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  1. Scrappile
    Very nice! Great choice of woods. Those types of patterns are fun to cut.
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    AI is just new. I do not even have a cell phone yet. Nothing against "New". I just would rather talk to people. So @JTTHECLOCKMAN, I say state your opinion. It will not offend me. I do not know if I love or hate AI. I have not been involved with it. Probably never will. At 81, I do not think I could figure it out, just like a cell phone. I do think with Gimp, and Inkscape, other available software; Pattern making is way more difficult than it should be. But just because I can't do it does not mean I hate it or it is bad. Just means it is all way over my abilities. I have been around computers most of my life. My main job when I got out of the service was as a computer operator, way back when Computers took up rooms. They were in climate-controlled rooms, cooled by liquids and took crews to operate them. So look what has happened in my lifetime. Now, a cell phone has more computing power than those old computers. Pictures back in my day: Yes, you had to wear a coat and tie to operate a computer, even on graveshit!
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    welcome to the village. Glad to have you!
  4. Scrappile
    Yep, me too!
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    Absolutely beautiful. I have been wanting to make one. I'm not sure how much wood to buy to make the pieces. I have to add how much I mastered Chess. Years ago, my grandson went with me and my wife to see Mount Rushmore. It was one of our greatest vacations, not only to see Mount Rushmore but to have him go with us. Anyway, on the trip, I taught him how to play chess. He beat me every game!
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    Does anyone here know how to use AI and test what would happen if you asked it to make a scroll saw pattern out of the picture? I have seen a few of what they called intarsia patterns recently, but to me, they did not look like patterns, more just pictures of intarsia pieces. I suppose someone could use them as patterns.
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    The current generation, my kids and grandchildren, do not put the same value as the our generation and before did. I do not know if that is good or bad. but it is a fact. My wife is really struggling with it. She is an antique person. Our kids, not so much.
  8. Scrappile
    UI think they will be very popular!
  9. Scrappile
    Well, it would be one of the most beautiful scroll saw tables I have ever seen!
  10. Scrappile
    I also use this metal scriber.
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    Good point. I do not think I have ever used it on that thin of wood. You can adjust the punch. But something to keep in mind. The problem I am having is that the BB I have been able to purchase anymore is so poor that when drilling, I have not been able to get a clean exit hole, even though I use all the techniques I know to prevent it. There is a bad tear out on the bottom side. I have quit buying BB in full sheet (5'x 5' because it is so poor. Purchased from well-known (on here) sellers in smaller pieces, and it is still poor quality. I do not blame them because it is not their fault; they get the best they can. I have been thinking of trying some other than the Russian. Nothing against Russia; remember if is not for them. We may not have won WWII; people seem to forget that. Costs more but may be better. Maybe purchase Marine plywood.
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    I just wanted to share something that has helped me over the years. Being a bottom feeder, this works very well. Several years ago, I somehow acquired a spring-loaded nail set/punch. I have been using it for years to counter dent the holes on the bottom of a piece I am working on, so it is easier to find the hole and feed the blade into it. It actually works so well that often, I do not need to raise the piece high enough to see the hole. I can do it by feel. I have worn the punch out, so today I ordered a couple more. Here is a picture of the nail set and the nice indent it makes when used on a hole.
  13. Scrappile
    Beautiful!
  14. Scrappile
    Very beautiful Marie. Glad to see you post a project again. When are you going to come and show me how use this Hawk scroll saw I purchased. Getting a little more comfortable with it. BUT!
  15. Scrappile
    WOW, very nice, Ralph.
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    Awesome
  17. Scrappile
    Wouldn't that give you carpal tunnel of the ankle?
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    It is in this one of her books. I see it on eBay for $4.39 and up in price. I purchased the book several years ago to build the little Merry-Go-Round. Got it all cut out and ready to apply a finish, assemble, and figure out how to mount the little music box I got for it. Unfortunately, the little girl I was building it for is too old now to care about it.
  19. Scrappile
    Great looking bowl. I love cutting beech.
  20. Scrappile
    Wow, the purple heart ones with the colored birds are really going to be showy! I am Anxious to see them finished.
  21. Scrappile
    I have made four of the Nutcrackers in various sizes. The best part is cutting the hair. You will swear nothing good is going to come of it with all the tiny pieces that fall out as you cut. But when you unpack it, there it is.
  22. Scrappile
    Very nice, Denny. Your colored birds really add to the miniature birdhouses. I bet the demand for the Spectraply blanks has really increased!
  23. Scrappile
    Nice compound cutting. If you need another lighthouse, here is the plans for one I have been going to try, I would like to figure how to put a little LED light in it. Make a cool night light. https://jeplans.com/Catalog/Catalog2.php?targp=JECAT&JECAT=CompoundScrolling
  24. Scrappile
    I say congratulations, you did very well, what to my mind, one of the hardest cuts with a scroll saw. Those are nice straight cuts. excellent!
  25. Scrappile
    Welcome to the village. Looking at pictures of your area it looks beautiful. I have always wanted to visit New Zealand.
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