This little tug boat is not for children under 35. Small parts present a choking hazard. She does float but she needs a little ballast in the stern to set level in the water. If you do decide to use the boat in water make sure you use a water proof glue or she will end up like the skipper and Gilligan.
I got the axle pegs from www.bearwood.comhttps://www.bearwood.com/product5.html. I used the .156 tenon size. You can just substitute 1/8" dowel if that's all you have. Just cut the top of the dowel at an angle to make it look like a smoke stack.
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Six Dozen Free Pegas Scroll Saw Blades to the winners.
I want to thank Bear Woods for sponsoring another giveaway. This time they will give three random winners their choice of six dozen Pegas scroll saw blades. You can enter once per day. The contest ends 9/30/2017.
Pegas scroll saw blades are manufactured in Switzerland to the highest possible standards. They are sharp and they last longer that lesser quality blades. If you want to do a cheap upgrade to your scroll saw then buy high quality blades. You will be surprised how much different high quality blades are. The good news is that they don't really cost any more than poor quality blades.
IMPORTANT: When you click the button to enter the contest, the Bear Woods site will open. Feel free to look around and bookmark the page for later visits. You have to close that page or click the previous tab to go back to the entry page to complete the entry.
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Keep Florida in your prayers:
As the hurricane heads for southern Florida I am thinking about all my friends down there. We have many scroll saw buddies in the state. Russ Claridy, my original Community Forum moderator is near the Tampa area. I spoke with him a couple days ago and he was trying to decide what to do. Be safe folks. Get out if you can. Hope this thing fizzles out fast.
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Do you need a source for scroll saw ready boards?
Look no more because Heritage Wood Specialties is
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Let me teach you to create a beautiful wooden portrait pattern. I will show you everything you need from start to finish. The video will show you the free software program you can download for Windows or Mac OS. I will show you how to install the program and configure it for best results.
Then I will show you the technique to take your photograph and make a pattern from it. When the pattern is complete we will go in the shop and cut it.
The DVD is $10 plus shipping. This is a data DVD that you will use on your computer to watch the video tutorial
Purchase the entire Scrollsaw Workshop pattern catalog for offline access.
This DVD has 1,964 patterns published from 2007 thru 2016.
The DVD is $20 plus shipping. Ships to 60 countries around the world.
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You can view a video showing use of the DVD on a Windows PC and a MAC at this link
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My two "Wooden Vases on the Scroll Saw" books make it easy.
The books are $12 each and available for instant download after purchase. Click for Video
Demonstration.
Sengoku CV-23K KeroHeat Convection 23,500-BTU Portable Kerosene Heater
Hard to believe but it's almost that time of year again here in the U.S. Is your workshop heated? I heat my two car garage workshop with a Kerosene heater and it does a fantastic job. I run it for about 20 minutes and can turn it off for an hour or two. My workshop is insulated which helps.
- Excellent emergency heat source
- Heats approximately a 900 square foot room
- Fuel capacity of 1.9 gallons
- 1.9 gallons of kerosene will provide 12 hours of heat
- Includes automatic shut-off feature