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Very unique boxes. Like how they open.

That is an absolute knockout! Even the grain of the wood adds texture to the background snow.

My Prowler "rest of the story" moment (Paul Harvey) My neighbor had just come back from work and I stopped by and gave him the Prowler Plaque. He was totally surprised and really appreciated it. We started talking about other cars and he had just finished getting a '68 Camaro working and had just sold it but he was going back to working on his '34 Ford he keeps at his warehouse. Need to find out if it's a coupe or cabriolet. I've cut a '36 cabriolet before. Oh well, more sawdust.

Great job on the cutting and like the background you added.

Hope the rain tamps down the smoke. I was not familiar with the term Billy Cart and had to look it up. Here is a picture of the original.

When I did my Hampelmann puppets. I needed to flip the image to glue on the back side. I opened the file in Windows 10 file viewer and right click in image. There is a pull down tab in the middle right and "Edit, Create" is the option. Select, and Edit comes up. On the far right of the screen is another menu with the title Crop, Rotate. Below that are 2 choices, Rotate and Flip. The flip will mirror, reverse the image. Hope that helps.

A little back story on the Prowler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Prowler Marg, Hope you are not being too affect by all the fires. Lots of news here in the states about what's going on there, especially the animals.

Look beneath the 2 lights mounted in the bumpers. Used a REAL small brush.

My neighbor has a 1999 Prowler. He almost never drives it but I needed a quick project to cut and he will get it when I put a finish on it. (we are getting rain and fog for the next 4 days) tried a new trick to cover over the bridges. Had to add bridges for the lights mounted in the front bumpers and they make it looks like legs. Decided to paint them the same black paint as the backing and it covered over them very well. Didn't do the same for the tire bridges since they were not that distracting. Has anyone else tried this technique? Back to making boxes again.

I bought mine when I bought my EX16 at Woodcraft. It looks like they have discontinued it at the store and can't find the name anymore. It works well but since the lights are on the sides, I do get some shadow some times. Did not used the mounting clamp (bench too thick) Drilled matching hole and mounted to bench.

Welcome to SSV. Your work looks great. Like you, I started scrolling after I retired and always have some sort of project going on. I am on the other side of Greenville from you. Maybe some day we can meet in the middle and talk about scrolling.

I have used these guys in the past with good luck. http://www.woodnshop.com/

For what it's worth, I've used these guys in the past with good results. Pricing depends on what your project is worth. https://www.ebay.com/str/popdisplays/Colored-Plexiglass-Acrylic/_i.html?_pgn=4&_storecat=12466151

Really nicely done. Love the detail work!

I have used 1/8" plexiglas sheets for several projects including lamp shades (amber) and as a backing for welcome pineapples(yellow). It cuts well with a 70 tooth table saw blade but does leave a lot of dust. A fine, slow scroll saw works well also. It's important to leave the adhesive protective paper when cutting. It great for marking also. When building the lampshades, I remove one side to allow for a filter/parchment paper look.

Not quite ready for a video but here are some drawings that may help if you make one. I used posts in the center for the pivot point but next time I will just tie the strings to a center string. I would use a shim in the center between the posts pins to give the string some room to move. Still fingering out what the best string is to use. Not really happy with the one I used. It needed to be stiffer. Used knots and glued at the limb holes. I need to try something different there too. It's a work in progress.

My wife and I were talking about toys we got for Christmas many years ago and she said, as a very young girl, she got a Hampelmann puppet. (Jumping Jack) I decided to surprise her and found a picture and and cut out the pieces on the scroll saw and pasted the cut outs of the picture on to the pieces. Used 1/8" dowl for the pivots. Hardest part was locating the hole locations on the joints and the center pins where the string wraps around to lift the joints. A fun project and she really appreciated it.

Thank you. I look forward to seeing them after Christmas.

Well done. Like the wood tone colors.

Just finished my final Christmas gift for this year. My nephew and his wife are visiting the weekend after Christmas and decided to do a portrait of them. as usual the design took longer than the actual cutting. 3 days to clean up the photo and one day to cut. 1/8 BBPW on 1/4" backer. Picture frame material from Lowes. Hope they like it.

Ron, Fantastic job. Love the work on the grill and the mat and frame. Another nut for old classic cars.

rJR, It's a little late to change the color of the frame. It would be an outlier with all the others I already did. Thanks for the compliment.

Back in the day, when I worked on GA aircraft, it was common to see a lot of B-18 aircraft. There was something special hearing those round engines cough on start and runup to power and then do their magneto checks. They eventually started to disappear because of an expensive spar mod. This aircraft had a long history with over 9,000 being built between 1937 and 1970. It was used by the military of 40 countries for training and utility work and there are still a few around with private owners and for freight. They could seat from 6 to 10 passengers. As usual, the design took longer that the actual cutting but it was a fun cut. Added the "prop sweep" on my wife's suggestion. It wasn't obvious in the picture but there were some minor reference marks on the fuselage to get the prop length. I used a compass to trace along the edge of the engine cowlings to get the proper ellipse angle for the prop sweep. Dim 17 x 12 on 1/8" BBPW 1/4" PW backer. Shellac and Lacquer finish. Some additional info. https://www.skytamer.com/Beechcraft_18GS.html

Thanks Kevin. Hope you are feeling better.

Jim, These are V1800 or N211-193 Hinges and the screws fit flush. I have bought from Woodcraft in the past but after looking around, there are several venders at a lower price. I also use the 96mm stop piano hinges. The box I made allows for the top to stop the top since it hits the back. The piano hinges have a stop built in that stops at 110 degree and precludes needing a chain to stop the lid. https://www.woodcraft.com/products/stanley-solid-brass-miniature-narrow-hinge-3-4-long-x-5-8-open-w-screws-2-pair https://www.woodcraft.com/products/small-piano-hinge-brass-plated-96mm-x-7mm