MarieC

Thank you Paul for all of your encouragement. And yes, I saw your work from Fiona and liked some of those ideas. Thanks again!

I do like the Roman numbers for old style clocks....Digital clocks seem to always use arabic numbers

I am slower than molasses in January but I finally got it done. My photography skills aren't very good so I apologize for the glare. So I scrolled sawed my epoxy resin painting.... Here are my steps: I painted a galaxy pic on plywood, added a layer of epoxy resin (made a dam around the wood with tape), painted more stars for depth, another layer of epoxy, airbrushed and added the moon, and another layer of epoxy. Let that dry 2 weeks than scroll sawed my Daughter and her husband's wedding pic (silhouette) into the resin/picture (that was scary). Glued a backing of 1/4" BB on to it, sanded the epoxy, poured black diamond epoxy into the silhouette (unfortunatly the camera does not pick up the sparkles) let that tack up, added another clear layer of epoxy to the entire pic. Added my 3/4" 'tree frame' which are missing a few leaves here and there . I did carve some of the tree frame for fun after I scrollsaw cut it. Added one more layer of epoxy and done! I do want to thank all the folks who have helped me and encouraged me along the way. I did use @Dave Monk technique on "lifting the trees" out of the wood. I also looked at a lot of all of your great works (gallery and bragging rights) to get some of my ideas...Thank you!

I love that old truck! As always, a wonderful job!

It sure is beautiful! I could see that happening especially with 1 inch wood. I do not think anyone but you will notice.... but I know how that goes as well. But I love your tray. Cutting that at an angle must have been tricky.....not sure how one does that.... I haven't seen any vanity trays on here so thank you so much for sharing....maybe I will try to make one some day if I can figure out how to do that angled joinery.

I would vote to paint it too.... Something colorful then you can add it to Travis's "Color challenge"....

I know there are many good paste waxes out there but I use Trewax paste wax. It is made of Brazilian carnuba wax which is the hardest natural wax out there. The folks who sell high-end bronze fountains and statues highly recommend it. So I use it on my machines also and I have absolutely no rust and everything slides nicely on it. Put it on, let it dry and buff it off...

Welcome from Eastern Washington state. I live only 2 hours from Canada....just south of British Columbia....Beautiful area. Love your Loon!

Oh that would be great! Please post it, if/whenever you finish it...would love to see it!

Wow, you really captured him....I love your cowboy wall! What a great idea I always liked Jack Elam, too. In case you want to add another to your wall...

Bill, that is beautiful! I really like that...your friend is lucky and thank you for posting your work.

Barb, I was told by an old timer (he called himself that ...he was in his late 80's) woodworker to use a turp, BLO, and beeswax recipe (so I use this one https://woodandshop.com/make-a-historic-beeswax-oil-turpentine-furniture-polish-finish/) and then add some Shellac. So I use equal parts of everything. 1/4 beeswax, 1/4 turp, 1/4 shellac, 1/4 BLO. I think I remember reading that you need the Turp to dissolve the beeswax completely so I don't think the shellac alone will dissolve beeswax....but if you try it and it works let me know.... mc

After reading all these miss-haps, I am so glad I am not alone....I have never laughed so hard in a long time... some of which brought tears to my eyes ...thanks for sharing your crazy stories!

Awww, the net over the dust collection system....what a great idea...I have lost a many things to my dust collection system....Thanks for that tip!

Thank you Bill, Pretty new to the Forum.... Do you use Zinsser? I have only used the one you brush on...didn't even know there was a spray on type. I mix mine with beeswax, turp and boiled linseed oil for my bench top...I like the smell of it. I will have to try to find the spray... Thanks again!

It seems when I get really close to something that is delicate, I blink. So it happened once again, and then I am down on my hands and knees in the sawdust looking for my leaf, which I luckily found. So CA glue to the rescue, but it is so tiny I have to use a tweezer and when I pick it up it pops out of the tweezer and flys across the room! I luckily find it again, but this time I didn't use a tweezer and the leaf gets stuck to my finger! Arrgh! Does this happen to anyone else or just me? Does it get less frequent (blinking) as you get better? Any tips? I will hopefully show you my trees soon and hope that they won't be snags by the time I get them done! Thanks for your suggestions ahead of time...mariec

It looks beautifully made!... but could you please take another picture so I can see the sides better....What kind of wood did you use? Also, why did you decide to use shellac over other finishes?

I use the 1/2 inch for dovetail drawers for cabinets. I also like to paint (artwork) on it (1/4 and 1/2 inch).

5 layers! wow, I will be lucky to get two!

Dog gone TJ you have done it again....wonderful work, really love the swirly green....Kind of looks like a storm's a brewing

Those are perfect! Great gift!

Nancy, I was wondering the advantage of bottom feeding since to me it seemed more difficult....I just threw that out there since I couldn't think of any reason....but many folks told me good reasons....mc

Really nice! I am sure your friend will love those and proudly display them...Lucky friend!

Awesome work!

Welcome to the village from Eastern side of Washington State! I am a fairly newbie also. Wow, Pegas... you must have a special wife who did her homework to pick that saw!