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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.

I finished up my "Lord's Prayer" plaque and have it ready to mail out on Monday. Unfortunately I did not get the lighting right, but one of the many things that I am not, is a photographer. The round plaque is something that I make and give to all the spouses that loose their mates, who I know. It is the most appreciated and brought to my attention, many times after I have given it to someone. This month we had 4 friends who lost their spouses and I also gave one to my son so he could mail one to the good friend's wife that died also this month. So I made 6 of them and have one more ready when needed. I also made two of the Steve Good, grandma plaques, one for my wife and one to sell on my Facebook page. I also made several state plaque for a client as Christmas Gifts. So you see, I am not cutting like Kevin but I am cutting and having a lot of fun doing so. Dick heppnerguy

Last year I had Harvey create the CAROLINA BEACH sea turtle and the KURE BEACH dolphin and they proved to be very popular so I wanted to expand the collection for 2018. I look forward to seeing which ones end up being the most popular. CB and KB are the two beach towns here on our island. The standing pelican does say "BEACH" in the base, I'll need to take better photos for promoting.

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

Finally finished the Buffalo I started back in 2015. Right after I got the project set up my father wanted to move, then again 6 months later. Then a few months later our house sold and I had had to move yet again. This Buffalo is part 2 of a 4 part project. The Wolf was part 1, Buffalo part 2, next are an Eagle and a Bear. I used a basswood blank with bark on the edge, a Walnut inlay.

I know nothing about the Wen, so in fairness I can't criticize the choice. However, I would say that my experience with sub-$100 scroll saws is that they are more likely to discourage someone from continuing in the hobby than encourage them. So a general word of advice is to be patient with it. It may be a fine saw for you, but realize that it's limitations will become evident very quickly, especially as you improve your skills and attempt more challenging work. Good luck and have fun making sawdust!

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.

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.

Got my new Wen saw yesterday Mounted it to 3/4" ply with rubber footing front and back And my pool hose works great for a dust hose once again! Have it mobile mounted to my bench - hopefully it will fit under one of my rolling carts... Did a cut on it this morning - the one on the left is mine - the bell - yeah I'm going to suck at this LOL The one on the right is the wife - yeah, she's a show off! I took the left side panel off (it looked a dust cover and had the so called "toolbox" attached to it It's much easier to get to the lower blade with it off, and I can stick a dust extension in there to minimize the dust. The blower on top isn't the best, but my lungs seem to work fine for now - I think I have an old aquarium pump around that would work better. Got a foot switch, some extra blades, a training book and spray temporary adhesive - think I'm good to go for now.

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

Congratulations. A new tool is always exciting. Looks like you are getting off to a good start. If your wife enjoys your new hobby that is a real plus!

Try everything,you never know what will make it stand out the best.

The 3M 77 is ridiculously super sticky, I personally don't like it at all. Any overspray or areas that you don't use for gluing a pattern is just so sticky it feels messy. I use 3M 45 and it's fine for paper patterns and not nearly as crazy. LOL

I will show the final finish of the Fret Tote. Thank you all Sam

There are no rules that govern what we must do. Everyone is different and every project is different. Mixing up the look is a good thing. I have painted backers, used felt, used different colored woods such as walnut and red oak for contrast. I do not do portraits so no framing. But there are those that do and use glass in the frame and some who do not. So you see the sky and your imagination are the only limits as to what you can do. Good luck.

Sam there is a person who does scroll work that goes to one of my craft shows and all he uses is Baltic Birch. He does not stain his work and just coats with a satin poly. What that does is seals the wood but also prevents smudging from fingerprints. I like the look because his work is one color and he makes lots of different projects from puzzles to crosses, to nativity sets and things like you show. He does well selling so there is a market for BB projects. The question is the staining. Have you stained BB projects before and if so how well did they come out?? There was another topic here recently talking about staining plywoods. May want to read that. Some people use BB and paint the project so there are options. What I would do is take some scrap pieces and stain them and see if you like the look before you commit. I too have a shop full of tools and can work woods to any dimensions and yes it takes $$$ to acquire these tools and also room to store them is always a problem. But there are options to use hardwoods also. Many different vendors out there that sell thinner woods in all sizes and many different varieties. If there is a hardwood lumber dealer near you they maybe able to dimension the wood for you. Will caution you though when using solid woods such as hardwoods they will have a tendency to warp. BB is far more stable in that area but if worked well hardwoods can be used just as easily. Most times the pieces are small so warping does not come into play. Good luck. Play around some and experiment. Learn from your process. That is how we all do it. After working in my shop for well over 40 years I am still learning things every day.

For me it all depends on what I am working on. For portraits I use black felt ( normally ) since it makes the art work pop. Other pieces I do I stain the backer board to the desired color. A lot of depends on the desired effect I am going for. I always use something in a matte finish since you don't want any glare taking away from the scrolled work. I'm sure others will chime in on this and help better explain it.

I agree 100%. I have this PC and love it.(for the price) I do plan to upgrade to an excalibur at some point . but I wouldn't have any problem recommending this saw to someone. I think I paid 180 bucks and although it has it's issues one being plastic insert around blade being junk. Its a very good starter saw and IMO ur best option for price point.

Tom that was my post back then. I did wind up buying a HP all in one 6978. I can tell you some of my findings being I just went through this. I always want the ability to scan and copy and print. This unit came with a fax and I have not used it much in the past I can say I have used it. (both receiving and sending) I did not look into laser printers so can not speak to them except the fact they are not good for picture quality and in my case Decal work. I make alot of decals so I need good print quality. I also wanted a inkjet that had individual color cartridges because if one color is used more often you need to buy an entire cartridge with all colors if you get the combined unit. More expensive that way. The units that are more geared toward photos have 4 to 5 cartridges as opposed to 3 color and one black. Those units have an extra deep black and and extra deep blue. I did not need to get that involved so skipped that. I found that most units today are wifi capable or wireless as they call it. I have read many many reviews and this feature gets bad reviews in that it is hit or miss alot of the time. I was not interested in that because I hard wire to computer and it sits on a table next to computer as always. Also found out that you need to pay attention to your operating system that it is being used on. I use WindowsXP64 and none of the units today are compatible with the windows. On the box they say XP but that is 32 bit system. When I got mine the tech who I had to call took over my machine and installed older printer drivers so that it tricks the computer in order for it to work. What this did was eliminate much of the software programs that come with each printer. I did not care again because it is used for specific purposes and the way it is programed now works for me. I looked at the Cannons but felt they were the cheapest made as far a quality goes. The front door on one did not stay up and found it to be a bad review. Brother was too big for my likings. I bought the extended repair package and as the clerk said when 2 years comes up break it and you will get reimbursed or a new one. Not sure if he was suppose to tell me that but that is what I will do. As far as simple, they all are simple but there are options to expand their use too so you never know what the future holds. They are not at all expensive. I bought mine in Best Buys on sale. Be careful when buying in Costco and walmarts, many times those units are made specific for those companies and are not a worldwide unit. Not much more I can add but if you have a specific question I will try to answer but I am sure there are many here that can help too. Happy shopping.

Thanks @SCROLLSAW703 I'm in NW Florida I don't know what I want to do so I bought a Wen 3920 for $88! This should work for me for awhile until/if I decide I want to upgrade

HRFS - hide receipt from spouse

This was a fun project to do from Kathy Wise.Got the pattern as a Christmas gift .Right after CHRISTMAS I started on it.Is 42 x21 and it took up lot of my scrap wood of oak,walnut and some maple enjoy.

Just wondering if anyone charges there power tools until they need to be used, I find that when I go to use them the battery is dead or nearly out of juice. just curious what people think. edward

I see a second saw in the offing. Or she'll just take over yours. Good luck with the new hobby and saw. Ray

I mainly use a matt black for my backers ,black i think makes them stand out better,but have also used different colours & felt . On some I use an oversize backer to give the effect of framing. On my more delicate fretwork projects i will frame them & also use glass to protect them

I've never seen a question not answered here! Go for it!!!!!

Great job on that inlay. That's hard to do on a blank piece of wood like that.

I can not give finishing advice, I know little about it. Glad you asked because I have learned from the responses you received. That is a very nice cutting you did. Please post another picture after you finish it.

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That is some wonderful scrolling, Dick. Glad to see some of you work being posted again.

Great job on all and good to see your work back on here

This is very nice Dick great workmanship and nice choice of wood, all will be proud to receive such a gift.

Nice work. Yes, I confess I was wondering if that new shop in AZ was getting any work done in it yet. Glad to see it is being put through its paces AND that you are taking the time to do other things outside of it.

I agree with you on the un-attractive edges of BB, But how do you get a hardwood with this kind of width (around 7" wide X 1/4" thick)? This is why I don't think twice about BB for this type. I appreciate the advice BUT since I already done the project in BB, what is your take on staining and top coating?

Well I have a Kodak.Don't know how much I paid for it.bought it several yrs ago.but it's working Fantastic!It scans copies faxs prints.Its Great.The price pf it is cheap.

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.

Wayne, your way is a great idea. lIke you said I should keep the joints tight so as to get as little or no stain where the glue would go. Thank you for the hints Sam

1. That's a lot for my old brain to memorize. 2. Do I need it in that order?

Whenever a project is basic wood I would always glue and then dip in Watco Danish oil. Color of choice. No blotching. Use only as much glue as needed and if need be mask off areas you do not want glue to go. If those are thru tenons make sure you do not get glue on the tails as you push into slots because the glue will be absorbed in the open grain and you will never recover from it. Tough to see how that piece all goes together but suggest you layout a strategy before gluing. If you are dipping make sure glue is dried and cured which could be 24 hours at least. Wood to wood nothing better than carpenters glue. I like TitebondII

You've a trained eye!!!!! Thanks Bobscroll !!!!!!!!!!

I have a color laser printer brother and love it. Cost me about $150 and came with all the cartridges. I just had to replace the black and yellow after 853 pages. The toners cost me $31 for all the colors and they work great. Simple math, well worth it for how much I paid.

I have it set up where certain acronyms will have a dotted line under them. If you hover your mouse over it, it will expand the acronym so you know what folks are talking about. Right now, this is what I have: BB BLO SSG SSV SWWC TPI FD If there are other acronyms you want me to add, just list them here.

I did the same thing. Got a Brother Laser printer from Wallyworld a couple of years ago and have had zero problem with it. The experts say Laser are the cheapest cost per page printer compared to inkjets. I still have my old HP inkjet just to have the scanner/copier function.

Hello folks, I have been pretty quiet lately, there has been a lot going on with the holidays and other projects. My wife and I have been tossing around the idea of moving into her childhood home so I have been hesitant on starting anymore projects in the garage since we might be packing it all up soon. Well, yesterday we were told we were ok to start moving in right away. I know none of that matters so I will get to the point of the topic. The house we are moving into is much bigger with a finished basement. My wife has already told me the basement is mine. So I am going from a cramped little garage that is full of every tool I own (lawn, auto, wood, metal) all stacked on top of each other, to a basement with room to spare for my woodworking and a two car garage for everything else. Needless to say, I am VERY excited! Being able to start from scratch with this much space is about as much fun as I think I can have lol. And now I can buy tools without having to worry about where the hell I'm going to put them. I will be picking the brains of all of you that have shops in your basements soon to figure out the best ways to ventilate. Here are a few pics of what I've got and what I'm getting. The garage doesn't look as bad as usual as I had already taken a load of stuff to the other garage. Have a good day everyone.

Buddy Buddy ,Thanks friend!

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.

thank u blight i saw them for sale from a larger online vender but i knew one of the members here sold them just couldn't find who.

The saws below $200 are not going to be much. Take a look at the Ryobi. I suggest you look on craigs list or for yard sales and things of this nature. You can score a decent saw for $200 easily.

This is a Steve Good pattern I take this with me bar hopping and have gotten over a dozen $20 donations. John Old Dust

Beautiful cutting and gorgeous painting!