JTTHECLOCKMAN

I believe if you ever scrolled on a RBI saw you would never go back to a double link saw of any kind. I still say the RBI saw is the best saw on the market. I owned a Hegner, a Dewalt 788 and a 2 Rbi saw and the 2 RBI saw are the ones I kept and sold the others. price does play a part in decisions. But if you truely want a serious saw that will last then try a RBI saw. You will not regret it. If you are a casual scroller than any saw will do. Sit behind a saw for hours and making it a business and you will change your mind.

That screw is used to set the height of the upper blade. The lower you screw the bolt down the less you allow the blade to bottom out in the clamp. If you allow it to stick up as you have then the blade can now travel upwards into the clamp more.

I am extremely happy for you. If you need the inserts he sells that is great. My comment was MY OPINION. And I stick with it.

I see nothing wrong with the puzzles. Yes they maybe be challenging but hence the photo. That is the beauty of doing puzzles and so called PUZZLES. You want something to test the mind. Kevin never did understand why you sell clock inserts?? on a site you now have to be sure the battery is good or the movement works well. Yes you can offer returns and things like that but you added a layer of hassle. When I sell at shows I always tell the customer the insert has a life time warrenty and it does. I will replace any insert on my dime. Not batteries. I sell or at least I have a variety of themed inserts that customers can choose from when they are there I would never offer them on a web site for above reasons. That is why selling face to face has value. I would think the only responsible thing needed to be printed in the ad is the overall size of the clock. If you now ad the hole size you added confusion because as you know not all same sized clock inserts have the same drill hole size. But that is your call and then need to deal with fallout. The person should have tried working things out with you first for sure. I never trust reviews unless there is so many negative ones. Then I move on.

Sure would like to see a photo of the puzzles and maybe a piece or 2. I use to love to do puzzles when I was a kid. The harder the better. Made it a challenge.

Job very well done. I always love seeing projects like this that take you out of the scrollsawing norm and challenge you a bit. I am sure it will be treasured forever. Thanks for showing.

There is another angle that I never thought of because I do not engrave or use a laser, but these things are important factors not only working in a shop but if you are or plan on going down that avenue of selling things. Big business have capital to back them up and lawyers. We the small guy have to be extra careful. I use to make a fruit bowls and banana rack combo that I sold many of back in the day. Can not remember who made the pattern but clones followed for sure. I at that time used nothing but Behlen's Salad Bowl finish. If I were making those baskets today I would still use it. I dug as deep at the time as I could and asking on forums what is the safest finish and of course the old debate kept arising and to this date there is proof for both sides. As I said even mineral oil is a touchy finish and people use wax because the argument is well apples and other fruit is protected with it. But is it the same stuff? But when I started making these baskets again many years ago, my line to customers always was if you plan on putting fruits or breads or other eatables in them to use a doily to seperate from the wood. Now the baskets were dipped in one coat of Danish oil and left to dry. But I also sold wood fruit and also used props such as fake rolls and things to give ideas to people where they can go to Hobby Lobby and buy them. https://www.shellac.net/SaladBowl.html

That is a sad situation that Kevin brought up and is one reason I do not make toys for kids. Just not worth the anxiety of what if. The OP and his video opens a age long practice that all the person in the video is pointing out and that is advertising methods. There is nothing wrong with it and buyer beware. This applies to that bag of chips you buy and the contents and size of packaging and so forth. So no ground breaking info there. Now another long and I mean long term discussion that has to do with finishes that gets debated till the cows come home is how safe is so called food safe finishes. There is the theory out there that when all finishes are dried and CURED are food safe. But are they. Look at the ingredients that go into making them. Where did the ingredients go that now make them food safe? Because they are now solid or attached to wood fibers makes them safe? What if you use a cutting board that has finishes on them and you cut into those fibers. You see many people making fancy cutting boards with exotic woods segmented. Then they use say a mineral oil on it How many people are allergic to mineral oil? How many people are allergic to exotic woods. heck there are people allergic to walnut wood dust. And the list goes on. Yes know what is in the product you are making but as with big companies you can not protect everyone. Common sense has to play a roll and unfortunately we have become a sue first nation . I wish the person in Kevin's story a speedy recovery and a happy outcome. But to take this back to finishing and making your own concoctions, be aware of what you are mixing. Those big companies have science behind them and mixing amounts needed to produce a product. We all fall in love with a favorite finish for various reasons. that is fine and hope you get the results YOU are looking for but it is not for everyone. Thus the amount of different products on the market.

Kevin there are more than 2. Different states have different regulations on the VOC limits. On a Home Depot shelf you can find different states mixtures. The higher the VOC the better the product but more dangerous for breathing. The voc is a combination of materials to make the product spread easier as well as penetrate woods easier in stains. They play an important roll. Again when you mix your own finishes you are not adding the correct ingredients to make a product that is as efficient as what is mass produced. Will it work, sure because all oil will penetrate wood fibers. But now that product could be blotchy, could take longer to dry, could be hazardous to breathe. Do as you wish. Work as safely as possible. Paint and stain finishes are being worked on all the time to lower the VOC to protect the air. That is why waterbased finishes have been developed.

Not if you are buying pure oils. If you are buying wipe on oils then why make your own. Wasting your time in my opinion.

But..... There is always one ingredient that does not get talked about that is very important in making your own is DRIERS. Just because you mix stuff together it also needs some driers to help the product flow out as well as dry properly or it can linger for days. People do not have those laying around in their bins often.

I watched the video and he is not saying anything new that has not been said many years ago. he is right about the advertising but that can be said about any product ever sold. Words are used to try to distinguish your product from others. That is called sales marketing. Come on we all do it with our products we make. Hand made , one of a kind, and so on. Making your own finishes is something that has been done since the start of woodworking. Nothing wrong with that. But also there is a thing and again it applies to all products ever sold especially today. Ask the price that you think you can get and adjust from there. You ask why have finish product prices been rising? The factors are supply and demand, ingredient availability, and environmental laws. All play a factor. years ago those were not real players in the world of finishes. have to say Formbys brand was one of the best wipe on finishes used. I still have a few bottles. He is right in the fact most are watered down but that plays well for convince and also penetration into wood fibers so not a bad thing. I won't go into which brand is better because they are basically all the same with the fact of tweaking a little here or there. So buy what you want. As far as making your own, I have never and have no intentions to ever do that and waste my time mixing things when companies professionally do it for me with exact measurements. Savings, what a couple pennies. You make lose that in mixing time and now extra storage space and containers. So there goes the profits. As far as my all time favorite finish is and always will be Watco Danish oil. I would maybe go through about 2 gals of it per year but my projects were rather large. I used both the dipping method and also the brush on flooding method because the projects were too large to always dip. But would always catch runoff in clean container and just pour back in can after use. used that method till this day. Works well. Danish oil has all the ingredients to put a beautiful finish on any woodworking project. I defy anyone to show me something different. All part of woodworking.

Very nice. did you ever consider putting stain glass acrylic paper across the back?

There is nothing to lose than. Try it.

This is so true. I do not know the project you refer to but is it possible to use a card scrapper or other small fine scrappers to remove not only the shellac but will better than sand your final piece. In the turning world when people do segmented work they do not sand mixed woods. they use sharp tools to remove tool marks and also get down to final size and shape. Good luck

Merry Christmas to one and all here at the Village. Hope Santa brings some nice toys and we can see the products from those toys. A safe and Happy Holiday Season to all.

I saw it. Way too basic. The Rothman book has everything I need in it as it turns out. Seems those bows are a common design and used by others too. That is where I needed the pattern. Boxes, heck I make those in my sleep. I am hoping to carve out some time to make a variety of different boxes both scrollsawn and maybe turning a few also after I get some more pens done. Right now I am in a pen making groove with so many new ideas in my head. just the nature of the way I work. Thanks.

I looked through my collection of woodworking books and it so happens I have this book. Thanks.

My thought on this is what I like about my hobbies. You will not find them in any retail store. That is anything I make. That is what gives them just that little bit more meaning. This use to be the thought for many but not so any more.

I have to check my stash of books because I believe I had this urge once before when they first came out and may have bought some of these books. I will look later today. Also have to go through my projects stash to pick a House Warming gift for my sister and her new home. That should be easy. IT is a great thing to have a lucrative couple of hobbies because we always have gifts available and no need to hit the stores. Or we can just make something to suit the owner easily instead of guessing what they may like.

I sold all my scrollsaw magazines about 2 months ago. If I find a book I will buy it if I do not have it already. I need to know for sure there are some in there though.

Years ago I had seen many scrollsawn ribbon boxes and believe it was here. Does anyone know where I can get the patterns for these and if you do them could you post some examples. I have alot of lumber to use up and would like to do a few different things. Always liked the looks of them. Thanks.

I am in that boat too. Can not see myself slapping my work with a sanding mop at all. Never used one for that. I like my pad sander with 220 grit paper and projects resting on a flat surface. No way I am ripping any pieces out with a pad sander.

i have about six of the cheaper versions to use at shows to display pens and things. Bought them on ebay and they come from China of course. they work great for that.

Nice project Ray. But have to say then there are just some projects that do not work well with certain woods. But will say this many turners use that combination when doing segmented bowls and they have same problems but use the techniques I mentioned. Just saying. purple heart and maple is another tough combination. Pen turners run into this also many times and as I do i turn with sharp skew and never use sandpaper. We use CA glue as our top coat.