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Beautiful work all around. Thanks for sharing.
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I agree Dick - It's great to meet people in person when you can. Glad you got to meet up with Travis. It's great when you can actually get to know a person "in person." I have made an effort to be here and get to comment to help me become a true "member" quickly. I think that is because I have been on a couple of other forums for my paper crafting hobbies for several years and learned that you have to make the effort to participate and share in order to get comfortable with the others on the forum. I agree that it helps to feel more like an extended family - albeit a family that shares the same hobby/passion (which is also nice when others in your real family may not.) I look forward to seeing your daughter join in and seeing her work.
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Scrollsaw703 - I checked out your Facebook page (found here for others looking: https://www.facebook.com/Sawdust-Haven-265994370272157/?ref=ts&fref=ts You do great work as well. Love the feathers and the dream catcher posted there. This might give Denny some ideas for others to do which is another reason I posted a link back to your page. You can always get your granddaughter to help you out on here with photos too.
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When we took Judy Gale Roberts class, she said she always signs on the front of every piece just as any other artist signs their work. She said just because you are using a scroll saw and sanders to create your project didn't mean you weren't creating "art".she also said people pay more for "art work" then for @crafts." Made sense to me so I have been signing all my pieces on the front like she does.
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Thanks everybody for all the great tips you are sharing. I am learning right along side fastfreddy.
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Looks great. Really like them macadamia wood. Will have to keep an eye out for some. Thanks for sharing.
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I can see why you made that mistake. Great advice on having them spell it out while you write it down LEGIBLY. LOL had a few times where I have had trouble reading my own notes this why I said legibly. Great cutting on both.
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Thanks for sharing your photo of this project and sharing your specific experience with it. I had Sen. This pattern on Steve Good's site not long ago when he shared it and saved it to maybe do sometime. I have a sister-in-law and her husband who are both professional musicians who I thought would like this project. I will eventually get brave and give it a go perhaps. I will try to remember your advice about it. Thanks for sharing.
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More great work Kevin. Sounds like a true friend. Glad she is going to help you out with both the scrollsaw work sales and maybe your health too. Good luck with all that.
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Nice work. Thanks for sharing. One day I might get brave and try this type of cutting. Need to master the Intarsia though. (Well, I don't know about "master" but at least get consistent with it. Thanks for sharing.
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You are welcome Dick. I agree that JGR has so many wonderful patterns and it would be hard to keep track of all that she has and she keeps adding to them. She has so many that I want to do that I am not sure that I could ever get to them all in my lifetime. Time will tell I guess. It will help when the heat of summer goes away and my kiddos are back at college. I will have more free time that I need to fill! I look forward to seeing your daughter's work. She and I can be newbies together. You might send Travis a pm and have him look into her registration. I had sent him one a week or so ago asking a question and he said he was covered up with his real job so maybe still is.
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Great news. glad you were able to shop local and to fix it fairly easily and inexpensively. Happy cutting!
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I'm too new myself and mainly trying Intarsia work to be able to give you any real critique or feedback. however, I did want to say I thought it looked nice. Also wanted to note that I "think" that what looks a little like "burn" marks on some areas like the "head" for example is due to you "pushing" the wood too much into the blade rather then letting the blade do the cutting. I am still struggling with that sometimes myself. one thing they had me try at my Intarsia class was speeding up the speed I was cutting with and/or switching to a different blade then what they had us using "normally". both of those helped me but I still have to "think" not to push sometimes. We will both get there with practice. I haven't been able to practice any this week - getting my son ready to return to college this coming week and they were building a large coffee table and a loft bed for his room at the frat house in the workshop. Hope to get back to it this week when I get back from taking him to school.
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thanks for all the warm welcomes from everyone. I have been enjoying my time here.
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I agree - look great and I am sure people love seeing their names on your work. Thanks for sharing.
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I love the turned ones and really like your latest venture into the scroll saw. Maybe since my husband is learning turning and I the scroll saw, we can one day attempt these ourselves. Thanks for sharing your photos.
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Beautiful. Good luck on your planned adventures. Hawaii is still on my "bucket list". Hopefully we will get there one day sooner then later!
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Wow John, that total is very impressive and you have done a lot of good for many people. I am sure that the Lions Club people are great fans of you and your work. Nothing can help you feel better then knowing that you are doing something you love and helping others with it. Thanks for your generous heart and spirit. While I just starting out - I was thinking a while back, it won't take long for work to start "stock piling" - this is a great way to help others, clean out the stock, and let a person keep doing the work they enjoy. The other lesson here is that over time, even small gifts/donations can add up to a lot. You have inspired me, Thank you! Kevin - Please don't dismiss your method of giving back to the world either - the happiness that your work brings to you and to those whom you give it away to (who may not be able to afford it otherwise) is no less a wonderful contribution to making the world a happier place! No price tag can be put on happiness for you or the recipients!
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Great cutting on both of them. Love them both, for different reasons. Could see both being great gifts for several different family members. Thanks for sharing.
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Hey Dick - just wanted to answer your question. The puffins pattern is one from Judy Gale Roberts. (I remembered seeing it when I took her class.) you can find it on her website here: http://intarsia.com/?s=Puffins&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&post_type=product You can buy just the pattern, or for a little more get her "classroom in a tube." That gives you the multiple copies you need and her directions. Classroom looks like it is presently on sale for a few dollars savings. I believe that a couple of years back she used this piece in her advanced class before she did the sun with a face last year. This year it is Enstein image looks like. You did a great job on yours Rick. Thanks for sharing your photo. I agree, I would put two hangers on it level with each other. You could also reach out to Judy's shop and see how they recommend doing it. I know they would be happy to help.
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Great job. Can't imagine anyone not liking your woodworking. All your work here that I have seen is fantastic. I think you do great work. thanks for sharing.
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Nice work Kevin and I like the stands you made as well. thanks for sharing.
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Very interesting turn on a bowl. Beautiful work and looks like some significant time put in on it. I like the doily too. But the lamp outshines it for sure.
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Looks great, wonderful cutting. Thanks for sharing.
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You must heed my husband's adage - no two greater words then "Yes Dear". Think she was onto something - looks great in that frame. You did a fine job on the frame. Thanks for sharing the "upgrade" version.
