A new tool to play with.

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Really nice turning!

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This is the definition of spalting, Basically it changes the color of parts of the wood as it decays. Turners love it.
"Spalting is any form of wood coloration caused by fungi. Although primarily found in dead trees, spalting can also occur in living trees under stress. Although spalting...

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How did you hinge the back?

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Welcome to the group! We look forward to seeing some of your work.

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Sorry to disappoint but this one was under $20. One of our club members mentioned this little gadget, it is a great solution for hand planes and jointer setups.
I know it is not directly scrolling related, but I do use my jointer a fair amount and certainly my hand planes. What a time saver....

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Thanks Scott, all filed away for future reference.

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Really nice! It will be interesting to know how they sell. I believe I have that pattern book still haven't made any.

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The bowl is looking really nice! I still haven't made a segmented bowl, but it is on my list. That is a lot of hours, I don't have enough time to get the fun stuff done as it is. I will say it would be nice to have someone like you in our store, so many are friendly and helpful but just don't have the...

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You guys do have a mean streak.

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Looks good!, what printer and software are you using?

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Well that was fun! I just finished with the snow blower, we got about 6" this morning. I do mine and a couple of neighbors.
I do feel bad for the southern states with the deep freeze, it is bad enough to lose heat but then the frozen pipes is another issue. I had a transfer switch put in...

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Tom, Welcome to the Group. What saw did you buy? And oh yea we love pictures....

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Welcome MR Chips!
You are obviously an accomplished carver. As you already are starting to discover, the scroll saw is a great tool to have in your arsenal. Most of our local scroll saw club members are also carvers.

Do you belong to the https://forum.woodcarvingillustrated.com...

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Love it! What a fun project. How big is the engine ? If those are 4 inch tiles , 8-10 in long?

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Jim, the majority of my work is done with a 3 or smaller. I have always gone with a smaller blade than normal people...

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I have never gotten used to the Ultra reverse blades, it is counter intuitive to me having teeth facing each other trapping sawdust. But lots of folks swear by them....

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I did a bit more investigating and realized that there is really isn't anything wrong. There are reverse teeth coming above the table, the only thing the Pegas gap on this blade is huge. That is one reason why we need to stack cut thin material other than just for productivity.
I checked once...

These meetings are internal for club members. I don't think they can be shared.

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Betty, I will do some measurements later....

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I will be doing a zoom presentation on scrollsaw blades for our club and made an interesting discovery.
I will be using my EX 16, the upper arm is parallel to the table and I have the Pegas clamps on it. I put in a Pegas MGT 1R blade and then a Olson 2/0R to see how far up the gap between the...