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this is a Steve Good pattern that I added to our great grandson's birthday presents. I have an extreme difficulty getting the photos I take of project from my camera to my computer so I do not post many of the ones i cut. This one did make it there, but still not sure how. This little toy will help my great grandson to have one more item to play with on his birthday coming up in a short time. This was an easy and quick one to make. The photo did not come out well as the sun was reflecting through the window onto it and made the whitish color look like it was not finished very well but it really ended up looking just fine in real life. The wheels,( that I did not have time to buy for this ), were just simple circles so I made the groove in them to give it a wheel / tire look and painted the tires black. That really did help a lot to give it some kind of realism that it otherwise lacked in that part. Dick heppnerguy

Gotta love a bad-eyed bad guy. Jack Elam took a pencil to the left eye when he was 11 leaving him blinded in that eye and causing it to drift off center, and likely changing the direction of his future as well. He appeared in many western movies, over 20 episodes of Gunsmoke, got shot down by little Joe Cartwright, and was a great comedic actor in movies like Hot Lead And Cold Feet. The portrait may not be perfect, but it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Thanks @MarieC for suggesting him. The pattern is in the library under new patterns if anyone is interested.

Wanting to give my beloved Penny something not available at a florist shop for Mother's Day tomorrow, I made a small walnut sasquatch and doweled it to a 1 inch thick oak scrap. The gravel is from our landscaping and "dead shrubs" are dogwood twigs from our trees. A layer of epoxy secures the gravel and drilled holes hold the shrubs. Finished with a coating of brushed on walnut oil. Model is about 8 inches tall overall. Penny was excited and loved it. We both enjoy Bigfoot stories and speculation. A message of my love is underneath. So much fun folks. The Pegas 7R MGT blade let me make one cut for the entire sasquatch outline in the 13/16 inch thick scrap walnut and 1 inch oak. No sanding needed except to break the edge. Did I say it was so much fun? Thank you each and all for your kindnesses, and my best to you all. Don.

I was working on my Intarsia project today, finally finished cutting the horse on the right (see below), and started some of the power carving. Sadly, the rotary flex cable broke as I was working, so I need a new part. Only $13 and it comes in tomorrow, but it set me back on that project. It is a key rack, that will be a birthday gift for my sister. Needless to say, I wanted to occupy my time today, so I cut this out. About 5 hours of scrolling for this. A bit of detail work and pierce work (Drill and cut inside). Still need to profile the edges and give it a good sanding, but wanted to fit the clock mechanism to make sure my tolerances were good. I had to make some on the fly design changes while cutting. I am reworking the design now for future pieces. I was asked if I would sell this, but I do not think I could justify the price. 7x8" @$1.5/inch would be about $85. I know I have $20 in it. And so far about 5 hours of my time. I cut slowly as I am anal about nailing my pattern lines. Plus I had to do some on the fly while cutting design changes. BTW, this is my current Intarsia project. It will be a gift for my sister. Currently finished cutting it out, shaped the left horse, now on to the right horse.

Dave, I see a new project in your works, looking forward to see your version, RJ

There is also paint available that will turn any surface into a magnetic board. It is a primer so you can paint over top.

Dave I think it is all one piece with the squares painted on. You can go with the mini magnets or you can buy sheets of magnets and cut to any shape you like.

I've made dishwasher signs, Clean on one side Dirty on the other. I drilled 1/4" holes in 1/4" ply to embed the magnets. Then glued 1/16" ply on both sides. Works great, hides the magnets and doesn't scratch the dishwasher.

Hi Charlie: Looking at your wall, what come to mind is this: INSANITY AT IT'S BEST - I mean that in a very respectful way Fab4

From the description, it says he has "magnets behind." I would drill a small hole deep enough to take the small magnet, but not deep enough to drill through the square. Of course, you would do the same thing with the playing piece, just have the opposite polarity. It would be a lot of drilling nearly 100 holes! The seller (Serhan) is from Turkey. I forgot if it was Istanbul or Ankara. Nice guy, his scroll saw plans are great and priced very reasonably too. This is what I use for magnets on my projects. I get a pack of 60 Mini Magnets for $6. https://amzn.to/3O7Zekd

The stacking bowls are a Steve Good pattern. I used 1" reclaimed Elm and 1/4" Sapelle. Finished with beeswax/mineral oil. I have no idea what woods the hands are. Both pieces were given to me. Possibly maple and cherry.

terrific work

The pattern is available at The Art Factory. https://theartfactory.com/product/victorian-clock/

Fantabulous cutting of Stella.Your choice and treatment of that birch is wonderful.

Another inquiring mind would like to know, too.

I've seen the ones with shelves but I like the idea of magnets better. Thanks for sharing.

Wow! That is so amazing! I am at a loss for words...and that doesn't happen very often . I do love your cowboy wall but your Jonny Cash is pretty hard to beat! I am sorry to hear about Sam and Froto....That is heart breaking. Are you going to do another? Love your Grandkids art, too...I suppose you look just like their drawings! MC

Simply amazing work!! Thank you for sharing the patterns too.

I really liked that pattern when I saw he posted it in the Clock thread. If I remember correctly he posted two. I did a quick search for that pattern back then and came up blank. Great job on yours!

Looks good! I love Bigfoot! My wife is a non-believer and I am always teasing her about Bigfoot. I have several patterns but to date have only cut one.

That's pretty neat! Here is another that has shelves across the board. https://www.etsy.com/listing/952352918/black-walnut-board-with-traditional?click_key=936256b7762f1e840f37e8a3464244397d45fc1e%3A952352918&click_sum=877462d9&elp_to_elp_for_all_recs=1&ref=landingpage_similar_listing_bot-2&sts=1&listing_id=952352918&listing_slug=black-walnut-board-with-traditional

HECK, I AM A LITTLE BIT OVER THREE AND I LOVE IT. I AM SURE HE WILL ALSO.

Thank you! No cowgirls yet. I noticed a couple of years ago when I had maybe 30 portraits total that they were all male and white. I corrected that and now have more diversity in race and gender. And yes, I did add him to the cowboy section.

Tip to get the letters lined up. Use the piece of wood you cut the letter's out of. Puts ome glue on the bottom of the letters and then pop them back in the piece of wood they were cut out from. Make sure you dont get glue on the edges as it will make it harder to remove the wood after when the glue dry's. Hope this make sense.

I love how you are doing so many new ideas for you. You are certainly not apposed to pushing your envelope. Nice and fun projects Dick heppnerguy

Great looking barb. I was almost going to try doing those boxes. Might have to give it a second look.

Really, what will that do to the piece. Never thought of doing something like that.

I wouldn't pay more than 200 and it would have to ne close

Looks the same as my 1992