never tried cutting MDF with my saw. I have cut it with other saws. You did an Awesome job!!

Hi Rodney: I kinda like the look of this one - He's hiding in the shade with the sun coming through Well done, so put your tissues away and be proud of this one Fab4

Did this as a present for my in-laws and added some wood burn

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Down Right Awesome job she did!!!

Yeah, roger that! I have on my "to-do" list making a large cabinet for my wife's cake making equipment, but decided to wait until (hopefully) the price increasing bubble bursts.

hello scrollers just found this site . i'm newish to scrolling live in cheadle staffordshire near to stoke on trent uk

ingenious !

Very well done. The cutting looks great.

I too have never heard of this car, but it is beautiful. Your cutting is superb. Again, thanks for the history.

I just ordered from Ocooch Hardwoods. I needed the wood and didn't check the prices.

Love your car cuts! Nicely done - thanks for sharing them

I actually like it as well - looks like he is in the shadows of a fence or barn slats peering in to his next meal. Nicely done

This lion is smelling through a slot in an old building. He is smelling fresh meat, you. Cool idea. pick up some ones cheap furniture. I have been considering a tv table as a functional scrow saw item. A lion staring at you while using a tv tray would be interesting. You would need a plexiglass cover.

very nice job

Nicely done!

You mean they allow Whiskey in the O.C.?

Haven't tried coke, but I've heard about it. I use Simple Green on all my cleanable blades - table saw, band saw, skilsaw, and hand saws. soak them in simple green for 20-30 minutes. Then, brush them good with a hard bristle brush (I use a fingernail/hand brush). Rinse then in really hot water - dry them, and rub them with some WD40 or other good oil. I've had contractors bring gummed up blades into the store to make sure they get the same new blade. I check the teeth on their blade and send them down to cleaning supplies for some Simple Green. On table saw and 12" miter saw blades, they're saving some dollars by just cleaning their blades.

If it looks stupid and it works - it's not stupid.

There are so many versions of the Corvette and you cut a truck load of BBPW cutting them all. Thought I would go for an early classic.

That is really super and well deserved.

He will love it. Who does not love a John Wayne Portrait if they are over 60. You did a great job. Marg

Just went to my supplier, all wood in his mill went up minimum $.50 and as much as $1.00 per bd ft. Poplar is now costing me $3.50 bd ft or $51 per 16'x10" board. Insanity - thanks to you know who! Anyway, basswood however did manage to go down $.10 a bd ft Looks like I'll be trying out Grandis for some of our projects - it is not expected to increase in price in fact is expected to decrease slightly. Thanks in advance for reading

Last week, I glanced at a sheet of plywood, can't remember the thickness, but it was $92 and change! Probably 1/2", but may have been what passes for 3/4" now. I don't use anything like that, but my head hurts just thinking about folks trying to build a cabinet carcass. (Or, God forbid, a whole kitchen of cabinets.)

I was born and raised in a lumber town. I hope the prices for lumber continue to rise until they reach a reasonable level and stay there. Where reasonable allows towns such as mine to prosper rather than to suffer from the boom and bust economy that the town has endured for over 100 years.

(OP) I have noticed something that is fixing the blade breakage issue I was having: when attaching the blade, make sure to move the tension lever as forward and down as possible. This seems to stretch the blade by the correct amount. Moving the tension lever back moves the top holder up, and results in the largest distance between upper and lower blade holders. Assuming no slack, the blade is stretched by the difference in the distance between the holders when the blade was attached and the distance between them when the lever is thrown back. I noticed that the minimum distance between the holders does not occur when the tension lever is completely forward and down; it happens when the lever is a bit higher than that. I was attaching the blade at this (minimum distance) position, which stretches the blade too much (at least for the 2/0 blades I am using). Thanks! xocd

This would be a great idea if I still had a strong back. Not anymore. Sad!