Beach Party Scroll Saw Challenge

[Travis]

In my neck of the woods (Vancouver, WA), temps got to 114 degrees last weekend, which is an all time high.  Holy schnikes, that's hot!  If I was smart, I would have head to the beach to cool off.  Well, since hindsight is 2020, how about we throw our own beach party?  This month's scroll saw challenge is enjoying the beach.  Post your beach, coastal, nautical, or fun in the water projects!  Tell us a little something about the project, like who you made it for, or why, or a story behind it.  I really enjoy the stories behind projects.  It will be fun to see what y'all come up with. 

[ChelCass]

Ok I know this isn't Scrollsaw however it is Beach themed.  I also do mini Scenes.  Here is  some I did for our Master Bath which is Beached themed.

Cup 1. Boat, surf board, seagull on pier and whale are from E-Bay, Rocks are aquarium stones, coffee cup is from a yard sale and blue is spray foam painted blue.    Cup 2. Lighthouse is from Hubby's collection, Rocks are aquarium stones, flowers from Dollar Tree. Coffee Cup from yard sale and water is spray foam painted blue with white painted waves.   Cup 3. Lighthouse is from Hubby's collection, Rock if out of farmers field next door.  4. Whale is from E-Bay, shell is from a beach in Florida, stones are aquarium stones.  5. Fairy is from E-bay, Shell is from a Beach, Whales and starfish are from E-Bay and stones are aquarium stones.  Ray, I hope this helps.  

 

 

Edited July 7, 2021 by ChelCass
Member had questions about where I purchased items.

[Iguanadon]

My most popular item with the locals and the tourists... wall mounted sea turtle key rack and someone asked for a larger version for towels/coats.  Carolina Beach is the town I live in.

[munzieb]

I did this beach scene back in Feb of 2019 and is posted on the site. The design is based on a paint by numbers my wife did and also a puzzle. My wife converted the picture in Photoshop to greyscale. The design took quite a while because I wanted to get the beach and light house right. We gifted the paint by numbers and puzzle to good friends that live by the beach.

[RabidAlien]

A couple of mine.  Saw the waves in an article about Fiona Kingdon in SSWW magazine, always wanted to cut one of hers, and it looked like a challenge.  Hint....it was.   

Viking ship was an H.Botas pattern, as was the pirate owl (cuz, c'mon, who DOESN'T need a cutting of a pirate owl?!?), picked those up from his Etsy shop.

Nautilus gears were from Steve Good, working gears are always fun to cut.

 

[Kris Martinson]

[OzarkSawdust]

Here's a few beach type things I've done. Guess I'll have to cut something else "beachy" this month. 

The two lighthouses are window shutters I did for a lady last summer. I made two panels from Poplar, about 16"w x 26"h x 1" d

[munzieb]

1 hour ago, Kris Martinson said:

Chris, I've been to Hawaii several times and all your cuttings really represent the spirit of the Islands. The grain selection is perfect.

[munzieb]

More beach fun

A few patterns I purchased from Sue Mey and Scrolleronline.

 

[Roberta Moreton]

I made this a while back. SSWW&Craft Magazine. 

[FrankEV]

My array of Beach/Nautical/Ttropical cuttings is quite extensive.  Some are from way back when I had first started up to my more recent work.  

Most of my latest work is intended to apeal to the Beach Community here along the Atlantic Coast of Central Florida.   A lot of what we call beach side home owners love to decorate their high cost homes with a lot of beachy things.

 

This first piece was one of my very early attempts at creating a pattern and then adding color to the finished piece.

 

This last one hangs in my living room and we call it our aquariumn:

 

 

 

 

[new2woodwrk]

Living in a beach community, many of our customers want beachy items. They don't really go for things with the area name in them but they do go for Sea oriented items.

Some of our best customer are little ones and often know what they want and what they don't want is what their parents want them to want LOL.

Here are some of our little ones most popular items (unfinished so they can color them)

And one of our colored samples the kids love

The adults go for other items however

[Denny Knappen]

Freestanding Seahorse Puzzle made several years ago.

[Frank Pellow]

We no longer have a beach on Pellow's Island.  But we do have plenty of places to swim.  Here is a photo of two of our grandchildren and I (taken about 10 years ago) at a dock near the front of the island.

            

I've made a lot of scroll-sawn art that would be appropriate here, but will chose just one piece:

        

This plaque measures 35 centimetres by 42 centimetres.

The background and frame are made from Cherry and walnut. The foreground pieces have been made from figured maple.

The basic design is by Sheila Landry. I modified the design in order to have the island a cabin simulate our cabin on Pellow's Island in Lake Pivabiska. Many many loons make Lake Pivabiska their home in the spring and summer.

 

Edited July 5, 2021 by Frank Pellow

[OCtoolguy]

On 7/1/2021 at 10:41 AM, ChelCass said:

Ok I know this isn't Scrollsaw however it is Beach themed.  I also do mini Scenes.  Here is  some I did for our Master Bath which is Beached themed

Very nice & unique! Where do you find all the tiny accessories? Very creative.

[ChelCass]

1 hour ago, octoolguy said:

Very nice & unique! Where do you find all the tiny accessories? Very creative.

Thanks Ray, Most of the figurines I found on E-bay, some at thrift shops and yard sales.  The shells are from various beaches and the rock is from my neighbors corn field, The coffee cups are from yard sales.

[OCtoolguy]

4 minutes ago, ChelCass said:

Thanks Ray, Most of the figurines I found on E-bay, some at thrift shops and yard sales.  The shells are from various beaches and the rock is from my neighbors corn field, The coffee cups are from yard sales.

I was actually referring to the very tiny things that you have in your scenes. Like doll house furniture.

 

[ChelCass]

All the tiny things in my scenes are from E-bay, the only thing not is the Lighthouses which my husband had.  What exact item are you referring to??

[OCtoolguy]

On 7/1/2021 at 11:23 AM, munzieb said:

I did this beach scene back in Feb of 2019 and is posted on the site. The design is based on a paint by numbers my wife did and also a puzzle. My wife converted the picture in Photoshop to greyscale. The design took quite a while because I wanted to get the beach and light house right. We gifted the paint by numbers and puzzle to good friends that live by the beach.

That's beautiful. I've never seen a paint by numbers done that well. And your scrollsaw renditon ain't half bad either. Congrats to both of you.

[OCtoolguy]

3 hours ago, ChelCass said:

All the tiny things in my scenes are from E-bay, the only thing not is the Lighthouses which my husband had.  What exact item are you referring to??

Everything else.

[Dak0ta52]

In my introduction post I mentioned I usually cut animal projects. I did complete a lighthouse project recently. The pattern is from Steve Good and I tried to be a little artistic with the painting on the backer board. I'm in NC and we have 7 coastal lighthouses. I started to try and copy one of the patterns on the state's lighthouses but decided I liked the grain of the wood better.

[rhw]

My first attempt at a pelican (JGR pattern). A bit loose on some of the areas but it's a start.

[rhw]

On 7/3/2021 at 8:49 AM, FrankEV said:

My array of Beach/Nautical/Ttropical cuttings is quite extensive.  Some are from way back when I had first started up to my more recent work.  

Most of my latest work is intended to apeal to the Beach Community here along the Atlantic Coast of Central Florida.   A lot of what we call beach side home owners love to decorate their high cost homes with a lot of beachy things.

This first piece was one of my very early attempts at creating a pattern and then adding color to the finished piece.

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I love that 3rd pic with the chair on the beach!  Is that your pattern?

[tneilitz]

A plaque a made for my wife's guild at the Bristol Renaissance Faire.

[heppnerguy]

On 7/1/2021 at 11:23 AM, munzieb said:

I did this beach scene back in Feb of 2019 and is posted on the site. The design is based on a paint by numbers my wife did and also a puzzle. My wife converted the picture in Photoshop to greyscale. The design took quite a while because I wanted to get the beach and light house right. We gifted the paint by numbers and puzzle to good friends that live by the beach.

It is no longer a mystery as to why you are such a great pattern maker and scroller. With a wife of such talents, you have no choice but to be especially good at what you do, or you would have to feel second best