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    Started on my Christmas presents in January. Mostly just figuring out what to make for whom, then preparing patterns. I actually started cutting some of them this last week. Will still be working on them Christmas Eve. I tend to get started, then set aside to work on something else. Tom
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    Frank, you might want to watch this video on fixing miter joints so the gaps don't show. Tom
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    If I had any reservations about a product, I would not sell it. Not worth the risk. Tom
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    Any wood is good, free wood is better. Nice haul. Tom
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    It's spring time, and the yard needs a lot of work to get ready for summer. Also time to get out the grill. Tom
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    Really nice box. I made some years ago, and used the mitered corners like you did. Mine had the slight gaps like you mentioned, and I used a method I learned a long time ago to make them better looking. Take a round steel rod, such as the shaft of a screwdriver, and rub the corners hard enough to cause the wood fibers to bend and close the gaps. Don't overdo this, just enough to get the gaps closed. This leaves a much sharper corner than can be done with sandpaper. Tom
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    I first made some of those for Christmas presents some 20 years ago. I didn't have a pattern, so measured a box of Kleenex and made my own. Made about a dozen of them. Then the very next year, Kleenex decided to make their boxes to hold more tissues, and made them taller! Now the bottoms of the boxes stick out to the holder. I made some more a few years ago, but made them for the cube box of tissue. I put humming birds on a couple of them, and the initials of the recipients on all of them. Yours look good. Tom
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    I like the detailing you did on it. Gives it a lot of texture. Tom
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    I did the same thing for an old furnace motor, but I had the end of the shaft threaded to fit a 1/2" Jacob's chuck. The motor is 1750 rpm, which I think is just right for sanding and shaping with larger bits. I had it done for free at a technical college I was teaching at. One of the students in the machining course got to thread a hardened shaft to fit the chuck, and I got a basically very versatile tool at low cost. Been using it for about 35 years now. Tom
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    I have used 3/8" pin nails in my pin nailer with no problem. The info on the nailer says 1/2" minimum, but the 3/8" goes through with no problem. For stack cutting two pieces of 1/8" (or 3mm), I will use brad nails in the waste areas. If the points of the nails come through, I will just knock them back till they are flush with the back of the plywood. Most often 3 nails will hold everything together. Tom
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    I have tried top feeding using a blunt pin with a wood bead on one end. I put this in the hole I am going to cut, then slide the piece around till the pin falls into the table hole. The bead stops it from falling through. This got the hole lined up, but I have trouble controlling the arm of my DeWalt from suddenly going down fast. This always ended up bending the blade, so I gave up on it and went back to bottom feeding. Should work all right if you can control the descent of the upper arm. If you try this, let us know how it works for you. Tom
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    A lot of photos can be found on wikicommons in wikipedia. These are all public domain. Ton
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    jollyred replied to flarud's topic in Bragging Rights

    Ilike the pattern and the cutting. I would put on the backer, without it the pattern and color of the rocks in the fireplace compete with the cutting and make it hard to see. just my opinion. Really nice flag, also. Tom
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    They have lots of character. Tom
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    Have you tried finger cots, the little rubber thingees that fit on the end of your fingers? They also do a great job of holding things. Tom
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    Welcome to the forum. I am definitely looking forward to perusing your Youtube channel. Lots of good people on the forum. Tom
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    Been doing it that way for several years. Another way for me to sand really small parts is to put a sanding block upside down in the vise and rub the piece on it. Tom
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    Needs paint but looks good anyway. Tom
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    Nice stool. I have one on wheels, also. I have to be careful when I use it, though. My shop is in the basement, and it has a sloping floor. Sometimes when I get up, the stool will roll away. Have to look before I sit down. Haven't had a bad experience yet, but may have a senior moment sometime and not look before I sit.
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    I really like the effect. Really nice cutting, also. Tom
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    Santa is nice and bright, but he looks awful skinny. Like the sign, though. Tom
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    I looked at some of his other videos, and this one shows the saw the uses for this. He first shows a fret saw, then the pedal powered saw. Sierras para Marqueteria , Marqueteria en madera paso a paso - YouTube Tom
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    The second one looks even better to me than the first. Good job. Tom
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    Made this wind mobile bat, but it got away and started flying around the house. Finally caught it and all is well. Tom
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    I used that pattern to make a stand for my wife's Kindle ereader. She can take it apart to fit in her purse and has it handy when she is out of the house. She takes her Kindle everywhere. Tom
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