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I have a Jet air filtration system that filters the shop air, and I wear a mask from RZ Mask. RZ Mask

Beautiful pattern Alex.

Beautiful workmanship, well done!

I was able to find this book at the library using the "ISBN" number. Jim Kape: Making Wooden Chess Sets: 15 One-of-a-Kind Projects for the Scroll Saw ISBN: 156523457X ISBN13: 9781565234574

That is awesome, beautiful work.

Because inquiry minds want to know, were these from the same manufacture & do you think you used less because they stayed sharper longer?

I try to cut a Santa for my wife every Christmas, this is cherry with a chestnut frame & no stain. Botas pattern.

I have used the "SurePly" from the same family of products for underlayment on the kitchen floor. As per the website videos this cuts with a utility knife around obstructions. Did you notice if this was hard on the blades or about the same? I do recall that a 4x8 sheet was $21.00 in 2020.

As the WWW has developed over the years this is true with many sites. I think the ones that have lasted have listened to the people that visit the site and made the changes that were needed. You do a great job here @Travis.

There is a product called Sureply that's used for underlayment, a bit cheaper @29.00 1/4x4x8. I had some left over from our kitchen remodel and used it a backer, it took stain quite nice. The manufacturer recommends you score it with a knife and snap it. The interior make-up is hard on blades so if cutting with a table saw I would use an older blade.

Frank, beautiful work on all the portraits. Do you have a direction were this pattern can be found?

Dave your box looks great and I like the way you framed out the lid. I made one a few years back for my granddaughter using the tumbling block pattern and I have to agree about how accurate the pieces need to be. Keeping track of the grain direction can be a challenge also. If one piece is off it just pushes the rest out of place. As I recall I cut my pieces on a table saw and built a jig to true them up on my disc sander. It is time consuming but like your box the results are great.

A sad loss for sure. Condolences & prayers for his family and his wife's full recovery.

Framing lumber has come down in our area but still higher than what it was a year ago. Plywood and sheet goods are still more than double in price. Other building material, electrical, plumbing are still over priced. I replaced some 2'x2' ceiling panels in 2019 at $4.10 per panel, now $11.53 per panel.

I seen that article also. Problem is that prices go up overnight and come down over months.

We planned a kitchen remodel for April of 2020 & the way things went last year it was never started. Fortunately we purchased cabinets & 90% of the material in March of 2020 and missed the majority of the price hikes. Prices were moving up and I'm glad I bought and stored the material. We started the remodel April of this year and the few times I had to purchase 2x4x8' lumber from Lowes I found it cheaper to buy a 2x8x10' ,$4.00 cheaper, & rip it in half than 2- 2x4"s@ $9.00 each. The two times I did this the price tag scanned higher at the register than the posted price on the rack, once almost $5.00 a board more. They did give me the posted price but I wondered how many times this happened and the customer didn't catch it.

Family Dollar is owned by Dollar Tree, my have some luck checking those stores.

Made one for a friend a few years back using the 1lb=1cu.in. rule. Russian Orthodox cross on the front & some of his favorite things on the back. He liked the water so I secured the top with a Spanish windlass.

Great job. The frame really highlights that piece.

Welcome to the forum. This might be another option to look at: https://www.homedepot.com/p/WEN-1-2-Amp-16-in-2-Direction-Variable-Speed-Scroll-Saw-3921/308458373?MERCH=REC-_-pipsem-_-312555203-_-308458373-_-N&

https://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/forum/30-pattern-requests/

Interesting post because I'm right in the middle of building a mobile saw/router table right now. My existing work bench has been in place since the mid 80's and has served me well. The bench is 10' long x 42" wide bowling lane with a mid 60's craftsman table saw mounted to the left and the out feed table was a kindergarten desk top that I made into a router table. Perfect set up for a Biesemeyer fence but I could never justify the cost. Between the saw & table I'm under 150.00. I am able to cut 19" to the left & by tacking a straight edge to the work bench I can cut up to 50" to the right. pre router pic. I've spent the better part of this year downsizing & rearranging the tools on the outside 3 walls of the shop. Now that that is done I find myself walking around the bench more and the size of my projects don't really call for a bench this size. The last big project on the bench is a new bench. The whole trick now is to finish the new one up until the point, which I'm about there, I put the saw in its new home. The saw will sit on the low side with the switch to the right and the top flush with a new router table. I plan to put track into the router table that with allow me to use a homemade fence for the table saw to cut 25" to the right, enough to cut a sheet in half.

I would think that a laser cut item would leave the cut area darker than a saw blade, am I wrong in this thinking?

If you are referring to part #32... unscrew the tension knob #29 and push down on the blade holder #33. That grommet will sit on top of part #33 & act as a shock absorber for the upper arm # 31 & #33. As you tighten the tension knob the two parts, 31 & 33, close and will hold it in place. In the schematic you posted there is a bolt not numbered but is shown just above the #37. The upper & lower arms pivot on these bolts and the arms contain brass bushings that ride on the bolts. This is a key location for lubrication. You can release the tension on the blade and remove these bolts one at a time. I use an ear swab dipped in 10/40 motor oil & rub a good coat on the brass in the arm. Be careful not to over tighten the bolt, it is threaded into cast metal. These are good saws to start out on and and gain some experience.

Frank that is brilliant!! Necessity is the mother of invention & you nailed it!