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Way to go ! this is a great piece. You can feel proud of your accomplishment. It looks like you have been scrolling for years. A very nice piece. Dick heppnerguy

I have to confess that, personally, I prefer to cut my circles with the scroll saw. Staying on the line is pretty natural now and I even prefer to cut out small eyes in a project or cut the opening for a clock insert. Never seems to be a problem to get it right. I do this even it the i have a drill bit that is the size of the circle I am needing to cut. Just my preference. sometime i think I might be just too set in my ways but when I gave this one more thought, this was what I realize works for me Dick heppnerguy

Saw is up and running. The Lord brought in bad weather so the barrel races are cancelled and you can scroll. It is a love thing Dick heppnerguy

For me, I am still searching for the right finish. I have be scrolling and intarsia for quite a few years and I still have not found the finish that I 'know' is going to turn out the way I want it to, every time. Some times I think, "that worked great" but the next time I do the same thing, it does not. So I try this and that and I am still ignorant as all get out. Gluing up intarsia and putting on the finish have always been difficult to for me. Not sure I will ever catch on to either of those things.. Dick heppnergy

I use both, but 1/4 inch is way easier to cut. But for some projects, like Christmas ornaments, where the thinner,the better. I always us 1/8 inch. if I am going to use a backer board I will often go to the 1/8 inch because I prefer not to have the thicker depth. I think it looks better that way. Dick heppnerguy

I did use solid wood. Out of ply right now. This is a 5/8 inch piece of Alder I had on hand. I was going to ask you what you use but now I do not have to do that any longer. Thanks for the tip. Do you stack cut it. I have to say that they are getting easier to use already. Have some new orders in now and need to get them finished before I jump on another attempt. Each time I intend to try one just a little more difficult. Dick Heppnerguy

I'm glad you all enjoyed the clip as I did. She is an amazing and gifted person. So many here in The Village seem to be intimidated by intarsia but the results are quite stunning. I was hoping to enthuse some of you to step out of your comfort zone and give it a try. After all. They are all out side cuts. There is so much talent here that can easily do this but have doubt in themselves. I hope more of you give it a try this year like Marg did last year. I am waiting to see her give it a go once more too Dick heppnerguy

thanks Larry, I will go check it out.. Dick heppnerguy

I was able to complete this one without any breakage. This is a 'Grampa' pattern. I downloaded a copy of it quite awhile ago because i liked it so well and hoped some day I would give it a try. It looked like a perfect one to attack for my self ''spiral blade' learning. So I started it a couple of days ago but got interrupted because we had some friends over for dinner and cards, but today I was able to get back to my shop and finish cutting it out. One problem I ran across was my drill press could not reach the very inter part of the pattern so I had to hand drill those with my Dremel tool but it would not take the smaller drill bit I was using in my drill press so I had to go up to a 1/16th inch bit and then I had to adjust my cuts so that the drilled holes would not show too badly. I was happy with my efforts on that. So now i have 2 spiral blade patterns cut and I am feeling fairly comfortable with using them. I have some request items I have sold and need to cut before I can tackle anything else. I am waiting for my wood order to get here from Tennessee so I guess I will not be in my shop fro a couple of days. Dick heppnerguy

Here is an interesting television piece on Judy Gale Robert's intarsia and her studio. I found it really interesting and wanted to give all of you a chance to see it also. It is only a couple of minutes long but well worth the watch. just click on the link after my name. Dick heppnerguy http://www.local8now.com/features/headlines/Seymour-artist-creates-wood-work-found-around-the-world--Made-in-Tennessee--364557791.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WVLT_Volunteer_TV

I will be interested in seeing the results of your staining the piece. I probably would use an acrylic watered down paint that would be almost only a hint of color. I have also used food coloring to color a piece. Not sure I would, personally, want to mess with something that took me so long to cut. I admire your continuing effort though. I also do not think it really matters if one is faster or even as fast at cutting a piece as others may be. Starting a project as complex as this one is, is a tribute to you. Trying to cut something faster than you are comfortable with can be a big mistake and could cause you to ruin an effort, for no good reason. Just keep up the good work and work at your own pace and you will be happy with the end results. I cut this one and it took me a month working every day. Now does that make you feel better? I knew it would not, and the previous statement is not even true, as i have yet to cut it. Just have fun, my friend Dick heppnerguy

That is what I got from the post too. It looks to me that the screw DW is referring to, is the one that has the allen wrench in it. I did not even notice the allen wrench until I looked at the third photo. Dick heppnerguy

A fun item. Using the coins to give an idea as to the detail and size is a good idea. I can hardly imagine doing something that small and so perfectly executed. I am glad you posted this for all to see. Very nice indeed Dick heppnerguy

I would have never thought of making something from the 'left overs' I get. I just chuck them in my wood burning stove to keep the shop warm. May have to give that some more thought. Do I use my, otherwise scrap to make other new projects or do I continue to burn them and scroll in the warmth of my shop ? Great Ideas Dick heppnerguy

There you go again, doing a fabulous job with your skills. I too took a look at the Christmas cross of Steve Good's and every time I go to his pag e I wonder how anyone person can imagine and make so many patterns. What blade did you use to cut the wolf and how thick is this wood ? I am curious because it looks like the perfect spiral blade pattern. Thanks for posting it and giving us all encouragement about always doing the best job we can on every project we tackle. Dick heppnerguy

Sorry to hear that you got laid off from your work. It has to be a difficult thing to go through. I hope you are not very old because I have heard of some that have worked for a company for over 30 years and get laid off and then it becomes more difficult to find employment because your age becomes a factor. But the good news is two fold because you not only have found other employment but you have once again gotten engaged with scrolling and what better form of relaxation and enjoyment could you possibly find? I particularity like that you have your concentration on 'family'. It shows me where your heart is. Keep cutting and sharing your things here in The Village where everyone cares about everyone else. I like the font you choose too. Dick heppnerguy

I doubt there is a person in The Village that owns a tuning fork for scrolling. It is not that important to be perfect. Just make sure you r blade is not loose, like the post above mine says. I just give my tension a turn and when the resistance stops my effort and without any extra snugging and it seems to be just fine. It really is not something you need to worry about. I saw a you tube with the sound of the blade recorded. Kevin will most likely post you that link for that if I know Kevin Dick heppnerguy

I have a grandson who is in the Army and over the holidays, I was able to have breakfast with him. He is a captain and is very enthused about 'all he can be'. He has gone to jump school, ranger school, special forces school, jump master school, pathfinder school and several others that I can not even remember. At each school, he achieved extremely high marks and was always in the top 10 in his classes. I am very proud of him and his accomplishments and I would not be surprised if some day he was promoted to general. Not many make it that far, even with 30 years in the service but he is on 6 years into his military carrier and already is a company commander. Anyway, I ask him, of all the awards he has earned and all the schools he has gone through, which one was the one that gave him the most feeling of accomplishment. He replied, that is was the pathfinder school that he was most proud of finishing. He told me only a small number of those in the school were able to finish it. So he showed me the symbol of the pathfinder, on line and when I got home on Tuesday, I Googled the pathfinder logo and made this plaque for him. I put it in the mail about an hour ago and he should have it by the weekend. I made this piece out of Alder. I would have liked to have had a contrasting background wood but it was the only piece of wood I had that was big enough so I used it. I did not want to stain it so I just mounted the symbol as it was Dick heppnerguy

My grandson should have good use for these as he is big into gaming and his desk is topped with a lot of devices. He received a new set of head phones for Christmas and I am pleased that he wanted a stand for them as I know they cost well over $100. Kids do not always take care of even a high priced item that is given to them, so I guess this requests shows some maturity in him. Thank you for the nice comments. Again, I do not consider this worthy to be in the 'bragging' section, but all posts are supposed to be here, so that is what i do with them, Just wanted you all to know, I am working in my shop. Dick heppnerguy

I was traveling with my grandson and we were talking about our Christmas gifts and he said, " I sure could use a holder fro my new head phones". I immediately thought that I had seen a pattern for some on Steve Good's site so when i got on my computer this morning, I gave it scan and sure enough there was the pattern I remembered seeing. so I downloaded it and headed for the shop. I decided to make it out of Alder, because it is a fairly dense wood and has a color that I thought would be perfect for him. I only did hte finish with lemon oil because I wanted to give it to him tonight. so here is the results. Dick heppnerguy

Lights sure bring your focus on a piece. Fun idea, here Dick heppnerguy

A fun sign. It brought a smile to my face, and you know what ?, a few of my wrinkles disappeared. Maybe I should try to smile more. Dick heppnerguy

I like the designs. They are very creative indeed. you have a knack for the unusual. I wish I did. Dick heppnerguy

Randy, That is an amazing bit of coin cutting. I always enjoy looking for your posts and see what you will come up with next. I was not expecting to see this one when I opened the post. I still need to give it a try some time..i sure enjoyed the tutorial you posted. It will come in handy when i decide to give this a go.. Dick heppnerguy

Very nice job on all of them. I can see some pretty small and detailed cuts and it looks like you breezed through all of them. Glad you posted them for the rest of us to enjoy. The variations on the last piece are great ideas too Dick heppnerguy