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Unbelievable! I contacted the person and shared my concerns regarding the copyright/trademark situation. Lo and behold I received a document today which says they have authority to create products with the logo and I am listed as a vendor! Now the pressure is on to come up with a design! bb

Depends entirely on the type of wood you are cutting, the thickness, and the type of pattern. bb

Iggy, Your process looks expensive to me. Why not use a very light coat of temporary adhesive like Elmer's on the pattern and then use packaging tape over the pattern for lubrication of the blade? If you are using pine and poplar there is probably no need for the packaging tape to prevent burning of the wood but it would extend the blade life. bb

It's in writing but only via e-mail. bb

I have been asked to design a puzzle for a customer at a recent craft show. The person is the local regional office manager for a branch of a well known national company. The puzzle the person wants is of the company's logo! And the order might entail 15-20 puzzles in the $25-$30 range. Obviously the company's logo is copyrighted or trade marked. Any advice on how I should proceed? I could make the puzzles and sell them to the person without any identification of who made them. Please help. bb

What's the trouble Iggy? bb

Very nice. I like it. Where did you find the cat hooks? Opens up a whole new realm of design patterns. bb

Try colorizing the mermaid on rocks. golden hair, arm/body white, tail portion a teal color, and rocks brown. It's on my website. good seller at craft shows! original design was in SSWC mag maybe 8+- yrs ago. bb

I use food colors exclusively for my colored puzzles. But remember this: Nothing difficult is ever easy! It has taken me 10 years to perfect my process and I continually tweak the process. It would take many pages to describe my process. Softness of wood is an issue so I test every piece of wood I buy with a durometer. I have discovered a hardness setting below which I will not buy a piece of wood. End grain bleeding is a problem with softer woods. Some colors work better diluted with water; some with alcohol. Some colors will change color when diluted with alcohol. Some colors require a different application technique. Some colors can be dipped - some colors work better being wiped on. Then there is the sealing situation and what sealer to use. Some penetrate more, some dry faster, some require more than one coat. But it is important to seal the food colors into the wood with a sealer such as lacquer, urethane, etc - picture a young child putting unsealed puzzle pieces in their mouth and then putting the pieces on an expensive white leather couch! Both the child and the couch will be colored. And I guarantee that purple is permanent and can't be removed from the couch. And you can't buy liability insurance to cover any damages! And the list goes on and on! bb

What is floor finish? I use a Sherwin Williams acrylic lacquer but it takes a week to 10 days to cure. bb

where did you buy? bb

Iggy, put that new Hawk to a real test and cut some puzzles from hard maple, cherry, and walnut! Any cheap saw like a Ryobi can cut poplar and pine. bb

I've been using food coloring for 8 years now and I a still perfecting the technique. Many variables go into a nicely colored project. For starters I would not use pine or poplar as they are too soft and result in end grain bleeding onto the surface. I use only soft maple and use a durometer to test for hardness before I buy. There are numerous varieties of maple classified as "soft maple" - some harder than others. I just had to experiment with the hardness readings to find a number below which I would get miserable results. Then there is the dilution situation. Water vs alcohol. Alcohol changes the color in several colors. Some colors you can dip and others need to be wiped on with several coats. As you can see there are many variables and I haven't even mentioned drying techniques. One of these days I intend to write up my compilation of techniques and hopefully SSWC magazine will publish. Remember, nothing difficult is ever easy. I see that the author used Baltic Birch and I have found that Baltic Birch is easier to color than maple. Hopefully the author of this thread can chime in and provide insight.

An idea: adhere some black vinyl stick-on letters and then spray with a lacquer finish. Letters are very difficult to remove after the finish is applied. bb

Overall it looks nice but the design appears to be flawed. I am a trumpet player! There are two puzzle "keys" exposed which gives the impression there is a missing piece. bb

Looks like a piece is missing - bottom right.

Excellent idea! Let's hope it works for Iggy. bb

Been there! Always keep a supply of band aids handy. I don't know of any serious injuries with a scroll saw. Unlike a band saw or table saw. A scroll saw has to be the safest saw I have encountered. bb

Iggy, I had to send a pre Bushton Hawk saw back to RBI because of vibration - maybe 7+ yrs ago . Cost me $90 for shipping but I got the cost of the saw refunded. I am flabbergasted they have not solved the vibration issue. Not good. Keep us informed. bb

Iggy, Breaking blades is a problem I have had with my Hegner for 7 years now. The blade breaks about an inch from the bottom blade holder. I have not found a solution. Easing the tension is not a solution because then the blade bends and puzzle pieces do not go in and out. Hope you find a solution as it may be transferable to my Hegner. I've never had a blade break on 5 DeWalt saws I've had in 15 years. The saws just wear out. bb

check the net - lol https://www.staples.com/Wausau-Paper-Astrobrights-Colored-Card-Stock-8-1-2-inch-x-11-inch-Assorted/product_507446 https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/black-cardstock-paper

I Have an Oneida central dust collection system and come off of it with two flexible aluminum pipes (available at Ace, Home Depot etc). It picks up most dust below and above the saw table except what falls from the edge of the scroll saw table. If I didn't have the Oneida system I would use a Fein or Festool with the same flexible pipes.

I thought about it for a nanosecond and the answer is No. Too many unknowns although it is only 2 hours from where we live. The community we live in is sponsoring a day trip via bus to the Tallulah Gorge to see the eclipse. I'm thinking the traffic is gonna be a nightmare and wonder if the bus can even get close to the Gorge. Probably won't go on that one either. I hate crowds - except when they descend on a craft show I'm doing. bb

it will be a huge disappointment if the magazine is recycling old patterns. let's hope not. bb

Any puzzles? bb