Joe W.

Hmmm, I never thought of that. I got a pin-nailer for Christmas and it works great for 1/2" or greater stack cutting, but there have been a couple times I've wanted to stack only 2 or 3 1/8" pieces where the 1/2" pin is too long. I'll give CA glue a try next time. Thanks for the tip.

Comments? Shazaam man! It's a think of beauty.

Hmm, maybe go slower on the turn? Plus, I guess the type of wood/thickness has something to do with it too. My 2/0 use - so far - has been minimal. Perhaps the amount of tension too may be affecting the turning quickness. Pretty sure some long-timers have some tidbits of wisdom on this.

Welcome from The First State (Delaware, or as some people say Dela-Where?) You'll like it here. Lots of tips and tricks from long-timers who have saved me a lot of time. And reduced my number of bad words

That is sure to get you good service! Nice piece.

Couple more Steve Good patterns that appealed to me. 3/4" select pine and #5 Pegas MGR blades. It was interesting cutting 3/4" pine; cutting with the grain and thru knots cut slower and then across the grain went faster. Oh, and something else I did with the sun pattern was to drill holes just past points of the sun's rays - it eliminated to make a loop with the saw blade and come back around. I enlarged the patterns a bit - the sun is 8 1/2" and the owl is just under 9". For the owl, I used a leftover piece of flat white PVC. One of these days I need to move on to the next step and finish what I've cut. Or talk my wife into doing it.

You've been busy! Nice cutting.

An easy Steve Good pattern cut out on 3/4" pine. 18 1/4" long. It's simple, but I like it and hope someone else will too.

very crisp lines - well done!

Your letter cutting looks flawless. And I like the saying.

I've been wanting to cut these Steve Good patterns for some time. The horse is 3/4" Select Pine with Pegas MGR # 5 blades. Now to figure what to finish it with. The switch plate toppers (1/8" BB) I'm going to see if they will sell at the town farmers market this summer. Used some #5's and #3's. And now . . . time to relax.

Just when I thought I'd seen it all. Good job!

Frank, No offense was taken or disrespect perceived to your comment. It was just a little tidbit about Inkscape I discovered and thought I'd pass along.

The oiling really emphasizes the beauty. Nice cutting.

Roger that on the pain of increased bb prices. Woodcraft prices increased from last year - $25 to $34 for piece of 1/4" 30"x48" and $10 to $14 for a 1/8" 24" x 30". I wanted to try my hand at making and selling some pieces at our local farmers market and not sure of pricing. Do I suck up the increased cost or pass it along to to customer?

I'm betting someone else out there already knows this, and it's probably already been posted before (I'm too lazy to check). Inkscape uses the SVG format/file extension. Turns out, so does the Brother Scan n' Cut machine. I suspect the Cricket machine does too. Anyway, I imported a Steve Good PDF pattern into Inkscape and then saved it. From there, started up the Scan n' Cut program and imported the saved Inkscape SVG file, enlarged it, and cut it out using cardstock. It took 6 minutes for the machine to cut it out. My cutting depth was a hair shy so I had to coax a few letters out with an exacto knife. It may come in handy for making stencils.

You are in the right place! Keep coming back.

Spent more time than I thought I would on this, but mostly pleased with results. A Steve Good pattern I stack cut - two 1/8" pieces of Baltic Birch. The only bad word that came from my mouth was because of one of the tail feather cutouts - The blade went wonky on me, no matter how I tried to steer it. My guess is it got twisted at some point and that's what caused it to wander. I'm going to try to fill in that small area with a tiny bit of super glue and a pinch of sawdust sand. (years ago I used flour and super glue to repair the tips of my powered paragliding propellers and that worked really well - bonded well to the carbon fiber and could be sanded afterward) Anyway, used some #3's, 2/0s, and 1/0s Pegas blades. Still have to do a light sanding/cleanout. I stress over backers and finishing. The pattern calls for 1/2" backer and I'm having a time finding 1/2" material that wide (almost 8"). Then there is the whole finishing thing - stain/paint/dye and colors. I'll be selling them and I always get hung-up on what will appeal to the customer. It's good to get back to cutting again. Life, of late, had been getting in the way.

Mine came with a label attached to the motor with the date on it.

Nice! Happy Easter ah coming.

A man with patience and a steady hand. Good works!

I think you could qualify for a patience sainthood rating after that.

I'm with the rest of the folks - good cutting & even better story.

Welcome from the land of tax free shopping. You'll like it here.

Mighty fine cutting!