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great job, rolf! Impressive scroll work! It's encouraging to win ribbons & trophies at shows like that, & for folks to see & appreciate your work is even better! A proud moment in your story, my friend! I'm sure there are several "master scrollers" here, but, imo, we all are. We all have something in common. We enjoy scrolling. Some of us may be better at fretwork, or puzzles, clocks, bowls, whatever it is, we are able learn from each other & better ourselves in many ways.

good to hear you're tryin' new blades, Les, & spendin' time with your saw.:) Myself, like Wayne said, I have been scrollin' a day or two, & have tried & trued my blades of choice. IMO, every project will decide what blade serves the purpose the best. Sometimes, it may call for two or three different types of blades, dependin' on the circumstances. My preferences are the skip tooth & polar blades. Sometimes I will use an ultra reverse blade, or somethin', dependin' on the detail. I occasionally use spirals for various things in a project, too, but I'm not a fan of them. Also like Mr. Wayne said, you can ask advice about blades & you're goin' to get the scrollers opinion. Keep tryin' different blades on your projects until you find the ones that work for you. Every blade has it's own voice, & it's own cuttin' pattern. You'll know when you've found just the right blades. Your work will look like Wayne or JT cut it!;) keep makin' sawdust, brother!!:)

I have a host of friends!:) thanks ray, but thankfully it's just for 3 days. today is the final day of bein' overdosed with diaretics, so Hopefully I can get back in the shop awhile tomorrow. thanks for the thought, though, ray, I appreciate it, Sir.:)

things went well, meflick. Mary Ann is goin thru a course of 3 injections in her right knee. One every friday. this last friday was the second injection. Our sawbones is injectin' rooster comb in her knee. I'm sure it's mixed with pain killer & who knows what so it'll go thru the needle. But it seems to help her knee issues temporarily. The last couple days I've been stuck in my chair, again, because my legs were swollen. The Dr upped my diaretics for 3 days, so I been kinda busy.;)

mine too! Looks to be in perfect shape. some clean up & it'll be ready to make sawdust!

thank you for all the good advice. Trust me, it has been just a few hours at a time, & sometimes not everyday. It just depends on how I feel. I'm back on the scroll saw! I'm workin' on a dream catcher. I had the catcher already cut, & one feather. I cut another feather thursday, & worked on another project. I started cuttin' another feather yesterday & had to quit. Had a Sawbones appointment & Mary Ann did too. It feels good to be back in the shop!:):)

shop safety gets taken for granted by all of us very easily. I've got a 1950's ts that has no guards, riving knife, nothing, just the fence & the blade. I make my own safety guards if i need to get very close to the blade, & I never stand behind the saw. I always stand on the left side of it. I've got full control of what I'm cutting, & can see over the blade.

cheap Hawks, eh kevin? I'll remember you said that. When buyin' a saw, regardless the breed, invest in the best you can afford. You can always save up for Cheap Hawk, or other top of the line saw & keep the saw you're currently investing in as your second saw. Regardless of your decision, make sure it's the right saw for you. No offense Kevin. As much as you carry on about the Hawks & other saws, I had to gouge ya. You're not the only mechanical perfectionist here.;)

I'm finally back in the shop. some what. I'm goin' a few hours a day, tryin' to. I was informed i over did it yesterday, so I got grounded today:( but I did get the piece cut, sanded, & stained for the project i started before went down. That piece is the bottom of the box. It is now installed & glued in place.:) I've also got some feathers on wood ready for the saw.:) A little at a time.:):) thank you all for your prayers & support! they are still working!!!:):)

Not havin' experience with either, but havin' friends that own DeWalts, & what they say is mixed opinions about it them. I have one friend that has replaced his DeWalt five times. Were It me, I'd go with the delta. The three things that sell a saw for me is tech support, parts availability, & how the saw will handle the work I need it to do. You have to make the decision in your best interest.

Ray, take into serious consideration what & how much you are sanding. IMHO, a r/o sander is for smaller areas & widths of lumber, & for clean in' up after a belt sander. You can use the r/o sander to sand out lengths of boards, but you have to be careful of swirl marks if you try to jump grits or put more down pressure in certain areas. That's where the belt sander comes in. To sand large areas & lengths. Then when you cut a piece of it for your project, you can use your r/o sander. Personally, I use a Palm sander on wood I'm preppin' for a project. After I've planed it to thickness, there really ain't much sandin' to do. Just run over it with 220 grit & it's ready for tape & the project. JMO, Sir.

Definately walnut.

I'm not much fer paintin', but seein's how it's fer a weddin', I reckon I'd have to say paint it white on the red background. Maybe make your frame out of oak, or somethin' along those lines.

thank you woodmaster, sincerely. Your prayers are working. All of you! I just got home from another stint in the hospital.:( My Sawbones flew me out of here wednesday night last week, & we were released on friday. After every test they could possibly put me thru, luckily, nothing showed up as cardiac related. They did find a kidney stone on the right side, but nothing serious. After some med changes, & more injections in the stomach of blood thinner, we are finally settled down a little bit again here at home. My Sawbones says no shop work>:( but I'm afraid I'm goin' to have to over rule them this time. This sittin' around is about to drive me back to truckin', & my bride says absolutely not!:( So, I guess my boys (shop dogs) & I will start back in the shop, again, a little at a time in order to keep me from goin' back to truckin'.;) Rocky, I guess sometimes I feel like I wear out my welcome, maybe over step my bounds on occasion with my outspoken attitude. This site, the folks here, the family feeling, acceptance, all the prayers & support for Mary Ann & I thru this ordeal, those things have kept me goin', brother. Depression has been tough to keep at bay, & all of you have helped with that! Reading your prayer posts, readin' all the posts of what you're up to, allowin' me to post while I'm inactive in the shop mean a lot. It has given me somthin' to think about other than my situation. I check in here 4 or 5 times a day, maybe more. Depends on the day, & what's on my mind. I miss my shop, & bein' at the saw. And readin' the different posts, learnin' new patterns, bein' able to post here & there, whether it's opinionated, a suggestion, or just to try & help someone has been more help than I can tell you. I reckon that's what I meant by that comment, Sir.

good choice, Ray! Sometimes with a project, if the final decision is fallin' on the wood species, it's better to look around you locally to see what's available to you. I've read it in this post several times about gentleman suggestionin' the same idea. You might be surprised what's around ya.;)

I agree w/Brian, Ray. Ya can spend from now ta doomsday huntin' yer "thin wood," but ya don't necessarily have to use that. Use what ya like, & what ya have access to. Your troubles will be a lot easier to handle. And your park neighbors may have to learn to like the racket of Your planer. You are a wood worker, my friend.

I ain't able to speak on that one, but, from my experience with mdf, it's pointless to put oil based anything on it. You'll be waitin' fer a month a Sundays for it to dry, if it dries, & it doesn't improve the look of mdf anyway. Just my 2 pennies worth.

That's an excellent deal on a 220 if it's all there & runs proper! Its even got the original RBI cover! What're ya waitin' on? Ya bought it yet? You can bet if it was closer, I'd a done owned it!!

Ok, since I'm not a puzzle maker, yet. I still get plenty of "ohhh's & ahhh's" & "is that laser cut"? On & on, & all I use on most of my projects, unless by customer request, is hit the project with 2, maybe 3 coats of lacquer with my air sprayer. Allow it to dry over nite, lightly sand it with 220, & hit it 2 coats of Watco clear coat by air sprayer. The lacquer not only seals the wood, but, imo, helps pull out the grain look. The clear coat just puts on the shine & finishin' touches. But I'm yet to figure out, if you're goin' to color your puzzles, & you're worried about fade, how could ya not seal the project? Clear coat is perfecly safe for projects such as your puzzles once it's dried. I use it on my turnings, like plates, platters & such. Others I use a butcher block oil sealer & dip it. Let it hang til it dries. So you can see my confusion. And if it's "just going to end up on a bookcase," it looks to me like you're still goin' have some bleedin' or fadin' into whatever it's settin' on. Just curios

ya know, Mr. Ray, that ain't bad thinkin'. Mr. Les might be onto somethin'. Try your first one with poplar, or such, somethin' that ain't quite so pricey. That way you don't wreck high dollar lumber & you won't have to figure out how to avoid your demise by your bride;)if you destroy $50 worth of lumber.:( And, poplar, if chosen carefully, does have a colorful look to it. Course you'd have to run it thru your planer, Sir, to get into those colors. And I know you mentioned you "try not to use it because of the noise & the mess," but you are a wood worker, my friend. Surely your neighbors can tolerate some racket so you can keep that $50 in yer pocket awhile longer. maybe?? Poplar acclimates fairly fast, & ain't bad to work with. Some food for thought.

those prices look perty reasonable Mr. Ray, imo. Might be worth a phone call to them & have a chat with them just to check them out. See if they have any reviews from other customers online.

ouch! that's gonna leave a mark, Mr. Ray.

Well, wherever ya are, you've got some nice scenery around ya!☺☺ neighbors are a little to close fer my likin', & ya got a fenced back yard to keep track of the grass. Congrats on your new shop! 30 x 50 is fair size! It'd be about right for me! From the looks of your garage though, I certainly hope it'll serve you well! Keep us posted with build pictures!

Hello Ray. Wooden Teddy Bear is carryin' different species of wood now in various sizes. How their prices are I couldn't answer for. I live in a small Agriculture community where the wanna be rednecks come out on decent evenings to wreck the peace & quiet for ever' body, & I have three neighbors. They're far enough from the shop, they ain't able to hear my planer;-) even with the shop Windows open:-)

thank you, Mr. Les. I appreciate the understanding.