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I used Alder wood for the first time on the "Holy Night" and Birchbark's "Peace" and really like how it looks after the oil hits it. Thanks for the pattern Birchbark! Love it!

A friend of mine emailed me this morning with an interesting challenge. This guy is one of the best wood turners I know. He has only been at it a few years, but an example of his skill, the first local show he showed a piece in, won best of show and most popular. It was actually a carver show but they let the local turning club join in. He specializes in segmented turning. I posted one of his project on here a while back, a tea pot and cups. He wants us to do a joint piece. I would do some blocks with inlays, he could put into a segmented piece. The attachment is a pictue of the example of what he has in mind. It is not one he did. We haven't discussed what the theme would be yet. I have not done inlay before.... this is pretty intricate stuff. I think I will spend most the winter learning and practicing inlays. But I am really excited about it. Hope it works out.... We haven't discussed who gets the piece when (if) done.

I mentioned some time ago about having a request for making a Hamsa box, (Carole Rothman design) for a pole dance instructor in Brazil> I finally finished. This was a real struggle for me, I and Cocobolo wood do not get along. But it is done. Like mention the main wood is Cocobolo, the veneer is Curly Maple. The red part of the eye is painted some other veneer and the black middle is a piece of Water Buffalo horn I turned. The last one of these I will make and the last Cocobolo I will sand. Well at least for a while. I hope it goes with her tattoo!

Cut from 5/8 cherry.. modified Steve Good pattern. Left out the text on this one.. If I cut it again I'll change the text to just say Mustang rather than how Steve had it as 1968 Mustang GT Fastback.. Not a big fan of putting the year on these because some cars I've done are the same body but customers want X year instead.. so from now on to keep things a little more simple.. I plan to leave the year off of them..

My son is a big fan so I cut this for him tonight. The look on his face when I brought it upstairs when it was freshly cut was priceless... Gonna make the kid finish it though...

Did it using popular that had a lot of green in it. When I removed the pattern the paper stayed on the snow flake. I liked the white so just left it on an covered it with finish.

Finally finished up my Cowgirl plaque I had started a while ago. This is on re-claimed pallet wood, then I burned and stained it. Thanks for looking.

Thank you Jesus,this has been one profitable week .If only i could remember where all the money came from ,I'd do it again.Jesus blinded my eyes and just made it happen !10" ankhs,3" triangle eye ankh's& 3" ankh's AND A FREE BEE TRAINGLE3

Been busy learning the Ryobi 162vs with pin end blade. Have to finish them off with oil. What kind of finish would look better? Will appreciate feedback on it.

latest version of a wind swept tree cut from oak framed with oak and mounted on engineered flooring sample. The pic was dark cause daylight was gone so I had to adjust the light a bit with my camera

Been playing around with some live edge pieces and watco stains

Runa, please use this forum. Before you purchase your next "upgrade" saw, ask, ask, the people here. We have all been through this. My first saw was a Craftsman that I had to get on my knees to work the setup on the lower clamp. It took two tools to change a blade. I finally made a base for the saw with a hinge so I could life it up on it's side to change blades. Now, I had this Craftsman for years. I had to keep it, my wife bought it for me for a Christmas present... And, I made some things using it. But, when I got serious about scrolling, I knew I had to get something better. There are good buys on used saws out there,,, just ask for opinions before buying. I can almost guarantee somene on this forum can give you good advice on the saw, good and bad... Again, please to not take offense, I am only trying to help... Lots of experience here... use it.

Nicely cut. The only suggestion that I would have is with your first piece, on the name courage I would cut the letter O in this manner..(shown in the enclosed image). this way you have a letter and not a hole. with other letters like most B b Dd g Oo Pp Qq's if you do not leave a small space the round, enclosed parts of the letters become holes instead.. Not criticizing but just pointing this out so that it might help you. Nice work. Dick heppnerguy

lol Paul, now you tell me, if I had known that you were only joking I wouldn't have left such a long reply. That proves to me, that I should leave shorter replies. Len

He is a good guy, a friend, I feel great that he asked me to work with him on it. That's enough. We will have a great time doing. I was just joking on who gets it.

Paul, That is totally awesome. As talented as you are I am sure inlay will be easy for you............it's really not that hard.

Paul, it sounds like a great challenge. Be sure to post the outcome. And make enough piece so he can make two of them.

Very nicely done thanks for sharing. If you are putting a backer piece on the first cutting. If you wanted you may be able to take the same wood you used and the O part of the pattern on the wood and re cut it but as Dick said leaving the two attachments then just cut the attachment carefully at the inside top and bottom where they attach then glue in place on the backer board. Just a thought not sure how it would look.

Really super job on your cutting! Your choice of patterns is nice too.

Sam, If I were designing the pattern I would choose a font that had these not cut areas already there but if I was using a font. like say a script font and there was an obvious fall out area like in the above 'O" situation, I would probably create the needed attachment in the pattern program I was using to make the pattern. However if it was someone else's pattern and they had overlooked the letter turning into a hole when cut, I would probably just draw a stopping point on the printed pattern to remind me that I needed to not cut it there. I hope that makes sense to you. If not you can PM me and I will be happy to draw you an example Dick heppnerguy

Here is one thing to remember, when using smaller blades they will not take side pushing and twisting the wood too well.. I am not saying cutting corners but rather kind of side to side stuff.. they will break easier then the heavier blades but at the same time they are not as aggressive, making them easier to control. So go for it. and have fun. You are doing really well Dick heppnerguy

Very nice cuttings Runa you are doing very well. Yeah if you can get the pinless blades to work you can do very fine detail fretwork. Thanks for showing us.

very nice work, good luck with getting the screws to work

Fantastic workTe Spray Shellac is what I use.

The only thing I can see is the "O". Everything else looks great to me. Great job on these.

excellent work, runa! as mentioned, i would encourage you to invest in some stencils & practice the O's. Like Hawkeye said, use bullseye zinser spray shellac on them, & leave them be. keep about 10" - 12" away from your project when spraying, or it'll glob up. 3 light coats should be plenty. You're doin' great! keep makin' sawdust!

An order came in when my saw was down and i completed it and now the customer isn't picking it up for some reason.$10 bucks gets me that much closer to paying off the jeep i just acquired,silver glitter on the isa name loaded up as i didn't have a silver base to spay.i am swamped with things to organize to get to the rattle cans.What's happening is every job requires something different and to get what i need just makes the mess even worse till i'm ready to scream.lol I realized i didn't cut the tail end of the gaby name as i do this so turning the name cutting it i t doesn't break it off .Sometimes i forget.but i caught it in time and fixed it.I know i know ,No pictures ,Didn't happen for the peanut gallery,lol

It has been some time since I have been here as well as being at my saw. I got up in penmaking and drifted a bit. But as life goes I have a renewed interest in scrolling again. I have been searching for interesting patterns and such, hopefully something there is a market for in my area. retirement/disability is kinda skinny. Anyway I just wanted to drop a note and say hello.

Correction you guy's, You can find "stardos stencil" on "1001fonts.com" as Roly posted above!!! Bob

They all look beautiful, what wood and finish did you use for the gingerbread man, thx RJ

Very nicely done Paul. They are going to love that. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

great job on all the items

Nice Stang !....lovely wood !

All pieces are great Thanks for showing us

I made me a pattern and started creating these, I used gimp. I sold 8 of these to the guy that owns our Local Track.

Beautiful cuts, well done. Roly

That is awesome. You certainly did a fabulous cutting job Paul. Well done. Marg

Great job Paul, it came out fantastic!

Nicely done Runa, you've been extra busy. Len

I gave my friend 700$ and that's what he has into it,and he said you don't owe me anymore

Those are over the top. Great work! I have got to do the the "Noel" and "Holy Night" ones. Great pieces.

Looks to me like you have the skills from you other post. I just hope you will be take some time and ask questions before your next upgrade.

Those all came out great Monti. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW

Awesome job! I will take ten of them(LOL)

Good video. I'm Hawkish about my old Hawk.

Very nicely done. Love the wood used. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

The screws that support pinless dint come with it and they are discontinued. They are not regular screws but taper off. We are going to file the regular screw to see if that works. I got some pinless no 3 to try intricate design and cant wait to try it. The blade looks so delicate though and i worry i dont have enough experience to use them.

Thank you everyone for the feedback, encouragement and suggestion on finish. I am so addicted to this and hope make more sawdust as I learn. Very thankful to this forum and all of you for support. Having a place to go for questions and feedback is what keeps the thirst for learning strong.

Runa that is nice. I mean they are real nice. You could finish them with Watco Danish Oil that you can but at a big box store. I also like Bullseye spray shellac in a can. Just put 2 or 3 light coats on and your through.

Glad to hear that the saw is running again. Bearings are very inexpensive in the overall scheme of things. The lower bearing on the Pitman arm is 3/8 by 7/8 and this is just one source. less than $5. https://bearingsdirect.com/search?controller=search&orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=9R6&submit_search= http://www.vxb.com/EEB3-2Z-Dia-9-525mm-OD-22-225mm-7-144mm-p/eeb-3-2z.htm I have bought lots of bearings from VXB and have been very pleased.