My wife had a request. Our master bath has a seahorse theme. She wanted a clock that was large enough to be a wall clock and match the theme. I had a 6" diameter clock insert from Bear Woods that needed a home so I got started. It's a simple project but simple is often best.
I cut this clock from 3/4" thick MDF. MDF is heavy but it takes paint well so it was a good choice. One tip is to sand the surface well before you apply the paint. The sanded surface will take the paint much better.
When you cut the hole for the insert it is best to undercut it slightly and sand to a good fit.
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One of the best values I have in my shop is my Ryobi spindle sander. I paid around $100 for it several years ago and it still works great. I use it a lot. Unfortunately, it is no longer available.
I have researched these machines and this WEN spindle sander gets very good reviews. It sells on Amazon for just over $100. I have many sanding options in my shop and some of them are very expensive. These spindle sanders do a lot of work for not much cost.
I used my spindle sander for this project today to get a perfect fit for the clock insert. This tool made getting that perfect fit easy.
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Scroll Saw Pattern Design Tutorial: DVD
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.
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
Every Scrollsaw Workshop Pattern from 2007-2017 in DVD
Purchase the entire Scrollsaw Workshop pattern catalog for offline access.
This DVD has 2,300 patterns published from 2007 thru 2017.
The DVD is $20 plus shipping. Ships to 60 countries around the world.
The DVD is $20 plus shipping. Ships to 60 countries around the world.
If you use the DVD on a Windows PC there is a simple viewer program to browse through the patterns.
The DVD also works fine on a MAC. The viewer program is not MAC compatible but there is an included PDF with all the patterns shown as thumbnails for easy viewing.
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