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Brag Forum / Wild Horses.... :+}

« on: December 08, 2011, 03:28:02 pm »

Pattern Designer is non other than our own Grampa....
Here is another portrait I have to add to my collection of Horses.
I just Loved cutting this one.  Kinda tight in some places, but Yea!
all came out real good.  Danny  :+}

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The Coffee Shop / Your Checkbook Checkup....

« on: December 07, 2011, 07:31:37 am »

Some evening when you have a spare moment, get out your old
checkbook registers and read through the entries.  You may find it
interesting and perhaps somewhat startling, to discover just how the
money you've earned has been spent.
     The entries will read like a family history book.  They chronicle every
major event----births, deaths, and illnesses--and quite accurately reflect
your tastes, habits, and interests. 
     They record your vacations, travels, and other moves.  They also tell
much about how expensively you dress or how extravagantly you eat.
The total spent in each category will pinpoint the things that make the
greatest demands on your income--either because of need or by choice.

This was very interesting to me, so I looked thru a couple check registers.
Very much a eye opener....  Danny  :+}

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The Coffee Shop / just a wave of thots.... :+}

« on: December 01, 2011, 08:02:17 pm »

Who out there has everyday Habits?  Bet most all....   Do these doings just for example go in stride with your everyday routine?  Do you feel say for the moment that when a habit goes astray that something might be wrong?  Do you try and correct this ASAP?  Bet most all will say Hey its Old Age.  Yes?
Might be the reason.  Anyway this is just a thot.  Later....  Danny  :+}

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Brag Forum / Yeepeekiyea.... Christmas Ornament Arrived....Yea! :+}

« on: December 01, 2011, 05:01:25 pm »

Well my Secret Santa really wasn't secret (as I forgot to get in) and dgman offered to exchange ornaments with me.  Nice guy Huh?  Dan did a Wonderful Great job on these and I am Very Proud to be able to hang his craftmanship on our Christmas tree this year.  Thank you Dan....  :+}

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Brag Forum / My Secret Santa Ornament....Kind of.... :+}

« on: November 27, 2011, 12:48:11 pm »

Good :-) Morning ALL.... 
     Marcel and I agreed to exchange Christmas Ornaments this year. 
Here is a pic. of his Great Craftmanship and above all the way he finished it.
                          This Ornament will ALWAYS be hung on our tree every year.
Hope you all Enjoy....  Danny  :+}

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Blades cutting like cutting butter.... :+}

« on: November 27, 2011, 09:05:02 am »

Bet all have thought about when a blade has gotten to dull....
Heres my two cents....  A NEW blade will cut like if you imagined cutting thru butter....  After time you Will notice that this easy cutting has gone away.
Or when you get to the point where your having to push the wood into the blade harder than when you started.  I am sure I have been guilty of the as some projects I just wanted to get finished and kept on cutting even tho I knew it was time to change to a new blade.  Anyway....  Danny  :+}

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Hegner Scroll Saw Owners.... :+)

« on: November 27, 2011, 08:58:28 am »

Here's my up-date on my previous posts concerning blades breaking....
Talked with a gal named Jean who is the Customer Relation person for
A.M.I.  After experimenting with her suggestions heres what I determined.

I was tightening the lil knob way, way to tight which put a lot of presure on the blade.  Thats the exact place all my blades were breaking at. 

The piece that locks the blades to was faulty.  It is 12 years old and has had lots n lots of uses  and tightenings.  I ordered a NEW one and I am HAPPY to tell yas that after approx. a week of daily cutting I have NOT had a blade break. 

So to me besides replacing a worn out part my biggest trouble was myself.

And I still feel that Flying Dutchman blades are far the best out there.

Well thats about it, so will be looking forward to responses to this.
                                                           Danny  :+}

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Question....Laser Cutting.... ????

« on: November 26, 2011, 07:34:14 pm »

This is a late post, but at my Craft Show a few weeks ago I had TWO men ask me if my crafts were cut using a laser....Different times....  I have NOT ever thought about this.  (?)  Both were really nice.  After I told them NO I cut them with a Scroll saw they both responded with Nice Compliments and One of them told me I should invest in this way of cutting wood. 

My Question is this....  Is THIS "LASER" thing going to be the downfall of our Scrolling in a matter of time?

Hey any and ALL responses will be really Good...  Looking forward to this....
                                                   Danny  :+}

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Pattern Requests. / Please for a Horse Pattern. :+}

« on: November 14, 2011, 04:32:18 pm »

Have a potential customer requesting me cut a 8x10 portrait of a Horse.

She purchased the Horse design that Steve did and was in love with it, but she has two grand daughters (horse lovers) and wanted to give them each a picture. 

The portrait below is Steves....Could our designers make me a pattern simular to this?  Thanks in Advance....  Danny  :+}

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Good Show....

« on: November 14, 2011, 10:13:13 am »

Had a Craft Show in Fayetteville, Tenn. this past week-end.  Saturday was in my feelings good.  Sold $403.00 worth of my crafts.  Took orders from three customers.  Sunday as I feel usual was low attendance, but still managed to sell another $97.00 worth.  Yea!  I am very happy as last year on both days I only sold 101.00.  Terrible!  Wanted to take pictures, but this was against their policy....SO....  Had a corner area and had two five foot tables and one six foot.  I felt my display was Beautiful and as usual had many, many customers compliment me and also my craftsmanship. Yea!  Had nine different designs for ornaments.  Sold out of all the ones that had Merry Christmas 2011 the first day.  Remember me showing Sheila Landry's real cute ornaments?  Eleven different parts.  Well only two were bought.  And had 18 of the Gift Certificate lil holders.  NONE WERE BOUGHT.  Awful.  Anyway I am Thankful that I sold what I did.  Danny  :+}

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Brag Forum / A Different Type of Ornament.... :+}

« on: November 07, 2011, 04:28:11 pm »

These are designed by Sheila Landry and Dawie got me into cutting them.
I simply LOVE cutting and assembling them.  They look so Rich and Eloquent.
The picture is the best I could take.  To see them in person is very much different.  Enjoy....  Danny  :+}

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Sheila's Designs for Ornaments.... :+}

« on: October 30, 2011, 06:36:53 pm »

This is MAINLY for Dawie....  I purchased Shielas designs for her Beautiful Christmas Ornaments that you show all of us earlier.  Well I tell you I REALLY LOVE the way they look when finished.  Best type I have EVER cut.
Cutting the pieces out is a piece of cake and even gluing the (11) Eleven parts together is fairly simple.  Got better n better with each.  Danny  :+}

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General Scroll Saw Talk / JUST A WONDERING.... ???? ....

« on: October 29, 2011, 07:53:54 pm »

I know I have checked into this part of Our Forum for the past few days and I have noticed that there IS NOT a NEW POST since then.  Wonder Why?  OR
Am I missing or not into the right area?  Just Wondering....  Danny  :+}

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General Scroll Saw Talk / My Blade Experiment....

« on: October 24, 2011, 06:22:10 pm »

Flying Dutchman Scroll saw Blades are better than Olsen blades. 
FD leave very, very little fuzzies on bottom.  Olsen leaves some.
Olsen blades (at least the batch I ordered) are mostly twisted a
little on the top.  Olsen and FD both cut very good.  MY Two Cents.
                            Danny  :+}
P.S.  Quality wise my money will go to Flying Dutchman Blades....

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Christmas Ornament Exchange.... :+(

« on: October 14, 2011, 11:08:59 am »

Well I was told recently that Russ has already passed out names etc.
If so I haven't been notified yet?  Did I not get in?  Thot I was.  Danny :+(