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Finally finished the Christmas gifts. Here are the last 2. Our son is a Lions fan and his wife is a Green Bay Packers fan. Hope they like them.

These are the ornaments that I made to go OS. Two of the Gingerbread people went to Cornwall in the UK, the other two went to Scotland. The other ornaments went to Dan, @dgman in the US. I cut them so long ago I can't remember what the woods are. Some of the patterns I got form the Ornaments For Charity book. Marg

Useful baskets for someone! Stained with Red mahogany .

I use Inkscape. Bring pattern to Inkscape. After size is what you want, select "save as" from File menu. Select file to save to. Name pattern, then from "Save as type" scroll down to "portable document format (*pdf)" and select save. Larry

Not much to say. Just a great pattern!

My future son in law requested a family gift, Christmas ornament. Since all the "crafters" around here have discovered laser cutters, I wanted something different, so I stepped outside my comfort zone and tried compound cut ornaments. A big hit. Now I need to talk to my lawyer friend to see how to set this up. I want to hire someone to store a brunch (50) of ornaments and after I pass, mail them to my daughter every year, just before Christmas. here are some of the ornaments I've cut so far: the small one is birch ( local source for 1" x 1" square dowel, birch) the rest are from pine 2x2. the ornament patterns are Steve Good. The reindeer is a test pattern off the internet.

This is not a thread about a project I made but about projects you all make and show here. It does not get said enough here if at all that the work being shown here is some top rated work seen on any forums. Now many times people will post a project and it does not get alot of comments but may get alot of likes or vice versa. It must be said those things do not indicate that one project is liked better than another. It maybe not as many viewers per week or per day. I know myself I look at most projects when I come here and maybe do not comment or hit the like button but still love to see the work. So my point is here is a LIKE to all who show their work here. It is a pleasure to see such talent in one place and you should all be very proud to show us your work and it does not go unnoticed. Please keep them coming and happy scrolling to all.

I think this is a good spot to close down this discussion. I think the original question was answered, and folks got to speak their piece about quality of service and expectations. I think it's time to get back to making some sawdust and enjoying the Holidays! Thanks All.

I’ve been wanting to try one of the door toppers from The Wooden Teddy Bear. Finally pulled the trigger and did this one from Clark Weeks. This was a lot of fun and interesting to do. It’s my first try of cutting a project longer than my scrollsaw neck (32” and Delta 20”) and it really had me adjusting on the fly. There was a discussion earlier if we preferred cutting clockwise or counter-clockwise. I generally go clockwise but got a lot of practice reversing field. Lot of mistakes letting the blade move while stepping around the long end to cut from a different angle. More than once I’d catch my shirt on the board. Started turning the saw off an on until I got in position. Also, since I was standing to the side most of the time, when I thought the blade was lined up on my pattern line it was actually angled a little off but I just slowed my feed until I was lined up. I used 1/4” BB. Still need some staining practice. Used 2 coats of Walnut stain and 2 of minwax poly satin with light sanding but I think I rush the finishings too much because I want to see a finished project. Decided not to use a backer and let the wall be a contrast when it’s up. Still pretty happy with how it turned out and plan to do the Easter one later on. Sorry to be long-winded, just typing away while watching the game.

Man o man, I’ve been gone for two day and you two are still at it!! Why don’t we call a truce and wish each other a Merry Christmas!

Made a Spider-Man coaster for my daughter’s boyfriend for Christmas. Black Walnut and Mahogany. Finished with Danish oil and glossy Spar Urethane.

Lion for my younger daughter. She is born in august.

This pattern is by Mahendra. He did an amazing job with a very complicated pattern. Thank you so much @multitom. I tweeked a couple of bits but not much. It was NOT an easy pattern to cut and I certainly will not be cutting it again. I used 2.5mm Bamboo and it measures 11.7" x 16.5", for the Aussies out there it's an A3 size. Marg

My Grandson plays for the Don Mills Flyers in Toronto so I made ornaments for the 8 coaches.

Made this Hockey Plaque for my grandson for Christmas, as he loves Hockey and also plays the game, the pattern is from Steve Good

One other option is to put the poly directly over the shellac. Shellac is compatible with almost all finishes. A light scuff sanding with fine steel wool or sandpaper first would be a good idea. Tom

JT you should ask bushton if they are not going to get those parts anytime soon if you can just replace the front cam. that part is about $12 or so. but not sure if it will fit the older saw like you have. it might be worth asking to get you by until the upgraded parts arrive. also are you talking about the roll pin that goes thru the lower blade clamp? on my BM20 it has a roll pin and the whole lower blade clamp snaps in and out to change blades. also a well stocked hardware store should have roll pins, you may have to grind a little of the end if too long. mcmaster-carr sells alot of that stuff too. you can buy all the parts to make your own clamp knobs at home.

i think part of the problem is Bushton is a small company and like most small companies alot depends on outside vendors. dont think it is right that it has taken this long but you should have been informed about the wait. or if you dont like the wait time get a refund. i am sure a local machine shop would be more than happy to make a few clamps for you, you WILL NOT like the price it costs. it is really not that complex of a part to make by the looks of it. it is all set up time on equipment to make it. i for one went from a dewalt 788 to a BM20 and it was a big learning curve. my main thing is i did not like the clamps. i was used to the dewalt/excalibur style thumb screw with the rotating inserts. after making new clamp knobs with inserts like the dewalt i would not trade that saw for anything. i am glad i kept the BM20 saw.

I've found a set of files for purchase online that I am interested in trying to cut. Problem is - they come in .svg format. Searching on the internet it appears that I could convert these to .pdf files using inkscape? Not really familiar with inkscape (used it twice for the ornaments from here). Does anybody know if this can be done easily? Don't want to shell out a bunch of money for patterns and then have difficulties printing them out and using them. Thanks, Steve

My husband drew the pattern and had it cut at his work out of tread plate. He helped me make the frame and I stained it. My co-worker loved it.

Love this pattern by Sue Mey. I'll probably cut one of these every year. I'm giving this one away on my Facebook page to who ever guesses the closest # from 1-500. It's cut in 1/2" Walnut.

Black poplar burl slab, 21 X 22 inches, Charles Dearing pattern. The pattern for precious was so creepy, had to cut it. 11 X 15 inches, stack cut three 1/8 BB ply, pattern by Jon Marshall. Jeff

That looks cool Charlie!

Brenda, any 3/4" wood would work fine. Poplar cuts easily but has a much better appearance than pine.

Go with what Larry wrote, much simpler that what I tried to explain Fab4

That is stunning. Great pattern, great execution! Merry Christmas!

Special orders are a whole different thing Kevin. I used to get money up front for them. But for an item that is usually in inventory NO. Your nitpicking here. If a company manufactures something that has parts that are destined to wear out, they have some obligation to make/stock those parts for a reasonable time. I think 10 years should be the norm. An estimate should be arrived at in the beginning and those parts should be produced at that time. I agree with both you and JT on some points. You both are right. The bottom line here is that Bushton is not doing a good job of running the company.

Well actually, I don’t usually read when you two Alpha Dogs are going at it, but since I was away I had to se where everybody was. john, thank you for the help you gave me recently. It’s funny, Kevin never responds when I post!

Nice

ray, one thing ive noticed with pre stain conditioning is the shade of stain doesnt seem to be as dark. a good thing with oil based stains is that they can be thinned down with mineral spirits to lighten them up,too.

Go ahead and post it, if someone recognizes the pattern and points you to a link, you can then give proper attribution (and purchase the pattern if its not free).

So its OK to post so long as you aren't selling the pattern/completed work? Is it one of those things where if you post it on the internet you accept the fact that someone might make a derivative based on that picture? I hope to have it finished tonight. The big holdup is just letting the stain dry the full 12 hours (and hope thats enough). It already feels dry, but I'm not going to take any chances at this point since I wouldn't have time to fix it again.

They are terrific Tammi. I am sure that they will love them. Marg

Very well done Francis.

Very stiking. Beautiful work Tammi

Nice work !...Those should be well received !

The Ducks and Shotgun was done for a special present for a friends brother. The Elk is for a family friend for Christmas. All 3 were a great challenge.

plenty of time to get accuain

Marg, You sure made everyone's eyes open wide with the marvelous cutting job you did on this project. I think the complexity of this pattern would make just about anyone wonder if it was every going to be finished without something going wrong before the final cut was made. Simply amazing on your part and Mahendra showed his pattern making abilities is so good that he can accomplish whatever is set before him, no matter how complex it may be. Dick heppnerguy

That is a WOW, Don. And congratulations to you for building it. Really turned out nice. Nice of you to donate it so itcan be enjoyed by many. By the way, I just thought about this a couple days ago and was wondering if you would get it finished.. Good on you!!

My wife likes the burn look

very nice job

Magnificent. You did an excellent job. Marg

Super cutting and a very nice pattern.

NICE, NICE, NICE!

Very well done. Who is the pattern maker?

Great cutting!

very nice

ive heard some horror stories on these saws since they moved the manufacturing to china. my next saw will be the seyco