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This is from a pattern used for Schensenity, which is a German folk art. The black parts are cut out with special scissors and laid on a black background. Then the image is painted using folk art techniques. I'm going to place it on a black background and my wife will do the painting. Then I think I'll frame it. The technique is similar to scroll sawing, so I figured I would try it. My cutting is on the left and the pattern on the right. Lew

Some simple ornament hangers on the cheap. Sorry for the bluuy pics.

This weekend was full of honey-doos, most of which involved sitting around my wife's recently-deceased aunt's house waiting for people to show up to buy furniture, then helping dismantle said furniture and try to maneuver it out of doorways that were not designed to have anything bigger than a doll's furniture pass through them. I swear we violated several laws of physics trying to get the sofa out, so my sincerest apologies if I inadvertently unleashed any Elder Beings upon this earth. Unless they hit DC first. Still, between that, cleaning up branches from a downed tree in the back yard, and various other chores, I managed to get in a couple of hours' worth of turning lumber into sawdust. Decided to do a quick Steve Good pattern (www.scrollsawworkship.blogspot.com), and used BLO for the first time (man...they're SERIOUS about keeping those cans closed in the stores! Had to break out some adjustable pliers to get the thing off the first time). Not the most intricate pattern, but one that I can sit back and smile and be glad I did. Its only been drying about an hour, so still have 23 to go before I can call it done, but I'm pleasantly happy with how its turning out. Subtle, enhancing the colors of the wood, instead of staining them a completely different shade. If all goes well, I may have found my new go-to finish.

I did this a few weeks ago and made some nasty mistakes. Had to glue a small bridge, but I must have laid the grain wrong because it showed up horribly when stained.....may just paint it instead.... But I like to keep my early works for comparison! Lew

I just finished the Alex Fox Tri-Plane for which he generously offered a free pattern and a video of assembly. My finished product definitely would NOT have stayed together with-out glue like Alex's did but, over-all, I am very pleased with the end result. 1/8th inch Baltic Birch and I don't have a customer for this; I just wanted to see how accurate my cutting could be. Thank you very much, Alex! God Bless! Spirithorse

Tom started buying patterns from me a couple of months ago and had a lot of custom ones made for his local area. Funny... he called me to tell me this, then he posted it on a Facebook page we both take part in. LOL ==== Tom wrote: My wife has been less than enthusiastic about me spending so much time in my shop on the scrollsaw working on these puzzles. She agreed to help me with one show, so this past weekend she worked this booth with me at an arts festival in our hometown of Ocean Springs, MS. She started out just doing the credit card sales portion for me, but as time passed and we were selling more and more, she got involved in the total process. By the end of the weekend, she couldn't stop talking about it and last night she informed me that we made $1540! Fast forward to this morning. I woke up at 5:30 and rolled over to find her not only awake, but looking at her phone. Before I could say a word, she said, "Well, it's about time you woke up, sleepyhead. You need to get out there and start cutting some wood!"

I wanted to add that I did not use oven parchment paper since it is too thin. I purchased writing parchment paper for Hobby Lobby. It is thicker and easier to work with and still allows light to penetrate through.

Just had to add this post to the topic. I have been using this New set up for controlling the excess dust and let me tell you all something. NO DUST GETS AWAY FROM MY Dust Sucker Tubes. Using a Vac named BAD ASH.... It is about Half the Loudness of my normal Shop Vac. Very tolerable to me. Still able to enjoy my Background Music. I don't know how I have been Scrolling for over a Decade without knowing about this set up. Been using the Square box fan with Filter along with the lil fan blowing across the table for Many, many Years. This set up does work Good, but not all the Dust is contained on that filter. Anyway this just be my 13 cents worth of thoughts. Danny :+}

Our first framed item - used a $1 frame we got yesterday: Eh, at least we got one done - it's not great but it's a beginning

No problem! I don't have a lot of spare cash lying around right now just screaming for me to go out and buy all the files and chisels and new hardware I'd like to have, so I have to come up with innovative ideas...although I did find that one on the Interwebs somewhere, so I can't really take credit for it. But hey, it works! Hadn't thought of that! I did pick up a guillotine-style paper-cutter a while back, wonder if I could use that to split them?

I have just finished this cross for a friend in Chicago. It is made from Baltic Birch Ply and finished in BLO/cellulose thinners. She didn't want a backer board on it. It is a Sue Mey Pattern

Not sure where she came from she’s cut out of 1/4” birch ply it’s aprox 8x10 and cut with #1and#2 spirals

I had a new neighbor come over to the house and she saw my intarsia eagle hanging on our wall and immediately wanted to know if I sold these? I told her I did and then I told her I sell it for $200, but because I would not have to mail it, I would sell it to her for $175. She immediately said, "Can I pay you now?" I never take pay for something until it is finished and it is something they still want when they see the finished piece. Today she came by and picked up the Eagle and was very enthusiastic about it. I was delighted that she felt that way and she went off a happy camper. This is a JGR pattern, as most of you already know. It is made from Cedar, Yellow Heart and Aspen Dick heppnerguy

U made a couple of these 'Angel with Dove" pieces from a Sue Mey pattern. I make these fairly often and send them to friends who have come down ill and I am in hopes that this little wall plaque might help them know that my wife and I are thinking about them and hopefully when they look at this little angel they might find a little comfort from it. It is not a lot to brag about but I just wanted all of you to know I am still working in my shop some. Dick heppnerguy

Just finished cutting this for my Dentist. It's made from 4mm Baltic Birch Ply and finished with 2 coats of sanding sealer and one coat of lacquer. This is the second one of these I have cut, the first was a few years ago and was for my Dad's Dentist. Many thanks to Grampa for the great pattern.

Was a fun little project I made for a friend that has a collection of beetles. Cut with #3 Pegas MG blade cut from maple.

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.

Good reminder Jerrry. I've gotten into the habit of releasing the tension on my bandsaw and scrollsaw each time I'm done.

Apples and oranges.

Welcome to the Village, Kirk! Bruce Minnesota

The heat from an incandescent bulb could dry out the wood enough to cause warp.

Nice Job. Nice clean lines. Letters suck. There's no way around it. You have to be very careful and precise. If you cut off line at all on a single letter, it can make an entire word or phrase look crappy. Keep at it and they'll get better.

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

nice job

What not to brag about, its your first framed portrait / scene, be proud. My only criticism is that the bottom of the cut frame is a bit thin but apart from that is excellent. Keep up the great work, you have come a long way. Marg

Well done Kirk. It's always interesting experimenting with a new finish. Hopefully it works as you're expecting.

Paul have you tried gel super glue i have had good luck with it on small projects. Seems pretty strong.

That is really cool! Gonna have to try the 321.

Great job!

i love those dollar frames. looks good

You did a great job on that..I used that safety pkn idea also before I got a pinless saw.

This is rather hard on Exacto blade but I split the nail files down the middle. They are smaller and get into tight places.

Thanks for the formula on this one. Sounds interesting will have to give it a try. Great thing about this group is there is always something new to learn. jim

My thoughts are with you. My family is from Trego Co. so I know how tough people from the plains can be.

Yeah, not going to happen - she doesn't do forums - leaves that to me However, she did add beads for the eyes and nose

Has to be a female pigeon! Males would never look at a map, LOL

I'm not aware of one. What I do for a long post which is rare, I will type it up in a word processor making sure it says all I want. Save it on my computer then when I log onto a site I open that document up and do the cut copy and paste to where I needed it to go. Sounds like extra effort but it is better then losing all the time put into it if something happens. Just a thought.

I made these lamps a while back and, like you, I was perplexed as to how to dim the lighting. i initially started with an amber Plexiglas but the bulb (LED) was still too stark and decided to try some parchment paper. I used contact cement to adhere it to the outer inside edges of the Plexiglas. It worked out well and they sit in our sunroom and foyer now.

Awesome work Dick. We all love happy customers. Marg

New, I found an easier alternative to home-made strips with Popsicle sticks. Next time you're in Walmart or Target, swing by the makeup section. I picked up a bag of 15-20 nail files for $2. They have two different grits, one on each side of each board. The boards are cardboard-ish, so they're not going to stand up to a lot of pressure, but they're good enough to take the fuzz off the bottom of a project. And at $2-for-20, if one breaks, they're cheap enough that my frugal butt isn't worried about tossing them.

That is a great piece of work! Something I aspire towards to as well! Thanks for sharing

1-1/2" wood will tax any saw. The reason the skip tooth blade cut better is it does not have reverse teeth. Pegas MG blades ar a reverse tooth blade. The reverse teeth don't allow the sawdust to clear the kerf as well hence, the slow cutting. I use Flying Dutchman Polar blades in 3, 5 and 7 for compound cutting. They have a slight set to the teeth. This make a slightly wider kerf to help displace the sawdust. Even with the right blade, it will still be slow cutting, but can be done. I routinely use hardwoods for compound cutting such as Walnut, Cherry, Maple, Mahogany and more. I've even cut Yelloheart and Purpleheart with the Polar blade.

Really cool with the wood of choice. Adds so much to the sign that is usually cut in BB Birch...(that would be me ) Dick heppnerguy

My students made lamps earlier this year. For the shade part I bought a plastic ceiling panel. The kind used over a light in a drop ceiling. It was on clearance because it had cracked corners, but worked for the project because we were cutting it up.

Thanks for the information John. You told me things I did not know.

Kevin that is a natural occurrence I am guessing. I was an electrician in the trades for 43 years and over that time I have done just about every type of electrical work you can think of. I prided myself on being able to bend pipe with the best of the best. I loved it because it was something that you could look at when done and actually see. many times we pull wire in a pipe or hook up panels and control boards and when the cover is placed on you do not see the end results any more. Now the next electrician in there will get to see and I always did judge others work when I had to enter panels. I was meticulous about bending and shaping wires in panels and boxes. That is why today when I go into these stores such as Home Depot and others where there is no ceiling and all pipe work is exposed I am forever checking out bends and layouts of pipe runs. In my mind I work out things that I would have done differently. pretty much was able to get on a job and see ahead of time what needed to be done and how. Many times though I wound up being the foreman on the job and I did not get to do the fun stuff. Same is scrolling, I find myself looking for the details in a project and seeing how people handle them I know everyone is different and skill levels are different but it is inbred in me I guess. This is the reason for the challenge in that I would like to see the side by side cuttings of both blades. and see is it possible to use either or. If I put lots of effort in using spirals I probably could get the hang of it but they are a different breed for sure.

The plywood you get from the big box stores is not a good choice for scrolling. They are made with inferior fillers and glues. I always use birch ply which is really good stuff. Using sharp blades and if they bend, they go into the trash and another blade is installed. Never used the sanding strips, a good quality blade leaves little sanding to be had. At any rate welcome to the village, hope you visit often and there are no "stupid" questions. You'll find most folks here are happy to help or supply with their opinion.

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

I get my bulk Pegas blades from Dndsawbladesonline Some blades like Olsen and FD I've gotten from Amazon in the past - usually in sample packs. The only ones I'm committed to at the moment are the Pegas - but hey, I'm new at this so don't listen to me LOL

This is how I approach this issue: First, I avoid block letters when doing inlay. Cursive is much more forgiving. I do a little block lettering when needed and I use the same method for cutting the inside of a D or an A or other letters like that. I just cut right through the letter to get to the inside, and cut the inside out keeping the letter to the right of my blade at all times. (I have my left side of my saw table tilted down and the wood to be inlaid on the underside) After cutting out the inside piece and removing it, I back the running saw blade out of the inside of the letter where I entered. Then continue on with the outside of the letter. When gluing the letter in place I insert the inlay from the back side and then turn the piece over and glue in the center part from the front. Works like a charm.