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I seem to be on an Eagle binge. John Old Dust
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90% of my scroll saw art is to raise fund for the Arizona Lions Clubs Handicapped Camp. Over the past several years I have been able to give them over $34,000. At craft shows I supplement my fund raising by also having Glass Jewelery, wood roses, etc., for more donations. Here in Arizona I do about 40 shows during the "winter visitor" season ( Oct-April) at RV and Mobile Home Parks/resorts. In addition I do a lot of Bar-Hopping all year long. Donations have been for many different cuttings. At Veterans Bars (American Legion, VFW, etc.) Different military cuttings sell well. i.e. Military logos, POW, Never forgotten, etc. At sports bars various team logos, motorcycle etc. are good. Orders for portraits also come in occasionally. Name key rings are another frequent seller. At one of our local Cafes I have a whole wall display and several go each month. Just some thoughts that I use. John Old Dust
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This is from and old issue (Fall 2005) of SSWS. I did not cut the tail feathers out as I thought they would be too small and could create a choking hazard. Used natural Danish Oil for finish. No spray. Size about 8"X12". John Old Dust Notice the word "EAGLE" in the pieces?
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It is 12" high and on the sign I used a pencil torch to singe. John Old Dust
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A while back I posted the bamboo shelf I made for my wife's oriental room (actually our dinning room). On one of the shelves she has a Zen Garden and these two pieces decorate that. John Old Dust
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This is a pattern from Steve Good. 3/4" wood was suggested but I only had 1/2" available soused that, Poplar, then added a small piece to back to help stand up. Used Danish walnut to finish. John Old Dust
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Nice. Thanks for posting. John Old Dust
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Should Help. John Old Dust
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This is from and old issue of wwc. I could not get good cuttings for the legs in the 1 1/2" stock so left them off. The thin sides would cut better with a band saw. John Old Dust
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The original pattern called for 3/4" wood but I thought that was overkill so just used some 1/2" Oak. John Old Dust
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The pattern is an old one from Berry Basket. John Old Dust
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I just finished this for my wife who is a scrapbooker. John Old Dust
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The top one has extensive pencil torch scorching and the bottom one has light scorching. I find that scorching adds another color, depth and art to a lot of my work. John Old Dust
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My 2' X 4' BB boards fit nicely in a dresser that I got at a 'junk' store for a few bucks. The draws can also hold a lot of loose pieces. John Old Dust
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The first one I cut of "Clean House" my wife immediately took it and hung it right up. The second sign was a special order. John Old Dust
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Here are two popular signs. John Old Dust
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Yep! Slow feed is the tip with spirals. Also a good magnifier helps. Since you say that you have to cut a "big" piece here is an idea that I have used for that. For some of the needed cutting you cannot reach because of the limit of your table throat I have put the straight blade in backwards and finished that way. Once I had to make a big sign for a bar with their logo and name. It was 3ft X 2ft. and this is how I did it. John Old Dust
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Yes, the bottom has some burning on it. I like to do that on a lot of my work. One of the Scroll Saw magazines has asked me to write an article on my torching. John Old Dust
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This is for an Army Ball Coming up. John Old Dust
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I do about 30 shows during the "Winter Visitor" season here in Arizona. Mostly at RV/Mobile Home Parks/resorts. As most of you know I do it to raise funds for the Handicapped Camp. My basic rule of thumb is to stack cut at least 4 at a time. I then use about $20 an hour as the base. That means for a 4 stack cutting my base charge is $5 each. I than add $1 for finishing, another $1 for the dollar store frame. That now gives a base of $7. Now I at least double that for a starting asking price. If the cutting has won any awards at the County Fair I add another few $$$. Since that does not account for time at a show, I have a number of 'mass produced' items in the $1 to $5 range that, normally, covers the booth charge, and perhaps a little more. A couple of the 'mass produced' items are "HUGS" with a poem, ( 2 for $3, 4 for $5, 10 for $10); Name key rings, 'Love', 'Peace' 'Jesus' etc. ($5) Here "Kokopellies" always sell during that time. Just some of what I do. Hope it helps someone. John Old Dust
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I have the back 2 legs of my stand propped up with 2X4's. Works for me. BTW: I could not do anything without a foot switch. John Old Dust
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Just got back my 7 entries into the Pinal County Fair. Received 3 Best of Class and all got a ribbon. In the Fine Arts category my Geronimo gets a First and Best of Class for Portraits, and my Jesus carrying Cross gets second in same category. Also in Fine Arts,my Boot and gun get first and Best of Class in Misc and the End of Trail gets second. In the clocks hobby division, my Arrow clock got first place and Best of Class. ( You can't see it in the picture, but both sides have a arrow with Indian cut out silhouette.) The Dragon clock second place and Hello God, third. John Old Dust.
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Sometimes we do not want to frame a cutting. But the edges do not look good. Here is a cutting of Tinker Bell using a scrap of molding for the stand, but the edges looked bad. SO! I found at a $ store some bamboo place mats, The reeds were glued to the edges with Arlean's glue that dries clear. Now the piece looks finished. One mat provides a lot of edging material. John Old Dust
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Just got word that of my 7 entries in our County Fair this week, I was awarded at least 5 ribbons. Will post pix when I get them back next week. John Old Dust
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Check out your local Motorcycle dealer. Many bikes come in wood crates. John Old Dust
