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i think i had about 10 ish hours cutting this over a while. im thinking there was around 300 cuts. fun one and i think the blue stain pine with oak trim makes it pretty nice. seems my thoughts for a winter project have changed from a couple months ago. now my main project is dont freeze in the shop!:)

I haven't been in shop much. I managed to finish this. I started in mid month but I didn't get it finished in time. Oh well.

These clocks are for two of my daughters. They are Dirk Boelman patterns .

I had been planning on making lots of things this winter. And guess what? I've made nothing for several weeks now. There was the cold, there was the weather, there was Christmas, there was good things on the telly, there was the cold, there was several episodes of me and the sniffles, there were several episodes of others having the flu and the sniffles etc. I was using any excuse. I have a granddaughters 1st birthday, an 80th birthday, 2 wedding anniversaries all getting closer so I went out to the workshop this afternoon for the first time in weeks and I got productive. I feel like writing this on Bragging rights (not the items I cut, just the fact that I got off my backside and switched things on). I even used the new table-top belt sander (that I got 2 months ago) for the first time. Bob

HI, My name is George and I live in the Island of Guam(U.S. territory). I am a Navy retiree of 21 yrs. and now contractor. I still recall till this day, my first Craftsman 16 in.scroll saw when I was 19 yrs old just a rookie .I did some name plates, Christmas ornaments , and several animals. It's very rewarding when you see the final product is complete.I had stopped for a long period of time(28 Yrs.) and now I'm back again trying to read up and see what the latest technology on scroll saw. I look forward in gaining and sharing information to the group. I'm leaning towards a Dewalt 788 scroll saw and getting some flying Dutchman blades too. Thank you. Happy New Year

here is my latest couple of works. Wolfy

2018 begins with the stockpiling for the upcoming year. First event is March 30 & 31, need inventory... and I had one last custom one to cut. Meet Peyton the Unicorn.

This mornings play time.

I've had a workshop of some kind all of my married life. With the exception of some short-lived experiments in the basement all the others have been outbuildings that have had to deal with Canadian winters. There are a few things I've kinda come to believe: - focusing your need for a comfortable "bubble" of heat around your bench or main workstation is the main goal - if you achieve that the rest of the workshop will probably be just fine for the shorter stints away. - A small baseboard or oil-filled radiator type heater under the bench and against the wall sets up a nice air circulation around the bench. An additional ceramic type heater on the floor and blowing warm air across the front of the bench (and your legs) can become important as the winter temperatures deepen. - insulation in the workshop is really important - this is a big deal - my first workshop was a larger aluminum backyard utility shed (10X14??) insulated with one inch styrofoam and heated with a single 1500 watt plug-in baseboard type heater. This set-up worked well for me over 2 winters (course - I was younger then .......) - if you are sitting at a scrollsaw a small foot rest to get your feet off of the cold floor goes a real long way to keeping your feet and legs comfortable. - firing your heaters up an hour or so ahead of your work period gets the bench and your tools warmed up. My current shop is well insulated with a ceiling mounted propane furnace - but I still use an oil-filled radiator type heater under the scrollsaw bench on the coldest days - it makes a heck of a difference. Jay

Could I ask where the pattern for the humming bird cross came from? They all look great.

My worst dewalt i scavenged a motor from will get a bearing re grease and then i can just switch the complete top arm assembly with lower mechanisms to save down time.It will be a type 2 to a type 1 mechanism transfer.Its a job i can and have done but do not look forward to it,better things to do like keep scrolling.

Happy New Year. It would have to be pattern making for me. It's too cold to go in the shop.

for about $125 or so you can get a fan forced 1500 watt heater made by marley. i just installed some at work. all you need is a dedicated 115 volt 20 amp circuit.they even have an adjustable t-stat on them.they work great for a small space.

This is a gift a made for my youngest daughter. Unlike the nativity I posted above. This was done on time. This is her favorite song.

I'll be doing this on mine very soon.. I bought enough bearings and sleeves to rebuild the whole thing last fall.. but I never got to it.. I don't plan to rebuild the whole thing.. I just wanted the parts on hand this time as a couple years ago I didn't have the parts.. so .. I rebuilt the front portion and since then I try to shut down and clean up re-grease every year.. so far the front has been maintained very well and not no issues with it.. but the parts at the back are getting noisy once again.. last time I didn't have the parts so I just cleaned and greased.. now it's quite noisy so I have all new parts and will replace the back portion.. then probably just re-grease the front

I just wanted to take a quick second and wish everybody here on the Scroll Saw Village website a very Happy and prosperous New Year. And also to say thank you to all who have answered my many questions and put up with my nutty sense of humor. I love you all. Ray

A local charity that helps adults with learning difficulties and also illnesses etc that I work closely with asked for a logo to go above their door so I came up with this for them cut in 6mm ply backed with 12mm ply sprayed blue cut with a Pegas MG #5 and materials retrieved from a skip (dumpster)

The best skill to have as a woodworker is the ability to be able to fix mistakes. Unfortunately " one who masters the ability to fix mistake first must make many mistake." lol.

I Have a humidifier/heater which I only need to use on heat. It is fitted under my second counter top and blowing straight at my seat at the saw so my work space gets nice and comfortable and eventually the rest of the shop heats up. As I said yesterday I've forced myself to get back into the shop and was then pleasantly surprised to find myself very comfortable. We had Storm Eleanor pass over the country all yesterday and today so what I did was start a Steve Good pattern of 'The 10 Commandments' which is intricate enough to keep me distracted from the weather. Bob

Fort Lauderdale, Florida cold? Huntington Beach, Ca cold? Give me a break guys!

Have mine set up so when I click it in my "Tool Bar Bookmarks" it go does the "Unread Content" search and only brings up the posts that have been made since my last visit. I also click the "Mark Site Read" button so I get a fresh start each time I open the site.

When I log in I go straight to General Scroll Sawing. Look at the list and open what catches my eye first, then the rest sometimes. Next forum I go to is Coffee House to see whats there. Sometimes there are some pretty good jokes or pictures. I'll look at the pattern requests and help if I can. That is basically my visits here.

When I log in, I go right to the "Unread Content" button. I scan the list to see what thread titles catch my eye and go from there. I rarely pay much attention to what section they are from.

I was using a propane torpedo heater 60.000 to 80.000 works great but to much noise .would run it for 10 min. Than shut it off for half hour That was a pain.Then I remembered I had a brand new Kerosene heater stored in the box for 20 years It is a 23000 btu Corona .Do not use the propane anymore.This thing is clean burning and very safe and cheaper than propane

I have a bigmaxx natural gas heater it cost me around $120 annually to heat the garage at 70 degrees during northern Indiana winters. I purchased a 5000watt electric heater from rural king for a backup when the gas furnace sometimes doesn't work because of a plugged vacuum switch. I heat a 990 square foot garage with no problems. The detached garage is very well insulated R19 in walls and R30 in ceiling. The bigmaxx 50k btu cost under 400 and a case of beer to the son inlaw to run the gas line and the electric backup with a fan cost $78 at rural king.

I HAVE USED A HARBOR FREIGHT ITEM NUMBER 63073 TANK TOP PROPANE HEATER FOR ABOUT THE LAST 5 YEARS IN MY 10' X 14' SHOP. IT HAS WORKED REAL WELL FOR ME, HOWEVER, I LIVE IN THE PIEDMONT AREA OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND IT PROBABLY DOESN'T GET AS COLD HERE A WHERE Y'ALL LIVE. I THINK IT WILL RUN ABOUT 10 HOURS ON A 20# CYLINDER OF PROPANE. i FILL MINE ABOUT EVERY TWO YEARS. USUALLY I TURN IT ON AND LET IT RUN TIL IT GETS GOOD AND HOT IN THERE THE TURN OFF FOR A WHILE AND WHEN IT GETS COOL TO WHERE I WANT TO WARM IT UP, CRANK IT UP AGAIN. DO WISH IT HAD A THERMOSTAT BUT FOR $39.95 LESS 20% THAT MIGHT BE ASKING RIGHT MUCH OF HARBOR FREIGHT. I AM VERY CAUTIOUS WITH IT HAVE A CO2 MONITER AND CRACK A WINDOW PER INSTRUCTIONS.

I make lots of these, they are popular. These are cut from asain acacia engineered flooring samples

Thanks for the many suggestions. I could use a wood stove but it would require moving all my equipment out side except for a chair to sit in front of the fire with. I'm going to google the Marley stove. Thanks again. Kindest Regards, Les

Please, I may be old but I want to live a little longer.

I know what you mean!It cost most to have fun!

I cannot pipe gas to my shop because of much difficulty going from one end of the house to the other end where the garage is. Too much of a concrete barrier. I do have and use a propane heater that uses the small canisters of which I still have a couple. They heat very well but I have gone through too many small bottles. They do not last long.

Don't know what to call this but I like how it turned out

Rocky, is there no way you could use wood heat? That's what I use, it's a great heat source. The only drawback to using wood, is waiting for the shop to warm up initially. I burn mostly scrap wood, I never bought any wood to burn in over five years. With a couple of blow downs in the yard and scraps, I have plenty of wood to burn. And if I had to buy firewood I would buy it without thinking twice about it. It is a just an extra expense, related to my woodworking. And I don't mind an expense, that allows me to do woodworking to make money off of. Len

I also use Wayne's description with the grain going in the longest direction of the stock EXCEPT if I want a particular area of the grain to help simulate water or clouds or something like that. In that case, I try to use the wood grain to best represent or enhance the cutting. Thanks for an interesting question for the group to ponder. God Bless! Spirithorse

Hi, Rocky, I know you said propane and natural gas are NOT an option but, you failed to say why so, I thought I'd show you one option that is cheap and should work well enough to heat your shop. It is propane but, it can use the small cylinders like gas barbecue grills use or use a 100 lb cylinder. Here is a link from HarborFreight but, you can find them locally in big box stores or hardware stores. https://www.harborfreight.com/15000-btu-tank-top-propane-heater-63073.html I do not personally like kerosene but, there are a lot of kerosene heaters that would work well also. The forced air kerosene heaters like some of my friends use to work on their cars seem to be much more efficient and, once the area is heated, you can turn it off and the area shouldn't lose heat too rapidly. Good luck and God Bless! Spirithorse

Those look great thanks for sharing

Monti, I never thought of that. Might have to check them out. Thanks.

Happy New Year, Travis !....I am going to attempt to do a scroll saw shell !...Also a few band saw boxes.

marley also makes wall heaters in 208/230 volt.

No I have a small 110v.It works ok,my little shop is just 10x12.

I plan to add heat to my shop as well.. don't care if I need to wear coat and gloves.. still but working in there below 30F isn't fun.. My shop is too big to heat the whole thing.. 24 x 32 with a 14 x 32 loft.. I've been considering building a small room which would be heated just to keep my saw in.. I eventually want to heat the whole lower part.. but still working to put insulation up.. upstairs is insulated with 4" Styrofoam sheets.. just haven't got to the lower section yet.. Maybe I should heat upstairs and heat it up there.. since its insulated LOL.. Not really wanting to block off a portion.. but not wanting to heat the whole thing yet either.. I was thinking of a ceiling hung shop heater.. or maybe a electric radiant heater.. but really haven't looked into it too much yet due to not enough $$ yet anyway, LOL

I was back in my shop today. Starting a new line of products and wanted to get started on them. That led into a little bit of cleaning and picking up ( much needed ). It is 6 degrees outside, no direct heat in my shop and was a comfortable 52 degrees. Thankfully it's the whole bottom of my house and the hot water pipes run across the ceiling which helps a lot.

Elizabeth Olsen delivered a few new patterns. The Cats I'm pretty happy with. I upload the pattern for that as soon as I get the illustrator files for it to convert to pdf. The Airforce design needs a little work. The text was initially too small to cut, so I tried to enlarge that part, but I still had issues cutting it. I was off on the entry holes, throwing some of the letters off. For this kind of pattern, especially at this scale, I would rather have the inverse for the letters, so I'll see if she can come up with the design in the inverse. Her original design would work well if it was expanded and cut in wood at a much larger scale. I've converted the source vector file to PDF, so in that format, you can be scaled to any size, without losing detail. Here is the Original AirForce Pattern, you may have to enlarge a few of the bridges: AirForce_ElizabethOlsen.pdf AirForce_ElizabethOlsen.pdf

Hi Tyrone Welcome to the Village For me if it is a taller cut I like the grain going up and down If it it a wide cut I like the grain going sideways.

very nice, amazing job on the nativity

Nice, cutting. This is how you spent New Years Eve? I went to bed.

I like it but, why is an optical illusion?

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

It looks Awesome in all lighting.Awesome job.

The ornaments at the top are from this years Ornaments for Charity collection, as soon as I saw them I thought of my youngest daughter and her family so I just had to cut them. The gingerbread men and the other two ornaments were part of an ornament exchange with dgman (Dan). Marg