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Made for my mom, cut from old oak kitchen cabinet door

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.

A couple more initial snowflakes......1/2" sanded ply.....spray painted white.....been cutting these the last few years, very popular......I've cut over 60 of these. Comments always welcome.

I used an ornament pattern to make these toys. I altered them a bit to beef them up and to turn a reindeer into a horse. 4" tall made from a 2x4. Also made some Cross/fish nick-nacks. I have made over 40 of these different items now. Each takes about nine minutes, at the saw.,

Had a request for this for in memory of their dad who recently passed away.....14"W x 12"T.....1/2" sanded ply......spray painted white.....comments are always welcome.

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

Just finished this Nativity Scene just in time for tomorrows show, pattern is Sue Meys

Good morning! I haven't been around for a little over a year. I had been fairly new to to scrolling, but a long time stained glass guy that was going to try to start merging the two art forms when disaster struck. I had just pretty much completed building a small shop/studio and was scrolling daily when our septic system began failing rapidly. Long story, but our paid for home of 39 years was on a small lot and even with new technology the county would not give us a permit to put in a new system, leaving us up the proverbial creek without a paddle.So, as having little choice, we moved last year right before Christmas and bought a small house in the city limits of Frederick, MD. Good news: city water and sewage. Nice sized lot. Bad news: there was no garage. Real good news: I have just finished a new 12 x 24 detached shed/studio and got all of my final inspections for the building and electric last week. I have almost finished the interior, having completed walls, ceiling, lighting, French cleats throughout, and have built a couple of new benches. I picked up a used Grizzly dust collector recently and will be working on getting it connected up to my miter saw, sanders, etc. The last things I will setup are the glass area and scrollsaw station, as everything else will come to a halt as soon as I thread the first blade into the Dewalt. I still want to build a small loft and overhead wood storage, but that should be completed by the end of this week.When I am finished I will post a couple of pics of my rustic, treehouse carpentry.

A couple of days ago, I posted a picture of a couple of mini Reindeer that were about 7/8" tall. I wondered if I could make some a bit smaller. This is the result with two smaller being 5/8" and the smallest at 7/16". This is the smallest that I can cut. The larger Reindeer were cut from Sycamore and the smaller from Maple. I found the Sycamore was not strong enough for making the small Reindeer. The small ones were cut using a FD #2/0 blade. The pictures below show the setup on my Hegner saw with the lighted magnifying glass. I built a spring jig to hold the small blank and it has sand paper on the inside of the saws to hold the blank tight. The springs allow a tight hold that does not change the pressure as you make the cuts.

Always something to mess you up but it wasn't broke blades or lost patterns .I finally got to get this far the second day.I was up till 3:30 fixing what my friend messed up because he didn't listen to what i was saying .So first thing the next day i serenaded him outside his door.And don't you know he said that's not the guitar i worked on before opening the door.He was amazed at what i did.I have fine tuned guitars many years so he's a believer now.He's also my banjo teacher and can't believe how i take to what he teaches,Anyway back to my projects.The doctors office ordered these (one person )of 10 May get more from them as they all have their names on their desks fancy from me.Ancestory font.All names are to be as different color with a butterfly on them except Raymond and the doctor The doctor is going to get a bobble head on his name of him,lol

Like to start a new project for next year or I should say there will be several new projects, but this one in particular will be military plaques. Something on the lines of Dirk Boehlmans patterns from his book. I have seen many of these and maybe a few people do them. But I want to be able to put the American flag behind them. My question is for those that have done that how do you make copies of the flag and where did you get the copy of the flag and is there a way to make it glossy other than copying on photo paper which can be costly. If not glossy maybe a stain finish to it. Not sure how I will finish the plaques yet. I would post a photo of someones but do not want to over step. Maybe I will look for one on pinterest to post. Thanks in advance and if you have examples that you did please post them as give some pointers. I found a photo which brought up more questions and I am looking for opinions. I have seen these also with just painted backgrounds, is that a better look??? I seen these like this where the center has the flag and behind the lettering is colored background, is that a better look or is the flag behind all a better look. Sort of like a poll here to help me decide. Sometimes decisions like this are tough for me. Again thanks.

Our condo has the mailboxes in the entryway. We have a super nice Lady mail carrier. Her name is Merree (MEree). We invited her in and gave her this. Her eyes immediately watered up. It also has her truck number above the windshield. Because the postal emblem was so fragile, I used a sacrifice board underneath. I cut the emblem out of the sacrifice board and made a pendant for her. As soon as she left, we could hear start to cry just outside the door. Some days it makes what we do worthwhile. jerry

Made two of these for two different fans . Made out of red Oak ...... MB

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.

How is this: Outside line is the outside of coin which helps me to line it up on the coin. If you want it, send me your address. I can cut it on a Eisenhower, or if you want it small, a Kennedy.

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.

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

This came just in time as I just finished making gifts for my family. I decided to make rather than buy my gifts this year so here they are: for my grandson Yoda, another grandson soccer pic, my daughter alphabet, dil Noel, son eagle, my wife O Holy Night. Thanks to all the designers Steve Good, TD, Scroll Saw Magazine. I modified several to add my personal taste to the designs.

I'm pretty sure what he means. Is even if it's online only item. You still go in the store and have them order it for you off their computer. A little bit of inconvenience. Defeats the whole purpose to sit home and shop. But 10 percent on a high price item seems worth it. Kudos to home depot for supporting our vets.

Olson --- I can't remember the size right now. Well, there a lot of things I can't remember. I will have to look. Thanks bp says: Gettin' old ain't for sissies...

Love the Crosses.Fantastic work.

Love itLooks down right Awesome.

Sorry to hear about your car problem.but it all came out well with a Fantastic day at the Fair.and a BIG Congrats on that.

Have you ever made fire wood? wow these are very detail!

Yes another great one fresh out of the oven,where's your snow on the porch ,deck?Good idea again!!!

Whew had me worried there for a minute Dan - I am not ready for the real stuff just yet. This kind of snow I can handle though. Very cute. Thanks for showing.

Ray yes I know that in store have used it many times, but this is only available on line, so how does that work, with lowes I use “ mylowes card “ just a card to keep track of your purchases and if you loss your receipt returns are on your mylowes card, with that it has record That you are a veteran , and can order on line with the Veterans discounts, RJ

I question whether they'll actually have them in the stores.. Many places now offer an item that is "online only" ... Can you go into the store and order it to get your discount? For those online purchases.. they should have a special coupon type code to put in for the veterans discount.. Not sure how that would work..

Very whimsical and very well done! Thanks for sharing with us and God Bless! Spirithorse

Very nice! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

I always sand the blank before I cut the pattern. Then use sanding mop to clean up the fuzzies. Never had a need to sand inside the frets.

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.

Very very very well done! A+

Nice !...Very nice !

I'm guessing that the best way to get a gloss finish is to print on photo papers.. I don't think standard paper is heavy enough anyway.. I have seen those foam sheets at the local Hobby Lobby or Micheal's stores that are the flag design.. though not glossy.. If you could get a heavy printer paper you could try spraying clear coat over the printed paper.. I would do this for the simple reason that if it were to get wet ( photo paper or otherwise ) it would smudge.. or mark it.. When i was making puzzles.. I would print on photo paper and glue the paper to my ply.. then sprayed a couple coats of triple thick clear glaze.. awesome stuff.. goes on thick and protected the image very well.. Can be purchase at most craft stores..and I think I've seen it at Walmart etc as well..

Several years ago my wife said something about a wombat. I hadn’t heard of them before. So it was off to google to prove to me there is such an animal. So I had to show her your post LOL. By the way I have sold 8 ref mag at the consignment store. $2 each

Perhaps they don't play Wom in America Marge? Rob

I have my last show this coming saturday it is also my 2nd due to my wife's problemsWhat ever i sell this show is all clear for I got even thru home sales this year, so it will be a sucessful year.I have a fuew odds and ends and a lot of puaaales hoping they like puzzles this year. glad to hear of all the sucesses this year. IKE

I use a product called Deftoil. Like the name applies it is made by Deft. I use the natural color.

For something like this I would use Watco Natural Danish Oil. All of the small areas are difficult to get in. I sometimes put a piece in a Ziploc bag with the Danish oil and shake it a bit. You can the pour an remaining find ish back in the container. I also use Shellac or Poly. If you use light coats you can avoid the plastic look.

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

I find with cherry you need to use something to bring out the grain. Love cherry. I use Tung oil (polymerized) and couple of coats. I blow out between the holes. If I want a shiny look I will spay with poly or I buff with the Beal buffing system.

I always spray a couple of coats of lacquer on the piece to seal the wood and sign with a fine Sharpie®. Then a quick overcoat and I'm ready to go.

Looks great. You mentioned Squareness". When I cut out a word(s), I am careful about the waste wood. Leave a few reference lines. When gluing the letters to backer, I put down craft sticks, set the waste on top, glue the bottom of each letter & drop it into place. Let the glue dry & lift off the waste. The reason the waste is propped up is to prevent the squeeze out from gluing down the waste.

You can buy veneer and stack glue it opposite grain pattern (diy plywood) the advantage to this would be cost and u can get a very rich look from figured and exotic veneer for very cheap. Also a last resort option if you just can't find plywood.

Every afternoon in the "Shed" is its own treat ..... ..... and every step in the "scrolling path" is a genuine high: wood prep, pattern prep, cutting, sanding, framing, finishing. What can make each afternoon even better is: an old duster on the TV (the TV is mounted on the wall behind the scrollsaw). busy birdfeeders (the scrollsaw is mounted on a bench in front of a large window - feeders off to the side) a winter snowstorm When this all comes together its pretty tough not to recognize that woodworking contributes a lot to a very good life. The lows?: anything that means more than a few days away from the Shed Thanks, Jay

High would be finishing a very detailed piece and getting the pattern off with out breakage. Low getting the last of the pattern off and dropping it High when a customer walks up and says I love that and want it Low when someone asks me to accept $50.00 for a &200.00 piece Low " What kind of Laser or CNC do you have " High the way their eyes go wide when they find out it is done by hand and scroll saw Low When you finish cutting a custom piece and realize a word is mis-spelled and nobody noticed. I will say that the highs out weigh the lows by far. Just the enjoyment of sitting at my saw and working is a huge high.

High: Having a customer really happy with a custom project. High: Seeing your work proudly displayed by the recipient. Low: Seeing one of your projects destroyed by someone's careless behavior. High: Setting down to an expensive scroll saw a seeing how well it performs. Low: Having a blade break on the expensive scroll saw and have the bottom blade clamp fall out and disappear. Really!!!?

High: Lawson is correct, the peace and quiet of my workshop Low: "PAUL, WILL YOU BRING ME SOMETHING OUT OF THE FREEZER!!" "PAUL, WILL YOU SEE IF THE CLOTHES ARE DRY IN THE DRYER AND BRING THEM TO ME!!!" "PAUL, WHAT SHALL WE HAVE FOR DINNER!!!!" well you know what I mean.....

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!