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My last indoor craft fair of the year took place today. The day did not start well. I went to open my car door and the handle came off in my hand so I had to climb in from the passenger side. Then I got to the venue and found I had left my display stands at home. However, nonetheless the day was a great success. I sold three items to other vendors before we even opened and ended the day at more than double my previous best. I sold items that had not sold over several previous sales and one gentleman single handedly bought no less than ten items! I have also had some follow ups since I got home which will add to the total. So for those of you who do sell, keep at it, you never know what will sell on the day but in the end things usually do so chin up, enjoy your self and have fun! Now I need to get to work replenishing stock, a problem I have not had in a long time ! Rob

Not much scrolling in this one but a ot more painting. The only scrolling is the chair it' a Steve good pattern.18" long on the base and about a foot high. Made this one for a family member and posted it on Facebook mow got orders for 8 more hoots love Facebook. Also it' supposed to be "Will" not "Well" computer error lol but got it fixed up now. LOL

Here are my last two pieces that was ordered for this year, now getting ready to go to Florida for 3 months. Dinosaurs is for my nephew and the chipmunk was a rush order, (person that bought the one I had in stock like it so much she wanted another one for Christmas present. Don't know why Dino is sideway

So I have been mulling this over for a while, but only today did I find the time and had all material together and actually could make my advent piece. Comments welcome and appreciated. It's a slice of oak. Most pieces are glued on, but the smaller ones in front only lie on top.

I normally make some of the compound cut Reindeer as ornaments and gifts for Christmas. They are typically about 2" tall. As I was doing this, I wondered if I could cut some smaller ones and this is what I ended up with. The Reindeer are about 3/4" Tall and cut from Sycamore using a FD #1 Polar blade. The plan is to turn them into earrings.

Thank you everyone for the feedback and inspirationt o go for it. I had my first 3 hour art show at a school yesterday and it was very inspiring to let kids play with puzzles and tell me how much they love what I have done. I was informed that people dont carry too much cash for school shows. I think my lamps marked at $50 was too much for the crowd. Grownups were also amazed at the work I had done. Even though I only made $120 on puzzles, I got a lot of people asking me if I could do a few custom piece . I got feedback facebook from my first customer and how much they loved the puzzles. Attached are pictures of the table setup.

Ok Lawson, send me your address, I'll send you your Star Trek Emblem.

The Frog is a Alex Fox pattern and the 66 Chevy step side pattern by Travis(TD Painter)...I stack cut the frogs in 1/8 BB,one with a green backer and one in black....The truck is cut from 1/4 ash and both were cut with 2/0 and 3/0 FD new spiral blades....Finished wit a 50/50 mix , Blo/MS.....Thanks for looking....Steve.

Got an alert from Home Depot saying the Excalibur is back in stock. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Excalibur-120-Volt-21-in-Tilting-Head-Scroll-Saw-with-Stand-and-Foot-Switch-EX-21K/205414436 Rockler is offering them now also: http://www.rockler.com/excalibur-21-scroll-saw-with-foot-switch?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_content=pla&utm_campaign=PL&sid=V9146&gclid=CjwKCAiAu4nRBRBKEiwANms5W8HuOJko0WhzP9NNN5tkIsbKDWccA1nsFRjmXXMEwEXgxsoidXoQjRoCLSoQAvD_BwE And Sears: http://www.sears.com/general-international-21inch-tilting-head-scroll-saw-with/p-A011574695?sid=IDx01192011x000001&gclid=CjwKCAiAu4nRBRBKEiwANms5W-mQjbmgDtWzUerbJ4pihQc0OcU4vFVynsBL483Fh-zTF2QL8wViGBoC054QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CN6k-cH_7NcCFU0cgQod4YUG6g With King available, and without Seyco carrying this saw, I have mixed emotions, but still, good to see the black Ex being sold again. I would love to know the back story. If General was having issues with their manufacturer (who is apparently making these for everyone now), did General have to get another manufacturer geared up to to begin making these. If so, not sure I would trust the first ones off the line.

Ref magnets good use of scraps.

Hi all, Christmas is all about thankfulness, and I am a regular on here every day, even if it's just to see what is new. Everyone who posts here is doing something thankful to help all us others out. Maybe I don't use everything I find, but often have tried various things. I have been scrolling for over 30 years and there is always something new or new tip that pops up on the site. Merry Christmas to all of you here on the forums from nrscroller (Bill ) I am a great fan of Zach Sobiech who is paralized from sports and have read the book his mom wrote and my favorite saying is from him "USE WHAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER PERSON HAPPY AND JOY WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU">

I'm swamped with work and can't finish my teak box and was so close too.I patterned and cut 13 of 16 names ,worked on a guitar ,shopped at wally mart had 4 beers during the day and was hindered by the drunks again wasting my time.I need to stop it as they are a menace to the yoga girls that come here i feel bad for them.No pictures today it's very late .I did way to much today and may have burn't myself out for tomorrow,at least maybe a late start.

Made this on a whim yesterday......simple & fast to make....2ft in diameter....1x6 boards edge glued together with pocket hole screws......face and snowflakes are 1/4" sanded plywood........comments are always welcome.....that's how we get better.

This is my most recent piece I just finished. The pattern is by Judy Gale Roberts. I made it for a memorial.

Just got back from the last show of the season, I did $236, $100 less then last year, still a decent show, and only had $70 on credit card. Really didn't sell any Christmas Items, and ornaments are still a good seller. Now I can concentrate on a couple orders. Overall not a bad year. edward

Making this for a Disney and Star Wars fan. Found the graphic on Google Images, and thought this might be the perfect fit for this person. I wasn't super familiar with the Star Wars symbol, but it came up all over the place in may searches, so evidently it is common amongst the fans. Those ears however, look very familiar :-) In a totally accidental happenstance, notice how In God we trust was in about the only place it could be, and still be completely visible. Not sure I could have done that on purpose. What do you think? ------Randy

Yep, you had mentioned that a few weeks back so when I got the Alert from Home Depot, I immediately thought, "I guess Kevins source was legit"

Flying Dutchman blades used to be my go to blade.. and at times..still is.. that said though.. there is a day and night difference between the FD Ultra Reverse #3 and #5 and the Pegas Modified Geometry #3 and #5.. Those Pegas blades cut way more efficiently faster and last longer as well.. and good smooth back side.. as the Pegas has the reverse teeth.. Pricing is pretty close to the same I think.. I know they aren't a big whopping difference like you show for those super sharps.. I've never tried the super sharps.. might try a few just to see.. but I have a hard time believing they are more cost efficient than those Pegas.. maybe more so for the FD blades.. Those Pegas are hard to beat.. I haven't got too technical on looking at the blades teeth arrangement or even looked to closely at the sizes.. but I will say.. I do know the Pegas #5 MG blade wont fit into the same hole as a #5 FD-UR blade does.. found that out the hard way one day when I bent a almost brand new blade..

Since we winter in Texas I am busy making things for the Texans.

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.

Congratulations on a successful day!

Thanks everybody for nice comments, bringing my extra saw with me in Florida so will do some work there. Golf will be first and maybe some pool and beach time but also some times for scrollsaw.

I couldn't see anything as well until i clicked on the view button on the right hand side. Once i clicked on the button i circled in the pick below i could see the patterns.

I like it Dan!

Nice to see they are back. I love mine.

I just got done cutting 110 compound birdhouse ornaments. I bought some FD Polar #5's specifically for this, having never used them before. While they cut marginally better than the Olson #5 Skip tooth I had, they were still lacking in durability and speed of cut. Perhaps I should have stepped up to the next larger size. However, I had some Olson MS #7's lying around and even though they are a reverse tooth blade, I found that they cut soooo much better and lasted much longer than either of the #5 skip tooth blades I tried. I was using them to cut African Mahogany. I was able to cut out between 7 & 10 birdhouses with one MS #7 blade, where I was barely able to cut 3 with either of the #5 skip tooth blades. Not sure I would necessarily recommend a reverse tooth blade over a comparable skip tooth, but in my particular case those Olson MS #7's cut very well.

Looks good Dan, but he needs a hat!

Wow, I wonder is seyco also going to carry them along with their saw, I am glad to see it back, thx for the heads up Randy, RJ

Congrats Rob now get back to that saw you need to restock which is of course the best bit

Excellent Steve same here had mind yesterday and did very well for last show of the year and luckily enough don't have a handle on my boot. Roly

congratulations

Congrats on a good day Rob !

I was going thru my patterns and found this one for my friend that's getting married January 15,And i was chosen to be the best man !!!Airomatic cedar and then i cut the tree with out my jig that disappeared in the clutter here.Our own Travis did the ur the key to my heart long ago.

Boy that would be a great big help,chose the patterns to cut ,scotch tape the patterns together that are big ,choose the woods,make the smoothy's,clean the floor of small cut outs and dust,feed the squirrels ,sand some,so much for one person.

Well, the source image was promising, but sometimes you lose too much detail when you scale things down. Can anyone tell what this was supposed to be?

Great cuttings. Can't decide between the green and black. Both look great. Rob

Terrific work. I love the green backer on the frog better than the black. Marg

Great work, I love the Chipmunk. Have a safe trip and a Very Merry Christmas. Marg

Those came out great Steve. I especially like the frog.

I usually do most of my Christmas shopping online. I hate crowds and the traffic. So I'd rather spend my shopping time online. Its quick, easy, cheaper, and my gifts arrive at my door in a couple days. I do most of my shopping on Amazon and I love it! Very convenient. If you shop on Amazon, there's a way for you to get your Christmas shopping done and support SSV at the same time. We don't have a large publication to support our operating expenses. Thankfully, we have members choose to pitch in a few bucks by becoming SSV Patrons. That certainly helps offset the costs of running SSV so we can keep the lights on. But we also participate in an affiliate program with Amazon. Basically, if you purchase something from Amazon after clicking our banner, we get a small kickback. It doesn't cost you any extra. We can't see who bought what, so no worries there. It's just an easy way to support SSV while Christmas shopping. I've added a small Amazon banner in the right side of the forum. Just click that before you begin shopping. I'll be removing the Amazon banner after Christmas. Thanks for your continued support!

Reverse tooth blades do not excel in doing compound cutting because the reversed teeth push sawdust back in the cut. That is why a skip tooth blade is preferred. For me the FD Polar blade is my first choice.

The Navy pattern is one of Dirk Boelman's out of the book "U.S. Military Designs.

This is my first gift box Birch plywood 4mm and 6mm I know that a box made from solid wood (not plywood) might look better, but I wanted to show that using simple and cheap materials and without professional tools (I used the needle file and sandpaper) you can make beautiful projects. And here is video of making of this gift box:

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

Nice cutting thanks for sharing

With the PS blades being three times the cost, I'll stick with FD UR blades. They do what I need, and that's good enough for me!

Good advice above. I'll add one thing. Cherry is photoreactive. If you put it in the bright sunlight it turns a deeper shade of red. even putting it under fluorescent lights will do this (although more slowly). Bruce

Welcome to the Village, Paul. Bruce Minneapolis

Hello from Southern Arizona. I can already tell that you are not afraid to write comments on here and that is exactly what one needs to do so they can quickly get to know the regulars here, also it helps us to get to know you also. I am amazed, personally, how The Village has so many people as members from all over this planet. I enjoy the friendliness and helpful attitude that exists here in The Village. I feel like I have met so many of the them and have known them for years. It is the nature of this site, I guess. I am so glad you choose us as a place to hang, contribute and share your talents. Dick heppnerguy

I did the same as you last year and now I'm addicted! Here's a picture of my last booth! Hope this gives you ideas!