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The new Excalibur scroll saws are made in China and have issues.

I'm currently in the market for a new scroll saw. The one at the top of my list is Pegas.

Paste wax is wax dissolved in a solvent. Stoddard solvent is used in Johnson's Paste Wax. The first thing that comes to my mind is to leavel the lid off and see if it evaporates. I have had it be too thin after adding solvent to dried wax and fixed it by leaving the lid off for a while which is how ...

Robert- I see you mentioned handling small pieces of wood on another thread. Do you have any suggestions on easiest ways to dimension something like this ? b It depends on what you will do with them and, of course, what dimensions you want. I will use my miter saw, or Shopsmith table saw if I want ...

KCollins wrote: ↑Wed Oct 26, 2022 11:50 am I have a ton of walnut cutoffs but no idea what to do with them... I like the bowl idea. Give me an excuse to learn how to turn something on the lathe. This at least helps me get something dimensional. Thanks for posting bainin...

You can send them to me. I'll find a use for them.

You can make all sorts of things from cutoffs with a scrollsaw.

toolcurve wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 3:48 pm It does look to be BW, what is the weight, does it seem more dense / heavy then normal hardwood?

It is heavy and dense and the dark piece cut so smooth the person that gave it to me thought it might be plastic.

I'm pretty sure it is ipe.

daveg wrote: ↑Sun Aug 28, 2022 1:57 am Just a guess, Brazilian Walnut (Ipe)?

I think you are correct.

Black Locust - It sure does look like the photos in the Wood Database Wenge - I don't think this would be a match. The end grain looks different. Katalox - I only have one dark board. I'm guessing heartwood. The end grain is different. Rosewood - I don't notice any smell when I cut it, and it does n...

Would you guess what kind of wood this is? This is hardwood flooring. It's old, heavy, and hard. Used 80-grit sandpaper will barely scratch it. This is a slice off the end of the only used and darkest piece. 2022-08-20 20.35.49.jpg The same piece with a little mineral oil on it. 2022-08-20 20.38.12....

Mineral spirits will remove Johnson's Paste Wax. Real mineral sprits, not the fake green stuff.

Paint thinner works too, it is less refined mineral spirits. It is also cheaper.