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I’m still pretty new to scrolling. After making a ton of really cool stuff - I decided to give this Steve Good’s pattern a shot. It’s my most favorite piece so far. I also can’t thank all of you for sharing your knowledge and support. I found a great new hobby. I just totally love.

This is another Alex Fox pattern called, "Countryside". It is cut in Basswood. Just thought is was a fitting picture for bark edged basswood.

Spent sometimes in the shop and manage to get a couple of serviettes holder and a couple of animals puzzles. The Bernese dog was a little more fun than the deer. Enjoy

A Hummingbird project has been on my to-do list for a quite a while. Had originally thought of a wall hanging but after doing a set of golfing bookends a while back using this same burl I thought I would try it again. These will be donated to the Hospice that cared for our mother in her last weeks. As a family we have wanted to tangibly thank this marvelous facility and its staff and volunteers for their incredible service - and hopefully contribute to their fundraising efforts. Their logo is a Hummingbird. After looking at literally hundreds of images of Hummingbirds - photographs, artwork, line drawings and existing patterns - we ended up with a shortlist of about 1/2 dozen to choose from - but this simple pattern from Sue Mey was one that kept bubbling to the surface - seemed very representative of a lady who lived a quiet, humble life with a lot of elegant grace. The main wood species are African Padauk, Panama Rosewood and Australian Red Mali Burl. The accents are Walnut. The finish is polyurethane buffed out to a semi-gloss finish with 0000 steel wool and wax. The area immediately around each hummingbird was further buffed to a high gloss with polishing compound. Comments welcome. Jay

Managed a bit of time off today so jumped in the shed and done this pattern I have had for a while, Pattern is by Grampa cut in ply with a Pegas Modified #7

This is from a pattern by Steve Good. John Old Dust

Well I am happy to say The Bully was awarded the Blue Ribbon at The NC State Fair. Winning is always a weird thing with me. I feel bad for everyone else. I know lots of work go into each and every entry and everyone wants to take home the blue ribbon. This is a Mike Williams pattern available at https://mikesscrollsawpatterns.com/products/the-bully-14x11 I could not get too close this year and they had it as far away this year as it could be and on the top shelf so I have included another picture of the cutting just so that you could have a better view of it. It has over 1,000 cuts i n it!

Cut in ply with Pegas Modified #7 and a #3 had the silhouette for a while just needed to change it up a bit to cancel out the floaters.

I find it extremely easy and exciting to sit down at a project that has already been prepped drilled and ready to cut, even if I only have a few minutes here and there. But if things aren't ready to go, I put it off because I have to go find a pattern, print, cut out, find a coin and clean it, then ca glue it, then mark the holes with a punch, oil, then drill . . . . The process is messy, time consuming, and I have to be in "work clothes that I can't ruin" So, knowing that I have a lot that I need to cut, and having some spare time this weekend, I hunkered down and prepped 21 coins with various patterns, and they are ready to cut. Now, in theory, I can set down at the saw and cut away, 30 minutes here, 10 minutes there, whenever I can. Time will tell how effective that approach is. At my normal prices, this stack, once cut, is worth over $500 (If I don't give too many away).

White oak......4 coats of gloss Deft

There is nothing special about the jigsaw puzzle, it's just a 100 piece of the San Xavier mission. But I feel real good about the box. I needed the box to be big enough to hold the puzzle. I had a piece of 8/4 (1.75" thick) spanish cedar 5-3/16 wide, with that as a lid width I got just at 5" wide for the box itself and the only way the puzzle would fit would be if I could use the entire 1.75" for the box walls. I cut the inside of the walls, glued a 1/4" bottom on it, and ran it through the sander until it would just fit in the scroll saw without the arm banging on top of it so I could cut the outer profile. Dewalt says the max depth is 2". My box (not counting lid) is a skosh over 1-15/16" thick and the puzzle pieces fit perfectly. Thankfully cedar cuts like butter - I can't imagine doing that thickness in a hardwood or exotic.

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.

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

Photo is not so good , this is my new shadow box.

Dave I stain mine then finish with poly. If you look at Steve Good's site I believe he has patterns up there for earrings. ASs for the hooks. I order mine online from a place on ebay. I'll have to find that info and I'll send it to you in a PM.

Hi! I am Scrappile and I am a patternholic.....

Better photo

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...

I bit the bullet............I guess I am going to have to learn to be bottom feeder like many of you. After looking and asking a lot of questions about many saws I decided on a Hegner. Ordered it on Friday. After wearing out two Dewalts in less than two years I decided that I had better get one that is built more for commercial use. What made me decide on this saw is that when I called them they told me it had a one year satisfaction warranty and a seven year warranty on parts and labor. I guess this old dog is going to have to learn new tricks.

I mounted mine to a small piece of wood and have it sitting on a concrete block. You could just slap together a wood box/riser and get the same effect.

Ha, always those hold your breath moments when cutting something as soft as Basswood. Next time I purchase some Basswood planks I will not resaw them so thin. I'll try for 1/2" instead of 1/4" . I'm just so cheap, cutting to 1/4" gave more boards for the money!

You did a great job on this. I have been wanting to make this one but never got to it. Welcome to the village. Thank you for sharing Sam

that is s neat piece, I love trees that turn into people...

goargous, great scene and great cutting, did you use a spiral blade for grass/weeds?

Great cutting of a very handsome fellow.

You really did a nice job on that. I like it a lot, must go get that pattern...

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.

Paul, That is definitely a piece of art. It may even be one of a kind.

That is a beauty Frank. Where did you find the pattern?

Naughty Naughty Naughty BUT NICE !

Looks great thanks for sharing

Great work! Welcome to the village. Glad you are enjoying your new hobby. Warning.............you may become an addict like many of us here.

very nice job

beautiful job

congratulations

If you have to ask the price, you can not afford it.

Very nice cutting !

That turned out great...keep up the good work and welcome to the village

That is absolutely great. I love it. Great work Frank. Marg

I just keep thinking to myself preparation is everything gets me through. Roly

You did well there, nice cut .Roly

Exactly! I hate to get things ready. I like to scroll. I think I should hire someone.... Can't wait to see your coins! I am going to try cutting soap stone and maybe alabaster . I have turned it on a lathe. Pretty easy. Now that I have good dust collection, I want to try to scroll it, like some pendents or something. When turned, it produces a powder like talcum. Probably not good for scroll saw bearings.

Great! - that is exactly the kind of project I love to do. Jay

Congratulations. Well Done. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

That's a beautiful piece of work thanks for sharing

That sure does go with the wood!

That sure is nice cutting. A long time farmer would sure like it.

Excellently done Frank. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Ya that is where I got the idea to cut this

Let me throw my 2¢ in, but note that I do not have nearly the experience that many SSV members have. (And let me add this one additional thought. In any cutting hand saw, table saw, dovetail saw blah blah...it's the blade that does the cutting so don't go cheap when purchasing blades.) I use Olson blades mostly and I'd try the #2 for finer areas and #3 for the rest. Further as a someone getting started I purchase a range of sizes so they are on hand and you can quickly switch to a finer or more aggressive cut as the pattern/stock calls for.