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I seriously think I am going to give this one a try also. After seeing the fabulous work you two do.....not sure if I am going to post mine when I finish it, but I am going to finish it. Dick heppnerguy

They sure pop with that epoxy. Still have not taken the jump into trying it, myself. Looks great Dick heppnerguy

I love it. I am turning 84 at the end of the month and I get up a 5:30 every morning to enjoy coffee and conversation with a few old guys. I said to my wife when person I used to work with was retired and meeting up with some old fellows for coffee, " I will NEVER do that." And now I am on my 5th year having coffee with 'the guys' Your sign says it all. Dick heppnerguy

I really like this project. The work is done very nicely and the wood is outstanding. It is a real eye catcher. I have been off line, most of the time lately and this is the first time I have seen you here. So a belated "Welcome to the Village." I hope you are enjoying it here as I have for many years. Glad you are part of our family. Dick heppnerguy

I was able to finish it as it is but not really impressed with it. It looks pretty acceptable hanging from the ceiling where it can not be viewed close up Dick heppnerguy

It was not really my idea but my good neighbor friend gave me the idea and it worked for this aircraft. I knew it was going to be what I was going to try on this one. Dick

I guess the struggle was worth the effort, because even though it is far from perfect I still stuck with it and got it finished well enough that when it is hung from the ceiling as it is going to be, one can not see all the flaws in it. Thank you for you nice comment Dick heppnerguy

As you probably realize, I am not very happy with the results of this effort but at least I was able to complete it and that was something I was not sure of all the way through the effort. It is recognizable but I hoped it could be better than it turned out. It reminded me of when I struggled with cutting your pattern and was almost ready to throw in the towel and you saved me from giving up on my scrolling. The problems were here but your encouragement kept me doing what I love. Because of what you did for me at that time, I just fought my way through this project and never got to that same point of discouragement I was in then. Dick heppnerguy

It was not particularly a fun project. It was more a stumble through it piece by piece. I was not sure I could make it happen. Dick heppnerguy

You have those propellers in you fridge most likely. I made them by cutting off the bottoms of plastic water bottles. Hows that for recycling? Dick

A great gift for the bird lovers. Your wife made a great project even nicer.. Congratulations to both you and your wife on a job well done Dick heppnerguy

great idea. I love originality, yours is great Dick heppnerguy

Nicely done. Great Idea. I bet it was well received at the legion Dick heppnerguy

I have a friend who enjoys hanging the different airplanes I have made for him and was ready for another. He asked me to make him a P 38 from WWII. I looked for a good realistic wood pattern to cut and could not find one. So I looked up several photos of the real plane and pieced together, from the different views and found enough to get the angles I needed to make the model. Problem was, everyone had a different size so I had to resize all of them to be the same and make a temporary pattern and the try to get all the angle and slopes close enough to cut. It was a very difficult project for me without a pattern but I got one that will look OK hanging from the ceiling of his garage with the other planes I made. I already know it is a project I will never cut again as it was extremely time consuming to make it all come together. Dick heppnerguy

Great cutting and finish work. I can see this one would be very much enjoyed by a lot of people. Good to see you back again. Dick heppnerguy