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Congratulations Brian. Glad that you got some recognition for some work well done. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Yet another fine box Ron. That came out great. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Very handsome gaming box Ron. That came out very nicely. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Good shots Jim. Glad you got some recognition. DW

Very nicely done Denny. That came out great. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Excellently done. This would make a great key holder. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Nicely done Kevin. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW

Len I really don't consider it a lot of work as I would have had to scrape off the shellac anyway and by draining the cans I am not putting pressurized containers in the recycle / trash plus it only takes about 30 seconds to make the holes and drain it. Filtering it if you get worried about the hazy layer is as simple as poring off the clear into another container and tossing the rest. Rather a person chooses to utilise the tip or not is totally up to them. Each to their own. In less than 1/2 a year I have reclaimed more than a quart of shellac and that means I saved about $14. Not a lot in the grand scheme of things I grant you but I hate to throw away something I paid money for, especially if I can reclaim it fairly easily. DW

I do not know what most of you use for a finish however I use shellac for a lot of my top coat finishes. A few years ago I purchased some of those small plastic triangles that you put your project on when you are going to put a finish on it and do not want it laying on the table picking up stuff. I use these standoffs when I use spray shellac, yea the spray can of it. Anyway when putting the shellac on the projects it gets on the standoffs as well and over a few projects time builds up to a good amount. What do you do? Me I get my 1 pint mason jar 3/4 full of Denatured Alcohol, a piece of paper, an exacto knife ( do not want the sharp edge only the back of the blade ) and the standoffs with built up shellac overspray on them. The store will sell you bags of shellac chips which you can then dissolve in denatured alcohol but it can be expensive. A good while back I realized that I was capturing a decent amount of shellac on the standoffs I was using and that I could reclaim it for use in touchups and small item finishing. So what you need to do is this: 1) Put the paper down on the workbench. This does 2 things, 1 keep the chips from picking up anything from the bench such as sawdust or the such and 2 will allow you to add the chips to the mason jar of denatured alcohol easily. 2) Using the back edge of the exacto knife or an old hack saw blade scrape the shellac overspray off the standoff allowing the chips to land on the paper. 3) After you have cleaned all the standoffs and put them aside, open up the mason jar and add the scrapped off shellac to it. Close the lid tight and gently shake the jar for a couple of moments. Depending upon how much you just added and how much was in the denatured alcohol to start with it may not all dissolve immediately. That is ok. There probably will be a hazy layer on the bottom and that is contaminants so as long as you are no dipping your brush in that region your shellac will be ok. One other source of shellac needs to be mentioned and that assumes that you are using those spray cans of it. When you "empty" one of the spray cans there is still at least a couple of tablespoons of shellac still in the can, you just can not spray it out. You need a small funnel an ice pick and your mason jar of shellac for this part. After getting the empty can remove the spray tip and set it aside, you never know when you might need one. Puncture the top of the empty can making sure that the hole is away from you as there will still be some propellant in the can. Once the pressure is gone make several more holes in the top of the can. Put the funnel on the mason jar and turn the can over the funnel, any shellac left in the can will now come out and into your mason jar adding to your reclaimed shellac. You pay for it why throw it away? DW

It is not and that is the rub. Installing fonts on a Linux system is a bit different. Here is a link to a good discussion on it. https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/29 DW

Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Pick a spot and say this is were my wood is going and put it there... this is the spot for my scroll saw.... this is the spot for my assembly table.... and so forth and so on. before you know it it will be arranged I have found over the years that my shop layout changes as my need changes as I do not have 1200 square feet to work in but less than 120 square feet. It will not be instantaneous but it will happen if you keep at it. DW

Very nicely and quickly done Kevin. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW

That turned out great. Thanks for sharing it with us. DW

Very nicely done Dan. That came out great. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Very nicely done Helmut. Thanks for sharing this with us. Someone is going to be using that for years to come. DW

If in doubt Dick do not use it... it really is that simple. Generally most companies will allow you to make something from their brands for personal use only, the trouble generally starts when you attempt to sell something and are making a profit from it with out paying them their share if the profits. Most things like coloring books have agreements with companies like Disney and have license to print the images of copyrighted characters. There are alway a few that do not, however they seldom last long. DW

That depends upon the company Dick. The pictures of the cars used as a pattern are to them good advertisement however the logo is trademarked, it has a certain color scheme and look. This is what they are known by and any changes can adversely affect them, this is why they are so vigilant on how it is used. The cars look however is really public domain until and unless one were to make one and call it their own and using the trademarked name then they would be in violation. Think of all the aftermarket add ons for the various cars out there. People take pictures of these cars all the time but as long as they do not use these pictures to advertize that they made the total car they are allowed to with no copyright or trademark infringement. That is my understanding of this anyway.

Excellently done Paul. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Jeff glad that this was an easy fix, DW

Perhaps uninstall Gimp and Inkscape and install the most recent versions. The driver for that printer series might be corrupted in the build. At the very least uninstall GIMP and Inkscape and reinstall, this might clear up your issues. DW

Brag away. This is very well done. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. DW

Very nicely done Scott. I like that design. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Actually I do not use oak for outside things but if I were it would be White only. Depending upon how long you expect it to be out of doors, how directly the weather can get to it that kind of thing will determine what woods and finish you should be thinking of using. DW

Really when you get down to the brass tacks of the issue it is all about the Benjamins. The more dead presidents you bring in the more interest that the copyright holder will have. Not always the case though, several companies, Harley Davidson, some of the Nascar teams, the NFL , NBA can be sticklers for use of copyrighted material. My solution is for me the only solution. I design my own and if I use someones image I get written permission to do so or I use honest to goodness public domain images. Better to be safe than sorry. DW