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Wolf by neptune/Janevski. !/4" BB. 11X11 overall.

This is my latest Scroll Saw Shell. The wood used us Sapele and I also used a Hard Maple Veneer as an accent strip between each segment. There are 44 segments total in this shell. The overall measurement are 8" wide by 8" high. The stand was also made from Sapele which were the left over pieces from the blanks used to create the segments. Each segment blank measured approximately 9" wide by 7" deep and 1 3/4" thick. The finish is a spray poly which presently has 8 coats. The photos also show all 44 segments displayed before the gluing process as well as a few of the stages of the glue up. There are many hours of sanding involved with this project and the finish is applied as the shell is being assembled. This piece of art will also be entered into our local fair this July. Thanks for looking.

The set of Pegas blade clamps that I ordered from QTE turned up today. Took 3 days from the time I ordered to hit Melbourne from the US then 11 days from Melbourne to Kal. Aussie post's stage must of thrown a wheel or a couple of the horses dropped dead Easy to fit and set up on the Ex21. Tensioning is a breeze, I never thought they could improve on the original Excalibur system, but !. Locating the blade and tightening the thumb screws seems easier. They are pretty and they came packaged in a plastic box fit for the crown jewels, shame it just has to go in the bin. Came just in the nick of time as the original lever was beginning to let go every so often this morning.'

Normally I would be getting a gift from my daughters, but when I saw this, I thought I would give them a gift....lol

This was a piece of Walnut my brother gave me awhile ago. I didn't know what to do with it and this just came as an idea. I cut the cross and just raised it a little, I really like this one. It was nice to see how impressed my youngest daughter was with it. It is about 38 inches long and 11 inches wide at the top. I have no idea what I'll do with it. Thanks for looking.

Wow! Today marks the 8th year anniversary of my finishing of this dome clock... This is the project that gave me the confidence to start posting my work online for public viewing... My, how time does fly... I got this clock pattern from Wildwood Designs who have since been merged with Cherry Tree Toys... It took a while to finish this gem but was an absolute joy to make and especially to complete! Including a picture of the clock after I stained and Polyurethaned it... Not exactly sure which version I like better but I'm very proud of the project either way... Edit: Oh, this is 1/4" Southern Red Oak with a Walnut dial... It was stained Dark Walnut and sprayed with 3 coats of Minwax Polyurethane...

I wanted to do a desk sign for a friend that was helping us with some landscaping ideas......I asked for help and got some great choices from the Village pattern makers....I used patterns by Bobscroll and DJ.....But want to shout out to Wayne Mahler and Grampa Paul for their help as well !.....For those of us that scroll but do not have the skills to draw patterns you guys are life savers !...The first one is by Bobscroll and is cut from 3/4 BB with a cedar base....I could not decide which mystery wood to use for DJ's pattern so cut one of each...also 3/4 material ...Thanks again for all the help !...Steve.

Not too much of a story other than I like to make clocks.. and had been looking for more wall hang clock patterns.. ran across these on Sue Meys site and had to cut them.. Been good sellers so far.. Bigger one made from Red Oak.. and the other is Ash

This simple sign says it all, from the solemn crosses to the draped flag. I cut this from a piece of birch ply and mounted it on a wood base of cherry that I stressed using my belt sander. Gives a nice worn effect. Free pattern available:

I don't have room in my shop to use the factory stand for my new Pegas saw so I made a base for it to be able to clamp it to my bench. Probably not necessary to clamp it though. It doesn't move at all but I did want the blade storage and to raise it to a more comfortable height for me. Thought it might be useful to others so I am sharing what I did. It is made from some leftovers I had around the shop. I cut some pipe in half for the blade trays in the drawer. Used a forstner bit to drill a piece of 1/4 plywood and cut it in half to mount the pipe pieces to. The drawers slide out because it was the easy way to go. The small gray squares are made from the floor mats that HF sells to help raise the saw to a better height for me. I also made a place for the hold down clamp so it doesn't get lost.

They are nice clamps. I held out for a long time before I finally broke down and ordered some. Even after I put them on my Seyco, I thought ,,, nice, but really, what's all the fuss about ..? They are just clamps. Now that I have used them a while.... humm, sure would hate to go back to the original ones. The originals would seem very big and clumsy. In fact if I had to replace them for some reason,,, I don't think I would put the old ones back on, I would get another set of the Pegas.

I agree, John.......The Pegas clamps are worth the investment !

So that's why my orders take so long to get to the customer.. They almost always make it to Australia in just a few days .. but then they set somewhere for several more... Mail a lot of car clocks over there.. Must be big into the classics over there..LOL Those Pegas clamps are awesome.. love mine.. I truly believe I'd have sold my saw had I not bought that upgrade.. I just couldn't get the hang of those stock EX clamps..

Here's one I did a few years back. Maple vase with red cedar and oak petals. Compound cut on a scroll saw and glued togeter.

This was my first car (convertible) back in the early 70's. Now you can have one on your desktop. I decided to experiment with a 2x4 so that's what I cut this from. To dress it up a bit, I placed it atop an improvised roaming base of sapele. Free Pattern:

My future daughter in law asked me to make her and my son this cross for their wedding. She is going to distress the cross and add the " nails and rope"the finished pic is what she showed me and the other is what I came up with. It is unassembled awaiting for her to do the cross. I will assemble everything after she gets her lettering and cross painted. This is not my forte and I am for sure that I won't be doing anymore large projects like this...lol

I may be one of last few holding out. I think from all I read when mine go I'll order a set and join the club.

It is holding up just fine... I do the dusting but I'm lazy about it so it only gets done about once a year... lol I have several others that I made to dust as well...

A Lichtenberg burning. It looked like branches of a bush so I put a butterfly on it. A rose I made for my wife

Just finished my remembrance lantern, it's the same Steve good pattern just modified a little VID_20190506_214050.mp4

Well,here is my 2 latest.I had to try Falcon,s Gunsmoke, Awesome pattern.Thank you.The stain looks a little dark in some places. That happens from time to time. The Sloth is for my Niece,for her Birthday. By the way Happy Mother,s Day to all you Mom,s

A friend of mine saw my Vacation Plaques and said he would pay a good price for one of his own. I reached out to Bob and he gladly obliged. I am again Thankful for Bob and his talent as a pattern maker and expiditing those patterns so I could get them done so soon. Bob, I am so grateful as always for the help and patience with me. I may be reaching out sooner than I planned...lol

Those are beautiful! Great patterns and cutting.

Great job on it Les,love it

Wayne, you will wonder why you waited. I hated the idea of spending $100 on something that really wasn't broken. But once installed and in use, I was very happy that I made the decision to buy them. My saw didn't suffer from excessive vibration but after I installed the Pegas clamps, it became even smoother. I'm like Paul in that if they broke or wore out, I'd buy another set.

You did a very neat job scrolling them out Barb, Thank you for letting us see, Bob

You did a lovely job scrolling that out and well framed too! Thank you for posting, Bob

Good job there Dan, It looks very rustic...like it's been there forever! Thank you for letting us see, Bob

Great scrolling and looks like you frame cutting jig did it's job. Makes a great looking picture.

great job

fantastic work

great job

WOW!!! Now that and they are just Down Right AWESOME!!! I have mad a few clocks,nothing like them.

Truer words were never cut.Beautiful job

I Love it!! Creatively Beautiful.Fantastic job.

Awesome cuttingLove the frame!!

I would not even attempt one of those and you have done 4....... Awesome work Greg. Marg

Those are beautifully cut!

Stunning work for sure!

I have made the center wall hanger and a few others like it. Never did the Dome. Just no room to store it for display. They do look nice though.

Nice job. Never hurt to remind the girls.

Great patterns and cuttings.

Super nice job Dan.

Thanks for the comments. The Shells are fun and no doubt require a lot of sanding. One thing about these shells is that it is difficult to find anything else like them. Once you have the right tools in place however the overall process is really not too difficult. For anyone interested in learning more or making these scroll saw shells, I would direct you to look up Steve Garrison, watch the youtube videos and purchase his ebook on this project. My first one was simply done with a 14" long 2X4. I sold one of my 2X4 shells last year for $225 and was very pleased. The purchaser just had to have it. I have one made of layers of black and white corian which measures almost 11" in diameter and that one would take almost a grand to part with due to the almost 60 hours and 103 segments. Someday it and others may leave my hands but till then they are there for my enjoyment along with family and friends.

Glad you mentioned that.. as I sometimes forget that I go through more material than most others do... I typically run through 20+ sheets a year.. though I only buy 10 at a time.. because as you say.. you don't want it setting around too long.. I do also chop several sheets down to size.. but also keep a few sheets cut into 3rds. ( 20 x 60 inch ) for those odd jobs I might need a larger piece than what I typically use..

very nice work

Nice patterns, thanks for sharing . Good luck at your show, wishing you all the best .

Here's my go at it

If Spring is in the air then that means love is too.. A Sue Mey design.

In spring, women bloom.... Spring.... love is in the air