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She certainly will be happy with that.

The Excalibur was originally made by General International of Canada, then they shipped their production overseas (like so many companies). Had them made for General International. King is a different company... or am I wrong, wouldn't be the first time. They may make the King-Industrial tools in the same factory in Taiwan or where-ever. Like I say could be wrong, but if it is the same company, why did they change the name of the saw? Excalibur had a great reputation. I hope someone purchases one soon and does a review of it. Maybe Steve Good will get a chance to do a review.

I like it. You are really popping them out lately. Keep up the great work.

Love it. Nice pattern and cutting.

I really like your setup. I have been giving serious thought about my lack of dust collection. Been sawing some cocobolo, and although I love the smell, the dust really gets to me. Just how quiet is a Festool compared to a, say Rigid vac? I guess if a person looks at it correctly, if one does a lot of scrolling, the dust collection is just as important as the scroll saw..

Nice cuttings. Interesting way to do the backer. Just curious what made you do it that way? Looks great.

If it is as good as an Ex. it is a good price. That is what I paid for a 21" Ex, if I remember correctly. King is a Canadian company, maybe some of out Canadian members know more about the company. I wonder why they left out the 21". It was the most popular if the the Ex saws. From what I read, that does not include a stand (I could have read wrong, but I didn't see it listed in the things included). Wouldn't matter to me, I like my own cabinets, but you would have to add a stand to the price.

I have never seen one, other than on the internet. Watching her work the blade change from one hole in fret work to another seemed a little cumbersome, lifting the bottom clamp up through a hole and feeding it back down through that hole and then placing it in it's holder, but if a person does it few times, it may become very easy. Just looked like a lot of steps... Maybe a person could leave the clamp in place and just bottom feed like they would on other saws. Changing belts looks easy, but I remember I had a Nova Lathe that you changed speeds by changing belt location on pulleys. Very doable, but then you get a machine where you just turn a knob to change speeds and hummm, much, much more convient. You son't even have to stop the machine to do it. I don't know how long PS machines have been around. On one hand, if they have been around a while, it is good, they may be around with parts in the future, on the other hand, I wonder, if they have been around for some time, why are they not more popular machines. Seems like very few people know about them... Anyway, these are just some thoughts I had based only on going to their site, reading and watching the video. I tried to go to the Article section here, could not open anything. I wanted to see if anyone had written a review on one. Something wrong with "Tutorial and Resources"....? Everyone I tried to open said "We could not locate the item you are trying to view. " And Travis is on vacation!!!!

Very well done. The cat hooks, great touch.

By turning or slanting the piece, I an able to get a lot of the frizzies with the mac mop. I mount my Mac Mop on my lathe. There are two other tools I use for what I can't get. I scrape with an X-acto knife blade, small one, and a fine wire brush in my Dremel works great also.

Nice pieces. Got off the phone a while ago with my son. Part of the conversation was about how much his wife liked wooden bowls, and be nice if I fired up my lathe.. Your picture reminded me I don't need to use a lathe to make nice bowls.... Thanks.

That is great!

Not happy to read of more troubled. In my opinion, thought BM really need to step up to this. Packaging has got to be done assuming the package is going to get dropped, tossed around, banged and "This side up" will just not cut it. It should not be that way, but that is life. Sorting machines, conveyor belts can't read and of coarse neither can some bored, uninterested worker. And, it does not matter which carrier is used. I sent a very fragile picture to a friend in Australia via USPS. I packaged it so if it was dropped from a plane it would have survived. I had to send it the cheapest way, because, well I'm cheap, took 6 weeks to get there, but, it arrived and in great shape.

WOW, very nice!

That is really a pretty cross and of coarse your fine cutting.. You certainly are the master of coin.. I also have a question, it you do not mind. I am wondering, if you are going to flatten the coin to where it does not have any of the coin markings remaining, i.e., it in not recognizable as coin, why not just use like some bronze sheet? Are coins softer because of mix metals used to make the bronze for them or something like that?

That is a neat memorial. When you have to have a pet put down at our vets, they give you a small plaster casting of the animals paw print and it's name. I'm thinking it would be neat to make a frame with the wings that the cast world fit into, would be a nice way to display them. I may give it a try.

That goes to the top of my list of best portrait patterns/cuttings I have seen. Wonderful job and putting him at the piano with his portrait really make a great piece.

Camphor wood smell is awesome and clears the sinuses, Olive wood is great, I love the smell of Cocobolo wood, but it makes my eyes water and nose run.

So the Ocooch blanks were not square? Or are you just looking for different specie.

Have you given a look at Ocooch Woods. They have blocks 2x2x12 or 1.5x1.5x12 in different species. I have not bought blocks of wood from them but I have bought quite a bit of the scroll saw ready wood and never had a bad piece. Another good wood for the light colors pieces is Basswood. http://ocoochhardwoods.com/carving_stock.php

They may ask, but they are cheap,,,, I got $125 ea for the ones sold. The pistol shooters would rather spend their money on ammo. I don't blame them...

Plaque #3 complete. What should have been one of one. This is the one I will hang in the pistol shooting range I belong to. I started out to make only one for that, before done my son sold 2 for me. I had to complete them first so this is the last. I hope I do not have to do anymore. The other two were done with red oak and I put a 1/4" outside border around them. This one is Cherry, I increased the outside border to 1/2" I like them both the same. I can't wait to go hang it at the range and see how long it takes before anyone notices. May have a bunch of bullet holes in it when I get back!!

Dave, Dave, Dave. Can I be one of your granddaughters. Your work is what I aspire for. A couple more projects to complete and then it is learn to inlay like Dave does. You know you would be outstanding at Marquetry. Something I would pursue if I wasn't do dang old! I want to do some stuff kinda, sorta like this http://lumberjocks.com/projects/330585 only using a scroll saw instead of a lathe/carver. I have been in contact with this gentleman, and he has sent me all the pattern/pictures he used. I want to make some boxes, wall hanging, I don't know things,, bowls with inlays.

It will make you feel totally insignificant, totally in awe, and some how it made me feel, even though I had some control of things,,, I really had no control, in important things. We are just really along for the ride.

Those all came out very nice. Slow down!