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But I like doing Indian portraits! Need to get better and challenge myself more!!

Just a little trivet I made up the pattern came out of adult colouring book it’s 9” round and on 1/4 “ birch plyw

Here is a cute Happy Easter sign..its a Steve Good pattern..1/4 inch birch,painted yellow and sprayed with silver glitter.

Black & White Corian Scroll Saw Shell. This is my latest installment in the Scroll Saw Shell arena. Began this project approx 5 weeks ago. Took approximately 55 hour from start to finish. There were 6 wedges used which are reflected in one of the photos. These 6 wedges generated 110 segments. The size of the shell are, 10.5†wide at the mouth, 11†deep and 10†high. The stand is also made from the same material. This project has been entered into our local Orange County Fair which begins in July. This project has been a lot of fun and I am very pleased with the results. Thanks for looking. Ron

A new one I finished last night. My brother gave me the 3/4” worm eaten Oak. 321 for the finish but I have a few more coats to put on it. Thanks for looking.

Another Easter project...Steve Good pattern

Found this pattern on Pinterest and really liked it, decided to cut it on a plaque that I had laying around. Stuck the pattern on top of the plastic wrap, figuring it would make removing the pattern a dream. That part went well. What I did not anticipate was the pattern bouncing while cutting because it was on the plastic, not the wood Thank goodness for tape and finger nails. Lesson learned, will use Press and Seal wrap next time AFTER I remove the plastic. Jeff

Fiberboard 3mm Here are video of cutting and assembling And pattern triplane.pdf

This pattern was in Sheila Landry's mid-March newsletter. Showed it to the wife and she liked it, but with some changes. She did not the flourishes at the top or the stitching down either side, just the lettering and objects in the center. No problem with me (56 less cuts by my count), gotta love her. Used salvaged laminated maple from an old dresser for the plaque. Jeff

Here's my submission. Some Easter Peeps and wooden carrots last weekend. I made a fun little promo video for SSV's Facebook page showing the process. Super easy project that can be knocked out in an hour. You can find a free pattern here: http://bit.ly/2pyXzIk

i had a cracked 2" PVC elbow....now i have a pen, pencil, marker holder. ( "it's not stupid if it works" -Alec Steele" )

Only "trophy wall" I have is the one here in the village, under my user name - you know - where all those trophies have recently started piling up. I have a couple of my Intarsia pieces hanging on walls because my hubby hung them up. They are in the same room/area but not on the same wall. Now I also confess, there is not much hanging on my walls. When we built this house and moved in, I just never got the stuff hung - was trying to "live in the space" before trying to hang the artwork. Now, I keep saying we've been here so long we need to paint before we hang anything. I won't tell how long ago that has been.

i am on the other end of that. no bench top room. 26" deep and 39" wide of open space. unless i am working 2 or 4 things at a time... lol

Nice work so far every one. I finally got a chance to participate in this challenge. I have had a couple of "Easter" items laying on my desk to do for a couple of weeks at least. The standing bunny inside of the egg is a free pattern from Steve Good's site. You can find the thread on the blog here: http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/2014/04/part-three-of-toy-box-build.html or the direct link to the pattern here: http://www.stevedgood.com/easterbunnyegg.pdf - The Bunny candy dish is from Sheila Landry's Website here: http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com/product/SLD272 The pattern costs $2.95. The site information says it is about a 5x5 finished piece but he's pretty small. I am thinking about making him bigger maybe for a bigger dish. The size "as is" would make a great little item to sit by plates at Easter dinner. It will hold about a small handful of M&Ms or something small like that I think. She shows it painted or left natural wood.

bunny and egg. cherry wood. bunny sprayed with copper spray shown in bragging rights.

Well I made it back from Pennsylvania before the snow came. Back home in Georgia now. This is the pattern that Mahendra did for me. This was for my cousins 80th birthday party. He was trilled when he saw it. One of his brothers came in from Connecticut and the other one came in from S.C with me. They haven't seen each other in many years. They had a photographer there and she took tons of pictures of everyone and a bunch of the three brothers together. The pictures won't be on line for about 30 days she said but what I want to do is get one of the three brothers together and cut a portrait out of the three of them together and send one to each of them. I think they will be surprised. Now I just have to get Mahendra or one of the other pattern makers to make a pattern for me. I will keep you all up to date. .

A few of the things that I have made in the last 2 months as a new scroller. The W was done by my 7 year old son with a just a little help from me to hold the piece down and make tight turns. Got the idea for the spiral from a couple of other designs I had have seen on here and other scroll saw sites. And being from Las Vegas have to support my Las Vegas Golden Knights.

The weather warmed up enough for me to get out in the shed and get some scroling in. Finished of the ornament order 100pcs cut from 1/4" birch plywood left unfinished as requested. Wood spirt piece is a Steve good pattern made from 3/4" lumber. Torched the grain in the back part and clear coated. A wine bottle and glasses holder made from 1/2" plywood and clear coated not much or a scrollsaw project tho.

Made this little guitar pick shaped trinket box and thought about what about a few wooden picks. Here is the results. There made from different woods which o been told don't change the sound but the different thickness does.

ya have to figure out what works in your corner of the world. I've taken a lazy suzan that was given to me & epoxied 3 pieces of pvc to it for pencils, pens, etc. in the middle of it, i used drywall screws from the bottom up for odds & ends drill bits, etc. there is still room for other things on it too.

It's actually a reproduction antique sign that was in the attic....wife let me have it because it wasn't an authentic antique! But it was a cool piece of wood to use!

They are hanging just about every square inch of wall space I have plus a bunch are stacked up waiting for their turn. I also have some in big boxes.

I got a trophy once. When I was about 10 Annie Bjorenson, owner of the little drug store in my home town, gave all the children all the crepe paper streamers they wanted to decorate their bikes for the 4th of July parade. My home town was only about 400 people. I won $5.That was a trophy for me.

I don't have room to put something like that on my wall LOL - but hey, if it works, who cares!

An old coffee cup suffices for me. Ray

Better late than never. I'm back-filling in Trophies. So this is just the tip of the iceberg for folks who have been around SSV for awhile.

and i like this one as much as the other. i think the customer will like it as much as the other. i'mhoping i can get a picture of them on her wall watching over the 'pups on a bench."

I'm starting to populate the trophies section. So you'll start seeing some notifications of achievements that you have earned a long time ago. Things like "Ice Breaker"...earned when you make your first post. Bear with me as I get through this backlog.

Recently in another forum the Native Art of the Pacific Northwest was being discussed and reminded me how much i enjoy that art form, so i did this Eagle .....Cut from 1/4 BB using a #65 drill bit and a FDUR #1 blade....after cutting the various pieces they were sprayed with rattle can paint.....Hope you like it.....Steve.

You know, a place where you place/hang your finished works? I'm about to finish a bunch of cuts I've made over the past several weeks and wondering what everyone does with their finished pieces... aside from selling them of course. Thanks in advance

For me it all depends on the project at hand. Word art is normally 1/2", portraits are 1/8". Some plaques for hanging are 1/4". I have very little steadfast rules for other work. All depends on the project and desired effect I am looking for. As you can read from the replies people choose different thickness for different projects. I fully agree that most of it will depend on eye appeal which is very important if your selling your work.

1. I typically use the recommended thickness for any clock patterns I make. This is especially true of any 3 dimensional clocks, where assembly is required. On these you can adjust the thickness of the wood, but you have to compensate in the dimensions of the various pieces that fit together, especially if there is tab & slot joinery involved. Also, you need to consider how the clock workings fit into the piece. That sometimes determines thickness. I don't stack cut anything where the total thickness of the stack would exceed 3/4" thick. 2. I think portraits benefit from using thinner stock. I prefer 1/8", but I accumulate cut offs of 1/4" BB ply from other projects that I will sometimes use for portrait style projects. 3. Over they years, I've cut thousands of ornaments. If I'm using BB ply, then I cut them from 1/8". I think thinner material looks better and it's easier/faster to stack cut them. If I'm using solid wood, I may go 3/16" thick, especially if the pattern is delicate and potentially fragile. I've made solid wood ornaments from 1/4" before and I think they look to chunky. It's a matter of personal taste. 4. I don't do a lot of segmentation, but the few things I have done tend to be from thicker stock. It's very similar to intarsia, in that you need some thickness in order to shape and add dimension and depth to the piece. As you stated, it can be a very subjective thing. Scrolling mostly isn't restricted by specific rules and standards when it comes to stuff like this. Scrolling is a very aesthetic type of woodworking. You don't have to worry much about the same kind of structural considerations that you do with cabinet or furniture making. Let your eye and taste be your guide. Make what appeals to you. That is, unless you intend to sell, then I guess you are pretty much forced to make your stuff appeal to others.

I'm not sure there is any kind of rules as to sizing.. I typically cut my clocks from 5/8 ish solid wood... usually Cherry.. I plane it down to 5/8 for two reasons.. One.. I think the thicker wood for clocks starts making them look too bulky.. not to mention taking longer to cut the thicker wood.. also.. planing it down removes some weight.. since I sell online.. weight is a factor to consider.. while I don't pay the shipping anyway.. it still adds up for the customer.. One could make clocks out of much thinner wood than 5/8 even.. but too much less than 5/8 especially once you get down to 1/2 or less.. then it makes me feel like its too thin and sort of cheapens the look.. This is solely just my opinion so who knows how the customer feels.. but I sort of feel 5/8 is sort of in the middle of the two and seems to be what I like.. When it comes to ornaments.. some I make are 1/4 and some are from 1/8... again just an opinion.. but I feel the 1/4" ones are a little on the bulky side.. and for me 1/8 is very slightly on the thin side.. some folks use much thinner than 1/8 for ornaments.. I think it was Rolf that cuts them from 3/32? not sure what the size was he uses but it's real thin stuff.. Personally I like to cut the thinner stock due to being able to stack cut.. typically stack cut however many it takes to get 1/2 - 3/4 thick stacks.. so if I stack 1/8" I get to cut double the amount.. weight on something like ornaments doesn't change enough to matter which one I use... For a while I had planed my own lumber to 3/16.. for the ornaments.. I liked them in between.. but I typically stopped doing that because the cost factor in time.. Being a business sometimes you have to make a choice in these factors to keep the cost down for customers.. so I generally now just use 1/8 BB ply.. Portraits for me... are always cut from 1/8".. mostly BB ply but also have done many from 1/8 Red Oak.. and afew from 1/8 Oak ply.. If it's a plaque type wall hang that isn't framed.. I typically cut from 1/8 and glue to a backer that is 1/4.. Many patterns recommend X size.. I many times will cut patterns that recommend 1/2 or more.. I cut them in 1/8 and glue to a backer.. why 1/8? because my mind is in production type mode.. and I feel like way only make 2 from 1/4 when I can make 4 from 1/8.. so my mind thinks in these terms.. from a business standpoint.. I factor in productivity and weight into my final piece.. to help keep cost down.. Cannot mention on segmentation etc as I haven't done any of that yet..

Good job there Gordi! Nice and bright! Thank you for showing, Bob

I have a multi purpose room decorated with Native American portraits, most of which I created. I guess you could that trophy walls.

So I made this again. And then as I was finished cutting I got this idea that my new bandsaw (Laguna 1412 should be able to double my yield. And so I cut it in half. And now I have two mascots.

MMMMMMMEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

geez! Mr. Travis must think I'm doin' somethin' right. He gave me 6 more trophies today! man, & i thought i was just an ol' scroller stuck in my ways.;) thank you, travis!

Yah, Peeps - I'm ruining my teeth on them as i write this Oh and thanks for sharing the project as well - nicely done!

Had a customer that wanted a Dinosaur Bank for her 5 year old. This is what I came up with. Made from 5 layers of cabinet grade plywood, shaped and sanded then sealed with tung oil and then stained with a watered down acrylic paint to allow the grain to show through. Finished with shellac. The bank is ~14 inches tall and ~ 11 1/2 inches long and 3 3/4 inches wide. DW

Never to old to learn I say turned out great. Roly

Another excellent job and i too would be glad to drill less holes and make less cuts. I really liked this pattern but my mother was the sewer/quilter in the family so no one to do it for anymore. Thanks for sharing.

Nice work Jeff. I really like the Indian themed patterns. You did a great job on this one, despite the issue you encountered. Thanks for sharing that and letting us learn from your attempts. Good to know.

Thanks Travis, I was also wondering about them. Now we know.

Certainly no offense!! I am grateful for all the info and advice I have received in just the short time I have been part of this community!

I will add a few more: Always make sure of the contents of a spray can before pressing the button. Black lacquer and clear lacquer often come from the same manufacturer. A mistake on the scrap side of the line is just practice. (A mistake near the line is artistic license) Scroll saws are horrible devices for trimming your fingernails. Don't sand upwind from projects that are on the drying rack. Don't leave your drink downwind from your sanding station. Don't ask how I know these important lessons.

Personalized Easter eggs..1/8 inch birch painted and sprayed with glitter.font is birds of paradise.

Hello friends! I have another update on our "out of service" compliance. My Bride says to let you all know your thoughts & prayers are sincerely appreciated. She is doin' well! Happy to be back to work & able see all her friends that come & go at the grocery store. The joy of livin' in a small town. Last friday, we spoke with my Cardiologist on the phone, finally. He told us the clot in my leg is all but gone. He is no longer worried about it. That was good news! And he also told me I could go back to the shop a few days a week! That was even better news, until my nurses that come in got wind of it. Between the three of them, & my Bride, they didn't think my legs were strong enough to stand going to the shop yet. So, I'm still stuck in my chair, doin' their exercises for now. That's probably best, as long as I've been down, & as much pain as I'm experiencing in my legs. My family dr is still adjusting my blood thinners. They tell me it takes awhile to get the numbers where they are supposed to be. As much blood thinner as I've had thru me, you'd think my blood would be nearly water, but it ain't. So, we'll keep messin' with that, I guess Again, thank you for keeping us in your prayers. They are doing their job! We sincerely appreciate them all! Enjoy the day, & God Bless. Brad & Mary Ann.

Thank you Rocky & Woodmaster! I sincerely appreciate your kind words! You're right, woodmaster! After goin' on nine weeks couped up in hospitals & here in my chair, I'm past ready to get back in the shop! I get on here 2 or 3 times a day to see what everybody is up to, & post where I can help. I sincerely appreciate your thoughts & prayers! Brad & Mary Ann.