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Dan, what is denatured alcohol I have never heard of it? Marg

They look great Kevin. How much do they cost to make. :lol: :lol: Love the boxes too. Marg

Hi Duane, welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia. Sorry to hear of your loss, your tools that is. I am sure you will choose the right saw for you when the the time is right. Marg

Hi James welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia. 2 things I had to learn the hard way. Always start cutting the hardest part first that way if it breaks or you mess up a lot you haven't wasted too much time. Secondly, do not drill all of the holes at once, because once again if it breaks or you mess up a lot you have not wasted all of the wood that you were using. Marg.

Doc I think it may be a week or two before the tenderness wears off. I cut this for my husbands 60th birthday, but I had to extend the cut finger a little to look like his. When I gave it to him he said it was great but I had the wrong hand. :lol: Marg

Wow that looks great. Love the colors what did you use? Marg

:o :sad: They don't have a smiley with tears, I did look. What damage did you do Doc? Are you out of action for a time? Marg

Thanks Carl. I will not let it beat me but I need to get this pattern done first. Then once I have a little time I WILL conquer it. There is too much of it to see it going to waste. Marg

Hi Terry welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia. Well I guess by now you have figured out that scrolling is addictive. :lol: Marg

Looks great Kevin, well done. Marg

Wow Frank you did a terrific job of that big cat, it looks great. Marg

That is beautiful Dick and you did a marvelous job. I can see why your wife loved it. Marg

Wow thats terrific Kevin. Love the background You friend will love it. Marg

You did a great job on those Dan. Love the woods you chose. Marg

Looks great Kevin. You did a fine job of the cutting. Marg

Really beautiful Jim. Love the wood you used. Marg

Thanks for telling us that its a kitty Keven I thought it may have been a turtle. Eyesight not that good. Need new glasses. Marg

Hi Bob, welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia so not very close to you at all. Join in and have fun as well as learning as you go. Marg

Thanks guys for all of your replys. I did start a new piece but a completely different ply still think though and no problems at all. I think it is what Roy said, Softer wood. I will just have to bite the bullet and go back to the shop and buy some more ply. I was hoping that the next time I go back there would be to buy some bamboo ply but that will have to wait. Roly that was a good idea but there is one problem I hate admitting that it beat me. STUBBORN that is what I am. Marg

Excellent work Edward. Marg

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: All very worthy causes Jim, you are a very generous person. Marg

That is a truly great idea Roly and you do it so well. As they said simple is sometimes the best way to go. Marg

Looks great Bob, your mum will love it. Marg

Dan what a great use of the boards. I can see orders coming in for lots of those. Now you will be in the flag business. Marg

Just wondering if this has ever happened to anyone else. A couple of weeks ago I went to buy some more ply and the guy gave me a good deal on a sheet of Poplar ply 2 or 3mm. Anyway I started the Steve McQueen portrait today and OMG I have never had so many problems before. It was as if the ply had a mind of its own. First it would not glide in the scroll saw so had the stop to polish it, then It was as if I could not control the blade if I wanted a thin cut I ended up with a thick one. I tried about 4 different types of blades of different sizes (no spirals) but no that did not help. The more I did the worse it got. I have been scrolling for about 15 years, I have not shied away from intricate patterns in fact I think there as only ever been one pattern that I have not complete but I would do it now without batting an eyelid. But I have never come across ply with a mind of its own. I slow the speed down I even made it faster. In the end I gave up and found another piece of ply and I am having no problems at all. Boy am I confused. Marg