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  1. Old Joe
    I also have the Grizzly Baby Drill Press and if scrolling was the primary usage for it, it is perfect. It also takes the smallest bits with no problem. And it’s on sale for $94.50 today. Great price.
  2. Old Joe
    I am around a lot of Bluegrass players and their fans. I seem to get a lot of requests for pickers, both old and today’s progressive players.
  3. Old Joe
    This Grizzly handles bits even smaller than #70s.
  4. Old Joe
    I’m a little late to this party, but I have this drill and not only do I really like it, it makes drilling the holes in patterns with hundreds of cuts go much faster and they are dead on. I also use it with Forstner bits to embed signature coins and again, it makes it a breeze. Bit changes are fast and easy, and I sometimes use micro bits the size you’d use on a circuit board. I’m talking tiny! No issues tightening in the chucks. Sometimes it does go on sale, but I just got an email from Grizzly saying that due to increased costs from their suppliers, and also due to increased shipping they will be having price increases coming imminently.
  5. Old Joe
    Nice job. I also have to knock out fun ones occasionally to keep my sanity.
  6. Old Joe
    …About a Man Named Jed. A Charles Dearing Pattern of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, pretty small at only approximately 5 1/2” x8” Cutting the fretboards that small was pretty challenging. I used Pegas spiral blades for about 90% of the cuts on the project, though I did use Pegas MG flat blades for the longer straight cuts. I got a little sloppy in a couple of places with the spirals.
  7. Old Joe
    The bridge work around the fiddle was nerve wracking.
  8. Old Joe
    I am a huge music fan, especially Bluegrass. I decided to do this Charles Dearing pattern, with a few minor variations, and it took me a bit longer to cut and finish it than I thought it would, but hey, it was Covid time so it doesn’t really matter. I am sometimes having a tough time staying focused on the task at hand, which is definitely not my norm. A lot of Bluegrass songs feature the word “breakdown” (i.e.Foggy Mountain Breakdown), so I decided to call my version of this, “Covid Breakdown.” As is my norm, it is pretty small at 8 1/2”x 6,” and was mainly cut with Pegas 2/0 and #1 spiral blades. I hope you all enjoy it.
  9. Old Joe
    Careful. Kokopelli is known to be a mischief maker, especially known to bring fertility.
  10. Old Joe
    Normally, neither am I, but this child loves color. I made an exception for her tastes.
  11. Old Joe
    My granddaughter turns 7 in a couple of weeks and is crazy about fairies. Steve Good’s wife shamed him for rarely making patterns appealing to little girls, so he came out with a couple variations of this one last week. I changed it up a little and painted it in her favorite colors. Not my normal style of a scrollsaw project, but I think she’ll like it. You may not notice it at first, but the center of the flower is a blue stained glass jewel.
  12. Old Joe
    Fun stuff!
  13. Old Joe
    Very, very impressive!
  14. Old Joe

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    Fantastic!
  15. Old Joe
    Now you’re cooking with gas! Getting the Pegas was maybe my second best move in life. (I’m married. Wanna stay that way). Anyway, enjoy the new toy!
  16. Old Joe
    Found it! I had saved it to Notes on my iPad. It was a free pattern, by John A. Nelson, if anyone wants it.http://scrollsawer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/WEB-ShortCuts-20-Trivet-Pattern.pdf
  17. Old Joe
    Frank, I came across the pattern as a free download last week, but is was real late. I saw it, thought it was cool, saved it on my iPad , printed it, then couldn’t find it again. I am certain that it wasn’t Fiona’s. I have been tuned into her work for some time and would have remembered if it been hers. I’ll come across it eventually, and will give proper credit here.
  18. Old Joe
    Jerry Jeff was one of my favorite singer/songwriters. In his younger days, he actually was not always a welcome sight at many parties, as he frequently rather overindulged in various partakings. Go way back and he and Jimmy Buffet were partners in crime, but eventually Jimmy realized he couldn’t keep up with Scamp’s lifestyle. But like Jimmy, Jerry Jeff was a savvy businessman and, with help from his wife, he was quite successful in his own right. It took a while, but JJW eventually calmed down and cleaned up his lifestyle. He loved the Caribbean and had an annual 2 week bash in San Pedro in Belize. Cool pattern and nice work! Thanks for sharing.
  19. Old Joe
    Paul, great job on the cutting. Getting detail like that in 1/2” Oak takes a lot of patience. I have nothing against Baltic Birch, it has its place, but I really love the look and the soul of solid wood. Fiona’s work, and designs, are in a class of their own. She never uses patterns! She “sees” things in a piece of lumber and brings the image in her mind to life. I bought a Green Man pattern from her last year, cut it out of nominal 1” Red Oak, and backed it with stained glass. I used to cut a lot of glass, but rarely do it anymore. If we weren’t on total opposite sides of the continent I would happily cut your backing for you.
  20. Old Joe
    Outstanding. You did the wood justice.
  21. Old Joe
    Thank you for asking and to all of you for your kind words and compliments. Nothing really wrong, just dealing with the hand that life deals me. It’s weird, the Covid virus has put severe restrictions on doing many things that we all used to do. You would think I would be knocking out a mountain of projects, but I just hit a lull, (or a wall) recently and got kind of stagnant. Then, bingo! I got rejuvenated about a week ago and have a whole lineup of things to get to. Peace & Harmony to all of you, and stay safe! Joe
  22. Old Joe
    I haven’t been around for a while, had other issues going on, but I have gotten my juices flowing again the past few days. I added inlay to two Alex Fox baskets and really like the effects. In addition, I decided to add some power carving to this full 1” African Rosewood trivet. I downloaded the pattern, but forgot where I found it. I went through more than a couple of blades on it, as the wood was tough. Then I decided to personalize it with my power carver. Hope you all enjoy these.
  23. Old Joe
    I have had the Pegas for several months and I like it better every day. Two bits of advice: take the work hold down piece off and throw it in a box.It's a detriment. Secondly, use Johnson's Paste Wax and rub it in thoroughly. It lasts for a few weeks for me. I agree with you about about the light.
  24. Old Joe
    Thanks for the info, Denny. I was undecided between the K35 and the Foredom, but after talking it over with my friend, I decided to go with the Foredom, which unfortunately is quite a bit more expensive. Your price on the Marathon is fantastic, as was your price on the Pegas Scrollsaw I bought from you.
  25. Old Joe
    Odd, they are exactly the same color in real life. Light made them look different.
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