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Brag Forum / Custom Beer Tap Handles

« on: August 14, 2016, 11:24:29 am »

https://goo.gl/photos/PP2ynwBvgjNUfPqSA


These are a matched set of beer tap handles for a local resort's saloon (initials="HAH") Left is 1" thick Bullet Wood - a super hard So American wood from the Bully Tree. Right is 15/16" thick Rock Maple. Both have 3/8-16 EZ-Loc threaded inserts to match the beer faucet. 10.5" long. "Pale" is for their Pale Ale - a malty, darker brew. "Lager" is a pilsner, lighter in color and body.

Any laser cutters out there think they could burn through this stuff? Not likely. Scroll Saws Rule.   

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Ask Steve a question. / Posting photos from Google Photos

« on: August 13, 2016, 11:06:57 am »

It's been a while and guess I lost the skill. Today my cell phone pictures go to a repository on Google Photos, and any project photos are moved to a shared album of scroll saw project photos. Linking to these should not consume space on the blog servers except the few bytes of the link. I used to be able to add a link to a photo and it would pop up in the posted message but that doesn't seem to work anymore. I can post the URL using the Hyperlink button above, but it just shows the link rather than putting the photo in the message. Here's a sample:
    https://goo.gl/photos/2zGPLt4Ax7Ki4hX4A

If I try to post the picture using the Image button and providing the link, no good:
   

Can someone provide the right procedure for getting a photo from this URL to show up in the message?

Thanks.

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Brag Forum / Sycamore Serving Bowl

« on: August 12, 2016, 04:36:26 pm »

https://goo.gl/photos/hHcX4NZWdhUhtda77

https://goo.gl/photos/faV5B1BbGdCvtJ5F7

Sorry - it's been a while since I posted an on-line photo and I'm struggling to remember how to do it. For now, these links are to photos in a shared album so I think they should be viewable by everyone. If not, somebody let me know and I'll try something else.

This is an 8x12 oval serving bowl cut from some heavily distressed Sycamore. The spalted sycamore has dark markings throughout, and was infested with some small boring bug that left holes and deep texture inside and outside.

After planing, the board is 15/16" thick. The 2 side rings are cut 1/2" thick at an angle = arctan((1/2)/(15/16)) = 28 deg. Glue and Clamp in a bowl clamp. After 5 minutes, remove from clamp and scrape the glue squeeze-out. Re-clamp for 30 minutes or more. Sand-Sand-Sand, then finish with 2 coats of shellac and rub in paste wax using #1000 steel wool.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Happy Sawyers' Day 2015!

« on: March 19, 2015, 11:17:28 am »

Happy Sawyers' Day 2015!I hope everyone has a great day and makes lots of sawdust. If you have not yet, please (try to) post a photo of your gift. I've already posted mine at:
http://stevedgood.com/community/index.php?topic=18501.msg169117#msg169117

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Brag Forum / Cedar Box with Butterfly

« on: March 17, 2015, 02:30:29 pm »

A grandniece came up to me at our St. Patrick's Day party and asked me to make her a box with a butterfly on it. This one is cut from 3/4" red cedar, resawn to 3/8" thick. The box is 2Hx4Wx10L. I got to try out my new P-C box joint fixture. It's a great tool, if maybe a little over-the-top for this work. I've done other box joints on the scroll saw, but this jig makes them tighter and more uniform.

The butterfly is a reduced-sized version of Steve's butterfly shadow design, cut from 1/2" thick Bullet Wood. It took 4 FDUR#5 blades to get through it - the wood is super tough and heavy, but has a red glow where it is cut, and a darker surface where it's been exposed a while.

The lid and bottom are rabbited to fit on the box and the lid has small neodymium magnets on each side to hold it in place.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Sawyers' Day Exchanges

« on: March 16, 2015, 03:28:04 pm »

NOTE TO RUSS - THESE ARE LINKS, NOT UPLOADS. THEY DON'T TAKE UP SERVER SPACE. PLEASE DO NOT DELETE THEM.

I received Sawyers' Day gifts from my good friends across the pond! First from my exchange partner Keefie (Keith Perry, Cornwall UK) - this perfect Sawyers' Day plaque:


Also from Keefie - a beautiful turned walnut desk clock:


And finally from Marcel - we were not paired, so a special thanks Marcel for thinking of me:


You guys really captured the spirit of Sawyers' Day. And Marcel - as usual, your scripting is unbelievable. Some day I hope to cut characters that well.

Happy Sawyers' Day

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Sawyers' Day 2015

« on: January 13, 2015, 10:29:33 am »

"Sawyer"
n.noun
One that is employed in sawing wood.

Last year we started our own holiday - March 19 is Sawyers' Day. We celebrated with an exchange of hand-made items with the woodworker theme - anything related to working with wood qualifies. Ornaments, signs, bowls, utensils, boxes, tools, plaques, signs, whatever you like as long as it has a sawyer theme. 

I'm inviting any forum members that would like to participate. Send me an email with your forum handle, name, address, and email. I'll make a list and send each participant a name to send to. Then start thinking about a unique way to commemorate woodworking.

I hope we have a good list of participants this year. Send your info to RMHayes@RMHayes.US. Subject = "Sawyers' Day". I'll respond so you know I got your note.

BTW - March 19 is St. Joseph's feast day - patron saint of fathers and carpenters. But mothers are more than welcome!

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Brag Forum / Match box?

« on: January 04, 2015, 05:57:17 pm »

This was a request from a client. He has a shop that sells unusual stuff. Most is primitive design. This is 13" tall, 5.5" wide, 2.75" deep. The drawers are cut from a 2x4 on the scroll saw - slice 1/4" off the bottom, hollow out the drawer, glue the slice back on. Other parts are various resaws of 3/4" rough cedar. Note the drawer pulls - they are cut-off golf tees. Inexpensive and about the right size for this small piece.
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Brag Forum / Smart Phone TV Stand/Passive Amp

« on: December 05, 2014, 10:44:12 am »

A shop owner/client asked about a passive amp for his iPhone. He likes to watch Netflix movies between customers. I made a variation on Steve's passive amp, then kept iterating with suggestions from the buyer. These are the current design in Bulletwood, Red Oak, and Black Walnut. The base is cut to a 30 degree angle so the phone screen and sound hole face square to a person sitting in a chair in front of a desk. The phone shown is my Droid. It's speakers are to the rear rather than bottom as in the iPhone, but it works great as well.
These are made in 3 layers, with a 3/4" thick solid back, the center 3/4" thick with a 2.5" sound cavity and sound path cut on the scroll saw, and the front 1/4" thick with a 1.625" sound hole cut with a Forstner Bit. They are glued together, then the 30 deg angle wedge is cut from the bottom and glued to the back for stability. Finished with Howard's Feed N Wax. Overall is 3.5"H x 8"W x about 3" deep.

BTW - the Droid is showing Glenn Close in "Damages" - she's one scary woman.

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Brag Forum / Exchange - Christmas Down Under

« on: December 03, 2014, 09:33:39 am »

Thanks Marge for the beautiful ornaments. I especially like the "Merry Christmas" - it is 2 layers of BB Ply with colored film between to get the red and green transparency.

Merry Christmas.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Jig and Jointer/Planer

« on: November 13, 2014, 03:34:38 pm »

I just finished a sideboard for the kitchen for the wife's birthday - 56" wide, 20" deep, 41.5" tall. I splurged on the Kreg Pocket Hole Jig ($139 version). Used it to build the carcass, the front face, and to edge join 1x12 and 2x12 planks to make the shelves (17.5" wide) and working top (20" wide). If you have not tried it, I HIGHLY recommend getting one. It not only makes the jointing a pleasure and very strong, but the clamp in the base makes a great third hand for holding work in progress.

I've been considering getting a bench top jointer for some time - it would have made the top and shelf joints a little cleaner. A nice square edge would also improve the pocket hole joints (although they were pretty good just using the chop saw). I looked at the Jet 8" Jointer/Planer, the Porter-Cable 6" jointer, and the Ridgid 6 1/8" jointer. Grizzly also has a bunch available.

I would appreciate hearing your thoughts on a machine that will do a good job w/o breaking the bank.

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Ask Steve a question. / Bulletwood

« on: October 24, 2014, 04:26:27 pm »

I happened on a closing lumber yard today. In the back racks I found a bunch of what I thought at first was mahogany. It turned out to be Bulletwood, an exotic wood that is hard as heck and weights more than water (it sinks). The lumber guy told me he had used some to trim his doorway and had to drill holes bigger than the nails to get through it.

Has anyone used this stuff for scrolling? It is dark red, like dried blood, and is supposed to take a terrific polish. I'd be happy to cut some and ship to you if it's in small enough sections for USPS (for a fair price that is). Like I said, it's heavy.

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Brag Forum / Wooden drill press wrench

« on: October 14, 2014, 05:01:56 pm »

Sometime in the past I lost the sheet metal wrench that came with my drill press. The wrench is used to loosen a 23mm nut that holds the table in a tilt position. Loosen the nut and you can tilt the table to some angle. It is a help when making bowls or inserts to get an angled pilot hole for the scroll saw.

I removed the table tilt nut then outlined it on a piece of 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 6" rock maple. The screw is to help support the top end of the wrench so it doesn't split. Then tapered it to make a nice handle. The wrench works just fine as is, but if I made another I would rotate the hole 15 degrees (1/4 flat of the nut) so it can be reversed to get a different angle on the nut.

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Brag Forum / Angel Wings Ornament

« on: September 16, 2014, 02:09:26 pm »

These are Angel Wings for a customer order. Made from 1/4" red oak, 4" tall, cut with a #5 new spiral. The customer will be sending them to relatives and they are kind of fragile, so the outside frame was kept from the blank, backed with black cardstock, and a sleeve made from white cardstock so they can sign them and send by mail. 

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The Coffee Shop / September 11 2014

« on: September 11, 2014, 08:37:32 am »

PRAYER TO SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou,
O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.