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Nice photo, but, what's wrong with that picture? Is it me, or did he park on a stump? The base of the tree is touching his left foot. Is this a "prehistoric Photoshop" job?

You can also use a larger drill bit as a countersink. I sometimes have done that, twisting the drill between my fingers gently on the hole to provide a small relief and deburr it, so to speak. I am a bottom feeder from the very start, and have never tied to top feed. I just loosen things up, lift the arm and lock it, tilt my head if necessary, and feed in the blade sort of like Travis does, pinched just shy of the end. It's the only way I have ever done it, so, for what it's worth.

Were busy napping! At least I am....

Congratulations !!!

That is very beautiful! I think that would be a good plaque for a memorial as well. Very nicely done, thanks for sharing it!

Thanks for the advice Dick. I will keep that in mind. So far I've been too nervous about messing up to go fast.

Here is my latest project for a friend at work. Made from mystery wood that came from a knife block cut into individual boards. Hope he likes it. But, I haven't applied a finish yet and am looking for suggestions. I'll be putting magnets on the bottom for the cubicle wall. Comments appreciated.

Very nice portrait! Is that your dog?

Wow. That is really cool. Nice Job!

Thanks for the re-welcome! Yeah, Covid. There is a word I hope will be stricken from the lexicon. The best thing about being laid off and locked up for 8 months was that it prepared my wife and I for what life would be lile during retirement. We used that time to figure it out, and it was actually quite nice. There were many blessing along with the weirdness of it all, and the Lord got us thru. You know, I thought I would do a lot more woodworking during that time, but the motivation was just not there. Anyway, good to be back and good to be scrolling again.

Hi, I'm back. I honestly have no idea what happened since I joined in 2017, came back again in 2019, went thru Covid, layoff, re-employment, and now into semi-retirement. Anyway, my shop is now reorganized and my Delta scroll saw repositioned by the basement egress window and I am hoping to do more scrolling. Did a Steve Good pattern yesterday and it was a lot of fun. See attached. Gotta work on my finishing skills. One thing I learned: I'm shooting for smooth lines rather than getting hung up on following the lines exactly. Like everyone says, once the pattern is off no one knows where the line was anyway, and people who look at it don't know that either. Hopefully I'll get better with practice and keep my mind sharp. Thanks for still being here.

Kevin, My thoughts and prayers are with you. Rest up and get better.

I had a delta sliding 12" miter saw that I used when we put new flooring in because the pieces were too wide for my 10" power miter box. After the project, it sat unused for 1 year and I sold it to a guy at work. If I ever get the room for one, I would probably go with the Hercules at H/F. I have looked at is several times. My problem with them is that they just take up so much room. I used to have a Craftsman Radial Arm saw, but now I am too old and they are too heavy for me to lug down to the basement. Good luck with your buy.

Thanks really good, thanks for the chuckle!

Pot Head....I like that one! Welcome, btw.