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Kevin, My shop is a small 10 x 7 room. two benches, a drill press, scroll saw, and belt sander are the only stationary tools. I use a dremel and hand sander more than anything to shape and sand the work. Really nothing fancy, and no where near what I wish to someday have. In all reality, most of my pieces take very little time to build. Average is 6-10 hours of shop time. For me, the key is knowing in advance what I want to achieve, and then planning the steps in my head.
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A friend asked me to make a Pitbull for him. I used Walnut and Aspen. I had to use stain for the inner ear and nose.
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Thank you, But I still have a LONG ways to go Untill I get there, I'll keep on working to improve even more.
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Been a busy weekend in the shop. Another completed project. Thanks to Garnet Hall of Sawbird.com for the pattern Used Aspen, Cherry, PurpleHeart, and Walnut
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Pattern was by Garnet Hall, sawbird.com
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Finished this one Today. I used Oak, Maple, Aspen, Cherry, PurpleHeart, and Pau Amarallo I think it turned out fairly decent.
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I cover the wood surface with white contact paper, and then apply the paper pattern using the spray adhesive. This elliminates any cleanup of the wood, as the contact paper peels right off easily. I also cover with Clear packing tape, and it does make a difference in the amount of cutting I get from a blade. Printer paper works very well. Its all I have used, I spray the adhesive to the back of the pattern, position it on the contact paper, and then tape it before cutting. MUCH easier to follow the printed lines vs the traced ones, and accuracy is greatly improved. On larger Intarsia patterns, I make multiple copies (usually 4 or 5 will work) and then cut out each individual piece, and apply them to the wood. makes a big difference in fitting parts together.
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Thanks to all of you for the nice welcome. Tips and tricks is something I really don't have many of. My layout consists of white contact paper directly on the wood, and then a printed pattern (cut into the different peices) applied with spray adhesive. I then cover that with clear packing tape, beats the tar out of trying to trace patterns. The only saw I have used was the cheap Pin style (possibly an old Craftsman, with only one speed) and the new Porter Cable. I am lucky to have a good eye for detail, and being somewhat of a perfectionist, makes me look at my work much morte critically that others would. Currently I use the Porter, a Dremel, a benchtop belt sander and hand sanding to do everything. Will be adding a Drill Press i the near future. and hopefully down the road a good drum sander. I have found that blades make a HUGE difference in my work. Currently using the Flying Dutchman brand an am very pleased with my results. Pedal switch is also on my list, I can see where that would make a big difference.
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Hello everyone. My name is Lee, and I am from just northwest of Detroit. At age 55, I had not used a scrollsaw in probably 30 years or more. Picked one up at a garage sale and made my first intarsia project with it while taking a class. 3-4 projects later, I purchased a new Porter Cable saw with Stand and it has made a huge difference in my abilities. I am hoping to get a lot better, and become more professional with my work, by learning to correctly price my items for sale, and to make my own patterns. I downloaded Inkscape, and am currently going thru the on-line videos to learn how to make scroll patterns. Anyways, I am looing forward to learning from all of you master scrollers, and with luck, and lot of work, hope to one day be a part of your elite group. here are a few samples of what I have done over the past several months.
