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Glad I'm not the only one. But I did it once before also. How dumb is that? Dick heppnerguy

It did come out better then I had expected that it would. I put spray glue on another project a while back too. You would think I would have learned from that one, but no. I still am my own worst enemy. Dick heppnerguy

I do not know what size the drill bit was but it is very small. I found an assortment of small drills in a package at Harbor Freight and they seem to work pretty well even though they were quite inexpensive to purchase. I can barely see the holes after they are drilled. It surprised me that it was easy to insert the blade into the holes. Dick heppnerguy

Yes it an owl. I believe this is a Charles Hand pattern. No, I do not think it is worth framing. I will hang it in my shop as a reminder to stay focused when I am making a project Dick heppnerguy

It was all my own fault. I need to use this as a learning thing and to think twice before I decide to shy from what I know is the right thing for me Dick heppnerguy

This is just BB Ply. 1/4 inch thick Dick heppnerguy

This pattern was purchased for me as a gift from a Scrappile. He knows how much I love his work and I had told him I was interested in trying one of these patterns. So low and behold, Paul bought it for me to try. I was excited to give it a go but then I realized I would not be doing it as planned. First of all, I wanted to stack cut it on 1/8 in BB ply, which I discovered I was out of so I decided to use 1/4 inch. I made another change in plans, thinking with 1/2 inch total thickness, I was going to cut it with a #1 spiral instead of a 0/3. This being a little larger blade I thought would make the job a little easier. I have never cut a piece this size with so many fret cuts while stack cutting, but what the heck, no problem. It started out pretty good but was taking way more time then I thought it would. As I entered the middle of the project, I realized the drill press could not reach the middle of the board to drill my holes, so I decided to use my Dremel for the job. After drilling and cutting many holes I discovered that some of my holes were not a straight up and down as they needed to be and the back piece was getting some holes coming out into a previous cut or extremely close to it. I also discovered that the bit was too aggressive for the close cuts and some of the close by holes were getting torn out on the bottom of the cut. Because of all the hours I had already spent, I decided that I was not longer going to spend a lot of time on an already lengthy piece that I knew was not going to come out as planned. I thought I would go ahead and try to finish this already self destructed project, do to my many bad decisions. I decided that I would just cut out the background and trees in a simple manner and not waste my time putting in the details that made the pattern so interesting and challenging. So I did and parted my two layers. Once I had that done, I found that it turned out better then I thought it was going to, even though I had made all those bad decisions at the beginning. So Now I had only one layer and the trees needed more cuts to make the plaque look a little more like it should. So I got out a #03 spiral, drilled a bunch more holes and cut in me detail to the trees. I looked a lot better. ONE MORE ERROR......this morning I entered the shop to put on my second coat of finish. I thought to myself, "It is not what I was hoping to get with this piece but it was turning out better then I thought if would after all my bad decisions at the start of the project. Well after applying my second coat of spray finished and putting about the spray can, I suddenly realized I had picked up the spray glue instead of the finish. I was able to get the glue of the piece with mineral spirits, followed by sanding and go it finished. Now you know why it turned out the way it did. This was a big learning experience in not trying to make things work by altering the method needed for a successful project. Dick hepppnerguy

this little nick-knack shelf was in the latest scroll saw woodworking magazine, I had in the mail when I returned from Oregon and my wife ask me to make it for her, so I did as I was told. (keeps peace in the family, that way). It is quite small but an easy one to cut. She liked it so that made me happy about doing it for her Dick heppnerguy

I thought it was an interesting and amusing little item when I saw it on Steve's site, but I never thought it would interest anyone enough to make it. Boy am I wrong, once more. It seems I make this error a lot on patterns I see. Dick heppnerguy

Nice gift for the new neighbors. Thanks for posting it Dick heppnerguy

These are really cute little elephants. Don't know the 'men's shed" thing though. Dick heppnerguy

Everyone has already said how they enjoy both the picture and the frame. I have to agree 100 % they are awesome Dick heppnerguy

Well these two items should make a couple of people very happy to receive them. Very well cut and framed Dick heppnerguy

l Don't know anything about Metallica, so I do not understand what this is about but I do understand that you did a nice job cutting it. Well done Dick heppnerguy

very nice pieces, all of them. I do not see how they could come out any better then that Dick heppnerguy

Nice to get the commissions. You deserve to get the support, as you give freely to so many Dick heppnerguy

That came out awesome. H Botas has proven himself to be quite a good pattern maker. This one shows that they turn out really well, in the hands of the right scroller. Thanks for posting Dick heppnerguy

Good job. I was eyeing this pattern also. You did it justice, for sure Dick heppnerguy

great looking project. I will have to look up the movie too. thanks for posting Dick heppnerguy

Congratulations on getting your first commissioned piece. It will most likely be not only well received but also cherished throughout the couples lives. After all the rest of their gifts are used and forgotten, yours will probably be handed down to their children and continued to be admired and cherished. Dick heppnerguy

we are indeed. I have a neighbor from whom I found our her father just died. I am not going to make a couple of plaques for her and her mother. So yes, it is nice to be able to share our works with others, as it makes them feel a little better and us a lot better when we do that. Dick heppnerguy

I like the way you are able to visualize your patterns and they all look great when finished. This one is quite interesting Dick heppnerguy

I just started a Mike Williams pattern also. I have spent a couple of hours on it so far and it looks like almost nothing has been accomplished. I think it will be several more sessions before I feel otherwise. His patterns are very challenging and this is the first one of his, I have tackled. A super job on yours and what a nice donation it is. I hope it brings a lot of money to the cause, as it is very worthy of a nice price tag at any auction. Dick heppnerguy

I think this a really nice and thoughtful piece. They will surely love and cherish it. Dick heppnerguy

very cute pieces. I love those animals and I think this is a great tribute to both them and yourseld Dick heppnerguy