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Black lace pumpkin candle holder. The pattern is an enlarged filigree pumpkin from Keith Fenton (of Shelia Landry Designs)

I'm not trying to brag, but there is a story to this latest project of mine that I wanted to share. Looking at the project you may recognize that the top half is a beautiful pattern done by one of our colleagues - Dan (nickname Fish) - done in 2006. I saved it and always wanted to scroll it. Then somewhere along the line I found a picture (see second picture - I'm 99% sure it's in the public domain) that made me remember the effort by Dan. When I saw the second picture my mind raced on - I just see so much symbolism in both, on many levels, and the thought of the two together was the inspiration I needed. Since I don't have the skills to make a pattern I asked Dan if would. Indeed he did, and what you see is the result. To me this is very eye-catching because of the multiple topics of symbolism expressed. So kudos to Dan for creating the patterns, and I got a real kick out of doing this project. Welcome your constructive comments.... Vin p.s. -- It is done on 1/4" Ash; I used Teak Oil to enhance the color and the grain, and finished it with a beeswax / polish combination.

MY granddaughter has a border collie that looks just like this one. I had to cut it for her and we are going to give it to her as a gift at her wedding shower. She is so in love with her dogs and takes them with her often. They ride on the back of her flat bed pickup truck. They are working cow dogs and also extremely well trained. I loved cutting this one for her. I know she will like it a lot. This is a pattern made be Gayle and posted in The Scroller Café. Dick heppnerguy

I got the idea from Steve Good's site. I changed it up to suit me. The cards a a bit smaller than normal.....bought them at the dollar store. Standard ones fit well.

I think I hit a milestone last weekend. I finished off my first can of spray adhesive. While I know some of you guys run through a can a week, I've had this one more than a year!

I just finished this Alex Fox pattern. It took a while, and my Dewalt developed issues when I had about 75 cuts left to do and I nursed it through. 1/4” Baltic Birch, mounted on nominal 1” Poplar. 252 cuts!

You can, with a little ingenuity, do a lot on a pin end saw, I did my first WordArt pattern, among other things, on my pin end, Sorry, pushed the wrong button and don't know how to delete this answer as it's not what I wanted to do. But saying that, these were done on my little machine. Brenda x

what type of glue ya using to paste with? ive had success with jb weld. however, it makes it hard to read around the link i pasted.

I ordered my Wen air filtration unit 2 days ago and it just arrived. I know what I'm going to be doing today. Whoopee!

This is a project I completed earlier this year. Not an old time bellows cuckoo. It has a working electronic cuckoo.

Finished these 2 crosses this morning......1/2" sanded birch ply....18"T x 6"W.....these words say it all..... God Bless Dan

Many thanks for the help with this portrait TDPainter.

Had an afternoon in the shed having a go at letters. Still using pinned blades on my Aldi saw while I await delivery of my Hegner. Had company from my wee helper

1: I can turn a tight corner 2: Spiral blades are not so bad 3: Thin ply is much more difficult to cut accurately. 4: Check a pattern before cutting. 5: A blade snapping is scary 6: mdf cuts well but the dust is awful 7: A smaller piece of wood is easier to cut with. 8: Hegner blade clamps are brilliant. Had a wee play this afternoon with a couple of Halloween patterns. Mainly for the curves and points. Used a spiral which snapped half way around. My first snapped blade and the noise made me jump. Fitted a flat and continued on with the witch. I used a thin bit of ply and it was difficult to hold back the blade All in all a good day.

For the use of some scrapwood. Three layers.

Walnut on Maple.

Had the same experience at staples. A woman changed from black to red no problem. Went back with a another pattern got different person insisted couldn’t be done. Just happened to have the first one still in the car showed her with staples bill. Called manger over showed her how. If I don’t know how to do something I ask an don’t just say can’t be done.

I long to say those words!

Finished this today. Made with maple and poplar.

On the link, hold down the left mouse & run the pointer across the link. (It should turn blue), right click & choose COPY. Go to this site, left click & choose PASTE. If that don't work, try tomsteve's suggestion. jerry

Keep us posted as it works out, pictures would also be good, RJ

Maybe that is why he is buying the drafters chair with the caster wheels on it... then you can chase it around the shop while sawing,

Hawk makes a wheel chair accessible stand.. just basically a wide front stance.. looks like it'd take up a lot of room though.. at first I didn't like my Hawk stand compared to my DeWalt three leg stand that I was so used to.. as well as my DeWalt is on quite an angle / tilted that I really loved.. I've tried to raise the back of my Hawk saws... and my Excalibur.. only ended up picking up a lot of vibration... so I put them back level.. Now that I've been using these saws quite a lot over the last 1.5 years and not using my dewalt much at all.. I've grown used to them.. though if / when I do actually sit at my DeWalt.. I do feel more comfortable.. Maybe one day I'll fuss with tilting the other saws again.. when I have more time to tinker around with it.. i'm sure I can probably get the vibration down to a minimum if I took some time to tune the stand and whatever...

Well finally got to finish this portrait for a friend of mine. I want to thank Paul (Grampa) for doing this pattern so quick for me. I had to tweak it a little and move the date over so I could make it a little bigger. I just couldn't cut the one that Paul did, it was just to small. I had a hard time with it. This was originally going to be an 8 x 10 made out of B/B Ply but I decided to do a complete heart around it out of Oak. I hope she likes it.

Who needs a little strength in their lives everyday.....new one cut this morning requested by a friend yesterday.....so I made the pattern this morning....18"T x 6"W.....I chose 1/2" sanded birch plywood because I thought it would be stronger through the wording...rattle can black paint.....Comments please. Thank You Dan

I'm not entering this as part of the Challenge but it seemed an appropriate place to share it. My grandson is a huge Halloween fan. He did some chores for his parents and me so he could buy a $10 skeleton, he pronounces it skellington. I've been setting it up in his front yard doing something different each day while he is at kindergarten. I'm going to try to continue till the 31st. I did use my scroll saw on the skeleton fish you'll see in one picture! I borrowed his cousin's skeleton, not his actual skeleton you understand, and added his skelly-dog for a few. j

Scroll reverse FDSR#7 blade,so sharp and a joy to use again!!!

For being new at this, you are doing great. I think I can already see your future.There will be some very nice bigger projects posted soon. We're all here pulling for you so don't hesitate to ask if you have questions about anything. Charley

beautiful job

That would eliminate most new small bandsaws. My Rikon 10" saw is made in China.

I go thru about 15 cans a year IKE

Link !?!?.......What is this link that you speak of ??

Looking good. Make the most of your assistant, they grow up to damn fast. As DW said tight turns etc will come with practice. Once you get your new saw, get yourself a gross of various sized blades, find a practice pattern and go to it.

I'm long overdo for one but can't afford.

Yes, please let us know how it works Ray. I've been thinking about getting one. Jim

Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us DW

Yep, got new rear wheels on my Hawk. It gives me a nice 8 degree tilt. I really like it.

I bought a Lincoln 125 mig about 15 years ago. I loaned it to my best friend who was building a 7 1/2" gauge locomotive. A few weeks ago I got it back. He had to rummage a bit to find it. Another friend is building devise to twist dog bones from polypropylene rope for dogs. He needed the welder so I gave it to him in exchange for putting another gate in my DC and two dog bones.

I built two saw stands so far. One with four legs and one with 3. I really do like the 3 legged one the best. With that said, I'm sure there is a way to convert your Hawk to a 3 legged stand. Maybe by combining the two front legs into one by overlapping them and then bolting to the center of the table? Just a thought here without actually seeing it in person. Or do away with the two factory legs and build a T to fit up under the table with a center leg? There is always a way if you want it badly enough.

I bought mine at that price from them about 3 years ago. It was the best price then, and it is the best price I’ve seen anywhere since until this sale came up. It’s a great price for a good saw.

Here you go. The spiritual store lady requested a modified coexist with more symbols and changed around. It was fun doing it the hard way with paper, scissors and tape, But that's how I've been doing it since 2004. And then a dad project for the girl at the store.

Looks great, the lettering really stands out nicely. jim

That is a great array of items. They are really nice.

I love it! It reminds when my granddaughter with spina bifida had this tiny yellow wheel chair. It had black upholstery with a bumble bee embroidered on the back. She was so gorgeous in it.

nice job

Here's my offering

Here's a couple of Halloween projects I've done.

Here is my 2018 Grim Reaper that I completed this weekend. Walnut, Purple Heart, Aspen & Spalted Tamarin left off the magnolia