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    Great job on intartia and wheeled toys, Clayton717. Those are two types of scrolling woodwork I have not attempted. I think I will have to give it a try. I will be posting another album to my gallery so check back again.
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    Thanks Travis, The idea to use India ink for black sounds real good and probably will not run under laquer. Steve
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    Great pictures and really great framing
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    Thanks for the nice comments folks. These were really fun to do. I have about 6 shades of MinWax oil based stains that I use and occasionaly mix a couple to get what I want. The biggest problem is black. Real black, not just a stain, I used a black marker for that. Sometimes black marker plus stain on a piece. However you have to be careful. Urethane or Polyurethane will not cause the black marker to bleed, but laquer sure does. I made a mess of another large head which then became designer firewood. Some of these were cut from 3/4" laminated pine shelving material. Others from 3/4" Baltic birch of the far Eastern variety, not from the Baltic, and not a particularly good choice. Three or four swipes of 120 grit sandpaper and you're through to the first layer of glue. I would like to have used 3/4" pine but could not find any in my area that was knot free and I do not have re-sawing and planing equipment so I rely on what HD and Windsor Plywood stock.. Steve
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    I am relatively new to this forum and have posted some new pictures of animal portraits in my photo gallery. The patterns are from Neal Moore's Animal Portraits in Wood using relief segmentation. Click on the link below to view my gallery.
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    I have a DeWalt saw. I attached several 1 inch magnets on the sides of the upper arm with silicone. I use these to hold used blades that still have useful life. By attaching several along the arm, the blades are held parallel to the arm and out of the way but handy if I want to change blade sizes. As for well worn blades, if they are not good enough to use, they are not good enough to keep.
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    I have posted some pictures of clocks I have built in my gallery. If this works out, I will post more. Thanks for looking.
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    Thanks for the welcome folks. I will try to set up some pictures in the gallery when I figure out how to do it. I started watching the tutorial but didn't have time to finish watching it. Will try again later... Steve
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    I was surfing the web and came upon this site for the first time today. Looked around and found it interesting and decided to register. I am retired and have be scrolling for about 10 years. My efforts have been mainly in baltic birch, from Christmas ornaments and nametags to large clocks including the Chimes of Normandy and York Minster Cathedral clock boxes. While still scrolling, I am also trying my hand at carving. I look forward to participating in this forum. Steve Qualicum Beach, BC
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