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Thanks Don, this make much more sense they way you have it bridged. I was trying to imagine how that would be when Dan mentioned it above your post then you completed it for me. Very much appreciated.

Thanks Dan. Yes I built one last summer just a basic one made from pallet slat 5.25" wide and 11" length. We used a router to lay the magnets in the back of the wood. I get the cheap magnets at the local Harbor Freight and I'm surprised at how many bottle caps it will grab on the way down from the bottle opener.

I'm building bottle opener for my patio and had this idea to use a KC Royals theme since I have several items already in that theme. Yes I'm a Royals fan but a have a couple of questions. First, While I'm not using the Royals logo it is somewhat similar and was concerned that I might be breaking some law or copyright. Second, The particular font I'm using isn't what I would call scroll saw friendly. Using INKSCAPE (recently learned from the video's in Village Universtity, Thanks Travis) I have placed some stop points on the characters like "A" "O" etc. Is there a better way to do this? While it's not complete, I've attached the pattern that I made in INKSCAPE if anyone has any ideas that could be helpful. I was also thinking of doing an inlay for the infield and bases but I'm not certain I'm up to speed on that type of scroll saw work. Plus I don't think my little Ryobi 16" would work like that. So there are several things I'm trying to work out for this in my head. Thanks for your help. David

The wood was a light color pine so after cutting, I used a stain then I printed pictures in reverse or flipped. Then used a glue called ModPodge after they dried to the wood i took a damp sponge and gently rubbed the paper from the wood leaving the picture. It was my first time doing this so I had to redo a couple of the photo's caused I rubbed to hard and it removed part of the picture. What I discovered that I could use my hand held belt sander and remove my mistake and start all over until I got the picture just right.

Yes looking back at these I would agree... I don't have a variety of sanders but have a hand held band sander that I used to get the flat sides. I'm still trying to figure out how to get in between the cuts. Is the best low budget way to get started is to just cut a strip of sand paper and carefully slide in between each cut? I'm all open for suggestions on sanding. I also would like to add sander equipment as the budget will allow but not sure what to look for exactly. Any help would be appreciated.

Posting my first ever scroll saw projects. Got into this to see if I could make a few Christmas decorations then found scrollsaw workshop.blogspot.com and found a scroll saw pattern tutorial for Inkscape by Travis on this website. Yes I'm hooked! Just started this hobby at the end of November when I picked up a scroll saw and a local big box store. Quickly learned about the different blades on YouTube and ordered a couple of variety packs of Flying Dutchmen. The blades that came with the Ryobi were really worthless. But with the proper blades I guess the little Ryobi 16" did a pretty decent job after I learned how to drive it. I'm very surprised how fast time flys by when scrolling. I already have some ideas of what I will be looking for from my next saw. I found one of the frame patterns from scrollsaw workshop.blogspot but it was really advance for me so I only made one and messed it up pretty good then found an easier frame to cut. The key chain patterns came from Steve Goods site scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com as well with a Windows application that he offers for a donation. It's simple and easy to use. Merry Christmas David

Thanks Dick

Thanks Marg

Welcome, I'm a newcomer as well and already have learned so much through reading many of the post.

very unique and a super idea for a family clock. thanks for sharing

Lorenzo, thanks for the local resource in our area. That is just a short drive across the state line for me.

all great ideas and this really helps me think outside of the box for additional resources. thank you all

Thanks everyone I've spent a number of hours reading through many of the post. You're all so very kind and very good at your crafts and skills. I've had so many questions that might seem dumb but this is really all so new to me and so glad I've found a place to help me with answers.

Jim I'm a newbie to the group and pretty much a newbie to wood working. But I'm excited about your story. BTW I was once from that area Idalou and Petersburg is where my grandparents lived and I still have cousins in Lubbock so I'm very aware of your local economy. I appreciate your comments about your pricing but where do you purchase your cedar and other materials to keep your cost to $2.00 per box ? Another question have you ever done anything with mesquite? There seems to be an abundance of that I get from my families ranches outside of Dickens. Thanks for any guidance, David

So I ordered the FD pack with a variety of different blades. I ordered two types Spiral and reverse. Both came with a #12. What types of wood does one use this blade for?

I'm new to scroll saw hobby and have been using very inexpensive or even free pallet wood to test different blades and learn how to work my cutting. But now I'm wanting to find some different wood and can't seem to locate any resources in my local area. (Kansas City area ). Where do most find these different wood types?

Hello from Kansas. Now that all the kids have moved out have a lot of time on my hands after my real job. So I thought I would try the scroll saw hobby and have been hooked quick after cutting my first piece. Well if you could call it that. I've found many great ideas on YouTube. My favorite so far has been Steve Good at scrollsaw workshop.blogspot. I bought a inexpensive Ryobi but starting to understand why it was less than $100.00. At least it has got me started on some Christmas projects. I just found this site yesterday and already know that this will become a main resource as I'm starting to learn.