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  1. Frank Pellow
    That's just about the price that I expected the Seyco branded saw to be and, although I appear to be in a minority here, I think that it is a fair price (particularly so in view of Seyco's outstanding customer service).
  2. Frank Pellow
    I suggest Woodchucker's: http://www.woodchuckers.com/ But, I should warn you that it is in the outer suburbs (north-east Scarborough) and about 1.5 hours away from the centre of the city by public transit. A good Lee Valley Tools store is about a 5 minute walk from Woodchuckers.
  3. Frank Pellow
    I thank everyone who has commented and, in particular, I am gratified the Kris (the creator of the pattern) says that I have "nailed it". Also, Scrapple, thanks for the tip about the X-acto #18.
  4. Frank Pellow
    I knew that I had to take a crack at this as soon as Kris posted it. I have now done so and the result can be seen in the thread: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/23275-from-tunnel-to-trestle/?hl=trestle Thanks Kris!
  5. Frank Pellow
    (part 4 of 4) Now that I am placing my patterns on top of masking tape, it makes the pattern more difficult to remove. The end result is worth it but the process is tedious. It took me about an hour to remove the pattern from this piece. The little Scrigitâ„¢ Scraper that I purchased from Lee Valley (ctlg number 09A05.52), and which appears near the bottom right of the photo below, made the job do-able. I don`t know what I would have done without it.
  6. Frank Pellow
    (part 3 of 4) The work was cut from 5mm thick white oak veneer then mounted on the same material stained black. After mounting and cleanup, two coats of clear satin polyurethane were applied. The size of the foreground panel is 26cm by 20cm. The frame is of the Rosseter-Pellow design and was cut from one quarter-sawn oak board. Many coats of polymerized Tung oil were applied to the frame. The piece is now hanging just about another one designed by Kris is my office. I call that part of the wall `Structures in Art by Frank and Bruce Pellow`. My brother Bruce (now deceased) drew the barn to the right in ink about 40 years ago. I`m attempting to obtain some other additional pieces that Bruce drew and, of course, I will continue to create new scroll-saw pieces.
  7. Frank Pellow
    (part 2 of 4) I’m certain that this is the site even though Kris did not respond to my question when I asked him about it. Margaret and I were at that site in 2002 and here is a photo that I took at that time. ïƒ It’s not nearly as nice a train that we were on but I know that it is the same place.
  8. Frank Pellow
    (part 1 of 4) Note that I still cannot embed photos on this forum (and this forum only) in-line so am resorting to using 4 parts for this post in order to simulate the effect of in-line photos. I completed work on Kris Mortinson’s ‘Train on Trestle’ pattern this week. I’m entitling mine ‘From Tunnel to Trestle (on the White Pass and Yukon Railway)’.
  9. Frank Pellow
    I thank everyone for their kind comments. Dan, Pellow's Island is about 1,000 kilometres north-west of my home in Toronto. The island, which is in Lake Pivabiska north of Hearst, Ontario was purchased by my Dad almost 100 years ago. You can find it on Google Maps by keying in Pellow's Island. I was born in Hearst and, in my youth, lived on the islad for about 5 months every year. Now, I only get there for 6 to 8 weeks a year. I'm attaching a couple of photos, one showing the log cabin that I built in 1975 and the other looking north from the island at sunset.
  10. Frank Pellow
    And here are copies of the two photos:
  11. Frank Pellow
    This is a photo of just the scroll sawn part of the piece:
  12. Frank Pellow
    Here is Timothy's original design:
  13. Frank Pellow
    As well as some scroll saw work, this piece includes two photos of me canoeing with my grandchildren Isla and Ethan in 2004 at our island in Northern Ontario. The scroll saw part was originally designed by Timothy (worbler) and I will attach his design in a follow-up post within this thread. I eliminated one of the canoes and moved things around and, in the end, the scene looks very much like that one views when looking due east from the vicinity of the beach on Pellow's Island in Lake Pivabiska. I designed the overall layout of the matted and framed piece and built the frame (out of 1/4 sawn white oak).
  14. Frank Pellow
    I've now taken the time to make a proper frame for this piece. I made the frame from one 1/4 sawn white oak board and, if you look closely, you can see the grain continuing around all corners but the bottom right one. I stained the frame with Saman water-based BLACK (108) stain and immediately whipped it off. Then I applied two coats of polymerized Tung oil.
  15. Frank Pellow
    Thanks Christopher. Your work is definitely worth sharing!
  16. Frank Pellow
    Nice job Kris! I think that the train is on the White Pass and Yukon Railway. Am I correct? I've been on that railway but my train was pulled with a diesel locomotive. I hope that you post that pattern because I would like to give it a try.
  17. Frank Pellow
    As a long time Leaf fan, I am forced to say Good Job!
  18. Frank Pellow
    What a great idea! I expect that I will attempt to make some someday.
  19. Frank Pellow
    Good tip, thanks!
  20. Frank Pellow
    Welcome to Scroll Saw Village John. I trust that you will learn as much here as I have done in the year since I joined this forum.
  21. Frank Pellow
    I wonder about the larger table and, in particular, the much longer distance from the front of the table to the blade. As part of my large 'Tap Dancing in the Rain' piece (see: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/17682-tap-dancing-in-the-rain-completed),I made a replacement table top for my older EX-30 saw and that table worked well. But, I quickly reverted to the original table top when I resumed work on smaller pieces. The smaller table just seems more comfortable to me.
  22. Frank Pellow
    Good job on both the pattern and the cutting. But, I suggest that you cut the piece down and put it into a smaller frame.
  23. Frank Pellow
    Brian, OK those sound like good reasons to buy from a nearby Woodcraft. Maybe they will get their own Excalibur clone.
  24. Frank Pellow
    Rolf, the ornament that I am cutting is Steve Good's 2016 Named Ribbon ornament, See: https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VGYc1lisKKM/WAYqehS2UmI/AAAAAAAASik/1KnOewi9uMAB1-Qz0Ya4rG18YlArkP_aQCLcB/s1600/2016allornaments.jpg
  25. Frank Pellow
    For the most part, I cut the ornament in the attached photo using a Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse UR1 blade, but for the really small holes, such as the one being cut in the photo, I resorted to a UR2/0 blade. Also, of course, the spiral blade of choice when I am doing that kind of work is 2/0.
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