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I just finished this Mike Williams design, with a few liberties taken. This is my second cutting on my new Pegas saw and the entire project was done with #1 and 2/0 Pegas Spiral blades. I am new to using spirals, but I am now officially sold on them. Folks often ask me “How long did that take you?” and I honestly had never kept track, but I did with this one. From taping and gluing the pattern, to drilling and cutting a ton of holes, to sanding and oiling the cartoon and staining the backboard, cutting a keyhole slot and imbedding a signature coin, and doing the glue up, I had just over 21 hours of actual work time. It is approximately 8” x 11,” a bit smaller than Mike’s suggested 11” x 14.” I have found that making many of the patterns a bit smaller has an allure to many people. Hope you all enjoy!

Not scroll saw work but wanted to brag a bit. Customer asked if I could make him some cutting boards using wooden wine crates that he had collected. Cut and put them together in a puzzle style. He didn't want them to actually cut on them but more to hold limes, and glasses and such. More as a serving tray I suppose. He asked for just clear coat but I was worried the lime juice would eat right through normal poly so I recessed the wine box boards about a quarter inch and filled it in with food safe resin. The backsides are usable as cutting boards. One is straight oak the other is oak and cherry alternating. All of the wood was reclaimed. Sizes are 18 by 24 and 14 by 18. The 18 by 24 is HEAVY!

I made these to put on the table for the grandkids to play and have on Christmas with help from my husband. The kids will have fun.

I don’t think I posted this cross. I planned on posting but then I plan on doing a lot of things lol. It is from a pattern by Namunolie.

i read somewhere it is better for your dog if it eats from a higher position than from the ground so here is skye's new diner station all 4 sides lol

Probably this is my last Christmas project this year - Christmas candle And my collection of Christmas projects Video of making Christmas candle All patterns

1" pine pegas#2 skip. I have no idea of the pattern designer. Christmas present for a friend

I finally completed these yesterday. These are a Sheila Landry design. Easy to cut, lots of sanding and most difficult of all for me was getting them attached to the rockers. They are made of cherry and there is a very small gluing area (just at the small hooves). I use Titebond, nope, epoxy, nope, Clear Gorilla glue nope and CA glue. What finally worked was the combination of Gorilla Glue and CA glue. A second problem with the gluing there was no way to clamp them with the clamps I have. I had to dream up ways to use weights. The one with the held up leg, I had to use pins along with gluing. May have to go back and add pins to the other, they are fragile. They are around 6" long and 6" high.

I've made a few different gifts items, but this one is the cool one. A little backstory, maybe a year ago Iggy sent me a pic that he did of one these, and I said to myself " No way in hell am I EVER doing one of those". Fast forward to a month or so ago at a craft fair where I had some of Harvey's puzzles a very polite and respectful young girl asked if I had a Havanese. I told her no and I could tell she was just a little disappointed. A week or so later I received an email from her parents saying that on her list to Santa was "A Havanese puzzle like that man makes." I thought of sending them Iggy's way, but knowing what a Grinch he is, I chose to officially become one of Santa's elves. Scott, aka Iggy actually seems to be one of the good guys, but nobody tell him I said so. @Iguanadon

I needed a quick gift as I'm on the one they they ordered. This is better than what they ordered but quicker to make 1/4" ply rattle can paint fdsr #3 blade

I have now found these type of patterns go much quicker with spirals, and blade feeding goes quicker in the Pegas than it did in my Dewalt. I did another of Mike Williams patterns a while ago ( 2 kittens playing with a butterfly) and I swear it took twice as long, but I did it with flat blades. It was frustrating at first using spirals, but I seemed to have gotten the feel for them. I first used them extensively last week cutting a Charles Dearing pattern of Tom Petty. I posted it in the General Scrollsawing Forum, but many folks don’t go there, so if it isn’t too poor form on my part, I’ll post it again here. I think Tom’s beard and hair was a good place to learn what one can do with spiral blades.

Many times the subject has come up here and on other forums/groups regarding the "hockey stick" problems with saw blades. There have been lots of explanations offered but to someone who has very little knowledge of things mechanical or scroll saws I thought this might help. I just ran across this picture in the Excalibur owner's manual. It pretty well shows the problem and how to correct it.

I used a furnace motor and just install a drill chuck on it, cheap and it works great.

The biggest con of the Guinevere is the speed. You can get used to it, but it takes practice - specially when sanding small pieces. The Guinevere chucks are limited in size - I think the largest is 3/8". The Foredom Bench Lathe, that Melanie is refering to, has a chuck limitation of 1/4". Right now, Woodcraft has the Rikon slow speed 8-inch grinder on sale. That is what I'm using. I have a Flex-drum sander on one shaft and a chuck on the other shaft for sanding mops and smaller drums. I got my chuck here - https://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/dr_chuck.htm Although, you can, also, find them at McMaster Carr or Grainger. It handles my large mops quite nicely and it works at a speed that is easy to use. I make my own mops and use the 1/2" arbors from Kingspor to mount them.

Dave, when I was first wanting to start with Intarsia I went ahead and purchased this one from Guinevere. It spins way too fast and cannot be slowed down since it does not have variable speed. After taking some of JGR’s classes, and using the Foredom in her studio, I purchased one of these with the adaptors and things needed from her shop: https://intarsia.com/collections/hardware/products/foredom-variable-speed-bench-lathe I prefer it to the Guinevere system since it is variable speed. She and I use it when sanding vary small pieces. For sanding larger pieces, she uses a Sand-rite pneumatic drum sander. However, given their price, she has her student stations set up with the flexible drum sanders that she sells on her site. I bought a variable speed grinder at HD or Lowe’s and add the flex drum sanders with the adapters from Judy’s site https://intarsia.com/collections/hardware/Sander and which are the same as Ray sells at Seyco. So if interested, you could get faster delivery given your location from Seyco. they do not sell the Foredom setup though it doesn’t look like. I have that system set up in the shop with the sander on one side and one of Judy’s wonder wheels on the other. I really covet the Sand-rite pneumatic sanders she has but just have not been willing to pull the trigger on that yet. I Haven’t figured out how to sneak it into the shop or explain the “need” for it yet to DH. I can’t remember what sizes she has on it, I think one is 8 or 9” and the other side is like 5 or 6” I think. She lets students use it while in class. It sands faster I think then the flex drum sanders (takes more off). Plus, the flex drum sanders eventually give out since their core is a hard foam and need to be replaced. They are both also on variable speed grinders. You could put the sanding mop on one side easily enough.Having the variable speed is very Important in my opinion. You can see the Sand-Rite system here: https://www.sand-rite.com/store/DUO-DLX-All-Purpose-Contour-Finishing-Sander-c35962737 anyway, my 2 cents.

I use to know how to do it. Start out with one empty spot and each time you jump a peg remove it and when done only have one peg left. Can drive you nuts, maybe that’s what happened to me hummm

hello~~ next year is mouse year 2020 we will make mouse props and greeting I haven't made any patterns for 2 weeks I feel like I have to draw somthing I am sorry there is some Korean letters it is just good meaning for mouse year if you like this pattern this is free for personal use I think make 1~2mm hole and cut out the mouses and put on the number 2020 have a good time at the end of year

Great looking projects, Paul. When something is hard to clamp, I use both Titebond and CA with the accelerator. Holds instantly.

Look GREAT! I use a small drill bit and make pilot holes and then use cut off toothpicks as wooden nails on some of my intricate gluing places. It mostly works.

After taking a class at Judy Gale Roberts, I purchased the Grizzly G8749. It comes with two pneumatic drum sanders and a flap sander. I have owned this for about 15 years and have not had any issues.

I'm kind of a make do, kludge it together kind of guy. I took a corded 1/4 drill, chucked a mop in it, and strapped it down with the mop hanging off the work bench. Works fine, it is the grip of the mop that does the work.

Very nice, I like the burned "frame", nice touch

This is the final pattern for my Micah 6:8 plaque. I poster several earlier versions some time ago. After I finished the scrolling I debated endlessly (procrastinated) about the finish. With so much time invested I really wished I had a tried and true finish method. I finally decided to use Danish Oil and Lacquer. I read that this works well provided you allow the Danish Oil to dry for at least 4 days. I waited a week and applied 8 coats of spray lacquer. The Lacquer was wet sanded with 320 grade wet-or-dry to knock down any high spots and eliminate dust nibs. I followed this with 600 grade wet or dry. I finished with an extremely light wet sand with 2000 grade wet or dry and a light buff with grocery bag paper. I chose not to glue the plaque on the backer board until it was complete. This allowed me to rinse the sanding slurry out of the lettering. The areas on the back of the Cherry that were to be glued to the backer board were masked off before I applied Danish oil. These areas were matched with the same masking pattern on the backer board before spaying the letter portions of the backer board with flat black lacquer I wiped the plaque dry and blew any remaining water from the letters with compressed air and let it dry overnight before gluing it to the backer board. I also put 2 "insurance" screws through the backer board and into the Cherry (just in case). I did not need to use any wax on the face of the plaque. I think I have found my tried and true finish! It is now ready to be wrapped and gifted to a dear friend.

Just my 2 bob's worth, but wouldn't a grinder do the same thing. I have a small grinder set up with a couple of small sanding drums and it works fine. It's an under powered piece of Chinese ... but it does the job. A standard bench grinder should handle sanding mops no worries. I also have my old drill press set up to use various drums and mops, so a cheap 2nd drill press may be another viable option

Which one Dave, the Foredom or the flex drum sander on the variable speed grinder? For sure the larger one would. I would think the Foredom would as well but cannot say for sure as I have never used one on it. I have not used a sanding mop before really even though I got one a while back. You could call Judy’s shop and ask them. They are very good to help and answer questions on anything.

I agree. I do not have the patience to drill all those holes I know.

Well, need to change. Look at mine you can probably guess, I not one day over 25! more like 18,615+ days over.....

Hi Joe You have officially made it onto my "INSANE" list All I can say is "WOW" - Excellent work Fab4

Thought I would follow up with my decision on replacing OEM blade holder. I went with the Dewalt version of the Pegas blade holder. Installation took about 10 minutes. And I did experience a noticeable reduction in vibration. Downside to this is that I have postponed the purchase of a Pegas or Seyco Saw, for now. Couldn't decide which I wanted anyway. Thanks to all for your input.

I experienced a similar problem with the knocking noise and excess vibration on my EX-21 2006 Green Machine. Not so much at the lowest setting but much more so at medium to higher speeds. The first thing I did was install the Pegas blade holder believing that was the issue as the OEM holders had some play in it. The Pegas blade holders reduced the excess vibration significantly. And the knocking noise was reduced but not enough to my liking. So the next thing I did was tighten the two screws on the left side. They are listed as #EX-A56 according to the manuals diagram. One of these two screws is visible in the first photo at bottom right. As I recall the top screw tightened up the arm making lifting a little tight so I loosened that just a bit. After tightening both screws I found the sweet spot where the arm lifted easily but the knocking disappeared. (I had gotten this tip from Ray at Seyco). So far all is good. Question for you is...has the motor ever been removed/replaced? This would play a part in the knocking noise as well if not replaced as originally installed.

Seyco sells one too. Might be worth check it out also. I have always wanted one of those... but, little room and little money..... I did order a router lift for my router table.... Merry Christmas to me....

So I have been very busy playing with my new Pegas saw for this Christmas. Just got them mailed off....

I made these bookmarks for the guys I play chess with each Wednesday. Who hasn't been caught in a Knight fork? 1/32" BBPW. Finished with a spit coat of shellac, gel stained, two more coats of shellac.

Hi I asked for help finding a scroll saw to cut metal with and some asked to see more of my work so I figured an introduction would be a good place to do that. I am a metal sculptor. Been working with metal in one form for a little more than 20 years now. My Dad was a metal worker and also did sculptures as a side hobby and side job, guess that’s where I got the bug and hopefully the genes. Here are a few of my sculptures You can see more on my website at www.patricelemee.com I hope you guys (and gals) like it and a great big thanks once again for all your help. Patrice

Hi, just joined today and thought I would say hello. Woodworking is a hobby and stress release for me. I have two daughters and a demanding job, so I do a lot less of it than I would like, but I enjoy the time I do get to spend on it. I have a pretty well equipped shop and fond memories of projects on my dad’s scroll saw long ago as the first power tool I was allowed to use unsupervised. I’ve been thinking about getting a scroll saw for the last few years and used this forum for a lot of research over the last 6 months leading up to a purchase today of a new Pegas saw (thanks Denny). I’m looking forward to adding a new tool/skill set to my arsenal and seeing what new projects it opens up for me.

I love pictures!

I had a knocking noise on my EX21 only to find out it was the hold down that I moved out the way had come loose and was hitting the wood. That's why I asked if it was the back or front knocking.

Nice work Brent!

What a cool idea and well executed. Now make him one, same idea using wine corks..... I made several pens using wine corks back in my pen turning days.

Skye is eating in style now. Looks good.

I know two excellent scrollsaw artists that I see regularly. Both belong to my three different woodworking clubs. Neither belong to this forum. One was a student of mine in woodworking class 44 yrs ago and the other a friend through the woodworking club. Believe me my former student did not become a good scrollsaw artist because of my class. I had two powermatic scroll saws with 1/4" blades they were doing good to cut curves on shelf brackets which was a required project.

Hi Tammi: That is so cruel...........You didn't leave one empty spot.........LOL Should keep them busy for awhile, well done Fab4

Well done Kevin.

it is second mouse 2020 year patterns I draw number 20 and 3 changes I hope you enjoy

An order out of the blue came in .It would have been done in a day but not doing good lately. Had a good time feeling productive .these are all 1/2" plywood which was within arms lenght to fetch while sitting in the chair.rattle can paint ,,scoll reverse blades (FD).the paper pictures were a pain with white glue as the glue dryed way to quick before I could position it

Boy did you just boost my moral, Thank you!!!

I would fill out my profile, but when I entered the Witness Protection Program, they warned me about giving out too much personal information.

Completed yesterday to give to my neighbor.

Made 47 of Steve Good’s nativity to give to each family at my church.

Year of the rat is coming and i make gifts like this year.