Southern Scroller

I use a dead man foot switch on my DW788. The saw is on the DeWalt stand available for the saw. My 20 year old $5 bar stool sits in front of the stand and I neither stand nor sit. Sort of a partial sit with one foot on the switch. It's 2nd nature, I never look at it. My eyes stay on the table top and if something happens the foot comes off the switch instantly. Love it.

My custom designer firewood could probably heat a 3000 sq ft cabin in northern Alaska through a winter and have all the residents wearing shorts and flip flops. Patterns are designed by and cut by professionals. I never expect to match them but would like to come close. I've used a lot of sawdust and wood glue to make things look better. Someday maybe I'll reach that goal of near perfection.

I've had the Jim Dandy EZ lift for years on my Type 1 788. It's the best thing going and still at a reasonable price.

No contest as to who wins the mine is bigger than yours in this case. Ha!

That's Scrollsaw Woodworking and Crafts. They've taken a big hit on their forum since getting new software. I think it's pretty much straightened out now.

Outstanding! I particularly like the family relationships. Fortunate kids and grandkids to have you.

Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing.

Ok. Please tell me what is a pin torch and if it makes life easier (less sanding) where do I get one? I realize I'm probably the only one here that doesn't know of a pin torch so please help me rid myself of this ignorance. EDIT: Google is my friend. Talk about overkill! To each his own. Fun with tools! EDIT AGAIN: Wait! Google is still my friend. I searched p-E-n instead of p-I-n and found it. I want one! The p-I-n involved big stuff like gas bottles of O2 and C2H2 shown on YouTube videos. Cool stuff like leather sleeves, safety boots, shields and other things no fun to wear in the summer.

Fat Albert!

Christmas pirate!

Wow! That is fantastic.

Just did one of those myself. It was fun to do. My wife is going to take it to work and show it to a couple of golf and jigsaw puzzle fiends I used to work beside. Great curiosity and surprised at how many have no idea how it is done. I think they try to make it more complicated than it is. All who have this pattern should do it as it is just a lot of fun..

I have a Jim Dandy on my DW type 1. That and the foot switch are favorites. MrsN, I also love to prop my feet on the stand brace. I even put my foot switch on the brace. The DW brace is wide, don't know what yours is like but I've experimented with the switch on the upright and just sliding my foot sideways on the brace until it hits the switch. Duct tape is your friend.

I like compound cutting. Those are nice. Thanks.

Regardless of what blade you choose, it's tough to beat practice, practice, practice. As others have said, let the blade do the work. That's all well and good but when you're starting it's not always understood. When I first started I broke a lot of blades and had lots of burns on thicker wood. With practice you will learn the feel of your saw, burns will mostly go away if not completely go away and you will realize that you haven't broken a blade in a long time. I broke a blade the other day while cutting a puzzle and it gave me a scare for a couple seconds. Realized that it hadn't happened in so long I forgot what it was like when it happens. Today I compound cut some 13/4" hardwood and it came out with not a trace of burn. I was happy. Lots of tension, let the blade do the work. It will come to you quickly.