oldhudson
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It's within driving distance for me but I don't find woodworking shows very useful. I'm a little ADD so I get pulled in different directions all the time, you want to see everything but you don't have the time, you see equipment/supplies but you can't afford them, you're on your feet all day - and generally both parking and the food suck. Plus if you are from out of town it's not cheap. On the other hand, you get to see equipment in operation and you can talk to and ask questions of pros and maybe get a class or two in that you can take home some real learning. Still if you have never been to one it might be worthwhile. Just my 2¢
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I have 3! One from when I set typesetter (there will be those here who aren't old enough to know what that means) with an ad for Nekoosa paper on it. One my sweet heart made for me. And in the colder months I have a shop coat. I think they are great. Did you ever work on a small project and glue this to that and not have a rag at hand, so what I have an apron;-) I wish I could get my wife to wear one at work. She's a rug weaver on a hand loom and wears out here jeans right below the belly button all the time because she leans forward on the fabric to throw the shuttle or grab the beater. But....she says it's too hot to wear a apron.
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Hooray, I found it. (maybe I should pick up a lottery ticket today?) In the front of the book there is a section called "General house and platform Instructions" and instruction #11 ends "If you must paint or stain, do not put ANY inside the house." I've scanned those two pages into pdf files because I thought they may be a value here. I'm certain the book can still be purchased. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to attach it to this post?
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I have a book somewhere titled, "Woodworking for Wildlife". It was from our Department of Natural Resources in Minnesota. I'll see if I can't find it tomorrow.....
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Nice job Kevin.
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Good job Kevin. I think it's good, for everyone, to clean/organize the shop every so often. Keeping my shop clean isn't too hard I try to run the shop vac at the end of each day so I'm not tracking sawdust through the house. Keeping stock organized is much harder.
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Very nice, the logo/design really works!
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Yes. Wipe off any excess BLO (that is any that doesn't get sucked into the wood immediately) and then be sure to let the BLO dry fully before adding a topcoat. Depending on RH and temp 5-7 days is needed. Check out the Serving Tray project I just completed. BLO with a topcoat of clear lacquer. Be very cautious with any rags when you use BLO they can spontaneously combust, if balled up and tossed in a corner.
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Well done!
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Always nice to see pics of someone's shop. Thanks for taking time to post.
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You can probably repair it yourself. It will cost less, you'll learn all about your machine, and you feel good about it. On the other hand if you've been thinking that maybe you'd like to move up to Excalibur or whatever - maybe this is a sign?
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Kevin were you saying funeral parlors or casket makers or something else?
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That frame really works well with that. Nice.
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That weather station is great.
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Thanks for all the kind words, it means a lot coming from pros like you!
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I'm sure most of you wonder if I ever scroll anything. Well I do from time to time. Here is either a late or really early Mother's Day gift. One pic with flash and one without. Steve Good pattern. Walnut base, oil finish 1/4" BB with blond shellac. Thanks for checking it out.
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How do I reduce picture resolution size?
oldhudson replied to LarryEA's topic in General Scroll Sawing
What do you think of Chrome? What did you use previously? Why did you change? -
You may have lost a portion of a finger but more importantly you haven't lost you sense of humor. Good wishes. I have all my digits and use nearly all the safety tools available on my equipment. Almost all woodworking has some danger attached to it, just part of the deal.
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Nice work!
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I have up to 4000 grit in the shop but I don't sand beyond 320 in woodworking, but I'm pretty careful about starting with a coarse enough grit and carefully working through to the end. I vacuum the work between coats. Often I apply some naptha to help see scratches in the surface. Mineral spirits does the same thing but naptha 'flashes off' faster. Finally, I think you should try sanding between costs of finish. I use the finer grits for sharpening plane irons, chisels blah blah instead of oil or water stones.
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Very creative.
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I generally seal wood, before applying stain, by adding a thin coat of shellac. Sealing the wood helps a great deal in keeping the stain(s) even. If the end product with be light in color I use blond shellac and if it's to be dark I opt for the garnet. What DW said the only fix, given that you are working with pw is to overstain with dark colors, although you might be able to paint? If it were solid wood you could plane off a wee bit and start over. It's always difficult to tell from pics but is it possible that you could have gotten some silicone on the stock or something like WD 40? I make it a rule to go through my finishing steps with cut off stock before working on the final piece. You never know what's going to happen. Finally, given that's it is pw, can you turn the project over? Nice cut though, you deserve some 'atta boys'.
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Does Excalibur have an 800 number to talk to a factory rep?
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Work in Progress - A Case for Flat Blades
oldhudson replied to Scrappile's topic in General Scroll Sawing
Let me assure you, you are not alone in thinking that sanding is.... well I will probably violate the Terms and Conditions of using this site if I'm explicit. Be that as it may be, I use these types of files/tools for sanding interior of scrolled projects Note the sand paper unit, just a small scrap of thin wood that uses double sided tape to hold on a slice of sandpaper. I have couple of these. I also wrap sandpaper around round files and use that. Love the project by the way.
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Oak and cherry serving trays, (one for a wedding gift and one for sail). Some day I really have to learn how to use scrolling to personalize something like this.....
