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Thanks Paul, It's taking a while. I can't stand too long at the saw. I like the look of this Porsche more than the standard models. The hood is more lower and flat rather than the hump in the middle.

I have a friend that has a "thing" about James Dean's 550 Spyder Porsche. It was time to do another car with a portrait. Dean was an up and coming movie star of the mid '50's with a love of fast cars and racing. He had several popuar movies under his belt including "Rebel with out a Cause" and "Giant" and took his earnings to purchase the 550. He was on his way to a race in California when the accident occured. There are several stories regarding the accident and the remains of the car and make for interesting reading. The car design was taken from a photo and the Keith Wood portrait of James Dean came from SSV pattern library. The car pattern was not too difficult but the portrait was more involved, especially the mouth. Cutting was on 1/8" BBPW and I made a separate frame from molding purchased from Lowes. Finish is Shellac and Gloss Lacquer.

That came out great. Really like the contrasting colors!

Dropped off the Impala to my neighbor and he was very surprised and duly impressed. I had done the 67 Camero for his son last year and he keeps that car in a separate garage and occassionaly takes it to car shows. My neighbor said he had a 59 at one time and wishes he still had it. BTW, he also had the same Dr. that did the back surgery and said it took a good while to get back to normal but now will occassionally play some golf. ( I miss that) Next project: James Dean's '55 Porsche 550 Spyder

I had my back fusion surgery (L4-L5) 12/13 but have not been scolling since late November. This is my first attempt since then. I scoll standing so I can't do it for too long before I have to take a break. I have a neighbor that is always talking about the '59 Chevy Impala his dad used to have so I thought I would surprise him. The funny thing about the 59 is that both the front and back are interesting with the big grill in the front and the wide "V" shape in the back. I did the front with elements of the V back also. If he likes it the other way, the back is actually easier to cut and I'll do that too. My wife greyscaled a picture I found and added some bridges. Frame is 16 x11 on BBW with shellac and gloss lacquer. I'll update once I get it to him.

Without diving too deep, he has another business that can justify the cost. He can trade/sell his existing aircraft along with depreciation, and can offset costs.

Its been about 5 weeks since my back surgery (MIS TLIF) and though things are getting better, they are not back to normal yet. Its going to be a few more weeks until I can back in the shop to start cutting again (too cold also). Before my surgery I had some interesting discussions with my surgeon about my procedure and aviation. It seems that he is a pilot of the Cirrus SR22 single engine aircraft. This aircraft has be out selling Cessna aircraft for several because of all the latest incorporated technology. He has some business in the midwest and he can make it nonstop there but he would really like to upgrade to the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet. It's the least expensive single engine jet, fastest selling single pilot jet on the market today. It has the most advance avionics and also an emergency parachute system and a automatic navagation/landing system that will take the aircraft to the nearest airport and land. It seats 5 with a 1,200 mile range and max altitude of 37K'. It goes for about 2+ million. I made it before my operation and gave it to him on my followup visit after my surgery. He was amazed and really surprised I made it for him. Maybe I can bum a ride some day.

Thanks for your kind thoughts.

Thanks Barb. Have to wait 3 month for PT. Big thing is to walk. Definitely doing laps around the inside of the house. Lucky we have hardwood floors.

Thanks for you insight. It is encouraging to hear your journey.

Had my back surgery and it went well but still very sore. No cutting for a while. I have to use a walker to go around the house. No B-L-T. Ni bending, lifting or twisting. Oh well, I need to get better.

Thanks Rodney. I used MS 3D paint for the pattern and the Font is Magneto. I just pasted it into the pattern.

Neighbor 's son has a fetish for late 40's Chevy pickup. Quick project. He'll get it tomorrow. I'll be doing more lurking than working the next several weeks. Tuesday I'm going in for major back surgery (MIS Tlif) and will need about 3 months to recover. Hope to be able to drive again after a few weeks. Garage/Shop has been a little cold lately anyway.

Great job. Lot's of cuts.

So when are you giving the Master Class? You knocked it out of the park!

We have a bunch in our yard. They really pop when they are sitting in snow covered pine trees! Love it!

That is a thing of beauty! Love the finish!

I bought the same Wen a few years ago and I do like it. I built a stand for it and storage for other drills and bits. I like the 6" throat depth for drilling out scroll patterns patterns. I also drill out jewerly beads and stones for my wife that require high speeds and the speed adjustment makes it very easy. Recently, I invested in the wen table and it is a god sent and cheap at $50. I couldn't build one for that price and be that accurate. I had only one issue. I had one of the lasers fail. I contacted the mfg and they sent a replacement but it was a major project to route the wires through the works of the unit to mount it. Adjusting wasn't that hard.

Another fantastic job!

Thanks Paul. They were a little more complicated than originally planned with reversing the pattern but came out alright. BTW I thought you didn't need to wear masks in WA anymore?

Decided to start some of my Christmas gifts early. I used Steve Good's ornament and stand pattern. I did modify the 1/8 BBPW ornaments. I had my wife "flip" the pattern and made 2 of the names are the same but the base pattern is booked matched. I had some 1/8" green and red plex-a-glas and glued it between the 2 ornaments. The stand is poplar and finish is shellac and gloss lacquer. Gifts are for my neighbors.

Frank, that project came out great. I have done several similar lamps and adding the velum or parchment paper makes a big difference in softening the look and accentuating the actual scroll work. Tacking the outside edges of the velum to the plex-glass with brush on contact cement has worked well for me in the past.

Thank you Alex. It's great to be recognized be the designer of this wonderful project. Hope all is well with you at your new location.

I do a lot of fret work, both on plaques and boxes, and it took a while to figure this out but now it quickly eliminates almost all fuzzies. I sand both sides of the pieces before I even apply the pattern and start cutting. Some of the exotic hard woods are not that much of a problem, BBPW more so. I blue tape as many cut out pieces back in the pattern as I can. This forces the fuzzies out the back. Before removing any tape, I sand the back with a orbital hand sander and then use a scotch brite (red) sanding ball on a drill and go in all directions on a flat surface. ( I buy these from HF for about $10) ( I tried this on my drill press but pushed too hard and broke off some fret pieces. I don't do that any more). I remove the tape and then the pattern and most pieces fall out or I push them out with a x-acto knife. In most cases I shellac my projects. It seals the wood but also lifts any loose fibers from the wood. I give a light hand sanding again with a piece of 500 sand paper and blow it off and tac cloth before applyng final finish.

Thaanks Dick, You're no slouch when it comes to interesting project too.