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Been working on these for a couple of days. Finished them yesterday. These are patterns I ordered from Steve Good. There around 7 1/2 inches long, except for the Jesus one. Made out of Walnut, Cherry and Birch.The Kitty Kitty is Iggy's pattern I made for my Granddaughter. Used a #5 polar blade on them and a #3 UR on the Kitty. All dipped in Mineral oil.

Since we are renting a house in Panama City Beach for the winter, I decided to cut something for our landlady. I asked Sue Mey if she had anything with beach theme motif for a napkin holder, she did not but she said she will try something. Well this is her pattern that is now available on her web site (https://www.scrollsawartist.com/ It was easy to cut and I think it will go well with the decor, PCB has a very good reputation for their fantastic Beaches.

Steve Good projects recently posted ,they are in his catologe Scrollsaw Workshop

HRFS - hide receipt from spouse

all 3/4" plywood .i added paper backers to old ones just posted this week.New one is the squirrel

*@%*!!%#&@ means i screwed up and made fancy kindling.

I like going through old magazines. In this case, the SWWC CD #2 SWWC Spring 2004 issue #14. I used solid Walnut approximately 1 3/4" x 6" x 6 1/2". I used FD UR #1 and #9 blades. The finish is spray Shellac. Comments welcome.

That is a tough challenge Travis, I have done most everything that can be done with a scroll saw. I have also done a design or two. What I would like to do this year is a kinetic sculpture. Like one of Clayton Boyers designs. When you say shelf paper I hope you mean the clear plastic not the paper. The plastic peals off very easily.

Depending on the type of work you do, if you are not changing out blades often, the Wen might not be that bad. There is a PC in Gulf breeze, though not a great saw, is much better than what you got: It is $75 and has very little use. $75 for that saw is a Steal. https://pensacola.craigslist.org/tls/d/scroll-saw/6468659051.html

That's always been my understanding as well. fret2 /frɛt/ noun 1. a repetitive geometrical figure, esp one used as an ornamental border 2. such a pattern made in relief and with numerous small openings; fretwork 3. (heraldry) a charge on a shield consisting of a mascle crossed by a saltire verb frets, fretting, fretted 4. (transitive) to ornament with fret or fretwork Derived Forms fretless, adjective Word Origin C14: from Old French frete interlaced design used on a shield, probably of Germanic origin

I've always thought of it as, fretwork for the inside cuts ie. where the blade is inserted into a hole and scrollwork for the outside cuts, ie. cuts that can be done without inserting the blade into a hole. happy scrolling Steve

fretwork can be taken many different ways. Most of the time, fret work is, as a rule, thin, small work. Tight cuttin' on a given project, or, a complete project can be fret work. Fret work is fragile cuttin' on a project, around the outside of a project, etc. It entails small blades, slow blade speed, & experience. The main idea, imo, & no offense, but like others have said, go to your local library, find a couple books on fretwork & read them. Then find ya a small fret work pattern, & cut it, even if ya have to cut it two or three times just to get the feel & idea of it. You'll find your own way through the pattern, but easy does it. Try different blades through the course of cuttin' the pattern. My recommendation is to avoid plywood. Try wood first. You'll find as you cut your pattern, how easy fret work breaks & the longer you cut, the more you'll learn about fret work. Hope my .02 pennies worth is of some help. Experience is the best teacher.;) God Bless & keep makin' sawdust!

blo - boiled linseed oil ms - mineral spirits css - curved spine syndrome

Also known as scroller's crack. I can't stop making these. Fun, easy, and quick. I'm tired of painting birds so now they are cut from various hardwoods.

Pattern © by Jon Rigsby III . Made from Tigerwood. (not Tiger Wood ;-))

Saw this on Pedro's web site when looking for the grill pattern and loved it (might have something to do with 25 years of mine rescue). Pattern by Tim. Thanks Pedro. 10" X 10" 1/8" BB ply, stack cut three. Jeff

Howdy All. I'm working on the Gallery and Pattern Library section. I just want to put out a reminder on a few things. I know a lot of folks post in the New Patterns Announcements and share patterns there. If it is a pattern that has a broad appeal, please upload it to the Pattern Library and link to it instead. That way we can organize our patterns easier and other people can discover it without digging through old forum posts. Please only post patterns to the Pattern Library. Don't post finished projects there. Finished projects should be uploaded to your personal Gallery. It takes a long time to move those pictures into your User Gallery. To upload to your personal gallery, click Gallery>Upload To Your User Gallery. From there you can create a new album, or choose one of your existing albums. User Gallery is for photos of your final projects or other photos. Please do not upload patterns to personal user albums. We're trying hard to keep things organized so patterns are easy to find. When I see them in personal user albums, it looks to me as if they're mis-categorized. Then I have to cross reference against the pattern library, etc etc. So, patterns in personal user albums will be removed. If you want to keep a record of your patterns, a better place would be in the Blogs feature if you want to keep your stuff in one place. If you do this, please upload the patterns to the Pattern Library too. That's where everybody goes to look for patterns. Lastly, copyrighted and licensed material isn't allowed on SSV. For more information about copyrights, you can check out this post. Copyrighted material will be removed without notification. It just takes too much time to exchange emails with the uploader explaining why we're removing the pattern. So I'm just going to remove them without warning. Photos of final projects is fine. But the sharing copyrighted patterns is the sticking point. Trying to keep everything organized takes a tremendous amount of time and effort. While these guidelines have been in place since the beginning of SSV, I just wanted to put out the reminder. Thanks Y'all!

Thanks to" Mikes Scrollsaw Patterns " for this one .Could not work out how to enlarge the PDF file to the 14 x 11 size it should be .The best I could get it to was 11 x 8 so it is a bit smaller than it should be. I used 3/0 spiral blades to cut this one. Cheers Peter.

i think its time for me to break down and get a printer. im rather lost in the area of computer printin machines,though.what id like is something simple and inexpensive that can print patterns. did i mention something simple? im hopin ya'll can give me me some suggestions on brands and all that good stuff.

A Steve Goode pattern. In the original pattern, the dove is just cut out. I thought I'd do an inlay. First picture is inlay. Second picture is finished piece. Walnut on maple, using FD UR3 blade. Spray shellac for finish. I might have to take some steel wool to them to knock down the gloss. My sister asked me to make six of them for her Confirmation students. Thanks to Trackman for blade recommendation and to Hotshot for tutorial. (Can you find the blade entrance hole in the in-lay?) Doing inlay is a lot of fun, looking forward to doing more.

Those days seem to be gone ,sadly.But i'm trying.I've yearscworth of wood stock piled from the trash,mostly hard woods for frames an intarsia's when i get a spare moment,lol !!!!

I got sick of always needing to buy ink so I went with a laser printer. I bought a small Brother unit a year and a half a go and have only needed to get toner once. The down side is that I can only print black and white but that doesn't really bother me.

Thanks @hotshot Yah I saw that - Pensacola = 2 hours away :(minimum 5 hour trip both ways) ( So $75 + 3 tanks of gas @ $30 per = $165 - If I didn't haggle it down. The reviews I've been reading say the Wen is good beginner saw to start with - it;s cheap, so if I decide I like scrolling, it won't be that bad to resell it and upgrade to the Dewalt. That's what I think anyway .

I was told many years ago that the only dumb question was the one that wasn't asked. Took me a while to understand. If you don't ask you may not understand. One thing I really love about the village is how the members help each other and support their efforts. Please feel free to ask any questions we were all there once and all got help in learning and understanding.

Ditto! - would be nice if we had a "list" for the acronyms somewhere though wouldn't it. Maybe we can start to compile one with this thread. Keep asking questions - that's how we all learn from each other. Usually, instead of telling someone to "research" it - we might give you a link to a thread, a site, or information that gives the answers being sought.

Old dust collection vs new! I still plan to buy a ventilation unit that will clean the air while I am working but this upgrade sure put my wife at ease for now. Has anyone had any experience with this type of collector? It is about as loud as my shop vac but has a deeper hum instead of the squeal of the shop vac, which I can live with. Most of the time it will be running I will have headphones on anyway. Seems to have good suction so far, although my shop was pretty clean when I installed this last night so I haven't really tested it yet.

Just keep asking - pay no attention to the people who say to just Google it.

BB - Baltic birch ply, a common favorite for making portraits and other projects. It has more layers than other types of ply so it is a bit stronger. The best thing to do is ask. We don't use the abbreviation to exclude anyone so don't be afraid to ask.

I agree with the css FD,for Flying Dutchman Blades. OLB fro Olsen Blades.

Everybody needs an outlet,some a bottle of booze some a scroll saw! Thanks Bobscroll !!!!!!!!

My left steering hand in scrolling is giving me fits at night,and it looks like the right isn't far behind.I'll scroll till i can't someday.These are 3/4" thick,tom is cheap white pine and i blew out the center of both letter "E''s.The laundry one is the same wood but no problems .i slept all day and night monday.That's a rareity.

Avoid the entry level saws if at all possible. You're just throwin' money to the wind! And welcome to the site! There are scrollers all over the country that can help with findin' ya decent beginner saw. What do want to do with your saw? What type of projects are you interested in doin' with your saw? Is this something you're serious about? Those are questions ya should ask yourself in lookin' for a saw. It will make lookin' for a used saw much easier. And, tell us your location.

Here's my $200 Hawk. It came with some goodies. A box full of wooden toys, bag of wheels and misc. things I have not yet rooted out. Unveiling comes tomorrow.

Lost my dw788 pictures of parts replaced.these were first cut projects from connecting rod replacement,re greased

Shake a leg and get in there!!!!!! You can also order other scroll saw books they don't have and they will be delievered to that library you'll be using!!

Also check your local library. Ours has about a dozen books on scroll sawing.

Fretwork is as you put it "actual cut out work -see the photo below Far as books go the "Big Book on Scrollsaws" would be a good one. There are several books out there published by Fox Chapel related to Scroll Saws. The nice thing about the boxes is the include several patterns.

I know I have not been around for awhile. been working on Christmas things and then we had 3 weeks of company and then I started on a rather large order,(for me) and I should be able to get back on line regularily in between my next two projects. I have been making other things too but I did not post any of my work here. Hope to be around steady again soon. I miss everyone here Dick heppnerguy

I bought a delta 40-560 scrollsaw great little saw for $60.00.

I've spent a lot of happy years with chinese saws.They had problems but with SSV and trial and error i was a happy camper scrolling every minute i could.Then i got a chance to get a used dw788.What a day and night difference,no vibration ,no noise except for the wood being cut,All controlls up front ,no reaching to the back of the saw to tighten the blade.I highly suggest getting a used dw788 off of "offer Up" ,craigs list,or E-bay,

Yep! Mastered? Thanks, but far from it. I just got lucky. Believe it or not, I hot glued two pieces of 1/4 scrap to each other, set the saw to 2 degrees, cut out an oval. It worked. Piece of cake, right? Except, when it came time to cutting the real thing. I was pretty nervous cutting each one. The neat thing is, it opened a whloe new avenue with the scroll saw for me.

If you are in the U.S., you probably have some much better options. The Ryobi is not a good saw. I bought that model of Ryobi to use as a "portable" saw. Getting to and changing blades in that bottom clamp make the saw very very painful to use. As JT said, the clamps will take pin or pinless, but you pretty well have to feed that bottom clamp through the hole in the top of the table, then a long tool is used to put under the table to tighten the clamp. Harbor Freight/Ryobi/Skill, and countless other brands have slapped their Name on that same basic design, but regardless of the variances between the various offerings, they all have inaccessible bottom clamps. Tell us where you are, and we can help you to see if there is something better in your area within your price range. ------Randy

Not knowing where you are located, let me tell you, Craigslist has a bazillion used scroll saws in my area.(So Cal). I see quite a few Delta saws on there and they have had quite a few good or great reviews here. I just bought a used Hegner with all the bells and whistles for $300. Great saw in like new condition. My first saw was a Dewalt 788 type 1 that I paid $225 for with stand and light. So, I would stay away from the low budget saws. Nothing but trouble and might just turn you off to the hobby because of their shortcomings. This is a great place to ask for advice before buying any saw. Be sure to ask questions and I guarantee you, you will get the information that you need to make a decision. Oh, and if you are new here, welcome to the SSV. Great place to hang out. Ray Here is a prime example of what I saying. I realize the table looks rusted but that will clean up. https://sandiego.craigslist.org/esd/tls/d/dewalt-scroll-saw/6467808395.html

Thanks @JTTHECLOCKMAN But isn't the Ryobi not a pin less? I was told to try and get a pin less like the Wen. Thoughts? Also, I'm not worried about getting a "final" saw, I just need one to learn on and use for small projects at the moment.

If you buy used, be very sure of the blade attachment/changing process. Quick and easy blade changing is worth some extra money in my opinion.

Lowes sells a newer porter cable scroll saw for just under $200. I bought one a few years ago and it works pretty well. I have 2 other saws a Dewalt 788 and a new Hawk BM26 but i kept the porter cable for a back up. Before I bought my Hawk my 788 was in the shop for repairs more than in my shop cutting and I was using the porter cable and never had any real issues with it.

I agree with John T.your not going to find a good saw less than $200. Unless you get lucky at yard sales.

This tree face cut from ash flooring, mounted on rosewood engineered sample and framed in crib parts painted black turned out great, ignore the shadow of me.... Lol

I live in Fountain Colorado and we might have a 1-2 inches at the most. Sure wish we had picked up more down here, we really need it.

Congrats on the space! I got moved inside early in my sawdust making career and won't give it up. I love having heat and ac. If the floor is painted concrete, you might consider putting down some sort of flooring before you move all the stuff in. I used peel and stick vinyl tiles in my basement shop and it really helped warm up the space and made it easier to clean. You also may consider taking the doors off of one of the closets. I currently occupy a bedroom and am frequently fighting with the bi-fold doors and would love to build a shelving system for the closet.