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They are cut from 8 pieces of wood that measure 3/4" x 1 1/2". Compound cuts from two sides. When all done, the two outer pieces fall away and reveal the part left in the middle.

Years ago, I had an old used Craftsman bench top drill press. It weighed a ton. I had to get help to put it up on my bench. I had zero wobble and the thing that I loved about it and is now missing on most drill presses is a quill lock. I loved that feature. So many times I would pull the handle to lower the drill bit to where I wanted it and lock the quill so I could set the fence. I hate that they stopped putting that on the new ones.

Kevin, if you don't already have this, I found it online. It might be helpful. 11-950_TYPE_1.pdf

Thanks Bob.

If I'm not mistaken, it has been put back into print. The title of the publication is "BOXES BOWLS & BASKETS" from Scrollsaw Woodworking which is Fox Chapel Publishing if I'm not mistaken. My copy was dated June 4, 2012 and I got it from Amazon. Good luck.

I have the same little Delta that you have Kevin. I bought it used on eBay for $45. It too has a slight wobble. I'm going to take it apart one day and replace the bearings in it. Not sure if that is where the wobble is but is also a bit noisy.

That was supposed to be a "confused" face.

Brad, I use the labels. I bought a package of 100 full sheet labels from some outfit on Amazon for about $8 if I recall. Free shipping for Prime members. Anyway, they are as sticky as the shelf liner and if left on for a while, I just use a heat gun to make them almost fall off. I started out using spray glue right onto the wood because I didn't know any better. The blue tape shocked me when I saw the price of it. I keep a roll for those times when I don't have a pattern printed on a label. Like this afternoon, I wanted to redo one piece of my project so I just ran in the house, scanned the pattern and printed it on a piece of white paper. Then back out to the shop and cut it to fit the wood. I did use blue tape and spray glue. By the way, I have 3M77 in a big can and it is very sticky. I also have a can of Elmer's. A nice small can, Easy to handle. I used it today for the first time and I like it. I may just switch to using it. Anyway, back to your original question. I find that the labels are great. I have a roll of shelf liner also. I will continue to use both as well as just blue tape and spray glue. I like them all.

Thank you Wayne, that means a lot to me. I need all the positive reinforcement I can get.

Thanks Brad, that's great info. I don't have a sprayer though. I have thought about one of those turbine sprayers but they are quite pricey. I'm not sure about the one from Harbor Freight. Also, when you say lacquer for a sealer and then the clear coat, what exactly is the clear coat? Isn't clear lacquer a clear coat too? I just want to get it all clear. I totally agree with you on the staining. I have never been any good at staining especially if I'm trying to match stain that is already there. LIke I said, I may be calling or emailing you in the near future. I want this project to come out great as it's for the wifey. And, I'm somewhat of a perfectionist anyway so I might as well learn how to do it right. Do you have a clean room where there is no airborne dust? I certainly don't. Whatever I do, I have to try for a very still day. Very early in the morning. Thanks again, I"m going to re-read your post and try to get it into my head.

Thanks Brad. I might just give you a call one of these days. I have watched just about every video there is on youtube that applies to scrolling. Some of them more than once. I've pretty much settled in on Pegas blades and I have a couple of sizes. I just bought a gross of #5 MGT. That's what I have used on this project and they work well. Anyway, on the finish, the one in the magazine is shot with spray varnish. I saved a bunch of the walnut scraps and also the mahogany. I'm going to play with finishes on them. The only cedar that is still in the project is hidden from view unless you are looking for it. I will probably do as you suggested though. I'm going to shoot a few of the scraps with the clear finish I have in spray cans and I do have a can of Watch Danish oil in clear. I just don't know anything about mixing finishes as you suggested. If I shoot the whole thing with clear lacquer, what does the Watco oil do? I would think at that point, the wood would be sealed. That's where I am totally ignorant about finishing. Both staining and otherwise. So, I'm all ears on that subject. I used to leave all that up to my wife but she no longer is able to do it for me so I guess I have to learn. Sort of like learning to operate her space-age washer/dryer. Too many controls for me. So, anybody who might be listening in here, all suggestions are appreciated.

Well, there two different kids of planers. One like the picture and then the thickness planers that usually have a 12" capacity. I'm not sure what you have so I can't be of much use in helping. Maybe someone else can.

I can't find anything by the name ROK. Are you sure of that? Is it a handheld portable planer like a Makita? I have a Makita like this one.

Thanks Brad, that means a lot coming from someone who is as talented as you. I am a Beginner. Truly. I just have a tendency to bite of more than I can chew and have to really take my time to get it right. If you look closely in one of the pics, you can see a stack of blocks in the background with a few of the sides cut. They were cut in the aromatic cedar that was giving me so much trouble with separation. I had to change to mahogany after that and then all went well. Also, I had already cut the top and bottom holders for the sides out of cedar and I didn't like how they looked so I redid them. The top one that doesn't show is out of some 1/4" maple that I had and the bottom is out of walnut. I think they will work much better.

What kind of portable planer do you have? They are very easy to adjust. You DON'T want to move the knives themselves. You adjust the input/output tables. Do you have a Woodshop Store up your way? If so, you might check into their classes. If not, check with the local high school. They should have some sort of woodshop course there. When I first got interested in woodworking back in the 70's I went one night a week to the local high school senior night. It was great, I learned a lot and made a few things. There are many tricks you can learn once you get to using the table saw but if you are scared of it, don't even think about turning it on until you have taken a class.

Thanks, I will post pics once it's done. I have some experimenting to do with finish. I think some kind of clear but who knows?

Thanks Grizz, I appreciate it.

Yeah, I got impatient for the "atta boys".

Thanks RJ.

$20 once or monthly?

My kinda guy.

I have been working on this for a while and a few of you have suffered through my trials and tribulations of scanning and working on the patterns. Well, I told myself that I wasn't going to post pics until it was finished but heck, I'm getting to the point where I will be sanding, gluing and finishing pretty soon so here is where it's at right now. I have finished all the compound cuts and everything is fitting pretty well so tomorrow, I will be sanding. Then this weekend I will glue it together and put on the finish. I hope it goes smoothly from here. Any advice or comments are welcome.

Yeah, you just jinxed yourself. Better go do a good deed or something.

They are closing all the Orchard Hardware stores in the country. They are owned by Lowes. Maybe they spent too much money sponsoring Jimmy Johnson.

"Almost" being the key word here.