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It's rained a fair bit here for the last few days so I've been trying to learn more about Inkscape as I think I could use it a lot. I love playing with words and the 'intersecting' words I find fascinating. I've made myself a couple of different types of pattern and this is the first one. There are things I'd do differently when I do it again, but it's my first attempt at putting a 'shape' into a pattern that's not a 'word'. Overall I'm pleased with it and can't wait to explore all the possibilities that this programme offers.

I made these for a co-worker as a request from a pattern by Travis Cook in 2009. Years ago I made the “mistake” of changing a sled design by Sheila Landry and put my name on it and showed people. Ever since then people want ornaments every year with names on them and sometimes the year.

A while back, just out of curiosity I ordered a set of Steve Good's "Signature Coins". I do not normally scroll items that I could use them on but once and a while I do. I wasn't really expecting much, but I have got to say, I think they are really very nice. Now I am looking forward to making things to use them on. You can order them on his Scrollsaw Workshop blog site. There are several different versions of them. Any how, just thought I would pass it on,, Steve Good has a good product.

Hey everyone! My name is Tom and I’m from Va Beach. I grew up with a father who was a woodworker but only got into it myself roughly 6 years ago. Started out making little things here and there just for fun. A couple months I caught the “scrolling bug” and have been hooked since!

As you can plainly see only the men and the frame are scrolled. A bit of a departure from me usual stuff.

Made this one for my customer who wanted it for his mate Fatty as a birthday present. I put this one under glass as it has a few very delicate pieces in it ,I also made the frame out of red gum. Cheers Peter

No sweat then. I'll wait.

I agree, the Ex is a little more aggressive than the Hegner, but it never bothered me enough to even hardly notice. If it does cause someone a problem they can nullify it by using less aggressive blades on the Ex. I love both saws. I use the same blades on each and just adjust my scrolling to which one I am using.

Used them both today. My new EX is more aggressive than my Hegner.........I think I can cut finer detail on my Hegner. If I could only have one saw it would still be my Hegner. Time will tell.

Yeah that rocking motion will make it more aggressive and cut slightly faster.. with some practice you'll get use to that aggressive style.. I don't care where you zero that blade at.. that rocking motion will always make it more aggressive than a Hawk / Hegner type saw... Something else you'll notice is.. blades will last about 25% longer in the Excalibur type saws... Many other sawers disagree with me on this subject.. but I feel they haven't run both saws long enough to be proficient at both saws.. My theory of blades lasting longer is... Hawk / Hegner saws have a more straight up / down motion.. when you feed the wood you push into the blade and being more straight up / down is creating a little more heat.. that rocking motion of the DeWalt / Ex type saws backs a portion of the blade out of the cut and away from that heat area to allow less heat.. My thinking anyway.. I may be wrong all the way around on this.. but will say and have seen many other topics of other users saying.. the same things... Not saying one saw is better than the other.. just they have many different well built designs to accommodate many different styles of cutting preferences..

The motor has screws that you loosen to let you turn the motor. Put a piece of wood 1x1 or 2x2 behind the blade an run the saw. As it is running turn the motor until the wood doesn’t bounce with the blade hitting it. The back knob is to adjust the aggressiveness of cut. I set mine so the arm measurement is the same from arm to table at the back as the front. The front tension level you adjust by having the level in off position an turn the small set screw so it just touches the housing THEN turn 1/4” more. You will have same tension each time you use it. Hope the helps you.

Berta you know I have super powers.

more aggressive, is that after you set the EX up? adjusting the motor for front to back blade motion, etc etc Or was it more like me, get it home, plug her in, let's do it - ROFL

This pattern is called “ Opposing Forces Bookends”. The creators of this pattern are Fred and Julie Byrne. They live in Cambridgeshire, England and it seems that their web site no longer works? In review it also does seem hard to find their patterns. I got this one out of a copy of Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts Magazine Issue 34 spring 2009. They still sell them at Fox Chapel Publishing and the code # is SSW34 / price $7.00. They had a sale not too long ago on all back issues and I picked up a couple of different old ones that seemed interesting and the “Opposing Forces Bookends” seemed kind of cool so I got it. I made mine out of pine and black walnut. Let me know if you need anything else or if you can’t get one from them.

The project has taken me about 6 months and is now completed. The Maloof Style Rocker is made of Claro Walnut with lots of interesting and beautiful grain. I learned to make the rocker from Bill Kappel in Utah and went out there months ago for a week long one on one class with him. He has made many beautiful rockers and is a great teacher. He helped me get started and then shipped the parts and wood back to me in Indiana. The chair was a real challenge for me and included so many hours of grinding, shaping, sanding..... One interesting part was fitting the chair to my wife's liking. It involved setting the upper part on the rockers and then adjusting them for height and placement. This allowed the angle of the chair and height to fit her. The finish on it is 4 coats of Teak Oil, 4 coats of wipe on poly with light sanding in between and finally it was sanded with 1500 and 2000 grit paper and waxed with Butchers Wax. I did use my scroll saw on the project. Mostly it was to create wooden templates of some of the parts. It was interesting trying to get the left legs to look exactly like the right legs. I had never done this before and it was a real challenge. Now I am ready to get back to some scrolling projects and want to take on one of the truck models that I have seen.

I have a swap coming up shortly and the ornaments have to be plant related. I did sneak the Snowman in!

I added these to my album and need to describe them. The first is a Compact spiked Mobius Ribbon made using the scrollsaw and consists of 2 x 1/2 bowls and 10 x 1/4 bowls using the bowl from a board method. I used 1/2" plywood and there are 5 layers in each segment, I used the 8 pointed star as a guide, reduced the size of the segments from my previous effort hence the more compact result. Sorry I didn't do photos of the stage by stage construction but I wasn't sure it would work. Maybe if I ever do another I will do a full coverage. The second project is a scrollsaw mobious ribbon which I cut various breed of dogs in each segment before gluing up. This was given to a ex Aussie veteran who was a dog handler in Iraq and Afghanistan.

So in addition to doing the two 2018 Christmas ornaments for my wife, I also tried some of the 3D ornaments Steve Good had on his site. 4 done so far. I'm out of town most of next week (business trip again), so I probably won't get a chance to finish up the last one, all depends on how the Christmas festivities and functions and obligations go. Fun cuts, quick cuts, but make darn sure your 1x1" blanks are actually 1x1. Apparently my band-saw blade started to bow out a bit, making the blanks a bit concave. Guess its time to see if they still make blades for that particular model (7.5" diameter wheels, old Black and Decker desktop model).

Alex Fox’s Wolves. 366 cuts. BB oiled, mounted on 1” Poplar stained with True Black. Alex says on his pattern page that this one is rated as intermediate level. I may not ever reach his advanced level. I found this one to be pretty challenging.

This is an original pattern made from a picture the client took. It is a picture of a chapel her father built and it will be a Christmas present for him. I'm still not sure of myself in the pattern making department, but I think this turned out ok. 1/4" Maple w/ a stained BB backer. Used mostly FD UR #1, the tiny holes in the roof were done with FD New Spiral 2/0. 10"x10 1/2"

Yes. I found out that without one, the next couple of days, my nose was semi clogged up. After blowing my nose and finding sanding dust in it, well, I decided to give my lungs a break.

I don’t wear one. Cutting or sanding. I probably should!

Thanks Rolf, My previous Scroll Saw (24" Delta from 1946) was bottom feed so I am used to that method. The Hegner allows more access to the bottom of the work piece so its even easier that I'm used to. I'm loving the new saw so far, I'll pose some pictures of a few projects once I finish them up. Thanks again, Dan

I'm sorry to hear that Ray - maybe they seller is busy and hasn't had a chance to respond. Either way, if you keep your eyes opened, I'm sure you'll find another great deal.

Wow Brenda, nice job on that. I wish I could figure it out. My old brain isn't what it used to be.

Welcome to the Village, enjoy x

You pay for the magazine that includes the pattern. Your use only. Not to be shared. The same as a pattern designer.

Nice work Tom and welcome to the Village from East Tennessee. Glad to have you join us and look forward to your participation..

As I recall, Steve sends you a "bill" to pay, once he gets them completed. You can then pay the bill with a credit card or PayPal as I recall. I know you can pay with a credit card as I would have as I do not have a PayPal account.

I miss spoke about the tension level. With the level in the on position (pointing back) turn screw to just touch. THEN move level towards you in off position and turn screw 1/4” more Sorry about that!

nice job

Nice work Brenda. Good job on the design. Id like to make those kind of signs. I really liked the other ones you made too. And you are really good cutting your letters, I need to practice more.

Makes sense to me. Thanks.

Lots of talk about compound cutting but where are the patterns? I know Steve Good has posted some but I am unable to find them. Can anyone give me some sources. I'm not looking for freebies!

You might try this link for information on compound cutting that I supplied last year. Fox Chapel publishing has several books on compound cutting. Dianna Thompson's books are fantastic. Charley

Les, if you go to Steve’s catalog here and search for “compound” you will get about 15 hits for several patterns. http://www.stevedgood.com/catalog/index.php If you search for books by Diana Thompson, she has several on compound cuts. Check on Fox Publishing for her books or on Amazon here: http://www.stevedgood.com/catalog/index.php Sue Mey also creates a lot of compound cut patterns. Check her site here: https://www.scrollsawartist.com/scroll-saw-patterns/miscellaneous/compound-cut-3d/ Travis, and possibly others have shared some for free in the Ornaments for Charity e-book thst you can download here from the Village. If you subscribe to the magazine, look through back issues as there are some in it some times. i am sure others will point us to more.

Thanks for doing the due diligence on this subject. I don't dispute that you are more than likely correct but I was wondering if you went to a library and checked out the magazine and it still had all the patterns inside of it, would that not be the same thing? I'm not arguing, just trying to get the whole thing clear in my mind. I don't mind buying the magazine but if I already had it and let a friend borrow it, what would happen if he made a copy for his own use. Not to sell but to just use.

Welcome into our neighborhood. Mayor's name is Travis. Great to have you join us. Some nice scrolling you have done there.

I love Steve Good works and all that he does for the craft but In my opinion the 3-D pattern really make a differance.

They look really good. Let us see what you decide to put them on, although myself I'd probably keep them

Greetings, Steve Good has a similar pattern here http://www.stevedgood.com/bookends.pdf but, it is not a compound cut/3D pattern. God Bless! Spirithorse

Fisch 2481 The new saw sure is sweet looking and will still look like that 20 years from now. Although it may have some dust on it by then. The Hegner's I have used only had two issues that I did not like. One was the dust blower blew the dust right up your snoot. That has finally been addressed. The other is that it does not top feed, and with the current clamps to make it a top feeder would require some changes.

Glad you took the drive Dave. Look forward to hearing how you like it. Congratulations.

@Foxfold Brenda, based on the information provided by Scott, you can order that back issue from Fox Chapel Publishing's Website here: https://foxchapelpublishing.com/scroll-saw-woodworking-crafts-issue-34-spring-2009.html Presently, they are having a sale on back issues at $2 each if you order 5 or more using the Promo Code: SSW2Dollars. I do not know how long that will last. You will also have to pay shipping costs in addition. However, that is still a great deal on back issues that usually are I believe $7.99 each plus shipping.

Congrats Dave. You're gonna love it.

Medical Examing mask here as well.

I inhale deeply before entering my shop. Then I exhale very slowly while scrolling. Then I step outside for another deep breath.

Our woodworking club had a craft show this weekend that is free for members to setup and they sold $4000 dollars worth of things. This is the most they have done. It's not bad for those that sell items you don't have to be there to man your setup somebody collects the money and you get your check Monday.

closer up pic.

got em done! these are pretty sweet and should make nice christmas presents. and gave myself a repair job- knocked this off the wall today. must wake up before trying stairs.