Old & New - Scroll Saw Challenge

[ianm60]

On 1/13/2020 at 5:39 PM, RabidAlien said:

Ver' nice!!!  What blades do you use for metal?  Just curious if the normal Pegas or Flying Dutchman  UR blades would work, or if there's specific blades for metal cutting.

I just use Pegas No5 reverse skip ...bought Pegas metal cutting blades but they seemed to break very easy ..Normal blades work very well

[ianm60]

On 1/13/2020 at 5:39 PM, RabidAlien said:

Ver' nice!!!  What blades do you use for metal?  Just curious if the normal Pegas or Flying Dutchman  UR blades would work, or if there's specific blades for metal cutting.

Should also add ..If you're going to try metal I found it easier to keep the speed down on my saw ..The blade tends to grab the metal and pull at it so nice and slow does it ..l

[Scrappile]

Had to think long and hard about posting here on this topic, because I think the point is to see how much improvement one has made.  I think back and some of very first scrolling was when I was a little dirty kid that played pirates, army, cowboys and indians,  err, sorry cowpersons and native Americans, and I grabbed a scrap piece of wood wood, climbed up on my stool and scroll a pirate knife, army tommy gun or some firearm to shoot the enemy with.  Of coarse I have know pictures of them, didn't have digital camera or cell phones and I couldn't stand still long enough to have some one stand behind a big box, take of a lens cover and hold up a apparatus that popped with  a flash of light (think about it, you will get it).  But when I really became a "scroller" I started right out doing fretwork. I don't remember the order that I cut the pieces but this was one of my very early ones.

I think it was my peak..... and to be honest, I have not bested it.  But I have sure enjoyed the trip, tried many different things, and would say that in my life span, of hobbies, I think I have enjoyed scrolling the most, and it has lasted the longest.  But I am almost 76 now, I am loosing some dexterity, have some damage to my vision, can't control my fingers as well nor feel thins with them as well, can't sit as long, back hurts, get headaches, and my attention span is getting shorter... neither words, I am getting old.  Not complaining about it, just a fact.

So, my new is pretty mundane comparatively, not at all ashamed of them, I really enjoyed making them, but they are not as detailed or technical as I use to do. 

My future cuts, I hope are going to be things like scrolled fretwork boxes and some clocks, things I hope to give to someone that they will want to keep.  I only have about 4 or 5 projects planned this year, so each one is going to take me a while and involve some other woodworking to accomplish. 

I also spend more time pondering now, as you can see.  Sorry for the wordy post.  I shut up, now and go back to my current project

[Ninuninu]

On 1/17/2020 at 1:11 AM, Scrappile said:

Had to think long and hard about posting here on this topic, because I think the point is to see how much improvement one has made.  I think back and some of very first scrolling was when I was a little dirty kid that played pirates, army, cowboys and indians,  err, sorry cowpersons and native Americans, and I grabbed a scrap piece of wood wood, climbed up on my stool and scroll a pirate knife, army tommy gun or some firearm to shoot the enemy with.  Of coarse I have know pictures of them, didn't have digital camera or cell phones and I couldn't stand still long enough to have some one stand behind a big box, take of a lens cover and hold up a apparatus that popped with  a flash of light (think about it, you will get it).  But when I really became a "scroller" I started right out doing fretwork. I don't remember the order that I cut the pieces but this was one of my very early ones.

I think it was my peak..... and to be honest, I have not bested it.  But I have sure enjoyed the trip, tried many different things, and would say that in my life span, of hobbies, I think I have enjoyed scrolling the most, and it has lasted the longest.  But I am almost 76 now, I am loosing some dexterity, have some damage to my vision, can't control my fingers as well nor feel thins with them as well, can't sit as long, back hurts, get headaches, and my attention span is getting shorter... neither words, I am getting old.  Not complaining about it, just a fact.

So, my new is pretty mundane comparatively, not at all ashamed of them, I really enjoyed making them, but they are not as detailed or technical as I use to do. 

My future cuts, I hope are going to be things like scrolled fretwork boxes and some clocks, things I hope to give to someone that they will want to keep.  I only have about 4 or 5 projects planned this year, so each one is going to take me a while and involve some other woodworking to accomplish. 

I also spend more time pondering now, as you can see.  Sorry for the wordy post.  I shut up, now and go back to my current project

The Viking is amazing Scappile. Don't want to distract from the cuteness of the gnomes, but the viking is truly awesome.

Do you mind if I ask how big this is?

Thanks for sharing and a BIG well done.

Tony?

[Scrappile]

3 hours ago, Ninuninu said:

The Viking is amazing Scappile. Don't want to distract from the cuteness of the gnomes, but the viking is truly awesome.

Do you mind if I ask how big this is?

Thanks for sharing and a BIG well done.

Tony?

1/4" thick, 11.5" X 15.5"

[Foxfold]

Paul, I agree the 'Vikings' are superb but that said I Love the gnomes too.  Long may you scroll

[Scrappile]

The Gnomes were far more popular than the Viking.

[Kris Martinson]

[kmmcrafts]

Well, I wasn't going to show my first because I figured I no longer had the picture... but in looking for a old truck picture for my son.. I found the very first piece I made.. Ignore the date.. I took the picture a few years after actually cutting it.. I don't have a photo of my most recent cut but I do have a photo of one that is fairly new.. plus most of you all have seen most of my recent work in the last few years.. 

Cut this on my fathers old Delta 2 speed saw.. this is a scrap plywood 3/8" from a camper re-roofing job.. blade was most likely a old Olsen 2/0 reverse tooth... I still have the old Delta 40-560 type 2 saw... 

Edited January 20, 2020 by kmmcrafts

[Tammi201]

Very nice, beautiful 

[tneilitz]

My first German style woodcut along side my most current on.

[lawson56]

Well here is one of my early cuttings,And one of my Latest,

[RabidAlien]

No Feb challenge?  Just curious.

[Fedido]

On 2/11/2020 at 4:51 PM, RabidAlien said:

No Feb challenge?  Just curious.

Looks like there isn't. I was wondering too. 

[RabidAlien]

25 minutes ago, Fedido said:

Looks like there isn't. I was wondering too. 

Happens occasionally.  Travis is a busy guy!    Another one will come up soon.

[tgiro]

My first attempt at the winter bear, from Wood magazine - as compared to the custom bears I did for my wife's relatives 50th wedding anniversary. She's a retired RN and he's a retired contractor that rebuilds old 1950's Ford Thunderbirds as a hobby.

[Cinthia]

I discovered the machine in 2016 during a pyrography workshop...was curious about it and after web research I started cutting.

 

The USA map was cut this morning...24.02.20

[OCtoolguy]

8 hours ago, Cinthia said:

I discovered the machine in 2016 during a pyrography workshop...was curious about it and after web research I started cutting.

 

The USA map was cut this morning...24.02.20

Very nice. I really like your flag clock.

 

[OCtoolguy]

On 2/21/2020 at 1:23 PM, tgiro said:

My first attempt at the winter bear, from Wood magazine - as compared to the custom bears I did for my wife's relatives 50th wedding anniversary. She's a retired RN and he's a retired contractor that rebuilds old 1950's Ford Thunderbirds as a hobby.

Tony, that is just gorgeous! As always, your work is amazing.

 

[Travis]

On 2/11/2020 at 1:51 PM, RabidAlien said:

No Feb challenge?  Just curious.

Feb is/was crazy.  Trying to keep my head above water and haven't been able to work on SSV much.  I'll have something for March, though. 

[dman]

I don't have many for comparison, as I just bought my 1st scroll saw a few weeks ago. I made a butterfly and 3-d basket to get used to things, and just am finishing my 3rd thing, a fretwork box. So here's my entire repertoire...

I'm amazed at the artistry I see at this sight! Glad I was directed here!

 

 

 

 

Edited March 3, 2020 by dman
too many pics! Tried to delete the bottom ones, but don't see how to do it.

[RabidAlien]

Dang....I think my third scrollsaw project had, maybe, 5 holes in it.    You went for a double-stack multi-cut project on your THIRD project?!?    That is AWESOME!!!!

[dman]

On 1/18/2020 at 9:15 AM, Kris Martinson said:

Did you use a program to convert the photos into line art? I would like to make an image of my niece similar to the one you did of the boy.. How did you get the image? Thanks!

[Tomanydogs]

5 hours ago, dman said:

Did you use a program to convert the photos into line art? I would like to make an image of my niece similar to the one you did of the boy.. How did you get the image? Thanks!

Hi David. Inside the posts for “Works in Progress & Tutorials” find the post called USING GIMP2 TO MAKE PATTERNS. Kris revealed his secrets to making portraits from pictures. I’ve tried it and it works very well. Travis also has some tutorials on portraits to patterns you can find them in the Resources area then Village University. 
Hope this was helpful

Irene

[RabidAlien]

6 hours ago, dman said:

Did you use a program to convert the photos into line art? I would like to make an image of my niece similar to the one you did of the boy.. How did you get the image? Thanks!

Adding on to what ToManyDogs said, Inkscape (another free program) has an option called "Trace Bitmap".  Just drag an image into Inkscape, hit "Path" and "Object to Path", then Path dropdown again and this time select "Trace Bitmap".  A box pops up, hit "Okay" and you will now be able to drag a bitmap line drawing of your photo off to the side.  You'll probably have to do some editing to clean it up, but I use that a LOT for low-res JPG files that have really pixelated edges, it smooths everything out and allows me to save as a larger image without too much distortion.