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Welcome to the Village Mark! You are coming along nicely with your work. So, come on in and join the fun!
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I have seen the new Jet saw. As was mentioned, it is strictly a bottom feeding saw. I am a top feeder. I will never go back to bottom feeding so the Jet will never be a consideration for me. I know I will be ragged on this, but so be it !
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Yes I know Steve reccomends it, or used to recommend it. But the fact is lemon oil and orange oil are not designed as finishes. I have been touting this for years. I wish he would post about this as I have communicated with him about it.
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Great project John! I wasn't impressed when I saw the pattern on Steve's blog, but yours came out great!
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Why would you use lemon oil? Lemon oil is a polish, not intended as a finish. As you have found out, it never dries. Using an oil to bring out the natural color and grain of the wood is what I do, but you have to use a product that is intended as a finish. I use a 50/50 mixture of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits. Then when dry, I use Deft semi gloss spray lacquer. Always read the label. If it say polish or cleaner, it is not a wood finsh!
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Beautiful work Rick! can you tells us what woods and blades you used, and who's pattern?
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Cool work Kevin!
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Very nicely done!
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Great work Ralph, she will love it!
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Awsome piece of art Earl, beautiful work!
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Congratulations Brian! Truly a worthy cause!
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It's real simple Ray. I tell my students this: when the blade no longer does what you want it to, it's time to change the blade. I buy blades by the gross, a single blade is pretty cheap. When I'm done cutting with the the blade, I toss it. I never save them for reuse. It's as simple as that!
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Thanks everyone! It has been a banner year for me. I only do two shows a year. But I cut all year to to have enough stock. I still work full time so I cut on the weekends and in the summer, I will cut after dinner. There has been some discussion that the craft show scene is dying, but not for me. I like to have a variety of items on hand to attract more folks to my booth. And just as important, I accept credit cards. I use Square on my full size iPad with a hotspot for cell service. At this show, approx. 60% of sales were by credit card.
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Just got home from the second day of a two day show. This annual show is a Christmas Botique that has been going on for thirty years at a local church here in Moorpark, California. It is all hand crafted items. There was even a guy selling beautiful hand crafted cutting boards. This was my forth or fifth year. My average sales. Is approximately $700 each day. Yesterday, I sold $1003, and today, I hit my average of $700. I don't post a lot in the bragging section because I know I will be posting pictures of my shows. So, here they are.
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I love Walnut! You have created some beautiful items!
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Very nice work Frank!
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Nice work!
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Nicely done Dan! Lots of sanding?
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Looks great Denny! That pattern is actually a good seller for me. I have five for my two day sale this weekend and expect to sell them all @ $24.
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The show is called Dragon Ball Z. My son who is 24 watched it when seven. great pattern and cutting!
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Really nice cutting Bobby!
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You are right Brian. I teach at the Woodcraft store in Ventura, California. They will go out of their way to help customers. It's true that not all employees know about scrollsaws, but some do. The store has paid to have some employees take my class so the can better understand scrollsaws. I even occasionally get a call from the store on questions from customers. Unfortunately, there are always employees that don't care because they don't make commission. But at the Ventura store, most do care! i do not work at the store, I just occasionally teach there.
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That's great Don!
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Some amazing items! When is your craft show? Please take pictures of your setup so we all can see your great projects in one place!
