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  1. don in brooklin on
    I use what ever scraps. For my class I got a piece of ash 1 3/4 square in the discount bin at my lumber yard. Cheap. 4 feet for $8 I had some basswood squares and as an experiment I cut one out to see what it looked like. Easy to cut but It looked way too white. I then just dipped in stain. (Oak) and it came out okay. I should have spend a little time sanding. The squares are cheap on amazon but 1.4 x 1.4 which I think would work.
  2. don in brooklin on
    Love the bird houses. I fill with moss I got a dollar store 10 years ago and still have lots. Just finished teaching 7 new scrollers in the last 2 days compound cutting. I was fun seeing the amazement when the house and the bird popped out. One student wrote me today to say the smile has not left her face.
  3. don in brooklin on
    They came out real nice. Must try some spruce. Did you just put food colour in the hole?
  4. don in brooklin on
    I have an older EX-21 with no dust collection. It is a simple box that catches the sawdust and small piece that catches it before it fall on my leg. It is real crude and if I was doing more scrolling I would add dust collection of some sort but this works. I have a ceiling fan that runs too.
  5. don in brooklin on
    I bought 16x150mm plastic test tubes from Amazon about 75 cents each. (CANADIAN). They fit in my EX-21. They have cork tops instead of of twist tops. A little higher but would work. I have enough of the tubes I got from Lee Valley a long time ago. I do group buys by the gross for our club and this easier for members. I added a dollar to the price and they still got a deal.
  6. don in brooklin on
    Denny. I have the pattens too that I bought from Dianna when she still had a web site. Scroller is difficult to deal with as a Canadian as pattens are not downloadable. I don't use any patterns in my classes that are not in the "Free" world so with the standing birdhouse I modified Steve's.
  7. don in brooklin on
    The image in the PDF is really large as compared to the drawing inside. To get the image only you can use Inkscape to CLIP the image. open inkscape Import the kitchen pdf select the rectangle tool and draw a box over the image. (you may have to lower the opacity so you can see it drawing) Once you get to the size you want. Select images and the box. (use shift key) go to Object - clip - set clip You now have image of just the kitchen. I then opened new document. and copied the image to the new document. With the new document you can center the image to the page. (if you want you can enlarge to the page) Save as PDF sss.pdf
  8. don in brooklin on
    I usually clear them. Sometimes it is difficult if you have corners not perfect. Sometimes you have to cut the again. I have even had to cut in to pieces as they would not drop out. I just did a standing bird house this way and I used the scroll saw and it was easier. I touched up on drum sander to make sure square. Look forward to the completed project as test piece looks great
  9. don in brooklin on
    When you normally do compound cutting you cut the first side and then you "trap" the floating piece by wrapping in clear tape or by rotating in the clamps you have done. This method is - you start in the bottom hole and cut the pattern and end up in the other hole. You now turn the piece to other side and do the same thing. There is now need to wrap or trap. Once both sides are cut you cut the straight line above the holes and birdhouse falls out. NOTE: This only works for something that has a flat bottom like the standing birdhouse and like chess pieces. The photo above was for a chess piece. I will post pattern but I want to get Steve's blessing.
  10. don in brooklin on
    I preparation for a class I am doing on Compound cutting I modified Steve Good bird house by adding a stand. I also modified so I that you have don't have to trap after cutting the first side. (see picture below for another sample) Cut with poplar. Bird unknown.
  11. don in brooklin on
    Both are great but really love the mouse. Wat wood did you use for the snow on the Christmas tree? Cool
  12. don in brooklin on
    Wood used? What ever scrap I can find. I have used every kind of wood. My preference in doing mini birdhouses is a hardwood. Done many with cherry, ash and maple. The Sam Keener patterns you are showing I would use a hardwood as the pieces are a little delicate. I will be interested to see how your glued up pieces work out. Keep us posted.
  13. don in brooklin on
    Not really spooky will go on porch right after our Thanksgiving.
  14. don in brooklin on
    Like your clamp When doing compound with a base I have found that by adding a little bit extra to the base and then drilling 2 starter holes and holes to end the cut you don't have to use clamps at all. Cut first side and then turn and cut second side. Once cut straight across the base. I usually cut with band saw or table saw. I used to have a clamp but recently have been using small clamps with two blocks. I have sand paper on two sides to hold even. I have 2 different size blocks. 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 for most patterns and I have smaller ones that I use to cut small birdies. (2 at a time}.
  15. don in brooklin on
    The charge to my credit cards was $47.50 via Paypal. Shipping and handling included. I buy by the gross and pass the saving to members. The gross now on sale. I recently bought a mixed gross of FD UR from MIkesworkshop and the charge was $59. cad all in. I sell to members at $5 a doz. I have never gotten hit with duties on blades but you never know. It usually takes about 10 days via mail to get.
  16. don in brooklin on
    I use either a Polar #5 or a Pegas Super Skip #6 as above. Both work well on the mini birdhouses in various hardwoods and softwoods. I just recently bought Pegas Super Skips #6 for the class I teach on compound cutting at our club from Denny at Artcrafters https://www.artcraftersonline.com/ The dozens are on sale and you get an extra dozen for free (if deal still on). In Canadian Dollars about $3.65 a dozen I think it works out to 2.70 US. Great guy to deal with.
  17. don in brooklin on
    We used to have a person who did both scrolling and stain glass. Hasn't been around lately. If you search for Pellow in the gallery you can find a few examples. I will try and touch base with Frank and see if can share one.
  18. don in brooklin on
    The United .. is stentcil.ttf. Attached is the font.... The Semper ... is Arial I think. If you are looking to put on circle here is a easy video for Inkscape. https://youtu.be/WZSy2ejgCRk?si=7EQUi1cIBoc9vGty STENCIL.TTF
  19. don in brooklin on
    Can you provide a sample? I don't have access to the book
  20. don in brooklin on
    You should check with the Gwinnett Woodwork club. they meet at Peachtree Woodworking Supply. https://www.gwinnettwoodworkers.com/ They have lots of videos of previous meetings and have a Special Interest Group devoted to Scrolling.
  21. don in brooklin on
    Where are you located. Some members here maybe in your area. If you are in Durham-oshawa area. Our club has quite a few scrollers
  22. don in brooklin on
    Scroll Workshop has the first 84 issues on DVD. They cost about $33 US plus shipping. Last time I ordered volume 7 the shipping was reasonable to Canada. I have a lot of the issues but it is nice to be able to import the patterns instead of scanning. The early DVD had the broad sheet in the middle nice broken down but now you get one big PDF page. If you are careful you can select the pattern only. https://foxchapelpublishing.com/collections/ssw-cds-dvds
  23. don in brooklin on
    Carole has a blog at https://scrollsawbowls.blogspot.com/ It has been updated in the last couple of years but does contain lot of good info. There is an email there but I do not know if she is active there. Carole is active on Scroll Saw Workshop and goes by handibunny
  24. don in brooklin on
    I use Cooper Black. I then add the connectors in Inkscape. It takes a little bit of work to get connectors all right. If you are not into Inkscape there is a good video using a word processor and putting the connectors by hand. Here too he used Cooper Black https://justbuildstuff.com/how-i-make-scroll-saw-name-puzzle-name-patterns/ If this is not type of puzzle you are looking for let us know. If you want me to give it a try please forward name.
  25. don in brooklin on
    Love them. Like the lettering. I have made lots but never thought of that personalization.
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