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Been there, done that, John. I keep a bottle of super glue handy in case I find a piece that is weak or breaks out. If it is weak, I'll put a drop of super glue in the weak area and then spread it a little with a dental probe. If it is broken out completely, I'll fit it as best I can and put a little piece of tape over it until I finish cutting or get ready to glue to the backer. The tape reminds me where I need to be careful. If it needs sanding, I'll do it by hand and sometimes hold it in place with that same dental probe while giving it a light brush with sandpaper. However, if you REALLY need firewood.....

I'll admit it was a little tricky, especially since I printed the pattern a little smaller than what it was designed. I did tape some of the weak spots after they had been cut in some of the areas. Give it a try. I'm sure your skills would get the job done.

The "E" in the title of this thread must be for "Excellence." Nice work Kevin. I'd rather be busy than idle.

Fantastic job, Roberta. Not quite 3D, but maybe 2 1/2D. Thanks for sharing.

Great job, Dick. It may have been challenging but you "harvested" a great piece.

Dick, I've been scrolling for only a year and a half so I'm sure, with your knowledge of scrolling, you will do an outstanding job. When I cut this I just looked at it as "one hole at a time." I'll be anticipating your finished product and good luck.

Welcome to the Village, Jerry, from North Carolina. You'll find there is a lot of knowledge here. Don't hesitate to ask questions if you have any and by all means, share photos of your work with us.

Thanks Paul. I started to do one with and the other without. When I did the first one (with the matting size backer) I liked it so well I went ahead and did the second the same way. The trick is gluing the cutting to the larger backing making sure it is square and centered.

Thanks John. I'm partial to the top (Maple) also. It does have more of a satin finish than the gloss on the bottom, even though it was sprayed with the same product. I've found that you can hold a little farther away when spraying and give a "mist" rather than a heavy soaking will leave a slightly satin finish. I liked the pattern from the Maple in the frame and didn't want the glare of light from a gloss finish to distract from the grain.

This is a Grampa pattern I finished this weekend. Double stack Oak and Maple 1/4 ply with 1/4 pine ply backer. The Maple piece was stained with Minwax Colonial Pine as well as the Maple frame. The Oak piece was stained with Minwax Natural and the Oak frame was stained with Minwax Red Oak. Both were sprayed with 5 coats of clear gloss and lightly sanded between coats. I used Pegas 2/0 and 0 spiral blades. Approximate size is 11X14. It was a fun project and thanks to Grampa for the pattern.

Wow! They turned out great. Beautiful!

I didn't expect anything less from her. After all, she had a great teacher.

Wow, Denny. That looks like some delicate work... especially on a 1/2-inch piece of wood. Great job!

Very nicely done, Forrest. It looks to me that you have both the cutting and the coloring down pretty darn good. Your pieces turned out great!

I do plan on cutting one in the future but there is no doubt in my mind that your skill and talent could color that piece with no problem.

I knocked this little project out this week doing a little cutting before work. It is a modified Steve Good pattern made from 1/4 Birch ply stained with Minwax Natural stain and the backer is 1/4 underlayment material stained Minwax Espresso. I will probably tape a white cardboard piece behind the mountains to give them the snowcap look. It was cut using Pegas #2/0 R MGT blades. The dragonfly just happened to be checking out the piece when I took the photo.

I saw this on Steve's website and thought it would be a fun project. You did an outstanding job. Do you plan on adding any color?

Regardless of how fast you cut, it turned out pretty darn good. I've had a couple instances where the paint became stuck while gluing. I just sprayed a little paint in the cap and used a brush to touch it up.

Sharp looking project and a nice looking car, Kevin.

Thanks so much, Paul. That means a lot coming from you. The upper arm on the WEN I'm using couldn't be altered. The frame itself is a fixed solid piece that runs from the lower arm, along the back, and then along the upper arm. Another issue I had with this piece is the size. The table is rather small and I had to set up a table to hold one end of the piece while cutting. I used one of those old type stools with the screw seat and adjusted it up to the appropriate height. I'd have to swing the piece off the stool to lower one end so I could feed the blade. My little WEN does a pretty good job and I would highly recommend it for someone wanting to dabble in scrolling to see if it is something they would enjoy. For just over $100, it can hardly be beat. The only problems I've had is the blade clamps which I now buy a half dozen at a time, and the blower bellows which splits after about 10 hours of use. I replaced it once before going to a fish tank bubbler. WEN also offers a 2-year warranty which I consider pretty good for an entry level saw. My goal is to purchase either a Pegas or Seyco. If I could get my money right I would probably go with that new 30-inch Pegas... although I like the larger table on the Seyco. I encourage you to give this pattern a go. Yes, it's challenging, but very rewarding. Like I mentioned, it took me about 40-hours including the frame but that was on my WEN. I'm sure someone on a saw with an arm that would lift would be much faster switching holes and it would take less time. There were only about 3 or 4 areas that I though were vulnerable so I just placed a piece of blue tape over the areas and continued cutting.

Beautiful pieces, John. I do like the one where you added a little backer border beyond the cut piece. Seems to draw the eye to the black within the picture a little better. Great job on all of them however.

Very nice, Grampa. Looks like Red Oak. Love the grain.

Great piece, Craig. Really like the decision to use old barn wood for your backer.

Curb your addition with a lot of sawing! Congrats and happy birthday.