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Introduce Yourself. / Re: Hello from California

« on: February 10, 2019, 12:56:39 pm »

Hello and Welcome from Frigid North Dakota

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Steve's email today about selling

« on: January 26, 2019, 11:27:31 am »

  no problem with questions...anytime.
I cut blanks for the project, then lightly sand both sides with 220 grit on orbital sander.
Wipe with tack cloth to get rid of any dust. cut and apply con-tac paper (shelf liner Wal-Mart)
Spray the back of my paper pattern with spray adhesive and apply it to the contact paper.
Drill the interior cuts and then again lightly sand the back to get rid of any bumps from the drilling.
Put on my head phones and listen to a good book while I do all the cutting.
I use a mop sander to get rid of any fuzzies and sharp edges.
I dip it in MinWax stain, wipe it down very well. I use an air compressor to get the stain from everywhere.
I let it dry over night then spray with a clear Krylon Gloss finish (Wal-Mart). Let it dry for a few days ,
Gently and quickly wipe it down with paper to give it a very smooth finish.
Then I hang a price tag on it and tell myself, "Yep, that will sell". 

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Steve's email today about selling

« on: January 25, 2019, 11:13:27 am »

My son and I do three show a year and do quite well. I suppose "do well" is relative to what your opinion of that statement is. Telling tales here: We average just about $2,000. per show.  We mostly use Baltic Birch.  Rather than buy it in small pieces from on line dealers, we checked out our local lumber yards and found those that are willing to get it for us. We get about 5 to 10 sheets at a time as they come in 5ft x5ft sheets. That does a lot of pieces. We usually pay from $15.00 to $20.00 per sheet. Hope this helps

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Pattern Requests. / Re: It's called a casket???

« on: January 15, 2019, 11:07:12 am »

I checked it out and WOW! I will have to set aside a couple of days to go through it. Thanks for tipping meonto this site.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: It's called a casket???

« on: January 14, 2019, 11:25:24 am »

  Hey Spirit Horse I don't want you to bust your brain over this. I am not very computer smart and don't know how to do the digging like you do.  This is what I got from the page I saved about it.

https://yandex.ua/images/search?text= Многоярусная Шкатулка из фанеры&img_url=http://fanera-info.ru/wp-content/uploads/reznaya-shkatulka-iz-fanery1.jpg&pos=16&rpt=simage&_=1452508329123

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Pattern Requests. / Re: It's called a casket???

« on: January 12, 2019, 06:56:37 pm »

I sure do appreciate your effort. I would never call it any of those things. Might cut down on the sellablity 
We always tell people that, "they are only limited by their own imagination", when they ask what something
is to be used for. Thanks again.

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Pattern Requests. / It's called a casket???

« on: January 11, 2019, 11:16:12 am »

Does anyone know where this pattern is from? saw it on pintrest and it is in Russian and I think is supposed to be lazer cut But I would like to try it on my scrollsaw.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Took the plunge and bought a scroll saw

« on: January 01, 2019, 01:29:56 pm »

HOT DARN! Good for you! May you and your saw setup spend many happy hours together.
Keep us posted!

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Brag Forum / Re: new ornament

« on: December 26, 2018, 11:37:45 am »

I got the original from Sue May http://Scrollsawartist.com.  But changed it a lot to make it work for me.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Missing pattern part

« on: December 16, 2018, 08:47:59 pm »

Thanks for your effort Spirit Horse.  We will know when I start cutting it.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Missing pattern part

« on: December 15, 2018, 10:39:30 am »

Thanks guys  I just broke down and spent several hours recreating  the parts from the picture. Sure hope it all fits 

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Missing pattern part

« on: December 14, 2018, 09:34:48 pm »

Thanks I will check it out. I don't remember the name of it to do a search

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Pattern Requests. / Missing pattern part

« on: December 14, 2018, 05:01:34 pm »

Oh please can someone help? I just started cutting blanks for this project and realized I must have lost part of the pattern.  I am missing the whole handle assembly. And I don't remember where I bought the pattern from. I must be getting old and so very forgetful.
I sure would appreciate any help with my latest screw up  . 

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Searching for a pattern

« on: December 07, 2018, 04:51:34 pm »

Thanks so much Spirit Horse.  Found it and a few more.  had to have google help convert the euros to $$'s.

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Brag Forum / Re: new ornament

« on: December 06, 2018, 11:14:31 am »

Thanks Coffee Pot.  I only do about 8 depending on who got married to someone with kids, who had another one etc..etc ...