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Well all of the painting and glue up are done, plus I have 2 coats of Lacquer on them. This weekend I will wood burn my signature and the date, then I will install the hanger brackets. From then on they will have time to let the finish cure and the smell of the Lacquer disappear before I give them to the recipients that I have chosen. Dick

Recently finished this little guy as part of my wildlife collection. Dick

Recently I have started making one more type of patterns - puzzles, and here is new one: Wolf puzzle. Recommended size is 8,5 x 7,5 inches, 22 pieces, contour is optional. Wolf puzzle pattern

Okay, I almost wasn't going to post this since it is just a scrolled heart, nothing fancy but tricky inlaying it in there. I did inlay a few on cutting boards (with the help of you folks) and now I tried it on a box. Nothing fantastic like all the wonderful scroll work that everyone puts on here, but its a start for me. This is now my second box I have ever made. I kind of like boxes. But hope to move on to other scrolling adventures and move from hearts . The wood is Spalted Hackberry and walnut. I had a challenge with the mortise lock but it does work and actually I need help putting hinges on and keeping them level for the next time I make another box...they are a bit wonky but at least they do work.

Thanks Travis, we still need a green with envy one.

Another color filled eagle. Made from cherry. https://www.facebook.com/tjswoodshop

Marie, with a sled, the blade is tilted to 45° and the box sides and ends are cut flat on the sled. You wouldn't necessarily need a sled. Safer and more accurate, though.

Awesome box. I have a chop saw but use my table saw with a sled for cutting my box miters.

Here is my one color piece. Sitting in the sun drying as we speak. I coated it in Danish oil.

Me too, not quite 30 years but I bought a can back in 2007 and still using it today and I wax about 2 times a month all the surfaces of the saw tables bandsaw, tablesaw, drill press, planer, and I even do the bottom side of the dremel plunge router so it glides across the wood when I used to us it. I am getting close to being gone as the bottom of the can is bare but still around in the edges. When I found out they was discontinuing it I found a new can on eBay so I bought it. Should last me probably close to the rest of my scrolling years..

Here is the final Sam Elliot. I chose a framing method I had not used before. I glued the piece on a larger backer board and then framed it. The frame is heart pine that was revived from an old roof deck. My brother gave me some.

I do have a sled but have not used it with the blade tilted to 45 degrees, but I do see what you are saying now. Hmmm...I will try that on a scrap and see how it works...totally makes sense...thanks Gene for that info. Much appreciated

Don graciously made this pattern for me, thanks Don. I used to work with a guy over 25 years ago that just turned 80 years old. I haven't seen him or his family for at least 10 years. I actually taught his oldest daughter how to drive. I was given an invite to his surprise birthday party that she was giving him. Don made this pattern and it's a good thing that I made it the next day,, I was off by a week on the date of the party. I didn't have time to do anything fancy with it. I was planning on using BB Ply but found a piece of Cedar. I had thought that it would be a little nicer than the ply, but it didn't have much grain. 1/4" Cedar, used a FD UR1 and a few coats of lacquer.

Ray, as far as I see this there is a problem with the mail in S.A. I think one solution would be blades in a birthday card but their mail system is very suspect ??, of course she could have multiple birthdays if we do that. I don't know of the courier services in S.A. so we will wait and see if Loskoppie has any suggestions. I don't know if they have Amazon out there either as that could be an easier way to get things. ??

I love Sam Elliott too...Well done!

I added a new emote to posts. In the bottom right corner of a post, you'll now have a Wow! emote.

Well if you come up with a way that won't break either of our banks just let us know what you need. We can put blades in a birthday card or something like it. Other stuff might being more creative but we can getter done!

Our family goes back a little farther than John Deere does with the tractor. My wife's great grandfather was the first person to build and mass produce the gasoline powered tractor. It was called the Little Bull. Here is a photo of it. Dick heppnerguy

Fat Fendered Toy Car Made from a pine 2x4 and hand-painted with a brush and pink acrylic paint. The wheels are finished with amber shellac.

Travis, thank you first of all for asking and thank you for having this forum.....At first when I saw the ribbon "Looking for some feedback" I thought it was one of those surveys, so I ignored it (if it would have said "Travis would like your opinion" I would not have ignored it)...Anyway, I am a newbie as well, I agree with Frank regarding the Q & A... I do go there quite often as well. I also go to the Other Works quite often to look at other folk's work. I didn't even know there were Groups... Anyway, I just looked at the "groups" and all but one group looks like it hasn't been active since December. I have never joined any forums before (this being my first and I just joined facebook a couple of months ago only to use the "Market place" to look for a scroll saw, I haven't been on it since)... I am very happy I found SSV but even on this forum, I find joining a group intimidating. Because of that, I like the "other works" since I can see what folks are doing without being in a "Group". Thanks again

Marie, that box is beautiful craftsmanship, RJ

Thank you, my friend, I wouldn't be doing all of this without your's and other's encouragement.

Jerry, I didn't have a pattern...Well, I did used my mother's 1930's little cedar chest that she got when she graduated from school as the shape. I liked the round front and back top and the little feet and handles. I think I will make more like this but try different scroll ideas...

Thanks, Marie. I THINK I have it.

"Just a box". you mean just a very nice looking box. Very well done.

awesome job

It isn't "just a scrolled heart". It is a beautiful piece of work.

Never thought of doing a box. We all need a box to store all those treasures we have collected through the years. Where did you find the pattern? Guess I can search the web. Very nice cutting. Jerry

Very pretty, great choice of wood. The dovetails are awesome. Great job.

Excellent!!! Could you please describe your interesting dovetail process. I mortice the top of the box for the hinges. Usually, deep enough for both leaves. That keeps them straight.

Very nice! I couldn't build a box to save my life.

Thank you Dave, coming from you, that is quite a compliment! My table saw only cuts 3 inches high so the only way I could see cutting it was to use my chop saw since the box is around 5 inches tall. Thank you again

I thought I heard Johnson quit making their paste wax. Would be a horrible shame.

The one problem I ran into was when I did the 45 degrees, my chop saw wouldn't cut to the very bottom of the wood, so that is why I had to take it to the bandsaw so I could flip it around and cut again the last bit. So I actually, did the first 45 degree, ran to the band saw cut off most of the excess that the miter saw didn't and then back to the miter saw...Kind of goofy, but it worked. If you find a better way, please let me know.

Gene, Well, I kind of figured I wanted the dovetails to be on both sides, so I took small scraps of walnut, cut them to the thickness of the Hackberry, made a dovetail like I always do (I can't remember what they are called, "half blind dovetails" maybe?") took that piece to the bandsaw and cut off most of what was left of the walnut (carefully), then took it to the chop saw and cut that at a 45 degrees, did it again until I did it 8 times for 4 pieces of Hackberry (2 on each side) than I glued it all together and by golly it worked! I tried it on 1/2 inch thickness the first time and I thought it too thin. This is just under 3/4" and it was less scary. hope that makes sense.