courdorygirl

I'd definitely buy that blue pair for $10 if you want to PM me. Edit: misread. Still interested!

What I do is search online for coloring book pages if whatever I'm looking for (farm or barnyard in this case). Then print it on heavy card stock. The blade will chew up printer paper, I speak from experience. Then I tape the pieces to my wood using a couple coats of packing tape to make the cutting easier. Once they are all cut, I either sand all the pieces smooth and put them in a baggy or I use a full page and my drill to cut a tray, depending on the age of the child I'' making for and their likelihood of losing pieces. Hope that helps!

Hey Dick, sorry it took me so long to get back, I haven't been online much. I print my picture on photo paper then use 45m spray adhesive on th back side to stick it to my wood, then let it dry for 30 min or so before cutting. after 24 hours the glue is cured and won't come off. Hope that helps!

Even if you use other's family photos to make portraits, it falls under the works of art part of US copyright law.

Dick, I do mine quasi-freehand. I go ahead and paste my photo to the wood, then use a grid generator to make squares the size I want (usually one inch) then tape that to my wood (no wasted wood that way) the. I freehand the tabs and holes as I go.

Those are really nice! I have some cousins who ride high school and little britches rodeo that would love something like that

When I cut out puzzle pieces, I always drill on a near a point so that when I'm sanding, I can round the drill mark off. For patterns such as this, though, I think it comes down to preference since it's all waste material. Second question, about what to cut out first. It's a matter of personal preference, I think. I always start with the smallest pieces and work my way up because of the fiddly little adapters I use for spiral blades.

DW, my husband is DND crazy too, and I know this is something he would love, so your nephew probably will too. I love it, I think it's awesome work!

Very nice! Looking forward to seeing the end result.

Love it, it looks great! I like the two different stains on one piece. I'm not good at staining so I always admire people who can pull it off, especially different colors like you did. Very nice work!

Very nice to meet you Joe, and welcome to the Village! Lots of great people here, everyone is so helpful. Looking forward to seeing pictures of your work!

I wasn't wearing eye protection or a mask like I should and the Dremel sent a projectile 1/4" long straight at my eye. Bounced off my glasses thank goodness.

85 hasn't been a problem, I'm good up to around 89 degrees. According to my car's thermometer it was 97 this afternoon. :P yuck. There is a big shop fan that keeps me pretty cooled off, this is more of a future setup I'd like to accomplish until we build our credit enough to buy a house.

Actually, not a tiny duplex *grin*. The bedrooms are 10'X10' if I remember right. Something like that. The back bedroom (where I want to do my scrolling is larger [the 10 by 10] Than the room we sleep in [probably 8X10]. Those are obviously guesstimates lol) So, the larger one emigre actually be better. Thank you! I'lol have to go by harbor freight this weekend and see if my local store has one in stock.

A few more details I forgot earlier: we have all tile floor so carpet is no issue, and my saw ( a harbor freight) has a dust port and my shop vac is hooked to it ( y'all are right, it does fill up quickly!). I also have a box fan, but it's our white noise for sleeping and my DH works nights, so I'll have to get another. I will definitely post pictures as I get set up, since it seems to vie viable to work indoors. Currently we are still moving junk though!

The weather here in the southern U.S. Is now hitting the upper 90's, as usual. The humidity makes working outside at all a permanently wet situation. Here's my situation: currently my saw, wood, drill (handheld) and random screwdrivers are on my parents back porch. While it is shady all day, it's still quite warm and muggy to work back there. My sander and Dremel are already at my house ( approx a mile away) and I've been doing much sanding on the back patio in the evening, but like the porch still outside and it's rather warm even before sunset. We rent a two bedroom duplex from my great aunt and uncle, and we strive to be at least decent tenants. Quiet, not parties, and rarely call for service. The spare bedroom is currently given over to junk that is going to our storage unit a little at a time, in an effort to turn it into a craft room. The spare has a large window like this one (Also with crappy blinds, but I digress, lol). There is also a ceiling fan. My question is, is there a way to do my sawing in my spare bedroom and not fill the HVAC system full of sawdust? Inquiring minds want to know.

Very nice work Dick!

I just received my very first dozen of FD spiral 2/0 blades so I have no comparison to decide if they are "bad" or not. They are wonderful compared to the Bosch blades I've been buying at Lowe's.

Hi Paul, and welcome! Lots of friendly, helpful folks here.

Awesome work as usual Gator! Now my hubby wants me to make him an MTG plaque.

I have at Etsy store too, but I'm not very good at keeping up with it, so it doesn't do great. I also have a Facebook business page that does really well (I just share it on my private Facebook as a public post and it went from there.) and I also sometimes post on yard sale sites.

On my PC, once I'm done editing my favorite way of choosing my print size is through the print option in Windows photo viewer. For scaling, I either use Photoshop (not free) or Adobe Reader (free and included with most systems)

I don't stain, and you've already received great advice on that front so I'll answer the other question. if you're willing to wait and pay shipping, my favorite websites is woodworkerssource.com. If I'm in a pinch and need more wood yesterday, I go to Michael's craft wood section. Pretreated for sawing already (vs Lowe's or HD raw plywood) and cheaper than Woodcraft. Hope that helps!

Great idea and great gift! I love your work and adore the idea!

Love these Gator! Excellent work!