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A pic I downloaded.

I purchased several of his patterns about a month ago. A great pattern maker. I'm thinking I need to order some more now...(lol) Chris

I too welcome you to the Village. Pull up a chair and kick back, and share your stories. you're among friends here! Chris

After I did the epoxy fill clover made of hard Maple as a sun catcher a coworker asked if I could make one for them. Except they wanted dark wood and on a stand to use as a center piece for a table. The clover is Walnut and the stand is hard Maple. Chris

Nice....

Looks nice, perhaps a pic with the gem with a light source behind it to highlight it would be nice. Just a thought. Chris

Another excellent piece. You are a master! Chris

My Daughter is heading to college in a couple of months, so I figured I'd make her some fridge magnets for her apartment. My question is what kind of magnet would be best for that application? And would epoxy be enough to attach them? Chris

Thanks, and thank you for the patterns. Chris

A pattern by Alex Fox, I gotta say I really like his stuff. Cut from ⅛ ply, middle layer is painted. My first "camping " project that I cut. Chris

Not much vibration, I've just noticed when trying different stands while getting acquainted with the saw that ones with some weight to it seemed to help the saw to preform better. Might be in my head, but something I keep in mind. Thanks to all who had suggestions, I believe I have great ideas to work with now. Chris

Just finished my first time taking my scroll saw with me camping. The bench I built for it is a bit much to get out of my basement and then set up and tear down daily when camping. It is on the heavy side. So my question to those of you scrollers that have traveled with your saws, is there a portable bench/table that will be easy to carry and still solid enough to keep any vibration to a minimum? The pic is my current setup. The table weights more than the saw and awkward as heck to get up and down the basement stairs. Chris

I'm with you on that, Alex has some wonderful patterns. I'm putting the finishing touches on a layered Celtic Cross of his and have 2 others ready to cut. Chris

We're in Gaylord Michigan, humidity was thru the roof. I managed to get some cutting done yesterday, but by 9:30 I was sweating so bad is was dripping off my face. Time to pack up and hide in the motorhome. Today completely different, sunny mid 70's. Very nice!

First camping trip taking my scrollsaw with me. I preped 3 projects for this trip. My cutting got cut short due to upper 90's with a heat index over 100, then storms. Hoping today is better. Chris

I was faced with that exact situation while in the Navy. I had a 2 bedroom apartment and used the spare for scrolling. I didn't use any kind of dust collection on the saw, for me personally the vacuums are too loud for me to concentrate on my cutting. I know this is contrary to what many think, but for me the saw itself really isn't that loud. I would cover any furniture with sheets to keep the dust off and I had a small fan blowing across my face to keep from breathing a ton of dust. For me the dust in the air and on things was quite minimal and a quick clean up if people were coming over is all it took. I had made a small "bench" for the saw with a lip around the perimeter to catch any dust from the cutting and keep it from the floor. And if I needed to do any sanding on the project after cutting I would wait for a nice day and sit out on the deck to do the sanding. I still don't use any dust collection on my saw, the noise from the vacuum is just way too annoying for me to concentrate and enjoy the cutting. I know that most everyone will say that's a bad thing, but with a small fan and a mask if needed I'm doing OK! My "shop" these days is in my basement, I have a dust collector for my table saw and planner and anything else that makes a mountain of dust, just not the scroll saw. Chris

I picked the 3 best photos of the saw they had posted. You can see the bottom blade mount in the 3rd photo, the top is the same. The saw is about an hour from me and with gas prices like many others, I'm limiting my travel. Part of me wants to bid on it cuz I love old tools. But on the other hand I really don't have the space for a tool taking up space that I don't use. Such a quandary. Chris

I'm on the fence about getting it. Don't really need it and no rook really in my small shop. Still interesting though! Chris

Ran across this at a local auction, wondering if anyone had any info about it? Chris

Very nice, I always love adding a bit o color, brings out the subject so much better. Chris

Thanks, this really helps!

One question, when you paint these, are you using a brush or spray? Chris

Frank; You always amaze me with the cool projects you do. I really wish I had more time to do some of them, they are really show stoppers! nice job. Chris

Tool handles. They would be real cool for making a laminate handle using your wood as the outside layer for hand plane handles, or chisel handles., even knife or carving tool handles.. Nice wood ! Chris

Very Nice! Love the color!