KtownScroller

Hi Bill - I love horses. You did a fine job cutting that one. It looks great!

Me too!

Send those wheels to Christina. She can burn some wheel covers and treads into your wheel blanks.

I agree with Travis. The burl is rather nice. I'll bet a turning would look exceptional. I think even a nice scroll saw project would look sharp.

I like cutting walnut because of it's nice rich brown color and it's soft. I like mahogany too, except for the sharp chips. Aromatic cedar is the best smelling and easy to cut. I kind of like the smell of oak when I'm scrolling too. The smell is different. Pine smells good, but I don't care to cut it. It's usually kind of sappy and doesn't sand too well. I was a plastics machining specialist for many years and really like working with various nylons. They machine really nice. Acrylics look pretty, but tend to chip and crack if your not careful. The dust clings to everything. The same way with nylon. Unfortunately I got into scroll sawing long after my plastic machining days had past. Too bad, because I had access to lots of scrap pieces. They would have been fun to fool around with. Brass looks nice and gets fairly hot when you cut it. I think brass accents make a project look great. I'm not much for cutting aluminum. It can be an easier metal to cut, but it never cleans up. You can wipe and wipe and wipe and still discolor a paper towel cleaning aluminum. I understand aluminum dust contributes to Alzheimer's disease. Whenever I polished aluminum I would get a metal taste in my mouth. I never cut corian. I suspect it would be fun to work with. I have cut baltic birch plywood. I have problems with it chipping. I actually prefer cutting 1/4" oak. The oak looks nice and doesn't chip too easily.

When I would walk to school I would always pass a group of trees lining approximately three city blocks. Evidently they were Osage Orange trees. I called the fruit "brains." I would on occasion throw the brains down the street to watch them explode! All I really remember about those trees is that they created quite a mess. I must say though, the wood is very nice looking. As fas as it repelling bugs, that ugly fruit repels me.

That's a really cool idea! Looks good and serves a purpose. Very well done indeed!!!

Yes - That is very creative! I like all the clocks. Nice work.

Hi Fran - That is one of the nicest looking birdhouses I've ever seen! Very nice.

Your horse looks real sharp Bill!

Nice job making the unique box. I like the wood color and the finish.

Sorry about the delay Travis, I don't know my way around here too well yet. I sanded my puzzle edges the hard way. You know, a small piece of sandpaper generating some rather sore fingertips. Actually I got a little smarter as I went along and used a Dremel tool. I cut small pieces of sandpaper and double face taped them to a 1/4" drill slug. The small diameter allowed me to get into the tight spots. The only problem is that the sandpaper only lasts a short period of time. Still, it sure beats the alternative! I guess I will have to breakdown and buy a sanding mop. There must be a better way? The puzzles look so much better with the edges broken.

Me too!

I'll bet that wood would look good on a big piece of furniture - like a table.

Back in my kindergarten days we had several of those thorn trees in the playground behind the catholic school. I suppose that type of tree carried some kind of religious symbolism. I never knew the name of the tree or that the wood looked so nice. What a surprise!

Nice job with the jewelery box Indy! You did a nice job cutting the insert!!!

The eagles look sharp Clayton! Nice pattern and very nice cutting. I also like the frame.

Way to go Travis - Mr. Bean never looked so good!

Hi Mike - That intarsia wood working looks too hard for me, but your site contains many beautiful patterns!

That clock would fit in real nice on my nic nack shelf. Nice job cutting the bird clock!!!

Hi Jean-Pierre - I would have never completed that project. I think I would have broken it just looking at it! You did a very nice job cutting the love birds!!!

That really looks sharp! What kind of wood did you use there REALFEZ?

Hey cateyes thats a pretty impressive photo album! Betty Boop and the chopper really caught my eye.

Cool Teddy Bear Linda!

That looks sharp Linda!