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Introduce Yourself. / Re: New to Forum

« on: December 13, 2015, 01:06:38 pm »

Welcome to the forum amigo. Firstly , WOW, particularly like the Betty Boop's. I may just borrow a bit of inspiration from those , simplified for a  begginer such as myself of course. Very much looking forward to seeing more of your work.
  Mike

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: under cutting

« on: December 12, 2015, 12:57:02 pm »

The undercut on one side would mean a corresponding overcut on the adjacent piece assuming that you are using a single blank then. Not a problem I ever considered much. I'm a fairly simple guy you see. Does not the introduction of multiple direction cuts cause situations in which pieces coming together with 3 or more joins to each other sometimes cause conflicting undercuts? This would mean that some pieces could  only be fitted from below , or am I missing something? Sorry if all this sounds dumb , but I find myself genuinely confused here.

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: So new I don't have a saw yet!

« on: December 10, 2015, 10:04:05 pm »

Welcome KP, you've come to the right place , very helpful folk here. In a few weeks after you get started you'll likely be giving me tips and tricks.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: under cutting

« on: December 10, 2015, 09:59:03 pm »

You have not really made the problem clear amigo. Are you having kerf problems? Or maybe some other trouble. The clearer the question , the more useful the help will be. For example , I don't undercut my puzzles because mine are really simple , as in 4 to 10 pieces. Once the oil finish is applied they tighten up some (No pics on mine, natural wood and a thick quarter inch).

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: G'Day from the Granite Belt

« on: December 10, 2015, 09:48:41 pm »

Hi there ShenLun . I am a touch older than you at 57 but also on the disabled rolls (prostate cancer stage 4) I've been at scrollsawing for a few months and if you are having half the fun I am you'll get your own machine fairly soon methinks. You might try looking for a used machine on one of the online sites. I used Kijiji to find mine. It cost me 20 Canuckbucks and ain't the cream of the crop as scollsaws go (smallish and only uses pinned blades) , but I'm still havin' a gas. You can't go wrong with this lot here on the forum either , as they are a helpful and caring lot , hearts o'gold. So welcome and happy sawing amigo.
   Mike

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Introduce Yourself. / Re: Hello fellow Scroll Sawers

« on: November 29, 2015, 11:09:59 am »

Hi there Creekman. Good to see a fellow Ontarian here, welcome. In terms of Canuck distances , I'm just down the road in beautiful Bruce County between Walkerton and Kincardine. Looking forward to seeing your work and , if the question is real simple- like, answering questions. Not that I can match most of this lot for knowledge as I'm fairly new to this.
  Happy cutting , Mike.

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Brag Forum / Re: Lady Cave

« on: November 15, 2015, 02:17:02 pm »

I would dearly love to have one of those , congrats. My problem would be that , soon as it arrived , I would open the door and find it already full of my wifes gardening supplies. She is a quick one , that is certain, tricky too! Last spring when she started pulling her stuff through the back door , she had our young lad bringing in other items recently purchased . I did catch a glimpse of my workbench , but only momentarily so I may be mistaken.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: How to get burn

« on: November 05, 2015, 03:15:49 pm »

I  think a scraper would be your friend in this case. Very controllable and removes only as much as needed. But that's just me, as I use scrapers a lot , some folk can't seem to get on with them.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: I lost my best friend

« on: September 01, 2015, 08:32:29 pm »

Very sorry for your loss sir. I know that it may sound trite at the moment , but , you must now find ways to carry on. Grieving is a healthy thing , and the loss you have suffered is one I can barely contemplate. However , at some point you must return to living your life as I am certain your wife would wish you to. Thus you do honour to her memory , of this I am certain. In this you can count on friends (both real-world present and online) for support. My most sincere condolences.

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Re: Tree Cookies

« on: July 18, 2015, 08:15:30 pm »

If it were mine I would saw to manageable lengths and split with a froe til I had planks. Then remove pith and sapwood. If split radially a reasonably stable plank should be the result. Start by splitting in half , then split halves into quarters and so forth til you are a bit above the thickness you want. Remove interior and exterior waste , Sticker and dry with sealed end grain and you have what Peter Follansbee says quarter sawn wishes it was.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Artist Door Sign Pattern??

« on: June 25, 2015, 11:35:01 am »

Da nada amigo. hope to see the finished object sometime.

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Artist Door Sign Pattern??

« on: June 24, 2015, 03:18:07 pm »

First thing that came to my mind was an artists pallette with kevins art studio cut in the center and some blobs of different coloured paints around the outside. Maybe a brush or two as part of the design as well.

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Tutorials, Techniques and Tips / Re: Introduce myself as Danish and need a little help please

« on: June 14, 2015, 10:18:02 am »

Hi Joker and welcome. I fear you may find getting narrow pinned blades very difficult as pin placement requires a rather beefy (by scrolling standards ) bit of blade stock to insert the pin at each end. I have had some limited success in narrowing the effective width of the active portion of my blades by applying a cheapy type sharpening stone to the rear of a blade while running the saw. Take care while doing this so as not to break the blade and check from time to time that you don't thin too much and make the blade too fragile. With care you may achieve a result. I have gotten my rubbish pinned blades down to nearly half of the original profile. remember that the gullets will be your weak points and leave enough meat behind them and you might get a result you can live with. Needless to say , take safety precautions , wear eye protection and keep fingers away and such. Good luck.

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Intarsia / Re: Suzuki Hayabusa Intarsia

« on: June 08, 2015, 08:00:46 pm »

Bloody nice Brian. Makes me long for my leather scuffing days.

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Intarsia / Re: Stag Intarsia

« on: May 16, 2015, 03:27:37 pm »

Hi Claymore. Is it OK if I use the rabbit picture as a starting point for a gift for a friend? I do not sell , so no worries on me turning a profit on it amigo , just for fun and laughter.