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As an homage to my late father I made this piece designed by the inimitable Fiona Kingdon. My father was a beekeeper and a carpenter. Thus material and motif are the perfect combination. Alder, 16“ diameter.

My 6 year old grandson has been spending his Spring Break with us. We have been working on this ALex Fox pattern of the Humvee. I stacked cut two, this one I will keep, the second one will go home with him for him and his dad to put together. We had a great time with it. It took me two days to cut all the parts out. Putting it together was easy, just following Alex's video. Thanks Alex for the nice free pattern.

Had a load of 1/2" thick offcuts of ply and thought I'd make some pencil boxes 4 3/4" x 3 1/4" with a nice piece of teak for the base the bird scrolling make a rubbish ply look good. Roly

like this pattern and decided to cut it. Had fun doing it. The lettering was a bit tricky but went slow and all was good. Got some folks I know who fit right in with this group. jim penquin

Cut from Red Oak.

Went to Woodcraft in New Castle Delaware today!! Bought 2 scroll saw pattern books, 24 pc detailing sander kit with extra belts, Pack of: Olson Reverse blades # 2R, Pegas Skip 2.0 blades, And a pack of Pegas Reverse Skip # 3R, Also 4 sheets of 12 X 12 1/4 inch Baltic Birch an 2 sheets of 30X 12 Baltic Birch. Excuse me......gotta go play now!!! Lew

Better than 15 yrs. cutting and have never posted anything! but I cut this for my son and I kinda like it!!!

I cut a piece this morning. It had more fine fretwork than anything I've done to date My problem or questions I have is - when I was cutting, some of the cuts were very close together (about or less than a 1/16") and as I was cutting the piece around the cut was bouncing/lifting slightly. I had to hold my finger on the small cut outs because I was afraid it would break. I read an article that said leave the cuts in place and tape them to give the whole piece more stability - problem was as I cut them out, they would come out of the cut - I am not using a zero clearance top and some of the very small cuts would drop - those I'm sure with a zero clearance I can keep from dropping. However, the ones that come out do you put them back in and tape them or leave them out? I cut this very slowly as well - here is the cut 2 stack 1/8" BB ply Thanks as always in advance

Keep forgetting to take pictures,Works come in scrolling .Took my dw788 apart 3 times one day, regreased everything except connecting rod journal and still, something is wrong?

These are just a few of my compound cuts. I like cutting compound cuts, because once you remove the wood from sides it's like opening a box of Cracker Jacks and seeing the surprise inside. I use 1.5" x 1.5" x 5" Bass wood (the wood wood carvers use). I found the best price for buying Basswood is on Ebay.

I cut from the most interior to the outside, tape back most of the pieces the real small pieces I skip taping. Holding down very delicate areas is normal. Those look good, keep it up. Fred fret

From what I can see, it should not make any difference if any waste parts fall out through the table hole or pops out from the top. It's very difficult to cut yourself on a scrollsaw blade, so if you need to, you can use a finger to hold a piece down close to the blade so it doesn't bounce around. If you are afraid to do that, use the eraser end of a pencil to hold the work down. For me, I have never had a need for a zero clearance table. I cut a lot of fine fret work but just have not had a need.

Nice job cutting them out Jes. As for the little pieces dropping out, I use a playing card for a zero insert, just tape it in place and cut away. Sometimes they will then pop out the top and you can use clear tape to hold them in in needed. I always cut the smallest most sensitive areas out first to help avoid any problems and breakage. Great job, keep up the good work and questions your coming along at a really great pace.

This is an issue and I believe I had mentioned this in another thread about tapes but the longer you leave tape on a project the tougher it can become to get off. I have seen it before with blue painters tape and others.

I do as Katie except I will usually drill the hole on the end or beginning of the vein. If there ar intersecting veins, I'll drill the hole at the intersection. This hides the hole better.

Mini m&m tube also work well and you get to eat the original content. Fredfret

Completed my first "official" scroll project. I love the sun/moon images. I have them all over. Now, I have one that I created. I put a couple of coats of deft on it. Decided that there was no better place to put it than on my new cabinet from where it came. The first of many to come. First lesson learned.....relax.

Finished my chess set after starting on it about two years ago. Set it aside doing other projects knocked off the dust and finished it. Made with cherry, walnut and poplar. The pieces are from Diana Thompson's pattern. They are made out of poplar and the dark ones are stained walnut. The board pattern came from Woodworker's Journal, Rick White. I made every thing 3/4" bigger to go with the bigger chess pieces. The size is 4 1/2" x 21". I think I will make a table for it. May take another two years LOL.

You may remember that I posted a cross about a week ago that was for a donation. Well today I put together all three of the pieces that I made for the religious school fund raiser. Here they are. I know they will not bring a lot but every dollar counts. I just did not have much shop time lately. Dick heppnerguy

Changed the frame and restained/painted the frame a hundred times....had a hard time finding a frame color that went with the patern

My first attempt at making a pattern from a picture.........still learning what size blades work better for different areas.......overall pleased. Be Safe & Happy Easter to you all !!!!!!

This is my latest project. I thought it turned out pretty good. The pattern was from Wild Bill 2011

That cutting looks nice. If something is missing I could not see it.

I haven't had this problem myself - I have several projects glued up and waiting for cutting for a month at least - when I cut them the paper comes off with no issue.

I pretty much do the same as Dan and Katie and others. I find a place least likely to show the entry hole and use a #71 drill bit to cut the veining. I normally use a flat blade and just take my time.

I do the same as this and use flat blades because that is all I need. If I need the veining to be wider I just use the blade as a plane and widen it. Usually veining is not straight lines but they can be so just need to take your time.

I think spiral blades are the best for veining.. I need to invest in some smaller drill bits though.. I think my smallest is around a 60 maybe.. all heck maybe it's a 68 LOL can't remember... as you can see I don't use them a lot.. That said.. many times I'm too lazy to swap out my straight blade for a spiral for just a small amount of veining too... this is where I like removable blade holders.. as with my Hawk.. I keep several different blades all loaded into a holder and blade swapping is soo much more convenient.. But heck.. got so many saws out there now.. I could just use a different blade for each saw, LOL Anyway, whatever blade you choose will work.. I just think the spiral blade gives a nice kerf and a neater look.. but either blade will do the job.. Just make sure to use some small bits and try to drill the hole in a thicker section of the veining area.. For me in the + I'd drill in the center or in this < > I'd drill at the points.. as where two line meet up has a larger drilling area than where there is just a thin line like this ---

I'm with Katie and Dan. I mostly drill in the center but if appropriate I'll drill at the end.

Ditto on Amazon. I went an extra step that serves me well. I wanted to have the blade size and type on the cap for each tube. I used the casting resin (pictured) product (also on Amazon) to accomplish that.

I use a small drill bit and put the hole in the middle somewhere. Then as I cut I feather out to narrow on the ends. This hides the entry hole pretty well.

I would have to eat them before i got them home or the little one would claim them.lol

I use a #70 bit and a Flying Dutchman 3/0 New Spiral blade. It makes a good kurf for veining but will feed through that small of a hole.

Ah yes poplar. One of those woods that you love to hate. With it's color variations from near aspen to ebony with some green thrown in, it's a challenge. Used it a lot in painted cabinetry because of it's ease of sanding, cutting, relative hardness and availability. Once in awhile, you'll see a piece that has one of the most beautiful grain patterns and color imaginable. So as with any lumber, it has it's uses and sneaks into some of my projects. Blake

Empty Steradent tubes cost nothing. happy scrolling Steve

Can use some PVC pipe too. Buy some end caps. Use a painting code system or just put labels on them.

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I bought mine on amazon from pul factory. The size was 16 x 150mm a package of 20 for a little over $10.

Alas, my grandchildren are grown and no great grandchildren. You are blessed and cut a great project.

The internet has give away prices ! But any craft store will have them.

Ebay shows many and they are CHEEEEP too.

I think you could be over analyzing the effect of the glue joint with the puzzles. 99% of people would never even notice except you and maybe the wife because they are so cut up anyway. If it's fairly good stock, might not even have to joint and plane. Be a better use than firewood. Blake

3d cut on scroll saw and a drilled out wheel for the halo. I used a beefed up ornament pattern to make this durable enough for a toy. 5" tall

Rockler has the DeWalt 788 with stand for $499. Received the alert this AM from Rockler. I know you can buy it cheaper from Grizzly but I will never buy another saw that has to be shipped via UPS or FEDEX. Did that with a Hegner and Hawk and the results were miserable. bb

I like this a lot. I'm playing w/this idea to embellish band saw boxes.

Very nice indeed.

great job

A Party Planner gets them from me besides, names ,

no offense, but I never had much use for poplar. I'm for the camp fire wood.

Charley that came out great. The detail is amazing.

Trust me jes, you're not alone. my Father used to tell me forgettin' things comes with age. As Doc Holliday once said "not me, I'm in my prime"! Well, the prime is gone, I'm afraid, but the clock hasn't struck midnight. yet. My memory ain't what it used to be, I admit it. The biggest mistake I make is thinkin' I'll remember that, I don't need it to write it down. Yea right! I don't keep any blades around the saw except the ones I'm usin'. Confusion sets in, & then a huntin' party to look for blades if I keep to many.