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  1. GrampaJim
    This is a pattern by Paul (Koehler788) from the library here at the Village. Thanks Paul for a great pattern! Stack cut 2pcs of 1/8 Oak ply, using mostly FD 3/0 spiral blades. About 8X10 in a 11x14 frame. Jim
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    Started with a $100 Craftsman that only bottom feed. Changed to a Dewalt and continued to bottom feed until I started doing portrait type fretwork. Forced myself to switch to top feeding because twisting over to find to hole I wanted got to be really tiring. The first couple of days it seemed wrong, but after a while its just natural - and fast. Now I would not buy a saw that did not top feed. It is my number one requirement. Jim
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    Very nice. It does look rich!
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    ..........And another expert is born! Spirals aren't so bad with the right kind of pattern.
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    Well Done!!! Jim
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    Ron and Dan are right, learn to top feed and you will like it a lot! Once you learn it, it is faster and easier.
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    Oak Cross

    GrampaJim replied to Fish's topic in Bragging Rights

    Very nice cutting and a nice pattern.
  8. GrampaJim
    That is a very nice looking project! Thanks, Jim
  9. GrampaJim
    That looks great! Very nice. My imagination is limited, so if you add the blue plex, please post a pix of that too. Thanks, Jim
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    I have been using a 50/50 mix as a dipping finish of BLO and MS for a long time. I read that some use an equal part mix of BLO/MS/Polyurethane. I assume that this mix would give better protection to the wood. Question: If I want a gloss finish, will adding a gloss poly to the BLO mix get me there? An other suggestions for a gloss finish? In summer, I spray a couple of coats of rattle can poly on my projects in my garage and that works, but Wisconsin winter temps rule that our between October and April. My shop in is the basement next to my gas water heater, and family members have asthma, so any inside spraying is not an option. Thanks, Jim
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    Very nice Roly! The Jesus one is one of my all time favorites. I think I have cut about 2 dozen so far. Jim
  12. GrampaJim
    Dave, that came out WAY better than my second (or twenty-second) project. Like everyone has said, practice and have fun! Lettering is the hardest thing for most people, so don't be too hard on yourself - you did great. One thing that helped me overall was to find a pattern that I loved and make a bunch of them - I don't mean stack cutting, just cut it few times. It helps to keep you focused on the cut you are doing and not be thinking about figuring out how to cut it. (if that makes sense)
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    I agree with Kurt. if you can get a laser printer, you cost per sheet printed goes WAY down. You can print patterns all day long. That is why most businesses use laser printers. It's like a good scroll saw, verses a $100 saw - costs more but better in the long run. Jim
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    And I thought I was the only scroller who cant build anything else. My kids just laugh at my attempts to measure and cut things accurately for any wood structure.
  15. GrampaJim
    This pattern is from the "Words of Faith in Wood" book. I made it as a plaque instead of a framed item. A bunch of different fonts and some really small letters (for me anyways) made it kind of tough to do. Comments welcome! Jim
  16. GrampaJim
    Very nice, with an interesting display! Well done!
  17. GrampaJim
    1. Remember some people will seem really interested and are not, and some will look like they are bored but are very interested. As a speaker, sometimes you can't tell the difference. Don't let facial expressions bother you. Be the expert and the enthusiast on scrolling that you are. I did a business presentation once a one person could not sit still - looked like he didn't want to even be there. Turns out he was having back pain like crazy. 2. Have fun. This is a friendly audience.
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    Well done! Spirals are different but they are the right blade for some patterns, like this one. Now you are an expert!!
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    Same here! I see intarsia as a whole level up from what I do (maybe two levels)!
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    It looks like you are doing just fine. Keep it up!
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    Hi Dick, I understand your observation and welcome other viewpoints. That is why we are here. I looked at grain direction a long time before starting this one. I did it this way to match the direction of the boards in the side of the bridge. But the other direction would work too. Had I been thinking, I should have done one of each, sense I stacked two pieces. Maybe I will remember next time. As far as skill goes, after some practice with spirals, I think they are easier then following a line perfectly. There are a LOT of misses in this piece, but because of the nature of the lines you can't tell. Jim
  22. GrampaJim
    This is a pattern by neptun from the SSV pattern library here. I used 1/4" oak ply and mostly 2/0 FD spiral blades. Finished with BLO. Framed 8X10 with a Hobby Lobby cheap frame. Jim
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    Looks great - both of them! I love 1/8" ply just because you can stack cut.
  24. GrampaJim
    Customers - can't live with them, can't live without them. I just had one that wanted a custom design. After a lot of changes, we got to where she liked the plan. She asked how much, so I gave her a price and said two weeks (its Christmas time so I padded it). That was 3 weeks ago. Never another word from her. Yesterday she sends a email - Is it done yet? After I calmed down (that took some time), I emailed back and said you never said to go ahead or that was ok or anything. Her order is now officially canceled.
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    I stack cut 1/8" 2 or 3 layers at a time. 3/4" would be real slow and and tough to cut. I use an old Type 1 Dewalt3
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