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This it the Schwiboggen That I cut in Sept. 2016. I finally added lights a couple days ago. Pretty disappointed in the lights I used. They are really weak. I think I will try to get a string of LED lights for it. But wanted to show how it looks lit. I do finish project,,, just a little slow at it.

A couple of three years back my daughter was promoted to Dean at a college she worked at in Kansas. So I ordered a desk name plate from a retired cop in Louisiana off of Etsy. We got to talking about scroll sawing, and two years ago for Christmas Santa brought me a Porter-Cable. little while later and I found an EX-21 on Craigs list and I've been puttering ever since.. In October, she was promoted to Campus President of the campus in Las Cruses, and in December she earned her PH. D. So I made my first name plate, for her desk, Will be a Christmas gift. Cut with a PMG 5, and I sliced a piece of firewood on the table saw for a base. The torch on both ends is the college logo. And a big thanks to Kevin, your name plates help me envision how to do it with the descender on the letter 'y'.

This is a sleigh I cut and assembled some time ago. but alas, another one I didn't finish. So I put a finish on it recently. The reason it wasn't finished was, my wife wanted it to be horse drawn. I wanted reindeer. I never found a pattern for either, well I didn't look very hard either. This is a Sheila Landry pattern: http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com/product/SLD478

Tis the season for requests,i do my best and forget the rest!

These are very easy and fun to make. I used 1/8" BB ply stack cut 4 at a time. They slide together and can be stored flat. I used General Finishes green dye and no clear over it. One thing about water based dyes is to clean around the rim very thoroughly before storing. I had a dickens of a time getting the lid off because of the rust. I have transfered the remaining finish to a Mason jar.

Hi All, Just finished staining wiseman #2. My problem now is do I varnish each individual piece or glue the pieces up for the front and the back and then varnish ??

The man who bought ten items at my last indoor craft fair tracked me down at my local outdoor twilight market last night. He had bought one of my NZ hearts and wanted another two but with NZ centred in the heart. So here they are, cut from rimu a friend of mine saved from a builders firewood pile from a cottage renovation. Finished with tung oil and beeswax. I had to enlarge the heart in order to centre the cut out and personally I think I prefer my original version but the customer is always right they say. Which do you prefer? Rob

After I posted about the mini reindeer in an ornament, several people commented that they liked it. It got me to thinking about other things to add to similar ornaments. So I tried making a miniature tree and a star. This is the result. My thanks to those encouraging comments. This shows the value of the forum and people's comments.

I just finished my vac system for my Dewalt 788. Here are some pics. Nothing fancy but very functional. This is also in answer to the OP's question. The Dust Deputy works great. So far, it has caught almost all the sawdust. Don't look at all the other crap. My shop is a work in progress. And before anybody mentions it, I haven't tried tilting the table yet. That may require some minor adjustments. Ray

Ok, I finally got a chance today to sit down and give some compound cuts a try. I learned a lot from all of you who shared "how to information" in this thread (especially @CharleyL's detailed instructions and photos he provided in that threaded.): http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/topic/24171-compound-cutting-wood/ Thanks Charley for all that great info. Thanks also to @Bill WIlson, @dgman and everyone else who provided information and help in that thread as well. I used Poplar wood. I created a cutting jig from Steve Good's pattern and instructions found here: http://www.stevedgood.com/3djig.pdf I cut the bird house pattern from Steve's blog found here: http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/2017/12/compound-cut-bird-house-and-stand.html (I still need to cut out the birds for them) and the "Love You" from Steve's site here: http://www.stevedgood.com/3dloveyou.pdf The snowman pattern was created by @smitty0312 it says back in 2012. I thought I got it off the village here but now that I am looking for it to link to I am having trouble finding it! - If anybody can point us to it please do. Thanks Smitty for sharing it. (The snowman was my first "official" 3D compound cut.) Not perfect for sure, especially the words, but not too bad for a newbie. I will try more again but probably not until after the holidays. Too many other things I want/need to do. Thanks for looking and thanks again for all who shared information/help on cutting compound cuts. I appreciate all of you here who share so freely with beginners like myself.

Hi All. I added a new feature to SSV. I've created a listing of scroll saw clubs. It is located under the Resouces tab in the menu bar. You can also access by clicking here. We used to have an article with the clubs listed in a table, which worked OK. But it was hard to update. Now we have everything in a nice database. It automatically sorts the clubs by state, but you can sort it by city, club name, etc. If you want more information on a club, just click on the club name for more information. You can add comments about the club there. It's super easy to add a new club. Just click the "Add New Club" button in the upper right corner of the main page and fill in the information. If an existing club needs updated info, just click the club name and click the "Update Club Information" button in the club info page. This new database feature was a challenge to implement. I've been messing with it on and off for the last few months. I'm not a programmer, so there's a lot of trial and error and talking to people smarter than me. But I think I got a pretty good handle on it now. I'll be adding other directories soon as well. But for now, enjoy the club list. Please do me a favor. If you belong to a club, check to see if the information we have is correct. If not, please update it. If your club isn't listed, please add it. Thanks All! Just one more step to making SSV even better.

My aunt asked me to make this for my cousin's recent college graduation. After a made my own pattern I realized it would've been a lot easier to buy a quilter's pattern. Cut it all free hand, so if you look really closely, you'll likely find a few spots where it doesn't fit as well as I wanted it to. 8 different woods used. Maple and Walnut for the center main triangles, Cherry/Cedar and Hickory/Russian Olive for the smaller triangle points, Aspen for the outer edges, and Purple heart for the boarder.

Great job Paul...you could fil it with christmas type flowers and it would 've a beautiful centre piece

Great pattern, great cutting and beautiful finish.

Sheila Landry has some youtube videos where she uses antiquing and staining medium you can buy with the craft paints. It works wonders with the paint also as compared to thinning with water.

I like the light to shadow ratio as it is. I wouldn't change a thing. Looks awesome.

A really beautiful piece of cutting. Well done.

Very Nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

Very nice job Paul let it be pulled by 1 horse and 1 reindeer every ones a winner

Very pretty; but way to many holes to take the blade in and out on.

Oh boy.....I love it!! Great job! I love the contrasting woods together!

That is awesome. Love it.

I use spray paint. First I paint the pieces all white, Like a primer. Not really primer, its just a white base so the other colors look better. The next day i spray the pieces whatever color they need to be. It looks way better this way and you can even do some nice shading once you get some practice. To mix colors i wil just use two cans, one in each hand.

fantastic job

Paul, all I can say is WOW.That is Beaeutiful.The Lighting?Just a little more at the bottom to make your Cabin show up.Beuatiful job.

I love those. I agree with you, your version is better. Marg

Sir the last picture stimulates my creativeness!

Here is a thought Rob..on the original one,you could scroll in the words..My heart is in New Zealand...

Nicely done Rob, I like the original design best, they both are very nice though. Len

Very nice. I totally love the wood.

Nice work,Paul !....Looks great !

Rob, looks great like both styles and love that wood and the colors in it. jim penquin

Like your originals best. All look very nice.

Nice cuttin Rob,I got some Matai that wood be nice for those hearts.................... Merlin

Looking good !...Excellent work !

The simplest explanation is that skip tooth blades clear the kerf of sawdust better than reverse tooth blades. There are deeper gullets between the teeth and generally fewer teeth per inch, so the teeth are spaced further apart. This helps carry the saw dust away, preventing heat build up and allowing the blade to cut more aggressively. Also, without reverse teeth on the bottom, the sawdust is more easily evacuated, instead of being trapped within the piece.

Same pattern , different woods. One, Pine, maple, and bois d'arc and one cedar, basswood, and bois d'arc. Boxes measure 6"x8"x3" 3/8" thick wood.

She did a great job with them thanks for sharing

Expensive also: https://www.rjrstudios.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html

A sand Flee is a flat bed sander in either 9" or 18" width. They use velcro backed paper/cloth and have fences, chuck adapters and other accessories. RJR studios sells them and so did Woodcraft (not sure they still do.). I have not had a reason to contact then so I don't know if they are still in bussiness or not Sorry Rolk. Fredfret Wichita, Ks

They are a tiny little bug that will bite the daylights out of you if you fall asleep in the sand. Ha! Ray

Did her dexterity come from her mother. only kidding Dan she did a great job now you'll have to battle for use of the saw. Roly

Must be hereditary. Really nice work!

Dan,you have the right to be Proud.She did Awesome!!Love the Sleigh's

Wow they are perfect. Did you say that this was her first time? Perfect lettering. You have every reason to be proud. Marg

Can't beat perfect,WOW !!!

She did a great job Dan. DW

Oh dear looks like you may have a little competition for the saw table in the future judging by those first time efforts she may have here own orders from school to do . nice to see a young`un on the saw though.

Advent decoration for my daughter.

This one for my daughter in law. She also always helps me.