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Steve Good pattern in poplar. So far just dipped in Tung Oil. Might spray with clear coat finish.

My Thai friend gave me work that pays.he wanted the letter 3/4" tall. Here you go!I messed up ad drilled a hole on the letter "V"I saves clean dust from the wood Paduka? my friend says he can fix it,i detailed filed the spots that needed to be cleaned up with a jewelers file i think it took 12 minutes to cut each board .

Love when a quick project works out. My daughter is always taking my comb, hopefully this stays around for awhile!! Cherry wood with a food safe wax/oil product I bought years ago to restore some knife handles.

Boy,is been a long time since last time I post anything.I think I post some project I been working this days Terry

I ordered some of Iggy's non puzzle patterns last week and got them this morning. I know he has been frantically busy with his two day event over the weekend and then a three day business trip but somehow he found time to handle my meagre order in the midst of all that. He provided a great service and I would wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone thinking of placing an order. Here are the first two I cut today... Many thanks Scott !! Rob

I prefer flat blades.. but I can cut most anything with either one.. I always called them cheater blades.. always thought there was no skill needed to use them.. apparently I am wrong though.. because I see many post like this.. and not just for spiral blades either.. I know people that can't stand flat blades.. guess I am gifted in that I can use either or.. This entire truck was cut using a 0/1 spiral blade.. I inserted it to do the veining.. but was too lazy to change to a flat blade to cut the rest of it out..

Here's other neighbors dog. His name is bobby.

Just playing around with a blank boot pattern and changing it to be my way. Clearing some of the scraps at the same time. Plywood, some pine and an unknown hardwood too. Painted just to get the nearly empty can off the shelf. Made templates at the same time. The 1/8 plastic makes great scrollsaw templates. Bought "cut-offs" from Tap Plastics at Lynnwood WA. Eventually I will use them all up and then need to buy more. The Cut-offs were economical and they had a large selection too. Even other thicknesses. Eventually I will go back and get some 1/4 to make more cribbage board templates from.

Finished the dart board cabinet for my son's family. He wanted it stained ebony but I sure would have liked to make it out of oak. But it is his house. It is 6"x26"x38". Thanks to Russell (birchbark) for help with the little men holding the darts. The basic idea and plans came from Woodsmith Plans.

Well I finally got around to finishing this project by Steve Good. A lot of cutting. Almost gave up a couple of times. Those wheels were the hardest. I made it out of Walnut and Maple base. I think I will keep this one for myself.

The aromatic cedar used for these boards grew up in Missouri, was moved as a small log to W. Fargo ND about 12 years ago. Sat in a garage there for a few years; migrated to OR in 2009, and then about 4 months ago went to Lynnwood WA. Well Friday morning it was finally cut to slices. Then it came back to OR on Saturday. By Sunday, it was demanding to be used. Well 750+ holes later, it is 3 cribbage boards. The pegs are all hand made as are the stoppers for the peg storage. The finish is several coats of marine quality spar varnish that I had in stock. The woodburning on 2 was "just because" I wanted to. The edges of all 3 have bug holes, but, not into the wood itself, just the bark. Most likely will end up giving them away. It was a fun project as the cedar is so pretty and adds a nice smell to the shop too. I did have to remake/ modify my template to fit the size of these boards, they are just slightly over 12 inches long each. A scrollsaw was used a tiny amount on every one of them also.

Asked Don at Old Crow scroll works to help me out here on this one. This is a show we have done for 10 years and really have a great time. Since this was their 50th anniversary I wanted to make something for them. Cut and gave this to them when we got there. They put it up by the beer booth where the music was and dancing going on. Got a kick out of it and they really enjoyed it a bunch. Thanks to Don for all his help. jim penquin

When I finish each project, I will fold bag into pad and go over each item. It makes the piece smooth as silk. Has anyone tried this? It doesn't matter if project has a finish or unfinished, painted or unpainted, it does an amazing job. I read that it was the chemicals in the paper that make the wood smooth. I call it my "bag pad".

Did not know what I was going to do to finish this guy but I decided to go with a black shadow box to bring our the darker Ray's in the oak. Pleased with the final product!

Thought I would share the finished product for my sister n law. Thanks for all your help.

This lighthouse is on the Georgian Bay shoreline of Lake Huron just down the road from a friends long-time family cottage that is now hosting its 4th generation of kids during the summer months. One of those "kids" is getting married in a couple weeks - at the cottage - and this piece is destined as a wedding gift. The cutting is 1/2 inch walnut backed by 1/8 inch baltic birch that has been dyed black. The frame is cherry. The finish is polyurethane buffed out to a fairly high polish (bit of an experiment - have never buffed a project out to this degree before). Learned a serious lesson about dust with this project - have always vacuumed, wiped and taken a tack cloth to every project between coats - but this time I also learned it is important to vacuum your clothing as well - ended up with 6 very visible dust nibs when I passed my arm over the piece during spraying - I did sand them out and completed an additional spray - but they are still faintly visible if you know where to look - my saving grace is that my wife couldn't find them till they were pointed out ..... meaning ..... if she couldn't find them then it's unlikely anyone can find them ..... Comments welcome. Jay

Pattern isn't really a scroll saw pattern.. I purchased the pattern from a artist that does designs for CNC metal work.. Many scroll sawers think you have to have a "scroll saw pattern" doing a search for DXF files will bring up a whole new view of designs that are typically used for CNC plasma cutters for metal art.. many of them don't need any modifications whatsoever to be used for scroll work. This design was just the truck.. I added the small area below the wheels so I could mount it to a base.. and of coarse the clock portion on the back.. Design is from DarensGraphix on etsy.. DarensGraphix

At its most basic, the primary function of a spiral blade is to permit the cutting of pieces that are otherwise too large to spin around within the throat of the scrollsaw. There are other functions where they perform quite nicely, such as veining. Patterns without a lot of straight, smooth lines (such as most portraits) are best suited for spiral blades. Any fretwork that incorporates straight, smooth lines and sharp points & corners doesn't lend itself readily to the use of spiral blades. Spiral blades tend to leave a little rougher cut edge, so I don't use them on anything that is thick enough that the cut edge is highly visible. The ability to use spiral blades seems to come more naturally to some than others. I taught myself to scroll using straight blades, but have been able to adapt to using spirals, without a lot of trouble. I know several veteran scrollers who won't use them because they can't control them. I think, like most skills, using spirals can learned, with practice.

I agree with Stoney. Spirals have their place, but not word art.

I can't seem to control a spiral blade. It has a mind of its own.

I didn't know there was a completion for worst cuts .............................. When I started down this road as a scroller 5 years ago I bought 2 packs of various selections of blades to allow me to experiment. I used all the blades except spiral. I tried 2 spirals but the results were as bad as Roly's so I now have about 20 spirals that I'm never going to use. Bob

Yeah Roly all I can say is word art is not the best project for any brand or type of spiral blade. They do have their place but word art is not it in my opinion.

I don't know about the blades but got a good laugh out of your picture. If that's your worst cut I got you beat

Nice cutting.......Been using a wooden comb for a few months now and woodn't be with out, great for beards as well...........................

I'm with kevin I prefer this style to the puzzle variety not saying that they don't look good as well but easier and quicker to cut. Roly

Rob,they are Fantastic Iggy's Super Service

I think i like the non puzzle ones like this better,Nice job!

Great cutting you did there, and great service from Iggy.

Looks great. We just tell them to take their shoes off.

My wife is always warning advising me with "Happy Wife, Happy Life".

Amazing work Kris!

I was told once you could cut a finger off but you would need to change the blade at least once.

Well done, lot of work. edward

amazing job, you can be proud of it

Kris, you have the patience of a saint. All your work is beautiful.

Now this is Impressive! Just an Awesome Cutting.

Kris your love for scrolling shows ,Your like me at peace with the world scrolling!

It looks very busy on the left and calm on the right, just right for fishing. Fabulous work Kris, well done. Marg

spectacular piece! very well done

That is a beautiful labor intensive project.

Very nicely done Kris. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

My next craft fair is on Sunday. I have way too much stock already but can't resist cutting more stuff. This Family Sign is cut from the side of an old kitchen drawer box. Not sure what the timber is. Cut with a FDUR#5 and finished with tung oil. Pattern is by Steve Good. Rob

Very nice cutting Rob, your like me, a lot of stock and still cutting. edward

fantastic job

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I also find that if I feed the wood too fast, I am putting an excessive load on the machine. Have you tried greatly slowing the rate of speed?

Sounds like it might be the bearings.

I'll see if I can get Harvey to do it. LOL

I got a used one for $175, and it is a model 1. It has been working well for me, but I don't use it a lot. The only way to tell is to test it with a blade and some wood. Give it a good run, using different speeds, and listen for odd noises and too much vibration. The model number is on the plate on the motor. The older models were made in Canada and the model 2 were made in China. The claim is the ones made in Canada probably had better quality control.