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Been kinda busy, so I haven't listed anything, but here's what I've been up to.

I normally like to cut portraits but decided to cut out the Serenity Prayer. Since I was staining red I stained my little under the counter shelf project red.

I’m making the wife a flower box that looks like the wood box on an old Case steam engine and these are going on the ends of it. My dad was a Case tractor dealer and the wife and I both worked for Case here in Iowa. The eagle was called Old Abe. He has been the symbol for Case tractors since the beginning in the 1800s.

I stack cut 2 and can't decide which one I like better. Sue Mey pattern.

I met a cabinet maker a few month ago through the VFW. He started saving some of his cutoffs for me and I picked them up yesterday. Started sorting thru it and this is what I sorted out so far. The left side is Alder, the right is Oak. Just getting started, I’ll be at this all day

This is the 5th of my Peanuts calendar puzzles. Used a more "traditional" piece cut on this one. Seems my "figure 8" cut is a bit too challenging with pictures that have so much plain background color. 11.25” x 12” 272 pieces

I've been busy working on a number of projects in the shop recently. Here they are: Graduation present for my grandson Josh (Steve Good Pattern) Dinosaur Counting Puzzle (revised painting ) Charcuterie Board with Epoxy River I took a charcuterie board class at the local Rockler shop - here's the completed project. and a couple of Steve Good Puzzles

I cut out my daughter in laws name with the cats. She really liked them.

Ok, most everybody has seen the votive candle holders that I've made in the past but for those who might not have, I'm including a picture of a finished one. I'm also posting pics of all the parts for the 4 that I'm currently making for my wife to give away. She likes this particular thing more than any of the other stuff I've made for her and so it has become her "go-to" gift. The original pattern called for a glass of some sort with a votive candle in it but my wife went to Hobby Lobby and found the flameless candles that just fit so she includes one of them along with the holder. The pics show all the parts both cut and still to be cut. The 8 side panels for each one take about an hour each to cut out. They are compound cuts and just take a long time to do. I've tried every way I can think of to speed up the process but it just can't be done any faster. Lots of taping and re-taping to hold everthing together while cutting. Time consuming to say the least. The other pieces are 4 tops, 4 bases and 8 supports. 4 of the supports are recessed into the tops and can't be seen but the other 4 go at the bottom and are attached to the base unit. The bases still need to have the outer edge routed. I should have done that when I routed the underside of the 4 tops but forgot. I hate routing anything because of the noise and the mess but it's a necessity sometimes. Anyway, I hope you understand what all this is about. Please don't pay any attention to the 4 base unit patterns. When I scanned them in, there was a shadow on the pattern and I could not get rid of it so it just came out this way.

When I first started reading this Dale, I thought "Now here's either a tough bloke or a suicidal one" Like buying my Missus a drill for Mother's Day After noting that she also worked for the company I did breath a sigh of relief A beautiful and colourful project mate.

Here is what I found and I think this will be what you want to do. A simple fix if you have the tools to work with. This is a Harbor Freight saw but it's similar.

Ray, your work always amazes me.. the quality of products many folks do on here and the uniqueness of some of the projects. A lot of folks say they envy the people that can do what they like for a living and I am thankful to be able to do that but at the same time I envy those that can take on and create unique projects. Dave Monk with his inlay work is another that I like to see. I wish you all would post more of your works and some of the process to get those beautiful results.

We had our first clock sale 2 weeks ago (it took a few days to get the process down). A big thank you and shout out to @kmmcrafts for all the information relating to the drill bit size and clock insert as well as providing access to the insert! Also a shout out to every one who offered suggestions on mounting items. I went with a dowel for the clock tower and polyurethane glue for the dragon (this glue is now my go to for difficult glue ups!) Made from blond Poplar, measures 9 1/2" base x 6" height with a 2" clock tower insert with spray acrylic coating. I left enough room on the insert tower for engraving should the customer want in the future. Thanks as always in advance for reading

The common courtesy that I try to follow is to share a direct link to where a pattern can be found if I can. If I can’t find the direct link, I would try to give a link back as best I can so here to the Village in general if I knew that was where I had found it. So, For example, if it’s a JGR pattern (or another one I had purchased somewhere), I would share the direct link to the pattern so it can be purchased. If I couldn’t give the direct link, I would give the link to her home page. I would do the same even when the pattern has been shared for free somewhere. For example, if it’s a Steve Good pattern, I would first try to find the original blog post where he shared the pattern and provide the direct link back to it. If I couldn’t easily find it, I would provide a link back to his home page of his blog. in this instance, I would do as you did, say where I had gotten the original pattern from, the Scrollsaw Village website, and then provide a direct link back to where it can be found here. (I signed out and checked and you would need to be a member and signed in to access patterns shared it looks like so they would need to join to be able to see and download.) So, for the pattern in question here, I would post a link back to it here and note you would need to be a member or join in order to see and download from here: https://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/topic/44200-two-heads-and-entwined-bodies-pdfs/ However, since in this instance, I also happen to know that Frankorona actually first made and shared the original Image that FrankEV used to made the pattern from, I would also share that note with the link to the pattern thread indicating such so he was acknowledged as the source for the image and photo Frank used to make the pattern from (as Frank noted when he first shared his own photos of the piece he cut here): https://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/topic/44162-two-heads/#comment-475942 And this next thread is where Frankorona first shared his images the month prior (noting he used photo from the internet, so not his original image either ) and from which Frank made the pattern from (because Frankorona didn’t have an actual pattern to share, just his photo but gave Frank permission to create the pattern.) https://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/topic/44050-modernist-figures/#comment-474724 In this instance, sharing those three links may seem excessive to some, but to me, it’s all needed to give proper credit to Frankorona for first sharing his photo of his work, then giving Frank permission to use his photo to create his own version and to then share the pattern Frank created with members of the village. I feel it is important to give proper credit so in this particular instance, that credit would be to both Frankorona and then Frank. Normally, it would not be quite so “complicated” however. The only time I might “share” directly would be if someone had given specific permission to post and share elsewhere on the pattern it’s self. (I have seen this done). However, even then I would still attempt to give a link back if I could. Since the patterns shared here are shared by members for members of the village, in my humble opinion, I would not post one I downloaded from here somewhere else or pass it on to someone but would point them back to where they could find it just as I would if it was a pattern I had purchased.

You have been busy. They all look good. No favorite here.

Very well done. Perfect piece of wood for that project.

aww iv always love him!!! and your cutting looks more like a black and white picture of him....at least to me

They are all lovely, my favorit would be the puzzle though. Kids love dinos and the bright colors will defently draw the kids to it, and sneaking some learning in toys iv always loved lol its much easer teaching kids when the learning is fun lol espicaly when they dont really understand that they are learning while there playing lol

Those are so cute!!! you did a great job!!

They all look great but i to love the dalpin ( Iv given up on saying someday i will learn to spell lol) The waves are fantastic!!! did you make the pattern yourself? I could see those waves put a little differently with a serfer on it, and maybe a beach humm wounder how that would work lol

Looks like a big project. Looking good!

Always gotta start with the most basic stuff like.. Is it plugged in? Power at the outlet? You already said the switch and fuse was fine but have you checked to see if the motor will spin freely, some motors have a slot in the end of the shaft where you can put a screw driver and spin it over.. some of these saws get stopped in a odd position and won't start back up unless you spin the motor over a little.. My old DeWalt did that a time or two over the 10-12 years I had it. Also have you checked the motor brushes?

That will keep you going!

Very nice! You’ll have wood for the next year or two!

very nice work. Have you considered using a jig to hold the pieces together instead of taping & retaping. Steve Good has a pattern for a jig on his site. Might speed things up a bit.

The font is Berlin. Don in Brooklyn ON created the pattern for me. There is a Berlin font in Inkscape.

very nice

Thanks for the comments. I will post a picture of the flower box when it’s done.

I use both Gimp and Inkscape. When I first started, the most challenging thing was the language. If you don't know what something is called, you can find how to do it with Google. There are many tutorials available online for both.

Sweet !

You have been busy. They all look great, time well spent. Marg

Looks great, flower boxes are a great idea, especially after all the cold we've had. Chris

Sorry to sound contrite, but I think a simple solution may be to slow your cutting speed. High speed equal ahressive cutting. Also. Possible tooooooo agressive blade selection for the wood you are cutting. Thin wood means use small blade.

I bought a book on Gimp many years ago. I tried learning from the book. I still know nothing about Gimp. The videos are far better. A classroom would be best. I'd love to find a class on Inkscape.

Very nice. Great colors.

My oldest would be coming up on 62.

Nice work Barb and sounds like you have a longtime client there. I guess she'll keep you busy as long as her family and friends keep having kids! I was wondering, what font did you use?

There was a set in one of the Scroll saw magazines. Maybe a couple of years ago.

Thanks Barb, That is what I was looking for.

Thanks Barb, have/had those now lost but thanks to you I now have them again...Cheers...

neat patterns, thanks

great sight for everyone to check out. has stuff on almost all saws..thanks for posting this link, Ed Dick heppnerguy

Hi, Go to Rick's page here: http://www.scrollsaws.com/ and you will find every possible option I'm sure. Good Luck! Ed

Cheryl did you get your saw running? To test if it is the switch you could use a jumper wire with alligator clips on each end. Let us know what was wrong when you get it up and going.

Frayed cord, loose connection, flakey outlet? Yes, now pile up the sawdust.

Great news now you got to catch up making sawdust so up and at em.

I didn't have any luck blowing out the dust but after unplugging all the connections and then plugging them back, the saw has been starting fine.

Try another fuse,i've had fuses look good but weren't.

You should also make sure there is no humming or any sign that the saw is jammed or bearing seized as that could cause it not to run

As I understand it, a switch is just a way to break a circuit. So, if you unplug your saw and then take the two wires going to and from the switch and connect them to one another and plug in the saw, the saw should run it the problem is within the switch. First make sure that you have power at your outlet. You can plug in a space heater or a lamp or drill or something like that. If you have power at the outlet and connecting the two switch wires together still does not work, then it could be a broken wire inside the saw. It is easy to dismantle and put back together. It is quite simple to do. There are several videos on the saw and i know someone can direct you to it,if you so desire. If you take it apart take a good look for anything that might have a lot of play or shows signs of metal shavings . that should give you a clue too. If you have a tester you might try to see if there is a break anywhere in the wire with it. Not sure I have the answer to your problem but i hope I have helped you in one way or a another. Good luck, Post again when you figure it out, it could be helpful to myself or other people, later on. Dick heppnerguy