Those are really great! I love those boxes, fantastic idea.
Beautiful! Some day I hope to reach that level!
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There is some AMAZING work on here. I ordered mine a month ago and am waiting for it to even show up on the order numbers. Iām hoping to be able to learn a software and machine operation enough that I can make something besides a squareā¦which would be the stock I started with LOL!
The order info page says theyāre not going to update the chart with orders anymore. For a Journeyman you should plan on 10-12 weeks from when you ordered it and not be overly surprised if itās 16-20 weeks based on this yearās experience so far. For a WW it looks like maybe half or two-thirds that. They may have caught up to their latest schedule (which is a month + longer than what they projected when ordered) but if history is a guide, they may fall back again as they did a couple of times this year.
Hey Jim
Thanks for the heads up. One would think as many times as Iāve checked it I wouldāve noticed that note. Based on that info, it could be here for Christmas but will be here when it gets here. Never have been much good at patience.
Cheers
They didnāt make it the highlight of the page 
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Very true good sir. 
Based on the lack of schedule slips over the last month you may get lucky and be good for Christmas. Then if youāre like most of us, you can sneak out of work for a few days and get it set up and cutting before the new year 
I figure I hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Iām often happily surprised but rarely disappointed. With all the stuff going on in the world, a delay in getting what for many would be out of reach, seems like a very 1st World (and even 10-percenter) problem. Iām still not patient but I do try not to go batsh*t crazy about things. I hear thatās good for my blood pressure
Definitely a 1st world and maybe a 1% problem. Iām off the last 2 weeks of the year so hopefully it shows up, if not Iāll build something with the shop full of tools I already have.
Had a huge perspective shift 4 years ago. Diagnosed with leukemia, had bone marrow transplant, 86 days in the hospital, 2 year recovery, beat leukemia, tried to die twice. I think a few weeks delay in getting a toy I want and donāt really need is not going to change the course of overall life for me. Love your viewpoint. Keep the blood pressure down. Youāll live longer I hear.
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Good to hear you made it through that. A friend of mine had a similar diagnosis 3 years ago. Stage IV Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma but he pressed on anyway. Went through his treatment and theyāve said heās only got to wait the clock out (5yrs) to be officially ācuredā but otherwise heās back to normal. Except we both have a different attitude. Heās like family and what he went through changed some of my approach to life - Iām spending way more time with my family and trying to do something good for my corner of the world. Doesnāt stop me from being an analytical engineer trying to parse out information from limited data in order info charts though 
Same here. Just had my 4 year check ups and basically got told I was a ānormalā human, whatever that means, and to go see my pcp. They wonāt tell me Iām ācuredā until the 5 year mark post transplant next December. Iāve been with the same company for 32 years and they treated me well during treatment but my perspective has definitely changed. I have 3 kids, 3 grandkids, 3 dogs, and the same bride for 32 years. I try to live each day to its fullest. Same approachā¦trying to be a kind human in the midst of it all. Donāt figure I was healed to add to the pile of knuckleheads or to just breathe free air
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These are some of the table place cards I made for our Thanksgiving day dinner(I made 5 total). We are all relatives and it doesnāt matter where anyone sits but itās fun to make something for people to take home with their left overs. Iāve made something for every holiday party this year, gotta come up with something really special for Christmas.
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What would you carve for the vegetarian and vegan family members?
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Green beans 
. Iād use poplar, itās sorta green
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Just as there are no Atheists in foxholes, there are no vegetarians or vegans at Thanksgiving dinner.
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A plate of veggies and Stuffing? 
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I could use the same method with basswood. First stain the wood black then a couple of coats of shellac and then carve some mashed potatoes. (I finish with a coat or two of lacquer). Everyoneās other ideas are good too.
Hi all. So Iām trying to carve a functioning QR CODE on wood and I am able to do the carve but itās not being read. I painted the wood black before I started so the carve would be light. I ran the project, it physically looks like a genuine code but Iām missing something. Iām using a 90Ā° V bit on pine. I have not tried various depths yet. I think I was a bit shy of 1/8ā. Perhaps thatās too deep? Any advice at all?
Does it work if you print it? I wonder if the 3d nature is an issue