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hi I have been missing for a while and am just catching up, you have done an amazing job with this project and the photo's do not do it justice thank for sharing john

hi don't know whether this is still relevant. Like you I needed / wanted - more wanted I think - another scroll saw as my record power did not cut the mustard, so after looking at what I was cutting at the time and where I will eventually go i opted for the ex 30, expensive £800 but well...

thanks again for the support, the back and maybe the foot will sort its self out hopefully, but during nerve conductive tests it was found, I have mild to serious carpel tunnel problems in my right hand an serious to major in my left hand and have been advised against any ops , as I will not...

Hi all thanks for the kind words ,got back home yesterday op not a complete success and has left further problems to over come may end up under the knife again to correct them, not sure if or when I will be ever back in the shop. Take care John

will be missing for a while going awol as from tonight back surgery AM Thursday, and will not be able to do anything for six weeks , so I am told . take care John

this is the last thing that I made , it may be a while before I make anything else as back surgery on Thursday AM take care John

hi again been cutting some small reindeers tonight tried a #3 spiral all went into the fire lighting bucket till I bust the blade, had some straight blades that came with my saw it cut magic till I bust it - my fault not the machines - then I found a packet of pegas blades I had stashed away a...

hi AES spiral blades really take some getting used to slow speed and slow feed and plenty of practice and fire wood, but when one gets used them it is much quicker the indian and bear took just over 3 hours to cut mind I did use a small blade #02 spiral take care John

still aint had surgery and have been busy here is some more stuff done a plaque of 5 horses d from a pattern off the scroll saw village by Birchbark the single horse by Charles dearing the Indian and bear for a pattern by Florent Ameslant from the scroll saw hang out site the 5 horse and single...

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hi just to catch up been doing the hospital rounds and expect to have back surgery this month. Here are a few bits I have done since I was last on a couple of Steve goods patterns girl and horse and I love you, sign out of pitch pine which seemed a waste but it was for the people who gave me...

hi mike I live in the Scottish borders newcastleton, I would love to try the water based lacquer where do you get it please. take care. John

hi thanks for the help but , contrary to my better judgment it looks like its going to be a clear gloss polyurethane finish, I looked at spray lacquer but as I am crap at spraying that was a no no , and brush lacquer is to expensive. take care John

hi again I have almost finished a table made out of pitch pine ,but now I have problem of putting a finish on it, I have some finishing oil some Danish oil and some boiled linseed oil , but I am open to suggestions please. take care |John

Hi Andy thanks for trying to find the tutorial for me , I have approached the site from where this picture came from to see if there is a copy write problem before I go any further, will do a post when I get their reply take care John

hi again this picture is of a American Airoplane bringing a fallen solder home and is called the ANGEL FLIGHT, I would like to make into a scroll saw pattern A3 size can anyone set me off in the right direction please ,bearing in mind I have never ever done a pattern before thanks Take care John

hi i am trying to resaw 9 inch x 4 inch 200 year old pitch pine from an old church, with a 3 tpi 3/4 blade from tough saws in my record power bs300s band saw, and am finding that after each cut of the 4 inch thickness I have to clean the blade of residue build up behind the teeth, I am not...

this is my contribution a table made out of scrap wood and with a pallet wood top take care John

there is a easy and cheap way for workshop security, all one needs is a car horn the louder the better car opening door switches - the ones that put the light on when the door opens - a car battery and a on off switch so one can shut the alarm off outside the shop, the door switch goes in the...

Hi went on original marquetry and the blade prices are about the same a copper or two either way, again it depends on the exchange rate, but the British banks are now - god bless em the robbing B******s **** Turpin had the decency to wear a mask when he robbed people - are starting to charge a...