Travis Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Howdy all. We've been doing these scroll saw challenges since 2017. I think they're a lot of fun and I love seeing what you guys come up with. But, I gotta be honest, I'm running out of good ideas. But, since you're a clever bunch, I'd like to get some ideas from y'alls. What would make some fun scroll saw challenges? Post as many as you can here. Hopefully I can get a pool if ideas that will last me a few more years. Thanks for your help! WayneMahler, meflick and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelCass Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 The first thing that popped into my head was Thanksgiving. We have tons of Christmas, Easter, Valentines Day, Halloween etc. but Thanksgiving seems to fall by the wayside. Not just pumpkins and Turkeys but pilgrims, scenes with pilgrims, Harvesting scenes, Scarecrows, children dressed up for Halloween. Gnomes are big right now as are pickup trucks (especially Red ones) with pumpkins or trees or dogs in the back. Big foot is also popular not many designs of him. Lots of silhouettes of him but that is pretty much all. Kris Martinson, OCtoolguy and Travis 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdneal Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Now idea if you've done it yet or not, but here are a few: Pets Movies Songs Family Buildings Skylines Favorite city National parks Your other hobby OCtoolguy, Travis, Roberta Moreton and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachnlearn Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 I think classic art is not copyrighted, so scroll work of a classic art master could be a complex or simple project depending on the work selected. We have been looking for a house since January,. They have either been way over priced or damaged to the point of unlivable. If someone has scroll saw plans on a full size house I can work on that challenge. RJF Travis, Kris Martinson, OCtoolguy and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Martinson Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Cowboys and Indians...excuse me...Native Americans OCtoolguy, Travis, John B and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Animals, different categories, mammals, fish ocean and freshwater, birds. Travis and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachnlearn Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Roberta Moreton said: Animals, different categories, mammals, fish ocean and freshwater, birds. Gee...might as well list some of the other groups.......Insects, bacteria, virus...2020 is big for a specific virus, just wants you to cut it out and hang it on a wall. Don't worry about the other wall hangings, just cut wooden masks for them. RJF Edited October 1, 2020 by teachnlearn OCtoolguy and amazingkevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2woodwrk Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 I'm going to go Geometric: Square Cuts Round Cuts Rectangular Cuts Triangular Cuts 3d Cuts Compound Cuts (same as 3d?) hexagon Cuts pentagon Cuts Octogon Cuts Etc. Etc..... teachnlearn, OCtoolguy, RabidAlien and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyred Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 Some of the lesser celebrated holidays, such as Labor Day, St. Patrick's day, Ground Hog day, etc. Tom OCtoolguy, RabidAlien, teachnlearn and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab4 Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 Hi Travis: Word art from one of your favorite songs inside a heart, circle, rectangle triangle... whatever Fab4 P.S. Here's an oldie/sample If I had Johnny's Cash and Charlie's Pride I wouldn't have a Buck Owen anywhere Rockytime, Roberta Moreton, Travis and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) A quick rummage around Google Calendar for obscure holidays or "National ____ Day/Week/Month" may trigger some ideas. I'm a big fan of SciFi/Fantasy/military history (yes...one can like fiction AND nonfiction), there's tons of categories there. Sports? Plenty of sports options (I would guess....my braincell has limited memory capacity and is generally full of SciFi/Fantasy/military history to the point where my knowledge of sports extends to jogging and the shape of various balls used in various sports). Or do a "mashups", where two different genres combine, such as Ronald Regan riding a velociraptor or R2D2 dressed up as a Dalek. ETA: Ooooooo...do a "backlighting" one! A project designed to be lit from behind, whether by a candle, LED light, window, etc. Edited October 2, 2020 by RabidAlien OCtoolguy and Travis 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 Kitchen gadgets OCtoolguy, RabidAlien, teachnlearn and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 Boxes or bowls. Can be really simple to extremely complex . teachnlearn, Travis and OCtoolguy 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 6 hours ago, Fab4 said: Hi Travis: Word art from one of your favorite songs inside a heart, circle, rectangle triangle... whatever Fab4 P.S. Here's an oldie/sample If I had Johnny's Cash and Charlie's Pride I wouldn't have a Buck Owen anywhere Good one! OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachnlearn Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) On 10/1/2020 at 6:47 PM, new2woodwrk said: I'm going to go Geometric: Square Cuts Round Cuts Rectangular Cuts Triangular Cuts 3d Cuts Compound Cuts (same as 3d?) hexagon Cuts pentagon Cuts Octogon Cuts Etc. Etc..... Don't forget the mobius strip. RJF An object with one continuous side. It doesn't have two sides. Can put a pen on the surface and trace 'both sides' all the way around. Edited October 3, 2020 by teachnlearn OCtoolguy and amazingkevin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachnlearn Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 For Halloween anyone want to cut all the bones to a skeleton and put them together? Could be small or life size. RJF Travis, amazingkevin, ChelCass and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 6 hours ago, teachnlearn said: For Halloween anyone want to cut all the bones to a skeleton and put them together? Could be small or life size. RJF 206 compound cuts? I'm out! teachnlearn, OCtoolguy, ChelCass and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 I like the two ideas of boxes/bowls and backlit projects. Another idea would be games that we make using our scroll saws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedido Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Just a could of ideas that I had would be musicians. I like the idea of different animals per month as well. You could do something like flying vehicles, road vehicles, or one month, just have a "anything go's" month. Travis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2woodwrk Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Sparked by the recent passing of a famous guitar player, I came up with a few more... Rock stars of Heaven Country stars of Heaven Jazz stars of Heaven Crooners of Heaven Actors/Actresses of Heaven You can even break some of them down further Rock Guitarists of Heaven Rock Singers of Heaven Country Singers of Heaven Female actresses of the golden age of Movies Geez, I can go on and on and on.... LOL John B, amazingkevin and Travis 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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