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I also cannot perceive making that many of anything. I just finished about 30 of the mini birdhouses and am ready to start something new.

I also have used the alcohol and shellac method. It really speeds up the finishing process. If the surface is left a little rough, a little touch up...

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I had trouble cutting once with a new blade and then discovered I had it backwards.

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Wow, looks great! Were you seeing circles when you got done?

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Cute little guy.
Hey grandpa enjoy every minute of it. A great memory to cherish!
It is great when they can feel like they helped. My grandson was with me when I built a workbench and I enjoyed having him with me to "help".

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It has been in my wood collection for quite a while and I could be very wrong. I bought this in Illinois and brought it home in 24" pieces in my suitcase. (I often wonder what the TSA inspectors think when they see the wood I cart back to the LA area in my suitcase.)

I just checked...

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We will be visiting friends in Connecticut in a few weeks and my wife asked me to make something to take as a hostess gift. I found this pattern after thumbing through a stack of SSWC magazines. Red oak with clear Watco oil finish.

She likes it and I hope they will too.
Virgil

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They are both amazing. Congratulations
Virgil

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I mentioned in an earlier response that I bought some paint pens and the tips are really too large (they seem to be a rounded 1/8") for any fine work.

Today I tried shaving the stiff fiber tip into a chisel shape with a razor blade. It works! It is just like a calligraphy pen. You...

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Dan
Glad the block alignment tip helps. Now for the front to back movement. It should be best if the blade was in the same position at both the bottom and top of the stroke. When I first got my saw, (It was used but almost new), the stroke was off. I do not remember where in the stroke, but I...

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I have used aspen and also bass wood if you are not too concerned it being too soft.

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Town of Ellington. The family that owns Kloter Farms are our friends....

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Town of Ellington. The family that owns Kloter Farms are our friends.

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Another tip on compound cutting. Use a ruler and a ball point pen to mark the bend line between the two sides of the pattern. Then when you bend the paper you will get a sharp bend line.

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Here is a pattern for the clamp

http://www.stevedgood.com/3djig.pdf...

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As the others have shared, a vertical alignment is absolutely critical and is the first thing to fix. One quick way to check the alignment is to take a block of wood about 1 1/2" thick and make a cut about 1/4" into the wood. Back the wood out and then put the wood against the back of the...

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I saw those but didn't think they would be dense enough to cover the wood grain like I wanted. If I get carried away with this, I might try the water colors for shading on the lighter acrylics after they dry.

For now I have moved on to another type of project. I am cutting out a large,...

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The HD discount must vary from store to store. All I have to do is show my copy of the DD214 and no questions asked, I get the discount. This is in El Monte, CA. Strange isn't it?

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On a previous post you suggested the possibility of using paint pens for the fine lines. I bought a couple today labeled "fine tip". The tip was about 1/8" wide which is too wide for fine lines. I tried sanding down the tip to a sharp point and it worked pretty well but since the tips...

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Rolf, You mentioned you usually use 1/16" Ply for these type ornaments. Where do you get it? When you stack them do you get tear out on the bottom layer and have to throw it away , or do you do something else to eliminate tear out?...

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Thank you. That is what I had in mind whn I saw the patterns....