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Thanks for all the kind words, I gave it to my grandfather earlier today, he liked it. Thanks, Ben
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I was going to use some 1/4 inch wood probably, the thickness doesn't matter to much because it is all flat. Thanks, Ben
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Nice bowl, the wavy top part looks like one of Carole Rothman's pie boxes. Thanks for sharing, Ben
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Wow, those are some great projects! I have had a puzzle fish kind of like that for years (before I started scrollsawing) and I have been wanting to make one like it, I think I will soon. I like the moose a lot as well, good work and thanks for sharing. Ben
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Hi, I have done some intarsia and I want to start Marquetry, I looked up some pictures and I found this (attached image), I really like it, but I don't want to used stain woods, it looks like it takes 3 shades of wood to give the effect of shadow. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about what woods I should use, it should have relatively straight grain so it won't take away from the overall appearance. I think I will use red oak for one shade, but I don't know about the others. Thanks a bunch, Ben
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This is my 4th intarsia using the first pattern I have made so far. I made it for my grandfathers birthday, he raises honey bees and woodworks, I thought this wood be fitting. It has 42 intarsia pieces (mostly in the legs), and 2 fretwork wings. I am pleased how it turned out and now I have more confidence in my pattern making, I used Adobe Illustrator for the pattern. sorry if the picture isn't great, used iPhone camera. I used yellow heart and walnut, I am ashamed to admit it, but I didn't have any ebony so I ended up spray painting yellow heart to make the eyes. I used two coats of a wipe on urethane for the intarsia pieces, I was going to try to use a mix of danish oil and beeswax because it is a bee, but I didn't want to risk it, the urethane is tried and true. I applied two coats of thick coat spray lacquer to the wings, and two coats to the body. I used a two part clear epoxy that took about 16 hours to dry for the eyes to give them extra shine. Hope you like it. Thanks, Ben
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Those are amazing, thanks for sharing
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Thanks for the kind words.
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I would recommend using titebond and a nail gun on a few of the joints to hold it together, I couldn't imagine that breaking apart. Hope this helps, Ben Zern
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That's cool, kind of like a bandsaw box. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you so much, I learned a lot from that article, I think I might use a food safe wood filler on the mug, thenI might just leave it bare. Thanks
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I wouldn't use a spiral blade for anything to small or precise, they have a larger kerf than most blades, I have found that my blade of choice for most, not all but most scroll saw projects is the skipped tooth reverse blade, I would try it and if it isn't doing what you want on this project I am sure it will come in handy for some other projects. Hope this helps
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Thanks, I will look for it at Woodcraft.
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That's amazing, whenever I use Home Depot plywood it chips and splinters. Nice Work!
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Thanks, I will stay away from epoxy, I'll keep searching for a resin or something. Thanks
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Hi, I am making a mug out of wedge and zebra wood for my brother's birthday so he can drink his hot tea out of it, I got this great pattern for free from scrollsawworkshop, there are about 2000 great free patterns there, but I was wondering if there is any resin or epoxy, or anything to treat the wood with to make it okay to drink hot tea from. Thanks! Link to Mug Pattern http://www.stevedgood.com/mug.pdf
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I agree with Travis, definitely wear a dust mask, I have been working with 24 4 foot by 8 foot sheets of MDF making 110 shelves for lockers to sell to my school (I am in middle school), once I didn't wear a respirator and I was hacking up small balls of MDF dust for a day or two after. Now I where a respirator. Also, be careful, if you drop a board of MDF on its corner, it will start to peel up like cardboard.
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Did a woodworking class today, a sharp, piece of walnut kicked back on the table saw and sliced the instructors finger, blood everywhere, he didn't get stitches though. Another man at the same store got hit in the gut with some wood on the table saw, and as he doubled over, his pusher hit the blade, flew back and he lost his index finger, no stub or anything, right at the knuckle. I am starting out and very nervous around these tools.
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Hi, I wanted to share this Cocker Spaniel intarsia piece that I made for my grandfather, enjoy. See attached file for photograph.
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I am new to woodworking, started last year, I hope to continue for many more years. I have made 3 intarsia pieces so far and wanted to share them, but I can only upload two, the turtle is my first one, and I also made a rose for my Grandma. Hope you like them.
