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  1. Charlie E
    That would be cool turned into a cell phone holder! Nice job!
  2. Charlie E
    Baum-Baum-Baum, Baum-Ba-Baum, Baum-Ba-Baum.
  3. Charlie E
    Very nice piece, Dick! Beautiful!
  4. Charlie E
    Beautiful project Dave! We used to play in high school. Very little strategy. Mostly just move around till an opportunity presented itself.
  5. Charlie E
    I’m having to get creative finding new places. I’ve sort of had them in categories, musicians, actors, cowboys etc. I may have to give up on that soon. I wish more people could see them. I’ve had a few come in and look at a couple, say “huh” and leave. And a couple that stayed a while and asked lots of questions. Those kind are fun. We have a cultural arts center in town where local artists display their work for like a month. I need to sign up for that, but it’s about a two year waiting list I think.
  6. Charlie E
    Yes you did! I passed some of mine down to my son also. Honestly though he has introduced me to lots of good music I would have missed. He and I share a great love of good music.
  7. Charlie E
    Thanks! Yes, it’s red oak and just a bit over 1/2”. I think the guitar was a template for a tattoo.
  8. Charlie E
    Thank you very much!
  9. Charlie E
    Nice job!
  10. Charlie E
    Neil Diamond's song, Play Me, came on the radio the other day and it inspired this cutting. After reading some other opinions and listening to it about a dozen times while cutting it, for me, it's about the relationship between him and his guitar and maybe sometimes music as a whole. If you disagree, you're right too. I'll add the pattern to the library.
  11. Charlie E
    Great job. After 40 years I’m no good at picking out what my wife likes either.
  12. Charlie E
    Cool!
  13. Charlie E
    Very nice! Might just inspire me to make one for my morning coffee.
  14. Charlie E
    Nice job. Hope you have occupants soon.
  15. Charlie E
    That's cool! I told my wife, Connie, yesterday that while I know I'll miss my grandchildren being little when they grow up, like your Liam, at least I'll know we enjoyed every minute we could while they were little. I'm fortunate to live close to all of mine and see them almost daily. We're so blessed where it really counts.
  16. Charlie E
    Just finished this one. Should go up today.
  17. Charlie E
    Great looking boy and cool car!
  18. Charlie E
    About a year ago I made several planets, stars and rockets for my grandson's wall to match his bedding. He has recently become a huge Star Wars fan so I'm making some space ships from the movies and my son is secretly adding them to his wall one at a time. Here he is when he first saw the X Wing fighter. Last night they added the Bow Tie Fighter. I'm working on the Millennium Falcon. So much fun being a Pop!
  19. Charlie E
    Thanks @wombatie I look forward to seeing what you cut.
  20. Charlie E
    Good one, Kevin.
  21. Charlie E
    Thanks! I had to consult my son about the right colors. I gave it to Amos this morning. He loved it and explained it is from Star Wars 3/Return of the Jedi because that's when Luke's lightsaber color changes from blue to green and because of how the Death Star looks.
  22. Charlie E
    After two failed attempts at pouring resin, I cut this for the third time. This time in red oak. I opted to put a plexiglass cover on it rather than attempting another resin pour. It is a gift for my 5 year old grandson who has become a Star Wars fanatic. He watches with his dad, my son, who knows where the scary parts are and my sweet grandson covers up his eye till daddy says it's over. I love listening to him talk about Star Wars. He pronounces Luke, Wute, and he really likes The Umpire Strikes Back. Thanks to everyone who gave me advice about the resin pouring. Maybe I'll try again sometime. Maybe not.
  23. Charlie E
    So, yesterday before I read any of these posts I cut it again, this time in pine. I put down a thin layer of resin and glued the fretwork inside the frame as @MarieC mentioned. All went well until I did the second pour about 4 hours later. As I said I hadn't read these posts yet and I did not seal the pine. Sure enough, after about 10-15 minutes, thousands of tiny, milky looking bubbles came from the pine. What I now know as off gassing. I started the third cutting today, out of my favorite wood to work with, red oak. While I think I might have better results after two miserable failures, I'm not going to use resin this time around. I'm sick of cutting this thing out and don't want to risk it. I cut a piece of plexiglass the shape of the frame and will cover it with that.
  24. Charlie E
    You’re welcome. There’s lots of cool Star Wars stuff on there as well as other stuff.
  25. Charlie E
    I nearly messaged you beforehand since your wedding piece turned out so nice. That method would have worked perfectly I believe.
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