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Finished this over the weekend. Gave it to the customer yesterday. She really liked and can't wait to give it to her husband when he gets back. This is a Steve Good pattern. Thanks for looking Mimi

If you look closely you'll see how we were made free.

One dragon cut from three types of wood. Poplar, walnut and not sure at all....lol.

As you know I like making bowl, this time I tried to make another type of bowl - compound, what do you think? Birch plywood 1/6 inch, stain, glossy varnish Fruit bowl Pattern Here is short video of making bowl: And photos:

I did this because I loved the piece and I hope I did it justice. It's nice to be back at my saw.

If you have a music room or know someone who is into music heavily, you might want to cut the unique sign for them. It is made up from three pieces. I cut my backboard from walnut, the exploding staff is cut from cherry, and the title MUSIC along with the G clef is cut from a nicely grained spalted maple. Of course you can use other woods. The staff is glued on center to the backboard first. On top of that is glued the lettering. I let this wooden sandwich sit under a heavy press for about an hour to assure a good glue up. Makes a nice gift. Free Pattern:

2 more projects, the blue and yellow one is a joint project with my oldest son. I cut it and he painted and assemble it. The other is the ATI Physical Therapy logo for the people who have work me to the point of pain (good pain that is)

That old saying "Home Sweet Home" has been pictured many ways, so I was trying to find a new way to express it in wood. I came up with a sort of modern version with the hearts representing a family, perhaps. I cut mine from Sapele and mounted it on a piece of cherry. Happy to find a nice piece of cherry in my cut off box with a slight knot that gives the base a nice feel and compliments the sign. Hope you enjoy cutting it. Free Pattern.

Let me start by apologizing for not introducing myself before. I believe that I have been a member of Scroll Saw Village for about 2 years now. I was born just outside of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Now reside in Southern Ontario, Canada not too far from Niagara Falls. My background is engineeering design, both mechanical and electrical. I also have an extensive background within the graphic arts fields. I am dating myself here. I started drawing professionally way back in 1972 within the Telecommunication fields. Space program, Satellites, etc. I was also designated graphic arts designer therefore was very involved with all company artwork and brochures. Let me not forget photography as I was also the company photographer as well. Moving on, the first computer for me was purchased by the company I worked for in 1984. Autocad was only becoming popular then and I was nominated as the pioneer within our company for this new style of engineering design. Before that, everything was drawn by hand, drafting board, etc.. I was actually using this program before General Motors and was asked by some of the engineering staff at GM to show them how this program worked. Over the years, the company purchased more programs for me. Coreldraw, Photoshop, Illustrator to name a few. In 2004, I was at a local Home Depot where there was this old guy (probably my current age) demonstrating a scroll saw. We talked for a little bit and I was hooked. I think it was only a day later that I went out to Sears and purchased my first scroll saw. Craftsman 16". soon after that, I purchased a Pro Craftsman 20". I ordered books, magazines you name it and anything to do with scroll saw. Within months, I was already cutting my first advanced portrait. Because of my extensive drawing background, I started to design my own patterns in 2005, but not using a computer. I drew them by hand from photos that I took. Sat for hours in our living room while watching TV and drawing at the same time. It was only in 2014 or 2015 that I was encouraged to introduce my designs to the public through some Facebook Scroll Saw groups that I belonged to. Then after doing so, I was found by Fox Chapel Publishing company where some of my work has been published. It is difficult to keep a life long journey within design world brief. Let me not forget that my mom enrolled me into art class at a local college when I was 12. I hated every moment of it as it was on a Saturday morning. All I wanted to do then was play outside with my friends. Never thinking that I would be still drawing today in 2019. So, professionally and hobby wise, i have been drawing and designing for over 47 years and still having a blast. For those who would like to see some of my scroll saw designs, you can find me at www.scrollsawart4u.weebly.com. I now own 3 scroll saws. 1998 30" Excalibur, 2009 21" Excalibur and finally a new King 30" Excelsior. I am also an avid cyclist. I have ridden my bicycle equivalent to 5 times the circumference of earth. I designed cycling jerseys for local racing clubs since 1998 and countless T-Shirt designs as well, but all for cycling. I was in a racing club for over 25 years. Too old for that now, but still enjoy cycling. I also love to play golf and long hikes with my wife. We both love the outdoors. She is a gardener and I am the artist who loves to make crazy things for our garden and house.

I have chatted with a few of you folks about finishing and for the most part, I learned a lot. I even went so far as to buy a recommended book on the subject. I got part way through it and fell asleep. Sorry but, it's boring stuff. Anyway, after once again asking the questions about finishes and finishing, I did a search on Google regarding the sources for buying different products. In doing that I came across this video on the finishing process and all the different types of products out there. It told me so much and added to what I already had learned here that I just had to pass the link on for others. This guy knows his stuff and even does a question and answer thing toward the end. I hope you find it as informative as I did. https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/e/e/3/ee31d705ecc2a5f0/107-OilBasedFinishBasics.mp4?c_id=7419263&cs_id=7419263&expiration=1556742326&hwt=6f7965ee02669eecfd12ddb58ea47395

Actually it's a bit of a paraphrase of a Bible verse. John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

I'm looking for a 7-1/4" miter saw. I do not want a 10 or 12" saw. I don't want a sliding saw. I want a small simple saw that will allow me to just cut wood for picture framing. Is anyone using one and how do you like it? There are several on the market. A HF for $99 less 20%. Kobalt and Ryobi ar $129. Anyone use any of these? I had a 10" Ryobi a few years ago and gave it away as I was not using it. Now I need a small one.

“Get to da choppah!” Lol. Quick Steve Good pattern for the father-in-law of my wife’s best friend. It is cut out of 1/2” Red Oak with a 1/2” Padauk base. I made it double sized so it is 21 1/2" long...

Haven’t seen pictures of your work for awhile. You retired? LOL

Kevin is spot on with that response. The one thing I would like to say to those that make their own version of Danish oil which is basically BLO, poly and mineral spirits. , is that you do not include additional driers that help the concoction dry quicker and more evenly in the wood. There are some driers in the BLO but all calculations are off compared to the original thing. Just in case people wonder why their mix does not dry evenly or quickly and you get clumps left in fret work edges.

Very nice.

beautiful job

Very cute little dragons. I like all of them!

That turned out great !

Thanks for that, I have watched him a few times as I think I can pick up more from a video than a book. Don W

I like it too, nice cutting. xx

Like it neat work. Roly

A beautiful piece, I love it. Well done. Marg

Started and finished. Cut another one with it but waiting on grandson to come home from school to paint it.

A big WELCOME from me. Roly

Super cool. Bet he loved it. Marg

Welcome to the Village Charles. There are not many of us that do not know of your work and quite a few of us that have actually cut some beauties. Please do not be a stranger or lurker any more. Marg (from down under)

Your message is clear. I love it!

Welcome Charles! I would suggest you just jump in as the water's fine but I see you have already done that. Nice to have you here.

Very nicely done, Charlie, Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

I just cleaned it. You usualy can't see any flat surfaces.

Welcome to the Village from our side of the 'pond' Charles, hope you enjoy being here.

very nice work

Mark Spagnola, The Wood Whisperer, has a lot of excellent videos on woodworking. He's very knowledgeable and his videos are well done. We all learn differently and videos like this are just another tool in the tool box, just like books, internet forums, etc. Use them all to your advantage.

Tried to create something a little different here for the graduate. Can be used for either male or female and if you are familiar with Photoshop or some other art program you can change the date for future use easily enough. Shows the main symbols of graduation along with a slogan that says it all "Sweet Success". I cut mine from cherry and used the out cuts as usual to make a unique base for the sign. The trickiest part of the cut is the stars, since they are outline figures and very fragile. You might want to make the stars solid instead which makes the cuts easier. By the way, I do custom patterns for graduation, if you need something special and have an idea, let me know. The cost of custom patterns is very reasonable and you can have a unique piece to cut for special occasions, like graduation, confirmation, etc. This Free Pattern can be downloaded from my FREE PATTERN page.

I thought I'd try adding a bit of animation to a sign, so I came up with this roulette type wheel that can be added to the base. The pattern has all the parts and is easy to assemble. I made the post for the wheel from 1/4" birch ply and used a dowel to have the wheel spin on it. The arrow is glued to the end of the dowel as a marker for the symbols and also keeps the wheel from coming off. No special significance to the symbols you can manufacture a game of your own, or use just numbers to make a spinner for monopoly, if you like. Download Free Pattern VIDEO ALERT: I've put up a video on YouTube mainly for beginners on how I attach my signs to bases and I also included a little tip on how to spray the signs without getting drip or run off. If you care to view it I've posted it on my YouTube Channel.

Dick, you did an amazing job on this challenge piece, from the look of it. I'd say your up for just about any challenge he sends your way, you'll have to ask him if he has any hard ones to do. Len

So this is your dream car? At least you have it now,lol

terrific job, I'd also like to thank him for his service

That is awesome! Thank him for his service!

A Job Very Well done I Salute you and your son.My Thanks to your son as well.

What a fabulous tribute. Well done. Marg

Beautiful! Your son deserves no less. Thank him for his service.

::salute::

Beautiful work and a great way to commemorate his service. Please, accept outer thanks for his service and sacrifices for the benefit of all of us around the world.

Very nice ! Thank him for his service!

I paid nothing for my jig, but it does very nice 45° angles and with some wedges I can do other angles.

I too have that Lion trimmer that Rolf shows, and it is a great tool to tweak miters. The biggest problem with cutting accurate miters is accuracy itself. There are many homemade jigs out there to do this on a tablesaw, bandsaw or even miter saws. The blade needs to travel in a perfect straight line when cutting and many saws have runout which causes the blade to wander and that causes open miters. You get what you pay for.

We had one of those at Tech school when I did my apprenticeship. 100% perfect mitres and if they weren't, you couldn't blame the tools.

I know it's blasphemous to try and talk someone out of buying a new tool, but I think it's likely that you would not be satisfied with the brands you mentioned. One of the things about picture framing is that the miters have to be very accurate. I have my doubts that any of those saw brands will produce the consistent accuracy required for picture framing. My son-in-law had a Kobalt. It was OK for rough cutting 2x4's, but I wouldn't want to use it for any precision work. I have a 10" DeWalt CMS. It does pretty well, but that's not what you want. If you have a table saw, I would suggest building a miter sled for it, instead.