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    Use a vacuum cleaner that has a fine filter, for small particulates, otherwise the vacuum cleaner itself is just blowing the dust into the air where (as NC Scroller said).
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    I recently heard about the Southwest Association of Turners Southwest Association of Woodturners (swaturners.org). I haven't been to one but will try to go in 2023. It is a 3-day event for wood turners. Not scroll sawing, but at least wood working. it sounds like quite an event. Maybe someday the world of scroll sawing can do something like this.
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    I would shave off the pattern first, then...
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    @OCtoolguy The 3D reindeer are cute. The problem with hard maple: I cut some toys (dinosaurs) for a niece but never could give them to her. The hard maple cuts nicely but the cut edges are SHARP! And impossible to sand satisfactorily. I still have those lying around somewhere. I could sand the outer edges with some (a lot) of effort, but never could get the inner edges.
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    I was wondering about that myself. But then I realized that I have been checking the site but not posting, so I am guilty. I have been doing other woodworking, but not so much scrolling as of late, cutting boards and turning bowls on the lathe. Hope all Villagers are doing well and getting ready for the holidays.
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    I also have an Ottlite which I bought at Joann Fabrics. Mine has glass lens and LED light. I am very happy with it. But, as others have said, find what works for you. My wife has an account at Joann Fabrics and sometimes gets a coupon for discounts, which got me a good deal for mine.
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    I have also had a problem with the 2/0 blades breaking under normal tension. My fix, which works well for me, is to press on the side of the blade when clamping, putting a little bit of slack in the blade. Then when I flip the white tension lever, the blade has slightly less tension. It takes a little practice to get it just right.
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    Me three. Actually, Steve Good first, then SSV.
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    The description on the Rockler site says the core is "solid fir ply" and "solid wood core with between 5-7 plies depending on thickness".
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    Rockler is listing "American Birch Plywood" American Birch Plywood (rockler.com). It sounds like they intend it to be an alternative to Baltic Birch Plywood. Does anyone have any experience with this? How does it compare in quality? In price vs what you are paying for BBply?
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    You have to look in the SDS to find the VOC information. Below is copied from the SDS although the formatting did not copy. In the "Product Identification" line it says 350VOC and that is the only place I find mention of the VOC. Safety Data Sheet * Trusted Quality Since 1921 * www.rustoleum.com 1. Identification Product Name: WDCARE 1GL 2PK WATCO DAN OIL NTRL 350VOC Revision Date: 4/24/2015 Product Identifier: 65732 Supercedes Date: New SDS Product Use/Class: Wood Coating/ Watco Supplier: Rust-Oleum Corporation 11 Hawthorn Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 USA Manufacturer: Rust-Oleum Corporation 11 Hawthorn Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 USA Preparer: Regulatory Department Emergency Telephone: 24 Hour Hotline: 847-367-7700
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    I had not picked up on this previously and had to look. I found 2 versions of Watco Teak Oil listed on the HD website. The cans look the same but the prices differ by more than 2X. I could not find any difference in the HD listing and had to go into the SDS to find the difference. The more expensive one is 275VOC and the solvent listed is Ester Alcohol. The less expensive one appears to be 350VOC and the solvent listed is Naptha. There might be other differences but I stopped reading there.
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    In today's ScrollSawWorkshop newsletter, Steve Good does a walk-through of his shop. For scroll saws he says that he has 2 which he uses regularly, Seyco and Pegas, and another 5 that he seldom uses. I trust his opinion about scroll saws.
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    My go to blades are Pegas MGT #1, 3, and 5. I have many other blades but infrequently use them. I cut mostly 1/4" to 1/2" hardwoods, sometimes fretwork, but lately more often patterns. I am comfortable with these blades doing everything I like to do on the scrollsaw. I appreciate that there ae other blades that others of us like but do not see the need to try them.
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    I use the full sheet packing labels like Kev described and am very pleased with them. I like not getting 3M77 spray adhesive on my fingers. And I really like having/using the backing paper for glue-ups and for backing when spray painting small pieces. I sometimes use parchment paper when a backing sheet is not available. One word of caution re spray painting: the overspray paint does not stick to the backer or parchment paper and often will come up with the wood piece being sprayed.
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    This is what I started with. I don't remember where I found it.
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    That looks very nice Frank. But it just doesn't look like walnut - must be the lighting.
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    Thanks for the kind comments. @rjweb, I live in Magnolia, NW part of the greater Houston area. Where are you? @Eplfan2011, I am not a pattern maker. I just worked from a picture of this that had been posted previously. I have attached a *.jpg of the basic template. You will have to insert the call sign and name individually for each plaque. I did it using a drawing program (PowerPoint). It was tedious, picking fonts, saving as *.jpg, inserting, stretching, curving, etc. Maybe one of our fellow scrollers who is a pattern designer can come up with a better way to do this.
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    I made Ham Shack plaques for 2 of my good friends as a gift for help they freely gave in times of need. I am working on another for myself. I used 1/2" Poplar finished with Zinser Shellac spray. I saw this posted here on the Village website. I think it was @Danwho had posted it. Thank you Dan, they were a big hit with both Monty and Mike.
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    basket

    TAIrving posted a topic in Bragging Rights

    Scroll saw basket per Steve Good pattern. I added extra layers to make it taller and alternated woods, walnut and poplar. I intentionally did not put the ring on top per my lady's request.
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    Test it first by putting straight water in the paint bowl. It should spray clear water. That will suggest what to look for next.
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    We get them twice a year as they pass through during their migration. We get lots of them, mostly Ruby-throated, at our feeder and they put on quite a show.
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    Found an article in Wikipedia about Paulownia. It says that Paulownia is the fastest growing hardwood and compares it to balsa. It is almost twice as dense as balsa and has a higher strength-to-weight ratio than balsa. The following is copied from the Wikipedia article. Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia states: A Japanese Kobundō (小分銅), 95–97% gold, "Paulownia" Kiri (桐) mark, Kikubana (菊花) emblem, 373.11 grams, Japan It is important in China, Korea, and Japan for making the soundboards of stringed musical instruments such as the guqin, guzheng, pipa, koto, and gayageum.[5] More recently it is used as body material for low-cost electric guitars,[21] as the core for lightweight touring skis,[22][23] and for surfboard cores.[24] It is used in guitars as the core body, then laminated under a more durable wood.[21]
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    I agree about using different wood, the most noticeable flaws I see in this piece are in the wood itself. But then, we all practice on lesser woods first. And, along those lines, I do see some fuzzies on some of the cuts. The holes for the support cord might not be perfectly round. I often have trouble cutting a small round hole with the scrollsaw and now sometimes use a drill to drill the hole rather than try to cut it. When displaying the finished piece, nobody knows how you did it, just what it looks like.
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    I have used the Columbia Forest Products Project Panels from HD and like them. You can get them with other woods for the surface, right now they list them with Maple and/or Walnut surfaces. They do not stock them in-store, at least not at my local HD, but they are available for pick-up in store or ship to home.
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