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I too like it. Hey I have not seen you on line for awhile. Not sure if you have not posted or if I just missed them but it is good to see you again. There seems to be a void when someone seems to not be around.. Dick heppnerguy

Clayton, Looks like you have a clean sweep in the fair this year. Easy to see why. you have done yourself proud with your outstanding work. I bet you are glad you double cut this one. It will look great on your ' personal gallery wall' in your home. Dick heppnerguy

First time I have seen your work. Your cutting if fabulous. Everything is outstanding. Your fantasy things are not of my interest, subject wise, but i love looking at them for the wonderful workmanship, anyway. I will be looking forward to seeing more of what you do in the future. and I believe I must have missed your introduction so I want to take this time to WELCOME YOU ON BOARD. I am glad you decided to become a part of our world wide family. Dick heppnerguy

Richard, I can see why these were on your To do list. I have the first on in my patterns too. Not yet gotten to the top of the pile to get started yet, but you just pulled it up a couple of notches when I saw the wonderful job you did with it.. the challenge is on for me.. Thanks for displaying your great work Dick heppnerguy

Dave, I have to agree with the others. You piece is very well cut... This will look great on any wall or shelf..Should bring a lot of nice comments when seen. Dick heppnerguy

I was a little luckier than you, I also bought my Hawk at an estate sale for only $65. There was no way I could. Pass it up. Mine did have a motor and variable speed but they could not find the legs for it. I was lucky enough to get some metal legs off an old table saw stand and sanded and painted them so they look like the factory legs. I just got luckyy that time. I hope to hear more about how well your saw works out with the new motor. Glad you found us.ask any question you may have as there're many knowledgable people here that are more than happy to share their wisdom and ideas Dick heppnerguy

I too have to agree with Paul. You can some times find a DeWalt on E bay for about $400 or less, brand new. I got both of my new ones that way Welcome to the village. Some of the patterns here are requested to not be cut on a CNC machine, so please honor those requests Dick heppnerguy

You are so deserving of the award at the fair. It has to make you proud when you put so much into a piece and you get the recognition for your work. I hope it has a really special place to hang where many can admire it... CONGRATULATIONS ON A TREMENDOUS JOB Dick heppnerguy

I love it when someone cuts a pattern that is entered from someone here. Your work is great.. I have done the same thing on islands as you. always glad to find them before it is too late. Len is right about letting the pattern maker know they missed an island somewhere in their pattern as it can quite disturbing when you get caught with one after a long cutting session only to have it ruined in the end. Dick heppnerguy

Another nice piece, I just ordered four more patterns from JGR and I was eyeing this one but did not purchase it this time.. You might just change my considerations on it for my next orders. Nice choice of woods too. Makes for an outstanding piece Dick heppnerguy

People love their pets and a wood cutting of them would always please them more than any purchased gift, that is for sure. You did a very nice job and you can rest assured that this will be a long time delight for them... Dick heppnerguy

Thank you.everyone. I love the many answers and suggestions. I knew it was not a hard thing to figure out, but my pea brain often is unattached to reality so I blunder into something and not sure where to turn when it is not engaged to fine the answer, no matter how simple the solution may be. But I have finally woke up and remembered that others here have the solution or solutions to anything about scrolling I may need to know.. thanks once more to all my world wide family members here who have helped me with several great solutions.. I sure hope that this never happens again. If it happened to me, I think I would have second thoughts about my work. Dick heppnerguy

Theresa , Closet art is my thing and you are not allowed to copy my display place. Ha ha. It really is nicely done and if it does not satisfy you, just remember it is just a learning experience that will help you as you go along learning this new thing for you. Everyone has something that does not go well for them once in awhile. You are doing a great job. you thought it impossible to do only a couple of months ago and look what you have accomplished already. This is NOT closet art. Dad

Randy, You certainly have an amazing talent and skill with your coin cuttings. They are all so unusual and interesting. It would be very fun for someone to know they were wearing one of your pieces and that they were the only one the would ever have a piece of jeweler as unique as one of these Dick heppnerguy

Thanks guys. Problem solved. The pie plaque I made fell off the wall because of what I was using. I hope never again to have that problem. I wonder how many other of my pieces have done the same thing. So glad to learn what others already have known forever. Dick heppnerguy

I never thought I would be asking a question that must have such an obvious answer to it. If no one else is having this problem, then I should have itfiguredout by now, but I do not. When I and scrolling plaques, I usually have a 1/4 backer board and sometimes even an 1/8 th backer board. This does not give me a thickness to nail on my hangers so I started super gluing them on, but I have discovered that after some time some of them have the glue dry out and they fall off the wall. So I thought I would try liquid nails, but the results is even worse. What do you use to keep the hanger adhered to the wall plaques when there is not enough depth for nails? I am open for any and all ideas. I do not want any of my work to be unsatisfactory to my customers Dick heppnerguy

Welcome to our world wide family. Good luck in your search for a scroll saw. I would rely on Marge for your help there, if I were you. I know she will be willing to help I any way she can to guide you right. Come back here often and participate in the posts, this will be a great value to you also. You have to learn that by doing so Dick heppnerguy

Cliff that is wonderful. I too was given a saw from Randy, that I am enjoying. I already had a saw but liked the idea of giving that particular saw a go.. I too will pass it on to another a little down the road. I love the people here that have so much generousity and are so willing to not only share their knowledge but to also go the extra mile with supplies and tools. I have helped some of the people on here with blades and wood so they could get a better idea of how they make a difference in the success of their projects. I also want to welcome Doug to our family of great people. I am sure that you have already learned that from Cliff. Dick heppnerguy

Here is my take. For years I have also used the painters tape on the wood and then I used a glue stick on the back of the printed pattern. I loved it so much that I knew I would never change my way. As I ventured in doing more and more fret work, I found the small pieces of painters tape left on the wood after cutting it all, was quite time consuming to remove. But I enjoyed the fact that there wasn't glue residue left on the wood, once I got the tape off. Then I watched a video about gluing the pattern with spray adhesive and putting it directly on the wood. My thought then was the residue that would be left behind. At last I tried the spray glue o n the back of the printed appettern and the using paint thinner to remove the paper pattern, when I was finished cutting. Best idea ever, in my mind and here is wY I believe that. It takes such a small amount of spray glue that the cost of it turns out to be very minimal. ( something in thought wS too costly before I gave it a real chance). Using a damp paint brush or paper towel dampened with paint thinner and then ever so lightly applaud to the pattern, then waiting 15 Seconds for the paint thinner to be obsorbed by the adhesive, and as said in another post above, the a pattern almost falls off the wood in it's entirety and no residue left behind. One exception to that is if you have had to over lap a pattern because of it size, then the over lapping part, (especially if you have cellophane taped the connecting pattern pieces) may not observe the paint thinner very well and might resist coming off as well as the rest of the pattern. In that case, it could leave a small amount of reissue behind but a quick wipe with a rag slightly dampened with paint thinner will easily and immediately remove the small sticky area. It takes less time and money to do things this way then any others way I have ever tried. The one important thing I have discovered is one needs to sand and wipe off all the saw dust from your board BEFORE applying your pattern and you will not have pattern lift in the middle of your cutting, even with a lot of tiny fret work. As far as the use of ironing the pattern directly onto the wood when using a lazier printer is, I have found it is very time consuming a to get it to come onto to wood so that it is really nice to see, so I found I still came back to the above solution for myself. Also keep in mind that you need to make your printed image in reverse. Hope this helps you or someone else to not be afraid to try something new once in awhile Dick heppnerguy

Welcome to the happiest place on Earth. Strange, I seem to have heard of some place else that makes that claim, but then they are not member of SSV. The secret here is to log on a lot, that way you will get t o know us quickly and more important, we will get to know you. There are a lot of talented and well informed people on this sight and much to see and do here. If at any time you find you have any kind of question about scrolling, ask, because when someone does have a question, there are usually several others that have that same question in mind, but have failed to ask. So a lot of people learn a lot of things from every question, answered. Once you become familiar with the regulars you might find this is the first place you go when you get on your computer. People will not know you have been on here unless you 'like' a post or better, add some remark to another's post and best of all start a post of your own and come back here to see the replies. Best of luck on your new desire to get back to scrolling. I cannot imagine not scrollingsomethingall thetime Dick heppnerguy

It certainly would have been an east one to do, but no, they already had that one on the wall Dick heppnerguy

Funny you say that, Paul. When I was about 15 I loved peanut butter cookies and one day mr mother was not at home and had some peanut butter cookie mix so I decided to make a batch. I are ate most of the batch and never cared much for them since. We are too much alike. By the way, I am thinking about going to The wood store and getting more wood, hopefully next week. I hope my daughter can go with me and if it works into your schedule, perhaps we can make it to your house where we might be able to see first hand, your beautiful wood working. Let me know if you think that might be a possibility. Dick

I lose 25 pounds, six years ago so I would do better walking in our Europe trip. I still have not gained any of it back. I started by walking about three blocks a day and increased it a little each time until in a short time I was walking about 6 miles a day. I never increased it after that. At the same time I started cutting my food portions and quickly discovered I did not need to eat seconds or third helpings of anything. I then started using smaller plates and did not pile the food on it, just reasonable portions. I drank a tall glass of water with each meal the really helped me to feel full after my smaller helpings. Eat slower too, that helps. Eating smaller amount, more often is also helpful to not getting too hungry and then followed by eating anything in site. I also decided that I do not need to give up the things I really like, but instead making sure if they are foods ri know are not the best for you, like ice cream or jam, I found I could still eat them in small helpings. Example: jam I use just a dab on my knife tip and spread it as thin as I can to cover my bread. I mean as thin as I can.. The taste is there just not the caleries another example: ice cream , ( my weekness). I used to load a large bowl and then put chocolate syrup on that and probably eat a couple of those, if I could force it all down. Now I eat vanilla only and about one cup at a time no added syrup. It satisfies me well, but it took a little time doing this to understand I did not need near as much of anything to be satisfied. This worked for me. I agree that you need to go to the doctor soon and follow his directions, not ours alone. One thing I rediscovered is..............I enjoy breakfast cereal and most of it has a lot of processing and sugars with little to no food value but, I remember listening to Paul Harvey and one of his sponsors was TOTAL cereal. I took a box of it off the shelf and retread the information panel and discovered it is loaded with a lot of food value we do need, like MANY at 100 percent of what we need in our diet but the really good side is that it is filling but only has 100 calories per serving. Good luck my friend, be sure and go see the doctor so you can fill all the orders you need to do. Dick heppnerguy

It It is easier to pick apart up close but we all know I am not a perfectionist just an amature crafter. So, here it is, up close. Dick heppnerguy

blush blush......I told her the one thing she would discover very quickly, once she got to be a member here and saw the work of others, she would quickly understand what I mean when I say "I am a mediocre scroller and intarsia guy." You will see her things soon and she is way more skillful at working with wood than i will ever be. But i still love what I am doing. Scrolling is a wonderful and fun thing for me. I will get her started on this page and posting her work. She does not have the luxury of taking a class with Judy and only has my very limited, self taught experience to help her develop into a really good intarsia woodworker. I can't wait for her reaction when she sees the posts on this sight. So glad she is finally giving this a try Dick heppnerguy