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Got a new one done, pattern by Botas Helder cut on live edge wood with a pegas #3R flat. Really like this pattern and had to cut it just for fun. Item 2 is same pattern removed from the wood in one piece. I get it this way by using 3M spray 77 and when done cutting I brush mineral spirits on the wood and let it soak for a bit and in most cases the pattern comes away in one piece.

hi guys,havent posted any pics of my work for a while now ,but here are some of my most recent work, the split monograms are a quite popular piece ,and ive made quite a few, here are just a few, the Dinneens sign was made for my local drinking establishment,they had a leaded glass window in this design,

Didn't know where to post this. I did this Sue Mey designed dragon for SSWWC magazine. I did one with just the Dragon using Baltic birch ply and Alcohol dyes. They then asked If I could do one with a shield. I made that one with natural wood except for the Shield and backer which is 1/2 BB ply stained with Minwax Ebony. When the photographed it they had a sword (not mine). When I got it back I decided to make a sword. It is a combination of turning , carving, shaping and some painting. I am reasonably pleased with the end result for a "down and dirty " project. The blade was some scrap plywood from a crate painted with gold leaf.

I have a daughter getting married in January. They've been a couple for 16 years and have lived together for a decade. They have a mortgage, car payments, 2 cats and a dog. I guess that's "commitment" in the 21st century. Anyway I tried to make a pattern with Inkscape, without success, and found this on Pinterest . I snagged a copy and enlarged a lot. Replaced the date and gave it a go. It's not perfect, you can see it doesn't 'flow'. This was my first attempt at this type of project. The stock is 7/16" cherry finished with mineral oil. But all things considered I'm pretty happy with it. And over the moon about the wedding. Maybe I'll get to be a granddad yet - who knows??? Thanks for looking. Comments welcome.

Had a great day at the show yesterday, pulled in $377 which tops last year, sold a lot of $5 ornaments those small items really add up, now I have to go and buy more wood and replenish what I sold, looks like I will be putting in a lot of overtime, and still have a couple orders to fill. The traffic was very good and they did a good job on advertising, which the last show I did they didn't advertise, only put it in the school bulletin.

Welcome to the village.. I used to have a 162VS.. not too bad of a little saw.. I don't think it's a "too aggressive issue unless something is wrong with the saw.. Make sure you have your blade in so the teeth are pointing down.. I suspect maybe the blade is in wrong side up... Also a real dull blade may do this as well.. Maybe some more information as to what your trying to cut.. and what blade you're using could give us a better idea of what's going on..

Just passing time!

That's what came to me 1st also. I worked summers at a sod farm as a youth. We always reminded people, "green side up" Lame joke but hey, it was a sod farm. lol

I seem to be on a segmentation kick lately....lol

It's been a long time since I've posted any scroll work and even longer since I've made jigsaw puzzles. This is my amateur radio confirmation card (QSL). It is two-sided, attached to 1/8" BB ply, coated with 3 light coats of Rust-oleum Triple Thick Glaze. I did this just for fun and see what I can improve on. Photography is one thing I can improve on.

I cut the Baby Elephant from Judy Peterson's new book called "Baby Animals". It is another one of her great puzzle books. One really great thing about the book is that she has a lot or good information for people new at cutting her puzzles. I cut the Baby Elephant puzzles using a #5 FD Polar blade from 3/4" cherry. The puzzle pieces were sanded lightly using a Mac Mop. It removes any fuzzies and rounds the edges slightly to make putting the puzzle together easier. The puzzle was finished with Danish Oil and then a finishing wax and buffed. I also make a puzzle tray to put it together in. The tray is made of a 1/2" BB with a cut out of the puzzle and a 1/4" BB backing. The tray was finished with shellac. I also made another version of the puzzle which is easier and made for younger children. I used the outline of the Baby Elelphant and then drew in easier pieces and keys., Judy Peterson covers doing this in her book.

I did write a post about this and was pleased with myself.....then somehow I deleted it !!!! I'm not writing this to go ''Bragging'' about a piece that I've cut but more about the fact that I've put some photo's on my ''Gallery'' all by myself !!! No kids - No grandkids - No husband was involved. I've only been in the Village since -------August 2018 !!! and I've finally worked it out !! Looking back at my first attempts with Silhouettes and the work I do now, I feel kinda pleased at my progression. A long ways to go but I feel I've definitely improved. Couldn't have done it without the support all the Village have given me.. Thank You.

Jerry, I have to laugh at the expression peace time. The cold war was indeed a war, the public has no idea how close we were, nor how many times we were close to an all out war, and the other side blinked. Thanks for writing that check payable to the United States, for the amount of, "my life if needed" and thank god it was not cashed Army 1969-1989

Dad was wounded in WWI. I'm the youngest of 3 sons. At different times, we were all volunteer Army. Oldest brother is deceased. He was wounded in Korea. Other brother & I served in peace time. I spent one year between the Artic Circle & the North Pole, at Camp Tuto Greenland (Google it). Army administration. After that stationed at Fifth Army Headquarters in Chicago working with classified documents. jerry

Thank you to all of you who have served ours or your country in Service through the years and to those who are serving now. I say thanks and a special prayer for each and everyone of you.

USS Kearsarge U Navy 19958-1962 US NAVY Vet.

I have been reviewing new saws ( as some may remembered from my posts) and had decided on the Pegas scroll saw. I had contacted Denny Knappen (member here) from ArtCrafters and ordered the saw from him. I got a very good price from him and also the saw was at my door with in just a couple of business days. Talk about fast service. Can’t wait to get it out of the box and trying it. Unfortunately it will have to wait for the weekend, but either way its in my shop so that’s a plus. Richard http://www.artcraftersdayton.com/

We did our first show of the season and pulled in over $1500.00. Now I've got a one week break before our next one. I need to rebuild my inventory. I added pictures below in the comment section. Sorry for leaving them out.

I finished the last 2 to fill this display. A day late for Veterans Day, but I will keep it up until Saturday. The patterns are by Keith Fenton and the one on the top by Sam Custodio. Comments welcome.

I added 7 more Miniature Birdhouse Ornaments to my display at ArtCrafters. There are now 17 on the display with room for 7 more. A great way to display these Miniature Birdhouse Ornaments.

This is one of my cuts I start as a filler to work on while taking a break from other projects. Only problem is I just kept cutting once I started... I saw the pattern and thought of a young girl, the daughter of a friend of my daughter, that is a big horse fan. I mean she can tell you all about them... Her folks recently got her into a horse jumping class.. she is doing great. Was in her first competition recently. I hope to give this to her, I think she would like it but I want to get her parents okay first. I like it, if they say no, it will fit on my wall!! Actually I stack cut two, I will have one anyway. I am a horse fan also... This is a Charles Dearing pattern. I had to decided between three of his patterns. I pondered a while then selected this one. When I put it in my horse folder, I noticed I already had the other 2!! Does someone have just two many patterns????

Cheap 1/4" plywood with a nice finish.my friend wants to see a sample of portraits ok f Buddha and says he can get $150 for one!!! 10.75" x 8"0

the PDF is just a list on fonts I have. Most come from the system or dafont. If not PM me and I will send. As Jim says when you down load a zip file make sure you save it on your system just don't open it and install. Once on your font is on you system click and then click install for all users. That makes it available for all programs including Inkscape. If install for all users does not come up you have either not save to disk or you are running as admin only.

I don't believe they can be downloaded from a pdf file. You will have to search for the fonts in a downloadable format. Type in the name of the font in a search engine and see what comes up. Good luck Tom

Great pick up Jim. Marg

Thank you for the remembering the veterans. It was a honor to have served. 1971 to 1983 Army Nurse corps. Continued as civilian and reserve at Fort Harrison in Indiana.

Thank you to all who have served and all currently serving..

that is very funny and a nice word item. I bet the golfers will latch on the this one Dick heppnerguy

To all the Veterans, thank you for your service and sacrifice. You are not forgotten!

Thank you to all the veterans both retired and still in service. We have a grandson in-law serving in Korea. God speed to all.

Thank you for the nice words. Retired from Royal Canadian Air Force after 15 years.

Thanks for the message, Lawson, Navy Vet, Commander Carrier Group 8, 1975-1981, Admiral's Staff God Bless! Spirithorse

Thanks to all Veterans that served, God Bless you all

Thanks and a salute to all that served.

::raises beverage in salute:: Go Navy!

Respects to all my fellow vets It is the soldier, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, Who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, Who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag, And whose coffin is draped by the flag, Who allows the protester to burn the flag. by: Father Denis Edward O'Brien, USMC

Thanks Ray. I have had it for years and makes a great display.

Well done, Rolf, Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

Not exactly sure what you mean by "bumps back at me". If you are not holding the piece of wood down it will sometimes bounce as the blade catches. It takes a bit of practice to get the right amount of pressure to stop the bounce but light enough to be easy on the hands. If you have a large blade you will usually have more of the bounce.

That is a magnificent piece Paul. Even a none lover of horses would love that. Well done. Marg

WOOHOOOOOO one giant leap for Brenda. Doesn't it make you feel good when you don't need anyone's help? You have come a long way, with your scrolling and with your computer. Marg

Today I salute all past and present vets. God, let us never forget.

With that date, he would have served on a starship. Just figured there's a program for a few folks for space travel. RJF

Not sure about your saw set up. But on my EX21 you can adjust how aggressive it cuts. If real aggressive the blade will bounce the wood. I adjusted mine to were you place a piece of wood up to it and there isn’t any bounce.

Awesome! We're getting there! Here's what we have so far: @Travis @Foxfold - Received @meflick @MrsN - Received @Fab4 @don in brooklin on Who else is in!?

A great offer for a truly worthy cause. I guarantee you had angels looking over your shoulder as you cut those. And earthly angels will be buying them.

fantastic job

excellent job

Now this I Love.Excellent job!!!

Looks great Berry! I hope they don’t take offense for the wording though.