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Good Day Crew!
Made this Steve Good Pattern for my Grandson, we painted it in his favorite colors. Please note that this is made by hand, on my Scroll Saw. I have 4 more projects lined up for my Grandson, including some cool toys.
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-Steven
That’s awesome Wigwag. My grandpa used to make all kinds of toys for us in his woodshop. It was pretty cool really, now that he is gone I still have most if not all of the things he made me.
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WigWagWorkshop wrote:
Good Day Crew!
Made this Steve Good Pattern for my Grandson, we painted it in his favorite colors. Please note that this is made by hand, on my Scroll Saw. I have 4 more projects lined up for my Grandson, including some cool toys.
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-Steven
You have some nice skills there…..Your going to be superman in the eyes of your grandson 🙂
awesome job dude, I know how time consuming that can be…have you ever thought about a pantograph?
That is the kind of cool stuff that is missing today. Heart and soul, meaningful stuff they will have for a long time. Looks great!
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Looks awesome Steven!! He’s gonna be a happy camper!!
Nice, what kind of scroll saw do you have?
RCWARD wrote:
Nice, what kind of scroll saw do you have?
The DeWalt DW788 of course LOL… It’s the best model out there for the price, since the next step up is a $1000+ dollars. Delta makes a similar one in the same price range, and shares many of the same parts has the DeWalt DW788, but I been reading a lot of negative reviews on the Delta model.
-Steven
HiltiWpg wrote:
That is the kind of cool stuff that is missing today. Heart and soul, meaningful stuff they will have for a long time. Looks great!
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I did a lot of the same things when the boys were young, and Brandon (the one that was in the hospital) enjoys making walking sticks, and wood burning now – he’s 17. I also made some cars and trucks for my Grandson, and he plays with them more then those fancy plastic ones with all the light and loud noises.
kruton wrote:
That’s awesome Wigwag. My grandpa used to make all kinds of toys for us in his woodshop. It was pretty cool really, now that he is gone I still have most if not all of the things he made me.
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That’s cool that you still have stuff your Grandpa made. Aiden really enjoys playing with everything I have made for him so far, can’t wait till he gets a little older, and can come into the shop.
comp56 wrote:
awesome job dude, I know how time consuming that can be…have you ever thought about a pantograph?
I don’t mind the time it takes, I just enjoy being in the workshop and especially the sanding process, has it’s very therapeutic. I sort of get in a “zone”, when sanding by hand and its’s one thing in my workshop that won’t cause serious injury when i’m not 100% focused (I am always 110% focused when using any power tools). I will have to look into a pantograph, could be a useful tool for the workshop.
I have seen guys with some great woodworking skills, but they skimped on the sanding and it totally ruined what they were making.WigWagWorkshop wrote:
I don’t mind the time it takes, I just enjoy being in the workshop and especially the sanding process, has it’s very therapeutic. I sort of get in a “zone”, when sanding by hand and its’s one thing in my workshop that won’t cause serious injury when i’m not 100% focused (I am always 110% focused when using any power tools). I will have to look into a pantograph, could be a useful tool for the workshop.
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Awesome project WigWag!!
Looks great!!! What type, brand, of paint brush are you using to paint with??
Justin Hernandez wrote:
Looks great!!! What type, brand, of paint brush are you using to paint with??
Nothing special, the paint is just .49 craft acrylic with a few drops of Liquitex leveling agent, then a few coats of Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic to seal it. The brushes are contemporary craft. Since these are just kids toys, I personally think it looks good enough. However, for my other small woodworking projects the require a colorful painted finish, I use my Airbrush to apply the paint in several thin coats.
-Steven
A boy that likes trains? I look at myself and say nothing good can come of it. lol
That is REALLY nice, good job! My Nephew would love that, he’s obsessed with trains.
WigWagWorkshop wrote:
Nothing special, the paint is just .49 craft acrylic with a few drops of Liquitex leveling agent, then a few coats of Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic to seal it. The brushes are contemporary craft. Since these are just kids toys, I personally think it looks good enough. However, for my other small woodworking projects the require a colorful painted finish, I use my Airbrush to apply the paint in several thin coats.
-Steven
It looks like a good smooth finish, keep up the good work.
I still got the toy thompson my grandfather made me somewhere out of maple and I little pipe was boss to play woth
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