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Well it's been a little while since I made any thing "NEW" and this was a request from a customer.. So I made the pattern last week and cut it out yesterday.. I've been trying my hand at making my own patterns.. After I made this and cut it I see a couple of changes I'll make on the next one I cut.. If this one sells that is.. Don't think it's a bad pattern but not much to really brag about either... Now today.. back to cutting stock in ornaments..

These are a few of my 4" x 12" signs I have cut. Most are cut from Red Oak. Duke

Walnut, poplar, padauk

yall are some great people. i know i have not posted in a while dew to 12+ hours overtime a week for the last 6 weeks and spending days off at my saw. i learn something every time i come here and feel encouraged to keep cutting even though most of what i do is not "common" or traditional. please know that i feel you all have a positive influence not only on me, but each other as well. i guess what i am trying to say is, thank you for being here, you are more of a help than you may know. -chris

Cut from birch flooring backed by a drawer bottom and framed with cherry from an entertainment unit which I splatterpainted

My newest box.

I've taken to using a lot more BB plywood for Christmas ornaments the past several years. I prefer natural wood, but durability is a concern. I also like them to be thin. I think they look less clunky, plus I can stack cut more at a time. Sure, I can carefully and successfully cut and give out 100+ ornaments without any casualties, but these ornaments become keepsakes and are intended to be around for many years. I'm always sad to see one of my ornaments has gotten chipped. I've offered to re-make a few, but the problem is I can't control how the recipients handle and store these ornaments. I usually try to give special warning of their fragility, when possible, but the BB ply seems to offer the best compromise. If I think they need jazzing up a bit, I will use dyes, paints and even spray glitter to lend some color to the otherwise bland look of the BB ply.

I recently got myself some thin sheets of King William Pine from Tasmania. It looks nice and it looks sturdy, I thought it was just right for Christmas ornaments. I have just spent an hour preparing the wood etc., and cutting a special ornament for my son in law but as soon as I started taking the pattern off I knew it was toooooooooooo fragile and yes it broke in two places. Even if its glued back together its still going to be fragile. The moral to this story is, never judge a piece of wood by its beauty. Marg

Sweet! I like it.

I always make a lot of Wedding plaques this time of year.

Very nicely done; both pattern and cutting. The "Bowtie Boys" will be demanding more of them. You may have to start stack cutting on those.

I cut this pattern and used it for a #5 Pegas MG test. I had purchased the Pegas blades when I first started scrolling. I knew nothing about blades so I just picked up some Olsen blades as well as a dozen Pegas blades from Woodcraft. I tried the Pegas and did not like them as I thought they were too aggressive. I did not think I could control them. About two years later I had two blades left and tried them on this pattern. Having scrolled for some time they no longer seemed too aggressive. I found that they did not tend to wander off the pattern line. They worked very well on straight cuts. I'm sold. Last evening I ordered a gross including #'s 3, 5, 7, 9 blades. cutting is yet to receive a finish.

Looks goo to me. Not over done.

very nice job

Looks good from here !.....Nice work !

Holy mackerel on a first ,well done!

Daughter wanted a soap dish, so I came up with an idea. Not oiled yet. (Hickory)

I cut this for my son's Fender Telecaster guitar. He requested an octopus.

Looks great to me, nice job. Jeff

Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

For small projects I agree. But, this is going to be applied to the cart I just built. A large area and hard to contain the spray/fumes etc. That's why I thought it would be better to brush/roll it on. Also get a thicker coat that way. I'm going to apply primer first no matter what way I go. Thanks Crupiea.

Bet you said oh dear what a pity Marg. what I meant to say was oh sorry to hear that Marg. Roly

That came out great. Never even noticed the hearts until Roberta commented. Jeff

Terrible corners with a Harbour Freight saw and round blades... Also no clue about wood, so it's spray painted MDF: The sawdust gave me 6 weeks of bronchitis!

You can start from C22-ornament pattern (3-rd Steve`s photo) - it has less layers then others - 5 layers (4 and 1 background) 6,5 x 6,5 inches

That's some excellent work Dave! All of them are so sharp. The only wood work I'm doing lately is in my wife's kitchen remodel. What is the font on the Wilson one?