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Also Sam, don't use a spade bit....don't ask how I know this. Jim

Any idea of what his forum name would be?

Thanks everyone, I will be going by woodcrafters after work today and see what thickness they have the maple in. I want to stick with maple because she is still at the age of putting things into her mouth. And I remember reading that maple is good for making teething rings out of. And of course the pieces will be large enough so she can't choke on them. Jim

I made one of the rocking horses for my 1 year old granddaughter out of maple. She loves walking around and showing it off. Jim

So my granddaughter turns 1 year old next Wednesday and her birthday party is this Saturday. I'm wanting to do like a stand up puzzle of a horse on 1/2 inch maple 3-5 pieces. Needing it to be pretty easy to cut out but still look like a horse. I thought I had seen one on here but for the life of me I'm not finding it. Has anyone else seen a design on here or was it a figment of my imagination? Thanks Jim

Dang it I'm always late.

Kevin never sleeps. Jim

Thanks Kevin, I am planning on doing this one. But first I have to practice and get better doing the smaller one. Where is the fun in that Roly and Lawson. Thank you Steve. I do love my photography. Thanks Dave. Thanks Wayne. Thanks Ike. Do you really think they would need for it to be harder? Thanks Len. I just messed up a 11x17. So I think I will be practicing on some smaller 10"x10" ones to see if I can get my edges to come out right. Keep on Scrolling everyone. Thank you Jim

Thanks Chachi, I was just wondering if instead of pushing the limit I might have broken the limit. I have been known to go a little overboard on some things. Thanks Jim

Rick, I see one major flaw...how are you going to top this next year? Seriously though. Wow that turned out gorgeous. Job well done. Jim

So this picture came out to be 74" wide x 19" tall. Too big for a jigsaw? This is a panorama I took and put together this past Saturday. Jim

Thank you everyone for you thoughts. Does everyone have local suppliers for their Baltic birch? Turns out the one I was seeing on Home Depot was regular birch. So that only leaves Woodcraft here in Colorado Springs. I sure wish we had a Menard's close by. Jim

Because I have seen where some folks stain or put a clear finish on the back of their jigsaw puzzles before cutting them out. Thanks Jim

Good morning everyone, I was wondering if anyone has bought a full sheet of Baltic Birch plywood for jigsaw puzzles and before they cut that sheet up. have they went ahead and stained one whole side before cutting it down to the sizes you make your jigsaw puzzles? I thought that might be quicker then having to stain (our another type of finish) before you start cutting out your puzzle. What I'm thinking is getting a full sheet 4'x8' or 2'x8' and stain one whole side. Then cut the sheet down to have a stock of boards ready for when I want to start cutting jigsaw puzzles. And yes I'm stuck inside again with no cutting to be down because it is only going to be in the 20's and I woke up to about 6-8 inches of snow on the ground. Thanks Jim

Hello oldhudson, yes I have a router that came attached to the table. Is a track saw like a circular saw? If yes, then I already have one. A cutting table? Yes, I actually have 5 Fatmax adjustable saw horses which I like a lot. You say "why in the heck would Jim get 5 saw horses". Good question. I find it easier handling the 4'x8' sheets of plywood for the reindeer and sleigh with a sawhorse at each corner and then one in the middle to support it while I'm making it look like I know what I'm doing. lol Thanks Jim

Hi Dan, I do have a palm sander. I think that is the same thing? Thanks Jim

Thanks Len, I have been wearing as dust mask since I started wood working. I have asthma from years of inhaling moldy dusty bales of hay in haylofts, so I thought is was a good idea from the beginning to wear a dust mask. Thanks Jim

Thank you both. I do have eye and hearing protection. I am working on a dust collection system. I am looking into the shop vac with a 5 gallon bucket in the middle. Thanks Jim

Nice job Roly.

Well yeah, it is still snowing and in the teens so I am stuck inside. I will probably work on some more design patterns later on today. So I'm going over in my head what tools I have for the shop and what tools I will still need to get. The name brands vary a lot. It always was decided by what funds I had at the time. So here come the list and this doesn't include hammers, screw drivers, pliers, saw horses and stuff like that. Scroll Saw - two of these DeWalt and Harbor Freight (for the grandkiddo when she gets older ) Table Saw - got it use it all the time Router table - got it but haven't used it yet Mitre Saw (Chop Saw) - got it and use it quite often Spindle Sander - use this quite often on the sleigh and reindeer sets Dremel Workstation - I use this quite a bit as my drill press right now Circular Saw - my dads, it isn't the best but...it was my dads Electric Hand Planer - use this quite often on the smaller boards Just went to Lowes and these wound up in my cart when my back was turned (now I know what my sister told me to get the BIG cart). Porter Cable Planer - This is the bench top model, I'm sure I will be using this a lot with the pallet wood I will be bringing home Porter Cable 6" Jointer - I'm sure this will be used alot also Porter Cable Combination Belt Sander and Disc Sander- I'm sure this will be used alot too Tomorrow I will be looking at a used 14" band-saw. Might be getting a great deal on this due to the hubby wanting a girlfriend instead of a wife. So his stuff is being sold by the wife. What I see I still need is A drill press - for the larger projects that the dremel can't handle or struggles to handle A air filtration system. I have a friend who will be letting me borrow his to see if it is what I am looking for So after all of that am I missing anything? Thanks Jim

Awesome!! A fellow Coloradoan. I think that makes 2 of us. Jim

So I finally finished my first name plate after throwing away a lot of them. I figured I would start with a easy name....Jim. This was made out of my pallet wood I got last Friday. I am thinking this is oak, but I might be incorrect. The plate is roughly 6" wide, probably 3-3.5" tall and .50" thick. There hasn't been any sanding done to these. I am hoping to look into that this weekend. Thanks for looking. I know it's pretty easy stuff. But I'm pretty proud of myself. Now I'm going to work on one for each of my daughter in laws. Basically like this but maybe cowboy boots or cowboy hat in the corners. Jim Maybe something like this.

Thanks Kevin, fortunately I can get pallets for free. I understand it is a harder wood. That is why I'm going to try and resaw these in half. So it will be easier on the saw. Hope that makes sense. Jim

Thanks everyone for their suggestions. This isn't going to beat me, I'm going to get this to work. I will be getting 2 or 3 pallets from work tomorrow so I can tear them apart and practice one. I might even try to resaw them in half to make it easier on the Scroll Saw. Thanks Jim

I have been working on a name plaque to go up on the wall for the last couple of months. Wow, I have burnt up at least a couple dozen 8x10 pieces of plywood and solid wood. So hats off to the scrollers who have this mastered. Jim