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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Re: easy rustic finish

« on: September 17, 2012, 04:24:11 pm »

my jar of it is nearly 5 years old now and gives a great colour to the wood, but I had to strain it through a coffee filter paper to remove the iron filings - all that was left of the wire wool lol. But it has still retained it's stink, it just got better with age lol.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Free Christmas Ornaments Musical Theme

« on: September 17, 2012, 02:36:21 am »

nice patterns, Thanks for sharing Al

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Christmas Ornament Exchange

« on: September 17, 2012, 02:35:06 am »

I joined just too late to participate last year, so I'm really looking forward to joining in this year. I would just like to express my thanks to "our own Russ" for all the time, effort and hard work he puts in to run this ornament exchange. It is a lot of work on top of all the hard work he already puts in to keeping the forum running as smoothly as it does - THANK YOU Russ

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Brag Forum / Re: Still at it, continued

« on: September 17, 2012, 02:30:01 am »

Just looked in the gallery, your work is just Awesome.

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Brag Forum / Re: Still at it

« on: September 16, 2012, 03:08:43 pm »

those clocks are gorgeous.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Young Cowboy

« on: September 16, 2012, 03:07:34 pm »

looks good, you are certainly getting the hang of making these patterns

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Brag Forum / Re: Christmas Tree Decorations

« on: September 16, 2012, 11:18:13 am »

Don't want to shatter your illusions mrtcurtis, but those are made from birch ply and finished with boiled linseed oil and thinners with 2 coats of lacquer on top, they haven't been painted.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: Hello From Maine

« on: September 16, 2012, 11:14:51 am »

Hi, welcome to the forum, I'm Keith from Cornwall U.K.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New Members

« on: September 16, 2012, 11:13:11 am »

Hi Cliff, welcome to the forum, I'm Keith from Cornwall U.K.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Warping wood

« on: September 16, 2012, 11:11:10 am »

I have had the same trouble every time I make an 8" x 10" x 3/8" thick blank for portrait work. I have bought kiln dried timber planks that were absolutely flat, then I would resaw them 8" wide and just over 3/8 thick then put them through the thickness planer to bring them down to the 3/8" thickness I want, then finally cur them 10" long. They come out perfect, the right size and flat too. then within an hour or so they have warped so much there is almost a 1/4" gap under the middle when it is laid on a flat surface - this makes it awkwatd to cut patterns as the wood "bounces" where it's not supported in the middle and also it spoils the finished items. It is for this reason I mainly use birch ply for portraits/ pictures etc. I have tried oak, beech, walnut, maple and a few other woods and they all seem to warp. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong??  I know in the USA you can but these blanks already cut to size (and flat too) but in the UK I have yet to find a supplier that will sell them ready sized and planed. I look forward to hearing what I have been doing wrong

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Turkeys

« on: September 16, 2012, 10:54:12 am »

great idea and great pattern too , thanks Dan

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Sematics

« on: September 16, 2012, 10:35:14 am »

absolutely brilliant, it's now going around my address list lol

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Potential new hobby

« on: September 16, 2012, 10:33:27 am »

That is one awesome knife, you should be really proud that you made the blade as well.

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Brag Forum / Re: cross

« on: September 15, 2012, 07:26:40 am »

great pattern and beautiful cross.

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Computer questions / Re: Computer Problem Cheatsheet

« on: September 14, 2012, 07:48:45 am »

Just need someone to make a pattern of it now lol