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Hello friends, the next job I did not do with a band saw, since I do not have that machine. To make the figure I used 3/4-inch pine wood with my old scroll saw and blades No. 5 I really wanted to make my lamp and it was quite an experiment and surprise that it cut well with wood of that thickness. Thanks in advance for your comments and greetings to everyone!

Most of probably saw this pattern that Steve Good published this morning. My oldest granddaughter who is 3 has decided that spooky things and Halloween are the absolute best so I got to cutting after my cup of coffee. Now I need to determine how to paint this up for Shiloh so it can go on her bedroom wall. Cut on my Pegas with MGT#3 blade except for using a spiral blade for the veining. Be blessed. ADDED the painted version

Just finished another great pattern from Steve Good, Flying Eagle. 3/4" thick White Oak finished with Danish Oil.

Looks like you need to find a hardwood dealer!

Very, very well Done! Every one of us needs to cut this pattern and stand it on our desk. It is a beautiful piece, patriotic to some degree and shows off our hobby/talent to the umpteenth degree. I have it on my to-do list, just keeps getting pushed back as other projects seem to jump in front of the line. I wonder how many have cut this piece? Maybe we can get a headcount as we get replys to you post.

I just sent them an email to let them know what I thought of their packaging. I waited until today so I would cool off a bit. I don't like to send emails when I'm upset. Not all of the plans I bought have problems. The smaller one's are OK. It's just the large Wildwood plans that is the issue. Some were folded 4 times then jammed in a very small box causing a lot of creases and wrinkles. That is just not acceptable and I told them that. The patterns I bought from Cherry Tree are Wildwood designs. Cherry tree and Wildwood merged many years ago and the only place to get the Wildwood designs is Cherry Tree. It's either send them back or attempt to iron them flat as Roberta suggested above. (Thanks Roberta) After reading that, my wife said she remembers doing that in Home Ec. too.

Folks ask me if I could make patterns fit pieces of wood they have available. Of course scaling or changing the size of the pattern is one option many folks use. But here are some other options to consider. Taking a portion of a pattern and cropping it so as to fit a narrow board, or even making it into a circle or oval using your own thought processes and individual creativity can multiply all the patterns you have collected into many more options. Or how about liking the Indian woman in this pattern and wanting it to stand alone? Just crop out everything you don't want. Use your imagination and enjoy the journey.

As commented in a previous topic, my Excalibur saw was breaking 2/0 blades. (I use 2/0 blades for marquetry.) Leaving slack on the blade before tightening solves the problem, sort of: blades do break every so often, when there is not enough slack; and, the tension on the blade is erratic, sometimes too slack. The saw was not giving warms and fuzzies. Sawing was not fun. I took the plunge and ordered the Pégas chuck-heads. Installation was a breeze, once I found a 7mm wrench and a 3mm hex key. I am happy to report that I am not breaking blades and that the tension on the blades is consistent. Also, the saw seems to run more smoothly; this could be a figment of my imagination. xocd

I want to thank @Jim Blume for the great pattern. I used 3M 77 spray glue to attach 1/8" BB to 1/4" BB backer. Frame made of poplar and stained Minwax black along with the backer. My first fret work project in quite a while.

I haven't posted our projects in awhile, so thought I would post a few of our newest and commissioned works Thanks in advance for reading: A dual hanger for a customer: - this was fun. We used some really colored grain poplar and finished with Spar Urethane as it will be kept in a Florida room (for those not in the know, a Florida room is simply an enclosed porch either with screes, windows or sometimes both.) A custom picture frame - for a dog named Kort - we won't be doing many of these lol A desktop name plate - made from a Harvey pattern and our newest lettering offering One of our newest Wall Hangers for the motorcycle crowd - found the bike silhouette - thanks to the artist One of our newest puzzle creations - one of our creations A new Fantasy puzzle turning out to be very popular - available in 2 color combinations - think this is from the Fantasy book These are our most recent cuts and creations We have many more new puzzles and wall hangers as well but too many to post Thanks for reading

What Ray said

My granddaughter asked for a sparkle pink bat so she got it.

My Lowes also has glued up 12" wide Poplar boards. I cut up Poplar boards into 1 3/4" wide sticks that I make my frames from. Although expensive, 12" wide boards make the frames rather economical. But cant use the glued up boards as the uneven grain doe not work well for stained frames. I've settled on cutting up 8" wide 6' long boards into 4 sticks with little waste.

I've seen that with the oak they sell too. Not sure who their supplier is but this is not right.

I had to dig an old can out of the trash and put on my reading glasses to read the small print, but on the back of the Zinsser Bulls Eye Shellac spray can, under the USES section, it states; "Because Spray Shellac is 100% wax free, it can be used as a sealer under polyurethane and other finishes." As I said earlier, if you are using the liquid pre-mix, choose the Zinsser SealCoat. It is de-waxed shellac. The liquid shellac that is called Zinsser Bulls Eye Shellac, contains wax and should not be used as a sealer if you intend to top coat with polyurethane. To summarize; Zinsser Bulls Eye Shellac, in the spray can = De-waxed Zinsser Bulls Eye Shellac, liquid pre-mix = contains wax Zinsser Bulls Eye SealCoat, liquid pre-mix = De-Waxed

You can get sample cans at Home Depot interior or exterior. Lowe's has them too, but I don't have much experience with these.

My latest project - horse and horseshoe, each consists of 3 layers, project size 7,5 x 8 inches Video of making project Horseshoe pattern

I can Identify with the top one, Love your work Excellent job.

I especially like the hummingbird. Nice work.

They all look Super Fantastic!!

Congrats, I think you'll love using the saw. Hope to see some of your projects in the future.

Congrats Aberdeen. Be sure to post pics of your work once you get it all tuned up.

I just made a run to Lowe's for my usual purchase of poplar boards and seeing something I've never run into before... piecing together boards to make a 12" wide??? In my short 5 years of doing this, never seen this before... anyone else run into it? 6' long board cost has gone from $33 to $45 and now doing this?