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Hi to all. I have always loved the challenge that portraits provide when cutting with my saw. Over time I have managed to refine my technique regards pattern making and try as much as possible to get a true likeness of the subject that I am cutting. Apart from my patterns being better I feel that my cutting has also gotten better but feel that I still have a lot to learn. The first pic, (which I have already posted here), is of my wife's daughter, the first ever portrait that I cut and the second is of one of the Maltese villages Patron Saints. It is of Christ the King of the village Poala which I cut last summer. Thanks a mil Tony

As I stated in my introduction, I try to incorporate scroll work into my overall projects as much as possible. Here are some of my recent ones: Bookends using Steve Good's patterns Bookends 800ISO by Scott Baker, on Flickr The back side of a clock with the door using pattern I found in a book I bought as well as Navy Senior and Master Chief Petty Officer insignia; my Uncle's last name and the years he and his wife have been together are at the top (1981 to 2019) Uncle Fred Clock Back by Scott Baker, on Flickr

This just takes a few extra minutes.

A couple of friends of ours got married close to the end of last year and it was a blast! A couple of months before they asked me if I would do a couple of cuttings for them. They wanted a guestbook and also a couple of signs; one for the hall and one for the guestbook itself. Am attaching a couple of photos for your viewing and any criticism you feel is necessary. I really appreciate constructive criticism. Oh the white Mr & Mrs on the table we not my doing. Thanks and have a good one folks. Tony

Still getting plenty of custom ornament orders in. Cut these out today. Made the CB radio with the handle name in the banner. That’s a popular custom / personalized order I get plenty of each year. The Camaro ornament was personalized with “ Cammy” The other ornament is a company that I always send a gazillion ornaments to every year for their Christmas party and was an extra (broke) one but seen it laying there so thought I’d show it. Cammy is cut from cherry, others are BBply Still have more ornaments to cut yet before getting caught up. Then a personalized wedding angel which is a Sue Mey pattern but will be adding the wedding date.

I am not sure that I have a photo of one of the first "bigger" projects I did but I made a nativity set for my daughters. It was a Steve Good pattern. I remember having difficulty cutting the straight lines for the manger. Went out to try to find a fence for the saw!!! lol. I also remember trying to figure out how to get the markings on the figures. I now realize that they should have been cut out. I just used a sharpie to colour the lines in. . That was back around 2013. Fast forward - this is my latest project

Steve Good's "Hummingbird" box. Apparently my hummingbird got some bad pollen, it seems to have grown bigger. And angrier. 1/4" BB ply, used #3 (for the dragon) and #7 FDUR blades. Stack cut enough for two boxes, but only put the inner lining in one of them (daughter was fine with an open box).

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

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

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

My new toy... Lots of possible uses, starting with putting my website on pieces. I'll be cutting a couple of items tomorrow to test putting dog names on them...

Well here is my 1st Bond.The rest will follow,soon I hope.The eye,s worried me somewhat,not totally happy with them.I will try harder next time.

Got to sand and glue these but I like them the way they are. Steve put this pattern out a few days ago and I thought it was cool!

Cut this one for my sister on a piece of walnut from a tree in her mother in law’s yard. Reminds me of a sunrise or sunset.

I do agree with both sides of the laser vrs scroll work.. I have not used my laser yet to do what i intended it to do which is like Scott is doing... I originally bought it to personalize ornaments where you have no wood left to cut out a name or date... But this fall when asked to do some personalization I found that I like the look of it scrolled better.. I also found now that i'm getting a little better with inkscape I can change up text etc.. such as I did with these ornaments for this construction company.. Where there is no room so I modify it to have room.. I think it looks cleaner and really takes no more time than setting up the laser to do the work for me.. While you may be brave enough to leave the laser unattended while working on something else... that isn't something i would consider doing.. after all it is burning wood... should the head get jammed and stop moving while you're not paying attention.. better have a fire extinguisher handy.. The laser takes just as much time as scrolling it out.. and in my case.. I sold this company 150 of these.. that would take a long time to do with the laser as opposed to stack cutting these out.. What Scott is doing puzzles and only able to cut one at a time anyway.. I don't see much disadvantage to what he is doing.. It could help his business... and as I said in another post.. most customers are just excited about getting something with the personalization and they care less if it's scrolled or lasered..

Lowes is downsizing. They are closing 52 stores. I believe Home Depot is finally having an impact on them. May want to watch out for close out sales. I do not have the list if it is out yet. Jes to answer your original question yes there are many uses and as you see plenty of people use it for other projects. I use clear alot for picture frames. I used some for small projects where clear is important but colored is more useful in what I do. Yes again for size problems and that is something you alone have to work out. We all live in different areas. But for smaller pieces I can give you good links. That link that ebay was given I bet those people buy from the big distributors and just cut them down. Home Depot has many different precut sizes available to buy. Lowes not so much.

Thanks @munzieb - problem is shipping! I bought a 4'x8' sheet of thin plexiglass. When you get into the thicker sheets, the shipping costs become outrageous because you can not ship the items bu normal delivery companies such as ups, dhl etc. The 2 pieces I needed to repairs - one was 36" x 24", the other was 42 x 59 and there in lies the problem. Anything over certain dimension incurs significant shipping charges - if the size is within confines, they call it an "oversize" charge. If it is outside the confines, it gets shipped by carrier which is where the price gets prohibitive. But thx for the link, I'll save it for later

Wow, 15 minutes away. Thanks. Somehow I missed their "home page". I must be getting old.

OM try experimenting with your blades. I cut wood art out of 3/4" red oak all the time without any troubles. I use mostly Pegas Modified Geometry in either #5 or #7. I find ash harder to cut then same thickness red oak. Maple cuts great.

I also use a Mac Mop from Klingspor but I have mine mounted in a old mini lathe using a drill chuck. I have a piece of hardware cloth (screening 1/4" mesh) across the front of the dust collector port. I use 180 grit.

Around here the only hardwood I can get is red oak, birch and maple. All of this is VERY expensive. However, I have a friend of mine who has his own company that makes hardwood flooring. I get my rough lumber dirt cheap. For $200 I can come home with a truckload of rough oak and birch. I do my own milling on my 6" jointer and thickness planer. I know it sounds like a lot of work, and it is. But it sure as heck beats paying $50 or more for a single 1" x 6" x 8' board at the box stores. During my very short scroll sawing "career" () I have found that the best wood for me to cut on the scroll saw is birch, 1/2" thick. Trouble is that there's no grain that will stand out once a finish is applied to the piece. I love oak for furniture building but found that because of it being so hard it is impossible for me to do anything with it on the scroll saw. For stuff like "word art" I mostly have been using 1/2" plywood. Lately I have been cutting with some ash that I found in my woodpile. This wood is beautiful to cut and has a very nice grain that comes out when a finish is applied. I also have some maple somewhere and may give that a try. My shop is very small - 25' x 12' x 8'. It is very well stocked with tools. I put in a lot of planning when I was setting everything up. Virtually every large tool is on wheels. If I want to use one I roll another one out of the way and then return it from where it came, against a wall when finished. I'm only using 3 bench tools at the moment... a small drill press, a small 1" belt sander and a vice. This doesn't mean that I don't have other bench tools because I have plenty more of them. But with the lack bench real estate I keep most of it in another room on shelves and bring them out when needed. Yes... the shop is very compact but I feel grateful that I do at least have a shop. I could post a few pictures if I knew where to put them. /Oscar

Hey Jim, I'm still trying to figure out how to use this newfangled thing. LOL Getting the right intensity and laser beam time in milliseconds will come thru trial and error. Someone suggested to me to put masking tape to help with any shadowing. I haven't tried it. Still playing with intensity levels.

Seems to me you will have to eliminate your banner saying no lasers!

Alright, here we go... Options for customers... Picture 1 - Standard Labrador Puzzle - $25 (as usual) Picture 2 - Puzzle with name in base - $35 (new offering) Picture 3 - Puzzle with name in body - $45 (as usual) Picture 4 - For the leash holders... I currently sell for $35 and will offer with a name lasered in for $45. What are your thoughts?

Meet Oscar the Otter.

Here is one of the first things I ever cut - was using my intro saw the Wen then (which I still have): I cut this almost 2 years to the day - January 2018 This I cut today on my Delta - January 2020 Getting better I think

My first inlay (Horse)and my one of my latest:

This is one of the first pieces I have done, it is a cell phone holder.

I knew I needed to find a different outlet for my enjoyment in woodworking, so bought the Wen. My first was really bad. I knew nothing about how to cut. Hadn't even watched Steve Good's intro series. Pinned blade that came from with the saw. Discovered later that it was a #9. I've since upgraded to a Delta and have a bit more understanding of blades and how to cut. My latest completed project. I have a 4-5 other not puzzles in various stages of completion. I like the puzzles because I can finish in a a of hours. I suffer senior onset attention deficit disorder.

the tree of peace in feather was done(and other things in photo all done same day Oct 4, 2015...picture of my very good friend who passed away last year on x mas day i did Xmas eve this year 2019

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.

Robin Williams was a gift to people who like to laugh. As a fellow struggler with depression I feel a connection with him. Love this pattern by Charles Dearing. Cut in 1/2" red oak. I reduced the size to around 7" X 9".

A big WELCOME from me. Roly

Love them. Terrific work. Marg

That is my point exactly. A+++++ on this. Finally someone gets what I said. Thank you Dave. To me looks more professional and is in theme of what you do. Branding something is like I see all these so called crafters at shows that buy China stuff and put names on them with glitter or something. Then they call it a craft. Nothing against CNC or laser people. Like I said a tool in the tool box but sure does hurt the perpective in my eyes and I am old school

Very nice work!!

Hello Whisper and welcome to the village..lots to learn here,so jump right in and don't be afraid of that saw.it will be your best friend.

Cool

It’s amazing work Tony knowing that you use a hand fret saw, not a scroll saw!

Jim, what I have found is that just a light sanding with a fine sandpaper removes most if not all of that “smoke” on the few pieces I did or when o get it with my branding iron.

Or hit the head!

My daughter bought me a couple of patterns for Christmas. She had to scale back what she had originally chosen! Here is the finished product of one if the patterns. It was some crappy oak plywood cut wit Pegas mg#3 blades. Took about 6 hours total to cut and glue.

You have brain surgery cutting skills cutting this one!!!

Cut a few puzzles today. Got the “winter shop” just about the way I want it, just need to get a couple more drying racks. A cooling rack over a cookie sheet works fine, will get 2 or 3 more tomorrow. All my animal puzzle patterns are Harvey Byler that I get from Scott aka "Iggy".

I truly wish I could post a picture of my first project. But they didn't have digital cameras back in 1968. I do, however, have my first patterns That I ever bought and made. Would that count?

First try to use scrollsaw. Picture 210*295mm Delta 40-560 Last. Picture 400*400mm Hegner Multicut 2

I started scroll sawing in 1988 sometime. Started off doing real simple fretwork ornaments that was in the scroll saw magazines. Today, I make at least 600 to 700 intarsia ornaments each Christmas. Along with lots of other stuff.

I began scrolling back in 98 and my first project was a Christmas scene for my mother. I recall looking at a 16” scroll saw at Sears, purchased it and from there been hooked. My last project posted was a portrait of a Ducenberg.

Yes Dan we are fine. We can smell smoke if the wind is in the right direction but that's all, thank goodness. Marg

Extremely fine cutting on a delicate project.