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My design. I've done on my wife's request. 30 cm (12 inches) diameter. 5 different woods. Finishing with Pruva Natural Wood Wax.

This is an incredible pattern. Labor intensive but rewarding. Thanks soo much Sasho.

Taking a break from puzzles.

Just got back From Camping at Gettysburg camping grounds in Pennsylvania, with my daughter and her husband also the grand kids and had a good time, there is a lot to do there, did visit the Battle field where the civil war took place in 1863. Did miss the shop and now getting back to real life, If anyone gets a chance go visit Gettysburg. edward

Master Yoda complete. Cut from ash flooring, backed with a drawer bottom, framed with maple from an entertainment unit

Orca cut from maple splatter painted backboard and frame

Knocked out some more free ones .Everybody loves free.#/4" plywood on 1/4" stand,rattle can spray,Rustoleum

Individually Hand Cut By Me On Scroll Saw. From start to finish it takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour to finish a puzzle. I sand all edges and eliminate sharp corners. If they are any detail lines, I will take a tooth brush and remove the saw dust. Mostly adults buy my puzzles as collector items but I still try to make each puzzle as child safe as possible.

This is my third saw and by far the best. I went from two bone shaking saws with keys to change blades to the EX21 a Moskvitch to a Ferrari and touch wood should anything go wrong I'd buy another. Love it. I tuck it up to bed each night Roly

Saws are next to religious for some folks. I really could get by with one saw or perhaps a backup, but I like toys, especially scroll saws, so I have collected a few. I have Two Hegners, A Hawk, a Green EX21, a DW788, and and a cheap PCB370ss. I have tried and gave away a few others. I will give you what I think the biggest strength is for the better saws I have. 1. EX21 Mindlessly Easy Top feeder blade changes 2. Almost as Mindlessly Easy as the EX, except the arm won't stay up 3. Hegner: If you use 1/0 and larger blades, and bottom feed, you will probably not be able to wear this saw out. 4. Hawk: The BM26 cuts thicker and cuts larger pieces than any of my other saws.

I had a DeWalt, not under warranty, for over 2 years. I kept reading of people having this trouble and that trouble, I had scrolled enough that I know it was something I wanted to keep doing. I was in a position that I could upgrade so I did. I went to an Excalibur, and I do not think anyone could convince it is not a better saw than the DeWalt. It ran smoother, was quieter and I had it several more years than the DeWalt and no problems. Along the way I got it into my head that I would be scrolling a long time, got enthused about a Hegner, not totally sure why, but, I did. It took me a while to figure the Hegner out, far more of a learning curve than the DeWalt or the Excalibur, because tension had to be more precise, learning the blade changing, etc., but I could see and feel that the machine would last forever. Once I got accustomed to it, it became my favorite saw. So much so I started looking for a used one. Thought I found one, sold my Excalibur, backed out of buying the other Hegner, missed my Excalibur so I spent the money I had saved up on a Seyco, closest thing available to the Excalibur. Do I wish I hadn't gone on that crazy trip, ya, but to late now. Why do I have/want two saws,,,,, hummm, well because. Is it practical? well not for me, if I was in production, selling, doing show, yes I think it would be wise to have two, one as a back up or maybe set up a little different so you could switch back and forth. If I found a "I can't pass it up" buy on a Hawk, I would probably have three saws. Now you can understand why I am not a rich man, money wise.... But that is my story. The DeWalt is a good saw, the Excalibur or like is a better saw, the Hegner or Hawk are the best saws. Scrolling is my biggest pleasure and what I spend the most time doing. So it is what I spend the most on. Are you missing something.. Only you can decide that. But don't tell me I will probably feel pretty foolish. I'll sit down now.

Well I'm getting back out today.first time since my little accident with my tree.Haven't been anywhere in a couple weeks.Wish me luck.The foot is still a little swollen.Don't know how long I will be able to last.Getting real board sitting here at the house.

Here's my cut of a Lynx. Cut by me / pattern by me.

Individually Hand Cut By Me On Scroll Saw. From start to finish it takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour to finish a puzzle. I sand all edges and eliminate sharp corners. If they are any detail lines, I will take a tooth brush and remove the saw dust. Mostly adults buy my puzzles as collector items but I still try to make each puzzle as child safe as possible.

Thank all of you for your Beautiful words of Encouragement,Thoughtfulness. Didn't do to bad to do bad.Had to put the leg back up and put some heat back to it once I got home.Only went a half day.

I have a Dw788 type 2. I have had it for about 3 or 4 years ( not sure which) and have put $80 in repairs.9 it should hae been $340 but due to the poor service of the repair station theot ut a new motor on it free.I useally put 800 to 1000 hours per year.So i am satified with it, and it's all my Budget will allow. IKE

I know this has been haggled over and over but I would like some definitive answers. Who owns which brand of saw, why do you like it better than others and what type of sawing do you do the most of? I am very new to this hobby and did a little bit of research before buying my saw. I got lucky and found a Type 1 DeWalt 788 in excellent condition and after tweaking a few things on it, I'm happy with it so far. But, I would really like some answers as to why you have the saw you have and if you have more than one, why? I was just reading IguanaDon's post regarding his R-B saw but when I watched his videos, he was using a DW like mine. So, now he's gonna change saws? Why? Just want to find out. Am I missing something? Ray

You guess it another neighbors dog, I guess word got around that I cut. I live in a 16 story building and there's 6 others on the street so I could be busy with dog for awhile. LOL Cut by me / pattern by me.

Hey Gang, Just a quick update for ya if you're interested. I arrived at the mega event at precisely 5am this morning to setup. Twas a long day. The weather was perfect, the crowd was large, people were happy to have a nice day to roam around. Remember the question in my mind was a larger crowd or a huge number of vendors going to impact my sales compared to a similar event in the same town I did back in April. The answer turns out to be that having 350 vendors compared to 170 vendors means that the pool of spending money being spread out to more vendors is what matters. In April, at the similar event, I sold 96 puzzles. Today, I sold almost the exact same, 93 puzzles. No complaints at all, but I had a target of 150 for today. Tomorrow will be weak, the 2nd day of 2 day events always is, and it's only 4 1/2 hours in duration tomorrow compared to 9 hours today. If I sell 40 tomorrow I'll be happy. The good news is the folks next to me that were selling really cheap yard art items, sold out and they won't be there tomorrow, so I can set my booth up like I do at the farmers market with my tables around the perimeter of the tent so people don't have to step inside. I hope everyone is having a good weekend. Talk with ya soon. Iggy

My wife and I never buy each other gifts .........the only thing we really need is tools. I came up with this idea that I thought would be fitting for an anniversary gift to give her. Very simple pattern but I love the message.

Happy anniversary. Beautiful work. As always Sam

Brilliant, looks great. Roly

Thank you so much will surprise them with it.

I started with a $98 Delta from Lowes and for the first 5 - 7 years all I did was cut some hardwood floors for the kitchen (angles and corners and such). Then I discovered that scrolling was sort of an art unto itself and I attempted to use it to do real scroll saw type work but changing blades was a real pain (had to use a tool). I was able to sell it with a lite/magnifier and foot switch for $60 and then I went to Craigslist intending to find a Dewalt 788. There was a nice one about 100 miles away at $300 AND there was a barely used 20 year old Hawk for $450 about 15 miles away. I lowballed an offer of $350 for the Hawk and came away with it. I had to buy a few pieces to get it functional but it's up and running well now. Now I don't have a lot of saw experience to compare with since I've only had the Delta and the Hawk but I'm happy with the Hawk.

Started out with a cheap Porter Cable from Lowes to see if I liked Scrolling. It broke within the 1st year and because I bought the replacement warranty, they gave me a new one and at that same time I upgraded to a type 2 788. The 1st 788 lasted about 3 years before it broke and the service provider could not fix it so they gave me my second 788. That one is now in the shop and I'm back to using the back-up Porter Cable till either I get my 788 back or I get my new Hawk BM26 that I bought last week. The reason for going with the Hawk is because I do not do much Fretwork, I primarily do Intarsia so I am dealing with woods that are 1" thick or thick and the Hawk has a good reputation to be able to handle the thick wood. The Hawk is also easier to work on if needed sense everything is exposed. The other reason I'm going with the Hawk is it is American Made. Brian

I started out with a Mastercraft but the things kept breaking. I went through 4 of these saws before I finally asked for my money back. My next saw was a Dremel 1800 not bad but the vibration in the thing was horrible. Found a used DW788 Type 1 for$125 and gave the Dremel away. Liked the DW so much I found another one for a backup saw. Loved the DW's until I came across a hardly used Green EX21. I managed to talk the guy down to $350. This is the saw i use the most now and love it. I still have one of the DW's as a backup but still use it when the weather is nice and I want to scroll outside.

Awesome work. That came out great. You have more patience than I do. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

That's a WOW! from me. Roly

I do believe hotshot was referring to Dewalt as number two as the blade changes are quick but the damn arm does not stay up... here is my feedback. I use the Dewalt 788 and it is a good all round workhorse of a saw. Its the perfect saw to learn on IMO because it is decent with every aspect of the scrolling realm. The table size is something that I don't think gets enough attention. Its great for inside cuts or fretwork as the top blade change is quick, having said that I don't like the way both the top and bottom hold the blade. Its tough to get the blade just perfect as far as being tight, I tend to over tighten and this damage blades. Overall its a great saw and it is the one I kept when I had a Hegner 18 multimax at the same time. Hunger cuts nicer for sure, the tensioning is tricky but effect when you "get" it however the inside or fretwork projects are an absolute pain in the ass to cut on it due to the way the blade clamps in. Perhaps I did not give it enough of a chance but at that time for my purposes I kept the Dewalt. When I did have both I used the Dewalt for the inside cuts and the Hegner for the outside cuts... I am at the point now that I want to upgrade the Dewalt so I am thinking of pulling the trigger on the new excelsior or perhaps a used Hawk. I may also be interested in the Jet. Good luck

I started scrolling some 20 plus years ago with a Craftsman 16" scrollsaw. This saw was decent and served my purposes for a little more than a year before upgrading to a Craftsman 20". Two years later I was in a store called House of Tools and took notice of a Excallibur 30" on display. The price tag was difinitely above the budget I had in mind. After two weeks of thought and extensive research I sold my 20" Craftsman and purchased the Excallibur and never looked back. The main reason for purchasing the Ex was service and Canidian made. I've had this saw for 17 years. The service has been number one and the saw still looks and operates like new. I would have no problem purchasing the same saw today knowing this model is discontinued.

i started out with a single speed Craftsman 25+ years ago that I bought used. I completely wore it out. My next saw, & first new one I'd bought was a CW-40 Hitachi. I still use it. I have another 16" Craftsman I use. I bought my first Hawk 3 years ago used. It was a 220VS. I had it two years & wore it out. I traded it in on the BM - 26 I have now a year ago. To date, no issues with it. The main reason I wanted the Hawk saw is they are made here in Kansas. And American made. I'm about 3 - 3 1/2 hours drive from Bushton. I went down & picked my new saw up from the plant, & traded my 220 in. I did my share of research on the Hawk saws before I made my final decision. I cut mostly hardwood from 3/8" to 2" thick. No issues. I also do fretwork on it, lettering, I cut my own feathers for my dream catchers, & they are 3/16" thick. You won't find a finer machine. IMO.

My first saw was a DW788 and I took it back and got the Excaliber 16 and love it.

Thanks for all that great feedback. I will admit that I was at a woodworking show back in the mid 80's in Colorado Springs and for no reason at all, I bought a RB Hawk 26. It came with a stand and was on sale at that time for $500. I brought it home, set it up and really never used it. I didn't like the fact that to change speeds (2 only) you had to change a belt from one pulley to another. And the blade changing was a pain. I just never got into scrolling. And that was way before any of the computer sites were available. It was just me, on my own, living in a very small town up above Colo. Springs. We eventually moved back to So. Cal. and I sold the saw to my neighbor who still has it but has never used it. The only reason I bought it was that it had a 26" throat. Don't ask me why that made a difference to someone who had never scrolled before. Anyway, years went by. I used to attend all the woodworking shows before they disappeared from the area. There was always a guy there demonstrating the Hegners. I was really taken by their compact design and he made it look so easy. So, I never forgot that. When I finally did get interested enough to go looking again, I was really looking for a Hegner but I started reading negative stuff about them. I can't remember what those negatives were but I changed my mind. And after reading on this forum and the other forum that is popular, I decided that a DW 788 was the way to go and to find a used one might be easy. So, here I am with what I have. At this time, I can't find a good reason to trade it off but I'm like you guys. I love tools and buying them is fun. So, I asked the question that brings us to this point. I do appreciate all the answers so far and I hope for more. Ray

Thanks, Dave very kind of you to share. Our 50th is in Oct. I don't think I can do this before then, but maybe a makeup after. I am not good at the anniversary stuff, told my kids the 50th was their responsibility. They will probably come with dinner at McDonald's and a night at Motel 6!!

Labour intensive but very impressive results. Great job on a wonderful pattern Dave. Jeff

A lot of very nice work there Dave !

Fantastic cutting Dave.Fantastic pattern

I got lucky and started out with the EX21,Excalibur, and I love the saw !....Almost 3yrs later and if they were still in production would buy it all over again !

This is very nice, my in-law are in their 80 any chance of getting a copy?

I know some DeWalt owners that swear at their DeWalts >>>>>> Sorry could not resist.

Glad to hear you are mending Bobby and able to get out and about some. Everybody thinks it would be great to be laid up until it happens. Then boredom hits quick. Take care and don't push it especially while you still have swelling.

I like it !....Yes,hang it that way !

That is good to hear Bobby. I wasn't aware you had an accident but glad your better.

Lawson of Loretto. Take it easy and take you time moving around. Enjoy the sunshine(hopefully) and all the wonders of nature,

There is a miniature carousel maker that sells rough outs. Each animal is cut on a band saw in around 10 parts...thighs, lower legs, body, tail, head, neck, etc. It saves a lot of band saw time but I totally carved each part, glued them together and painted them. From basswood.

First off a Family sign cut from the side of an old bookcase. Pattern is by Steve Good. I sold one of these last time so I am hoping this will sell too. Next is a Sun plaque from a pattern by Bobscroll. And finally a Resting Stag from a pattern by Bigdogskitten11. Thanks for looking. Rob

Good work Kev they look great but free you need to make money not give it away tiny little hugs you give away. Roly

That is really a nice plaque. I may hold her hand when I am 80, don't know it I will be there to do it when she is 80!

I would recommend Excalibur or equivalent,very reliable and blades easy to change.