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This is a piece I made for my wife's birthday. I made the pattern, using some clip art for the figures. Needless to say, she likes to read and pet cats. The backer is 1/2" birch plywood with iron on edge banding and a deep red mahogany dye, and the overlay is 3 mm baltic birch. Finished with a couple of coats of spray lacquer. As you can see, the decoration at the bottom wasn't cut well at all. May have to make another one at a later date.

Frank Pellow pattern, when he posted it I knew I was going to cut it, finally got to it, i have fond memories of paddling my kayak in the early morning and seeing this scene live, too bad this scene does not come with the sound of the loon call. Cut from repurposed ash flooring framed with cedar great pattern frank!!!! Thanks!

Thanks once again @scrollriffic (Bobby), for the patterns. Another 2 footy plaques, painted in their colors. The backs ar cut from pine and the letters from 2.5mm ply. Marg

Cut this a long time ago, never finished it, good test for the scrolling skills, cut from oak repurposed kitchen cabinet door

This is a menu /phone/tablet stand from Steve Good's site made from pine stained in rose wood. I'll see how it sells next month. Roly

Cut this Lilly, my sisters fav type of flower, cut from birch flooring framed with cedar

Duke

My first scroll saw project

couple of caricatures done this summer

These are some of the scrolled art I have done this summer.

did a bunch of whittling then picked up a scroll saw and never looked back. Not to say I'll never carve again but I love scrolling so...

I got in the Fall mood today with the cooler temps & Fall actually is tonight......so I designed this ensemble for the side of our deck.....even carved some Indian corn......I may be adding more Indian corn......comments always welcome.....ty & Happy Fall Ya' All!!

3rd Cross to my collection - 5 layers, painted MDF 3mm, flat blades #1 NIQUA Top Cut pattern is available at https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlexFoxUA

Well I have a pretty old Hitachi 10" miter saw that I bought online probably 12 or more years ago as a refurbished unit.. Guess I got my $50 worth, LOL The switch went out on it.. and I took it all apart and found the contact points about fried as they get, LOL Looked for a new switch and turns out it's NLA... Yeah I'm smart enough to get around all that if I needed to by wiring up an old toggle switch or something.. Which I may do just to keep around as a back-up or something.. I use the saw almost every day just chopping lumber to length for my scroll saw projects etc.. so not having it will be a pain for me as it was my go to saw for chopping.. anyway.. I bought it back before the sliding ones came about.. so anything more than 6" wide I couldn't chop without flipping the board around etc.. One reason why I'm not too pressed to repair this one.. LOL Anyway what saw do you have or recommend.. I was wanting to buy a high end something but not sure after looking at some of the DeWalts at better than $500.. I can spend that much.. but is the yellow plastic casing worth the extra cost over Hitachi or other lower cost models? My old one had a laser beam.. which I really found useful so that would be a plus for me.. Kind of looking at a Kolbalt from Lowes they have a pretty nice looking 10" and 12".. really like the 12" but then I'd probably need to buy all new blades, LOL... 10" is nice because my tablesaw is also 10" and I can swap blades around if needed..

Two stack cut fighters 1/4"ply. 4 stack cut 1/4" ply policeman plaques,and 1 ,I can do all things. I blew out the E&T.

I have a DeWalt 12", single bevel, compound miter saw. I like it a lot. It was around $300, I think, when I bought it a few years back. I also have a radial arm saw, so I don't necessarily need the cross cut capability of a sliding CMS. My son-in-law had a small Kobalt slider. I wasn't impressed with it at all. This was 3-4 years ago, so maybe they've improved the line, but based on that experience, if I were in the market again today, I wouldn't even look at them. If you are considering a slider, then I think you should stick to the better brands. I know they are much more expensive, but there are so many moving parts and opportunities for slop to be introduced into the equation, that you would never be satisfied with a budget slider. For a basic CMS, that will be used for cutting construction materials, you might be able to get by with a Kobalt or even a Harbor Freight model, but I'm not convinced that they have the quality to deliver consistent accuracy, over time for woodworking purposes.

I have the identical saw which I purchased new in 2000.This saw you're thinking of would be about the same age. Beautiful and high quality made saw. If this saw operates and runs smooth at all speeds and is in decent shape I wouldn't hesitate for a moment paying $200.00. This saw will out perform the best saws to date. I have yet to have an issue and would buy another at a heart beat if need be. If you are purchasing this saw check the condition of the motor brushes (unscrew the cap on each side of the motor). Any electric shop can have new ones made ($20.00 each). This is a very high quality and expensive motor. This is a belt driven saw so check condition of belt. Easy and not very expensive to replace.. Check blade clamps and the set screws. Adjustments to this saw are easy to make. If parts are needed a good machine shop can be of service. If this saw checks out decently you could save $$$ and it would serve you for many years. The one I have will easily out last me.

So, with the flooding of my garage due to the hurricane, another of my minor losses was 12 rolls of shelf liner that I had stashed away. I'm now thinking I'd like to try using full sheet "shipping labels". I purchased a pack of 100 and still have them but haven't given them a try yet and wanted to see who else is using this method. I remember when I was first looking at this I'd found somewhere that I could buy them in a pack of 1,000 but I must not have saved the link. Any feedback, experiences, info, etc would be appreciated. Such things as a particular brand... Removable -vs- "Permanent", etc, etc. Here is the link of the pack of 100 that I have on hand and will be trying soon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WVYGWMD/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Thanks

Been wanting to try my hand at 3D cutting. This being a "bachelor Saturday" while the wife and kiddo are out of town...why not? Power's back on after last night's storms, temps are in the 70's, Mountain Dew is at hand....'tis a good day by any reckoning! Wasn't as difficult to cut as I thought it would be. My fancy drying racks are the little plastic pieces that come on top of a stick of deodorant. I started saving them a while back, and they work well for the purpose.

Well it has been a couple of crazy years. Couple of years ago The wife and I bought a house and been busy doing thing and remodeling the house and trying to take care of 8.25 acres raised 3 hogs and butchered them. ( boy was that a interesting project ) so after a couple of years my wife wants to move from California to Springfield OH. So here we go again packing everything up including my scroll saw. I am really missing the hobby. My wife is missing the projects that I make. So when we get to OH and in another house with less property. Will see if my EX 21 still works. I been looking at Seyco new ST21. Sure looks a lot like a ex 21 LOL. Do any of you know if General makes that saw and where is it made? So come December 1 st I will be heading East and happy to see California in my rear view mirror.

my opinion? if you dont need a slider or dual compound, look at the dewalt DW715 or a makita ls1040

I use the full sheet labels.. Buy mine from a seller on eBay 1000 at a time.. they do sell them smaller quantities too but the larger amount the better the deal.. since I sell online and actually use shipping labels for that it's kind of a win win to have them on hand anyway. That said.. the supplier I first started out getting them from.. well those labels barely stuck to the boxes etc.. stuck great to a taped up board or on the shelf liner but not so much on bare wood.. and I always was taping over the label on my packages because they'd start lifting up on their own.. Now I get them from another seller.. and.. they stick so well I barely can get them off my fingers and you better make sure they are stuck where you want it because they don't come back off once they touch something... almost including my fingers I haven't had any luck using them stuck to bare wood.. depending on the label.. they either lift off during cutting.. or you can't get them off.. so... I still use the shelf liner / tape or whatever to cover the wood first.. I'm pretty much betting that the suppliers on eBay are getting seconds or something as cheap as they sell.. I been getting 1000 sheets about every year and the most I've paid is about $50.. I think they've bumped the price up since my last purchase and I'm going to need to get some again soon.. Not sure how a different brands etc would do.. as for peeling back off bare wood.. I like them just because there is no mess of spray glue going all over the surrounding area.. and I feel it's less time just peeling and sticking rather than flip over on a scrap piece of cardboard and spraying that nasty glue all over.. Not to mention... no clogged nozzles to deal with either..

good job

Lovely. Could be used to hold recipes too I guess. Great work Roly. Marg

Okay Paul I will be by that way one of these days and check it out. grizz

I've tried to use a Dremel several times but I find it really hard to hold. Although I know it's not big I find I cannot get my fingers around it's chunky shape. My hands hurt after just a few minutes of using it. So I went searching for an alternative and Voila !!! It was advertised for Nail Beauticians but it looked ideal so I bought one. I chose pink much to my hubbys amusement. It holds all the Dremel bits, so I'm really pleased with myself for finding it.

First project entered in local art show and gained a second place. So I'm pretty happy. Already working on next year's show

Terry, glad to see things are moving right along, I like that led light, I am going to look into that, thx RJ

Nice work! I hope the wife was happy to receive this when she got home. I kind of liked the rounded corners until you told us about the possible problems they can create. God Bless! Spirithorse

Greetings, Firstly, I am not sure if a sleigh pattern like this would be an option but, hope it may help. https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=3wmG5Fvq&id=35E4907E5790453DF720C4F174CA25E2E8B15CA3&thid=OIP.3wmG5Fvq3RZqIYch7rhnoQHaEq&mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.scrollsawvillage.com%2fuploads%2fgallery%2fcategory_3%2fgallery_2254_3_5181.jpg&exph=252&expw=400&q=Sleigh+Patterns&simid=607990887189647054&selectedIndex=10&ajaxhist=0 Secondly, I think if you take a picture of the end view (front or back) of the sleigh on one side of your wood stock, you would just have to cut a notch up to the bottom of the sleigh and the side profiles. Then, you would need a photo of the side of the sleigh oriented so the runners are on the bottom where the notch is already cut and then tape the pieces of stock back together for stability while you cut the side profile. The down-side to this cutting would be the top of the sleigh is still all one piece instead of hollowed out where the passengers would sit. Finally, to try to answer your question more specifically about HOW to make such a pattern, if you look at some of the images here of 3d or Compound cut such as the reindeer and the dolphin. The reindeer shows the end view (compare to the end view of the sleigh) and the side view (as compared to the side view of the sleigh. The dolphin, however, shows a top view of the dolphin and the side view of the dolphin to get the desired effect. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=compound+cut+reindeer+plans&id=1B806BF0A652657183CC2E5B65D2F382254101A9&FORM=IQFRBA I hope this makes a little bit of sense and helps you out. I'll try to answer any questions to clear up any info I did not explain well. God Bless! Spirithorse

@scrollingforsanityI bought this light from Amazon. The price was 49.00 but it is well made.

@octoolguyI spent quite a bit to time before and after I purchased my Excalibur at the local Woodcraft Store looking over the King Scroll Saws there. The King saws are being made by the original manufacture of the Excalibur according the everything I’ve read and I see no difference in quality between the King and Excalibur saws. They appear identical to me in quality and workmanship. I have run both and they sound and run the same to me. I see no difference at all. I’ll keep you posted on how it holds up. I expect many good years out of my saw. I have not heard one bad thing about the new Excaliburs. I don’t put much faith in what I read on Facebook, especially when someone gives there factual opinion on something they don’t even own. Seems to be a lot of that going on anymore. With Home Depot I have a full year to return it for a full refund or replacement and a two year warranty from the manufacture. I’m also a Home Depot employee so I except no problems should my saw have issues. So far it is running quiet and vibration free. Terry

Told my wife about this, she thought it was hilarious!

I have mine tilted forward - by how much? I have no idea LOL - what ever the amount is for the height of 2x4 laying down LOL

Ooooo, I want a pink one now.

Great work. They are great little toys.

They are a great design for a good cause. ONYA Stoney

Have been trying my new saw out. Only having a PinEnd saw was brilliant to me at least. I was quite happy with it until I joined this forum. Then seeing the kind of beautiful work that you people make, I went and bought myself a 'new to me' saw. Well, never having used one before I jumped in with both feet and did this piece. To give an idea of size I've put my front door key along side it. Now it may not technically be the best piece you've ever seen, but I'm chuffed as mintballs as I've never done anything so tiny in my life. It's a Japanese symbol for Love and I've yet to be brave enough to cut it out from the big piece of wood. It's a piece of oak so hopefully it will last a good while.

Super work Brenda, Large format photographs are "the devil in disguise". They show you unreasonable detail which would never be visible to the naked eye. On the other hand I like my Magnifying lamp because it makes me extra careful and critical and when the glass is removed the cutting looks pretty good, until I take a large photo

One more setup step to do. Get rid of the guard/hold down. It will only get in the way. Besides, to cut a finger off requires a minimum of two blade changes

HEEEEEEERE'S A WELCOME, FRIEND! Glad you found us! Keep coming back and be a regular. So much free info comes in each day!

Here was my first scroll saw project. The pattern/plan was from a wood working magazine, but I don't remember which one (old age). Nor can I remember the designers name. I was happy with it at the time and my mother still has it up in her place. I'm guessing, but this must have been done about 1992 or 1993.

Well here are my first 2 scroll saw projects ever. Plan on painting these with an airbrush that I don't have yet. Might as well learn them both at the same time. I had fun making these. The squirrel project definitely challenged me . Just used scrap plywood. Patterns from the book wildlife patterns by Lora Irish.

I have been Scroll Sawing for about six months now. I have always had a interest in woodworking since high school, where I took a couple classes. I had been a very good boy so I got a Scroll Saw for Christmas. I had. No idea what a scroll saw was, or what it could be used for. I did a little research and quickly was hooked. This was my first project I did, which I gave to my Brother In-Law. He likes Dragon Ball-Z, added his initials which is DB.

My first scroll saw project was the same as Don's except that I did mine eleven years ago: Also, like Don, I have been woodworking forever.

I'm easily sidetracked. Since getting involved in scrolling, I have been acquiring all the needed "stuff" to have fun in the hobby. I took that class, bought everything I needed, including a second pattern but got off the track somewhere. I now have 3 saws, don't know how to use any of them to any great degree. But, I have a fully stocked shop and some great wood. Now, if I can just get my wife to leave me alone I might get something done. We just got back from a trip to Alaska that has been on her bucket list so, maybe, I'm going to get some peace. Ha!

So I feel out of place with my boring word art after seeing everyone else's amazing first projects, but my first "official" project was to cut out names for my kids to decorate.

I have been a woodworker from early grade school as my Dad was a woodworker and had me making things when I was in grade school. I made lots of furniture with fancy backs and kick plates, lots of ginger bread, clocks that I cut with jig saw or fret saw. I even had a old Craftsman one speed scroll saw that will bounce off the table if you don't clamp it down. I never knew that there was pin less blades and why the table tilted until I took a course at the Durham Woodworking Club some 8 years ago. I did the wolf head below (it extends out about 1/4 inch). That was on a Saturday and over the weekend I researched scroll saws and on Tuesday I order a EX-21 and by Friday it was up and running and as they say the rest is history.

I tend to pick something beyond my skill level but this is the first thing I cut out with my scroll saw. The little leaf is the first marquetry project.