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  1. don in brooklin on
    I am in so 3 all. Travis - do you one SVG or 5? I have mine done in 1 svg. They all based around a teacher theme. Need to print and cut as I am new to this and want to make sure okay.
  2. don in brooklin on
    HI Ralph Did you do full size or reduce to 3 inches? My first one . Just touched to mop sander and ouch. True Christmas ornament. Going to stack and cut on BB to see what happens. My wife said I have always done gold so we will see.
  3. don in brooklin on
    Thank you. I have a month to get them done so I plan on cutting a couple each day as I have a couple of big orders on the Daddy do list.
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    They look fantastic in hardwood. I like them so much I just ordered the pattern from Sue. Each year I get invited to a luncheon for our local cancer support centre called Hearth Place. Our club makes wigs stands for those getting treatment and have lost there hair. I started the program in 2014 and our members have made close to 400. I like to give all the other volunteers to the "look good feel good' program an ornament and this would be fantastic. Question - what thickness of wood did you use and were you able to stack cut. I will probably have to 20 to 25. Also did you change the size? Great job. Thanks Don
  5. don in brooklin on
    Thanks for the link. I have been a member on Canadian Woodworking forum since Feb 2006 and never knew about this. I dropped my subscription a number of years ago when I started wood turning and scrolling, Frank -- there is an Haida eagle https://www.canadianwoodworking.com/plans-projects/haida-inspired-eagle Thanks again,
  6. don in brooklin on
    Rolf. Since you have an in maybe you could share this thread with the editor.
  7. don in brooklin on
    If you look at this link you can find them if you keep going down. Not the easiest web site to navigate. https://foxchapelpublishing.com/magazines.html?cat=208 I have all six CD's. I gave up trying to communicated with the publisher about doing something about the broad sheet inset but they just were not interested so I just wait till they put out the CD. It seemed pretty easy to me to just issue a promo code in the book with your subscription number and you could go and download. they were supposedly "working on it" about 3 years ago.
  8. don in brooklin on
    I really like this design and the cutting. For those pattern makers I did a post on how to this at
  9. don in brooklin on
    Getting ready for Halloween. Size is 18 by 9.
  10. don in brooklin on
    That is awesome. Loved the video. Is that your pattern?
  11. don in brooklin on
    I made this pattern for Les and I enjoy doing these. It depends on the how the names go together but it takes me about 1/4 of a football game or a couple of innings of baseball game. Actually, I love doing them so if any one requires one like this send me a PM or post in pattern requests and I will give it a try.
  12. don in brooklin on
    My go to blade is still FD. I have tried Pegas MGT and could not cut a square corner at all. I do a lot of key chains and so it was and issue. Went back to Fd-UR and not an problem. I think the MGT are just a little more aggressive. I have come to the conclusion that most blades are basically the same it is just what you get used to. I have friends who will only use Olsen hate FD and MGT. Practice with one blade and it will become your favorite BEST blade ever. Don PS: I buy FD blades by the gross and they cost me only $4 a doz CDN with shipping. Pegas from Canada cost nearly $7. Maybe my Scotch blood sways my opinion too.
  13. don in brooklin on
    I was the one who posted the pattern. Here it is again. VET.PDF Also, I did one for Canadian Vets. Made a few and gave them to friends who have parents that are vets. cdn vet.pdf vets.pdf
  14. don in brooklin on
    Are you sealing first? I use a least 2 coats of seal coat. (ie Shellac) and make sure the colour is fairly smooth. It seems to float smooth. Spray hard and lots. Let sit overnight. Never had an issue.
  15. don in brooklin on
    My Grandson plays Rep baseball and had an amazing year because he had a great coach. I was asked to come up with a gift and I modified a Steve Good plaque and had all the players sign it and had a friend add a plaque.
  16. don in brooklin on
    The only thing I can think of is that you have to unzip and place in a folder. Use File Explorer to open folder and then right click on the ttf. If you just say extract and click on ttf you only get install. I did some experimenting with Bird of Paradise on another laptop and this seemed to be the issue. If tis doesn't work I have no idea.
  17. don in brooklin on
    Had this problem with other fonts too but I have found that download extract all files to a separate folder. exit open folder right click on the ttf install for all users. checked in inkscape and it is there. Cool decorative font I have found the secret is the install for all users. Thanks to a previous post for the hint.
  18. don in brooklin on
    I am from Canada and Baltic Birch cost 16.75 for 1/8 inch and 26.90 for 1/4 inch. (CDN$ plus 13%tax) My supplier will give you one cut for transportation. So I buy usually 2 sheets at a time and them stack it so I end up with 1/4 sheets. The grade I get is BB/BB which means - BB/BB: Single piece face and back. Both face and back veneers allow 3-6 small color-matched patches on average and some light mineral streaks. Tight pin knots may be present. Inner cores are solid single piece veneers. I can work around any plugs or blemishes for the work I do. B/BB is really expensive and harder to find.
  19. don in brooklin on
    You might want to ask Bob Duncan National Sales Mgr. He used to be a Scroll Saw Work shop and did all the machine reviews. He still hangs our on SSW forum. http://www.grobetusa.com
  20. don in brooklin on
    This a long weekend here in Ontario. Being retired all weekends are the same anyways. Christmas is less than 5 months away and each year I cut an ornament or such for everyone at the table at Christmas. It is getting harder and harder each year to come up with something unique. A few years ago I did a sleigh, 2 years ago we did a dangle and last year a snowman. All personalized. So every body wants something with dimension, I like to have this decided early so I can get cut and the LOML can plan on decorating. Usually takes a trip to Joannes. Since I have I have purchased the last 2 years plans from Sue Mey, I wrote to here and the suggestion was elves. I have spent the weekend modifying her pattern to add personalization and added hands and feet like the dangle. Love the feet. Now ready to start cutting, 20 sets and 40 hands and feet. PS Included previous posts for you inspiration.
  21. don in brooklin on
    Jim has it right. It is a matter of just getting used to a type of blade. I am just the opposite. I love Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse but had all sort of issues controlling Pegas MG blades. It is worthwhile looking at Steve Goods videos and technique on cutting curves and circles. It is video 7. http://www.stevedgood.com/school/sss.html
  22. don in brooklin on
    Instead of double sided tape. Use Velcro hanger strips that way if you want to change or move you damage wall. I have been using to hang signs and small Intarsia. So far nothing has fallen off.
  23. don in brooklin on
    The boxes are beautiful. You really have the inlay down pat. I have done a lot of flocking and I get mine from Lee Valley. They only have 5 colours available. http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=44669&cat=1,250,43298,43300,44669 Next time I am taking a road trip I am going to order a couple of other colours right from Don Jer as they have 25 colours available. (They will ship to Canada but brokerage is an issue) http://www.flockit.com/ Great job please keep posting.
  24. don in brooklin on
    I use Weldbond all the time and it does have a quick set up time. It is really great to use with the Grandkids as they have no patience to wait. Also, Carole Rathman use on all her bowls. I have been using lately to glue BB to High Gloss paint and it works fantastic. See picture. I transfer to the accordion squeeze bottle and a few drops are enough. My bet is that your glue was old. If you are close to the US border visit a Canadian Tire and they carry it 2 sizes.
  25. don in brooklin on
    We have 2 seasons with our Grandsons. Hockey and Baseball. We have 2 Grandsons playing rep baseball all over southern Ontario and they are doing quite well. The request came for a ribbon holder for baseball only as the hockey ones are full. He is my new design. The pattern on the left is a modified Steve Good Pattern. I think they will get a kick out of their numbers and team logo. In order to hold up I use key holes. I give them instructions and the wall plugs.
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