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Wow! Awesome fret work. Looking forward to seeing your complete zoo!

Very nice, RJ. The grain makes it look as if it is waving.

You turned it into a masterpiece!

The knee from the knee replacement has been doing better and the swelling form the blood clot is not as bad. This allowed me to get into the shop a little the past couple days and let me to finish my latest project. The piece is cut on 1/4-inch Birch and stained with Ipswich Minwax while the backer is Birch sprayed with black. The black is a single coat because I wanted to show the grain pattern even though it is covered by the paint. The frame is pine cut down from a 1X8 and then cut to fit. The piece and frame were sprayed with 4-coats of Polyacrylic with light sanding with 320 grit sandpaper between coats. This piece is the "Three Amigos" together after doing each individually. I've believe I posted a picture of the individual pieces already so I'm posting a group photo now. The wife will rearrange the three individuals around the Three Amigos piece. These were fun cuts and it's also nice knowing that I also did the patterns. By the way, in the Three Amigos piece, they are Oreo, Hershey and Kiss. Guess you could say we have some SWEET PUPPIES!

You've created an awesome piece there, Larry. Fantastic job.

Welcome to the Village from NC.

You're kill'in it Dick. Awesome job!!! Your coloring really makes the piece.

Welcome to the Village from NC. Isn't it funny how addictive this hobby can be. Congrats on your new saw. Lot of knowledge on this forum so don't hesitate to ask if you have questions. Looking forward to seeing some of your work. We love pictures here.

Very nice job Peter!

Nice cutting and painting. Great job!

Beautiful pieces, Frank. I wish I had half the ability to use an airbrush as you.

Welcome to the Village from North Carolina. You'll find scrolling to be a pleasure and very addictive. I also have a WEN that has served me well. You'll find they (WEN) have their issues but I've had mine for just over 2-years now and I've had to replace the bellows a couple times (under warranty) and finally decided to get a fish tank bubbler to blow the dust. That works much better than the stock bellows. I've got the WEN 3922 and have to replace the blade clamps occasionally. You can get them from WEN for about $5 each. I usually buy them a half dozen at a time. Remember these are primarily entry level saws. The WEN LL2156 is a little better machine but hasn't been out but about a year and a half so finding information about it is limited. Steve Good, a very knowledgeable, and I might say authority, on scrolling did a review of the LL2156. He also has done many other reviews as well as having several thousand scrolling patterns available online for free. You can reach is pattern library here: https://www.stevedgood.com/catalog/ Steve also has a blog where he shares lots of information that you can reach here: https://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/ Lastly, the members of this forum have a world of knowledge and are eager to help or answer questions so if you have questions, don't hesitate to ask. Ohh, and we love to see pictures so when you create a piece, be sure to post them in the bragg section. It is an inspiration to others.

To me, both are nice. I'd be hard pressed to choose one over the other. Exceptional cutting also!

Nice, Pete. Unlike the others, I'm tall enough that the width wouldn't be a problem for me. My legs are long enough to straddle the stand.

Beautiful piece Dick! The purple surprised me. It really makes it pop!!!

Nice work, Judy. I do have one question. The piece you have with the word, "EGGS" is shown with a rooster??? Still a nice piece though.

I commend you Sergiy! Cutting those by hand? I'd be doing well to cut those so perfectly on my saw. I'm a bit of a knife buff also. Last I checked I had close to 300. My favorite, a swiss double edged boot knife with sheath, was stolen out of my set. The hardness of the steel in that one was unbelievable. You could tap it on a table and it would ring like a bell.

Outstanding Thurman!!! I'm considering an attempt at epoxy but haven't took the dive yet.

Those pieces will be something he remembers for a lifetime, Charlie. When he is our age he will look back and remember what "Pop" made for him when he was a child. Richard's little rascal is a cutie! An up and coming little one to spoil.

Very nice piece, Dick!

Ditto to all the comments. I've purchased many blades as well as a few other minor items and one major item. Denny always packages his shipments well and gets them sent to you usually the next day. The one major item I've purchased, the Pegas 30-inch scroll saw, isn't due until July and will most likely be dropped shipped from the distribution center straight to my address. Denny's merchandise is quality products but his customer service is stellar. Additionally, his support to the scroll saw community is unquestionable. Thanks Denny!

Great work, Barb. The colors really make them stand out.

I'm not certain but are you having break out or is the plywood outer layer tearing away from the inner layers. If so, that is referred to as delamination. The most common cause is cheap plywood. The better grades of plywood you get from the big box stores are very poor quality and will delaminate as well as have voids between layers. I'm limited as far as a wood source in my area and usually have to resort to the box store quality. One way I've attempted to overcome the delamination is by double stacking with the two pieces I'm cutting facing each other. That will help but not eliminate the issue. Also, some patterns require you always place the pattern on the front of the piece of wood. Examples of this would be words in the pattern or certain things that require left and right orientation. If you double stack face to face, one of the pieces would be mirror imaged. As Paul (Scrappile) said, quality wood is hard to find, especially Baltic Birch. If you do find it, the cost usually precludes the purchase. Another alternative would be milling down solid material but that can be very time consuming, and if you don't have the proper equipment, very expensive. I also try to keep sharp blades in the saw. Again, it doesn't eliminate the problem but reduces the chance of serious delamination.

Nice Tbow. Not many pictures of him around.

I'm not sure how thick your piece is but I've seen some that were what I would call a mess run through a thickness planer or sander which made them look good as new. If the bubbles still show, dust it with some gold or silver glitter filling the holes then pour clear epoxy over the entire piece. Then the holes would look like stars. Sand it down to a polishing compound to bring out the shine. Just an idea.