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Page FALL HOME IMPROVEMENT Srplrmber isra Area rugs are a popular choice at Criterion Carpets Versatile scroll saws add to workshop Whether you re hoping to up cold floors before the cold weather hits or turning your home into the Taj complete with hand woven rugs carpet shopping is no easy task People above all are looking for a bargain said Wllf Batten owner of Criterion Carpets on Street in Georgetown Area rugs are a popular choice this year he said because lots of people are going back to hardwood flooring and they need something to complement their hardwood Criterion offers the top name brand carpeters such as Harding and National but also carries Per Chinese and Pakistani rugs It s not wholesale but iff ty close the owner sas We got pretty good prices here That s win people come in More people ill be buv uig carpets a month from now but there is still an increased number who are read to improe their homes When the weather gels colder people will be more interested in work It s too hot right now to work Mr Batten said The purpose of carpeting is to up floors but customers are choosing colors and te Forest green peach pink dark and light and beige and brown are popular choices Mr Batten said More and more people are ing area rugs custom made The rugs can be moved easih to ferent locations for those who rent their homes If consider yourself a doit your probably run into a project win re you needed to make a curved cut in wood or metal Or belter yet hud to eut out house numbers or itjlc pattern tor a child toy Your standard eireular saw won help you hen and neither will that hand saw less plenty of extra time Ever wondered how the pros make these cuts They use scroll are among the most useful top tools Like a hand scroll saw power scroll saws have a very thin row blade This thin blade follows tight curves without binding So unlike other iv pes of stroll saws can actually cut circle It this ability that makes the use of a scroll saw necessary for many of he woodworking and project plans avail able To illustrate how scroll saws work one classic scroll saw project is making a wooden jigsaw puzzle After mounting a picture on a piece of wood you cut he Create garden projects this fall With another season of outdoor living around your garden porch deck or patio behind you think ahead to next spring What types of projects and furniture would enhance your outdoor living room You can shop the sales at the garden and patio centers but expect to find picked over inventories of still costly merchandise An alternative is to use the fall and winter to create and build your own outdoor garden projects in the ga rage or basement In the spring move outside to apply the finishing touches with a good stain and water re pellent Two kev product categories to look for at local home center are outdoor products and wood preserva repellents both clear and with stains Outdoor millwork products are ores sure treated wood products such as turned spindles lattice panels finials and fancy fence boards that while thought of mainly for decks porches and fences can easily become time saving for smaller projects In fact many of the products are designed with notches and grooves to fit together easily speed ing construction and adding a custom look to your designs Likewise the wood preservativeswater repellents are impor for large projects but can be even more critical for preserving and the look of your showcase projects Two leading product brands LifeWood outdoor and clear wood preservative and Woodlife n stain and wood from DAP recently commissioned some idea starting design ideas for outdoor protects from an unusual source What resulted is a series of project ideas that demonstrate the flair with which vou can design and build outdoor projects using outdoor millwork prod Also wood preserving finishes can be important for enhancing the project appeal Third Street Studios suggests the lowing project ideas Ba ana boot bench Store our gar den hand tools and boots in garden seat with a face and back using LifeWood Bavarian Sculpture Board outdoor mill work Finish the project with clear wood pre repellent lanterns Use sections of fancy Queen Anne spindles framed with notched handrail and finials to create eye catching oversize garden Ian terns Light lanterns with low cost low volt age outdoor lighting kits such as those from Toro by actually placing the entire plastic fixture inside the wood lantern Finish with a stain and wood preserva live Trashcan stoaway Use outdoor lattice and C shaped channel for framing the lattice to face the sides of a clever garbage can container framed with one or more Dec top posts Finish it iwo complementary soft colors of stain and wood pre and your unsightly garbage can will become an attractive outdoor net Sundial or birdbath base Start with inverted as the feet add four Sir Richard spindles to support the first base and hen two more spindles to support the sundial or Finish a clear wood preservative water repellent Here are several other project ideas Planters with corner and solid sides covered in lattice or fancy fence boards of a contrasting color ball footed benches or tables using round turned posts as legs a plant with spin dies supporting the shelves jigsaw pattern Because the scroll saw is so precise it doesn damage the material on either side of the cut Scroll saws arc great for making toys too If you re making wood toys for in stance most patterns are fashioned after animals Unless you re planning to make a square alligator chances are you won t have a single straight cut on the entire project no problem with a scroll saw But scroll saws are lor more than just fun and games You won be able to do without a scroll saw if you are refinishmt furniture or renovating an old house Older furniture can have scrolling patterns and inlays Professional charge a handsome fee for re placing these broken parts using a scroll saw to copy he missing pieces shapes Old houses usually have damaged woodwork hat is no longer available commercially Finding replacement pieces is taxing A scroll saw and router will help recreate much of this able material If you re thinking you should add a scroll saw your workshop be sure to pick the right one Dremel a power tool manufacturer that has over years of scroll saw experience offers some guid for buyers Pick the size that best for you Scroll saws arc measured by the throat depth the distance between the blade and the inside of the shaped arm that holds the blade The larger the throat depth the END OF SUMMER SA Burlington I AWA SAVE ON ENTIRE BURLINGTON PRODUCT LINE SALE ENDS SEPTEMBER 30th FLOOR FASHIONS LTD heavierduty the saw is or soloes con wisdom s IS model Scroll Saw lor example can cut 15 inches in from the edge of he work material It will cut pine up I inch thick That fine for and mid sized projects The model 1671 Scroll Saw is a heavyduty cast aluminum tool hat nan dies small mid and large sized pro It can cut up to two inches of pine Power and speed are good measures of what you can expect ihe saw to plish The model 1671 has a directdrive 110 horsepower motor that produces two blade speeds from and strokes per minute You can expect to work it hard without significant prob Table size refers to he work area around he blade The larger the table the larger the project you can work with easily 16inch model has a 12 round table Finally consider how it s constructed s model 1671 has a cast num base and table so it provides a ble work surface Once you make a purchase take time to experiment with the tool After a short time you 11 get the feel for making scroll cuts Woodworking and project plans are available from a variety of sources Die met offers a Project Plan series for use with scroll saws Window Shopping windows and doors limited General Delivery Ont LOP Tel 8775413 8466644