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    finish to get into all cuts and corners and dry quickly. when in that situation I use lacquer in a rattle can. I spray light misting coats from angles working at getting the nooks and crannies. light misting coats- I'm not trying to get full coverage in one pass but want to get full coverage in 2-3. then a final coat spraying on top and done. works pretty good for me.
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    as with others, my go-to depends on what I'm doing. when I built the dome clock, red oak was the main choice with purple heart, bubinga, lacewood, cedar, and a few others in the mix for detail work. I've scrolled all 3 species you mention. imo hickory was just about like scrolling red oak. birch and poplar just about the same. idk about poplar warping right off the sawmill. IMO, pretty much any species can depending on how the tree grew, how it was dried, and how it is stacked.
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    side by side comparison of their $299 DC, it appears less CFM, less HP but same prop 65 warning. I've read of people making adapters for air filters to fit their DCs.
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    box elder can be absolutely beautiful freshly cut. blink and the color can be gone
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    16" craftsman 20 years ago. I think I got it as a Christmas gift. I learned on it and really got into scrolling quick but it started having issues after about 30 hours of scrolling on it. broke down and bought a DeWalt 788 type 1 major improvement. about 5 year later and countless hours, the windings in the motor shorted out ( or something like that. cant quite remember." got my current ex16 11 years ago. although I haven't done much scrolling in a while its ready to roll after hundreds of hours of use.
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    good topic and understandable. painting any fretwork can be a bugger. what works for me, if I can explain to to make it understandable. first- think like the paint: if I was the paint in the can and wanted to get into the nooks and crannies, how would I want to be sprayed? then use clear. seriously now- I like to use mist coats spraying at a sharp angle so the paint will get into the nooks and crannies. I spray from all angles possible. it takes 3-4 passes to get full coverage everywhere and if im spraying 3/4" I do it from both sides. also, I prefer satin finish. it can hide some imperfections in the paint
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    for the blue- that's a tough one. IF you could find blue mahoe that would be the closest. however, there could be an issue with is as with woods with shades of red in that it might fade. other than blue stain pine the only thing I can think to come close would be blue mahoe. however finding with the blue can be a challenge then there's the possibility of it fading like some red woods. you could cheat a bit and use an analine dye to get the blue you are looking for
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    best pieces of advice I can think of: don't expect them to cut as fast as straight blades. they are slower. let the blade do the work.
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    since I have a brad nailer I shoot some brads into scrap areas to hold the stack together
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    if ya haven't picked a finish yet and have the capability to spray, check out general finishes conversion varnish. https://generalfinishes.com/wood-finishes-professional/water-based-topcoats-and-sanding-sealers/enduro-conversion-2k-varnish
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    ive made quite a few frames over the years. some have been simple with just rectangular wood and others stacked up trim of various profiles. the possibilities with frames are just about endless.
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    im not quite to the numbers other are but I have cut hundreds of ornaments out of 1/8" BB. soaked in BLO for a minute, dried, add a little red string to hang, put in a little white gift box. they sell for $15 and up depending on the detail.
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    I stopped using glass because of the glare glass can have. the window in my living room faces the south so I get quite a bit of sun which causes a glare off of the glass. to dust, a soft bristle brush and/or compressed air does pretty good.
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    ...anyone gets into a predicament like this, a quick way to get rescued.
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    everything depends on what im scolling. on fretwork portraits, the pattern isnt always centered on the paper. i will find center of the pattern both horizontally and vertically( measuring just the widest and tallest part of the cut area and not the width and height of the paper itself) then mark center at top and bottom and both sides. then do the same on the wood im going to be cutting out. line pattern marks with marks on wood. that doesnt always work as planned and I may have to trim some off of the finished piece but the majority of time its dead on.
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    thank you, all. i dropped it off at her house yesterday afternoon while she was at work. her first night back to work since putting Dazzle down. she cried in a good way.
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    we had to put my girlfriends dog down a week ago today. Dazzle was a survivor of the thailand dog meat trade and lived at a rescue we both volunteered at. Daz had to have a mast cell tumor removed 17 months ago . my GF took her home for the healing period. she wouldnt let daz go back. my girlfriends nicknames for daz were "puddin butt" and "weirdo." she was such a goofy dog and lived the last 17 months of her life being loved tremendously. the "weirdo" is upside down and off center on purpose because...welp... WEIRDO!! LOLOL i thought a keepsake box of some things of dazzles that are precious to my girlfriend might be nice
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    when cutting that thick, i like to turn the saw speed down a bit to help keep the blade cooler. since my excaliber doesnt have a very large stroke length, i also back out of the cut occasionally to help sawdust get out of the way
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    basically crazy glue or super glue. i have been using bob smith medium CA https://bsi-inc.com/hobby/insta_cure_plus.html
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    ive been using medium CA glue for quite a few years. run a bead around the perimeter of the fretwork then a dab here and there. set it on the backer and weight it down for a couple of minutes. great adhesion to paint and stain.
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    this one is a saluki. theyre notoriously skinny.
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    which kind of matches my sitting dog.
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    good idea. i believe a brittany spaniel which i dont think resembles my rendition.
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    thanks for the ideas! ill take a look and see what i can find. i hope i dont have to resort to making a pattern. the stick dogs i make dont resemble the breed too much.
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    i have a request for this. not even sure if it is an available pattern but thought i would ask and see if anyone here might know if there is a pattern available and if so, where. thanks, all!
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