Old & New - Scroll Saw Challenge

[Travis]

This month's scroll saw challenge is about seeing how far we've come in our hobby.  Post a picture of your first project, and a picture of your most recent project.  This isn't about poking fun at where we began, but rather to celebrate how far we've come.  And when you post, let us know how you discovered scroll sawing.  It will be fun to see where we all got our start and where we are now.

[Jronn65]

I’ve posted these before so I guess these will look familiar to some.  That deer really needs some help!  I think I cut it around 2011, which is when I first started scrolling.  The Sue Mey nativity scene was cut just before Christmas.   

Edited January 2, 2020 by Jronn65

[Foxfold]

I got my 1st scrollsaw from Aldi's just over a year ago as I thought it might be interesting to try something new in my retirement. I was quite happy with it for a month or so then I discovered this forum and that was it. After seeing some of the amazing things that people cut on here, I bought a new saw and I've gone from silhouettes and simple cut outs to my beloved Gorilla.  I would never have imagined in a lifetime that I could do something like this. I'm totally addicted.

 

Edited January 2, 2020 by Foxfold

[OCtoolguy]

1 hour ago, Jronn65 said:

I’ve posted these before so I guess these will look familiar to some.  That deer really needs some help!  I think I cut it around 2011, which is when I first started scrolling.  The Sue Mey nativity scene was cut just before Christmas.   

All I can say is "WOW"! Great work.

 

[OCtoolguy]

1 hour ago, Foxfold said:

I got my 1st scrollsaw from Aldi's just over a year ago as I thought it might be interesting to try something new in my retirement. I was quite happy with it for a month or so then I discovered this forum and that was it. After seeing some of the amazing things that people cut on here, I bought a new saw and I've gone from silhouettes and simple cut outs to my beloved Gorilla.  I would never have imagined in a lifetime that I could do something like this. I'm totally addicted.

 

Brenda, you have come a very long way. Fantastic work.

 

[drolstad]

started this past summer and fell in love with scrolling. I have a hard time being away from it.  haha

[Ron Johnson]

I began scrolling back in 98 and my first project was a Christmas scene for my mother. I recall looking at a 16” scroll saw at Sears, purchased it and from there been hooked. My last project posted was a portrait of a Ducenberg. 

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

I am way too far past this. I started 35+ years ago as a woodworker/scroller I was always interested in making things with my hands and working with my hands. Probably why I got into construction and worked as an electrician for 43 years. Worked with my Dad when I was 7 helping him restore our house and add a set of dormers on to provide for us kids. From then on I had the bug. I learned so much from him as I grew up. I always said if we had the tools that I have now back then we could have finished a lot quicker. But it made me appreciate what I have now. I use to go to many craft shows just to look at what people created with their hands and minds and that always fascinated me. Met a few scrollers and from there on I was hooked. It happened again about 15 years ago when I got into turning and another hobby was born. Have no photos of yesteryears and everyone has seen my latest napkin holders. That was the last scrolling project I did last year. 

Edited January 3, 2020 by JTTHECLOCKMAN

[OCtoolguy]

16 minutes ago, Ron Johnson said:

I began scrolling back in 98 and my first project was a Christmas scene for my mother. I recall looking at a 16” scroll saw at Sears, purchased it and from there been hooked. My last project posted was a portrait of a Ducenberg. 

Awesome work!

[OCtoolguy]

14 minutes ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said:

I am way too far past this. I started 35+ years ago as a woodworker/scroller I was always interested in making things with my hands and working with my hands. Probably why I got into construction and worked as an electrician for 43 years. Worked with my Dad when I was 7 helping him restore our house and add a set of dormers on to provide for us kids. From then on I had the bug. I learned so much from him as I grew up. I always said if we had the tools that I have now back then we could have finished a lot quicker. But it made me appreciate what I have now. I use to go to many craft shows just to look at what people created with their hands and minds and that always fascinated me. Met a few scrollers and from there on I was hooked. It happened again about 15 years ago when I got into turning and another hobby was born. Have no photos of yesteryears and everyone has seen my latest napkin holders. That was the last scrolling project I did last year. 

JT, that explains so much. You cantankerous old fart! Thanks for posting.

[JeffT]

the tree of peace in feather was done(and other things in photo all done same day  Oct 4, 2015...picture of my very good friend who passed away last year on x mas day i did Xmas eve this year 2019

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

1 hour ago, octoolguy said:

JT, that explains so much. You cantankerous old fart! Thanks for posting.

Wow. 

[Steve Curtis]

I started scroll sawing in 1988 sometime. Started off doing real simple fretwork ornaments that was in the scroll saw magazines. Today, I make at least 600 to 700 intarsia ornaments each Christmas. Along with lots of other stuff.

[innar20]

First try to use scrollsaw.

Picture 210*295mm

Delta 40-560

Last.

Picture 400*400mm

Hegner Multicut 2

[RabidAlien]

Got started, technically, back in Nov 2017 (according to the photo filename).  I'd helped my wife's grandfather renovate our first house back in 2007/2008, and have always loved working with my hands to create something, so when we moved back in, he told me to hang on to an old table saw and band saw ("if I need 'em, I know where to find 'em."  They lived a mile away from us.).  I made a Texas state flag out of a section of old fence, just adding some support to the back and painting it, and got started making smaller sized flags, then got the band saw up and running again and tried making a sign I'd seen on Pinterest, but ran into a problem with the inside loop on the "L".   So I found an old Dremel 57-2 listed at a garage sale, picked it up for $25, and never looked back.    The band saw hasn't been used since, and was even sold to make room for other stuff. 

 

Most recent were a couple of gifts, one for my daughter (I stack-cut the dragon scene, and have one at work as well) and one for my wife for our anniversary.

 

 

[Dennisfm56]

I knew I needed to find a different outlet for my enjoyment in woodworking, so bought the Wen. My first was really bad. I knew nothing about how to cut. Hadn't even watched Steve Good's intro series. Pinned blade that came from with the saw. Discovered later that it was a #9. I've since upgraded to a Delta and have a bit more understanding of blades and how to cut. My latest completed project. I have a 4-5 other not puzzles in various stages of completion. I like the puzzles because I can finish in a a of hours. I suffer senior onset attention deficit disorder. 

[JimErn]

Santa brought me a Porter Cable in 2015, the first thing I did was a sign for the wife's store, then I found an excaliber on craigs list, and been cutting ever since.  From Fretwork, to puzzles, to portraits and boxes.

 

[bigdave]

This is one of the first pieces I have done, it is a cell phone holder.

[Tammi201]

I stared last year August.

[Frank Pellow]

Long before I had access to a scroll saw, I used a coping saw to do (almost) the same job.

The first project that I remember cutting with a coping saw was a simple jigsaw puzzle puppy and I made that as a present for my brother Bruce when I was about 7.  That's 70 years ago.  I don't have a photo, but this sketch that I found on the internet is close to what I used:

                         

It shows that things don't really change much for me in spite of the years and all the new technologies, because the last scroll saw project that I completed is this one that I did for my sister Christine about two weeks ago:

                       

 

Edited January 3, 2020 by Frank Pellow

[OCtoolguy]

13 hours ago, Steve Curtis said:

I started scroll sawing in 1988 sometime. Started off doing real simple fretwork ornaments that was in the scroll saw magazines. Today, I make at least 600 to 700 intarsia ornaments each Christmas. Along with lots of other stuff.

Awesome work. I love them all.

 

[OCtoolguy]

3 minutes ago, Frank Pellow said:

Long before I had access to a scroll saw, I used a coping saw to do (almost) the same job.

The first project that I remember cutting with a coping saw was a simple jigsaw puzzle puppy and I made that as a present for my brother Bruce when I was about 7.  That's 70 years ago.  I don't have a photo, but this sketch that I found on the internet is close to what I used:

                         

It shows that things don't really change much for me in spite of the years and all the new technologies, because the last scroll saw project that I completed is this one that I did for my sister Christine about two weeks ago:

                       

 

It's beautiful!

 

[OCtoolguy]

6 hours ago, JimErn said:

Santa brought me a Porter Cable in 2015, the first thing I did was a sign for the wife's store, then I found an excaliber on craigs list, and been cutting ever since.  From Fretwork, to puzzles, to portraits and boxes.

 

Great work Jim.

 

[Rockytime]

On 1/2/2020 at 3:11 PM, Foxfold said:

I got my 1st scrollsaw from Aldi's just over a year ago as I thought it might be interesting to try something new in my retirement. I was quite happy with it for a month or so then I discovered this forum and that was it. After seeing some of the amazing things that people cut on here, I bought a new saw and I've gone from silhouettes and simple cut outs to my beloved Gorilla.  I would never have imagined in a lifetime that I could do something like this. I'm totally addicted.

 

 

On 1/2/2020 at 3:11 PM, Foxfold said:

I got my 1st scrollsaw from Aldi's just over a year ago as I thought it might be interesting to try something new in my retirement. I was quite happy with it for a month or so then I discovered this forum and that was it. After seeing some of the amazing things that people cut on here, I bought a new saw and I've gone from silhouettes and simple cut outs to my beloved Gorilla.  I would never have imagined in a lifetime that I could do something like this. I'm totally addicted.

 

Brenda, I think you started ahead of the curve!

[Rockytime]

20 hours ago, Ron Johnson said:

I began scrolling back in 98 and my first project was a Christmas scene for my mother. I recall looking at a 16” scroll saw at Sears, purchased it and from there been hooked. My last project posted was a portrait of a Ducenberg. 

Dynamic work Ron!