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Sunday mornings are always busy in the shop fulfilling custom orders from my Saturday market... Got another request for a "double" with 2 dogs and for the first time, a request for a super sized single dog. Photos and comparisons.

It’s time for me to make Christmas ornaments. Here is one. Pattern from Scroll Saw Woodworking abs Crafts magazine. Wood is 1/4” flame box elder.

it is on the Blue Ridge Parkway as mentioned above, there is also a rest area with a restaurant there. Great place to visit.

I am sure you met such optical illusion before. I decided to make real object with such optical illusion effect and here what came out. Illusion pattern Making of project

In the Wooden Teddy Bear advanced patterns is one called "The Mill. I believe another name for the pattern is "Marbry's Mill". I found the real place picture the pattern is from, anyone know where the Mill is located? Chris

Big thanks to @WayneMahler for his help on this pattern. A friend's father's health is declining so they are moving his radio from his barn to his home and wanted a wall sign for his new "Shack". It's about 11" X 13" X 5/8" red oak.

This project has been haunting me for months. 1/2" Baltic birch ply, some Olson #2 spirals (about 14) FD new spiral #0/2 about 36), pilot holes with a #65 bit, min-wax classic gray 271 stain, DecoArt craft twinkles crystal (clear)(for the highlights),four coats Minwax clear satin finish, pattern by me (from a photo).

This great H. Botas pattern was slightly sized to fit a 13” W x 12” H panel. The cut panel is 5/32” thk. Solid Core ply affixed to a same size 1/4” thk BB ply backer. Both panels were hand painted with Artist Acrylic paints. The cut panel was cut using Pegas #0 Spiral blades. The assembled panel was finished with multiple coats of Delf Clear Gloss Lacquer. The Frame is a simple 1 3/4”wide Poplar, stained with Minwax Early American and protected with multiple coats of Minwax Clear Gloss Wipe-on Poly. Comments and critiques are always welcome.

Good evening Iggy, they look great, glad to see that you are busy making orders, RJ

beautiful picture

There was a mill near the town we used to live in Ohio. I used to go there to buy their unbleached flour to make bread. Every time I see one I think of that.

Thanks, Might take a trip there one day.. Chris

Did a Google search and came up with this: Mabry Mill - Milepost 176 - Blue Ridge Parkway . It is in Virginia. There is more information to be found through Google. Tom

My version of band saw box but made with a scroll saw.

Thanks for the nice comment

I haven't completely figured it out, but I do tend to break more spiral blades on my Hegner than my other saw. Not enough that I worry about it. I also had a gross of #3/0 FD-NS blades that I fought and fought on both my saws because no matter what I did, I would get the "hockey puck" bend on one or both ends, when mounting the blades. I started straightening the ends before mounting them, but I had never had to do that before. I finally decided there was something wrong with the blades, and ordered a new bunch... I was right.. laying the new and old blades side by side, I could see a difference. The old ones had more twists in the ends than the new ones.. The new one work like they should... So the point is, some time you can get a bad batch of blades..

"Work from the center out" is my best advice when working on delicate patterns. You can't always do this, but keeping the outer areas solid until the end helps with handling and moving the piece with as little damage as possible. But always remember that once the pattern has been removed, only you will see the little errors. Everyone else looks at the whole project at once and never sees the little errors. Charley

Yes, I meant #2/0 blades. Here is a closer view of the wing. I'm not sure why it was so hard to cut, this is my first real attempt to use spiral blades, and the blades kept breaking. I broke 6 blades (they would snap in my fingers) before I got them installed in the saw. I even went back to my old saw (Delta 2 speed with quick clamp) and broke just as many. The new saw ( Hegner 22") is better than the old saw about breaking standard blades.

In another thread, folks were discussing the hardness of various woods. I have this chart saved to my computer and if I remember to look at it, it helps me determoine which blades to use, and also if I really want to use that wood at all. Hope this chart helps. https://woodandshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/janka-wood-hardness-wood-and-shop.pdf

My best wishes to her as well for a full recovery

some fun Halloween patterns. Well done Dick heppnerguy

A great ornament for This coming Christmas. Good for a gift or just adding to your own decorations Dick heppnerguy

Here is a good reference you might wish to copy and refer to as time goes on. https://woodandshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/janka-wood-hardness-wood-and-shop.pdf

Thanks all "for not telling the designer" I messed with his pattern. As a few folks mentioned, those loooong cuts can sometimes be more of a challenge than many many small cuts. The zero insert works well too, especially with fragile cuts. Dennis Knappen likes my Elder pattern, and I have to say that it is also one of my favorites, and has been cut many times for folks here in Wisconsin's native American community. Thanks all for your comments, and especially working together to help out others who may happen upon this thread.

I like them all. Good luck with your sales

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Thanks Danny. I've never done Ham Radio. I suspect I would love it. When I was a teen, I lived in a very small town and CB radios were big with the young people. I had one in my car that I could also bring into my bedroom. Very fond memories of those times. I think it was more fun than Facebook or Twitter.