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That would be fantastic! Hope the fires subside soon. Wine harvest season is coming soon. Cooking wine is good but not "cooked" wine.

Thanks Gus. Francis Ford Coppola was the director of the film. Martin Landau got best supporting actor Oscar. I wish I had taken pictures when we were there. The '88 movie showed a lot of Tucker cars at the end to prove the court he could mfg. 50 cars. Not that much CGI then. They must convinced the Tucker car club to bring as many as they could. Big 3 had it out for him because of his safety innovations.

That is impressive!

Thank you. I just finished watching the movie again after many years. A little campy but fun. The Tucker car club loaned several cars to make the movie and gives it that authentic look. There are still 46 drivable cars.

Many years ago, my wife and I visited the Napa Valley and had a chance to tour the Francis Ford Coppola Winery. On the property was a museum of some of his memorabilia including his 5 Oscars, the desk from the Godfather and the Tucker car. After WWII there was a demand for new cars and Preston Tucker, the founder, wanted to produce an innovative car with many safety features, like seat belts, padded dash and shatter proof glass. This car had a rear engine and transmission and many versions of engines. (most problematic) He also incorporated a 3rd headlight that tracked along with the steering wheel. His marketing plans and possible stock fraud got him in trouble with the SEC. Even though he was indicted he was never convicted, the bad press led to his bankruptcy and closing of his company. Only 51 cars were ever produced. In 1988 Jeff Bridges starred in a film called Tucker, A Man and His Dream, that documents the history of the car and Preston Tucker. Another fun cut, especially the grill. Time to give the cars a rest for a while. Looking at an Art Deco box pattern.

I used to live in the Poughkeepsie area bud did a lot of business at Macarthur and Farmingdale airports. Moved south in '08. Wasn't there a German restaurant on Lake Ronkonkoma at one time?

That is one great looking car and the restaurant behind it has great reviews too!

The 1954 Kaiser Darrin was the last production car of the Kaiser Car Company that started after WWII. Henry J. Kaiser was a renowned entrepreneur and builder of large projects like the Hoover Dam and thousands of Liberty ships during WWII. After the war he started a car company realizing many returning troops would be looking for new cars. He bought the monstrous Willow Run plant and starting making cars and was successful until the big 3 returned to full production in 1948. His final attempt to keep his business viable was the Kaiser Darrin. Working with the designer “Dutch” Darrin, they were trying to compete with the Corvette and T-Bird. The car was very innovative. The doors slid into the forward wheel wheels and the body was all fiber glass. The car was received well but the engines were under powered. He was not making his own engines and was dependent on other manufactures for his engines. Eventually, only 450 cars were built and the commercial car production ended in 1955. He had bought the Willys /Jeep company and that was later purchased by American Motors and later, Chrysler. Current asking price of the Kaiser Darrin can range for $100,000 to $125,000 at auction.

All your cuttings are great!

I sure miss our local car shows. Lately I'm stuck on designing cars and aircrafts. My wife will put the pictures in sketch mode in PhotoShop and I'll clean them up in MS 3D paint. I like the '30's, 40's and '50's cars and ones that are unique or one offs. The clean up can take a few days (I'm a nitnoid)

Rocky, there are times when you have to include bridges to connect pieces that are necessary but distract from the whole piece. Some examples are fine grills or tires and wheel wells. I will paint in those bridges with the matching colors of the backer material. If you look closely at the grill, you may see the inside edge of the bridges on the left side of the grill.. If I hadn't been so quick to glue down the pattern, I would have painted those edges too but things would get too sloppy once it's glued down. I'll use a razor blade to scrape away any excess paint or sharpen any edges.

The 1948 Ford Woodie is a true American classic. You can almost hear the refrain of a favorite Beach Boy tune, imagine the surfboards and smell the ocean breezes. Most were made from maple with a few beech models but almost all were prone to rot. Back in the 50’s and 60’s they were cheap but restored models now can run over 80K. It was a fun project of 1/8 BBPW on a ¼” backer. I used my paint, fill in technique on the grill and wheel wells bridges to give it visual continuity. Time to Hang 10!

Your cutting came out great! I cut a lot of 1/8" BBPW and I always make sure to sand both sides before I start cutting. Sometimes there are loose fibers that can be pulled up when you remove the pattern. Even thin plywood can be hard on blades because of the glue. They dull fast and break but you can make very fine cuts with the smaller blades.

Holy Cow! That is amazing, especially the bamboo frame and lights!

I had thought about having my top powder coated because it is a very hard finish but the local company closed down. Oh well...

When I first saw this font it reminded me of the intro to the tv show Bewitched There is actually a Bewitch Font. Go figure!

Thanks Todd. Lines could have been a little thicker. Want try one?

I was going to add the Wikipedia link but after reading it, I got confused too. I kind of made it a generic design to try and cover all bases.

Back to planes. I belong to a forum on Facebook dedicated to recip engine powered corporate aircraft and I have been adding some of my related aircraft plaques to that group. The A-26 was a modified A-20 Marauder used in WWII with the same R2800 radial engines. It was operational in Korea and Vietnam as a ground attack aircraft. As they went out of service many were bought by private operators and modified for corporate transport use. The On Mark company upgraded several, (40-60) removing the bomb bays and military equipment and adding corporate interiors with seating for 6-8 passengers and additional side windows and upgraded avionics. The aircraft was fast at 360 mph and was popular with corporate operator until the advent of turbo prop and jets like the G-I and Learjets. I used the Umbria font. I like it because it doesn't need any bridges. Size of plaque is 11 x 14 BBPW with 1/4" backer. Finish, Shellac with gloss Lacquer.

If you are cutting the font with raised letters as in your picture, most text should not be a problem. If you are scrolling into the wood (as mentioned above) you need to do bridges. Remember to cut the weakest or inside parts first. A,B,G,O,P,Q,R. In some applications, I have actually painted in the bridges with the matching backing color. I would try a test cut and painting to see if it looks right before doing a final piece.

Not sure about the Delta saw but on the EX-16. by loosening the motor mounting screws and rotating the motor or moving to the next mounting holes, you can change the "bite" of the blade. Finer cuts, less bite, (and less Jump) bigger cuts, more bite. There are various threads on the site on how to do this.

Todd, you got this. Poplar = Paint. Black Gloss Lacquer? Time to move up to some better wood like Bubinga or Padauk. Shellac sealer and Clear /gloss or semi gloss lacquer will make it Pop!

Great looking box and pattern. I can understand being a little nervous on the stems. What kind of wood are you using and how thick? Finish depends on the type of wood. Depending on the size, the 9mm stop hinges may be the way to go. I posted some info on how to use them. Lowes 2 sided tape is the way to go for positioning them. You definitely got the veining down!

Sorry, I mean you glued it. Ha!

Stunning! You nailed it!