Critters - Scroll Saw Challenge

[Travis]

Spring is in the air and our furry little friends are coming out to play.  This month's challenge is all about the critters in our lives.  Share a project of bunnies, puppies, and anything else that make you saw "awww."  Post your animal projects below.  When you do, please tell us a little something about it.  While we love seeing your handiwork, it's the backstory that makes it special. 

I can't wait to see what you come up with!

[oldhudson]

I'll jump in. This project is a grasshopper pull toy I made several years ago. It was a big hit with the kids that got it. Primarily, it was a bandsaw - drill press  project. The wheels cut with a hole saw. The axles, 1/4" dowel stock. The joints for the legs, eyes and ends of the antennas were all from a craft store. The antennas themselves were electrical wire left at the garage when we purchased the house 32 years ago.  The concept was from a woodworker on another site.

I'm sure there will be some great items from the intarsia, segmentation folks.

[Foxfold]

I did this, ..  I lost my mare a couple of years back and I've never quite got over it. This piece reminded me of her so I cut it.  She roamed free in the garden and was a sweet thing and absolutely loved playing with my grandchildren and my puppies, I'll never forget her. 

Edited April 3, 2019 by Foxfold

[heppnerguy]

9 hours ago, oldhudson said:

I'll jump in. This project is a grasshopper pull toy I made several years ago. It was a big hit with the kids that got it. Primarily, it was a bandsaw - drill press  project. The wheels cut with a hole saw. The axles, 1/4" dowel stock. The joints for the legs, eyes and ends of the antennas were all from a craft store. The antennas themselves were electrical wire left at the garage when we purchased the house 32 years ago.  The concept was from a woodworker on another site.

I'm sure there will be some great items from the intarsia, segmentation folks.

sure is a cute little guy. I bet they would sell at a craft show. Very well done

Dick

heppnerguy

[heppnerguy]

8 hours ago, Foxfold said:

I did this, ..  I lost my mare a couple of years back and I've never quite got over it. This piece reminded me of her so I cut it.  She roamed free in the garden and was a sweet thing and absolutely loved playing with my grandchildren and my puppies, I'll never forget her. 

Nicely done, Brenda. One can really get close to their animals. My daughter and granddaughters all have horses and have almost all their lives. I have one young granddaughter that buy, trains and sell horses all the time. She does really well with it and probably has no idea how many horses she has owned. 

Dick

heppnerguy

[John B]

A selection from my toy making days.
I used to see yellow, my hair would be yellow, my clothes everything was yellow when I made the ducks. Besides the ull alongs like in the photo I used to make flappers that had a handle that you'd push and their feet, made out of vinyl would flap on the ground. I'd do dozens at a time as I just couldn't keep up with them. From memory they sold for about $20 each.
All the googly eyes are recessed and superglued in place
 

[John B]

12 hours ago, oldhudson said:

I'll jump in. This project is a grasshopper pull toy I made several years ago. It was a big hit with the kids that got it. Primarily, it was a bandsaw - drill press  project. The wheels cut with a hole saw. The axles, 1/4" dowel stock. The joints for the legs, eyes and ends of the antennas were all from a craft store. The antennas themselves were electrical wire left at the garage when we purchased the house 32 years ago.  The concept was from a woodworker on another site.

I'm sure there will be some great items from the intarsia, segmentation folks.

Love the grasshopper  I bet the kids had a ball.

[RabidAlien]

The Yorkie I made for an aunt, for Christmas.  She's always got an emotional-support-Yorkie. 

 

The Dane, made him for my wife after we lost our first Dane, Rebel, to bloat.  Smartest dog I've ever met (including the Husky we fostered....that dog was smart, but had to be part weasel, too, so Rebel the Dane took first place in my heart).  Both have an open section on them, but were cut on my first scroll saw, the weekend I picked it up from a yard sale.  I hadn't looked up the manual online yet, so wasn't really sure how to change the blades or what size hole to drill.  The rusty blade in the saw still worked, though, and didn't break until my next project.

The flying unicorns, I'd figured out blades, found a local source of 3" pin-ended blades (Ace Hardware), and figured out which drill bit to use for pilot holes.  These still hang on my daughter's wall.

[trackman]

These bunnies are Steve Good’s pattern.  Made with red oak. My wife found 10 wooden eggs already colored at Goodwill for 50 cents each. 

[Scrappile]

Dang, some really neat stuff here.  I don't have much in the line of critters.  I have made my grandson a couple wood trucks, not critters.  I did make him this dragon, he likes dragons.  It is called the Time Keeper or something and was suppose to hold a clock, but for some reason I pictured him holding a crystal ball.

 

Edited April 4, 2019 by Scrappile

[RabidAlien]

1 hour ago, Scrappile said:

Dang, some really neat stuff here.  I don't have much in the line of critters.  I have made my grandson a couple wood trucks, not critters.  I did make him this dragon, he likes dragons.  It is called the Time Keeper or something and was suppose to hold a clock, but for some reason I pictured him hold a crystal ball.

 

Dragons look much better holding crystal balls. 

Check out Steve Good's site, he has a "Dragon Pendant" pattern that's just AWESOME as-is, or even cooler when enlarged.
 

[Gordster]

13 hours ago, John B said:

A selection from my toy making days.
I used to see yellow, my hair would be yellow, my clothes everything was yellow when I made the ducks. Besides the ull alongs like in the photo I used to make flappers that had a handle that you'd push and their feet, made out of vinyl would flap on the ground. I'd do dozens at a time as I just couldn't keep up with them. From memory they sold for about $20 each.
All the googly eyes are recessed and superglued in place
 

Wow John they are beautiful...

[Gordster]

Here are a few I have done  lately..the beware of dog and home is where the cat is are my patterns and

the other three are Steve Good patterns...all very popular sellers.

[John B]

9 hours ago, trackman said:

These bunnies are Steve Good’s pattern.  Made with red oak. My wife found 10 wooden eggs already colored at Goodwill for 50 cents each. 

That's a lousy trick, wooden eggs, what happened to the chocolate

 

[scrollntole]

Not much of a back story with this one, but this was something I did when I started scrolling - the pattern just made me laugh, so I had to do it.

 

[Rockytime]

That really is funny! Clever too. Do you mind saying where the pattern can be found?

[barb.j.enders]

This was a special request for a friend.

[innar20]

Model and endresult

[John B]

@innar20Beautiful cuttings. I like them all, but the raccoons really look like they are up to no good .
The eagle is a real ripper.

Edited April 7, 2019 by John B

[Scrappile]

7 hours ago, John B said:

@innar20Beautiful cuttings. I like them all, but the raccoons really look like they are up to no good .
The eagle is a real ripper.

@John B that eagle is a free Steve Good Pattern, go here and search "flying eagle" . https://www.stevedgood.com/catalog/index.php

[meflick]

12 hours ago, John B said:

@innar20Beautiful cuttings. I like them all, but the raccoons really look like they are up to no good .
The eagle is a real ripper.

 

4 hours ago, Scrappile said:

@John B that eagle is a free Steve Good Pattern, go here and search "flying eagle" . https://www.stevedgood.com/catalog/index.php

And the raccoons are in the pattern library here in the Village. It is “raccon2” (note the typo in raccoon if searching)

 

Edited April 7, 2019 by meflick

[Rockytime]

Beautiful cutting Inar. You pup pattern is right on!

[Gonzo]

This is for my sister who had to put her dog Sadie down. Grampa Paul made the pattern for me. Thanks Paul!

[RabidAlien]

50 minutes ago, Gonzo said:

This is for my sister who had to put her dog Sadie down. Grampa Paul made the pattern for me. Thanks Paul!

 

One of the hardest aspects of adulthood, I've found, no matter if it was the best decision you could make for your furry friend.  That's a well-cut tribute.

[kmmcrafts]

My wife likes Leopards.. so I made her this Leopard for our anniversary a few years ago.. wrote a little love note on the back. hangs in our bedroom.. 

Then also.. My mother passed away when I was like 10 years old from cancer.. and she collected owls.. anything owl she loved it.. so in memory of her I made these owls.. Before my daughter knew about my mothers liking owls she took a liking to them too.. so I've made these and they hang in our house as well.. 

The wolf picture is something I made for my daughters 4th grade class..to auction off as a fund raiser to take a class trip to Mackinac Island.. it was the last year the school was taking that trip due to cuts and funding for class trips and without the fund raisers they wasn't going to go.. fortunately they did raise enough to take the trip..  This was a while ago because my daughter is in the second year of college now, LOL      

Edited April 10, 2019 by kmmcrafts