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I just thought I'd bring attention to Dave Monk being mentioned on Steve Good's website today. I get his email every day and today he highlighted Dave's recent work of art done from a Steve Good pattern. Hat's off to you Dave. Great job on that box. For those of you who might have missed it, here is the link. http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/2019/04/dragon-and-sword-box-scroll-saw-pattern.html

Happy Easter everyone. This is a Steve Goode pattern. I used 6mm Birch ply and 3mm Walnut.

Armed Forces Day is celebrated on May 18 and this is a nice table sign to recognize this important day to all the men and women who make sacrifices to keep our country safe. This piece is easy enough to cut out. The lettering is big and bold and the stars which represent the six departments of service are large enough to cut easily. I cut this from another variegated blank I made of several woods. The off cut from the base show the tops of the stars so I decided to make that part of the base. The bottom of the base is a nice piece of maple. Hope you enjoy working with this pattern. You can download the free pattern from my FREE PATTERN page.

Places we have vacationed. THANK YOU BOBSCROLL!!! Surgery recovery therapy...lol

This is another Steve Good pattern I had laying around and thought I would cut it as my daughter needed a bedside light. The light part is just a battery operated led down light you just press to turn on and off.

I want to thank all you guys for your kind words and inspiration. If I wouldn't have found this site and you guys I would not be where I am on this journey. I still have soo much to learn and try. Thanks again to Travis and all of you.

The golf clock and tissue box are patterns from Sue May, I got a request for another BBQ tray. I used wood that I had around, the client was happy so I guess that is the main thing. My wife painted the background for the clock.

Back to free4all days pattern by scrollzilla more to come

I modified one of Steve Goods patterns to make this. I am participating in the Denton Texas Art and Jazz Festival the end of the month. Getting kinda nervous about it. It is a two and a half day event with attendance around 200,000 people. Sure hope the weather is good because I have been working the past three months in preparation for it. First time for something this big for me. Having a tough time knowing what to price this piece. I'm not really anxious to sell it. I doubt if many people will appreciate the time that went into it. Made of walnut, maple and cedar.

That is where this idea should wind up. On a target and shot

I have mine mounted on the top of my Hawk absolutely no vibration. Teachlearn, If you worked in an electronics environment you may appreciate this I managed and worked in a semiconductor processing lab for 35 years along with a bunch of other hats. I did a lot of wire boding Manual and automated. Many hours looking through microscopes and every other form of magnification. Each of the squares is 63 mm x 63 mm (2.48in) The assembly took 9 years from concept to completion~1.5 miles of bonding wire .001 inch in diameter the longest being less than 1/4 inch. So magnification was my world. For the curious this was a detector was used in a High energy physics experiment called STAR It was nice having high power microscopes, especially Monday mornings when I removed my weekend splinters.

I will grant you that Geometry was a long time ago, and my memory might not be up to snuff, but as I remember a 6" coaster would mean a 3" radius, and the formula, C = 2πr would mean that the distance around the circle is 18.85 inches 12 shots around the circumference is not going to make it with a 50 cal. Then there is the issue that if you had pinpoint aim and the center of the 50 cal bullet hit the line, the remaining part would be smaller than a 6" circle, so the radius for the aim point would have to be 0.25" larger, and thus a larger circumference requiring yet more bullets.

Pattern by Neptune aka Janevski. 3/16 underlayment stack cut two up. #1 Pegas mg blade. As of yet only has 50/50 finish.

This was the patch from the last squadron i was in in the Navy before I retired.

Put together this optical illusion into wood. I cut mine from pine and used the cutoff for a base. When you first look at it you see a penguin, but look again and it Abe Lincoln. If you'd like the pattern for this it is free on my FREE PATTERN page

So very true. My Wife says I'm the most impatient person she knows, yet I can sit at my saw and scroll for hours on end. I don't think patience is so necessary when your doing something you love. I had a friend who wanted to get into scrolling so I invited him over and gave him a quick basic lesson and sat him at my saw, after about five cuts he told me he was bored and that he realized he don't have the patience for scrolling, yet this same guy will sit on a boat for hours waiting for a fish to bite. I think one's patience is relevant to their enjoyment of an activity. Sorry that was a bit long winded way to say "I love to scroll." LOL

Mine too is mounted on my Hawks and there is no vibration at all.

congratulations

Just came from there.A Big Congrats Dave!!

That will be quite tricky.. LOL

Close one eye. That will cut the brightness in half.

Very nice job Dave. Keep up the good work grizz

Very impressive Dave! Thanks Ray for posting this.

Yes congratulations on be coming famous, and good luck at your event, make a lot of money, and get orders, RJ

Kudos from me for sure. You are an artist without a doubt!

I saw it this morning! Just think, we new him when he was just a rookie, congratulations Dave!

Just a random tidbit that may help someone... Keep your eyes and braincells open to new possible ways to transport items to events. For 3 years I've simply packed my duplicate puzzles in bin(s). Depending on the size of event, one bin up to three bins. The bins of course are great for hauling but then at the events I had to unpack them and organize them in a way to be able to find what I need quickly as I'm selling. Just a nuisance having to unpack, then re-pack at the end of the day. Now comes the random tidbit... One of the great things about ordering stuff from Amazon constantly is a wide variety of sized boxes. LOL I recently ordered a couple of items that came in these long boxes and as I was packing for my event yesterday I realized they are perfectly sized and shaped for my puzzles. I'm now able to pack the duplicates in the box(es) in order alphabetically and can find what I want very quickly without having to unpack and lay them out. This is going to be great (yes I'm easily pleased LOL). I reinforced the under side of the boxes with duct tape. I hope they will survive at least this year. 2 photos of new and 1 photo of old transport in bins and boxes. Iggy

Finished this Mini Desk Clock today, done on 3/4" and 1/4" oak, Steve Good Pattern.

Well done Jim. I agree.

And the first thing out of people mouths when they see work we do... " you must have a lot of patience to do that intricate work " yes I agree tremendous amounts to make pieces but not for waiting for a new toy / tool to arrive, LOL

The pegas saw looks great and would be a consideration but haven't found a distributer here in Canada. Bear Woods from Langely British Columbia bring the Pegas in for their American customers are not able to provide for us here in Canada. I could order it and have it shipped to a mail/ package handling provider close to the border to hold for pick up but I am 10 hours away from the border but am considering it

very nice job

Ray, Sure surprised me when I opened my email this morning. Kind of you for sharing.............thanks.

Ray, Sure surprised me when I opened my email this morning. Kind of you for sharing.............thanks.

When I started my first business, I was very unsure of everything having to do with business. My background is science, and they required the Jr. version of economics, which I barely remember. Got loads of small business books, small business accounting, and marketing. When my Wife and I got hurt I started another search of what we could do as a business, not do, modify. Looked into farmers markets, flea markets. I spent time looking at books, forums thinking about how we could set up, transport, break down. In the end up, I didn't go that route but learn a lot along the way. First, everyone's product is different so there WILL be different ways, styles so these tips come from a vast source, but some will apply, some won't due to your style sales or product. 1. Go to grocery stores, department stores with a different view of being a business 'person' and not shopping. Grocery stores rent their shelves to sellers. If you don't know this, it will help your own buying habits. The middle shelves are prime rental and are in the shoppers' prime eyesight level and grab level. They ARE the highest price areas. Check low shelves compared to the middle shelves. 2. The stores set isles and paths to steer consumers through the store to what they want to sell. Those middle isle cardboard stacking shelves to stop the shopper to take notice of the product. Extra rent space, extra rent price. Drives us crazy in wheelchairs, when we have to go down another aisle and go back up the aisle to get to the other side of the display. Frame signs in front of stores are the same thing. This works IF the farmers market allows. 3. Look at department stores and grocery stores. Products are displayed in stacks, or again up in front view. Look at every detail of these stores. Background cloth, generally solid and contrasting to the color of the product. Cheap stacking of boxes, cans, buckets can do the same thing. Then cover with a solid fabric, bed sheet that doesn't show through. Study how the store is organized, ordered, number of products, how they can be readily viewed. Go through multiple stores and look at every display, take pictures if permitted, take picture of farmers markets and ask, BUT realize you may be duplicating someone that doesn't know Marketing. Walk through stores and realize there are highly paid professionals that set up the displays, the color, the placement of departments, the path of the customer. These stores don't get sales by chance, they study impulse buys, sales, grow or decrease of every product sale. 4. Make the purchase as easy as possible. Overseas it's accepted to negotiate the price. In the US they expect to find the price easily or they walk. In one factoid I found in many reports a consumer will decide to buy or not in 10 to 20 secs or walk. If you want to go to talk to people and not really sell what you have and not label the price, those waiting will walk. 5. This is a hard one to do. Don't overcrowd your table or display. Its called buys confusion and is found in other fields, even mine of electronics. If there are too many things, too many choices a person has to start mentally comparing, rating what they like, what they don't. This is a fine science with every business holding their own data of how many and how long to sell at what price until they change it. You have to do as much work for the buyer as you can and make the sale from the pick to ringing up as smooth as possible. Want a simple demonstration? Take your wife to a restaurant with a massive menu and see how long it takes to select a meal. Now go to MC Donalds, Number 1, 2, 3 meal? The entire meal is packaged as a quick choice. 6. If you have samples of your work, have the sale prepackaged. At the time of paying have another choice. Waiters at Perkins Resturants were taught at the end of the meal to walk up and ask, 'Would you like Cherry or Apple Pie?". Set pick. NOT Would you like dessert and I will get the menu to pick. This is your choice of the second pick of ONE GROUP RIGHT BY YOU, for a few dollars lower. Again make the selection accessible, 'RIGHT BY YOUR SALES POINT', and easy to pick in a group. Don't go run for the 100-page selection book. Studies have found when the customer is saying they are in the mindset of paying so more sales are added at the register. Add the personalization right there at the sale. More proof, when do you get hit with the donation to Disabled Vets? That one is asked of both me and my wife that are disabled vets and we never hear from them. Who gets that? Look at the rows of stuff by the Walmart register, its the final impulse, final grab and buy. 6. Constantly look at the large businesses, how they sell, setup, EVERYTHING THEY DO. They are in the business to make as much money as they can. Study their ads. These people hire high paid firms to consult on every aspect of making money. They even study the lighting, the smells, the feel of products. By studying HOW they do it rather than shopping you going to learn what they do to get people to buy. Most things are planned. People even sense when a store isn't doing well, cause everything they know is normal goes into disarray, cause they grab more money then they should function or go broke. More and more people don't go to the store and its gone.

You've made a very nice display especially with the lighting. You made a good video also.

Dipoter to mag is Dipoter/4 plus 1. ie 3/4= .75 plus 1=1.75 Dipoter 5/4= 1.25 plus 1 = 2.25 and on and on..... RJF

Working on electronics the parts are small and it takes magnification when looking for any fine cracks in the circuit board. I've used various magnifying over the years from microscopes to jeweler eyepieces, headsets, light with mag. There have been times in the field or at home that I didn't have a shop table. I have resorted to reading glasses of different magnifying powers. Sometimes I have even put them in front of my prescription glasses. No vibration, use the lights available, light, comfortable, cheap and fast to change power mag. One source of many. https://www.readers.com/ Pdf, the idea of the power of glasses or other mags. RJF Reading Chart Provided by Magnifying Aids at www.magnifyingaids.pdf

I made one a year or two back, I think I posted about it at the time, I use spiral blades for it as normal blades still wandered a little bit.

After much Google searching and site visiting... found the easiest and cheapest solution at Walmart. Went and picked two up to test out and I think these will work great. 36Lx16Wx8H It looks a bit cluttered but it's not. Couldn't quite do just two rows length wise so I have multiple "rows" all in alphabetical order. No more tubs full that have to be emptied at the event and sorted and then repacked at the end of the day. These are going to be great. Yes, they have lids. The picture of the puzzles on the blue tarp is what I had to do at my mega-events which was a huge pain in the neck. Now I can just have multiple new flat bins and not have to touch them until I need one.

WOW! That's what I am talking about. Thanks for the chart. The cheap lamp I"m getting for $25 is 1.25X. If the lamp is too poorly built I'll just chuck it out and spend whatever I need to for a quality lamp. My eyes, neck and back will thank me. Also if 1.25 is not adequate I'll buy a #3 1.75X. The 13" focal length seems just right. Thanks everyone for your input. I"m going to put the 5 diopter lamp on my micro machining bench.

That's really cool.. Awesome work by Dave as always..

Dave, You are the Man !

that is great and definitely deserved.

Very nice JT. I love that ship's wheel. Thanks for the tip.

Go Tiger. I for one would love to see what you make and what you make with it.

That wing cutter thing.... I don't know what brand or quality of one that I have but I'm not quite sure why I still have it around here... the thing I have makes a better piece of scrap metal than a tool... LOL How big a hole you thinking Ray? guessing like 4" if you're doing coasters.. I have a large hole saw kit.. and I've used it without the center drill.. with or without the drill.. it doesn't leave all that smooth of an edge..

I use these. I love them and they work well. However I still need to be to close to the table. I'm hoping to be able to sit back and scroll. These are the ones I use. In fact I have four pair. I love them for a lot of things.

My thinking was for what I'm thinking of making are coasters. The center section of the cutout is what I would be saving. So, if the center bit would retract, it would leave only a dimple in the center with the rest being the center cutout. I'm having a hard time to put it into words. I have scraps that would allow me to end up with almost a 4 inch diameter coaster so if I had a hole saw of 4 inch with a center bit that would retract, it would keep the saw on center to the point where the spring was overpowered and it would retract up into the mandrel allowing the saw to continue in the kerf that it had created. The result would be a 4 inch round piece that had only a dimple in the center and it could be covered over with cork or incorporated into a pattern of some sort. Clear as mud?

I'm always using plates, cups, mugs, bowls for making circles. I just pick something the size I need, draw around it and 'Voila'