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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'.

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 ??

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

this was on his facebook from when he was mid twenty he's now59.5, He couldn't stop smiling,lol ,Thats him now.

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 people, have not done a lot of cutting lately, been playing with my new Toy (Laser/Engraver). So here is a cutting I did for the manager of our local Salvation Army Family Store. She loves Eagles so thought it was a great pattern, not sure where it came from so any one knows Thanks. The other pic is of the Laser engraved name and date and such could never do it by hand this nice...... Cheers Merlin..................

When your regular cold medicine doesn't work......another unique Christmas gift just completed in time that somebody will get soon.....they couldn't find this in any stores......white oak.....clear Deft (5 coats)

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

I started cutting 1/2" BB ply with an FDUR #5. It was like driving a Chevette. Blah! I switched to a Polar #5 and wowzer! More like a Mustang GT 5.0. More tear out on the back but that I can live with on this project.

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.

Good luck to you Dan! I worked 12 Hr day's and 12 Hr nights....Monday to Saturday running a large Machine about 25 FT long, After three months I was washed out and left to get My life back! Bob

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.

These are the Scroll Saw gifts I made this year. The trivet is for a granddaughter just married and trying to cook. Steve Good pattern. The dolphin for a different granddaughter. She loves the beach! The penguins is for my daughter the biggest penguin lover ever! The frame is for a granddaughter that has given birth to my first great grandson! The dog is a gift for a friend that recently lost his Sweetpea

I think the major is expense is the vacuum. I started with my old shop vac but then found an old Dyson vacuum on the curb for garbage pick up (so I picked it up and repurposed it).

It appears that I've really started some sort of tradition. A number of folks who received one of my cards last year asked if I was going to create one again this year. Hence, I did: The pattern for this new card can be found in the thread:

Out of a ornament pattern book.

I have a Sand Flee and use it on almost every project, especially fretwork. Removes fuzzies!

I have a Sandflea. I don’t use it as much as I thought I would.

Hey Thanks Rob, have got it, Gordie could be right I might try the laser on those words, and when I have some more make the map an inlay.........Just thinking The laser was giving me a bit of a headache, but I think I have it beat, setting up a desktop computer at the moment, just got on line and working to the sounds of AC/DC.............

(part 2 of 2) The black part is intended to be removed leaving a ‘To’ tab at the top left and a ‘From’ tab at the bottom right. I reduced the size so that it can fit into a “standard†9 inch by 7 inch padded envelope that can be purchased relatively cheaply in bulk from most stationery stores. I cut the prototype out of 3mm thick Baltic birch plywood and “manufactured†a piece of 2mm thick clear pine with the same width and height to use as a backer board.. I could have used a second piece of plywood for the backer but I believe that would put to total weight of the card, the envelope, and other contents over 100 grams. Once one goes over 100 grams, the postage rates (at least in Canada) take a BIG jump. In the first photo attached below, I am weighing everything, including a couple of strips of sticky-back Velcro, should the recipient wish to display the card. The combined weight is 92 grams. I completed the prototype card and gave it to Margaret. Margaret was truly surprised and delighted with both the concept of making such a card and the card itself. Attached below are photos of the card and the card’s current location where it is stuck with Velcro on the window behind our kitchen sink: The foreground board was painted with dark blue metallic acrylic paint. Appropriate parts of the background board were painted with white, copper, orange, and green acrylic paint. The two boards were glued together using Lepage’s No More Clamp glue. I’m going to attempt to stack cut 6 of these. So far, my stack cutting on other projects has been so-so, therefore I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

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.

Just wondering how you are getting along with your hawk saw? If you even still have it. Unless I missed a post you was going to try out a EX someone had also. Enquiring minds want to know. LOL

Had a bit of time spare today so thought I would do the Krays for a friend I volunteer with at my local centre for disadvantaged adults/children and the dad van is for a young girl from the centre whose father is a mini bus driver.

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

The Hawk is sitting patiently in my garage waiting for me to give it a serious test. Not sure when I'll do it though, but maybe soon. I'm just happy with my DeWalt's and not excited about working with the Hawk, but I really need to so I can decide whether to keep it or sell it. I haven't had an opportunity to try out an EX, that wasn't me.

Thanks & no Paul I have records (vinyls) just been nailed down doing items people have asked for as xmas gifts and ones I wanted to help people out with etc but my vinyl brain is a ticking and ready to go once I finish up the last of the xmas ones . I need to cut some vinyl soon the wood dust has taken over the vinyl chippings on the floor

Very nice Rob....well done

Great job there Rob, I like the wood as well, Thanks for letting us see, Bob

fantastic job

very nice job

I sympathize with Birchbark that the search engine has changed BUT, I have always said that I really hated the fact that not only are many people stealing patterns but, many people were selling patterns on e-bay and e-bay made it harder for me as a designer to get the thieves off the site and my patterns off their site than they make it on the thieves for copyright violations. The main thief I supplied them information about never was stopped. Therefore, I am sure some designers won't share their patterns if it is open to the public. Sorry for the rant but, as you can see, I am still upset about thieves! By the way, Birchbark, I really appreciate the patterns you share and you are quite generous in doing so. God Bless! Spirithorse

For every intarsia piece I have made, I glue everything together and then apply the finish. It seems less time consuming and the finish isn't necessary where it won't show. That, of course, is just a matter of my opinion. Great looking project! I am also eager to see you entire set. Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

Paul,beautiful cutting

Beautiful work I admire you guys that do intarsia. Looks to me like it is a job for a rattle can.

Paul, That is a beauty. Looks like you got a great finish on it.

I have the stockroom "V" sander, they call it. Much like the sand flea. I do not use it at all anymore. It is stuffed under my bench.

I was contacted yesterday asking if it would be ok to mention me in an article... Turned out being a bit more than a mention... :-D https://portcitydaily.com/2017/12/12/unique-places-to-get-holiday-gifts-in-the-wilmington-area-biz/

Nicely done!

You did good, Paul !

Great job, Kevin - that is all except the "Let it Snow" . Where I come from, Minneapolis, snow needs no encouragement and always overstays its welcome. Now, if it were "let it melt", you would be batting 1000. Bruce

Love the mix of wood and overall design. My wife has a much poorer sleigh which she uses to hold the Christmas Cards we get.. Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing!!

Congratulations on the job, what is it that you do, RJ

You might check Meisel Hardware as they have a couple of horse drawn wagon patterns that are 3D . Don't know if they will fit your needs or not, but they may help you come up with a solution. http://www.meiselwoodhobby.com/Products/ViewProduct.aspx?id=11793 http://www.meiselwoodhobby.com/Products/ViewCategory.aspx?id=2872 http://www.meiselwoodhobby.com/Products/ViewProduct.aspx?id=44565

Dan good luck with this, it can be very hard to adapt to shift work like this. Len

Great job Don I have not attempted this style of cutting yet but if it was me I would varnish after glued but that`s just me

Good luck! Hopefully it's worth it. I've done rotating shifts and 12-hour shifts but not both at the same time. Hopefully you get long weekends.

wowzer!!! a grizzley 18" open end drum sander is $895 https://www.grizzly.com/products/18-1-1-2-HP-Single-Phase-Open-End-Drum-Sander/G0458 quite a few other options for drum sanders at that price!

Travis, my personal feelings about opening the site to everyone, are negative ones. The way I feel, is if they want access to the patterns they should become members of the site. They can join for free, and they don't even have to participate in the forums if they don't want too. I don't think it is a very high price to pay, just join the site. Len

I do a l lot of compound cutting for my bar-hopping fundraising. I suspect that here in the US the compound cutting scrollers use 2X2 studs. (Actual size is 1.5 X 1.5") I have found that Home Depot has a 2X2 labeled "Select Pine". It is usually located near the craft wood display. It is a tight, knot free, clear stud and great for compound cutting. I use the scrap sides from compound cutting. I cut them as flat as I can and give them to preschool and kindergarten classes. The kids color them and also glue them to cards or drawings they make for their parents. The teacher can also use them as teaching guides. I get 1 for $7 or 3 for $20 donations for the compound cuttings. Not bad since it only takes on average 15 to 20 minutes for each cutting. If there is enough interest I will make up a tutorial on how I make compound cutting patterns. John Old Dust

Rob, I have done that too. I tape the block together, leaving a folded over tab at the end of each piece for them to grab and pull . I sent these to relatives and close friends when they couldn't comprehend my explanation of how I was making them. I've also included one of the old dull saw blades so they could see how tiny the blade was. One cousin opened her's while on the phone with me. She seemed genuinely impressed as the reindeer came out of the middle of the block of wood before her. Charley