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Thank you Marg. I traveled the world when I was in the military, and got very close to going 'down under', but unfortunately never made it there. It is still on my 'bucket list' of things to do though.

Thank you. The car carrier and cars were actually made for my grandson. It's one of his toys he plays with when he comes for a visit. There's usually always some kind of surprise at Grandpas house when he comes over.

The Porter Cable was a very nice, and economical starter saw; I actually still have it, but the quality cannot compare to the Excalibur. I absolutely love my EX21.

What part of Tennessee are you in?

Hi Rob - I believe it was a SSWC pattern a while back - I'd have to go look for it...but I modified the size to fit a particular antique wine bottle my friend had, and I modified the plain top cover by adding the person's name and the date to commemorate a certain occasion.

Thanks ...the cat was from a snapshot emailed to me from a woman who said they had the cat for 15 years and it had recently passed away. She said it was like their child. They were devastated over the loss and asked if I could do a rendition of Alex in wood that wouldn't ever fade away. I made a pattern from the snapshot blew it up to an 8 x 10 and cut it on my EX21 primarily with a FDUR#3 blade. When it was presented, they cried, so I think I did Alex justice.

I too am new to this forum - I'm located in Marietta, GA (just northwest of Atlanta). I served 21 years in the USAF, then worked 24 years at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics on the F-22 stealth fighter program. I will hopefully fully retire in another year or so and devote my free time just being grandpa and making more sawdust. I started scrolling about 5 years ago because of my grandson. One day, I went out to get a wooden toy for my grandson, but couldn't find one! When I finally did, it was made overseas and I didn't know what it was finished with, so I decided to make it myself. It started with a car - then a truck - a puzzle - then a scooter, well you know the rest of the story. Now, besides the toys and puzzles, I make trivets, bowls, boxes, signs, word art and custom portraits. I started with a Porter Cable scroll saw, however, now use an Excalibur EX21. I am sure I can learn a lot from all of the seasoned and experienced scrollers on this forum and look forward to getting to know you. Here are a couple of my latest projects...