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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Bleaching maple
« on: April 08, 2011, 09:23:20 am »
Really nice work regardless of what finish you use!
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Toy Makers / Re: Dinosaurs
« on: April 06, 2011, 02:38:25 pm »
Very cool! No secret why that kid is smiling.
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Cedar and Poplar
« on: April 06, 2011, 10:34:53 am »
Poplar is a good wood for a lot of things. It is a hardwood, but doesn't get used much in furniture and such as it doesn't stain well. Tends to come out blotchy. That said, it is much tougher than pine and doesn't tend to split the way pine does. It also makes pretty good trim to use to surround birch plywood. I recently made a bookcase for my Grandaughter out of birch plywood trimmed with poplar and it came out great. If you do want to stain it, just use a wood conditioner or a thinned out coat of clear finish first so you avoid the blotches.
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Pattern Requests. / Re: bandsaw box pattern please
« on: April 05, 2011, 04:00:54 pm »
No problem dunk. I didn't use a drawer. I cut out the outside shape, then cut a thin slab off the front, then cut the inside shape. then I cut a thin slab off each end of the center piece (which had been removed). The thin slab becomes the box top with one of the center cutoffs glued to it so it will hold position, and the remaining cutoff is glued in as a bottom to the box. Then I flock the inside. No drawer, just a removable top. I made it out of some 8/4 Mahogany scrap I had laying around. Pretty simple really. I tend to make more bandsaw boxes with tops than with drawers.
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The Coffee Shop / Re: Think your "senses" are pretty good?
« on: April 05, 2011, 12:42:55 am »
I took the test, then needed a couple of drinks. My wife may have been right all those times she said I was insensitive!
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Pattern Requests. / Re: bandsaw box pattern please
« on: April 04, 2011, 11:37:05 pm »
Dunk,
I gave the dolphin bandsaw box to a sisterinlaw for a Christmas present, so I don't have a picture of it any longer. I will try to attach the file which has the pattern I used for the box.
I gave the dolphin bandsaw box to a sisterinlaw for a Christmas present, so I don't have a picture of it any longer. I will try to attach the file which has the pattern I used for the box.
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Brag Forum / Re: Love you thingy
« on: April 03, 2011, 09:48:42 pm »
I made one for my wife and she really seemed to like it.
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Pattern Requests. / Re: bandsaw box pattern please
« on: April 03, 2011, 09:46:53 pm »
I really enjoy making bandsaw boxes. I have made them in many shapes including clamshells, dolphins, hearts, and others. I have also made them from branch sections including the bark on the sides. They can be a lot of fun!
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The Coffee Shop / Re: All our Family Scrollers here in Florida.
« on: April 01, 2011, 10:12:49 am »
OOps! I replied on your other post before I saw this thread. All ok here Russ. Glad to hear you made it ok to!
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The Coffee Shop / Re: Tornadoes, High Winds and Lots of Rain oh my.
« on: April 01, 2011, 10:11:36 am »
Glad to hear you came out OK Russ! We had a lot of local damage in Tampa/St Pete as well. A gas station a couple of blocks from MacDill AFB (where I work) was trashed. A truck blown over on the Skyway bridge and another on I-75, lots of smaller incidents all around. Luckily I didn't loose anything at my little house.
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The Coffee Shop / Re: Me and Mike Not sleeping together
« on: April 01, 2011, 10:07:23 am »
My sympathy Judy, but I'm not sure who will be most disappointed, you or Mike! 
I've had way too many procedures, and they are never fun and they always have after affects you weren't expecting. Hang in there!
I've had way too many procedures, and they are never fun and they always have after affects you weren't expecting. Hang in there!
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Joining Mahogany panels
« on: April 01, 2011, 10:00:49 am »
All in all I'd say this has been a "bonding" experience! 
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Blades....
« on: March 25, 2011, 01:20:28 pm »
A little off the subject GB, but it might be an idea for you. You mentioned the baseball team. I used to know a guy who made a deal with the local team/stadium and got all the broken bats for free. He would rip the bats in half on his tablesaw, install cup pegs on them and sell them as coat racks. He also sold wooden racks to hold a baseball and a bat through the stadium. The only tools in his shop were a tablesaw, a drill press, and a stationary belt sander but he stayed pretty busy in retirement. Maybe you could work something out there.
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The Coffee Shop / Re: It all depends on the 'angle'! - 1
« on: March 25, 2011, 09:36:26 am »
Maybe she & her boyfriend decided to bury the hatchet?
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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Scroll Saw
« on: March 24, 2011, 06:05:17 pm »
You didn't mention RBI and they are now back in production under Bushton Mfg. I have had two and loved both. I strongly suggest looking on Craigslist because sooner or later almost any brand you want will show up there and you can do well. (if you can afford to wait)
