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Thanks Travis, this will save some time.

Welcome to the village. There is a wealth of information here and you will find a bunch of very helpful, friendly people as well.

I have a Ryobi that I started with and used an aquarium pump for a long time works really well. I have a 500yr old Hawk that the bellows really works.

I'm glad you are feeling better. The problem with the shot is the virus mutates so often/fast, that the shot you get this year would work better on last years virus.

Well, after all..........nevermind.

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Isn't Basswood to soft and fibrous ?

I was a piece of cedar. The oak was white and worked good just too hard. My Hawk curt it but I don't like it much. Went to get some cherry today but wasn't wide enough and I donr fell like gluing it up so I got some poplar to try.

I for one am grateful for his information and the time he took to help us out.

Mine is so old I think the s/n is like 3

I have been experimenting with some puzzles and had trouble with some chip outs do to the softness of the wood. So in my infinite wisdom thought Id try something. I got some 1" oak and started another puzzle. HA! I wont be doing that again soon. I got it done and it turned out nice but what a lot of work that was. I looked at the hardness scale and found oak in the 1300's. Guess I need to back down a few notches. To do this right you need a small blade and needless to say, I went through quite a few

Hi Edward, The folks here have helped me more than I can tell you, and they still do. This is a learning process we all go through. I do other woodworking and try to make some money but it's tough unless you have an outlet and original ideas. I haven't had an original idea since 1969 and it wasn't a great one. Take your time and ask all the questions you want that's what got me going. Woodworking can be relaxing, I'm disabled as well and I can just lose myself in my work. Don't get frustrated it all takes time. Welcome to the village, and thank you for your service.

That is a beautiful piece.

Thank You Sir ! That was the deer I was looking for. Going to make it for Granddaughter.

I saw a post awhile back where folks were talking about compound cutting and there was a tiny reindeer pattern in the post. I have been looking for that post and I can't find it. Any Idea what the title was?