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Roly, Great sign. But then, I have yet to find something you do that is not rewarding just to look at. You are a true craftsman. Dick heppnerguy

My wife doesn't wear ear rings so I have never given them a thought. but, the one thing I have come to realize is, a lot of things that don't interest me, personally, become some of my best sellers. Thanks for sharing these with us. Oh by the way, Roly, did you know that you have either lost yoru right earring or do you only wear one at a time ? Dick heppnerguy

heck of an idea,,,I have the same problem. Can't weld but I am considering a larger drill press, sometime in my future.. Looks like you masters that 'used to be' problem. I love your engiuity Dick heppnerguy

Mel, Welcome, I am glad to see that you have already made 8 posts, which means you are quickly becoming active here. That is one of the best things you can do because the more often you come back here and post, the sooner you will be comfortable and know you are part of a really good 'family' from all over the world. The UK is really becoming dominating here, so feel welcome and explore,explore explore.. Nice to have you on board, Dick heppnerguy oh by the way, explore the sight

Gary. I just noticed that you are from Oregon, as I am, could I ask you where in Oregon that you live, I live in Eastern Oregon but spent most of my life in the Portland area. Dick heppnerguy

Welcome, Stephanie, We are honored to have you on board with us, here in The Village. We have a lot to see here, everything from free patterns for you to download, cut and share the results, to tutorial videos on how to make your own pattern. Be sure and come here as often as you can and meet all the regulars here and get to be known by everyone. You will discover that this is truly a wonderful place filled with great people who love to share their talents and skills. be sure to take the time to run through the forum and anticipate in it, even if it is just a word of encouragement to others who post. Good luck with your saw and be sure that you order some blades that are not purchased at teh big box stores and you will be rewarded for your efforts to aquire the right blades for whatever you decide to cut, any Questions, just ask, Most important tip I could offer is, come back often, Dick heppnerguy

Keep the popping in, popping. We are excited that you found us. There is a lot here to explore, not only are there hundreds of free patterns to download and cut but there are a lot of great videos that will help you to make your own patterns. Take a look around, come back often and participate in the forums with comments and photos of your work. You will not regret that you ever 'popped in' here Dick heppnerguy

Hi Kirb, I live in your neighboring state, Oregon. Welcome to The Village, Be sure and log in often and before you know it you will start to know the regulars here. A lot of us, log on everyday or sometims a couple fo times a day, It is truly a welcoming, international 'family', heree. We all love to share with each other. Take the time to explore this web sight. If you find that you have trouble understanding how to get around here, just shout and you will get more help than you bargained for. I have 12 grandchildren and 3 great grand children and I love making things for all of them. I just started to make puzzles because they really never interested me very much but the response was so unbeleivabel that I start selling them. the first day I posted that I will be making puzzles of "your favorite photos" I get 5 orders in the first coupleof hours, after my post. So I hope you come back often and continue to enjoy our sight. Be sure to check out our 'free pattern' section. Dick heppnerguy

wow that does sound pretty safe to me. Were you in the shop when it caught fire? My shop is a stick built shop and I have the same idea as you did. I love the way it heats up so easily, I am going to be rethinking my setup, because I sure do not want anything like that to happen to me. I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Are you planning on rebuilding it? I hope so, It must be awful to have that happen, Is there anything that I can do to help you? Dick heppnerguy

I posted a photo puzzle on my Facebook page and within 2 hours I had sales for 5 of them. They are so easy to make and I can not believe how much people like them . I advertise them for memories of births, birthdays. weddings, Christmas, vacation, any place there is a memory you would like to pass on of keep for the fun. Just have me make you a puzzle. Might want to consider it, Jessy. An easy free hand thing to do and the cost is minimal. good job Keep it up Dick heppnerguy

you did a marveous job with it.. Dick heppnerguy

I just wish to add that I too, really like your portrait here.. Great job Dick heppnerguy

an a mazingly well cut piece. It looks so fresh and pleasing to the eye. It almost brings out the personality of the dog in the portrait. Dick heppnerguy

I really like the piece and the frame job you did. By the way, is this pattern available to download anywhere, I would really like to cut it Dick heppnerguy

I have never seen anything like this..It is interesting how much is in this piece.. the frame looks very nice too.. another thing I need to get into making Dick heppnerguy

I do my cutting sitting on a backless bar stool and I am often in my shop for 4 hours to 8 hours and sometimes more. I prefer that to watching tv or anything else in the house. I do tell my wife that I can quit any time that shehas something she would like to do, like going to play cards with neighbors. I bought her an Ipad last Valentines day so she keeps herself busy with cards on line and Words with Friends. Dick heppnerguy

It sounds like you had a wood stove in your shop. Is that the case? I too have one in mine.. I am a little concerned about howhot it can get. I am working a metal divider between my stove and my nearby walls. sorry of your loss. Are you planning on rebuilding it ? I hope so.. good luck..It has to be a tough thing to face.. Dick heppnerguy

Larry, Intersting question. I will be following this thread and see what jumps out at me. I some times have used food coloring to obtain a colorization on an intarsia piece. You have to admit that isn't something most people will have in their shop.. I also use a plastic mustard dispensor for my glue applications. I also use waxed paper when I am gluing something over the top of a pattern so I can see exactly where a piece needs to be glued, this also in when I an doing intarsia, and my glued items do not stick to the waxed paper so it serves a dual purpaose for me. There are my first contributions. Dick heppnerguy PS i would like to hear a little more about your press and seal and how you use it..sounds interesting to me

Hi Gary, Welcome to The Village, The most important thing is to have fun with scrolling. I only have one suggestion for you. When you get your saw, be sure and give your wife a kiss and tell her you love her and she may not see you for a few weeks, at least not for very long. Then go to the shop and have fun..HINT; the one thing you need to keep in mind is to start off by making your wife a few things that she likes and then she will be OK with you in the shop. Seriously, If you have any questions about anything then fire away, keep coming back as often as you can and let us get to know you and you to know all of us. Your will quickly find that we are a big, world wide family and we are all very friendly. Bendita is right, it won't be very long before you too will know you are part of this family. Dick heppnerguy

I was on this thread a little while ago and for some reason i was unable to open your post picture nor could I post my reply, so I am going to retype it. I have found that the spiral blades do not give me the cleaner cut I am looking for so I opt to use a double tooth blade instead, Some people unjoy the spiral blades and do wonderful work with them. I also am not able to keep very good control with them. Everyone has a blade that works for them, personally, so if you likethe spiral blade, then I suggest you go for it. Travis made a good suggesting about stack cutting and I also do that when I cut with 1/8th inch wood. It not only helps with at cleaner cut but I find it makes the blade less agressive and eaier to control in very tight areas, where on slip could end up making the piece a scrap. I am glad you asked about it and we would be interested and knowing what you finally did with it. After being able to pull up your photo and seeing it, I have to add that you did a great job with the cutting. Cleaning up fuzzies is a regular part of scrolling Dick heppnerguy

Here are a couple of items I made over the weekend. Nothing big just a couple of gifts. Both of these are Steve Goods patterns. Ihave a couple of other intarsia gifts to make and I will be starting one of them today, So good to be making saw dust again Dick heppnerguy

I saw some coins cut, years ago and I am going to also give this a try some time. I always liked them. Thanks for the reminder, Roly. Dick heppnerguy

cute little 'welcoming dog' , Kevin Dick heppnerguy

dont we all just love the imagination at work? Thanks for sharing this, Darcy Dick heppnerguy

Dan, I know that is scary.. I have experienced chest pains from time to time and I always check out just fine. I still have them from time to time but I really am in excellent health..not sure what it is all about but I hope it is just a strange oddity like mine is . Dick heppnerguy