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Got a little last minute scrolling in getting ready for Christmas. My sons gift a storage box for his hot wheels the logo will be in the middle of the lid soon after paint of course

Well, here are the first ones I've every done. I'm still learning. The left one is Australian Eucalyptus and the right is poplar. I had no #7 blades so I tried a #5 Polar (cut ok but slow) and a #5 MG. Both cut smooth but the MG was a little easier to control and faster. I dropped then in blo mix. These are Diana Thompson patterns. Thanks to Denny for helping me locate the patterns. I'll put out some bird feed this weekend and see it I can attract a few birds.

My wife wanted a snowman. I made her a 6 foot snowman.

Pattern in SSWC Fall 2017 Edition. Used a #1 FD blade. No finish on it at this time. Wood is darker than the picture.

I purchased two of these patterns (The Pellows and The Harrises) from Steve Good. Steve has not caught up with the modern reality that many couples have different surnames, therefore I had to come up with the third one (Jon and Kristel) myself. The parts were cut from 3mm Baltic Birch plywood, painted with acrylic paint, then sprayed with clear varnish. The Pellow wreath is hanging on our front door.

This started off as an running joke with a good friend of ours so I decided to try a simple sign design to see if it would turn out. I used 3/4" pine for the letters and a 1/4" birch ply backer. I used Edwardian Script ITC for the letters and I stained the backer with Dark Walnut and use Gloss spray lacquer on the letters and a quick coat to seal the backer board.

I made this from a Steve Good pattern that can be found on his Scrollsaw Workshop web site. Steve's pattern came with only one ornament, but I made seven of them by utilizing other "cutout" patterns which I also found on his web site. This way, there is an ornament for each day of the week. The tree was cut from 3mm Baltic Birch plywood, the ornaments from 3mm thick plywood, and the base from a 20mm thick cherry scrap. The tree and ornaments were spray painted with Tremclad oil-based paint.

I have been commissioned to make crosses for a nursing home where my cousin works......they give a cross to each family when their loved one passes away......last year they had 87 deaths.......here's the 1st one.....8"T .......plain ole common pine burned with torch.......quick & easy to make......they just put in their 1st order on ten......

I had posted a couple months ago that I needed a pattern of a 55 Bel Air. I had a few people help me out and submit some patterns to get me started. Well I finally squeezed in some time to create one myself. I hope you guys like it, and I hope the Lady ‘s Husband I made it for enjoys it too. I am so proud of this one. That car is perfect to make into a piece of Scroll Saw Artwork.

Plywood again someone here bought a new jet drill press and gave me the old craftsman i sold for $75 the same day,no room in my shop for this,

The design for these comes from Steve Good and can be found at Scrollsaw Workshop. Here are photos of the ornament I made for Melanie out of maple together with it's box made from purple heart and maple: In all, I made 11 such ornaments and boxes out of a variety of hardwoods. This is a photo of just the ornaments:

It’s not totally scroll dawn but the hot wheels logo is and it’ll be painted and put on the box lid

A while back, I found that I was missing an issue. I am a subscriber so I called to ask whether I could purchase a missing copy. They graciously offered to just send it to me. I said thanks and went on my way. About an hour later, as I was cleaning up the top of my desk, I found that missing copy. So, I called them and told them to put that shipment on hold as I no longer needed it. They fell all over themselves thanking me for calling. They are a wonderful organization and they are committed to our hobbies of woodworking and carving. Thanks Fox Chapel Publishing. Ray

For anyone who might be interested..Fox chapel has it's old issues on sale for two dollars each if you buy 5 copies....I have been wanting to get my hands on a 2012 issue #47......it was easy for me to browse and find other copies of interest....just thought i would pass this along....Steve PS. The issues are usually 7.00 bucks each....I got 5 issues for 17.95 (including shipping )

Birch plywood 6 mm, finishing - stain, gloss varnish Blades - flat blades #1 of LuxTools (Germany)

I bought the Woodmaster as one of their kits. Went together very easy using their excellent instructions. The motor is from HF. Box is 3/4 cabinet with a piano type hinge. Everything is adjustable. It does an amazing job. Russ

It is always entertaining to read responses in a thread. I constantly have remind myself to take into consideration the poster's goals and location. The location is key to availability of wood and even tools. The poster's goals make a huge difference. There are some who post a lot about how many things they make and sell or how fast or not wanting to have to sand. That is not me and not really interested. But to them and some others of great interest. I ran my back side off for many years of a 24/7 production operation. Now, the scroll saw is a hobby and enjoy trying to make things I like or are challenging or making things for grandkids and friends. So, when discussion turns to saws, blades, woods, etc I try to understand the differences. I would not think of telling someone this should be a hobby but rather it is what each one wants to make it.

I also use adapters for the 'screws' on my Hawk. Russ

Iggy we are all wired differently. Whether your goal is 5 a day, 10 a day, or just 1 a day - if it trips your trigger I say go for it.

First thing I would like to say is congrats on the saw. You won't be wearing that saw out. It will wear you out first. Second is slow the blank down. STOP putting goals for amount of cutting. Life is too short man. So what you don't sell so many puzzles or so many items next year. Not going to count against your ability or salesmanship. Can not understand this mentality. There are a few here that sell on ebay and etsy and have to sell so many things a year and it is for WHAT???? Scrolling is to be a fun HOBBY. Life is too short man believe me. Relax take your time.

Tighter. Much better control, and that's likely due to the less aggressive nature of the cutting.

I did the test cutting on the puzzle boxes that are on the cover of issue 47. Talk about a lesson on making sure the blade is absolutely square to the table and not pushing sideways when cutting.

I'm signed up for emails of special offers.. I had planned to buy a bunch of puzzle patterns from Iggy.. but with the discount they offered me.. well for just a few penny's less than $100 I got the full CD set of 445? puzzle patterns.. Since I wanted to give some of the puzzles a try I figured this was a cheap way to get a lot of patterns.. I figured if nothing else.. and I don't like doing the puzzles.. I can make clocks and ornaments out of the patterns by slightly modifying them.. Iggy still has a few I'd like to buy if I get into doing the puzzles..

Regarding Festool I was never convinced that they were worth the significant investment, until I won the track saw at one of our clubs show's. It was the door prize. To say I was impressed by the saw is an understatement. It gave me the ability to cut up big sheet goods in my small shop much more precisely and with no chip out. Their engineering and quality is amazing. I have the Makita 10 inch dual slide miter saw. It is a good saw but not as precise as I would like. I am very impressed with the Kapex but it is as much as my Hawk was. Maybe down the road one will find a home in my shop.

Just a minor annoyance... the little red "handle" on the blade clamp... so I just made myself an adapter/wheel.

Two orders I did for gifts. One for customer and one for my son in law.

Passive Amp for Mobile Phones: I found the design for these on Steve Good's Scrollsaw Worshop. Here are four different views of one such amplifier. Steve does't mention it, but the design only works for phones that have their speaker(s) on the bottom of the phone. This does seem to be the case for the bulk of recent brands and models that I found. The sound from the bottom is passed into the large hollow area withing the disk and then comes out the top. I made one modification to Steve's design. I increased the phone holder part of the design so that it could accomodate the plugs and the bases of the myriad phone brands and models that I looked at the five phone retailers that I visited when doing my research. I made good use Baltic Birch plywood scraps of three differnt thickness (3mm, 6mm, and 18mm). They were sanded to 320 grit, then two coats of satin spray varnish were applied. I made 7 of these, mostly for my children and grandchildren. I don't own a smart phone, so it is no use making one for myself.

I have the Flatmaster. I bought it preassembled and added a motor. It was on sale at a show and it still cost close to $500 CDN with motor and taxes. I use to take fuzzies off the back of some projects and to final sand the wood I planed. It works real well. Once use I found is when I make a box I make the 4 sides and then cut the top off with the table saw. Run top and bottom over the flat master and it fits nice and square. If I had the space I would have a drum sander too.

I am looking at one of these saws I know it is about 27 years old but the pics on craigslist make it look brand new. I like the idea of induction motor and no reostat. What I have foud out through my search on the internet make it appear that the cut is about as aggressive as a Dewalt not much vibration and trouble free. Does anyone have any experience or advice

If his goals was about making money he wouldn't be having goals of " how many he can sell ".. it'd be more about how little you can sell for the most amount of $$.. and he seems to me to be just setting a goal of how many he can produce and sell.. quite opposite of how a business would really run if they was looking for $$ growth.. unless you're a big production company and hiring a bunch of low paid workers.. then you make a lot and sell for little profit margins..

Hey Brian, I haven't actually slowed the DeWalt speed down, I just slowed the Iggy Speed down, as in not pushing as hard and forcing. Figuring it was my aggressive cutting style that was adding wear and tear on the saw so I've been "easing up" a little. I'm still having to adjust to the less aggressive cutting of the Hawk though... "Slow down Iggy... quit pushing... that's it... there ya go..." LOL As far as having goals of cutting per day and sales per year, yep, that's just how I'm wired. I have a full time day job, I have this side job/hobby and I've also recently started up a new map/advertising business... I've never had this much going on at once and right now I wish I was 30 years younger, but I'm enjoying every bit of it and the goal is to get the map business off the ground and be able to quit the day job in 2-3 years with the ability to keep making and selling puzzles until I drop. The map thing is starting out here in my home town and if it goes as well as I expect it to, and cutting my teeth locally, I'll expand to 4 or 5 other nearby beach towns. If I can get 6 of them going I'll be set. The first year is the toughest, getting the merchants to sign up for advertising. After that it's just renewals and filling in any holes as a handful drop off. And all the while I sell my puzzles 9 months out of the year, 1 day a week.

Jon T Said, "Scrolling is to be a fun HOBBY. Life is too short man believe me. Relax take your time" How true, People are always in a big hurry, Rush ,Rush, Rush. Where are you going that is more important than relaxing and enjoying life? Like a friend told me long ago, " Just wait, one of these days you will wake up dead and wonder what life was all about" I worked a real job for 45 years to earn a living and provide for my family, when I retired 17 years ago I made up my mind that this is the time for my wife and myself to enjoy what time the good lord chooses to give us, I guess if we were wondering where our next meal is coming from I would look at it differently, but thankfully that is not the case.

I like that wheel deal. May have to make one for my late 90's vintage Hawk.

That turned out great !

great job, he'll love it

Awesome job.Love the Fonts.

Wow Wow Wow!!!!!!!!!!

I bought a 15" Jet saw that was made in 1988, I paid $15 for it and have used it a lot for three years now. Single speed induction motor. I do not do fretwork so I do not need quick change blade holders. I have upgraded the blade clamps with clamps from Hegner.

Well done with excellent wood choices. The shaping is very good and brings a lifelike quality to it. I would glue first and the use either a gel type finish or wipe on finished. You will likely need to use small cotton swabs or tooth picks to finish in small areas.

fabulous piece. I have never tried the 3 dimensional intarsia yet, but you are starting to push me in that direction Dick heppnerguy

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

MY opinion . I too am accomplished and experienced as well as many others here. I am sure many people have many tools that others do not have. That was not my point. Good luck to all those that have them and those that will buy them. I want a Festool Kapex mitersaw even though I have a couple miter saws so I know what having tools over the budget is like. Some day I will pull that trigger.

Very well done Don! Thank you for posting, Bob

Made this for a disabled lady who this year lost her husband and then recently her little dog too felt she needed a pick you up.

I showed the prototype before but all the dangles(19) ready for Christmas, We use as table place markers.

I'm really glad you got the saw. My 16" Hawk does not have a quick release. However, being only 16" reaching for the tension relief lever is quick. Don't think I'd be happy with longer reach without a quick release. Enjoy your new saw.

I see you took the bait and purchased. You'll find that interior cuts will be slow without the quick change, however they are still reasonable, unless you are in production mode. The quick change was a bit pricey but a good investment for me. There is little to go wrong so about the only thing that needs to be purchased is a belt and some blades. Best wishes for you and your Sakura!

I know what you are talking about, yes its a 20 plus something year old saw. Sakura was bought out by PS Wood Machine in 1990. But this saw is built tough like an other upper end well made saw. When I buy tool I usually buy vintage. repair and tweak here and there and bingo I have the equivalent of the PS Wood 21" scroller for $799.00. The national average selling price for this saw in a survey I did is $237.00. PS Wood said they selling for about a $100.00 they will buy a good one, refurb it and sell it for about $500.00. I am getting this saw for $150.00. Have seen it and it is prestene unlike the vintage 1982 Delta band saw for resawing I bought which looked kinda rough paint wise, but had good bones ran as smooth and quiet like a dream. New tires and blade a little elbo grease and I now have a resawer for my chestnut, cherry, red oak and walnut. All resawed with a $100.00 saw thats sells ready to go on ebay for $450.00 to $650.00. I just wanted to share with you my thinking on buying vintage parts available quality used equipment I really have been doing it with all my woodworking equipment and saved a fortune.

thank you for the information. With the original blade holder can you still use the saw OK. I could see it cold be a slow go with blade change for inside cuts, but is it something one can deal with for a while.? I am familiar with the quick change but will have to hold off for a while to purchase it.

I have one, had it for about 5-6 years. Bought it used, hardly used, like new condition. Bottom feeder, does have some aggressiveness in the blade movement. In the slower speeds little to no vibration, higher speeds have some. Came with a stand (high for standing). Its simple, parts available thru PS Woods. I added the quick change upper blade and had to replace the belt. I'm satisfied!