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Another Neptune/Janevsky pattern. I enlarged it by 25%. 1/4" BB. #1 Pegas MG. 50/50 BLO.

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

I finally saved enough to get a new scrollsaw and I went with the Dewalt 788. I love this scrollsaw but I had to buy an arm lifter for it and it works great!!!! My old craftsman was starting to show it’s age even though it was a great saw to me. Just the size difference alone is great.

I found this free template and decided to do it with epoxy.

This is my second pattern by Charles Hand. The Dragonfly measures approximately 9" in diameter. I used Corian due to the possibility of using it as a trivet. After completing I knew with how fragile this piece was, the only place for it would to be mounted for display. Corian is an easy material to work with but you have to run at a slower speed in order to create less friction which can melt the cut material together and create problems. I used a #5 Polar blade and used a total of 11 blades for this project. Cutting time on this piece was 14 hours. In the end, presentation is in the display. I used maple for the frame and black felt on the back mounting bo ard. Will be doing some additional work on the frame next week along with the finish on the frame.

i have spent too much time at work and not enough in the shop or here. i have a show tomorrow and the "Superman Celebration Super Con " in Metropolis, Il in june. i uploaded some patterns for Mother's day and Father's day. thank you all for your encouragement . have a blessed day.

I finally bought a new scrollsaw and decided to try it out on this pattern from Grandpa

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:

You young whipper snappers won't know what that means. I had ordered the Stewmac router base hoping I could use it like a plunge router for drilling patterns. Not exactly one of my brighter moves. No way it will work that way. I became so depressed I swept my huge (112 sq ft) shop and then vacuumed up around my saw. I was so exhausted I had to sit down. While pondering my dilemma I had an epiphany. It came after a lot of soul searching. I realized I had the perfect elements for the perfect drilling machine. This winter I will create it. The base and upper part are perfect. I will just machine longer slide rods and re-bore the top slide with Delrin inserts. I feel so much better now. The Stewmac is beautifully made. It should work out just fine.

This pattern is based on a variation of the line from the John Masefield poem, "Sea Fever." The mystique of the sea has always made a nice theme for works of art. cut the main piece from maple and mounted it on a stressed piece of cherry wood. To add a special effect to the base I made some waves from a scrap piece of spalted maple. Combining different woods and different effects sometimes makes your piece more attractive as well as meaningful. The free pattern above is available for download on my FREE PATTERNS page linked from the Index page on my website. VIDEO ALERT: Just want to let you know that I put up another video on my YouTube channel. I decided to upgrade the table on my Excalibur scroll saw, so I ordered some magnetic sign material and gave my table a "face lift" so to speak. If your table is wearing out and looking rather scruffy, you might want to check out the video to see what a difference this can make. I used it on the Excalibur, but I'm sure this can be done to other tables as well.

Was asked to make a couple of wedding gifts. With the help of Bobscroll making the patterns I was able to do it. Used red oak & painted plywood for backer. 8” x 24” had to do some fancy standing to get my EX 21 in line to cut.

So after I did the Steve good lantern I added some tissue paper to the inside to look like a Japanese lantern I also tried a different design but the wood was too Fragile and one of the deers heads broke off. Pictures show the 1st one I did but with the lining and the new design.

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

I have slowly and methodically gotten rid of most of the small parts stored in bins, drawers or any other place for that matter. Found out that even though I knew I had it somewhere, easier to go to the local Ace or Lowes which are nearby and definitely get what I needed rather than search for hours.

Congrats, you will enjoy the step up. What you can see of the shop, it looks so organized. Wonder if there is a shop organizer you can hire like there is for closets - ahh I'd mess it up after they left anyway.

I got really mad and then depressed yesterday while drilling holes for a puzzle order I was making I noticed the Dremel plunge router base was getting really sloppy and loose.. Thinking about how I disagreed with JT about the plastic plunge router being more accurate than he was giving it credit for.. While drilling a couple more holes later I noticed one of the screws for the uprights turning on it's own... shut it down.. went to the tool box for a screw driver and tighten the screws up.. goes pretty straight up and down now.. I do see where this set up isn't going to stay super accurate for very long... and really it's not as accurate as i first thought but it is doable... and it taught me that I like the little systems of this style / design without spending a good fortune on one not really knowing what to expect.. Don't think it'd be all that hard to build a nice accurate set up similar out of steel.. Be a lot less time consuming to just buy the plunge router from the same place you bought this.. $150 seems steep.. and it's still not make to be used as a drill press.. but I'm almost certain that it'd last much longer than the plastic $30 Dremel one too..

“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...

Completed this project last week. 1/8" Baltic Birch Ply stack cut x 4. 560 cuts, 2 spiral blades and 35 #5 reverse flat blades. Total cutting time is 34 hours. Glad this one is complete. Thanks for looking.

An absolute personal thing. My dad had mason jars with everything thrown in. Dump in it on the bench dig through and then reload the jars. Working with electronics the parts are small and even the same part has a different value or way of working. If I dumped them together I would be digging through all day to find the first part, Cabinet has part boxes that are subdivided. Like desk work, people have piles and other desks have nothing. Every industry has an organizing business of some type. I think you will see the entire range with no right or wrong. RJF

Very nice work you did there Brenda on the Elephant! You are good at scrolling...Thanks for posting, Bob

Apparently not... Too bad to because we all enjoy seeing your projects.. and we are all having withdraws from not seeing your projects.. Hopefully you'll get it resolved soon..

I really can’t get over how quiet it is, I had to wear ear muffs with my old saw. I got the arm lifter from Www.papasworkshop.org

enjoy your new saw

Excellent piece of work there Brenda

You did good !

I can see why you liked that piece Brenda,you did an excellent job on it....

Congrats,on your New saw.Looks Super.The size diff,I know exactly what ya men,after I got my new one and set it next to my first one,WOW!!! It seemed to be twice as big!

Best of Luck at your show.Thanks for the Fantastic patterns.

It looks great. I hope you have many happy hours on it. I wish mine had an arm lifter

You certainly did do it justice, I think you nailed it. Great work Brenda. Marg

I made this picture in honor of April the giraffe at the Animal Adventure Park in New York, who just gave birth to a beautiful baby boy about a week ago. I watched the birth on live cam. I have done this pattern by @alexfox, before and it is a real treat to cut. There are not difficult or fragile areas, although it may look like their would be. I really recommend this pattern to anyone wanting to try their first picture cut. Alex has a sea turtle one also that is very impressive, a little more difficult, but a pleasure to cut. I did it a little different than any I have done before. I stained the backer behind the giraffe with a stain called Nutmeg, painted the eye area black. You can't see it without really looking closely, but I painted the backer behind the leaves a light green. The green doesn't show up as much as I hoped, but I had to try it. The frame is cherry with Watco Tung Oil finish. The picture is cut in 1/2" Basswood. I guess this is going to another April fan, that is a co-worker of my Daughter.

Nice job Brenda. Elephants are very popular.

You've done a wonderful job on that. I really like wildlife patterns!

looks great, like it. jim

do not be hesitant. It a good pattern to build confidence on.

Ahh, I love elephants. That is a great job! Have you started the @Charles Hand elephant pattern yet? I have started the tiger one. It is a great pattern, fun to cut!

Excellent work, Branda! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

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.

I read it's good until it goes bad, Not really a time line.. I think it'd make a huge difference in how long it'd last as to how you store it... airtight container etc etc...

Awesome. I've been using a mix of BOL, Poly and Mineral Spirit for a few years and its my favorite finish. My only question is I make a batch and use it to dip my finished pieces but how long is my batch good? 1 month, 6 month, a year?

Hello and welcome Charles, Thank you for the interesting intro! You came to the right forum I think, See you later, Bob

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

No I will not send him!! But, My wife and I would gladly come. Hahahaha!!!

This is one I started early last Spring. Then in June, my eyes got so bad I had to quit scrolling all together. Finally got my eyes fixed in October, in December I got back to being able to actually scroll again. Completed it today. It measures 31" x 24". 21 lines of text. The hardest part of the whole project it gluing those lines of text to the board. This may be going to a Church in Memphis, Tennessee. If that doesn't work out I will try to donate it to something...

This one is for my little sister who owns a similar Harley Fat Bob... 1/2" Select Pine... Pattern by Sue Mey, downloaded from ScrollSawArtist.com...

Andrew the idea man,good one!!!

Yes, very sorry Les, I did kinda lost site of the reason for this thread. Just let me post the plans I used for my framing jig and I will bow out. I got the plans from this site. They have some good plans there: http://www.craftsmanspace.com/free-projects/adjustable-4-corner-framing-clamp-plan.html Adjustable 4 corner framing clamp plan.pdf

I know some here will scoff but the most important and most over look key to getting good miter joints is the blade. What ever miter saw you get get a blade designed specifically for cutting miters. No not the one most saws come with. https://mitersawhub.com/how-to-choose-the-best-miter-saw-blade/

What a great little light!

Nice and simple. Looks great.