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Now that my daughter's senior night for her College Volleyball has concluded I wanted to share the "trophies" I made for her and the one other Senior we had on the team this year. I got the original "hitter" pattern from Steve Good late last year. He didn't share the pattern on his blog, but he showed a picture of a volleyball team with their trophies from his pattern. When I emailed him and requested it, he kindly sent it to me. I just had to add the player's name, and then the college - It's Maryville College Scots - so I went with MC Scots. I also added their numbers to the jerseys. He had noted that the ones that the girls in his photo had received were cut from 1/4" red oak on the top and walnut for the base. I decided I wanted them a little more "hefty" - given the fragility of the arms so I cut mine out of 3/4" walnut for both the top and the base. My husband helped me with the router along the edges of the base to give it a little more "polished" look to the bases. My original intent was to cut the same trophy for both girls. However, my daughter is not a hitter. She is the Libero on the team which means she is the one on the back row (in the different colored shirt) throwing herself around all over the floor trying to get that "dig" and keep the ball alive. She presently has 1300 digs for her college career (which is a great number.) She still has at least 3 or 4 more matches left so she could get close to 1400 - depending on how they do in their Conference Tournament. So I decided that I wanted her's to more accurately depict her career "digging" the ball. She has been doing that since she was 12 years old or about 10 years now. As a result, I took the "base" idea of the trophy that Steve created and took a different volleyball file I had already created previously and took a photo and created the silhouette of the back row player digging the ball and created the second trophy. While they many not be perfect, I found them acceptable enough to give away - especially when you consider this is truly the first time I have cut lettering and kept the project. (I have run away from lettering previously. ) - But I had been cutting a lot of the animal puzzles and practicing on my cutting on the lines and I think that helped me a lot (Thanks Scott and Harvey )- that and a lot of prayers while I cut them out! I put lacquer spray on to finish them off. Thanks for looking. (Cross posted on here and the SSWC Forum.) Maybe I will try some more words at some point sooner then later now!

Nice work and I am sure Tiny is going to love it. When I saw it on Steve's site, I thought my mother would have liked that for her sewing room.

Exactly what I was going to say when I got down here to the end - so just quoted Paul instead. Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for sharing this link. Will have to go and check it out. One can always use picture frames.

Good to see you back Edward and glad Verizon found the trouble and like you, hope it stays fixed for you. Glad you had a decent show and your Square card reader worked for you.

Brad, Like Craig i can't be of help with your questions regarding wood choices/options but I also wanted to express my condolences to you on the loss of your good friend. It sounds like you had a wonderful friendship and he was a standup guy that we all hope our sons grow up to be and our daughters marry. I think he probably consider himself lucky to have you in his life as well. While I don't profess to know the specific pain you are presently enduring as I have not lost a close friend, I did lose my mother and mother-in-law last year. The loss of good friends and family is very trying, especially when they endure traumatic illnesses like he did with Pancreatic Cancer. I hope that you will find comfort and solace in the wonderful help and memories that you were able to have. God Bless and prayers for you and his family at this time.

Welcome to the Village. Look forward to your participation.

Nice work the second time around just like the first one. I have this pattern (or similar - the one i have is Judy Gale Robert's) - I have great intention of getting it done some day. I can only hope mine looks half as good as either of yours. Thanks for sharing.

More stunning work Monti. I would love to come and watch you work as you clearly keep that saw moving! Thanks for sharing. Not sure which is my favorite.

Great use of the scarf holder Wayne. I agree looks like a shield. thanks for sharing.

All wonderful pieces Monti. i am curious, how big is the treble cleft? Thanks for sharing your work. I always look forward to seeing what you have been working on.

Any scroll saw works?

Beautiful piece of art. Thanks for sharing.

I want to come and watch you scroll - 30 minutes each - amazing! They look great. Thanks for sharing.

Actually, the "home" of the moon pie, or where it was invented is at a bakery in Chattanooga, TN in 1917. But, it is a "staple" found throughout most areas in Tennessee for sure and the south in general. Here is a link from Bell Buckle's Chamber of Commerce site that gives the "most widely accepted" version as to how the town got its name. http://bellbucklechamber.com/how-bell-buckle/ thanks for asking, while I am well familiar with the town as it has the original of three college predatory schools - the "Webb Schools" in the US, (started in 1870); (the second is in California (1922) with separate girl's (1981), and the third here in Knoxville, TN (1955). I had never looked to see how it got its name. Interestingly, the original Webb School in Bell Buckle and the one in California were both founded as boarding schools but also take local day students. The one in Knoxville was never a boarding school and is the largest of the 3 schools. All three schools were founded by members of the Webb family. The one in Knoxville was founded by the grandson of the Webb who started the first one in Bell Buckle. While all named Webb School, and founded by members of the same family, they are different and distinct schools that operate independently of each other and are connected by "name" only. I always found that history interesting (my kids attended the one in Knoxville) and would like to get to Bell Buckle one day to see that area and school. i look forward to hearing Randy's report on the show. I haven't previously heard anything about it.

I am sorry for your loss. A great memory you have crafted for the family though. Thanks for sharing.

Another Tennessee Welcome to the forum Brian. Steve Good's patterns could keep a person cutting for years without having to worry about doing anything else. I love to see what he has added each day. I look forward to your participation here and seeing what you are designing yourself soon.

Excellent craftsmanship all around - thanks for sharing. I look forward to seeing the ladder and hose trucks.

NiceJob. i have some family members who are big fans. Nice use of all that recycled wood. thanks for sharing.

Thanks Monti. I will have to check out TJMaxx and other similar type stores in the area to see what type of cutting boards they have and if they are at a "steal" of a deal on their pricing.

Very nice John. i need to do that top sign for my house. though it might be better to say "last week" then less likely that anyone knows for sure if it was ever actually clean! The second one, I won't need as i like the one I have now - "normal" or "not".

Nice work Duke. Where does the dog (puzzle) fit in to it? thanks for sharing.

Beautiful work. I have seen that image or something close. Have always thought it was nice looking. Thanks for sharing.

That's what I was going to say, @blights69 is the one who I have seen share the most in regards to cutting vinyl. Since he is in the UK, not sure about getting them cut by him or not but perhaps he can give you information on how to try to cut some yourself if you want to give it a try. If you aren't interested, perhaps someone else more local to you would be willing to give it a shot with the information he might provide on where to start. I hope that whoever does it will NOT take an actual Beatles record though and cut it up! I would think the record would be worth more "whole" then cut up! Go to the thrift stores and fine some old ones and worse case - print a label that "looks" like it was a Beatles album and adhere before cutting!

Dave I found this information for you on beginner's learning to do headstands: https://www.doyouyoga.com/a-beginners-guide-to-headstands-14010/ plus apparently, there are a large number of Youtube Vidoes on the subject as well Just take your time and make sure the saw is against a wall and you "lean" against the saw for support until you get it right and gain enough core strength to do without the support. Of course you are going to need to do it with your front facing against the saw/wall rather than your back so you can actually "see" to insert the blades unless you also want to learn to become a contortionist. When i was young, I could do headstands all day, no support but now - after 2 cervical fusions, I try to stay off my head. Congratulations to you on your new saw. I look forward to hearing about your learning/working with it. i hear its a great saw from some great experts around here so I hope you will be happy with it.