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Well I thought I would try doing letters. I used this pattern from Steve Good's site. It is done with 1/4" birch and the backing was made from old pieces of pallets I had laying around. The backer was stained with one quick coat and wiped off immediately to give the appearance of weathered wood. I finished it with spray gloss lacquer, not sure it shows in the picture or not. I noticed after I placed the letters that I was off on my squareness but oh well I think it still turned out pretty good.

Not been at the saw for a bit back is bad again it flares up more once the cold gets here but anyways managed to do this over the weekend out of a bit of scrap flooring I come across, from a Steve Good pattern I had in my library cut with #5 MG Pegas

Another 2x4 snowman completed.......Happy Holidays to all my family here. Oh, don't forget to criticize my work good or bad. Thank You.

Three days of cutting now on the drying rack, including a new item, mermaid that says SOUTHPORT, the town where my next event is in 10 days. Final event of the year... Whew... Still plenty more to cut before then.

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

Got a possible order for 30 of these. I’v been quite busy and haven’t posted many photos and was just posting for a minute so thought I’d share this one I’m working on today plus the cab over semi that cut this morning picture of that one in the pattern request forum. The gulfstream is a pattern I did.

My Brag this month is that we did well at our christmas craft show..and the Mayor also dug deep and spent at our stall....(does that mean I can sell by royal appointment)

Made for a customer, Materials used are Red Oak with a maple backer board . My wife is my pattern make , if she can make it with a line I can cut it ! Any comments welcome ... MD

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

Recently had a request for a Kentucky Wildlife puzzle! And here is the result. 12.5" x 5.25" x 3/4" and a tray type puzzle. I provide one solution but there are multiple solutions. All animals are native to the Commonwealth Kentucky. The tray is stained but the animals are natural hardwoods and oiled. bb

So in the past 3 1/2 weeks, I have cut out 93 puzzles and have 20 more to do in the next couple of days along with 2 monograms. It's been a busy month and hopefully this weekend is a barn burner like the past craft show. Jim

Patterns from Sheila Landry and cut out of more re-claimed maple. Jeff

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)

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

I have now made three of them. I cut them out of 1/2 inch curly maple. Honestly I never look at the blade recommendations, after about 13 years of scrolling I have my go to blades . I agree a#5 is a bit big but I tend to use much smaller blades than most. For this I used an Olson Mach 3 blade for almost all of it. I thought that the snowflake would look better if it stood proud of the rest of it. So when I was all done cutting I set my table to 3.5 -4 deg left side down and with an Olson #2 blade cut the 4 points connecting the snow flake. I put a small mark at the top of the snowflake (on the back) to maintain the orientation. Withe a bit of wood glue at the 4 points I pushed the snowflake back in. I also put a few drops Of thick CA glue from the back in several places for additional strength. The image with arrows shows direction of cut so that the snow flake stands proud. Also this picture was taken before I removed a bit of glue squeeze out.

Made this about a month ago for a coworkers grandson for a present, and of course had to add the grandsons first name and paint the right colors too . Ant comments welcomed !

I love the Noel pattern that was in the latest issue of SSW&C issue. So I cut it yesterday. This is mine, just one of many that have been posted here. Mine is all cherry. Finished with a soak in 50/50 BLO/MS. It was quick and fun to cut.

Hey Brian, in addition to what has already been given, any of the puzzle books by the Petersons. They give excellent info on cutting puzzles.

Brian, I've purchased most of the scroll sawing books I've seen over the years, and I still own all of them. What I have found from reading all of them, is that most of them have the same information on how to saw safely and efficiently. And what the different types of blades were used for what, especially, the books that were directed more to new scrollers. So you could get away with using just about any book directed to new scrollers, and not be wrong. I no longer have any use for the books I own, but shipping them to you would just be to costly. I checked earlier today to see what it would cost to get seven back issues of Woodworking and Crafts shipped to me . It was going to cost $63.00, that was just a little to rich for my pocketbook. Len

I would recommend Simply Wood not specifically for beginners, but it has a good introduction. It has a nice range of projects that you wouldn't necessarily think of. sort of how to use a scrollsaw to make a project better, type of book.

I'd just give them this website's url. This is where I get most of my help from.

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

Neat and well cut. Keep on truckin'!

Very nice, Frank. Jatoba wood?

Great looking desk name plate Frank....Crank that heater up ! Thanks for showing, Bob

so you want me to take a selfie and post it....not a big fan of selfies but I can likely do that.

very nice

Delta's 40-694 is on sale for less than 300 and it is a clone of the Dewalt with a built in arm holder. I have had one for a year with no issues. You will need a stand and light but the light that comes with Dewalt or delta is not as good as an aftermarket one.

Very nice and a good order too, maybe/ maybe not. Some people are never satisfied are they? Marg

Very nice Terry. Well done. Marg

Wow those are amazing!

That is super cool.

Congrats on a good show, Doc !

Looks great !...Good luck on the order !

I wouldn't suggest any books. You tube and Steve good sight are free and better than any book. ( now I'm talking about a how to scroll book. They're are many good intarsia and specific pattern books out there but not a how to use ur scroll saw) not that the books are bad but in my opinion you can't learn how to use a saw from a book. You just have to do it.

For Intarsia, Kathy Wise has an excellent beginners book. That is where I started.

When I talk to new scrollers, I always show them some magazines for great ideas Scrollsaw Woodworking & Crafts

Can't go wrong with Nelson's book. It's mostly a teaching resource, with the instructions, practice pages and tips that are invaluable to a beginner, but there are also some nice patterns as well. I wish I had known about this book when I was starting out. Also, if someone is just looking for some basic pattern books, suitable for beginners and some intermediate level scrollers, Patrick Spielman has a number of books that are very good resources. Most are more devoted to patterns, but also contain some instruction/tips.

I agree with Ray. John Nelson's books are perfect for beginners. They touch on must types of scrolling and are well written. They helped me a lot!

I got that same book as Ray, then got some Intarsia beginner books, and then some others but as Jim said - some of my best help and information came from here on the Village, Steve Good's blog and videos, and the Magazines forum.

Great looking display there Doc, I'm glad you did well at the craft show! Thank you for the photo, Bob

its been a bit of emotional time here in my family. i got news early sunday afternoon that a cousin of mine,amy, died in her sleep. an unknown aneurysm. she was 45 . an amazing mother of 3, wonderful wife to an amazing husband, loving,supportive sister of 1 brother, amazing daughter,friend, and exceptional employee- she was a pediatric physical therapist at beaumont hospital in royal oak. amy helped many children through PT along with their families over the years. she was supportive of everyone in her life and also crazy funny-always lookin at the brighter side and finding something funny to help get through tough times. im not good at words in times lime this, but kind of good at making dust,and was reminded of this pattern when thinking about what her 3 children(all pre teen) are going through and will be going through. i know it wont stop the greiving, but hope they may help them find even a little comort at some time in the future.

Hi All, I have been busy lately on this Kathy Wise pattern for a friend. I have the fronts cut, shaped and sanded ready to be stained. Next step is cutting the backs in the same manner and creating a 3d sculpture type set of standing figures.

Way to go Doc, it's great that your local show, was a successful sale for you. It sure looks like you had a good selection to pick from, was there any other woodworker's there selling their wares? Len

I'm proud to announce that SSV's Ornaments For Charity - 2017 eBook is now available! This year, we got 9 designers to design 45 additional patterns. The eBook is now 78 pages with 250 Holiday ornament patterns!You can download the eBook for free and check it out. If you decide to keep the eBook, we ask you to donate to your favorite charity (we're on the honor system here). Remember, this isn't about "buying" an ebook of patterns, it's about giving to a worthy cause. So dig deep when donating to your favorite charity. Please spread the word about this wonderful eBook of patterns. Post to your favorite social media, other clubs and organizations. The more people who know about it, the more money we're able to raise for worthy causes.You can find the ebook here. There will be a tab on the navigation menu through Christmas. After Christmas, it will be moved under the More tab in the navigation bar. Special thanks to the following for donating patterns to this year's eBook: Travis Montserrat meflick worbler Fab4 Debbie Shipman MrsN GPscroller Phantom Scroller I hope everybody has a wonderful Holiday Season surrounded by those you love.

Looking at that picture, I can see why you did well. Congratulations and nice work. Maybe you need to get ready doing a special royal wedding plaque!

Beautiful job

Very nice. I like the butterfly one for sure. All very well done. Thank you for showing them to us. Russell

Nicely done Terry, will you be using them as gifts, or will you be selling them? Len

most are 3-5 mm thick, some up to 1.3 mm thanks, they look even better in person and in good lighting