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  1. don in brooklin on
    I just went down and looked at my saw and I have he Freud Diablo 1050X on my General contractor saw. I use for almost everything. I do have a Freud Ripping blade that I change to when cutting hard wood for cutting boards. I also have a cheap Dewalt 7 1/4 blade that I use when I cut thin slats for my baskets. There are videos that recommend using a 7 1/4 most of the time. I can't locate the one I watched but the chap used it for everything.
  2. don in brooklin on
    I do a lot of compound cutting and at one time I made a clamp. Lost it somewhere so now I use 2 small clamps around 2 pieces of wood. I did glue sandpaper to 2 sides to hold a little better. Like this better than the clamp as I can change from side to side real quick.
  3. don in brooklin on
    I see no issue with cross posting. Steve site needs all the posts it can get. It is too bad Steve doesn't visit every once and while.
  4. don in brooklin on
    Frank I use Inkscape. Travis did a video on doing this. http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/topic/12658-word-art-intersecting-word-art-with-inkscape/ Jerry also did a cheat sheet. http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/topic/16735-cheat-sheet-for-inkscape-interassecting-word-art-101/?tab=comments#comment-161428 I don't do exactly as I usually use a script font called Scroll Script MT instead of Bird of Paradise in the video. That way I don't have to do the bridges but have used various fonts. If you have any you need, let me know as it takes about 2 - 3 innings of a ball game to do pattern. You don't have to restrict it to names. I did one for my daughter lacrosse team and have done this Guelph in background and name in front for a friends daughter when she got accepted..
  5. don in brooklin on
    Try aliexpress https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=200216091&initiative_id=AS_20180914124009&SearchText=led+lights+decoration I have bought some things there and they take awhile to get here but are real cheap. My experience is to pay for traceable shipping.
  6. don in brooklin on
    In a previous post http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/topic/30725-christmas-is-comin/ the question was asked if any non religious layered patterns out there. I designed one myself and posted the pattern I now have it cut and painted. On the suggestion of Frank Pellow I added a 1/4" spacer one ahead of the back and a 1/8 rim on front. Will make some changes now the prototype is done.
  7. don in brooklin on
    Frank I did it myself. I used the first layer from Steve Goods design and then adding clipart that I found on the Internet. I did in Inkscape. Not much of an Artist but I like to try. Hopefully, I will cut it out today and see what it looks like. Based on what I find out when I cut it I am going to do a Halloween theme. Don
  8. don in brooklin on
    Maybe for you. Here is my try at a 4 layered scene. I have not cut yet but if anyone has any comments please let me know. I will cut from BB later today. The pdf has and extra blank layer. UPDATE - CUT MY FIRST LAYER AND THE 4 INCHES LOOKS BIG. NEXT TIME I AM GOING TO REDUCE 10%. layered test 1.pdf
  9. don in brooklin on
    I use the Zinsser Bulls-eye Sanding seal coat as it is 100% wax free. I paint over it all the time and use a sharpie for eyes and signatures. I get at Rockler each time I visit as the Canadian version does not state wax free.
  10. don in brooklin on
    My Grandson is a hockey player. I made him a key rack last Christmas and I am not sure it got put up. On Wednesday we had him visit for the day and he cut his number out all by himself and painted. He then went home and had the key rack and numbers put up in his room. The number really added to the theme. ( I now have 3 more grandkids to do numbers)
  11. don in brooklin on
    If the ornament is in wood, I dip in tung oil let dry well and spray with poly. Most of my ornaments are in Baltic Birch and I don't like the edges so I paint. Usually I spray with rattle can - white or gold. I use the Rustoleum gold Glitter for the if available. Often I the white spay the with Glitter Blaster silver of gold. I have then sprayed with a sealer (not very often as expensive). Sometimes I high light leaves or bells with craft paint.
  12. don in brooklin on
    Really like the colour. Well done. I have done the other Sue Mey Love to quilt and it is a real hit. I am sure if you displayed in a quilt shop you could get lots of orders if you want them. One of mine is in a quilt shop as they sponsored a quilting bee to raise funds for the local cancer support centre and I have had inquiries but I say this was done just for them. I have done it at least 5 times for quilting friends.
  13. don in brooklin on
    Great job I have added just a felt backer on one and it looked pretty good,
  14. don in brooklin on
    Thank you. Etsy is just doing the conversion at par. I was just curious. Don
  15. don in brooklin on
    That is really beautiful Question what is that in USD? When you converted to Etsy it jumped the price to $12.90 Canadian. Just curious.
  16. don in brooklin on
    Pine will turn amber over time. I seal with Zinsser Seal Coat. (50 - 50 with alcohol). Slight sanding. I then finish with Poly. Depending on the piece I either use Minwax wipe on or the poly spray. I like the clear statin finish versus gloss but that is a personal choice. After 2 coats I use the artificial steel wool to remove any fuzzies. Usually 3 coats is usually enough.
  17. don in brooklin on
    Not my pattern but WayneMahler. I was so impressed that I played around trying to duplicate and I know the font is Bird of Paradise (72 points). I plan on doing some name plates for a school and wanted to present this as an alternative to what I normally do. Great job on pattern and cutting.
  18. don in brooklin on
    I have been a woodworker from early grade school as my Dad was a woodworker and had me making things when I was in grade school. I made lots of furniture with fancy backs and kick plates, lots of ginger bread, clocks that I cut with jig saw or fret saw. I even had a old Craftsman one speed scroll saw that will bounce off the table if you don't clamp it down. I never knew that there was pin less blades and why the table tilted until I took a course at the Durham Woodworking Club some 8 years ago. I did the wolf head below (it extends out about 1/4 inch). That was on a Saturday and over the weekend I researched scroll saws and on Tuesday I order a EX-21 and by Friday it was up and running and as they say the rest is history.
  19. don in brooklin on
    Sure looks lit an Arnold Volker design but I could not see on his web site. I sent you a pm. Don
  20. don in brooklin on
    Well done.
  21. don in brooklin on
    I have 2 Granddaughters (same Mom). They are as different as night and day. The oldest plays field lacrosse. One tough sport. She lives and breaths "Lady Blue Knights" so I made a plaque for her and the coach. I had to come up with something for the other and I made the other for her passion.
  22. don in brooklin on
    Disney characters are subject to copy right and so selling or distributing patterns would be a no no. For your personal use, I suggest that you google "coloring pages frozen" and from there it is fairly easy to make your own pattern. It has to be for personal use only. Lets not get SSV if trouble with the Big Bad Wolf at Disney.
  23. don in brooklin on
    Steve Good has a keychain program. The video is at and the link to download the program is there. I have made a couple of hundred as gifts. They would be good sellers. The semicolon makes the star and the comma does the heart just to make them different.
  24. don in brooklin on
    Done with cherry. Dipped in 50% solution of sanding sealer. Beal buffed tipoli and carnauba
  25. don in brooklin on
    I made a key chain for each of the girls on my granddaughter's lacrosse team. They are for their team bags that all look alike so they now have name and number. Steve Goods keychain maker.
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