MrsN

these are so cute!

I really relate to this! so many projects, so little time.

What a cute piece!

I have made a few of Alex's bowls. My husband gave one to his Orthotist, at the last appointment I noticed the bowl on his desk holding a couple pieces of fruit. I prefer candy, but to each his own.

Does Sue Mey have something that could work? She has lots of plaques for hobbies and jobs. Perhaps you could modify one to fit the clock hands insert.

These are neat!

I started a master's degree program at the beginning of the year, which has cut into my scrolling time (on the plus side I can now tell you all about reading fluency) with the ridiculously cold temperatures in the mid west (warmed up to -18 today) I have gotten some extra days off of school/work and found some time to saw. I wanted something warm, so I googled beach silhouettes and found this. I painted the backer a goldish/bronze because my garage is too cold to do any staining. It is glued to the backer with elmer's glue all, it dries clear so any of the spots that you can see will become clear as it dries a bit more. It will get a coat of clear gloss when the temperature warms up, hopefully before June.

There are a few in our pattern library here! look under the scenic category

it seems like framing can be a hobby all of its own. I either buy pre-cut mats or make one out of wood.

beautiful song! Merry Christmas to you!

I have made bowls, but I prefer baskets. When making bowls it is really helpful to glue up the layers and sand as you go. Always leave the bottom off until the inside is done. I used a dremel and a spindle sander for sanding mine.

I would mount it to a thin, light colored backer board.

I use glue sticks most of the time. On my own projects I put painters tape down, then glue stick. For the kids at school, most of the time I just glue stick right to the wood. The patterns usually peal off nicely. I use school type glue sticks. Currently Elmer's disappearing purple school glue. I bought a bunch when school supplies were on sale in the fall.

When I make bowls like this I often start from the outside and make a dry stack as I go. I drill the holes as I cut so that I can see how the bowl is stacking up and how stable it feels.

I think they look great! We are always our own worst critics. A few years ago I cut a quote for my mom, as I was framing it a delicate inside of an o snapped off. I trimmed the broken bits and glued the center to the backer board. You have to really look to notice the one o with out bridges, but every time I am at my mom's that o just stares at me.

This is such a cool project!!!

It doesn't take long to get the shelf full of finishes!

Sanding. One of the things that comes with cutting practice is smoother cuts that require less sanding. When I started out I used a variety of things to sand the inside of fret cuts; needle files, emery boards (for filing fingernails), sandpaper, sanding blades. Now a few years in I almost never use them. If I notice a part that needs sanding, I am as likely to put it back on the saw to clean up the cut as actually sand it. To remove the blade fuzzies from the back side, I use a mini butane torch to burn them then they sand off really nicely. some of my favorites were https://www.amazon.com/SC91262BL-Scroll-Sander-4-Inch-Assorted/dp/B00CTGMOT8 https://www.amazon.com/Olson-Saw-SC42101-Scroll-Files/dp/B000N6K39O https://www.amazon.com/Lumberton-12301-Sanding-Sticks-Standard/dp/B0039ZB24G Stain I don't stain often, so I am no expert. However, I find that if I stain the front and back with a really wet foam brush that most of the little frets get filled in. I think I took a q-tip once and got all of the little spaces, but it was too much work and the finished product wasn't better. From time to time I will stain a piece of plywood, then cut my project.

The font looks like Cooper Black, a fairly standard font. I made this, but yours looks like "no coffee" is shrunk in the middle just a bit.

http://toysandjoys.com/patterns-and-kits/trains/ do these help at all?

Just last night my Excalibur was baking a slight knocking sound. I figured out that it is the guard on the bottom of the saw rattling and hitting the table. I haven't had time to figure out how to fix it yet, but hopefully it will be easy.

They are all awesome! I have cut a few of them, and really like them.

Love it! My 2 year old nephew loves mega man!

What a nice looking piece. Almost looks like walnut.

When you get your quick clamp it will help. As you clamp the blade in the top pull up just slightly on the blade and down on the clamp arm to give it some tension before setting the quick tension.