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If I cannot use clear tape for any reason then I will make a few small cuts into a wax candle - it works with handsaws too.

Sounds great Unfortunately it isnt showing up here as the link is for an attachment at Scrollsaw.com .. Please put the images in your gallery here and relink. PS - the images are showing for me now as I visited them at scrollsaw.com and they downloaded to my browser. Some others will not be able to see them. Cheers Keith

When is Black Friday please? Cheers Keith - UK

Congratulations and all the luck in the world to them. (I had to chuckle at the typo at the end of your post ....

There are a host of silhouettes here:- http://www.stevesuniques.com/new_page_8.htm You are not allowed to download them but they give a good idea of what each breed looks like. Should be easy to come up with your own based on them as no detail is needed. Cheers Keith

Not to worry - the story touched me like I havent been touched for a long while .. and it was a nice feeling ... thanks for that

Well - thats thinking outside the box Brilliant idea that I am sure to copy - Thanks Grampa Cheers Keith

Hi Paul. Dont get yopur ply from stores like B&Q, Homebase etc. Get it from places like alwayshobbies.com in Norfolk. It is 5 ply and good quality. There are more UK suppliers listed here:- http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/wiki/in ... _suppliers If it breaks out when drilling (use a 1/16" bit) then place a piece of scrap wood underneath and drill thro' into that. Cheers Keith

Thanks very much Christina I will be using this for inlaying designs into my next Gypsy Caravan - it will be ideal. Thanks again Keith

This is a very useful thread Christina - thanks. I like the additional tips about grooving etc. Now .. about that crushed stone tute ... please Cheers Keith

Very nice smooth cutting. Cheers Keith

Hows about making a suncatcher out of the Butterfly and putting wheels on the animals for children to play with ? Cheers Keith

Your first?! Wow - the pattern and cutting is very good - well done Cheers Keith

Sue: Thanks. Found the red Dragon sign in my "it will come in handy some day" box. Must have been there for years just waiting for a job to come along Dale: hee hee Yep found that out long ago and it works a treat. Mind you Pam (Wifey) works on the same principles too so life is great Cheers Keith

Yep it was a little hard to make out - had to turn the PC volume to 100% ..... very interesting - didnt realise young babies could talk. Cheers keith

Its still a lovely art piece Your other thread is here:- viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1552 Having a senior moment eh? Cheers Keith

Carcass is almost finished:- Rear showing the Hayrack Side view, roof and hayrack Front view showing door and padded seats

Thank you Dale and Travis - all encouragement is greatly appreciated Sue - Thank you. I have to report that the decorations are simply carefully applied decals. This is really a learning prototype for me. The priority being teaching myself by trial and error how to work with wood. All models I have done in the past were either preformed plastic models or scratch built with foamboard, card etc. This medium presents its own unique problems for me and I am having to reinvent the wheel in places. After this I want to do scratch built Romany Caravans and traditional Canal Narrowboats of various types. These were/are all traditionally gaily decorated. I will do those in a larger scale (this model is approx 1/12). That will allow me to paint or scroll the decorations as the details will be larger. I am almost at a crucial stage now - The making and fitting of the Underparts and Shafts. Unfortunately the plans are not too clear as to how things like "Bolsters", "Hounds", "discs" etc are put together so I will have to wing it a little. It will probably become clearer once the parts have been cut and shaped. Future Models will be fully furnished inside too in the traditional style. This has a "lift off" roof but Wifey (Pam) has knobbled it for putting sewing stuff in. I have to indulge her as I need things like a router table for Xmess Thanks for Looking all Keith

This will not be a tutorial as I am the one being self tutored as this is my first attempt at making a wooden model. Neither will it be a precise Work in Progress as I am not going to show every little thing I do. Rather (given my inexperience) it will be a "Phew-managed to get that bit done OK" type of thing Long, long ago when I was a kid there were Hundreds of Romany Caravans of all shapes and sizes to be seen around the UK. Now, sadly, there are but a handful left as the "New World Travellers" prefer the over modernised plastic caravans full of the latest techs. I spotted the plans for this project at Hobbies of Dereham and decided to give it a go. The idea is that I learn how the undercarriage(?) and shafts are constructed and built so that I can then use that knowledge to build other "Olde Worlde" horseless carriages. The pics show the work done on the carcass at the moment. The stripwood is obeche left natural for contrast and the panels are Tulip wood with a Mahogany woodstain (In the UK it is very difficult to obtain small quantities of Magonany more than 6" in size). The gold pins are for decoration only as the stripwood is glued on. They are actually brass round headed pins of 7mm. The dimensions of the carcass are 11" x 8" x 7". The shafts will add another 8" to the length. In the pic the mobile is there for scale purposes. Here we go with the pics:- The next stage is to make and fit a half door (Bottom half only), curtains, the rack at the rear and the domed roof.... wish me luck Cheers Keith

A downloadable ring sizer here:- http://www.jewelrylist.com/sizer.pdf and a UK type here:- http://www.musthavejewellery.co.uk/sizer3.pdf Cheers Keith

I have had no problem so far as I havent come across a pattern that entirely fits the American standard page. A4 is 8.3" x 11.7". If there was a problem then I would just use the "Scaling" option in my printer menu and reduce it to (say) 98% without any distortion or print it to 2 (or more) sheets of paper.

Hi Dale. Had a look but some of the pics are missing:- Bulldog Sheltie Maltese Malanute Malinos Antelope Pattern and maybe a few more. Checking the properties for each just gets the default: http://dalespuzzles.com/images/no_picture.gif Cheers Keith

Wow - that is truly beautiful Sue! I bet it looks even better in real life. Excellent piece of art - well worth all the effort involved. Cheers Keith

Terrific work! The pics could do with a little lift though -- (you did ask) I have tried to find the simplest and quickest way. Download Picasso from here:- http://picasa.google.com/thanks.html It will download and install in seconds. If you do not want Google as your Home Page then deselect the option on the last screen. Open the prog: All pics on your PC will appear on the right hand side. (You may also "drag" an image into the program) Double click the one you need to edit. This will open in a new frame. Have a look at "basic fixes" and try Auto Contrast - that may be all you require. You can also fine tune from one of the tabs but that may not be needed. Save it when finished. The pics below were dealt with by Auto Tune only and took seconds with nothing to learn. I will delete these from my folder when you have seen it. HTH Cheers Keith EDIT Images deleted from folder as per above

Very good - the frame compliments it well too. Well done to the pattern makers as well.