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I sand using 220 then 320, one coat of Krylon Primer then two coats of Krylon color.
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I saw a picture of something like this a while back. This is my take on the idea. Thanks for looking.
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This is a pair of Steve Good designed crosses. I didn't have any stock in the right thickness in a large enough piece, so I made use of the leftovers I had. Thanks for looking.
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That is very well done!!
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Finished the custom order for an Irish setter, will be delivering it tomorrow. The customer is happy, which makes it all worth while! Thanks for looking!
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Wow, that is some fine work!!
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This is the second Steve Good Ribbon Box I've made. This one is fun, while being a little persnickity. The "ribbon" is black walnut, birch and purple heart, while the box is ash and walnut. It did take a bit to figure out how to tie the bow!
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Not quite made with, but definitely Scrollsaw related! :)
dansnow replied to dansnow's topic in Bragging Rights
Thanks for the kind words everyone, and I hope a few were inspired to make some. The great thing about these for me is the only thing I had to buy was a coupe 1" and 3/8" dia dowels. The 1/4" x 3/4" slats and the 1" x 3/4" end pieces were all ripped from a 3/4" x 11" pine board I had in the shop. This gave me a total shelf thickness of 1". I glued a 3/8" dowel into the ends of the legs, left 7/16" protruding, so when I stacked the pegs would be about 1/8" apart in the shelf. Some wood glue and a brad nailer with 3/4" brads made short work of shelf assembly. -
Not quite made with, but definitely Scrollsaw related! :)
dansnow replied to dansnow's topic in Bragging Rights
Everything comes apart for storage and fits in a single box. The legs are pegged into holes in the shelves so if I want to add shelves or change heights or layouts I can just make more legs! -
Persistence paid off! After a summer of monumentally bad craft fairs we finally had a good one! It was a two day affair about 15 miles from home. We'd done well in the past so we were looking forward to having a good one again. Well, this year we far exceeded our wildest expectations! Each day we came very close to matching the two day total from last year. We have 5 weeks to rebuild inventory for another 2day the Sat-Sun after Thanksgiving, then another 2day in mid-December. Will be ready for a break after that one! This is a shot of 1/2 of our 10x20 booth. The other side had the flat tables for the puzzles and pull toys.
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Our next two seasonal craft fairs are two day affairs, but due to cost we could only afford a single 10x10 booth, so we needed some vertical expansion room. After pricing a few commercially available options and recovering from the sticker shock I headed for the shop. The pyramid shaped one has 11x6" shelves and is about 24" high in the center. The other has 19x7 center shelves and 11x7 side shelves and is about 18" high. Should enable us to get more on the limited table space without appearing over crowded. I figure about $25 or so in materials and about 2-3 hours of time. Hopefully it'll inspire others to make rather than buy.
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They are my design based off of a 50 year old toy a friend gave me.
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Here's some fun. This is our rescue German Shepherd Java, giving the eye to a bevy of pull toy German Shepherds I'm getting ready for our 2-day craft faires.Lets see some creative captions for the photo;
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keep pivoting joints loose. I use 7/32" axle pins through a 1/4" clearance hole. And make sure the mounting holes for the axle pins into the body and wheel is snug. Just remember to make the wheels and the inner leg segments the same thickness of material. I once had a brain fart and made the legs from 1/2" and the wheels from 3/4". It didn't end well!
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Kevin I thin the food coloring with denatured alcohol. The rubbing alcohol can cause the dye to precipitate out and turn to sludge. Just add as much as you need to reach a desired shade. Important tip when using food coloring: My son taught me this. Before applying the food coloring, apply a coat of shellac thinned 50/50 with denatured alcohol. This seals the grain just enough to help prevent the water marks and blotchiness you can sometimes get, especially around end grain.
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The quality of the packing tape is crucial. I bought some "cheap" packing tape and it was a nigtmare to get off.
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Okay, okay, I know, very bad joke, but I just couldn't resist! Crickets and grasshoppers ready to go!!
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That is just dang kool!!!!
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Will probably price this between $30-$35 thanks for the kind words folks.
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Finished just in time for a craft show this weekend. Made from one of my favorite simple toy materials, a 1" thick pine stair tread! Cut with a 7R Pegas blade, finished with food coloring and clear lacquer. I saw something similar to this a little while back, took the idea and made some changes to end up with this. About 18" long, 4.5" high
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I use 3M clear 2" wide packing tape as the substrate, then 3M #77 spray adhesive to glue the pattern on. If it's a real complex pattern I might put a second layer of tape over the pattern. Peels off easily and clean.
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Your ability when it comes to cutting letters is amazing as always, good job.
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Thanks everyone, I was really nervous with this one, worried that they might not like it. Turns out they loved it, major relief!! No pattern Len, had a meeting with the facilities manager at the museum, sketched out the planes and tower, then when I got approval started making saw dust. The wings and "landing gear" are pinned with 1/4" dowels to the body of the plane so no parts should come off.
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Hi folks, been busy getting ready for the holiday season, have 3 two day shows this season. In among that I was commissioned to build an airport for the play table at our local Children's Museum. The 6 piece tower and the 8 piece runway are puzzles that only go together one way. Everything is made from birch, the planes are colored with food coloring, the runway is black stain, everything has 3 coats of shellac. Thanks for looking.
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Good Job! I love the contrast in the grain!!
