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Pattern Requests. / Re: Old tractor to pattern.

« on: May 26, 2011, 07:20:06 pm »

Hey Marion, two peas in a pod. I really like your recent face lift, I can tell your really happy about it too! Those are some awesome pearly whites you got going on there, are they real?

Oh, and Thanks for liking my pattern, you too GB.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Old tractor to pattern.

« on: May 26, 2011, 06:41:44 pm »

Here Roger, here's my attempt, I'm not real happy with it though. Hope it will work for you.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: tractor pattern

« on: May 26, 2011, 06:34:19 pm »

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one that had probs with this pattern. Heres my attempt, I'm not real happy with it though.

Hey there's a different tractor up there now??

Ohhh I see now, someone snuck another post in on me, Ill post this again under the right tractor this time! Boy do I feel silly!

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Old tractor to pattern.

« on: May 26, 2011, 03:16:33 am »

I'm working on it, should be done later today, but its not my forte. I'm giving it a try anyway.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: pickup truck key chain

« on: May 25, 2011, 11:35:16 pm »

Hey Pete, maybe you can make this work.

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Brag Forum / Re: clock cross

« on: May 24, 2011, 01:01:48 am »

Thats a very elegant piece of work Bobby. Excellent cutting and the picture came out nice as well.

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Brag Forum / Re: Sea Life Puzzle

« on: May 23, 2011, 11:49:56 pm »

Hey Dan, thats pretty cool, I really like the way all the different woods work with each other.

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Brag Forum / Re: Church

« on: May 23, 2011, 11:47:39 pm »

Wow Rob, Thats excellent! Hope to see more of your work.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: help me please

« on: May 23, 2011, 11:38:34 pm »

Great job Ron, I'm sure he will like it!

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The Coffee Shop / Re: scrollsaw

« on: May 23, 2011, 04:31:59 pm »

Hey Gabby, a suggestion. Home Depot sells melamine, it's a very hard and smooth surface, pretty cheap and you can wax it if necessary. You can build to suit your needs. It comes in various sizes and is 3/4" thick.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?keyword=melamine&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

BTW...I'm a sitter too!

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Brag Forum / Re: Royal Amassadors Shield

« on: May 22, 2011, 02:55:37 pm »

Hey Donald, That came out great! I really like how you framed it with the over sized backer. Thanks for posting it.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Finishing Question...

« on: May 18, 2011, 10:59:32 pm »

Thanks Katie, that is what my gut feeling was, especially since it's an oil based stain. And coming from you, just solidifies my gut.

But I would still love to hear other opinions, this also raises the question, what if it was a water based stain? To me it seems like a water based stain would benefit from a little oil before a hard finish is applied, but thats just a thought.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Had my first proper sale yesterday.

« on: May 18, 2011, 10:50:48 pm »

Congrats David! on a successful first show, I am hoping for the same type of results if I ever do one! It's got to be a great ego boost to know that others actually appreciate the hard work, and the many hours devoted to producing a quality piece of work that others are willing to pay you for. Cash in hand is a wonderful reward.

A toast! "To many more successful shows"!

Again Congrats!
Bob

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Finishing Question...

« on: May 18, 2011, 10:38:37 pm »

I normally don't stain my projects, but on this particular project I am using a dark stain, I usually just do a 50/50 mix of BLO and Mineral Spirits. So my question is... After staining, is it still necessary to do the Blo/MS step? I will be spraying with lacquer to finish off the project.

TIA

Bob

PS. It's an oil based stain.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: What a great idea!

« on: May 17, 2011, 01:40:10 pm »

I agree Dan, with this being a good seller, best of all it's really simple to make and won't take much time. Could probably knock a bunch of these out in a day or two.