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Just finished this Edmonton Oilers NHL plaque for my father. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta and came to live in the UK when he was 5 years old. He is now in his early 90s and has been a lifelong Oilers fan. The letters and border were cut out individually then painted accordingly and glued back into place, finished with a few coats of clear lacquer. I myself am a Colorado Avalanche fan ! Regards, Alan.

This is a Jim Blume pattern cut from 1/4-inch Baltic Birch stained natural with a Birch backer stained Ebony. The frame is pre-fab framing material cut to size. The piece has four coats of Polyacrylic with light sanding with 320-grit sandpaper between coats. I primarily used Pegas 2/0 spiral blades with a few Pegas 2/0 MGT blades in a few areas. Overall it was a really fun cut. Thanks again, Jim Blume, for a great pattern.

Another Steve Good design finished over the weekend and I spent way too much time and trouble... I hate to scroll ovals, especially two with one being slightly larger for the backer. Nothing seemed to go right. Drilled the entry holes a tad too little in the tight spots and bent new blades trying to bottom feed. I ran an old blade in first to make the holes a bit larger and it helped "some" of the time. Got so pissed I loosened the clamps and tried to snatch the bent blade out but, forgot to loosen the bottom one and sliced my thumb. Good thing the blades have small teeth. It kept going downhill when the flat black paint on the wood backer showed fish eyes and had to repaint even though the wood was prepped properly. I also wanted to line the backer up to have an even reveal all around and didn't want to chance it with glue and have it set up before I got it centered. So, I ended up using double stick tape which let me move it around before I put the pressure on it. Whew, didn't mean to write a book but sometimes something that I thought would be easy to do ends up kicking my butt!!!

Love this beautiful piece of live edge Cherry. Pattern is in the Library. For some reason it's blurry until you click on it.

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Here is my new Christmas countdown calendar. Digits are replaceable, I made a short video preview to show how it works. Recommended size is 8,5 x 6,5 inches, pattern consists of 4 layers, stand and digits (2 layers) Pattern - https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlexFoxUA

Here is my attempt at this great pattern. Not sure what the wood is, except thin! This is only my third attempt at spirals. Used a #1. Some lines became suggestions . Finished with beeswax/mineral oil.

With very little traffic on Halloween night this is how I feel sometimes Fab4

Thank you Marg! I wasn't sure where it would wind up when I made it, but it's going to my sister who who is a church secretary. It's going in her office, so I added the text.

This project was cut on a 16" x 10" x 5/8" piece of salvaged American Chestnut using patterns by Jacob Fowler and Sue Walters for the scrollsawing which I then modified during the carving process. It was stained with artist oil paints and finished with Minwax Polycrylic finish. The Chestnut seen in the background was not stained and this is the natural color of the wood. It was easy to see why Chestnut was so popular among the early American furniture craftsmen because of its workability and finishing qualities. Dick

Took me a while, but added a backer, stained, and clear coat sprayed on (by my husband) and now in a box headed south for my Mom. I love how it turned out!

After all that it looks like it turned out excellent. Well done.

looks good

It looks good. Have you tried E6000 to glue your pieces together. It gives you a good amount of time to position your piece and it has a great bond even on painted surfaces.

Kinda reminds me of the animal cracker boxes of old.

A great addition to a beautiful piece.

Thanks all Millweb Love your lamp it is lovely or beautiful. I was Looking at trying to use one of Steve Good's patterns he makes for candles they have holes or patterns with cut outs(scroll). I will go to your site to read that and see Thanks for putting my mind at rest will start to get won up and going. As always You were all helpfull Barbara

When I was confirmed our class song was "His Eye is on the Sparrow". Within the song are the words "and I know He watches me". Jerry

I absolutely love that. Yes I also fit in that category.

Hmm, some photos might help since I am not certain what you're talking about. Is this adjuster at the back of the saw or near the front of the saw. I'm thinking you're talking about the clevis looking think at the front end of the saw.. but I'm not sure.

Excellent cutting, RJ

Frank, looks like a good setup, RJ

Barbara, I am a licensed electrician, and see nothing wrong with what you plan to make as long as you keep the lamp wattage low or go with LED light and in either case, leave some clearance and vents around and above the bulb to allow the heat to escape. For an LED or a 4-8 watt bulb you won't need much clearance, as long as air can circulate up through past the light and out through the top (kind-of like a chimney). I can't imagine what design you have planned or what light source you plan on using, but if you keep ventilation in mind when building it, you should have success. Posting a little of the details might help me (and others) better understand if adequate ventilation is an issue or not. I will continue to watch (and comment) on this post as you design and build this. Charley

You may or may not recall a couple of weeks ago I posted a paper cut pattern of a little house tucked in among a lot of foliage. Well I received a lot of nice comments. I found still another paper cut pattern that was a little more challenging than the first one and showed it to my wife who immediately wanted me to cut that one with a matching backer board color. So I printed the pattern and set out to cut it for her. She was pleased with it and we hung it yesterday beside the first paper cut pattern containing the little house. I again cut the entire pattern with a #1 spiral blade and after a few hours had it finished. I used a 1/4 inch thick solid core Baltic Birch covering, of which I do not like the wood I used but it came out alright from the front side. Now my wife is happy having the new item on the wall and I was thrilled to find a project that challenged me to cut. Dick heppnerguy

Another bottle opener. This one has a silicon wafer inside a clear cavity. This is made from a beautiful piece of myrtle. I tried to have the grain show liquid pouring action. Me. Mark Eason

Barbara, I’m not quite sure what you are wanting to make but the heat generated and dissipated inside a box that has a lot of open fretwork shouldn’t be that much of a concern as long as the light source you’re using doesn’t get crazy hot. When I make my Nite Lites the light chamber is only about 2”x 4” x 7” high and the only "venting" is from the scrolled front panel. I use a 7w nightlight bulb and never have a problem with heat build up. IMG_1469.webp

As long as you keep the wattage low so it doesn't produce a lot of heat. The safest way would be to use LED bulb. I use flameless candles in my projects .