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  1. Frank Pellow
    I just noticed this and I must say, Innar, that you did a great job on it. I'm going to get the pattern and make one for my barber. His shop has been shut for a long time (as you can see from my recent avatar photo ) and has now opened. I'm going to give the clock to him when I, finally, get around to visiting him.
  2. Frank Pellow
    Thanks for the answer. Since I don't do top feeding, its not a problem that I encounter.
  3. Frank Pellow
    Thanks. Hey if the pond is the Atlantic, I am on the same side of it as you are. If the pond is the Great Lakes then we are on different sides. Thanks for the conversion. Knowing that some USA citizens still prefer the antiquated British Imperial system, I should have given those numbers too.
  4. Frank Pellow
    What is 'fish hooking'? (maybe I am better off not knowing )
  5. Frank Pellow
    Thanks. I often send folks scroll-sawn (sort of) cards. In fact a couple of folks at our local post office are interested in seeing them and ask me about when I am going to mail another one. The card is 24cm at its highest point and 22cm at its widest point. The original pattern was quite a bit bigger.
  6. Frank Pellow
    Congratulations and well deserved!
  7. Frank Pellow
    Terry is turning 80 in early October (and I'm only 1.5 years behind him). Terry and his wife Peggy are both in good health and taking full advantage of life. I searched for quite a while for something to make for Terry and finally hit upon a Sue Mey pattern. I reduced the pattern to 75% size (which made for some very intricate cutting) and made a few changes. I cut both the foreground and background out of 3mm thick Baltic Birch plywood. He is a photo taken when the cutting saw about half completed: Here, the detailed cutting has been completed, the background has been stained green, then attached to the foreground with double sided tape, and I am cutting the perimeter of both: And here is the completed "card": The whole project took about six and a half hours of work. All the cutting was done using #1 Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse Tooth blades. I mailed the card to Terry this afternoon.
  8. Frank Pellow
    Having once made a chess set and board that was a lot simpler than yours, I speak from experience when I say: "Great design and great implementation of that design".
  9. Frank Pellow
    I like the first two and can't choose between them.
  10. Frank Pellow
    The car in this barn is pretty old but newer than 1919. I did get the plate out of a similar barn where my grandfather kept his 1936 Chrysler.
  11. Frank Pellow
    Alex, you won't need to wait long. I've cut all the parts for the layered version of the truck and barn. It took me about 160 minutes to do this task. Just for my interest, I also worked on the fretwork version for 160 minutes. The job is about half done: Alex, you claim that the layered version is more interesting. That, of course, is a matter of personal preference. Personally, I find the the fretwork version more interesting.
  12. Frank Pellow
    OK, I purchased both patterns.
  13. Frank Pellow
    That's a great innovation Alex! I had thought about purchasing the original, but did not do so. Now, I think that I will purchase that pattern as well as the new one.
  14. Frank Pellow
    I have now framed this and it is temporarily hanging in one of our kitchen windows. The frame is my usual Rosseter-Pellow design and it is made out of Cherry. The Cherry is a good match for the Mahogany panel.
  15. Frank Pellow
    Katy (Terefenko) Larouche was my first teacher. She taught me in grades 1,2, and 3 at Hearst Public School (there was no kindergarten). Katy is a very enthusiastic person and my education got off to a great start with her. But, in the three years she taught me, I never gave her a gift. Here is a photo of Katy and me taken about 10 years ago. At the margin I have superimposed photos of the two of us taken from grade 1 and grade 3 class photos: At 92, Katy lives in her own home in North Bay, Ontario. I recently visited her both on my way up to Pellow's Camp and on my way home. She is full of stories and wisdom and really value my time with her. This time, she sent me away with a couple of dozen ginger cookies that she had baked on the morning of my visit. I need to reciprocate and I decided that an apple for the teacher is in order: Katy more than deserves that accolade. The pattern is by Steve Good.
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    I use both, sometimes on the same project. I think of them exactly like using two different tools and, with this attitude firmly entrenched, I don't seem to have any problems switching.
  17. Frank Pellow
    Please do.
  18. Frank Pellow
    Thanks Irene, I'm getting quite fond of it too. But, I made it as a gift, so I won't have it vey long. It will be placed in a window. When I frame it, I will attach a chain that will allow Isla (my granddaughter) to hang it from the top of a window-frame. Here is a photo of a piece that I did not give away and that hangs from the frame in one of our kitchen windows:
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    I found suitable glass: What with my main glass supplier closing , I was worried that I might not find glass that I liked. I need not have worried, Donna Pickering of Seraphim Glass Works in Pickering Ontario found me glass that is perfect for the piece. Here is a photo: Now, to frame it ...
  20. Frank Pellow
    The cutting technique with spiral blades is very different and I was somewhat worried when I first tried it. But, I am happy that I did give it a go. I hope that you do try spiral blades and the you like them.
  21. Frank Pellow
    I'm happy to be able to say NO I DID NOT.
  22. Frank Pellow
    I hope that when you get around to cutting the pattern, you enjoy doing so as much as I did.
  23. Frank Pellow
    Thankyou. It would be quite difficult to cut this with what you call "regular" blades. I expect that I could accomplish the job using #1 and #2/0 reverse tooth blades and my guess is that it would take me twice as long since I would constantly be turning the piece. The panel that I used is about 12 inches by 15 inches. Small spiral blades are extremely fragile and I break a lot of them. My guess is that I used between 20 and 25 blades on this.
  24. Frank Pellow
    First of all, I enjoyed reading your long post. And, thanks for the compliment. I purchased the pattern for $8.00(US) from Charles Hand. Here is a link to his web site: https://scrollsawart4u.weebly.com/my-patterns-1.html Charles' patterns are among the best that I have ever cut. I've cut four and plan to cut more. I wish you every success with your project.
  25. Frank Pellow
    Thanks Frank. I find that I can only work on a single piece for about an hour. But, if I have two or three that I am currently working upon, I can switch and stay at my saw for up to four hours.
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