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When I got my scroll saw a few weeks ago, I imagined that by now I'd be turning out interesting, artistic pieces of a standard that would demonstrate my natural ability and flair... Anyway, it hasn't quite turned out like that! Not only is scrolling not as easy as it looks, life's got in the way and I've not had much time to devote to it. I have had to do a few DIY jobs around the house. For these, I've used my saw whenever possible, and it's a superb addition to the workshop. For instance, today I needed to cut some pieces of pine to fill gaps in a door frame, where locks had been moved. I cut a 5/16" thick piece to 1" x 10", and then ripped that along its length, to make two pieces each about 1/8" thick. There is no way I could have done that with any other tool in my possession, and it was quick, fairly easy and after a bit of sanding and planing, reasonably accurate.

Hi All, This is a pattern by Grampa Wood is Cedar of Lebanon. I planed it down to 6mm. The smell from this wood is amazing. I used a Olsen 2/0 blade for the pattern changing to a No5 for the fishing line. It is a great pattern but I managed to mess it up.

I cut this before I got sick, I also painted and finished it but only got to glue it together the other day. It is a Steve Good pattern and cut from 1/2" pine with a 2mm ply back pained black. Marg

Just whipped this up this morning......deciding if I like a brown stem instead.....1/2" sanded ply.....rattle can paint

Having seen Barb J. Enders very well done double sided tree puzzle gave me the idea to do this! So " Thanks Barb." Meanwhile back to the subject; I have a craft show coming up and a few of the things I make can be put on pegboard for the best display. So I decided that vertical room is free, I might as well make a way to use it. The farm boy was showing through again, and the show has a "rural'" theme and setting-- so do a barn. Lettering and some of the trim cuts are scrollsaw work. Most of the barns that I have ever seen were either red with white trim or white with black trim. Well the Double tree was the inspiration for this. It is 28+ inches tall and 36" wide folded to the open position. The trim is all real wood-1 x 2 cut with a slot for the pegboard insert. The lettering is just plywood 1/4 inch scrap that was lying in the shop. The font was just some rjR and T & E designs again. The piano hinge was tricky and I may even end up changing it after the show, if it does not work the way I want. One picture includes some of the items that I am getting ready for the show.

I would say only about 5 - 10% of us are naturals, the rest of us get there in the end after a LOT of practice and making designer firewood. Just get on the saw as often as you can and you never know what masterpiece you will soon come up with. Have fun and happy scrolling. Marg

This a long weekend here in Ontario. Being retired all weekends are the same anyways. Christmas is less than 5 months away and each year I cut an ornament or such for everyone at the table at Christmas. It is getting harder and harder each year to come up with something unique. A few years ago I did a sleigh, 2 years ago we did a dangle and last year a snowman. All personalized. So every body wants something with dimension, I like to have this decided early so I can get cut and the LOML can plan on decorating. Usually takes a trip to Joannes. Since I have I have purchased the last 2 years plans from Sue Mey, I wrote to here and the suggestion was elves. I have spent the weekend modifying her pattern to add personalization and added hands and feet like the dangle. Love the feet. Now ready to start cutting, 20 sets and 40 hands and feet. PS Included previous posts for you inspiration.

I would like to give credit to whomever created this pattern but for the life of me I can't remember who. Would the designer please step up. The original pattern had a silhouette of Christ which I did not include since that made it taller than the four inch material I had. Don't know what the wood is but used a #1 Pegas MG and finished with a couple of light coats of polyurethane.

Nice use of used CPAP hose. I'll have to examine that approach

My Dad gave me my 1st saw a little over 20yrs ago.Never saw one,never heard of one.but I kept Monkeying around with it,after tons of scrap fire wood.Now I can cut fairly decent plaques.And you will do the same.Looking forward to seeing your works of art.

Actually two vacuums would be ideal. I have several vacuums. Sort of gathered them over the years but they are screamers. That's why I bought the little HF 13 gallon dust collector motor. It is noisy so it sits on a shelf outside the shop. I While it works just fine I think a powerful vacuum cleaner would work better if I had room in the shop. I do have hearing protection.

Man that blade was smoking. Carter makes a bearing system you can add to your bandsaw that allows 1/8" blades and turns on a dime too. This tool is for a tool junkie because as someone said it is a small bandsaw and that is all. I saw this on facebook being advertised along with Pegas new scrollsaw so had to bring it up here. Not cheap either.

Nice work Les. One of my favorite hymns. Like Kirk, I love to hear it on the bagpipes. Thanks for showing. Afraid I can't help on who did the pattern though.

Just thought I would share my latest project. Made this out of 1/4 inch oak plywood for my daughter.

I am looking for suggestions on work shop layout, for and tools and machines. I am planning on changing my shop around, mostly because I have to take everything off the outside walls so I can insulate. Hopefully I can have a little heat in cold weather. My shop is impossible to heat as is because of 8" block wall conducts cold too good. The shop is like an ice box, I have been in there a lot in cold weather, since I love being in my shop so much. Maybe better to be a little cold than too hot. I have to carry all my projects to the den to glue and finish in cold weather. My work area is only about 10 feet x 12 feet. This is where my 2 scroll saws and work bench is. My first question is about the work bench. I want to do mostly scroll saw, puzzles and fret work and such. I also do other projects such as small boxes and such. I have a planer, band saw, table saw drill press, joiner, sanders, in the other half of the garage. My first question is about the work bench, is it better to have the bench so I can access all sides and ends or have it along the wall? I have my bench along the wall probably because of the small size of the shop. I can move it to the center if this would be better. I will have lots of more questions. If anyone wants to offer suggestions about this or other things about shop layout that would be great. Pictures are worth many words. Thanks dan

Nice and simple - I like such patterns Birch plywood 1/6 inch, stain, glossy varnish Pattern

Check with the old farts in you neighborhood. I'm sure there will be several who would save one for you. They are tough, not the neighbor but the hose and they are very flexible too. Maybe your neighbor is too. :>)

I'm sent one every few months. Don't know why because they don't wear out but are useful for other things.

The photo shows the quick release and the lever tension release. If I am fortunate to get it I will sell the Hawk and small Hegner. I am too crowded with two saws. I have to stumble over everything. My benches are all pinned to the wall so I can't rearrange things.

Are you going to become a Hegner collector? I had an 18 but I think I would like to have a little one like yours. Unfortunately, they don't offer the quick release for it. Make sure you get a newer one that has that on it. It's an expensive addition.

Check your room size. If you want electric, look at your electric bill and check how much per kilowatt, or call the company. A kilowatt is 1000 watts per hour. Find the electric heater and download the manual from the buy site or the mgr support. Look for watts. If it shows amps, multiply that times 120 and you have watts. Divide by 1000 and multiply by the cost, usually something like 6 cents .06. That will give you the cost per hour. Average portable heater is 1500 watts / 1000 is 1.5. Multiply times the cost, for this 6 cents. 1.5 x .06 equals .09 or 9 cents an hour. RJF BTU, ROOM SIZE https://www.calculator.net/btu-calculator.html

Yes, as you discovered it can come in handy for several things not just doing actual scroll work. You are right, it is harder then it looks - especially if you are trying to cut a straight line. Give it time, you will get there. In the interim, be sure to ask any questions you may have here in the Village.

Nice little project there Paul, Knotts can work with you or against you, Still a good project, Thank you for showing us, Bob

very nice

very nice

I Love it.Fantastic job!!!.Green stem,At least that,s what I see around here.

My shop is a 10x12.Woodframe.My walls are insulated,My table is in the back not on wheels,I use a small electric heater,and the cost is very little.

all my machines and benches are on casters, I thought I was the first to think of this idea and now I see a lot of people use them. My first work bench was made out an old streacher brought home form work at the hospital, it works fine, and my second work bench is made using 2 bed side stands and a discarded heavy door, from the hospital of course. I did want to install a vented gas heater, but that might be too much work, hole in wall and permeant. I wonder how much it cost to run an electric heater? What size breaker and wire would be required for a heater?

Here's a few thousand or million words. Shop layout helps on thinking out your 'Work flow'. For instance people bring wood in and break it down. Then edge it, then plan it, then cut it to finish length. Assemble, Finish. Each step is in one area. The shop can be laid out straight line, in coves that four areas are accessible, like standing in the middle of a square or even triangle, which many kitchen work flows are setup. Look though pictures at the size of the shops, storage, machine usage. Some put the work bench in line with the table saw and use the bench as added length to the table saw. Entire articles and books have been written.RJF https://www.google.com/search?q=workshop+layout+pictures&tbm=isch&source=univ&client=firefox-b-1-d&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-sYK-hejjAhWLbc0KHeQrDKYQsAR6BAgIEAE

I enjoyed the video. I am mostly deaf so I could not understand the audio but I enjoyed watching it. Thank you for posting. Nice pattern and cutting. I did understand the problem though.

This is weird. I responded to your post three times today on my cell phone.I would hit submit and nothing happened. I retyped and hit submit and nothing happened. The third time I got a message telling me to log in. I tried logging in and my user name and password were not recognized. This evening I tried logging in with my desktop. Message came up saying site was not available. I waited a few minutes and logged in successfully. Now that is taken care of so on to the business at hand. Your two cents made sense. Pardon the pun. You are correct about tight turns. However I am limited to what I can use. But I replaced the Y with T thus getting rid of the one inverse turn. Works quite well. The upper vacuum is virtually nothing. I guess to have vacuum in both places the two orifices need to be of equal size and share the vacuum. I can"t do that so I'll just go back to blowing the top sawdust away from me. In the meantime I appreciate you advise.

Put the bench on locking casters. I wouldn't go any lower than 3 inches. I find the common 2 inch caster will tend to bind with weight. Caster are rated by weight and size. Look into putting foam sheets against the wall with plywood outside that to keep it from burning. Infrared heat is nice since it heats you directly. RJF https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=Infrared+shop+heat+wall+mount&s=review-rank&qid=1564875995&ref=sr_st_review-rank Caster-Concepts-Catalog-2016.pdf

That's what I had thought too JT.. That blade was smokin, LOL betting the blade is junk after that bit of cutting, LOL.. I'd get much more use from my bandsaw than this thing..

I'd be happy to share pictures of my wine glass caddies, but actually don't even have any photos of them. Used to show all 25 current patterns on my website, so buyers could identify their favorite ones. Now it's just a hobby with only 3 clients, and they take an assortment of whatever hardwood and pattern I want. Don't have a recent count, since I quit using QuickBooks, but it's somewhere around 9500 of them sold. Between those, ornaments and stuff I want for myself, it keeps me out of the bars!

Seems there are a variety of sizes on Amazon. Found here: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=impulse+sealer&ref=nb_sb_noss John, on size - you said you have the 400mm one so it shows that would equate to be about 16" - can you give some insight into why you find that a good size? Do you think smaller would work - looks like they also have 8" and 12" for example that cost even less - for most puzzles like Iggy does, 16" would definitely not be needed. I am assuming that you can use smaller with the one you have but clearly are limited to no bigger on that or any of the smaller ones. I assume it is like those food vacuum seal type machines and bags - it is just "heat sealing" the ends of the "bag" cellophane? But does not pull the air out?

Very nice cutting

Nicely cut! This is THE song, I'm firmly convinced, that bagpipes were invented to play. The inventor and the songwriter were a little off on dates...:)

awesome job

Beautifull

AMAZING CUTTING too!

this gives me butterflys and wanting to cry.

A beauty. Well done Kris. Marg

OH WOW!!!! Beautiful job!!! Just down right Awesome.

That is a beautiful pattern and the cutting is terrific. I hope mother and child can get off the rails before something devastating happens. Are you the designer?

Very cool! I want to do one of these scenery patterns so bad. Approx how long did it take to cut?

Beautiful work

Nice. I could see why it would be a favorite. Thanks for sharing.

Stunning

A job well done, Kris !

That came out great Kris. I see some mighty fine detail there.