Crosstimbers

I have been chasing that elusive dream of a neatly organized shop since I started woodworking…but I've come to realize that some dreams never come true. Besides, I'd hate to throw away my son's inheritance!

Two thumbs up! Excellent!

Happy birthday!

I agree with Bill. I use Danish Oil as a finish frequently. As it states on the can “hardens in the wood, not on it.” I dip all my fretwork with Danish Oil. I tried spraying with lacquer but didn't have good success. By the time I got the interior edges coated, the top surface had an undesirable thick coating. Several years ago I built 4 large bookcases for a math professor. He didn't want a plastic feel, he said ”I want to feel the wood.” So I finished them with several coats of Dainish Oil and he loved the way it looked and felt. I wasn't sure at the time how well that type finish would hold up because he writes reference books and would be sliding books in and out on those shelves on a daily basis. So when I delivered them I told him to call me if the finish ever needs to be touched up. He has yet to call me so the Danish Oil must be holding up okay. Last week I made two wall mounted shelves for a customer's office. The office had knotty alder wainscoting. I took them to his office before putting the topcoat on because I needed to see how well I was able to match the stain on the wainscoting. He liked the way they looked and wanted me to go ahead and put them on the wall. I said I haven't put the topcoat on yet. He said he didn't want a topcoat. They're his shelves, so my job (and the shelves) were finished.

I'm praying for you Dan. 12 hour shifts can be tough, especially rotating. But you'll be fine if you leave it in God's hands!

I hope you had a great birthday!

Beautiful work, you're an inspiration to me!

It's good to hear that the little cyclone is working so well. I'm looking forward to getting mine set up. Ordered the Metro Vac on Ebay and the cyclone on Amazon. The vacuum is here but still waiting for the cyclone. I'm planning on using a paint can for the canister, if it'll be tall enough.

I also ordered from Artcrafters. My blades arrived very quickly and Denny was super to deal with. I don't go through blades as fast as others here on the fourm but when I need more I'll be ordering from him again. Thanks Denny for the great service!

Kevin, I don't charge anything for the design. In fact, if I like their idea and plan on selling more of them, then I may give the customer a break on the price (especially if they are a repeat customer). The additional sales will more than make up for the time I spent on the design phase (and any discount given). Yes, pricing is hard. I struggle with it too.

Great job! I'd like to try something like that. How about doing a tutorial on the process?

Looks awesome! I really like the choice of wood.

I've been where you were many times. Sometimes I feel like God's telling me that He doesn't want me doing this. I hope that's not the case. And like you, I usually come out of it fine. But it's painful while you're going through it. I've been busy with other work lately so I haven't scrolled in a long time. Then last week, I get an order for several items I didn't have in stock. I was so excited. Then I set down at the scroll saw and I couldn't do anything right. Had to start one pattern over 3 times. I didn't think I would ever get it done. But now the order has shipped and I'm looking forward to the next project. I'll hang in there if you will!

Beautiful work!

Both styles have their place. Just curious, what do you do for mounting the one with pegs? Keyhole slots?