Stick figures person and dogs

[Allen levine]

For my daughters next fundraiser at school I'm making a load of these stick figure pieces

ive made 100's of them in the past mostly with the bandsaw

still need sanding and some need floppy ears to be attached 

last years fundraiser was a huge success with the birdhouses and feeders 

she sold every unit

I hope she sells a lot of them to staff as I told her I can make as many as she needs for the actual sale

normally I trace them onto wood but this time I glued paper pattern so everyone of them is same to mix and match species

Spanish cedar walnut poplar so far

will use sapele and cherry as I move along

she said 36 sets would be fine as I'm making her some other things like planters also since it's first week of may sale

msde 18 sets so far ina couple of days but I know sanding will take some time

snd my scraps are building rapidly

i I did not rummage through scraps for these just lazy but all scrolling projects in future will first be sought after from scraps first if possible

[rjweb]

Allen, very nice, you have been busy, do you ever sleep, RJ

[jollyred]

Looks good.  when I'm doing a bunch of simple patterns like these, I will make a template out of thin material to trace the cuts.  this is actually faster than pasting patterns on the stock.  Also cheaper than a bunch of paper patterns and glue.

Tom

[Allen levine]

Yeah I usually trace but not going to fret over 30 or 40 sheets of paper 

 

I used a fd psr 7 blade and snapped it after 35 figures 

[daveww1]

nice work

[Scrappile]

WOW!  I would think after that many of those, no pattern would be needed.  Turn the scroll saw on auto.  

[Allen levine]

19 minutes ago, Scrappile said:

WOW!  I would think after that many of those, no pattern would be needed.  Turn the scroll saw on auto.  

When I make one for someone on occasion I do it freehand no patterns 

but I still draw each piece on paper if the pieces interlock at any point so it's snug

not doing anything the next few days woke up with 101 temp this morning

guess watching the grandkids when they are sick caught up to me

my wife said if I sit in my grandkids cardboard castle she would bring the saw inside for me thinking most of the dust would stay inside the castle

i need a break anyway

temp down to 99.6 so meds are kicking in

everyone enjoy thevweekend

 

[Denny Knappen]

Mighty fine and good fund raiser.

[Allen levine]

on a break from scroll saw and stick figures, tested positive for flu this morning. 

[don in brooklin on]

Really  cool idea as a fundraiser.

I am curious how much do you think get  as a fundraiser?

On etsy the prices are all over the place.  My grand daughter was talking about having a table at high school for the athletic club. She has a cricut machine and does amazing cards. She also is a pretty good wood worker so she would love to help,

Hope you feel better soon. The flu has been spreading here.

[Allen levine]

15 dollars per set

 

[Allen levine]

I stopped at 24 because I have other items to include 

Those 24 sets

i made a flamboyance(had to look up what a group of flamingos are called) of pvc flamingos that she will get 50 bucks each 

I had 2 Elmo birdhouses that were not picked up after people left deposit so I'm sure they will sell as soon as they are out out

and the school has a new therapy dog so I'm going to make only 2 planters that hopefully resemble the new doggie

heres the dog and the pattern I'll tweak to get it close it will be made with 2x8 s and 2x4 s

and paint

[Allen levine]

I'm waiting on pink paint for the pvc flamingos

these will be the approximate 186 of them I've made since 2019 

I gave away anonymously 120 of them in all colors to nurses and other hospital workers in my town and some to people who lived close enough as a thankyou during pandemic for their service 

I'm still struggling with remnants of the flu so I can't get myself into full mode yet

this is the last therapy dog the school had and I made 6 planters that sold within an hour when she put them up for sale

fred is retired now and I'm hoping he's enjoying Florida 

 

[Allen levine]

I'll add that the 3 inch pvc pipe 10 footer is now 38 dollars at home depot

for years I paid 18 dollars

disgusting

 

each will be attached to brick paver that cost 2.00 bucks each at Home Depot garden center 

I use tapcon screws sprayed same color as foot depending on what color I paint birds but these 6 will all be pink with black feet and beaks

 

[Allen levine]

Some color but it was old paint waiting on Amazon 

[Allen levine]

I don't have many pics of all the pvc animals I've made but here's a couple I found 

party flamingos were well liked and the see saw flamingos were funny 

 

the giraffe was one 6 inch pipe 10 feet and it cost 60 bucks during pandemic I'm sure it's over a 100 now

used to get a lot of horns beeping when I was Driving around with the birds in backseat as I delivered them 

 

the momma and baby ducks were very popular and I made many sets for friends and family and even sent patterns to several other woodworkers to make for their gardens

i taught 3 people how to make pvc birds not that it was a difficult thing but they were clueless and now make beautiful birds and one guy sells them

Edited 20 hours ago by Allen levine