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Very nice DW, the layers lined up perfectly when you assembled them. Len

Very nice, thanks for sharing it with us. Len

Cute, I've heard it said a few times also. Len

Yes indeedy Paul, you a smart man. Len

Fishman, try cutting at a slower speed, and experiment with the tensioning of the blade. As for the blade cutting in a forward to back direction, if there's no way of adjusting for that then you could improve it some by the way you attach the blade to the blade holders. Try attaching the blade to the back of the top clamp, and try attaching the blade at the front of the bottom blade clamp. This is what I had to do with one of my earlier saws, it helped solve the problem, but, was a pita. I hope this helps. Len

Gator, thanks for the mini tutorial, this method of darkening has been around for years. We used to use this method, but we got away from it. It does work on other woods, we mostly used white pine and sometimes even spruce. Len

Oh the monotony of drilling and cutting all of the holes in that basket in the background, would be almost enough to drive a person insane. How are you feeling anyway Steve?(jk) It's a beautiful cutting, you have to feel good with those results. Len

Steve, I'll give you a little tip in return, when you want someone to see something that is black, you might want to choose something for a background color other than black. Len

Ray, here's some numbers for you, I hope they help. I'm 5'8" tall, my saw stand is set at 34" from the floor, that makes the very top of the cutting surface 41" high. I have an old office chair that I removed the back from that I sit on, it is 28" high. It swivels, and has a chrome ring around the bottom of it that you can rest your feet on if you want to. The legs on my stand are 24" apart, and I have a motorcycle stud on each leg. With the way I have this set-up, my legs are high enough to dangle above the floor. This is the way I wanted it so that, if I want to just have one check on the chair while partially standing while sawing I could. All of this was done, to be more comfortable when at the saw. The reason for the studs, I had them and thought they would make sawing even more comfortable. I was right, it's just as if I was riding my bike down the road with my feet on the pegs, very very comfortable. The difference between sitting at the saw and sitting on the bike, is that with the saw your hands are closer together. I would post a picture if I could, but, every time I try to post pics my comp times itself out and nothing happens. I've been trying to get this problem solved for years, but no luck and this is the only service provider that works in our area. To change to another provider is like going to dial-up they're so slow, at least with this provider I can watch videos if I want too. I hope you can figure out the numbers I posted, and that they may help you. Good luck. Len

Marg, they're for identifying your property. You buy one that has your family name on it, then you can hang it up outside your camp or house to identify it by your initial. Or, if you want to, you could hang it on the wall in your house with you family initial showing for family pride. Len

Nice looking banks DW, I like the panda best, but they all look good. Len

Nice looking cuttings Carl, how thick is the wood that you used 1/8" or 1/4"? When you stack cut, how many layers do you usually cut at a time? Most of my cutting is stack cut, and I usually use 1/8" stock stacked four layers thick. Len

Way to go Frank, your letter cutting skills are fantastic. I think you do fine with your understanding and knowledge of the English language, far better than I could do in Spanish. Thanks for sharing these with us. Len

Nice cutting, but, who is this Freddy character? Everybody but me seems to know who it is, I lead such sheltered life. lolol Len

Way to go Steve, it looks fantastic. I've only ever seen this one cut once before, it was cut on a slab of wood with the natural edge. Thanks for sharing this with us. Len

Nice little bowl DW, what was it like to cut bamboo flooring? I've cut some oak and birch flooring, the oak was a harder cut. Len

This sure is an outstanding bit of work Gator, but, that's nothing new for you. Your pattern making skills are right up there with the best of them. Do you make many of your own patterns, or is this one of your first? Thanks for sharing this beauty with us. Len

Beautiful work Gator, I'd like to know where you got the pattern? Len

Impressive. Len

I wouldn't part with my EX21, I've used many saws over the years, but, none as nice to cut on as the EX21. I've owned my saw for 3-4 years now, and I've never had any problems with it and I use it a fair amount. I've got my doubts that if you tried an EX21, that you wouldn't want to own one. That's what happened to me, I tried out an EX21 and just had to have one. Len

Perfect. Len

Ray, if you really want to know what type of blade you should be using for different projects, contact Mike at mikesworkshop.com and talk to Mike himself. He will explain to you what each type of blade is best for cutting whatever your want to cut. Plus, while your at his site you can read up on Flying Dutchman blades and some of Mikes' history. He will exchange e-mails with you, and if there's something you need to know about scrolling just ask him. Mikes a great guy, and he will do what he can to help you out. I know he did with me, when I was first starting out. Len

Fishman, if you were to apply the spray glue like I'm about to mention, I think you will have better results. Apply the spray glue to both surfaces, the face of the wood and the back of the picture. Let the glue set-up for about 20-30 seconds, before applying the picture to the wood. I found that by doing it this way, the picture and wood always stays stuck together. Make sure that the picture is placed right where you want it, because, there's no separating them once they come into contact with each other. Good luck. Len

Cool cuttings Doug, thanks for sharing the pattern with us. Len

No Carl, I don't own or need a decontamination chamber, I use a vacumn cleaner to clean myself off. There's a lot of people who clean themselves off that way, it's better than using an air compressor that blows the dust everywhere. Plus, it's cheaper than building a decontamination chamber. Len