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My wife is sick of Texas (heat...cedar pollen...heat....humidity...heat....cedar pollen....heat.....), and would love to move to Colorado. I wouldn't mind it much, either, except our being in the Austin area can only be described as an Act o' God, Y'all (its an official term. Look it up. Book of Southern Revelations, Chapter 11, Section 8.), so moving would be...difficult. So we're stuck pining for piney woods and snowcapped mountains, listening to coyotes yapping across the road instead of wolves howling their freedom. Enter....Steve Good. His shadow-box pattern, which I've had for a while and decided this is the perfect time to cut. If I can't afford to move my wife to Colorado (and remain her husband, at any rate), I can at least bring a piece of Colorado to my wife. His plan calls for 1/4" wood, but I had some 1/2" ply on hand and decided to use that instead. Pegas #5MG blade, I plan on toasting the background with a propane torch, then staining it a dark walnut. The rest will be a combo of ipswich pine and cherry stains, with the top layer being (maybe) boiled linseed oil. I may get lazy and just do the whole thing in ipswich or cherry. At this point, who knows?

Asked for a pattern for this a couple of weeks ago and @CATRKcame through, thanks Richard. Went with both horses for the cut, just looked better. Stack cut two 1/8" BB ply and used Sawbird #3 Ultra reverse and #2/0 spiral, 256 cuts. Approx. 14 X 15". Jeff

Finished today Butterfly clock Bob scroll pattern, and phone stand is Steve good pattern

The wolf is gorgeous, and as far as mistakes on the second, I don't see it. That is the beauty of fretwork, miss the line just call it an added feature or artistic embellishment. No matter how complicated the piece is, it is still one hole at a time. Take some breaks and walk around, it does really help as opposed to just sitting and going at it start to finish

Cut From Oak and Walnut

Cut From Red Oak

Great pattern from Steve good. I planed the Oak down to 12mm. I used Olsen 2/0 and No5 blades. The Danish oil from rustins gives a fantastic warm colour to the Oak. Part 2 coming soon.

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

Okay, I am quit new and as I said in my introduction topic I bought a pattern from Sue Mey. Of course I picked one I really liked Yvonne already told me it is still a bit to hard for me and of-course I know she is right but ....wel....yeah ...how can I say it I just want to try because it doesn't have to be finished today I had a very old machine before and on that I did made some things as also the one on the first photo. I recently just had a new machine were of course I wanted to do the new pattern on. BUT WOW, I never experienced before how fast and easy the balde goes trough the would. So hahaha yes I already made some mistake but I go on easy and with patient just to get the feeling of the machine and who knows it maybe does turn out quit nice with the mistakes Photo 2 is my little start and mistakes

This is a Charles Dearing design. I got it finished up this morning. I’ve been trying to “make” this pattern for a long time and just kept falling short. I gave it to Charles and he made it happen. One of these days I should learn how to make patterns. I think his version turned out awesome.

Beautiful work there!

getting the hang of this inlay stuff, a tweak here and there and then I can try something difficult

Hiking is good exercise, whether you are going miles and miles or just for a walk around the neighborhood. Lots of people indulge in this activity so a sign cut from wood might make them very happy. Download the free pattern from my Free Pattern Page: http://baggetta.com/pebooks/puzzle_patterns.htm

Since we are talking dust collection again, I have two saws each with my version of the setup in the above posts using PVC pipe. My vacuum sits between the saws and I switch the vacuum to which saw I am using. I have been looking, ever since I put the systems together for the right hose/fittings to switch the DC back and forth with. Then a couple weeks ago I was looking at what Rockler had on their current sale. They had this hose/fittings set and it looked pretty good to me. I got it, I like it. The only problem is the hose is much longer than I need, it will expand to 15'. I don't want to cut it because it works so good with my orbital sander and hand belt sanders. I may make some kind of holder that will keep it constricted (?), but that I can easily pull it out of when I want to attach it to other tools. It even increased the suction some and reduce the air noise a little. https://www.rockler.com/dust-right-universal-small-port-hose-kit

I built a dust collection system in 2013 for my Hegner and connected to a Festool CT26. It has worked very well.

of what wood looks good after sanding and finishing, needs some work. First double inlay red cedar base, basswood walls, curly maple with red cedar and red oak inlay and though not shown, hunter green flocking inside EDIT: I finally figured out what has been bothering me about this pic, the wall of the box is basswood, basswood is white. not being the sharpest ac in the box I took the pic on a gloss yellow backing I had, photoshop to get rid of the yellow back drop and just missed that the white basswood had picked up the yellow reflection. Sorry about that

I remember as a kid a sign painter would make his rounds to the small towns every year and do all the sign painting for everyone. I remember him coming to my dad's dental office to letter my dad's frosted glass office door. He had a thing he called a dop stick. It was about 18 inches long with a leather ball at the end which was the size of a golf ball. He would rest his wrist on the stick as he did the lettering. I've always been impressed with sign and show card painters. Some talented painters out there!

I certainly see nothing in that picture that looks like it was done by a shaky hand. The painting really brings it to life.

Looking very good!

Your cutting is excellent. The thing is you see when you miss a line but when the pattern is removed you can no longer see it and everything looks perfect. Don't be hard on yourself, you've done great!

Painters' tape will also make it easier to remove the pattern afterwards, even on thin, fragile pieces (just pull slowly). Keep it up, every hole cut adds a bit to your experience level! And wolves....they rock!

I'll kick this one off. Most folks I talk to always gush about beach vacations, cruises, sand and palm trees, Hawaii.....they can have em. Send me to the mountains! Forests, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, the peace and quiet of a shady trail with nothing but the sound of the wind to disturb the afternoon (and the occasional curse as my clumsy ass trips over a root). My wife is of the same mind, although she enjoys the beaches more than I do. Thus a Steve Good pattern, not quite finished yet (I'm juggling three or four projects at the time), but still....is mountains. Is good.

so then there was this.... i could cry...

I have been making angel ornaments this past week. Cut using pine on my scroll saw. Halos are drilled out 3/4" wheels. I now need to loop 10" long ribbons through the halos to form a hanger on each.

Les, I used to work for a billboard company.It amazed me watching them mix colors and do painting . One day I asked one of the workers if he could put a name on a barn type mail box. I eagerly watched him start and noticed his hands shaking. It all stopped when he anchored his pinkie to the box. I'm sure you tried everyway .Everybody shakes different.Ilike the look!!!

An Alex Fox pattern. 8 1/2 X 11. 3/16" luan , 2/0 Pegas MG. Still needs 50/50 BLO.

Made from 1/4" plywood and some shop scrap--cedar I think, fence rescued for sure. About 8 inches tall and 11 inches long. Pattern supplied by Birchbark, slightly modified by rjR. The Tractor is a "Friday" Brand and very rare. The customer has seen a picture of it and loved it. So, I dared to then post it here. Background has a very slight torching added. Coated with a quick coat of spray poly. When I cut things like this I always try to make a template at the same time. I stacked 3; with the template and the P-C saw did excellently!

I suggest you get to know some different blade types and styles and you learn to match up the blade with your work and things will get better yet. The better blades on the market come from Flying Dutchman and Pegas. Good luck.

Welcome to the sight and to the world of scrolling. It os a relaxing hobby that anyone can enjoy. The more you cut the more you learn the tricks of the trade as they say. Good luck as you progress. What saw are you using and what blades??

Hi Bob, Thank you for the comments mate. The camera I use is an old Sony Nex5 with a 18 - 55 lens. Tough little point and shoot camera that you can change lenses. I don't think they are available new anymore. Here is a e-Bay link to what I have. https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/382972060069

very nice job

nice job

I like it very well! I am a fan of a light torching for effect--on this it will really bring out the background. I used to have some thing that gave wood a nice grey aged look; But lost track of it and even forgot what it was called during our move 10 years ago. The wolves greyed out will also add a nice touch; although they do come in a variety of colors too. Nice work. I will enjoy the FINAL!

Came out great. I like the two horses better as well.

Beautiful pattern and perfect cutting.

Thanks Rolf. Dynamic system you have. Not sure that works as well on the Hegner as the Hawk has that great extra space along side the saw. The Hegner does not have that. That does not mean something cannot be fabricated. The "Mag Switches." I had looked into them some time ago. $35 and up. I would have to wait for Santa Clause. Although my dial test indicators are all mounted on mag switch type holders. I never get tired perusing your DC photos.

Rolf, my Dad was the plumber. Not me. I'm not familiar with all the fittings. Is your swivel joint a simple PVC union? If not, can you explain what it is and how it works? Is the screw simply there to keep it together? I like the way your system is designed and I want to duplicate it on my Hawk. Thanks for the pics and any added information.

Looks great.

Thanks Dick, I don't know what the wood is but it cut very easily with the #1 blade. Kind of strange wood as the grain was extremely close. If I bought it it had to come from Home Depot. Next time I'm there I'll have to check.

Rockytime I kept track it took me 34 hours and I drilled 1263 holes. This is the fourth one of these I have made. It is 3 foot by 2 foot.

thank you all for your kind words. sometimes i wish my brain would stop!!!! i just ordered a 16x20in poster if this picture. i am going to 3D the picture i sent to him and then 3D adam holding it along with part of the background. going to use 5 layers of foam core poster board. this one is 3 layers of foam board. what is funny is it sold to the first person i showed it to.

Many thanks for posting the pattern. i won't cut a hundred but will cut a couple.

A nice tree and a VERY unique trick too! Good Work on both parts.

Thanks for the kind comments. I offer these for sale but have sold few. Whatever i do not sell I give to local hospitals. They give them to small children for something comforting to hold during their stay. The pattern I use is one from a magazine at I have modified a bit to make it more robust for the kids to handel.

Wow, nice cutting and my hat is off to you, doing each of those would drive me nuts, repetitive cutting is not my thing

I like it. The tremors give it that hand painted look.

Good looking piece. Don't sell yourself short on the painting.

Well let him know that if it is getting in the way, I have two friends in TN that will drive over and get it for me (one on each end of the state), no shipping involved

I may have to look for another excaliber style saw if I decide to do this a lot, right now I like it more than fretwork. The angle of the bevel cut is the issue, I would love to set one saw to the perfect angle and leave it. Of course the perfect angle is another issue. The graduations at the bottom of the ex for tilt are not defined enough to reset it accurately each time. I ordered an angle meter, it came in the mail last night, so over the next few days I will work with it. tips? stack cut the bottom and top I went to mitered corners cause I could not keep the rounded ones identical with the sanding, those rounded corners drove me nuts on the first three boxes. cut the wall piece, then use that to make the cut pattern on the locator piece you will glue to the top piece so it sits well on top I am such a skinflint, as Dad would say. I have the cutout pieces of inlay from the tops sitting around trying to figure out what to do with them, and also the center of the wall cutouts too

I agree, I believe you have gotten a good hang of it. I look forward to seeing what you do next. It is also on my “to try” list. Any tips or tricks you have figured out?