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Thank you! Yes Owls have a special place in my heart as my mother used to collect owl figurines and most anything owl related, lol

Thank you! Always loved this light / dark wood combo with things that use backers..

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Thank you! I do like the round backer better.. still might toy around with some other style backers at some point..

Nicely Done as always!

This is what I always say at the beginning of these type topics.. So many people ask what blade without saying what they are cutting.. and it really drives me crazy when people jump right in head first saying what blades they need to use / try.. and they don't even know whether they are cutting 1/8 inch stock or 2 inch or what material ... since scroll saws can cut metal, plastic, and ? etc etc..

Was a Hoot making this pattern and cutting it... Also picture of the moose clock that I was asking about in the general forum about square or round backer... I choose round as you can see..

I've thought about trying it.. but always thought it might get onto the cutout sections of the wood and show on the front side.. or be sticky and all the dust sticks to it over the years..

I just wanted to update this... For what it's worth.. I went to glue up another set of clocks I made this week a couple of nights ago.. and I looked at the same old trash bag.. wondered if there might be a clean spot on it from the previous use and guess what.. the glue from the last time was peeling off.. so I wiped it down a little just by brushing my hand on it.. and all the dried glue from last weeks glue ups came right off.. so I used the same trash bag as last week.. so.. I suppose I'm doing my share of keeping the wax paper out of the landfills.. LOL.. works great.. and re-usable.. when it becomes time to need a new trash bag for glue ups.. I can use it as a trash bag.. LOL.. Not sure if any old trash bag will do the same thing.. and couldn't tell you what type of bag it is but it's working great for more than one purpose..

Well the $100 Hawk turned into about $300 by the time I replaced worn parts.. you see I didn't know what to look for in them.. and didn't know what was worn etc.. so while the price may have been good.. by the time I got it running right the deal wasn't all what I thought it was.. and now the motor has that jumpy VS thing going on.. ( known on the older Hawks ).. I love my Hawks and every time I see a topic on them I try my best to let people know what to look for.. give the heads up on the motor issue.. as well as the wedges at the back tension cam and the wear at the front tension cam.. The other two saws was well worth the money.. and actually the old Hawk was worth it even though I had to do a lot of work on it.. I did use it quite a lot the first year I had it.. and the learning experience about the Hawk saws was worth the money I've spent on it.. Probably take it to the motor shop and see what they can do with the motor on it.. as it's really my favorite saw of all of them.. May even send it to Buston for a new motor and a going over..but before that happens.. If the local motor shop can't do anything with it.. then I'm going to run it until the motor quits, LOL then send it for a new motor, LOL

Maybe worded wrong or you took it wrong.. but cheap Hawks as in I only paid $100 for the 220VS and $400 for a brand new still boxed 226VS Ultra.. cheap as in low priced Hawks.. because I was looking for a back-up saw.. and was actually looking at the Delta deWalt clone.. that is until I found the cheap low cost Hawks.. and then also found the still boxed EX-21 for $350.. guess the word I should have used is low cost Hawks.. does sound better I suppose.. LOL But as you can see.. I should be plenty set on saws for quite some time... and I bought three higher end saws two of which was still boxed new... for less money than any of them individually had I bought from a store or BM ( Hawk )

Glad you're able to get back at it again.. even just a little shop therapy is better than non at all.. Take it easy though... going backwards would be a bad option just for too much shop therapy..

Just to give a more realistic opinion on the Delta and DeWalt.. as my last post was kind of in the air with what I would do personally.. If I was in this boat.. in fact.. I was because before I found those cheap Hawks.. and then the Excalibur.. My choice was the Delta... why? because I am mechanical and would take out the locking pin... make my own version of the Jim Dandy easy lift.. as i'd rather not have to fool with the locking pin when I'm used to the easy lift.... other than that the saw is pretty much the same saw.. but much cheaper. I haven't priced these saws in a long time.. since I have so many back up saws I don't too much care how much a new one on sale is, BUT.. FYI.. there is a new Delta on eBay for $299 with I believe free shipping.. says it was a display model I think.. I wish you luck with whatever saw you decide on.. I think both are basically the same saw.. just choose your color and run with it..

I don't have any experience with the Delta.. I've had a DeWalt since 2008.. Even though I've had the Hawks and other saws over the years the DeWalt carried most of the weight of my business needs.. I rebuilt my DeWalt in 2013 mostly the front bearings but took the back end of it apart and added synthetic grease.. back sleeves showed some wear and I've intended to replace them but the work load kept coming at me and it just never got done.. it's really noisy now.. and I plan to go through it this summer.. now that I have several back-up saws. As for the arm.. Maybe you will like the Delta arm lock thing.. I doubt I would like it myself after being spoiled with the Jim Dandy easy lift attachment for my DeWalt.. but for a cheap price point.. I think the Delta is probably a great saw.. for the money.. That said though... f you were to ever need to sell the saw you chose. I notice it seems like the DeWalt holds its value better than the Delta model... don't know why.. because really they are about the same saw..

From my experience... if you're going to be using the on board dust collection that comes with the sander.. stay away from the ones that have the little fabric dust bags... every one of the sanders I've had in the past.. the orientation of the power cord and the dust bag.. rubs a hole in the bag.. then all the dust blows out at you.. I've replaced three sanders simply because the bag.. now these was cheapy sanders and I could never find anyplace online to get a replacement bag.. So, my last sander I bought was a Bosh R/O variable speed sander... this has been used way more than the other sanders I had because back then I was just hobby playing in the shop.. not doing a whole lot of work unlike I do now.. I'm about 3-4 years now on this Bosh.. When I bought it I thought the plastic dust can would be cumbersome but actually less so than the bag ones I had in the past.. My only complaint is trying to open up the dust can to empty it out.. it is very smooth and not real aggressive.. I sand thin fragile portrait work with it with no issues..

I ended up just cutting the circle shape of the clock by tracing around the cutting with a washer as I always do.. i might play around with different ideas later on.. I all of a sudden have a customer that seen the picture I posted on instagram of it.. and wants to buy one.. so.. I opted to just do my normal thing with it.. was mainly looking for ideas etc .. I do kinda like the idea of rotating the square 45 degrees.. Might have to look and see how that would work on my next clock batch I make.. Thanks a bunch for all the suggestions,