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Many years ago, my wife and I vacationed in New England and decided to take a flight from Hyannis to Nantucket. PBA Airlines used to fly DC-3's to the island. The flight was under an hour and we rented bikes. We pedaled down to the beach for a few hours and then came back to the town for lunch and then flew back that afternoon. It was kind of unusual to walk up hill to our seats but the sound of those old radial engines was great. I've had the DC-3 on my scroll saw bucket list for a long time. I found a nice picture and started gobbling pixels on Paint 3D. The picture is 15 x 9 on 1/8" BBPW with a 1/4" backer. Shellac/lacquer finish. Love those old planes! Some history on PBA Airlines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincetown-Boston_Airlines

Got my scroll saw stand in today. Even got it put together! It has 3 height settings, I used the lowest. Found a 3/4" x 2' x 2' piece of Luan plywood on my wood cart, so I trimmed the edges slightly and used it as a top. The bench to the right in the picture is my Crappie jig/fly tying bench, that's what I had my scroll saws on so far. This is about 5" lower. I'll still use a stool, but it allows my forearms to be almost level, like sitting at my desk working on the computer. I think it will be more comfortable cutting, relaxing my shoulders. If not I can raise it 2 more positions.

These are a special request by a friend. The pattern is by Sheila Landry and purchased from her site. The wood is 1/2" Ash approximately 8" x 10" and backed with 1/8" Baltic Birch plywood stained with Samen Emerald. I used FD UR #1 and #3 blades cut on an EX 21. The finish is spray Lacquer Clear Semi Gloss. Comments welcome

This young man has been friends with my daughter's since they were 5yo. He is like a son to us and we are very proud. He didn't think I was going to make him a sign but have had it done for 2months now waiting for him to come home. I think he liked it

I just finished this one for a customer.....the poplar shadowbox frame size is 10 x 10....so the piece is about 6 inches tall......it is cut from 1/2" baltic birch ply, sanded and painted.....the quilled paper strips are 1/4" wide which i roll and then shape.....and of course we added some Swarovski bling, to make the piece pop.....the background paper is a very fine glitter paper that i buy at michaels.....anyway, enjoy...... Bob

I got same stand but It is higher than my ex stand I got some pain after long time work it is not asian height but it is good for you

Nice set up Gary. Enjoy.

Looks good, as long as it's comfortable for you that is perfect when you put in some long hours at the saw

Buy a Seyco...... nah, make an auxiliary table top out of 1/8" masonite to the dimensions you want, or have one made out of 1/4" steel plate and replace your original table top. I had one I made with masonite on my Ex, not it is rebuilt to fit my Hegner.

Eyebrow Studio Business Card Holder Eyebrow studios are popping up all over the place and of course they have business cards they like to get out to the public. I had one customer ask me if I could design one for her studio, so I came up with this little item. I pass it on in case any of you would like to make one for your eyebrow stylist. I cut mine from several woods. I used cherry for the backing 1/4" and glued that to a 1/4" maple base. The eyeball and brow in the front acts as a card stopper and I cut mine from 1/4" padauk. Free Pattern available from my Free Pattern Page: http://baggetta.com/pebooks/puzzle_patterns.htm By the way, I also have a scrollsaw eBook of 18 business card holder patterns available in my Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/listing/696290564/business-card-holder-pattern-ebook-for?ref=shop_home_active_1 You can download it for immediate use. These are a good assortment of holders for different businesses and usually sell quite well on line and at craft shows.

With all the rain last spring, and most of the summer this year, not only were the ramps closed...but the roads to them were under water too! Truman is great Crappie fishing. In fact Crappie Masters has held 4 or 5 tournaments there the last two years...including the National Championship. I live closer to Stockton Lake and it's good fishing too. Crappie and Bass both.

I saw several candle holders that Steve Good put up, and thought I would start with this one. Got it cut from 1/4" BB ply and finish put on. When it's dry in the morning I'll glue it up. I got a bench drill press and a couple of Forstner bits so I'll do some tea light holders also.

Nothing like a proper stand to take the tension off your shoulders. (And nothing a fresh crappie sandwich)

Looks very nice. I believe you will enjoy your setup. Wish I was back there crappie fishing with you. I am Originally from Clinton, Mo. I was back there in late May but there was a ton of water. Of course everything has changed for me since I left just as they were thinking about putting in Truman dam at Warsaw. All my old stomping grounds are under water. Enjoy your new saw and let us see some pictures of your projects please. grizz

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Did not know there was white Masonite. I may check that out. I would not mind a bit larger tables on my saws.

A piece of hardboard that covers the entire table with a hole for the blade. Hold in place with 2 side tape.

I have no connection to Klingspor or any other company. Klingspor will be holding their annual wooding working extravaganza on October 25 and 26 in Hickory NC. I know Steve Good will be there on both days and I also understand Bob Duncan, from Pegas will also be there. It is still up in the air but I might be doing demonstrations in the North Carolina Wood Worker booth again this year. Come say "Hey".https://www.woodworkingextravaganza.com/

Or RAF roundels, and it's a Dakota! I flew in one in the 1970s when I was in the air cadets (from RAF Waddington, possibly, during the annual camp trip). Luckily, we didn't have to jump out.

I have a whole shop dust collection system I put in a few years ago. Dust collector is in an outside closet and hard piped through the wall, across the ceiling & down to my tools. I a an air filtration unit hanging in the shop that picks up any fine dust that the collector does not pick up.

I'll be there in the Carolina Scrollers booth as well. We are the ones hosting Steve Good. I will be doing the presentation on Intarsia both on Friday Morning & Saturday afternoon. If you have never been to this show it is one of the top shows around. But leave your wallet in the car or at home. There are a lot of good show sales. Best thing this year is a 12 thousand dollar door prize. Someone is walking away with a new woodworking shop from Klingspor.

awesome job

that is beautiful with red candle and I like yourbackground It look naturer and bit rough I am sure you will make more lovely candle holder

awesome work looking good with frame

Now that is an Awesome job!!

Thanks I have a pattern I must do on better wood on a plain with R.C. flying (radio flying). Barbara

Yes, the backer is 1/4”. And yes, I do use oak, red, white and other species I can find out here in the West. Some may try to discourage you from using oak because of the wild grain, but I never have a problem cutting oak.

Yes, I used screw eyes to attach the strings. They were the smallest I could find. They are a #000000. I found them on Amazon. The directions or pictures do not show how to assemble the roof pieces to the back. I had an issue with leaving the palm tree just glued into a slot in the base. It seemed it was to easy to break off from normal use. So I glued the roof pieces to the front of the back instead of the top. That way the tree can be glued to the roof in addition to the base to give it more stability. So you have to make sure the roof pieces are cut perfectly flat for better glueing. I used the sharp end of an Exacto knife blade to find the weight center to place the screw eye. So far, I have made 20!

Yes, I glued the figures to both the back and bottom. I glued the sheep to Joseph and the bottom. I use a DeWALT saw which has a large blade opening int the table, but I don’t need a zero clearance table as I know how to keep small parts from falling through.

How do you attach it to your existing table?

How do you attach it to your existing table?

I think that golf course there is somewher in New Your lol....you are still on your toes lol

I like to combine scrolling with quilling.....quilling is take paper strips, rolling them and then creating different shapes with them....i've created a series of 4 fairies...the moon fairy is #1.....the designs are my own creation....i used 1/2" baltic birch plywood for the frame, which is cut on my Excaliber EX 21....the frame is then painted and sanded.....the paper strips are 1/4" wide in a three color gradient.....the "veining" in the body of the fairy is something that i came up with...i use an FD Superior puzzle blade to cut the "veining" lines and then feed the 1/4" paper in.....the crystals are Swarovski and give a little "bling" to the fairy..... After i created the moon fairy and framed it, i felt it needed a little something on the frame to perk it up, so i designed the corner gussets.....they also include the "veining" of the wood and paper insert....i also build the poplar wood shadow box frames for the piece.....i hope you enjoy the piece....i had a blast designing and making it..... Bob

What a cleaver and cool idea. I really like the project idea and the inlay set it off perfectly Dick heppnerguy

Hi Ray. I would suggest making the cross out of aluminum and bolting a 3 x 8 bronze plaque (lettered and designed) with persons name, dates, epitaph and design Wooden crosses will eventually rot and disappear and sometimes an unmarked grave can be lost for all time. Best option is a granite flat marker, (minimum 3" thick and cemetery quality) lettered and designed. It’ll be there for all time. I am in the monument business so if you have further questions feel free to ask.

That's quite innovative. It gives me some ideas. Thanks.

Run across my FB page the other night and sparked my interest so I looked up the model number can't find much info on it since I can't read Chinese LOL Looks pretty heavy duty.. http://kinkda.worldinmfg.com/productimage/mj442-scroll-saw-drawloom-saw-machine-woodworking-saw-713310.html

Holy cow! From the looks you could scroll a 6 x 6 post with that thing...lol

Thank you!! I love to give surprises but this one will be tough

Yea, I'll have to weigh the tediousness of cutting and keeping track of all those little pieces vs the uniqueness of the pattern. I like to do something a little different each year, for my ornaments. They need to be challenging, but not oppressively time consuming. A few years ago, I made a handful of painted segmentation ornaments, for the grandkids. The patterns came from SSW&C magazine and were originally intarsia projects. They were really cute and fun to make, but the thought of cutting and shaping 100 of them was just a little too daunting for me.

i still use it as my back up saw. its 3 years old and still works fine. ive had many different cheaper saws and it is the easiest blade change. i can change blades almost as fast as i can on my dewalt

Your welcome Bill. Wow, 100 - not sure I would be up to doing 100 of those tiny ones. I stacked cut 4 earlier, those sheep or cow and baby Jesus or pretty darn small! My husband wanted to know how I saw to cut them, and you sure want to make sure you have the hole covered on the table top! Was trying to decide if I was going to cut more and use as family Christmas ornament gift but even if I did, it would be no where near 100! If you do 100, I want to see a picture of them all! i like Dan @dgman‘s jig he made for alignment of the stable and the roof pieces. Definitely be good if you are going to do 100. Thanks Dan for the tacky glue idea, I used Titebond wood glue but will try that as will probably setup quicker.

I started with a porter cable, it is a good starter saw IMO. You can find them on craigslist for $50. But that said, I agree, look for a higher end saw, I got my ex-21 on craigs list

When I got back into woodworking about 5 years ago, I bought a new Porter Cable Scroll Saw. I made some decent stuff with it. Only reason why I stepped up to a Dewalt is because the PC started to make a noise every now and then. At the time it was $179. I know that a few others on here had a Porter Cable in the past.

My vote is for a 'used' one too. I got mine for £200 second hand when they were £600 in the shops.

Plus one on used...

Welcome to the scroll saw village.. Just my opinion.. I'd watch for a good used higher end saw if my budget was $200.. Not much out there for good quality saws in that price range.. but many locations have good used higher end saws.. just watch craigslist and FB marketplace for scroll saws.. Ebay as well.. second hand stores etc.. Not sure what the price of this one will end up at but might be worth keeping an eye on it.. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Delta-20-Variable-Speed-Scroll-Saw-40-694/362778850512?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Well, I got the old witch cut tonight...she's still naked though. Tomorrow I'll do like the Rolling Stones said over ten years ago..."Paint It Black"...lol. Steve Good did the backer white like the moon...I'll do the same. I won't do the orange surround as I want to leave it as a hanging piece. Just realized it looks like the hanging loop on the right is cut. It's a dark, small, knot. Not worried about it as I'm going to paint it black anyway...lol.

Here's something I've made for Halloween .... meet my friend Frankie! Vin

No witches or ghosts, but since DRAGONS are viable inflatable Halloween decorations.... Shadowbox, a paper-cut pattern from Etsy (link in BraggingRights).