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Not bad John, not to bad at all. I just watched the first one, I'll watch the others a little later on. I enjoyed watching it, and I am looking forward to viewing the others. That is a beautiful dog in your avatar, he's a real looker. German Shepards are my favorite bred, and I would have one or two if it wasn't for their hip problems. I owned one years ago, and it just about tore my heart out when I had to have him put down. His hips were the problem, they were so bad that he could hardly walk. Len

Personally, I've never had any problems with the blade slipping, this is something to keep in mind though in case I ever do. Thanks Kevin. Len

Nicely done Don, but there's no golfers in Ireland is there? Len P.S. Ooops, my mistake Don, I mean to to say Scotland.

Nicely done Peter, they should help solve the confusion. Len

Nicely done John, but why'd you rush it. Slow down, and enjoy what your doing. Len

Tim, if I was judging your work, I'd never think that your a newbie. Far from it, you've got some very nice looking projects here. Especially the horse one, that is very impressive to me. Len

Rob, I think that's an otter. Minks are much smaller and they have bushy tails similar to a squirrels tail. Len

I like cutting any type of wood, I don't have a favorite type. Like has been stated already, it mostly depends on what the subject matter is. Len

Kevin, 85,that's a lot of cutting. It sure would be nice, if you could sell all of them. They may not be $8.00-$10.00 ones, but, surely they're worth at least $5.00 or more each. What do you plan to use, to make the birds out of Len

Nice planter, better late than never. Len

Ike, I don't own a Dewalt saw, I own an EX21 they both have similar blade clamping abilities. About every three months or so, I take a small piece of sandpaper,and sand in between the clamp screw and the opposite side of the clamp. Doing this seems to be working, cause I've never had a blade slip out of the clamp. Len

Dave, what are you using for a top coat, are you using lacquer or are you using a varathane type finish? It's the finish coat that is causing the wrinkles, and it's an easy problem to solve. What's causing the problem, is the lacquer based finishes. You won't have wrinkle problems, if you use water based paints for the base coats. If you use oil based paints, you risk the chance of wrinkles every time. What's happening, is that the lacquer is raising the base paint. It's reacting to the hardeners and chemicals in the paint. The two different types of chemicals used to make paint and lacquer, react to each other. You can get the wrinkle effect, if the paint is fresh or if it's been on there for years. It's how lacquer works with base coats, it tries to attach itself to to finish in the base coat of paint, rather than just lay on the top of the lower coating. Which is what a varathane type of finish does, it just lays on top of the previous coatingTo avoid getting the wrinkle effect, switch to using a varathane type finish. The chemicals in it, don't react to the chemicals in paint. I'm sure you can get a better understanding, if you did a search on the subject. I've explained it as I understand it, I hope you understand my explanation. Len

Sorry Dave, I don't paint my projects, so I'm no help with this one. Len

Yes Kevin, they can be a bit of a PITA at times, but, as you stated @ $10.00 per piece you can overlook that. Len

Looking good Kevin. Len

Nicely done Don, both pieces look great with the different colored frames. Len

Matt, if the here that you mentioned, isn't in reference to this site. I hope you have permission from the owner or other site you got the pattern from to post it here, or there could be copyright issues. Len

OMG Vern, what an ambitious undertaking, and you mastered it. This piece is definitely one to be proud of, it rocks. Len

Nicely done Ralph, it looks to be good and sturdy. Len

Ralph, that's a very cute and unique wheelbarrow. This is the second not lazy posting, who's been telling you that you are? Len

Jim, to help prevent your wood from warping, you should store it with weight on top of it. Doing so will help a lot, but, it won't stop all of the wood from warping. Len

Wowsa Loren, what a unique way to save the ultra sound image. Congrats on the upcoming birth, hopefully there's no issues. Len

Nicely done Kevin, that slab was a perfect choice for this piece. Len

Nicely done Jim, it looks fantastic. One thing I would like to have seen on it though, is he month he retired. Len

Joe, I use either the table saw or the circular saw with a straight edge, it depends on the size. I find it to be a bit difficult to handle a full sheet of 3/4" stock, on the table saw. So, I use the method that MrsM has mentioned, using styrofoam as an cutting board. For sheets that have been previously cut down in size, I always use the table saw with a glueline blade to get perfect edges. Len