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  1. JessL
    I've been bottom feeding since day 1, which wasn't to long ago, and find it easier than top feeding. And since I learned about the black marker trick on this feed, things have gotten way faster and easier. It's almost effortless now finding the hole! I like that my Delta's arm will lock in the up position for me.
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    Wow, those are nice. I need to make something cool like that for my Mom.
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    That looks just perfect! Love it.
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    Clever idea with the dowel. I think I'll try that. Oh, and you wouldn't have embarrassed me, I did that myself pretty good. Let some unsavory words fly in the process. I'm here to learn so I'll take any critiques.
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    My list of wants keep growing. But I am doing good so far with what I have. At least my husband is happy I'm either wanting tools or guns, lol.
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    So an embarrassing update, I glued the head on upside down. I kept looking at it thinking it doesn't look the same, almost like a bull dog instead of a pug. It didn't dawn on me until I started to fit the ears, which I have not done yet. But wait, there's more, when cutting the pattern I cut the tail separate from the butt body and now I am having trouble connecting it, and lastly (I think), I glued the head to the butt portion (ha ha not just upside down). There is a difference between the front and back and I did it backwards. Good Lord!! All I can think is that perhaps I should not have been listening to a thriller audio book while assembling. Obviously I can't do both at the same time. So frustrated....
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    Yep, that's beautiful!
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    Some darn good remedies in here. Never thought to do any of them - though I did just start trying fretwork. Man I'm glad I joined this village! Everyone is so helpful and friendly!
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    Anchorage, Eagle River and now Trapper Creek. Been here since 85' and never leaving. Visited Fairbanks a hand full of times in both summer and winter. I believe the -52 for sure, and luckily haven't experienced it. I think -40 is as low as I've been in. Still too cold.
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    Bat house

    JessL posted a topic in Other Woodworks

    Built a couple of bat houses last fall. Hoping to get some tenants this year. Anyone here have any luck with them?
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    That looks great!! Still working myself up to trying it. Thanks for the inspiration!
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    Me too. We just got a fresh 3" yesterday.
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    I've been seriously thinking about getting chickens. I live out in the boonies so it is doable, just haven't made the jump yet. Looking forward to seeing the finished project!
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    Working on a new kind of project. Building a Pug planter for my sweet neighbor. Still have some coloring to do and putting it all together. The colored pieces below are not attached yet. I might still change the coloring on the face a bit and still looking for the perfect color to stain the body pieces. I'm having fun. Making a Bulldog next for one of my oldest friends.
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    I never thought to use it. I have a huge tube of it that I use for beaded jewelry making. Never once thought to use it on my wood projects. Thanks for this!
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    Thank you MarieC. I'm pretty slow too. I like to use different blades throughout a project to test them out as well. I really enjoy this art! Looking forward to seeing your stuff as you grow. Cheers from Alaska!
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    9th Project

    JessL replied to JessL's topic in Bragging Rights

    I do have a long haired German Shepherd, but this is a Russ Beard pattern. He looks like my boy though.
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    Just finished cutting my 9th project on my new Delta saw. I'm really happy with it. Just need to sand and put a finish on it. I used Pegas MG #3 and #5 blades on 1/4" Alaska birch.
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    Your grain choices worked perfectly from what I can see. Very nice.
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    I love them!!
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    Just realized I posted this on the wrong topic of mine. Oops Here it is finally all cut out. I used multiple blades trying them out. For the itty bitty cuts, I tended to use MG#3s but with 3/4" piece of wood it was challenging. I tried the spiral blades but couldn't get the straight lines and sharp points of it so I nixed them on this project. I did bend a few blades and broke one. All in all it was a fun project to experiment on. Now to sand and clean up all those little slots. Some look real messy to me and want to see about limiting that. barb.j.enders: I think I will leave the live edge parts, clean them up a bit.
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    Thank you for all this. Took me a minute to understand what FDUR meant, haha. I have some of those and really like them so far. Just rec'd some MG's in the mail (I'm getting the acronyms down) and I like them too. I tried the MG#5 on my project and it cut so good, it was getting away from me. Went back to the FDUR#5 to finish the larger sections, probably because I was already used to how to control it. I don't have a finish plan for the project. Wanted to practice on some fretwork cuts and had this piece of wood lying around. Going to clean up the edges a bit and maybe just leave as is. Put it on my shop wall as a reference for one of my first pieces. Now that I have a variety of blades from different companies, I will start my trial and error to see what will fit for me. The advice on this forum is so helpful. I really appreciate it.
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    Thanks. Trial and error it is then, with a smile. Love your quote by the way!
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    Good to know, thanks. For some reason I was thinking fretwork needed to be on thin material.
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    I'm wanting to start a larger fretwork project, or large for me. Photo attached. I have a lot of Alaska birch on my property and it is the wood I do all my wood working with. Is this wood hard enough for fretwork when planed down to 1/8 inch? Or what thickness should it be? I'm guessing 1/2" would be too thick. I was wondering if anyone has used this wood before. Also, which blades and sizes do you suggest for all the teeny tiny bits. The smallest I have is the Pegas MG #2/0 and the Pegas Spiral #2/0 (just came in the mail and so excited to try them). I do have larger sizes in both. Any tips and advice is much appreciated! Pattern found on this site for those interested.
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