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Brag Forum / Black Bear

« on: March 24, 2013, 11:31:47 am »

Here's one from Charles Dearing's book. This is cut from a slab of buckeye burl. It measures 13" x 20" x 3/8" thick. I used black matting for the background and added 1/4" ply for added support because the burl is so thin. Only took about 2-1/2 hours to drill and cut with a #1 spiral.

Thanks for looking.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Staining Baltic Birch

« on: March 24, 2013, 09:48:21 am »

+1 on the sanding sealer. I used it on two pine cabinets. When I stained them, the stain went on very evenly and the cabinets look great.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Wooden Necklace

« on: March 22, 2013, 07:14:05 pm »

A good way to attach the cross is with the doomahickies (??) that come on earrings. Just drill a hole in the top of the cross and insert the thingamabob with some epoxy on the end. That way you can make the cross less than 1/4" thick. (Sorry, I just don't know what those loopy things are called.)

Also, I would think the beeswax would wear off much faster than polyurethane.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Wooden Necklace

« on: March 21, 2013, 08:50:27 pm »

How about olive wood? It looks very nice, durable and easy to cut. It also sands well. I'm not sure about the finish, but I think any finish rubbing against skin and clothes would cause it to wear faster.

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Brag Forum / Re: My Way

« on: March 08, 2013, 08:35:48 pm »

Great job on the pattern. Makes me want to take a vacation...alone.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Should I Really Join Facebook?

« on: March 06, 2013, 06:42:37 pm »

Amen! I have a "smart phone". I was so excited I wanted to try all the bells and whistles. I used the voice app to send a text to my wife. She asked what I was doing for lunch.
I said, "I'm meeting Dan at Wendy's."
What my wife received was, "I'm eating Dan and Wendy."
Honestly, I'm not a cannibal.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: BLO

« on: March 06, 2013, 05:52:22 pm »

BLO is made by heating linseed oil which thickens it, but also gives it the property of drying a whole lot faster. Most manufacturers add solvents and metallic dryers to raw linseed oil to give it the same properties as the boiled stuff.

I use to dip my ornaments in BLO, wipe them off after 10 minutes, and hang them to dry. After two days they still seemed a bit tacky. Then, like Merlin suggested, I mixed the BLO with mineral spirits 50/50 and they dried over night.

Just remember, no finish on outdoor furniture is permanent.

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Brag Forum / Owl

« on: March 02, 2013, 11:01:10 pm »

This one is cut from a not-so-good piece of cherry. There was some good sized pieces of insect damage on the back but I thought I'd give it a try. I'm not thrilled with it. It's about 15" x 8" and took about 3 hours. I went against my norm and used FD#3 spirals. It saved a little time cutting but I did spend a little more time cleaning the fuzzies. Finished with one coat of BLO followed by four coats of satin poly.

I ordered the pattern with some wood from Sloan's. Problem is...I was in such a hurry to cut the pattern that I didn't make a copy. Oh well, not the first dumb thing I've done.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: BLO

« on: February 28, 2013, 07:34:56 pm »

I don't think BLO will hold up outdoors very well. I would let it cure for about a week and add a few coats of spar varnish. I've done this on two outdoor items and they seem to hold up well. Just my two pennies.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: fuzzies on portrait patterns

« on: February 27, 2013, 09:24:46 pm »

When cutting plywood, I use flat blades instead of spirals. It takes me a little longer in the cutting, but I hate torching and sanding.

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Brag Forum / Re: {Northern,Covered Bridge}Model

« on: February 19, 2013, 06:43:19 pm »

Very impressive. I love the detail.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Brad Nailer

« on: February 19, 2013, 06:41:33 pm »

I've made several frames of 10" x 12" with mitered corners. I haven't use any brads or nails, just glued them up and clamped them. They are all still holding up very well. If I were to make a large frame for some heavy work I would consider using brads.

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Brag Forum / Re: Another Project Done

« on: February 18, 2013, 08:01:42 pm »

Great idea and beautiful work.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Basement Help Sawing

« on: February 18, 2013, 07:59:58 pm »

I have my scroll saw in the basement right now for the same reason. I don't have it in its own room, it just sits in a corner. I have a box fan with a filter and it removes about 95% of the dust. What the filter doesn't catch falls on the floor below the saw and fan. It can be a little noisy for the wife upstairs, but mainly because I like to listen to music when sawing. I haven't had any issues with dust getting into the house vents. Hope this is useful info.

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Brag Forum / Re: Family name sign

« on: February 18, 2013, 03:39:30 pm »

Great piece! Hope you don't mind if I steal the idea.