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Brag Forum / Pine and Cedar Salad Bowl

« on: March 30, 2015, 11:40:40 pm »

Here is a bowl blank I made from the scraps I had left from my banks

and here is what I made from it.






The bowl is 10" long x 8" wide x 3" deep.  Sealed with Tung Oil and top coated with Semi Gloss Lacquer.

DW

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Brag Forum / Re: A Practice Run

« on: March 30, 2015, 11:09:08 am »

Looks good Paul.  Now you have a sign for your booth should you do any craft fairs.  Thanks for sharing this with us.


DW

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Brag Forum / Re: new piece I created :)

« on: March 29, 2015, 05:24:07 pm »

Very nicely done Judy.  I really like that.  Is the pattern available by any chance?

DW

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Brag Forum / Re: Welcome Friends & Family

« on: March 29, 2015, 05:23:14 pm »

Like minds.. I just downloaded that pattern   Great job..  Going to cut that one in bamboo I think.  Thanks for sharing this with us.


DW

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Brag Forum / Re: Looking for a Mate

« on: March 29, 2015, 05:22:09 pm »

Very nicely done.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

DW

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The Coffee Shop / Re: hypothetical but could be possibility

« on: March 28, 2015, 11:14:24 pm »

Personally I would get with the different tool manufacturers and see if they would be willing to help out by either donating or reducing the pricing for the equipment.  Especially if you were to do something like create a youtube channel where you worked with their tools and what not.

DW

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Brag Forum / Re: My latest endevors

« on: March 28, 2015, 09:13:39 pm »

Beautiful work on all DW.  What brand of stain do you use?  It really makes those pine crosses stand out.  Great work.

Al

Al  to tell you the truth I can not remember.. I do remember that the stain is water based and it came as a packet of powder that I mixed with hot water and made a quart.  I ordered it off the internet however that has been 4 or 5 years ago.

DW

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Brag Forum / My latest endevors

« on: March 28, 2015, 02:11:30 pm »

Had an order for 10 of these crosses.  Cut from pine and stained a golden oak.  About 10 inches tall.

This bowl was made from some 1/4 inch scrap.  Oak and Pine.  The insert was cut at 3 degrees.  This bowl  is 3 inches in diameter and was finished with tung oil and semi gloss lacquer.




This is a Steve Good pattern that has been shrunk by 20%.  Cut from 3/4 inch Black Walnut.


This cedar bowl was cut from a piece of 1/4 scrap 4 inches square.  The bowl is 3 1/2 inches in diameter and has been finished in Tung Oil.





DW

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Brag Forum / Re: Worries by Dan "Fish"

« on: March 28, 2015, 01:20:03 pm »

Excellently done Frank.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

DW

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Delta Blade holder - help!

« on: March 27, 2015, 09:16:51 pm »

Brian what model Delta?  Have you tried Ereplacementparts.com for the parts you need?


DW

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Sawyers' Day Exchanges

« on: March 25, 2015, 09:15:45 pm »

why a Mac?

Some people think that a MAC is corrupt proof... they could not be more wrong. 

DW

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Sawyers' Day Exchanges

« on: March 23, 2015, 02:22:12 pm »

No worries.  That is one of the problems with computers.  Glad you got yours back.  Please do yourself a BIG favor and back up any important material on a regular basis and keep the backup separate from the computer, that way if you lose the computer your important information is safe and should be able to be reloaded when you need it.


DW

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Wet Wood

« on: March 22, 2015, 06:30:53 pm »

Tony Baltic birch is made using marine glue for gluing the piles together so it should not separate.  I personally would put it under a flat weight and dry it flat.  Getting it wet should not adversely affect the cutting if it if you can keep it from warping.

One of the things you might wish to make Tony is a covered, elevated drop for things like your wood delivery.  You also might want to take photos of the damage in case you need to send them to the shipper or supplier when they file a claim on the shipping of the wood to you.

DW

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: DeWalt blade holders

« on: March 22, 2015, 01:14:32 pm »

I had a problem with my upper clamp it stripped out.  Fortunately I am an ex aircraft mechanic and have tools like taps and dies.  I enlarged the stripped hole and rethreaded it to take a new set screw then took the old set screw and replaced it with the thumb screw.  I then ordered a pair of blade holders however since I was "fixed" for the problem I was not in a critical need for them. 
My suggestion to Dewalt 788 users, order a pair of new blade clamps even if you do not need them at that time.  Having them handy will ensure that your down time will only be as long as it takes to change out the clamp.

DW

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Fridge Magnets

« on: March 21, 2015, 12:41:35 pm »

You can purchase strips of magnetic material that you cut to your desired length or
packs of round magnets very cheaply at places like Hobby Lobby.

I disagree with the need for rare earth magnets on just a fridge ornament.
You don't have to pick up the refridgerator with it! LOL

Just my honest opinion.
God Bless! Spirithorse

The thing with the magnetic tape / sheets is that they add thickness to the magnet.  With the rare earth magnets they are flush with the back of the magnet and are plenty strong enough to hold a lot of different things under the magnet at the same time...seldom will the magnetic tape / sheet be strong enough for that.  I seldom put just one thing under the magnet that is why I prefer the much stronger rare earth ones.  You can get 100 1/4 inch rare earth magnets for $6.99 free shipping... on ebay... can't beat that with the magnetic sheeting


DW