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Brag Forum / Re: Bookmarks

« on: August 25, 2013, 02:21:56 pm »

Thanks everyone.

Pat, I order from Sloan's at http://www.sloanswoodshop.com/plywoods.htm. His prices are good, quality is great, and customer service is outstanding.

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Brag Forum / Bookmarks

« on: August 25, 2013, 12:31:11 pm »

Here's some bookmarks I did for craft shows this year. They are 1/32" Baltic birch ply stacked 10 at a time. Thanks for looking.

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Brag Forum / Re: Survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing

« on: August 24, 2013, 07:15:11 am »

Awesome job! You and your cohorts did a fantastic job on the design also.

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Brag Forum / Teacher's Cross

« on: August 23, 2013, 03:55:18 pm »

A friend of mine, that I and he went to different high schools together, gave me a bunch of cedar boards. In return, I asked him what he wanted and he said a cross to hang on the wall at work. He is a teacher so I went straight to Sue May's sight and bought the pattern. It was tough to find a piece of cedar without knots as I didn't want to detract from the design. I think it came out pretty good. The backer is 1/4" plywood with ebony stain. Finished with 3 coats of Deft satin lacquer.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Science Test....

« on: August 16, 2013, 04:54:19 pm »

12 of 13 correct. The red blood cells got me. I guess I don't have enough of them.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Irish women & her husband

« on: August 14, 2013, 04:05:33 pm »

 

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The Coffee Shop / Double Positives?

« on: August 13, 2013, 10:40:17 am »

A professor was giving a lecture on the use of languages. He said, "All languages have positive words and phrases and negative words and phrases. In the U.S., if you use two negatives, or a double negative, it generally makes a statement positive. But no language has a group of positive words or phrases that have a negative meaning."

A young man in the back of the class then mutters, "Yeah, right!"

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The Coffee Shop / Civil War Reenactment

« on: August 13, 2013, 10:31:13 am »

My wife and I went to a Civil War reenactment. It was pretty cool to see all the soldiers dressed in period clothes, all the horses, guns and cannons. As the men moved into position you could hear cannons in the background. The intensity was building. The general said a few words, then, a soldier came running over and said , "Rebels. I see Rebels coming at us." The general shouted, "Fire at will!"

That's when I saw the little, 8-year-old boy next to me start crying something fierce. I turned and said, "A little too much for him, huh?"

His dad replied, "His name is Will."

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Craftsman or olsan blades

« on: August 10, 2013, 02:32:34 pm »

Olson does make great blades but you may pay more for them at Sears. You can order them online. I like Olson but still buy FD blades because of the price and service.

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Brag Forum / Re: Raging Elephant

« on: August 09, 2013, 03:23:26 pm »

Al,here's one I did with an irregular edge. After it was cut it only took 20 minutes to sand and torch.

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Brag Forum / Re: Raging Elephant

« on: August 08, 2013, 07:18:06 pm »

Again, nice cutting Al. I would also agree on a gray background. For the edges, cut an irregular oval and beat it with the edge of a belt sander or spindle sander. Then use a torch to burn the edges. It will kind of frame itself.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Happy Birthday Danny

« on: August 02, 2013, 12:02:23 pm »

Happy Birthday Danny!!

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The Coffee Shop / Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR GREAT AND WONDERFUL MONITOR!

« on: August 02, 2013, 12:01:18 pm »

Hope you have a Happy Birthday today and many more in the future.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Moose Head pattern

« on: July 30, 2013, 05:37:15 pm »

Another great pattern. I'm partial to wildlife so keep pumping them out.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Deer pattern

« on: July 30, 2013, 05:34:37 pm »

Cool! Great pattern.