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Bingo! Bingo!

Thanks Todd, I limited my time in the shop to AM because of the heat. I'm a glutton for punishment and we are heading to HHI for some sand and sea food and more humidity. When I'm back, I'll contact you about swapping more SS stories over some good food.

Hi Todd, I used to have this happen to me until I started using blue tape on my cuts outs. Before removing the whole pattern I would pull off the blue tape first and then all of the dark pattern cut off pieces would either drop off or lift off. What was left, I would push out with an exacto knife, then I would remove the rest of pattern using Goof Off. It drys off clean. Not sure how deep the bleeding is but when it has happened, I usually had to sand it out. When I do my paint-in method for tires and the like, if I go outside the lines, I use a razor blade to scrape the over run paint (acrylic)Hope that helps.

Thanks Kevin, It's been a long while since I did some serious wrench bending. Still have my aircraft tools but I have more wood tools now. I gave up the smell of jet fuel for the smell of Padauk, Bubinga and Baltic Birch.

Yikes! that is a stunning project. There looks to be some serious wood in there and very $$$.

I was wandering through Pinterest and came across and picture of the Dassault Falcon 900DX. In an earlier life, I had been an aircraft mechanic and had worked on some of the previous versions of this aircraft. The twin engine Falcon 20 came out in 1965 and was initially marketed by Pan AM. This was one of the first corporate jets for major companies like Pepsi and Bristol Myers. When the economy turned down in the early '70's , many were sold. The fledgeling Fed Ex was being started up by Fred Smith and he purchased several and had them modified for a large cargo door. They eventually had 33 aircraft but had to migrate to larger aircraft as the business grew. The economy started to turn around in the mid 70's and Dassault started building larger aircraft like the F50, F200, F2000 and the F900 series to satisify the demand for more fuel efficent range, more seating and updated avionics. The F900DX was in production for '04 to '11 and is still sought after as reliable large mid size corporate jet. The plaque is 11 x 14" on BBPW with a shellac/lacquer finish. Hardest part was probably the landing gear because of all the small cuts and I used the "paint-in" method on the engine cowlings and tires. The aircraft looks to be in the approach mode with flaps down and the DLE (Droop Leading Edges) down to slow the aircraft down for landing.

Another master work! Colors are amazing!

Thanks Kevin. I hope you are getting better.

Thanks Frank, you're right, they are a challenge and they are double cut. I've had alot of practice with all the car grills I have done. It's important to go SLOW!

My wife's niece from Germany visited us last month. She is crazy for everything Lufthansa. She knows many of the crews and has even been written up in their in-flight magazine. She is a Dr. of research oncology but would give it all up to fly for them. She has her private licence. Problem is she is too short and can't reach the pedals on the airliners. I told her I would do a Lufthansa plane for her. She always loved the Junkers JU-52. This aircraft came out in 1932, shortly before the DC-3 and was Lufthansa's first airliner. It looks similar to the Ford Tri-motor and has the same corrigated skin. Several aircraft are still flying and there are some Youtube videos of one based in Switzerland. The cutting was a challenge because so much of the aircraft is painted black and all the straight lines of the corrigation and I also elimated the doors underneath. They close up in flight. I had to add some extra bridges to keep it all together.

Thank you Kevin. It's good to see you back on the site.

I had seen a few versions of this car but want to try my own hand at it. I kept it fairly simple. The 71 Dodge charger had a V8 440Ci/475HP engine with a 4 barrel Carb. R/T designated "Road and Track" and included a upgraded handling package. Dodge wanted to dump all the extras into this car because EPA restriction would kick-in in 1972 and actually started the twilight of the "Muscle Car"era. Cutting is 1/8" BBPW on a 1/4" black painted backer with shellac base and Gloss Lacquer finish.

Astounding! Perserverence pays off. Time to go back to something more simple to rest your eyes.

I've always wanted to scroll a sailing ship but never could find a pattern I liked. Searched the web and found a drawing and modified it to be scrolled. All the lines are double cut. The rigging and some of the sails and ship plank were a little complicated.The stem is also a peninsular and I was glad when I finally glued it down to the backer. The bridges were very small but luckily I didn't have any break throughs.

Barb, that cameout great!

You Done good and opened the door to your scroller future!

Today, Karol and I went to the supermart. Bryson was totally surprised and realy appreciated the gift.

OK, I did these boxes several years ago and they are some where on the SSV site. I used my I-Box joint tool to make the sides and a 1/8" outer bit with a template to create the inlays. Hardest part was making the splayed tops. Eventually found a site with info to make it happen. Angles.pdf splayed_miters.pdf

Dick, a really great job and very nostalgic. I keep looking at the back wheels. Do they have a bridge and painted or did you just glue them into place?

My Wife knows someone that is retired and works at the local Ingles supermarket as a bagger that recently sold his 1969 Camaro Supper Sport. He says he still misses it. I found a pattern on the internet and added some bridges and cleaned it up and started cutting. Definitely have to sequence my cuts because things can get fragile and a little floppy. The cutout of the Camaro and SS text came out in one piece and attached it to a board. We’ll surprise him next week when he's back to work. Go figure, 2 Camaros in the last 2 weeks!

Thanks Marg. He was very surprised and really appreciated it.

Dick, that came out great! lots of tricky cuts!

One of my neighbors has a '67 Camaro that is in beautiful condition but is considering selling it. Found a pattern in the pattern library and started cutting. I'll give it to him next week.

Beautiful Job. Love the contrasting colors and crisp cutting!

Fantastic job on the box. Love the colored backing.