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Thank you Jim Finn for your your instructions on doing inlays. This is a cheese board... The inlay is a Mahogany Panther and the board is Birdseye Maple. I think I found another area of scrolling I am going to enjoy.

Hugs that look good enough to eat. Now, if they were ginger bread... Good job and good idea. Larry

I just think I'll have a cup-o- that. Before you even cut them, you tell those voelker arnold angels they have to come out just perfect! And that is all there is too it!!! Larry

That is special. I'll say a prayer that you will see it hanging on a tree on your 40th Christmas together. Larry

They are so cute and the hats... nice add. One small problem, in the duck world, Mamma leads and Pappa is the rear guard. Larry

Jim, Thank you!

Dan, Did your wife bring you food and drink while you were scrolling those? Those are in the "WOW" factor. Larry

Ron has a well organized method. I'd like to do that but... I'm afraid if I started organizing I wouldn't get anything else done. I'll just blow the dust off the flip lid box, sort through the bags and grab some blade that looks good enough to do the job. Larry

Ron, that is clean and neat. That is organization. I'd like to do that... maybe someday. Larry

Kevin, I'll give you your own advice... " Do a search on ... how to cut polycarbonate " Larry

Impressive. Mike, you do very good scrolling. Larry

Yea, Dan...me too I've cut 3/4 Hickory, Oak and Hard Maple with FD #5 and for finner cuts, I've used #2's and 3's (It took a couple but they did cut where I wanted them to). You have to experiment. If it's not cutting right try a different blade. And not necessarily a bigger blade.

Well Brian, that's a lifetime of work for me (if I could do it). Very impressive. Very nice. Just a work of art. Larry

Bill, I'm glad you dug it out, cut it and showed it to us. That is a very good . Larry

In the Scroll Saw Woodworking Crafts Fall 2013 Issue 52 there are plans for wildlife cutting boards. The plans are a double layer board. Top layer is where inlay fits and then sandwiched or glued to a bottom board. I have a couple questions for those who have done inlays. These are silhouettes of moose,wolf, & bear to be the inlays. * At what angle should the board and silhouette be cut? (Directions say 2 1/2 to 3 degrees) * Can I use Mahogany for the silhouette? Thanks ya'll Larry

I smell carrots cooking and where there are carrots, there's a rabbit. Sam looks good, makes me want to try it. Larry

Stays in the bag, all bags in a flip lid box.

Gabry, please keep us updated on your scroll projects. Everyone here enjoys seeing other artists work and your picture of the one you are cutting looks so good. Please ask questions because there are woodworkers here who are waiting and wanting to help. God bless. Larry

The acorns are perfect, the leaves are beautiful. You do beautiful work.

You did a nice cut and gave a nice gift.

Well!!!! That scroll saw is being watched over. An Angel is always nice to have around. I like them. Larry

The Janka Hardness Scale is a measurement of the force necessary to embed a .444-inch (11.28 mm) steel ball to half its diameter in wood. It is the industry standard for gauging the ability of various species to tolerate denting and normal wear, as well as being a good indication of the effort required to work (nail, saw, carve, etc.) the particular wood. The Red Oak, which has a Janka rating of 1290, is the industry benchmark for comparing the relative hardness of different wood species. Since the hardness of the wood varies with the direction of the grain, both side testing and end testing is performed on wood. Kiln-dried) (in pounds) Hickory, Pecan 1,820 Hard Maple 1,450 White Oak 1,360 Beech 1,300 Red Oak 1,290 Yellow Birch 1,260 Green Ash 1,200 Black Walnut 1,010 Soft Maple 950 Cherry 950 Hackberry 880 Gum 850 Elm 830 Sycamore 770 Alder 590 Yellow Poplar 540 Cottonwood 430 Basswood 410 Aspen 350 Source: Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material, USDA, Washington, D.C.

Are you doing a "Print Target" ? Or are you saving the picture then printing? I don't have a problem If I save the picture than print it. I get an option of full page and at the bottom is says "Fit Picture to Frame" Try 'not' fitting picture to frame. Works for me. Larry

The intrigue grows. Thank you for answering my questions. I greatly appreciate you taking time to also show us a picture. We are all here to try and help each other. You show another aspect of "scroll sawing with a jig saw". I am sure that very few if any of us have attempted this. You may want to try a different way to attach your pattern to the plywood. Questions:, " Do you have any trouble removing the pattern from the plywood?" " Does the glue sprayed on the plywood remove easily?" Instead of spraying the glue on the plywood... If available, use 'blue painters tape' on the plywood then spray the pattern and attach the pattern to the tape. The tape removes easily and leaves no residue. Again thank you for responding Gabrielle..."Gabry" Larry

You did an excellent job. Looks good.