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A local brewpub, literally 2 blocks from my house had a little crafts event at their place this afternoon, free of charge for vendors, so I decided to do it. Only 3 hours long. No tent, just a couple of tables, nowhere to put my giant banner, very barebones, but a nice venue, relaxing afternoon and I actually sold 12 puzzles, so I was happy. Here I am, along with Mrs. Ig as well.

Finished another Schwiboggen. This one was actually easier to cut than the last. Less blade pulls. I did not stack cut this. I have a tendency to push too hard and deform the back cut. I am getting better with my soldering. I jump back and forth on solder connections to save time. Still parallel connections. Went to a AA battery connection. Routered the bottom to make it fit. Seems to be holding longer. My wife did her usual fantastic painting. A few more and Santa's bag will be full.

Had some scraps left from a pine table top project I done the other day I remembered I still had some more puzzle patterns from Scott @ woodcraftbyscott.com, Thansk for the tip on the storage bags as well.

Spend some time in the shop lately. The Harley was fun to cut specially the front wheel (NOT) I used Oak Butterfly is western red cedar

Finished the first burn of my neighbours dog. Don't like the wood so will burn another. Thanks grampa (Paul)

In a recent magazine, Judy Peterson had some great Giraffe Puzzles and I wanted to do something with all three of the puzzles in it. I decided to make a scene with the three Giraffes looking like a family on the plains. I created this 10 x 12 scene. The Giraffes were cut from quarter sawn Sycamore. The tree is walnut and poplar. The background is poplar on the bottom, ash above it and blue pine for the sky. The three pieces of the background were all shimmed so that the bottom is higher than the middle and the top farther back in order to try to create some depth to it. The outside frame is red oak. The finish is white shellac as I did not want to alter the colors of the wood.

Just hjad the first of the holiday sales. It wasn't bad not a big croudb ut I did ok.. sold 16 puzzles, one nativity scenes . not much else but I cleared $200 over the cost. Not a bad day at all. My next sale is om 3 weeks. hope today was a good sign. IKE

Made from hard palette wood;species unknown. Pattern by rjR. Bottle tested veterans; at least 1 so far. More R & D required! Hang-strings are rawhide.

My mother's 100th birthday in next week. I'm traveling via Amtrak to see her and made this plaque. It's a Steve Good pattern. The cutting is 1/4" BB pw. The frame is maple, from salvaged basketball court flooring. The backer was the reverse side of a backer from a purchased picture frame. Two layers of hand cut boarders to give it some depth. Rattle can painted and then lacquered. Thanks for looking.

Flag raising cut from gold poster board placed in 18 x 20 inch frame given to local Vet clinic. Made two not sure where other goes yet Other was placed on black back ground same frme same pic.

You can purchase patterns from www.WoodcraftByScott.com

See this on Steve Good site the other day had to give him a go I shall hand it to my little friend next door he is only 5 and will love him on his wall , the skeletonmis 3ft 6 tall, I may spray him up a bit in the week not sure yet

Just finished this one last weekend.

This is from a Steve Good pattern. John Old Dust

I recently signed up to be a vendor at a local RibFest event and I had Harvey draw me up 4 custom patterns specifically for it, and while I was at it, I had him make this one for me... I have a feeling it will be popular. :-)

This was started by someone else who passed away. I was asked to finish it. It was about 50% started. John Old Dust

The Bully is done. I spent a little over a year cutting this. Not because of the number of cuts, 1048, but because I was out of commission last year after being run down while riding my bicycle home from work. I am back to riding again it is how I get around for the last 20 years. When I was able to work at the scroll saw once again the pattern was intimidating. I eventually said I need to finish this thing! The wood is 14x11 red oak ply and the frame is made from purpleheart. The frame is finished with General Finishes Gel Satin. The pattern is Mike Williams available @ mikesscrollsawpatterns.com

I've had a couple of people ask questions about my setup at events and how I do certain things. I've also had someone suggest I write a "guide"... so... two days ago I started typing. Attached is what I have so far. My wife hasn't even proofread it yet to correct all of my horrible grammatical errors, so keep that in mind and suffer through my massacre of the english language. :-) I'd appreciate your thoughts and feedback and especially any suggestions. Or, you can tell me it's the worst thing you've ever read and figure nobody would be interested. I can handle it. It's still a work in progress. I hope that I properly explain the reason and the content in my introduction. This isn't about scrolling, it's about deciding if you want to start selling whatever product it is that you make. Thanks in advance for your feedback. Iggy Woodcraft By Scott eBook.pdf

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My niece wanted me to do a portrait from a photo for a gift so here it is.

Cut this a few weeks ago finally got aground to finishing it, I cut another like this months ago but the twister inside was much much wider, this one is tight. Ran out of daylight so the pic is not great

Three puzzles and one that's not ;-) The Bremen Town Musicians after the fairy tale, was my idea and the pattern was obtained through Iguanadon's connection to Harvey Byler.

13.00" High x 10.20" Wide 3/4" Thick. Made with oak.

By my calculations, that's a hundred bucks an hour. Not bad. Especially considering that it appears you are living in Paradise. We really do need an "Envy" symbol. Ray

and me here in france I love the frog

The dragon looks great hanging out on the door casing, what fun!

Great looking simple set up. I am glad you did fine and enjoyed the day Keep it up. Sam

Congratulations Iggy, I think you did really well, Did you have a Beer ? lol Thanks for the photo's, Bob

Yep, I had figured I'd sell 10. I sold 22 Saturday at my 5 hour farmers market, so, combined in 8 hours, I sold 34. Very pleased. Goal is to do double that at the wine festival next weekend. It's Friday evening and all day Saturday.

Nice work. I have that dragon done. Like your stacked ones for the fairy tell. Thanks for sharing.

Wow! Jim you and others that cut patterns such as these have a whole bunch more patients then I have. Great cutting! Also glad to hear you are back on your bike again. I also ride a bike but only for exercise several times a week. Thanks for showing us.

Oh my, Iggy finally showed himself! You are younger than I pictured. Now wonder you have so much energy! Looks like you and the wife are having a good time.

I emailed Woodcraft Woodcraft Customer Service Saturday with that very question. This is the answer I received. If indeed the saw is just like the Excalibur, Seyco has parts for it. 5:46 AM (1 hour ago) to me Thank you for your inquiry. The warrantee is two years. For parts and repairs you can contact Woodcraft first. If we are not able to supply the replacement parts then you would need to contact King Canada. If you have any other questions or comments please call 1-800-535-4486 or e-mail at tech@woodcraft.com Thanks, Kyle Meyer

Nice work thanks for sharing

Great job. One suggestion is to make sure you bring plenty of change. Most people stop at a cash machine and have $20 bills. That is great if all your items cost $20 but if all of your items are in what I call even dollars ($5, $10, $20, $25,....) bring at least a $100 in $5's and $50 in $10's. If you have items in $1's ($3, $6, $22,....) bring at least $25 in $1's. I typically bring a $200 to start with.

100,WOW.Love the plaque.As stated above Please wish her a Happy Birthday from The Village.

Frank.They look Fantastic!Love the Lion.

Yea,sounds like ya had a Great time.12 Puzzles.in 3 hrs not bad at all.Great to put some faces with the names.

Looks good from my end I would see what they say first you may be suprised Thanks for showing us

Cute. Well done Frank. Marg

Sounds like a great way to spend a spare 3 hours plus sunshine. Marg

Wow Ray what a great deal. I would have bought that to if it for sale here. I am glad you got it. Am I jealous, well maybe a little.

Nicely done. Shrink wrapping them is the way to go. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW

Meet my newest creature. I've had to create a new category on my website for Mythical Creatures for this one, the Dragon, the Unicorn, the Mermaids and soon the Fairies once I get a chance to cut them.

Looks good to me.....

lol Jerry, I think your brain must really be on vacation, you posted this one twice. L.en

Because of Religious reasons (I'm a Devout Cheapskate), I went to WalMart.com and searched "men's leather belts". They have what's called "automatic" & "ratchet" buckles. Will look what is in the store or possibly order one. Sand the buckle rough and apply wood directly to the buckle with construction adhesive (I like Liquid Nails). Thinking of trying 2 layers of plywood with a scrolled name & a backer. Would need to sand a curve in the backer to match the buckle. I would respectively request that you not inquire how many times I've had a bright idea that failed. jerry

Marge, I use a clear coat finish and for color I use a non toxic paint.

Well, welcome back Heppnerguy. Should we start calling you CasaGrandeguy now?