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I changed the pattern a little and removed the hair. It looks a lot better. Thanks again Luceene-K for letting me use your drawing for a pattern. The other is the tree of life done in a piece of Walnut.

I already have some I made from ceramics many many years ago and some starts I knitted and stuffed. The rest shall be wood pieces. Here is my beginning. I will add more pictures as I make more.

Just finished this one. A fun little piece.

I did some more bowls, 1st one pattern by Steve Good. 2nd one pattern by Birchbark. And the others got off pinterest

Hi All, Cut this one today from 1¼" square Maple. Still some errors but getting better I think.

This has over 300 cuts in it. The frame is from weathered barn siding. John Old Dust

I got on a kick about 8 months ago and made these pendants. They are so much fun to make and a great way to use up your scraps. I string then up with black hemp cord and twist clasps mostly although some want magnetic. Gonna source out small little "rivet" like brass/silver/gold pieces to put in the holes to make them look even better. These are proving to be popular, I wear different necklaces everyday... Pics of the lot, then 7 of so pics a bit closer up and the a pic of some close up

They look great Monti! I set up a small tree every year and decorate it with handmade wooden ornaments that I have exchanged with folks from all over the world.

Hi, I am VERY new to wood working and sadly chose a way above my level first project, though I am determined to try and finish it. My main issue is that I do not cut along the lines and make all those sharp turns I see in youtube videos as I am terrified I will snap the blade or damage the project so I been hogging out the large sections then barely touching the edge of the blade I scrape away the excess to the line as smoothly as I can as a result it takes me forever to do anything. my first project is a wolf image that I think I am over 15 hours on that I am sure the pros can finish in a few hours. and I am not 1/3 finished yet. I am hoping to find local scrollers to come walk me through this and past my fear but until I do are there any suggestions? I already learned that I should not have cut out the largest sections first but cut the smaller details in middle and work my way out. as a result of cutting large first it is more difficult to do the small details but hey! I learned it all by myself LOL. I can not recall what size blades I swap between a flat 0/2?? and a spiral but my spiral is too large for the finer details of the fur so already messed up alot.

Getting to the end of my orders, just a few more to cut. Leaving Dec 14th for Florida for 3 months ( I need it but bringing my scrollsaw)

Just got back from a craft show, was a smaller one, did $200, not bad for a smaller show, had to do it by my self as the wife wasn't up to par, told her I will need her more next week for the final show of the year.Hopefully I can get more Christmas items done this week. edward

Great start Monti. I do the same Dan. Knew we had a lot in common. Marg

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Another portrait done

I made this for my in-law wedding anniversary, do not remember where I got the pattern

I was at my favorite craft show in my own town. I take two spots and bring my scroll saw and make mini puzzles for kids to take for free! That show is always my best seller ! As a bonus, a gentlemen came to see me and he said that he saw me scroll last year and it got him to try it and ... he's addicted! I'm so glad to have sparked the flame in someone ! That was the highlight of my show!!

Really nice ornaments Monti! Thank you for showing, Bob

I really like the tree of life, that is a beautiful cut.

Very nice! Where are the hearts from? they are a cool pattern.

Looking good, Monti !

very nice work

Nice work thanks for sharing

Monti,They are Fantastic.Love the Interlocking Hearts

Both a ExcellentI do however Love the Tree of Life.

Excellent work. I love the tree too. Marg

Incredible cutting skills !

Terrific cutting of a fine pattern Jeff.

Both of those have turned out great. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW

Great pattern and cutting.

Dan, Love the tree of life.

My daughter's window sill looked awfully bare...

Love the tree of life.

Very nice cutting !....Well done !

Did you take it all the way off? The problem is probably under it. If it comes down to something more, just take off the switch cover/switch assy. and then the 4 screws that hold the cover over the rod housing. Once you take that cover off you can adjust the tension rod. I'd say from what you describe, two full turns counter clockwise should do it. Very easy to do.

Variety is the spice of life,Thanks Bobscroll

This is my solution for salvaging thin stock. I ran into a bunch of imperfections in the 8/4 Jatoba I was working with which would have rendered useless nearly 3 feet of 8/4 x 5" stock. After cutting away the imperfections, I ended up with 6 pieces that were 3 - 4" wide x 15.5" long. The pieces are just over 1/4" thick and trying to clamp them with traditional methods would be impossible. So, I spent the day making a clamping board. This consist of 24" x 24" x 1.5" MDF (two 3/4" pieces glued together) with formica top and a plywood bottom to reinforce the stiffness of the MDF. I used a 1 3/8 forstner bit for the holes and 1 3/8" poplar dowel for the stops. The wedges are cut from hickory with a 5 degree angle. The gluing cauls are fabricated from oak but you could just as easily use pine. The clamping cauls have one perfectly straight edge and the other edge is curved. Youtube has several videos showing how to use the clamping board and how to fabricate the cauls. The surface of the formica has a thin coat of paste wax applied. You use this device by applying the glue to the edges of your thin stock, pressing them together and then use the wedges above and below the cauls to apply pressure. You can then use a piece of scrap lumber to protect the surface of your work piece while you tap the pieces flush with each other on the surface and along the edges The multiple holes in the clamping board are to make it easy to vary the width of the panel being glued. Using multiple wedges on top allow you to easily and quickly adjust for different widths. The final picture is the finished panel as it came off the clamping board - no planing nor sanding. I have to say, after trying to do this with traditional clamps, this method makes gluing thin pieces a breeze. The flat surface of the clamping board keeps everyting registered as you clamp.

Simplicity at it's best ,good thinking!

Excellent work Jeff. Certainly a busy time of the year. Marg

I moved this over from Pattern request. Mahendra did a fantastic job designing this pattern. We had visited my nephew and family this summer and wanted to give them a gift to remember our trip. The photo was enlarged and put on canvas at the UPS Store and printed the Photo file. This was actually my second cutting. Got the first one done and when I lifted the pattern, some of the fibers of the BBPW came up with it. Tired to fill but the color contrast was too great.

Very well done!

Great work Andrew. I bet both couple were very happy with the portraits. Marg

Really close. You can easily recognize the people.

Both were dead on...nice patterns and cuttings

Nice work thanks for sharing

Nice job you did there.

Nice portraits. You also did great on the patterns.

Looks great to me also.....A+

very nicely done projects. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW