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I really like this! Is that your design?
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I like it, Alex. Are you oiling the center piece with a light, but not natural, Danish oil?
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I check the zero setting on my DW788 at least once a week. I do an occasional relief cut and sometimes when I reset to zero it is off a hair. If you stack cut, a “hair” off can make for kindling. I have tried various techniques to square it up and have found that a small machinist square that Steve Good recommended works best. I got it on Amazon for about $6.00. Kevin, that is definitely inlay that you did there. I am experimenting with different angles and you will get totally different results depending on what direction you tilt the saw and whether you cut clockwise, or counterclockwise. I made a guide to hang by my saw to refer to, as I could never remember the different directions.
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I seriously clean up, vacuum, and return tools to their respective places every day before I quit for the day. Oily rags go into a metal can. Dust is my enemy, both from a finishing perspective, and as a health issue.
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Well, I guess you’ll have time to work on some designs. Hope your recovery goes well!
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It wouldn’t have cost me much more for the building itself to go 16x24, but the transport fees would’ve been dramatically more due to highway permitting. When you get over 12’ wide you have to pay for an oversized load and for escorts. I would just build it myself if I went over 12.’ Also, I built/dug the gravel pad myself to save money. Concrete would have cost me a lot more, not to mention that the city considers it being on gravel as being a temporary structure, so it doesn’t get taxed on my property taxes. Sheds Unlimited in Lancaster, PA did a great job and they did it delivered for less than $500 more than it would’ve cost me to build it myself.
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I got that stool for next to nothing in an antique shop in Frederick,MD. It was in real bad shape. I spent a few hours patching it up and it is now solid as new.
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This post will have a few pics. Hope you all won’t be too bored. I had an Amish company build and deliver the basic structure itself. I had them build it 6” taller than their standard height, with insulated doors and windows, and with closed cell insulation. It is 12’ x 24’ and a 5000 BTU window AC keeps it plenty comfortable in summer and a 110v oil radiator keeps it warm in winter. The interior was just the exposed spray foam and I covered the walls with OSB plywood and the ceiling with Luan plywood. I trimmed it out with whatever 1x4’s I had had around and ripped them down to 1x3 and used the cuts to trim corners. I call my trim work “tree house” carpentry, but I wanted a rustic look. All of my tool racks and cabinets are hanging on French cleats to allow for modular changes with the exception of the peg boards , which will ultimately be replaced. One regret? I wish I had made it bigger. Thanks for looking.
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Fun stuff, Kevin. I don’t know how far I would have gotten in the scrolling world without Steve Good.
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I decided to make one of Alex Fox’s baskets with a Kokopelli inlay. The basket itself is Baltic Birch, the inlay is from a scrap piece of lacewood. I think it really makes this basket more interesting.
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I buy B/BB grade Baltic Birch ply in 5x5 sheets at a local Exotic Lumber store. They stock virtually all thicknesses. 1/4” 5’x5’ runs $30 a sheet. Baltic Birch has more layers than the cheap Birch sold at the box stores.
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Bee on Honeycomb ...my final Fiona Kingdon pattern
Old Joe replied to Scrolling Steve's topic in Bragging Rights
Fiona is amazing. She sees a knot in a board, and just starts scrolling, next thing you know there is a fish being pulled out a pond by an osprey. No pattern, she “sees” things differently than most of us and draws with her saw blade. Nice job on the Honey Bee! -
A rather stately project. Well done!
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Top is American Hickory and base is Purple Heart.
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I was asked if I could make an inlay top for another braided basket. I stack cut the leaves from the top and bottom. Not advocating anything here, but MD is an RX legal state and, well I said sure.
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That sounds like it was fun, Kevin. BTW, the train and smoke were all one piece of oak. I just used a darker stain on the smoke to both darken it and to take advantage of the grain.
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Wow!
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Very impressive!
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I did this Steve Good pattern a couple of weeks ago but forgot to post it.This train runs on a regular schedule these days! 1” Red Oak, engine stained with Golden Oak, steam brushed with Ebony.
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Great job! That basket is a winner. I never could’ve gotten started without Steve. I try to support him as I can by buying his offerings and by linking to Amazon through his site.
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Yes, 1/8 on the Celtic pieces. I used 1/4 on one a couple of weeks ago and didn’t like it as much. The basket was Natural Danish on both the BB and Paduck, (It actually made the plys an asset) and then 4 thin coats of Deft Satin.
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Jeez, and my friends tell me that I have patience. That would drive me to drink (more).
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I decided to stack cut 4 of each of Alex Fox’s Celtic patterns. I threw most of the scrap cuts in a pile and was kind of blown away by how much there was. Anyway, I cut all of the layers, oiled Layer 1 in Natural Danish, Layer 2 in Dark Walnut Danish, and left Layer 3 raw. I also did Steve Good’s basket that several others have posted pics of theirs. I did mine out of BB and used African Paduck for the top and bottom.
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Thanks for the review and feedback. I rebuilt my DW a few months ago, packed it with synthetic grease, and put Pegas clamps on it and it is a much better machine than it was when it was new. That said, I am still considering upgrading to a Pegas, mainly because I do a fair amount of relief cuts and want to do a lot more.
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I better get busy knocking a couple out for tomorrow!
