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John, it may have been a battle to get this cut out, but from the looks of it, I'd say it was well worth the effort. Len

Holy smokes Jim, this box is definitely one to be proud of. It's gorgeous! Len

Nicely done Monti, I like it. Len

Brian, you should be able to remove the finish and wax that you applied. There's no sense in trashing the whole project, clean it up and save it. It's always best to try something out on a spare piece of wood, if you do you won't end up in a mess like this again. Len

Edward, welcome to the Village, it's nice to have you here. If you do as Paul (Scrappile) has suggested, you shouldn't have any issues. For a first piece, you bit off quite a big bite. You should have some practice under your belt, before you tackle a piece like this. It's a lot like life, you had to learn how to walk before you could run. Well you have to do the same when scrolling, practice practice and practice even more. With all of that practicing you will soon improve, you'll improve so much that you'll become a pro. Len

Todd, that's some nice looking scrolling, that card holder is really nice looking. The rest is just as nice looking, I guess I'm just more impressed with the card holder. Len

Paul, there's two hands of cribbage cards there, 10 points in the back row and two maybe three in the front row depending on what card was cut. I used to plat crib a lot years ago, there was a tournament most weekends. I got tired of it after awhile, and just quit playing. Len

Dave, you do amazing inlay work, these boxes are gorgeous. Sometime whem posting boxes with inlay work like this, would it be possible for you to post a picture or two of the underside of the lid? Yes, the top of inlay work is enough for some people, but to me, the look of the underside is just as important. It's kinda like wood turning, everybody checks out the bottom of the bowl or piece that was turned. Len

Cute little critters. Len

Marshall, I like it, it looks nice. Personally though, I think it would look even nicer if the name Jacob was painted white. Don't take this the wrong way, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it as it is. I just like to let my opinion be known, and sometimes my opinion is worth something, other times, not so much. Len

Jim, it doesn't surprise me that they ordered more of them, they're gorgeous! Len

Rick, that is a gorgeous clock, you should be proud of this one. Len

Kevin, that is or was the only good thing I could give King Tools credit for, they had a great warranty. If you had an issue with one of their tools, all you had to do was return it to where you could exchange it for another one. The other thing I liked about King tools was absolutely nothing, in my opinion their tools were all junk. I don't know much about their scroll saws, but then again, why would they change their ethics about the junk they sell? Unless they've changed a lot over the years, they're an inferior tool manufacturer. When I started out I bought a lot of King tools, but none of them lasted any length of time. And even though they had a good warranty, I got tired of running back and forth for a new saw or whatever. It got to the point that when I took a saw or one of their tools back, I used the refunded money and a bit more to purchase a better quality tool. I do hope that they have changed and are now producing better quality tools, I'd hate to think that they are the same as always. The tools all do look good, they look as good as most other brands do. But looks don't do a thing for me, if it's an inferior tool. Len

Scott, if you own or can get your hands on one, you have a copy of the pattern. Like Jerry has mentioned, you can print a copy of the picture you posted. One other option if you own one is to trace it, I've done that when I lost or unmistakingly used my last copy of a pattern. Len

Del, I see that you have your saw fastened right to the top of the stand. I had mine like that originally, but then I installed a piece of plywood between the two. I like it much better with the plywood inserted, I left the plywood the same size as the splayed legs take up. With it being that size, I have a bit of space to lay items on on each side of the saw. On one side I have a speaker magnet installed, I use it to hold the blades I'm using. I use Flying Dutchman blades, and I leave them in the small plastic bags they come in. Once I decide what type and size of blade I'm going to use on a project, I place the plastic bag with the blades in it on the magnet. That's on benefit to the plywood, I still have another one if your interested? Right below where the sawdust falls onto the piece of plywood, I cut a good sized hole for the sawdust to fall through. On the underside of the hole, I fastened a top off of a plastic storage container. The only thing about the container top that I used, is that I cut a good sized hole in it. The sawdust falls right down through that hole into the plastic container, when it gets to be about 3/4 full I empty it. I used small screws to hold the container top in place, and the container just snaps into place. You don't want a container that the top is hard to remove from, it makes it to hard to remove the container when you need to. This system works perfect for me, and it makes clean up a lot quicker. Oh yeah, don't forget to paint the plywood, it makes cleaning up the dust an easier job also. Len

Scott, you were very lucky,I would never leave that much stock out overnight unattended. There's just to much temptation there, for the untrustworthy to ignore. Len

Nicely done Ralph, she will love it. Len

Nicely done Terry, what type of wood did you use? Len

Kevin, you could buy a stand at Harbor Freight, that is a twin to the one that comes with the EX saws. They're not much of a stand, and they're not very expensive. If you don't take advantage of Wayne's offer, try H.F. There's not a whole lot of metal in one, but once bolted together tightly they never move. A few years back, I quit making my own stands. The material to build them out of, was just to expensive. It got to be much cheaper to buy a steel one, and when I no longer need the stand I take it apart. They don't take up much space to store them, and it's nice to have a spare one on hand. Len

Way to go Brian, it's a very heartwarming gesture. Len

lol Duke, that is just to cute! Len

Yes Ray, it is fine to sell them, it's done all the time. Just check out E-bay and any other sites that list things for sale, you'll see lots of used mags listed for sale on them. Len

Wayne, why do we or you need a new section for your review, like Paul has stated, there's already a separate section for scroll saw reviews? Why can't you just post a link to your blog, it would work fine? Len

lol Kevin, we never set our thermostats any higher then that. We usually have them set at 15, but every so often we do turn them up to 17 for some extra warmth. All I usually wear around the house, is a t-shirt and a pair of work pants. I never was a heat person, I loved all of the years I worked in the high north. I can always properly dress for the cold, no matter how cold it gets. I actually enjoy being out in the coldest temperatures of the year, I find it to be very refreshing. We've been known to have bar-b-ques in the winter, why not, it only takes a little longer to cook a steak. When I used to snowmobile, we had small bar-b-ques mounted on skis we used to use on our long day trips. There was four of us who always snowmobiled together, I towed the bar-b-que, Clinton hauled the food trailer. Dale towed the trailer with the liquids we would consume on our trip, and Kerry usually brought up the rear trailer with the tents and sleeping bags. Oh how I miss those days. No my friend, you can have your heat. I had a very hard hot summer that I suffered through, we're just starting to get into my favorite season of the year. Len

Nicely done. Len