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  1. dgman
    Nice work Gordie!
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    dgman replied to Kris Martinson's topic in Bragging Rights

    Don't give up Kris. If Kevin can do it, you can do it!
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    Hey Gordie, very nice pattern and cutting except you misspelled LOS ANGELES KINGS!!!
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    Nice work for your first piece! I make lots of clocks and would never atempt to cut the mounting hole on the scroll saw, always use a forstner bit.
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    Great work Edward, love the frame!
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    I vote for unlined.
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    I think half the village members just went to the Sterrett site!
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    I would use a FD Polar #7 or #9. The Polar blades have a slight set to the teeth and cut thick wood very well. I use them for compound cutting.
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    I use a folded piece of brown paper bag just like a folded sheet of sand paper. I use it between coats of spray lacquer to take down any dust nubs. I also use it to even out the finish and to take down the gloss factor. I have never used cardboard but after all it is made from brown paper.
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    Yup, I've been buying from Sloans for years. Great folks and great service. http://www.sloanswoodshop.com
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    Hey Ernie, unless I'm missing something, FD doesn't have a TC blade. I think you mean UR which stands for Ultra Reverse. It an excellent blade to start with. I use the FD UR blades and I also use Olson skip tooth and reverse tooth blades. As a scroll saw instructor, I start my students off using Olson skip tooth #5 blades. But starting off with FD UR blades will be fine. Curios, do you have other woodworking tools? Although a scroll saw will cut pen blanks to length, it would not be my first choice. A table saw would be my first choice and a band saw would be my second. If Al your doing is cutting blanks to length, go with the biggest blade available. Good luck and let us know how it works for you.
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    Hey Danny, my shop is in my garage so odor is never a problem, but today's glue sticks really don't have an odor. As for it being hot.... Yeah it's hot, don't touch it!
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    Looks like an easy way of doing it Danny. I clamp the stack together first, then using a hot glue gun apply a bead of hot glue to the edges of the blanks. By the time I finish the last edge, the other edges are cool enough to remove the clamps. No waiting time at all! I do use Aleene's tacky glue for everything that needs gluing except when laminating boards together. For that I use Titebond III.
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    I too make my own frames. This way I can control the look of the finished project and by making the frame to fit the portrait, I don't have to worry about sizing the portrait to fit the frame. I prefer simplicity over a fancy frame, just enough to set the portrait off. Here is a Charles Dearing pattern done on 1/8" oak plywood with a stained Baltic birch backer, framed in a 5/8" thick Mahogany frame with no glass. The frame is built around the portrait, all glued together so the frame is not removable and does not require any reinforcements at the corners.
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    I like that a lot TerryLee, very nice cutting!
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    As a general rule I'll do one project at a time, but I may not apply the finish until I have several projects. Then I'll finish four or five at a time. If I have a special order or request then I may have two project going at one time.
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    Any chance your blade is installed upside down? The teeth should be pointing down.
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    A type I DeWalt has got to be about 15 years old!
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    Hey Kathleen, welcome to the Village! I have a question for you. Can you tell us who "we" is?
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    Welcome to the Village Mark! You should be able to order Flying Dutchman blades from http://www.mikesworkshop.com.
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    Hey Roly your Hostas have holes in them! 😀😀 Nice cutting!
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    I don't know anything about your saw, but if you are cutting 3/4" and 1" hardwood you WILL be changing blades often even if it is Mahogany. Thick Hardwoods will eat up any blade. The best blade type for what you are doing is a skip tooth blade like Kevin said. To help with chipping use a reverse tooth blade. They are just like a skip tooth, but the last few teeth on the bottom are pointing up. My blade recommendation for 3/4" to 1" hardwoods is Olson Reverse Tooth 5, 7 and 9, and Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse 5, 7 and 9.
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    Looks like the correct link is not there. Typical of the Wood site.
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    dgman replied to grampa's topic in Bragging Rights

    Great work Paul! What kind of wood did you use?
  25. dgman
    Lovely work Paul! I haven't cut that exact pattern, but I have cut several of Sue's quilting patterns. I always have trouble cutting the eyes of the needle. Your wife will love this!
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