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That was my thought exactly. No choices there, Paul Dick

Thank you. I had the same reaction to it when I saw it posted. Dick

Thank you. I thought it was really a cute pattern and I just had to cut it. Dick

Today I finished a pattern of this little angel that I thought was too cute to not cut. This is the second project I cut this month and it looks like I just might be finally spending some time in my shop other than Christmas presents. I hope you like this as much as I did when I saw the pattern. This is also the first oval frame I have ever attempted. A little bit of a struggle but best of all a good learning experience Dick heppnerguy

A lot of you may or may not have noticed that I have not been on line for some time and also have not posted any of my work. This is because I did not post any of my Christmas projects and have had almost continual company or work to catch up on outside and have not been in my shop very much. We have a great neighbor who has a birthday coming up on Feb 3rd and I wanted to make her something that seems to interest her a lot. In her home she has a long haired cow that she took a photo of and had it enlarged and framed and hanging on the wall of their home. In fact she has two different ones of this type of cow. So I ran across this pattern and cut it for her. Dick heppnerguy

You are not alone with these two problems. I too went through these very things. I may have a couple of solutions for you to try. First of all, about trying to get the blades to travel straight for you.....A solution I have found is using a #3 Pegas blade mgt. This has become my 'go to' blade for a lot of my work. The difference is, as I understand it, most scroll saw blades have the teeth stamped out and this makes one side of the blade's teeth to stand out on one side causing them to cut to that angle. The mgt Pegas blade are machined so that the teeth are in line and they cut on a straight line more like you are used to for the feed of a sewing machine. The Pegas blades are much sharper than most of the other blades so you will need to go slower and be careful not to force the blades but learn to let the blade do the cutting. I recommend that you probably need to cut with you machine running at about medium speed, remembering that the blade cuts nothing until you put pressure to the wood. That brings up the question as to what wood do you do most of the cutting on. Because the Pegas blades are so sharp I can cut almost any thickness and type of wood with ease. As soon as you can start to feel some resistance from the wood, it is time to think about replacing the blade. On a 3 inch thick hardwood board the time I get from my blades is about an hour. If you have any questions about any thing I have said or any other item about scroll sawing, please feel free to ask me. Dick heppnerguy

glad you have you on board. Whenever someone says something about the difficulty of scrolling, I often tell them that it is a lot like sewing. If one can sew they already possess the skills for scrolling. Welcome to The Village from Southern Arizona. Dick heppnerguy

Glad to have you on board here. Welcome from Southern Arizona. Dick heppnerguy

Welcome to The Village from Southern Arizona. Looks like you have a good grasp of scrolling and intarsia. Hope you are able to locate the perfect saw soon as it sure makes things better right away. Dick heppnerguy

Welcome to the village. The people here are very glad to help with any question you might have. It could be about wood, blades, finishing, creating a special pattern, how to get the pattern off the wood when you finish cutting something.....you get the idea. My suggestion is to start with rather simple looking patterns and progress after you feel you have things pretty much in order. Hope to see you around often Dick heppnerguy

Can't believe how nice a box you made even when you were not feeling well. Very nice project and while also being quite useful also. Dick heppnerguy

Nicely done. I love the look of the Palm tree trunk. It looks so realistic. Nice thoughtful gift Dick heppnerguy

you make this sound like a fun game. I think I will go back and look at it on Steve Good's site again and read a little more about it and perhaps make one for the fun of it Dick heppnerguy

I can easily see why this was your favorite project you did in 2023 as it is very nicely done. Using a black backer color it makes it really stand out so it is easy to see that it had a lot of small detail you had to cut. It is truly a really nice project that will be cherished for a long time to come Dick heppnerguy

That turned out to be a much needed item for her and she wasted no time mounting it on her wall and filling it with her jewelry. Looks great Dick heppnerguy

A perfect gift for an 8 year old. I love making my great grands wooden gifts too Dick heppnerguy

I really like personally, one of a kind, made projects. Very unique and fun Dick heppnerguy

One of the bst intarsia projects I have ever seen. Great job. Dick heppnerguy

I thought you might have been away on Christmas as I tried to call you and wish you and Patti a Merry Christmas but not answer. Maybe you saw who was calling you and that could have been way you did not answer.....heck, I never shut up. Dick heppnerguy

Nicely done project. The frame's wood selection looks perfect. Thanks for posting so all of us can also enjoy your work Dick heppnerguy

So glad you do so well with your animal puzzles. You have made quite the name for yourself with these and I am always overjoyed when I see the success for someone using their scroll saw work. Dick heppnerguy

That is an interesting pattern. Everything is a potential pattern but actually making it can be quite challenging. You always seem to be able to find a way to achieve that though. Another fun pattern Dick heppnerguy

I really enjoy seeing athletic logos hand made on a scroll saw especially when one designs and cuts it without a previous pattern. Great job, Paul. Dick heppnerguy

Nice now have a very useful and interesting hand made object from her loving husband. Dick heppnerguy

Because this is something that you made I was anxious to see it come up when I clicked on it. Of course I was not let down by the results, just taken away once more how you are able to continue to turn out such beautiful projects every time Dick heppnerguy