I'm getting a sore back and shoulders. I may have to take a break for a day. I'm trying to get a few done for a third street vendor show on Thursday. I may not sell anything but then I may get local requests. I'll have another dog head done by then and we do have a ton of dogs in this town. I'm thinking that may be a good market. Most of the dog head patterns are quite simple. We also have a lot of bird watchers here. I'm also going to scroll a horse head and maybe a rock star. At least I should get a feel for what people like around here. This vendor show is going to run every Thursday thru September and is totally free. Not only that, I live just 3 blocks away. Can't beat that.
My birdie went real well until the very end. I pulled the pattern off and saw one tiny hole that wasn't cut out 100%. So, like a dummy, I ran the blade thru the hole and started up the saw, WITHOUT HOLDING UNTO THE BOARD!
Guess what. The board jumped and out came a chunk. My first reaction was to bawl like a baby. But then I remembered where someone had mentioned using a little glue to reattach a piece. I dug around and found some super glue and put a drop on the 2 pieces where they connect and also put a little wood glue on the back where it contacts the backing and lo and behold, unless you know it's there, you'll never see it. Thanks to whoever shared the glue idea. It saved me a lot of depression.
P.S. And no Dale, it's not a duck.
My birdie went real well until the very end. I pulled the pattern off and saw one tiny hole that wasn't cut out 100%. So, like a dummy, I ran the blade thru the hole and started up the saw, WITHOUT HOLDING UNTO THE BOARD!

P.S. And no Dale, it's not a duck.

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