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This is my first posting. I made this for my four year old grandson. I found a photo of Groot using Google and cut it from the photo. The wood is Zebrawood and it is about 11 inches tall without the stand.

I have a Green Egg BBQ for at least 8 years or more and it is in the nest which is a little awkward to move, so I decided to build a table for it. Made of western cedar 1/4” and 2/4” not quite finish yet I will put a handle bar on the front with a dowel so easier to I’ve around and also I can hang my towels on it. I might make some trays on the bottom shelf to store my BBQ tools. Now I’m tired and time for a cold one or two.

This is a simle topo map of some property my husband and I have. I got the inspiration from a post I saw in Pinterest. I didn't save it and I can't remember where I got it. I got the map from Mytopo.com. Fun quick project

from a book by spielman @ hyde

Finally finished the first of a couple rocking horses I've got lined up. I did use my scroll saw to cut the first of each part, then rough cut all the others. After the rough cuts, I used the trim router to get the pieces to match. The horse is pine, with painted mane, tail, spots, saddle, and hooves. The rocker base is red oak.

Finished yesterday a Sue Mey Butterfly pattern

Still needs some detail sanding, same cutting both sides

You respond with dignity: (Oak)

When I first heard of Scrolling almost a year ago, I never dreamt of the fun I would have. I've done Elephants, Cats even a Giraffe but I've never attempted a human before. It's straight off the saw, no finish on it yet but overall I'm pretty pleased with it.

ROFL, who would have thought it, amazon sells them https://www.amazon.com/s?k=paint+can+shaker&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3uboBRDCARIsAO2XcYDgihWe98fWwG6y-Rt4k-sKn_YuJntQea6RXm4suX7eV_Dv0q8kzQ0aAt8cEALw_wcB&hvadid=174225000840&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9027978&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1o1&hvqmt=b&hvrand=6726900736733235810&hvtargid=kwd-1770391355&hydadcr=24659_9648993&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_8c2gzwk7mn_b I found that googling DIY paint can shakers

Nicely done! It will start some conversations for sure!

Our local Hobby Lobby and Ace Hardware carries the Weldbond. Also easy to buy on line. I also use a empty Aleene's glue bottle to put the Weldbond glue into because it has a much smaller hole. It doesn't take much and and sticks well to stain or lacquer. After I put the scroll work on the backer I let it set for about five minutes and sandwich it between two slabs of granite to clamp it. I will take it out after about an hour and if there is a bit of glue that seeps out a bit I will scrape it off with a jewelers screw driver. It does dry clear so if you miss a small spot it isn't very noticeable.

Okay, thought I'd update this since I have tried a couple of different backer options.. I went and bought some 1/4 BB ply.. I want to try some 1/2 but I have a boat load of clock movements that would require 1/4 so that is why I went with it instead.. First off, I have several can of spray paint so I was trying to just use what I have on hand.. I found a can of gloss black.. thinking satin or semi gloss may look better.. While I don't hate the painted backer.. I can't say I really like it either.. so.. while rummaging through my paint cabinet in my old shop I run across some Black Walnut stain that I forgot i even had.. Gotta be 10 + years old, LOL Anyway I put it on the paint shaker and ran it for a while.. seemed to look fine so I cut out some more backers.. Now I've heard BB ply doesn't stain well but this stuff came out looking ( what I thought ) good.. In fact.. I almost like the look of it better than the actual walnut ply that I had been using.. So, not sure if the wood glue sticks well to a stained surface I had bought some epoxy glue but the only one I found that self mixed with the special application tube sets up in 1 min. I had waited to glue up several clocks / backers so I could use as much of the glue as I could as the stuff only came with two of those application nozzles.. First glue up went well but I wasn't fast enough and my glue dried in my application nozzle before getting to the second one, LOL.. SO.. I then laid out all the clocks ad backers so the next one I was as ready as I could be to get these glued.. I ended up getting all but the last one.. believe I had 6 of them laid out and only got 5 glued because once again that nozzle dried shut on me.. I didn't have any thing handy to cut the end of the nozzle and by the time I got something the whole tube was harden shut.. LOL.. I threw away the remaining stuff.. I do like the quick set-up in that I can be done in a matter of minutes..rather than hours with wood glue.. Next time I'm going to hunt down the stuff with a 5 minute set time.. can do it in that 1 minute window very well.. 5 minutes would work perfect I think.. I just can't seem to locate the 5 minute stuff local.. so I may order some online... also haven't found the WeldBond glue that Dave uses.. so will probably order that too.. Anyway the last one that didn't get glued was the painted one.. which is one that I was hoping to be able to compare with the others as far as the final top coating.. I top coated with polyurethane because again.. what I had that I wanted to use up.. I do have a new can of Lacquer but wasn't sure how that would go over with the stained projects.. The stain is so old the label is basically gone, LOL so I don't really know much of anything about it other than it said Black Walnut.. Not a big fan of polyurethane but I sprayed really light coats on it and it doesn't look like it's covered in plastic LOL so it turned out okay.. Not a big fan of the minwax polyurethane spray nozzle.. it kept like sucking up air or sputtering which made it very difficult to make nice even coats.. Not sure if it's because of a old can or if that is somewhat how they are.. was a full can.. I bought a few months ago.. I should be posting pictures in the bragging section in a day or so.. heck maybe yet today if I get time to get the pictures etc.. gotta go out now and cut my Ramcharger clock that Jim was so kind to make a pattern of in the pattern request forum..

I use Tite Bond 3 to glue my projects to the backer, and never had a problem.

Just something to make for a stores employee lunch room.And don,t know if I showed this one yet.

If I hadn't been in the third grade three years I wouldn't have gotten this Baggetta puzzle together!

A friend had shown some of these on fakebook. I decided- well a piece of pallet wood lying in my shop; decided that it wanted to be one. So I did a few image searches and then drew something on the wood. Well the scrollsaw and the belt sander both worked hard on the shaping and the ROS did the finishing touches. The size is about 11 inches long the handle is 5/8 wide while the blade part is 3/8 with a double taper. The blade depth is 2-3/8 inches. I am sorry, but, I do not know the wood species. It was quite hard. Identity will be appreciated too.

If your neighbor does not invite you soon, come over I will make ribs, steaks, pizza or chicken and I agreed this is way better than just a grill.

Bought one of these a few years ago and works great. Most may not, but it helps my aches and pains. RJF Looked up the site and they have an add-on since I bought. https://www.mixkwik.com/

Looked several years ago and found the pneumatic shakers had poor ratings. Maybe they have improved them. RJF

Nice job Les!

I worked for a body shop part time for several years ( best friend owns it ) and they was moving to a brand new location and buying brand new equipment.. Pretty much got this one for nothing.. I wouldn't probably have it otherwise as they are a bit pricey

I totally agree.. I was just using this to experiment with.. I do live in the boonies but actually there is a Do It Best hardware store about 11 mile from me.. funny to have that store out here when you can't even have a gas station, LOL.. That store is always busy too..

1 minute epoxy? That's a new one for me. Quickest I've seen is 5 min with max strength in 24 hours which works well. For large projects, I like cabinet I use wood glue and clamps. Now to ver the topic. You mentioned putting it in a paint shaker. I've go various physical problems and solve many problems with power type tools. For paint, stain, I've grabbed cans and driven to a store and had them shake it again. Looked at paint shakers for quart, gallon cans and they seem expensive. Do you have a source that has decent prices? RJF

Neat idea.

Just seen another brand name that I'm pretty sure was made by Hawk.. Called Nu-Mark https://yubasutter.craigslist.org/tls/d/yuba-city-nu-mark-scroll-saw/6894123654.html

Wow Stoney! That is some very nice scrolling.

This is a pattern by Sayit. It's found in the pattern section. 2 up 3/16" Luan plywood. #2/0 Pegas MG. Pattern and frame finished with 50/50 BLO, Frame cut fron cedar fence stake. If there appears to be a staple showing at the lower right side of the frame, I'm denying it!

Nice cutting! Nice Sign!

This was started by another scroller. He had about 50% assembled and 70% cut. However he passed away and I was asked to finish it, which I did. It comes apart in 4 sections for transport. John Old Dust chimes.tif

A new face came to the Yoga place today, a teacher so I made a surprise for her .I showed her pictures of my work on my phone and she was over the moon.

The door next to my shop is the giant yoga studio. If your one of the lucky ones there will be a surprise on a napkin waiting on your car when you return. Lots of times i'll make happy monday or Namaste,Its nice to be nice,you never know. The girls want me to join but i'd have to wear blinders,lol. Thanks for asking.

very nice job

Love it.. Great work Monti. Love the wood too. Marg

Gorilla With An Ice Cream Cone Puzzle Pattern Some children might find this amusing. Yes, it's a gorilla holding an ice cream cone. One can probably assume it didn't last very long. Great gift for a young child especially if you make up a story to go along with it. I cut mine from MDF. It would probably look better if painted, but I offer it as is. Perhaps a nice wood could dress it up a bit. Free Pattern:

It looks good Les! When I cut puzzles, I assemble them as I cut them. I always have an extra copy of the pattern too, so I can refer to if it gets mixed up.

"Woodworking" sign - 4 layers, 1/8 inch painted MDF Blades - Flying dutchman ultra reverse #1 Woodworking Pattern

Finished this Christmas Plaque yesterday, Steve Good pattern.

This was cut from 1/2 poplar using Pegas #3 mg blades....finished with a 50/50 mix Blo & Mineral spirits ......Tried something different and covered the backer with foil, not sure i would do that again..The picture is not as clear as i had wanted but the best i could do...Comments welcome...The piece is 11 x 7....Thanks for looking, Steve.

Those look great! You've done a great job.

Very nice work.

Both Steve Good designs.

JimErn did an awesome ob with these patterns.. First the tow truck.. that one was a hot seller right off the bat.. I haven't even put it on the website yet.. just posted a picture on my FB.. got orders for 6 of them so far.. The Dodge Dart customer liked it so well they ordered two of them.. one goes to the Dad who they was originally getting it for.. but the son liked it so well he also wanted one..

Hello all. Have not really posted in here yet and thought I would say hello by posting a few pieces I have cut over the last 1.5 years I have been scrolling. Still much to learn

The thing that is odd about the red Hawk is the table shape. I can not remember seeing that shape on a Hawk. I did not realize this bit of history. Never seen any other color. Probably did that because there was a call for those saws there. They were made by RBI with the different motor and that maybe the reason why they chose a different color to designate the difference. Anyone buys one need to be aware of that. That blue one is a knock off and who knows how many were even made. Not sure about patents back then and if that was even legal. Today you see so many saws that look like they come off the same line but with a different color. I find this interesting. Would love to see a few of these. . In the early 1980s RBI released a series of scroll saws including the Falcon, Eagle, Condor, and Hawk https://books.google.com/books?id=aOQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA165&lpg=PA165&dq=condor+scroll+saw&source=bl&ots=o5Fo31R_SI&sig=ACfU3U29Vgy8QQ25U1dLC0IVV2kGvBCQvw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdt6W_2vXiAhWoT98KHUJjB14Q6AEwFXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=condor scroll saw&f=false The more I look into this it seems RBI made scrollsaws for Woodmaster too and they were blue. https://offerup.com/item/detail/30152089/

I use this stuff for things I need clear adhesive. It says 5 min set but I have been able to work it 10 mins. I apply using my sponge method as I mentioned in a previous post. Works for me. https://www.lowes.com/pd/JB-Weld-ClearWeld-Clear-Epoxy-Adhesive/1000820870?store_code=1862&k_clickID=bi_272560535_1310618047997262_81913665859998_pla-4585513246605193:aud-806056765_c_&msclkid=50a19fe8ab631e54c6f4c2ed1a2b2c24

I can only speak on the Navy projects because I did them. They are from a Steve Good pattern. Are they legal?? I have no idea because again did Steve have rights to do the pattern, have no idea. How many times do you you need to pay for rights. So what I go by is if no one says anything then so be it and until someone puts a piece of paper in my hand saying I can not do it then I will continue to make things. I have been selling military projects for over 35 years and have not been called on it and I sold in malls across NJ as well as large craft shows.

If I would take the time to learn and run that CNC I could route out the whole clock and the hole for the insert, LOL I'm workin on learning it.. Also doing about 2 times the business this year so far over last.. so my time keeps getting more limited.. at some point I need to do this learning.. it's like having hired an employee without paying them once the machine earns it's keep.. Anyway I think I'm going to try painting the BB as you said.. something I've been wanting to try doing.. I'm not a huge fan of painting wood.. but some backers on rojects do look very nice painted.. those that don't look good are mostly because of poor prep sanding etc for the paint..

Dave do you recess the clock motor or just hang it off the back? I don't have a problem drilling the small holes for the clock movements like you use and like I used in this photo of one of my clocks.. This is cut from 1/8 BB and have a 1/4 Walnut ply backer... I may buy some 1/2 BB and paint or stain it.. I like the look of the walnut ply.. But I think if I went thicker walnut ply then the edges would be seen more and give a cheap look to it.. at least BB ply has a solid striped wood look to it compared to the cheap plywood like I been using.. I've been thinking of using a clock insert as opposed to just the motor and hands. so I'd need to drill a 3" hole with a forstner bit.. that's a big bit for a hand drill, LOL The gun clock is an example of the inserts I'd like to try using on some of the bigger clocks.. What glue do you use to glue the painted backer? or stained for that matter? any issues with glue holding? I've always been a little sketchy on gluing to painted surface.. was always told to only glue wood to wood with wood type glues..This is why you'll see about all my projects are walnut backers.. LOL

Easy and fast and nice used in the same sentence is not in my vocabulary and never will be. I understand you are into quick sales so if you used BB for the face than why not for the back and paint it. Use spray cans. Can not get get any quicker than that. A black background works great. Save the walnut for special projects. The hole for clock inserts is not that large. It is the size of a clock motor depending what type you get. I told you this when you bought those toys that a nice drill press is worth more than any CNC machine. You can always route the backs out for the insert or scroll it.