Allen levine
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Finished these 2 garden gnomes just now spraying a few coats of spar urethane made out of scrap leftover 2x8 lumber and I'm not using 2 bys anymore didn't feel comfortable scrolling couldn't seem to control any size blade
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Finished the two larger versions today started some garden gnomes but I'm not cutting straight I'm using scrap 2x8 s sliced and planed to 1/4 inch so I probably have to go down to a 1 blade tomorrow is another day Put the smaller one also so size difference can be seen
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So I used 3/8 fir ply for back on larger ones stack cut 2 and the only headaches I had was cutting the plywood back part tree had a miscut or two but I'll rasp it a bit before sanding and painting also didn't have wide cherry so I cut that part in 2 pieces will glue together during assembly here's the original one I made yesterday so the size difference can be seen too hot today to sand and paint I'm totally bushed and probably isn't smart for me to be out here at this time hot and humid a friend of mine wanted all three I told him you can't afford me anymore anotjer buddy whom I've known for 60 years asked me last night if I had a cutting board laying around he needed one after 50 years he finally tossed his i only had one wanted to keep it for me since it's a flag board but he gets it
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I have staples within walking distance they enlarge any patterns I need
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my wife doubled the pattern size just now for me,,,,its alot of pages to tape together but Ill try to start tomorrow and stack cut 2 more as I know some of the relatives and friends want one of these for holidays, holiday stuff goes over well, I never get stuck with any, but then again, I never charge anyone, but I get alot of dinners paid for so IM happy with that. I appreciate and it makes me feel good when someone admires something i make, no matter how silly small or simple. and I never mind giving away something that doesnt cost me alot of money to make,
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Another quickie this morning showed it to some family members and they want it but I think I'll remake it tomorrow but enlarge it at least 20 percent maybe more Old cherry ply painted green cherry hardwood and letters are poplar
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Finished did what I wanted on base
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Started one of his newer ones today didn't realize how fast I'd get it done basket of flowers walnut not sure if I'm using his pattern for basket i made one side out of sapele and oak strips since I have loads of strips of those species the other side will be Spanish cedar not sure if I'll cut the holes or just leave it solid since I like the oak and sapele for front facing
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Other side
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Never making any layered products out of hard maple I can't seem to cut close enough in turns in 3/4 hard maple had a hard time trying to correct bad cuts by sanding much easier using soft woods its done I'm leaving it and chalking it up to lack of talent and experience with hard maple 9 and 7 blades were difficult for me can't all be winners
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Started this bus pattern this morning im stupid I decided to use hard maple instead of something like poplar cutting 3/4 hard maple is not easy for me with lots of turns i think I'd do better with regular 7 and 9 blades I only have reverse tooth blades in that size only got 3 layers cut gotta get ready for celebration today but not sure how I got hoodwinked into bbq'ing for everyone anyway will post progress next week and I know there will be plenty of sanding involved
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On a lot of cuts that needed sharp turns since I was using a 9 blade I just backed out and cut them all like that 3/4 inch maple
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Made this today one of his newer patterns an egret hard maple with cherry base
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Some naughty word scrolling my kids and grandkids are here Sunday they won't last on the buffet more then a minute just keeping busy for one more week then we babysit for 6 straight days and then we leave for a month
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Made a door topper today only took 2 hours had a piece of oak with holes but placed the pattern and didn't hit holes used some leftover walnut ply for back Some family members saw this before and I promised I'd make them each one so I'll stack cut Spanish cedar with whatever ply I have for backing
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Neither of these two came out that great xmas tree puzzle Santa is too tight blade must have drifted should have used a 5 blade instead of 3 Spanish cedar i might try one more of them model t layers gluing up were off a bit sanded as much as I could poplar body sapele wheels just have to move on and stick it on a shelf
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Keeping busy beats sitting around doing nothing
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Made the dog bank this morning had to sort through the bins again and not each piece was exact thickness but not noticable Once again this project was made with only pieces from previous projects cutoffs and scraps the piece of pine I used as base had a slight warp of around 1/16 th but I used it again no one will notice specially two kids all sapele with a piece of poplar on front door
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And there's a lot of scrap bins I'm going to have to start some intarsia to use some of it up so it doesn't go into firepit
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Keeping busy till I leave for nc and tenn some more good patterns rummaging through bins and shelves made all this from leftover pieces and cutoffs forgot buttons on Santa's shirt so I glued on some black teddy bear eyes worked well
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Finished ended up using pine since I had a piece left and I don't build anything out of pine but it works well for signs poplar painted letters oak handle axe with walnut thin entire project was made with pieces out of bins from leftover pieces 3 coats polyurethane out of rattle can not a lot of scroll work just letters which I was able to cut fast with 2/0 blade 8 and 3/4 by 15
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This one is not a Steve good pattern I think once I sand letters paint them and mount them on I'm thinking a piece of cherry as I have a lot of cherry left it will be fine
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Im Having a family reunion next month and wanted to give little woodworking gifts to some relatives I don't see often actually not any since 2017 my nephew up here got some Xmas stuff I made like that soor topper and a few puzzles the other nephew in conn I'm going to give him a watch I've have for 10 years and at his wedding he was admiring it so it's a great gift for him the other nephew upstate here I gave him my marlin 39 lever action 22 as he was about to go purchase one inhad the original receipt in 1988 I paid 240 and we saw it on eBay for 800 bucks he was thrilled now the patterns nurse is walnut mounted on painted pine soccer is walnut mounted on painted pine saw blades are walnut ply and cherry ply mounted on painted pine gotta use whatever I have still working on others i mailed some out to those that can't attend problem is they showed their sibling ha what uncle made them and now they all felt left out the saw blades are for friends
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I back in and out of a lot of cuts especially when I'm cutting into 3/4 sapele or cherry as I can't turn right corners
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Started another pattern today this one I stacked some left over cherry and walnut 1/4 inch ply and the 3 blade seems to be doing ok with my hands today so I'll see how it goes im mounting the fishing plaques on blue painted pine have a look
