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That is amazing work Ron! I would really love to try the 2x4 version. Where to I get patterns, tutorials, etc for this project. I love it. Barry

Kevin, I wish I had the time to produce 1/10th the work you do. Great job! Barry

Scroll a piece, take a nap, leave a post, take a nap, scroll another piece.... haha Kevin, you really are a machine my friend. Great job on the cuttings, and I guess being able to sleep at the drop of a hat comes in handy. Barry

That's a mighty fine bear and a pattern I recognize. Great job! Barry

Nice job Alex. It looks great! Barry

Great job! Looks just like him. Barry

Those are awesome! I've got to grab that issue and make some of these for my grandkids. I got happy just looking at them. Thanks for sharing. Barry

Nice job on those Larry. I especially like the one on the dark free form backing. Great contrast and it really pops. Barry

That's a great looking piece of flooring! Glad it was salvaged. Nice job. Barry

Awesome job on these Steve! I find myself looking at the pic repeatedly, especially the red and black one. There is something extremely compelling about that one. Thanks so much for sharing these. Barry

They look great Kevin, even if you do have to do them again. I do agree with everyone else though. Slow down, keep to a manageable schedule, and give the customers a realistic completion date taking into account all the work you currently have agreed to do for others. If they need a rush job, charge them a bit extra. Your customers should pay for the rush service, not you. Barry

Nice job laust! Remember the two rules: 1. The wife is always right 2. If wife is wrong, refer to rule 1. Great cuttings and background combination. Barry

Nice piece, my wife would love it if I did one of those. Thanks for sharing. Barry

Nice job, I really like the wolf's head. Barry

Great job cutting a very difficult pattern Nathan. I love super-detailed highly challenging patterns, but I'm not sure I could have cut this without a defibrillator on standby during some of those cuts. A beautiful piece. Barry

That's a great thing you did for your stepdad, and it tells me he's a special person who made an impact on you and your life. It's one thing to parent, but a whole other thing to be a dad. I hope he enjoys the saw and maybe you can get him to join SSV so we can see his work in the future. Barry

That's excellent work. I'm sure your coworker will be quite impressed and love it. Just don't mention the imperfection and he/she won't notice it. I would have ignored it too but for the fact you pointed it out. LOL Nice job. Barry

Oddly enough, copyright law in it's base form is fairly simple. Once something has been created in tangible form, the creator holds the copyright to the item for their lifespan plus 70 years. It does not matter what form it is in, whether recorded, digital, written, photographed, whatever. That's it in a nutshell. As for other countries not abiding by US copyright law, please read this Wikipedia entry concerning the Berne Convention which requires all signatory countries to recognize copyrights held by the citizens of all other signatory countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention This is the link to the Wikipedia entry with the list of signatory countries of the Berne Convention. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_international_copyright_agreements Oddly enough, the US did not become a signatory to the Berne Convention until 1989. Agreeing to the Berne Convention required a partial rewrite of US copyright law, including the requirement that all copyrighted material be registered. This no longer applies. So getting back to the original topic of copyright, unless you are using something listed as public domain to make patterns from, it is safe to assume it is copyrighted and you would need permission from the copyright holder to use the image. Oddly enough, gaining permission is fairly simple. 1. Determine who the copyright holder is 2. Contact them in a tangible form (email, snail mail, facebook, etc) 3. Introduce yourself, explain what it is you do (attach an example if able), and explain how you wish to use their work; to make patterns for sale, to make patterns to post on websites such as SSV, or for personal use only 4. Explain that cuttings will be made from the patterns (attach example if possible, preferably a cutting of the pattern example you used) and that in many cases those cuttings may be sold at craft shows, etc. 5. Ask what if any credit they would like on the pattern. Some don't care, others want their name or even website added to pattern. 6. Thank them for their time and consideration I have had a couple of copyright holders turn me down flat, but most of the time they are happy to allow you to use their work for patterns, especially since you respected their copyright and asked first. (rare thing these days) Some have said pattern can not be sold, others have said cuttings and patterns cannot be sold. Always save all correspondence from each copyright holder as proof of the granted permission. Hope this helps someone

Great job, it looks terrific. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. Barry

Really nice job on those Mary. Those are some really cute pups. I'm certain she will love them. Barry

Thanks for the great comments everyone. She did love it and is now deciding if she wants to paint it or leave it natural. Marge, unfortunately, my computer died and the only thing I have to use at the moment is a tablet. I'm not a fan of typing much on it so I don't get online too often right now. I should have the computer fixed sometime in the near future.

Made this for my wife for Mother's day. Pattern by Sue Mey

I have all of mine stored on my laptop and backed up to an external drive. Unfortunately, the laptop is dead and I can't access the external drive with my tablet. Guess I really need to get that fixed and then get a better system of storing. Barry

Very nicely done. Barry

Now that is an awesome puzzle. You did a great job capturing then look of the mantis. Awesome. Barry