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Last November, my grandson Ethan and my daughter Kathleen rescued very young kitten who had, somehow, found its way to the middle of the street in front of their house. They didn't think they were cat people but Milo stole their hearts so no they, now, are cat people. I took a picture of Milo (at the estimated age of 5 weeks) three days after the adoption. A little while ago, I saw an Alex Fox pattern for a Kitten that looks a lot like Milo. This inspired the framed photo and scrollwork that is attached.

Baltic Birch on Black Walnut

Though not really my thing, I have been getting requests for “medicine” boxes. I am amazed at how many folks in MD have gotten RXs for legal weed. Whatever floats your boat. Anyway, I made two more boxes yesterday. The one with the leaf is made with a Purple Heart top backed with African Rosewood, Sapele sides and Purple Heart base. The other one is taken from a Mr. Zig Zag tattoo. (Zig Zag rolling papers were popular in the 60s and 70s). The top is Zebrawood, backed with Purple Heart stained black, Sapele sides and Zebrawood base. I had originally planned to back the top in oiled Purple Heart, but it just looked muddled, thus the black stain.

Looked at it today and this what I discovered. (Steve Good Pattern)

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

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.

Didn't want to bore everyone with just the desk clocks all the time so I changed it up a bit and made a few wall hang clocks.. These are actually pretty quick to cut.. Stack cut 4 of each one..

Jim Ern found this pattern in a magazine. This was an experiment. Wood is1X6 pine board. Since cutting pine can be problematic because of the grain I used this project to experiment with quite a few blades. The clear winner for me is the Pegas #7 Super Skip blade. It rips and cross cuts equally well and does not hang up because it does not discharge the sawdust quick enough. This was the first time using the blade.

Dracula and Frankenstein Friends Forever (and forever). I wanted to include a symbol for each, so I used the bat for Mr. D and a bolt of lightning for Mr. F. These two guys will go on forever, I'm sure. I made a special cutout top layer for the base and glued it down on a slab of pine. The rest of the project is cut from an unusually grained piece of poplar. Makes an interesting conversation piece. Download from the Free Pattern page.

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

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.

I have just built a Light "Soft" box to photograph my items. Still experimenting with it. I think I need some more powerful bulbs, but so far I am pleased. I made it quite large so that (Hopefully) the largest portraits will fit. The Snail and Dinosaur are hand painted, The Blinky Bill ones are from a calendar my daughter had, I think it must be about 25 years old. The stand up puzzles are cut from 27mm pine.

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.

Well, I have been gone for awhile, but I am back.My comp, has been down.Just up and died on me.Finally got it fixed today,so I have alot of catching up to do,Plus next Friday I will be going in to the Hospital to have my knee worked on.So I will be down again.Good to be back.

I made two alterations when implementing a multi-layered Dragonfly. (1) I painted the top layer black (2) I made the back layer out of sky-blue stained glass Here is a photo of it hanging in a window in our kitchen: The next photo, although somewhat faded, gives an idea of the context in which this is hanging. It is in one top corner and in the other is a stained glass dragonfly that I made a few years ago: We like dragonflies!

from a book by spielman @ hyde

Finished yesterday a Sue Mey Butterfly pattern

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.

Man that is a whole subject initself SANDPAPER So many types of sandpaper and not all sandpaper is the same. HF 3M is what the big box stores carry and it is at least better than HF. Look at Norton papers, or Duragold.

I was on FB a couple of weeks ago and this popup came up. An outfit by the name of Tophatter.com and they showed a pic of this for $6.47 including shipping. No tax. I had to wait the 2 weeks but it came yesterday. I figured I could wager that amount to see if it was any good. I'm very surprised at the quality. Another addition to my Dremel stuff.

Back when I was laid up with a broken leg, I found this place and also another called Wish which I think has better products. My kids threatened to shut off my computer as I kept the mail carrier busy delivering packages. Another item I got that I like is a pair of reading glasses that have little led lights on each side to highlight your work when you are doing closeup work.

You respond with dignity: (Oak)

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:

I'm with you on that Les. The only downside of making puzzles is putting the buggers together. Sometimes I swear, it takes me longer to assemble one than cut it

I went to H/F and purchased the Bauer 5" ROS sander that is on sale right now for $24.95. I am very happy to say, it is all that I had hoped and more. It is lightweight, quiet, smooth and has 6 speeds. It uses the Velcro type paper, 8 holes for dust so the paper that I had from my cheapy H/F sander works with it. The biggest thing is the variable speed. I was using it on #4 and it was just perfect at that speed. I did notice that if you tried to use it at the lowest 2 speeds, it would bog and stop with very little pressure on the plate. But, all-in-all, I'm really happy. Especially with the price. It also has a dust collector on it and it works great. I do recommend removing it and lubing the o-ring that holds it on. It's a bear taking it off the first time. I plan to also buy the 1/4 sheet finishing sander that they have on sale but maybe next month. I've exceeded my tool budget for this month already.

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.

I wasn't knocking HF at all.. I have a ton of tools from them that has served me real well.. I've used their sandpaper and I found it to be the best paper I can get locally short of the Auto Body supply shop.. But.. you pay a VERY premium price for that stuff too.. I'm currently using a brand I picked up a whole big box of from Menards.. actually I bought every brand Menards sold to give them a try.. None of them are as good as the stuff I used in the past from HF... But.. buying those my the box (50 I think in a box ) it works out cheaper than HF packages.. so i been using this stuff for about 2 years now.. While talking about sand paper.. I was at my local lumber supplier and noticed they carry Freud brand sandpaper that is what I though reasonable priced.. IF you buy the large boxes.. Not sure if anyone has tried them but.. I might give them a try when i run out of paper.. Can't remember the brand I get from Menards that I like.. it's blue color papers and in a white / blue box.. seems to be good stuff.. the Master Force brand is the worst I've used yet..

Lovely. Well done. Marg

This is great. I need all the help I can get keeping my Dremel straight up and down. Jim

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I would have to pack a lunch to to this one.Really nice mind bender, Good job.

Still needs some detail sanding, same cutting both sides

very very nice

Great job!

just tried this with sunset behind

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!

Clever idea. You did it very well!

I have that book. Haven't done anything from it yet... Great job!

I asked for a pattern a few weeks ago. A "brother" from a motorcycle forum that I have been a part of for close to 15 years passed away a few weeks ago. We have several get together's throughout the year. People come from all over the U.S. Our big one is next week. I wanted to make something and present it to his wife at the reunion. Mahendra made me a very nice pattern that I attempted to cut twice. Neither came out very good. I tried again tonight and I think this one is ok. I will place it onto a darker backer board and make the backer big enough for everyone at the reunion to sign it before giving it to his wife. I ended up using a flat blade after failing using a spiral. So I cut the pattern out on a smaller piece of plywood and glued it onto a bigger piece so that I didn't have such a huge piece to keep turning. I didn't like that you could see the edge of the smaller piece on the bigger piece so I trimmed it out. I'm not loving it but it looks better than seeing the edge of the smaller piece. We will all sign within the trimmed out area. Spiral blades on bigger pieces would definitely be easier,,,, once I can get the hang of using them! Thanks again Mahendra!

For a friend and supporter, maple, wordart itself is 22 inches. Had some "fun" trying to maneuver that hunk of wood on my 21" excalibur. Stlll needs sanding an oiling

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

I make and sell cedar boxes with maple inlays in the hinged lid. Many are bought to give as gifts to men. Here are examples:

Welcome to the dark side. I use spirals almost exclusively. Thin, thick, ply, solid, fretwork, puzzles. Anything.

Huge fan of the spirals but I have only been cutting 1.5 years and one month into my journey I was using them because I wanted to cut 4' long live edge pieces and I had to use them. By that point I had not developed my flat blade muscle memory too much and it did not effect me as much as someone who had been using flats for 10 years. So for me it was just a matter of necessity. I knew what I wanted to cut and that was the only way to do it. But now when I want to do a flat blade, I have problems. Funny how that works out. To the OP there might be some things you are doing to get fuzzy work. You can cut too fast with spirals. Have your RPM's as high as they go and try slowing the advancement, it might help. I also know the blade makes a big difference. I love how fast the Pegas blades go through but they definitely leave a gnurled edge. The FD flat end blades are my #1 choice. They are not as aggressive and you have to cut slower but the edge is smoother and they don't snap as easily. Hope that helps.

Thanks everyone for such kind words. When I started with my little pin-end saw, cutting silhouettes, I thought it was great. Once I met the 'family' in the Village I thought I'd landed in Disney Land. You all opened up a whole new world to me and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

About 50yrs ago maybe

I actually made this for my brother, for his 60th birthday. It is a picture of my parents boat that he inherited after dad passed 13 years ago. Dad would have enjoyed it as well.

Here are two photos of the same project. Before and after I highlighted it with a propane torch. It is a gift to a police officer. I definitely AM NOT disgracing the American Flag according to the American flag code and, as a military veteran, hold the American flag in deepest respect. The stars, as you notice, are represented with used shell casings from the police officer's service weapon. Approximately 9 3/4" by 17" in 3/4" stock. Thanks for looking and God Bless! Spirithorse

My Dad's been gone ten years now (effin' cancer....), but he was a Texas history buff. The "Goliad Flag" is one of my very first forays into woodworking, two years ago, but he would've loved it. He was also an Air Force Vietnam Vet, and had some pretty strong opinions on the politics of that fiasco. He loved his coffee (black....which is why I think I may be adopted, since I have never gotten the hang of drinking coffee black), and unfortunately shared a lot of the same sense of humor that I have. Were he still around, I think he would've appreciated these.

If my Dad were still here (he died when I was thirteen -64 years ago), I would give him this: The original design for this was by Sheila Landry and I made modifications to make the island and cabin look like Pellow's Island in Lake Pivabiska. This was Dad's favourite place on earth and he would be pleased to know that I love the island just as much, that I am taking care of it in his name, and that it will, eventually, be passed on at least two further generations.