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Started this one last year (lol) and finished it today. Mike Williams pattern, 13 X 17 inches, stack cut three 1/8 BB ply. Cut with Sawbird #2/0 spiral. Jeff

Trying a more challenging pattern. I got this from Steve Good website. I can see areas where I need to improve but I’m happy with the results.

I know you folks are probably getting bored with my pics but I just thought I'd put up a couple more to start the year off. I'm making a bowl/basket/centerpiece for our dining table and I'm really having a hard time getting it done with all the end of year interruptions by my partner in life. Anyway, tomorrow, I'm going to set up my table saw and cut the blanks for the top, bottom and 2 center holders for these 20 side panels. Each one of these represents almost an hour of cutting. The hard part now is figuring out the circumference for those pieces so that all 20 of these will fit. In between doing these, I had to do 8 more for a votive holder gift that I showed the other day. I'll soon be able to post pics of a finished piece. I hope anyway. Thanks for your patience.

I'd love to get a planer if only my wife did not insist her car be in the garage.

Thoughts. I am afraid to give my thoughts being this is the second time I have been called out for giving my thoughts on this site. But If you will allow me to bring something up being you mentioned pallet woods. Please be sure you know where that pallet has come from and was not used to transport chemicals or other nasty things. Poplar is a very good wood to make all those things you mentioned. Cuts well and can be stained or painted easily. Just my thoughts.

It's not finished yet, but I was so excited I actually got to cut something after 14 months of down time. What blade do you all use for these things - I used a Pegas Reverse Skip #3 Hopefully get it sanded, stained and coated today as well Thanks for looking

Cards are back to back with 1/4" ply in between, no sand yet on anything here.i,m going crazy I can,t find my tape measure and I have a lot if them and givin a lot away too.

Soccer has become quite the popular sport and is admired by many rabid fans. So it is fitting that we have an unusual table sign that soccer lovers can enjoy. Usually I put the figures on top of or aside of the word, but I tried something a little different this time, injecting the action into the word itself. I cut mine from 1/4" cherry wood and mounted it on the off cut of the same type of wood adding an improvised swirl to the base. Free pattern can be downloaded from my Free Pattern Page: http://baggetta.com/pebooks/puzzle_patterns.htm

Pattern is from the library. 1/4" BBPLY cut using FD # 1 blades. If you want to cut a bunch of turns this one will fill the bill. I would like a lighter finish (stain)

Pennywise and dead pool finished and framed, I redraw all my patterns from pictures I can't post the patterns for copyright issue but if anyone wants a copy of these 2 just message me and I will forward them on cheers gordon

I’ve posted these before so I guess these will look familiar to some. That deer really needs some help! I think I cut it around 2011, which is when I first started scrolling. The Sue Mey nativity scene was cut just before Christmas.

Well I have started the new year off right. Thank you Mahendra. This was a great and easy portrait thank you. And now on to the next one. I am starting to get a lot of work so this is good. Thank you for everything. and hope everyone is having a safe and enjoyable day. Mimi

Meet Oscar the Otter.

There are plans out there for shop built, flip top tool stands. They are made to be used by 2 bench top style tools. Put it on a mobile base and you have a lot of utility that takes up very little floor space. Here's an example. Again, I understand floor space is at a premium, but with some consolidation and portability in mind, there are possibilities. Just food for thought!

Kevin can you provide a link to Hefner's?

This was a special order from a customer. I had about a week to cut, finish and send it across the country. The original pattern had a guitar on it, but the customer didn’t want it. 1/4” Red Oak with a Walnut backer, also 1/4”. 5” wide 6” long

I work in a warehouse and handle pallets every day. I see some interesting wood from time to time. I only harvest from "virgin" pallets. Many I get are rebuilds and the staining on them makes me nervous even handling them. I would never use pallet wood for anything other than a display object. If I think it's going to be handled, I will be going to the lumber stack.

I picked up a nice Delta that had been used very lightly.

Not to make fun of anyone but pallet wood is not a wood type. I used to build pallets as a teenager for my first real job. The wood can be all sorts of types. Some pallets that come from other countries have seen blood wood and other exotic woods. I had a hard time believing it until I seen a stack of them. I used some old pallets about 4 times for various projects but stopped because the boards were mostly rough cut wood and dirty so running them through the planer seems to dull the knives way faster than using clean unused wood. I make puzzles out of poplar as others have said but also from other hard wood too. More for me about what fits the project at hand.

Personally, I am not a fan of pine for my projects. I do use pine when I'm teaching new students because it’s cheap and easy to cut, but for my projects I always use Hardwoods. I do use Baltic birch plywood for portrait type projects. Pine is too soft especially for puzzles.

I agree with JT. I used to work in manufacturing and pallet are used to carry everything. Remember Mr Murphy. If it could happen it will. For my money poplar is the right wood for puzzles and toys. Poplar is also very available in the US and Canada a a reasonable cost.

Popular isn’t all that expensive and finishes much better than pine.

What was the last thing you cut in 2019? What is the first thing you cut in 2020? I cut the Basset yesterday afternoon. I cut the Beagle and Rescue dogs this morning. Now off to new years dinner and cocktails at some friends house, may not be able to cut any more today...lol. Making sawdust in 2020 !

Just finished cutting this one from a railroad painting. Pattern made by me using GIMP2. Pegas spiral 2/0 blades; 11 x 14" Baltic Birch ply.

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

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.

I got my 1st scrollsaw from Aldi's just over a year ago as I thought it might be interesting to try something new in my retirement. I was quite happy with it for a month or so then I discovered this forum and that was it. After seeing some of the amazing things that people cut on here, I bought a new saw and I've gone from silhouettes and simple cut outs to my beloved Gorilla. I would never have imagined in a lifetime that I could do something like this. I'm totally addicted.

Ah, bench space! I have zero bench space. I just bought a spindle sander which took the last 144 sq inches.

Benchtops have a pretty small footprint. I'd be lost without my planer. I had it before I got in to scrolling, but I don't think I would ever have pursued scrolling much if I didn't have a planer.

Im retired also, plus I'm old so do not enjoy driving in heavy traffic.

Les, we had the same problem many years ago - our solution was to build a new home. That was before I was involved much in the “shop.” Now we need a bigger shop but DH did give me and my scrollsaws and sanders some corner space in his shop with not too much whining most of the time, however, I still won’t give up MY parking in the garage. Jes, like others I tend to use the poplar and red oak I get from Lowe’s for the animal puzzles I have done.

I live close to Paxton woods and there popular druns me $3.10per boardd ft pine runs me at about $5 from the boxed stores. the only ting about the popular is thaat the edges are not finished but to scrollers that very seldon makes any difference. so I use Popular , pxton woods is 1 hour round trip . so it is worth my time. i am required so time don't mean much. IKE

Jes per your bio you are in Florida. Cypress is another local wood you should consider. While not a true hardwood it has become even grain so it is easy to cut.

I love pics so I have no problem with pics of works in progress Besides, I think it shows many of us the pros and cons of some of the more difficult types of cuts. I know for me, I'm nowhere near ready to attempt a project such as that. However, if it were me, I would have printed all the images for the project at once so as not to have an issue with sizing

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.

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

About 2 years ago, my drill press table quit going up and down when I cranked it. After careful inspection, I noticed a somewhat heavy layer of rust on the pillar. After only 25 years in my unheated, damp basement, go figure. So I used steel wool and oil to clean the rust off the pillar, and it worked fine. Now I think I will put a thin coat of lubricant on it once a year. Should get another 25 years out of it. Tom

A heat lamp will warm up the saw table fairly well

I have had diabetes well over 20 years and been on insulin most of those years. It is something you can live with. Have to admit I am not too careful what I eat but seem to get by. Stay away from starches is my best advise.

Saw prices are all over the place depending on location. I’ve been watching the Hefner’s for a couple years now and a saw like yours in my area are listed from $300 - 500 with an occasional one now and then for $250 . I’ve never seen one listed below $250

The only hardwoods I use are Poplar and Red Oak from the box stores.Woodcraft is 45 minutes away in traffic and their wood is expensive. I only go there if I happen to need BB. There is Paxton Lumber which has lots of hardwoods but again I no longer like to drive in heavy traffic. Ordering hardwoods is expensive because of shipping so I seldom do that.I cut puzzles from Poplar but have cut many from pine. Pine is cheap and easy to cut. Most of my things will end up in a land fill or Goodwill. If you plan on selling that is another story.

Re: Assembling your piece. I've attached a picture of a wren bowl. (Made 6 of these). Made a jig to clamp the pieces, but you don't need to. When the sides were cut, masked the bottom & edges of each piece & sprayed clear from the bottom up, because that angle couldn't be reached later. Glue an extra pattern of the base onto a scrap. Cover it with wax paper. From the back/outside of each piece, put a piece of 2" masking tape vertically on one edge of each piece, half attached & half sticking out. Using canned goods that you stole from the kitchen, glue the 1st two together. Place a 1" tape on the inside of the joint. Squeeze the 2 tapes together to align the edges while pushing the two together. Let it set overnight. Rinse & repeat. ONLY GLUE HALF OF YOUR CIRCLE. Next do the other half separately. The 2 halves will not align, but using the same taping method, plus rubber bands to pull the halves together, you will get it to work. The next day. sand the bottom flat. Hope you can understand this. I sure as heck can't. jerry

After futzing with my printer/copier and the Acrobat software, I did finally figure it out. Stuff like this presents enough of a challenge to me that I can't just take it somewhere for someone else to fix. I gotta do it myself. And, I finally did. Thanks to all.

Cutting back on bread is good. Store bought bread especially. For anyone.

We never get bored with photos. Looking good. Look forward to seeing more photos as you move forward in completing it.

I made this mouse 2020 puzzle to say Happy new year I hope you find out happiness to make props with Scrollsaw in 2020 year making video: 2020 Happy new year

Looks like you could pick a chello with this gem

In my area I would ask $400 and probably take $350 no lower. Not for a Hegner with stand. .

Les, take the time to contact Chris at Cherokee Wood Products. He will work with you on shipping and if you put together an order of enough stuff, it becomes the best way to go. They really do have a nice selection to choose from and will do custom milling for you if you need something special. I just recently had them mill some 10" walnut for me down to 1/2" thickness that they don't normally stock. I forget what the whole order cost me but it was worth the price to get what I needed. I'm going to start milling my own stuff one of these days.

Well let me know so I can straighten up the shop. I don’t mean clean the shop, that will never happen! if you do decide to come up, make a list of things you would like to work on or questions you you might have.