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Thanks Rolf for adding in that detail.

Good morning and welcome to the Village from a relative newbie myself who hails from Southeast TN. Look forward to having you here and sharing your work with us.

Beautiful piece of artwork Dick. Any horse lover would love it I am sure. Hope you all have a great response to your show.

Nicely done. thanks for sharing your work with us.

Looking good. Jigs always seem to be a big help. (At least my husband seem to use them regularly - He's in the shop building one now for a project he is building for my niece's wedding gift. Look forward to seeing your Mr. and Mrs. Claus together.

Both look very nice. Would be hard to choose between the backers. I am sure your nephew will be thrilled to receive either one. Kind of you to let him "pick". We appreciate his willingness to serve our country. Please tell him "thanks."

Scrollsaw703 - thanks for your input and insight as well. So much to learn.

Glad to hear your good news Kevin. They look great. Hope more sells follow for you.

Beautiful pens Tony. Will keep family and friends or customers well stocked! Nice work as well Bubbala.

Beautiful pattern and beautiful finished piece there Rolf. I really like it and know many who would love it as a gift. Rolf, what woods did you use please?

Thanks Bill for your further insight. So much to learn here!

Thanks for letting me know Dan. Will try to work from your picture if I get a chance to try.

Now, that's a neat place to find some wood for cutting. I like what I can see on the Deer. Thanks for sharing.

More great cutting Kevin. Glad to see you have the work pouring in. Take a break when you need it. Hoping the heat goes away soon and we get some nice Fall weather and color around here soon!

Nice piece of artwork you have cut and assembled there. Even the shoelaces. Its understanding the right amount of detail that adds to a piece that is probably the hardest to grasp. Looks like Don has it mastered. Great pattern he designed. Thanks for showing your work. I am sure Don will enjoy seeing your piece cut out.

Thanks for showing your updated piece. I missed where some suggested a red back. Makes sense since its a "fireman's" piece. I liked it before - really like how the red pops in the background now. Like Dick - I would have been afraid to try and take off the backer for free of breaking all that beautiful work you had done. Glad it worked out for you. Thanks Jerry for your tips on spreading the glue out. I tend to be like Ralph and use my fingers as my spreading tool. Then I wonder how I got glue where I didn't want it.

Isn't that how it usually goes - you plan on keeping one to "show" and they want them both! Glad she liked them and wanted them both. Clearly she loved your work since she now wants you to do the deceased dog. Sounds like a happy and repeat customer. Cant beat that. Congratulations.

Thanks John - yes its the "spinning" that I am having difficulty mastering and figured was one of the appeals to the spirals. However, the learning curve is no doubt in understanding that it is cut in all directions and learning how to work with that. Don't worry, I promise that anything I tried would definitely not be too involved. My patience level would not allow that!

I understand - I don't complain too much - he's usually at work earning money to paying the bills.

Thanks Bill for this knowledge and insight. Like you, I prefer the "look" of hardwoods. However, it is interesting to find that "hardwood" would ten to break more than the BB ply. I was thinking the opposite simply because they were hardwood. Also like you, I thought the hardwood would be more "visually pleasing" then plywood. I was thinking I wanted to leave them natural so you could see the wood grain and thought hardwood would be better for that too. I tried some of the "ribbon ornaments" that Denny had shared - cut them out of 3/4" WRC. I had a couple of them "break" in a spot. Asked my husband if the grain mattered as well - he said for ornaments the tighter the thicker the grain would probably be better he thought (but then said but he'd never cut ornaments on a scroll saw so wasn't sure.) Denny had been asked about the "delicate" nature of them and he indicated that they weren't that delicate and he didn't have the breakage. I was going to ask him what he was cutting from on those so I could try and see the difference. I do have some BB ply and some Oak ply that I was going to try to cut some ornaments from - thinking to try it with stack cutting and see how I did and how I liked them. I appreciate your help and sharing your knowledge with us newbies as well.

Thanks Rolf for that explanation. I understand now and know of a couple of times with itty bitty eyes on some intarsia pieces that would have helped and kept me from losing them through the hole. Will try to remember to try this in particular the next time i am working on those small bits and pieces.

Great looking Trivet. I had recently gotten interested in making some trivets for holiday gifts. Have a couple of cut. Need to share - means I need to take time to get my camera out and such which I haven't gotten to yet. Maybe this week. Thanks for sharing.

You have been busy! They look nice and your "turkey" friends and family will love them!

Looking good Theresa. Thanks for sharing your pic.

Congratulations on your new to you saw. Sounds like you got a deal and sounds like it got a great new home where it will be well loved and cared for. Nice cutting it did there. Thanks for sharing.