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Here's another great video from Sheila Landry. The video shows several basic techniques used in Tole and Decorative Painting. A variety of DecoArt acrylic products were used to create this wonderful finish on the "America!" word art pattern. Pattern will be in the June/July issue of Creative Woodworks and Crafts magazine and then available at Sheila Landry Designs (http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com).

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That sure turned out nice. I really like the lines the pine makes.

I'm curious how many toy makers we have here. Do you make toys on a regular basis? Are they for your kids, grandkids, kids in the neighborhood, charity, or for sale? What's your favorite type of toys to make? Are you making anything for Easter? Post a pic of some of your toys (to post pics from your User Gallery, click "My Media" in the formatting bar then click the "Gallery Images" tab and select your pics to embed in this post.)

Videos have to be uploaded to a video service like YouTube or Vimeo. Then you can post the links. Many times, the links will automatically embed the video into your post.

That turned out great. Great photograph, too. Nicely done!

I looked on Amazon and couldn't find what kind of blade it uses. If it uses proprietary blades, or pin ended blades, certainly not worth it. If you really want to impress passer-bys, you should get this: I've been wanting one of these for awhile, but never got one. I think it would be fun to try scrolling the way it was hundreds of years ago. Plus it would be fun to take on camping trips.

It looks pretty neat. From what I can see, it has variable speed, so that's good. It looks like maybe a 12" throat capacity or so? I never tried it, but I think this would work pretty well for shows. I just wonder how much noise it makes.

That turned out great! You did an amazing job on it. There will be plenty of plastic & wooden food cooked up by little chefs. The kids will be thrilled!

Here's a project that has been keeping me busy for the last couple weekends. I needed some new lighting in our livingroom. I ended up creating these sconce wall lamps with a pretty contemporary feel to it. I wanted something functional while having a bit of an artistic flair. I also like that these can be moved and hung up like you would a picture. The best part about it, I had most of the materials laying around the house already. The only thing I had to buy was the paint and the lamp cord. Everything else was taking up space in my garage. I posted a writeup on my blog below. The picture isn't that great, but gives you a good idea. My next project...tearing down that dern wood paneling. http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/blogs/entry/17-sconce-wall-lamps/

You can rate a forum thread at the top next to the thread name. The more people who rate forum threads that contain really good info, the more visible the really useful threads will become. I encourage everybody to start rating useful forum threads.

Here's a quick video on how to turn a photo into a puzzle. He recommends a #2 blade, but I'd use the puzzle blades sold by Mike's Workshop. Much thinner kerf and works really well for puzzles. http://video.wwgoa.com/videos/001473_make-a-picture-into-a-puzzle/

I agree. Sounds like you'd be a good neighbor to have.

Here's a great tutorial on how to use flocking. Flocking is that velvety stuff you find inside of jewelry boxes. It really completes a small box, especially for jewelry boxes. You probably have to buy it online, unless you're lucky enough to be close to a Woodcraft store.

I ran across this video today and thought it was a clever idea. Especially since we often work in the same area as we finish in. This works especially well for us scrollers, since we tend to work on smaller projects.

You probably don't need convincing, but here's a neat video that introduces you to what the scroll saw can do. Show this to someone who's on the fence about adding a scroll saw to their shop. Who knows, you might add a new scroll sawer to our ranks.

I'm working on a couple things. My main priority is a couple of wall lamps. That's mostly regular woodworking without any scrolling. But my livingroom needs extra light. For scrolling, I'm making some napkin rings for Easter and a couple bunny cutouts from some reclaimed wood fence boards.

You'd have to check with your plan provider. I know my provider will send me text messages if I get close to going over.

I'd just keep an eye on your data usage. Many cell phone plans have a cap on data transfers and they'll really take you to the cleaners if you go over. You'd be surprised how quickly your data usage gets used up. If you're lucky enough to have unlimited data, by all means surf away.

Each pattern designer is different, so I'm sure you'll get different responses. Crediting the pattern designer is a nice gesture, since they went through the trouble of designing and sharing their designs. I think a simple "Pattern by _____" or "Based on a pattern by ______" is sufficient. Many times pattern designers only provide their screen names instead of their real names. I'd use whatever name they marked their patterns with. While I appreciate backlinks to SSV , I don't think that's necessary since many designers share the same pattern on several different websites. When posting pictures to your website, post a picture of the finished cutting instead of the pattern itself. I've run across a few websites that post patterns on their website instead of finished cuttings. This is in essence redistributing patterns that aren't their own. Pattern designers like to control where their patterns show up.

I'm curious what that is too.

I'm wondering if you could modify a pencil sharpener. Grind off a little in the back so it doesn't come to a point. But I suppose it depends on how small the sticks are. I would think you could do it with a knife, too.

If you're really used to using spirals, it'll take time to learn flat blades. It certainly is a different approach. But, once you learn, you'll love it. Then you'll have options when approaching a project. You can choose the technique based on what you want to accomplish. Keep with it. The rewards will outweigh the frustrations.

I did some poking around and discovered that the Gallery doesn't work well with Internet Explorer 8. So that's probably what you're running into. You might be better off using Firefox or Google Chrome. They're much more W3 compliant than IE (W3 is the group that makes up the rules for the internet). If you hover around, you can eventually find the hotspot for clicking. Otherwise, I'd just go to the front page of the Gallery and choose your category from the menu on the right.

I did a tray puzzle for my son a few years back. It actually held up pretty well. You can check out my tutorial here: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/929-thomas-tray-puzzle/ It might give you some ideas.