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Merle Haggard is one of my favorite singers. He passed away in 2016. 1/2" white oak. About 7" x 7"

Got up late,but made it a good day! The word art is 1/2" plywood and the hands are 3/4" hardwood pieces glued together from the factory.

My son and granddaughter love giraffes so I cut this simple puzzle out for them. The spot “art work” took almost as long as cutting .

Off for a quick road trip today to pick up my new dust collection system. After much thought & research and discussion here I have bought the Seyco system, https://www.seyco.com/dv-10a-cyclonic-action-scroll-saw-dust-collector/. Had it shipped to the nearest border town. Heading there after breakfast. Should have time to get it hooked up today as well.!!!

I sat around healing as long as I could. I miss the smell of wood to much to stay away. Anyway, this is my first project since the surgery.

Using Grampa's pattern as a base, I sat down tonight and cut this out of some plywood. I say base as I had to modify the wheels a bit since I can't seem to not mess up the pattern around the smaller areas when I drill my holes. Threw some shellac over it and will get the clock parts after I return from a work trip to Chicago. Motorcycle Clock Face by Scott Baker, on Flickr

This will buy cat food, vaccinations, spayings etc. for the feral cat community.

Just thought I would share some of the work I finished during yesterday’s “lock me in the garage” time. Hope you guys and gals like it and as always, would love feedback. Hendo

You guys do know your all very sick people!

At home now! Wind was horrible - big cross wind, blowing snow across the highway. Customs guy assumed I was picking it up for my husband, a little tongue tied when I said no it was for me!! At first glance, it looks great, however I guess I thought there was a hose that also collected dust from the top. The vacuum is very quiet compared to the shop vac. I will in the future try to work on something to muffle it even more. We'll see how it works with my DeWalt. Heading down to get it all set up now!

If you want the aroma of cow turd, cut some fresh sycamore.

Some of this weeks projects...Cottage sign,horse,Zappy and train were orders...end of trail,train and dog puzzle are Steve Good patterns.P.S. When Fab4 sees that Toronto Maple Leafs sign,he is going to want one badly..lol

Just finished this sign for my granddaughter. I want to thank Bob ( Spirithorse) for doing the pattern for me. My Granddaughter asked me if I could do the background color pink or purple or blue. I told her I already did it in black which is what I always do, which makes the lettering stand out more. Now I'm thinking if I should try and paint the front one of those colors or leave it the way it is. What do you think.

AWESOME!! Congrats.. I've been thinking about this system for a long time..I look forward to what you have to say about it after using it for a few hours.. Congrats on the new tool..

You could paint the heart only in pink. Nice work.

@octoolguy, just because I believe in being through and sharing my experiences (most of the time for pure comical value), I ran the saw again last night through its paces and had no problems. Therefore I am concluding that the fuse blowing is placed squarely on operator error. Now if I could just fine a good operator.

Nice job, and for me nothing heals faster than wanting to get back to the scroll saw. Is a woman "chief" called a "shief"?? Pretty good for an old man,,, I just made that up!

Ya, cow pies.... make pretty good frisbees in a pinch.....

Years ago I remember dried cow piès ďecopaged, mounted anď sold at craft shows. My mother grew up on the North Dakota prairies. She would tell me how she and 2 sisters would be sent out to gather dried cow pies. They were used for fuel. Verý long burning and very hot.

Look in your file under "Cow Paddy". Out here in the great north west we refer to them as cow paddies. Turds are a different shape of matter' Oh, man, how did a discussion on clocks get down to this level.....

I own a cargo trailer and read trailer/ RV forums. A continuing subject is heating for cold weather. Trailers and RVs don't have the insulation like shops and houses. Smaller windows. It comes up on the subject of propane heaters all the time, that propane creates water moisture and some folks wake up and find water dripping off the ceiling and walls. Something to add into the thinking of using propane in the shop. With a window cracked the air enters for venting and probably water moisture goes out. Depending on insulation a shop could have a lot of moisture. RJF

There has not been much attention devoted to insulation on this thread - but I would suggest that insulation is everything when it comes to efficiently and effectively heating your workshop - I would further suggest that if anyone has an expectation of 4 season use of your workshop then you absolutely must consider insulation - it will benefit both your winter and your summer operation by minimizing your heating (and cooling) costs. And as far as heating is concerned air-borne dust and open flame do not mix well - after living in communities with lumber mills I've grown to realize that when the conditions are right for a dust explosion it happens - there is no forgiveness - stuff goes boom - it causes damage - people can get hurt - end of story. Having said that I've had (dusty) workshops with open flame heating in 3 of my workshops over time - (close to 50 years) without incident - but no more - today my workshop is heated by a natural gas overhead furnace that is self-contained - it draws its fresh air from the outside - the flame of the furnace is not accessible to any workshop dust at all - and I feel a lot better for it. Should also add - my current and my former workshop are both well-insulated (I live in Canada - a no-insulation workshop is not an option) - both are roughly about the size of a 1 1/2 car garage - and both can be comfortably heated (18C or 64F) with plug-in electric heaters if needed - (the gas furnaces - like any other appliance - have had their down time ....). I absolutely would not use a kerosene or gas-heater if I were making serious dust (or spraying). Jay

I worked on many construction jobs where they used those torpedo heaters and I would always go home with a headache and sores in my mouth from breathing that stuff. I rather work in the plain cold than suffer with those things. They needed them for masons. Just can not wrap my head around having an open flame heater in a woodworking shop but to each their own.

Hi, Y'all! Some clever members advised me to post a pic from my gallery here to help get you to go there when you click the link <whew!>. Anyway, here's a train/shelf pattern from Wildwood Designs that was a lot of fun to cut. Working on several others with contrasting wood, but this was my first. Thanks to all the members for their clever advice, inspiration, and way-too-kind words of praise. Glad I found this organization!!

Well we all know Facebook is for a bunch of Liberal Commies joke joke joke........ I just went back on the other day to see what is in their market stuff. I keep hearing it is better than Craigslist, but I haven't figured it out yet..

Nice job on all. I really like the train!

That's been my motto for years. I try to be nice here so Travis doesn't give me the boot but on FB, well, look out.

That is some cool stuff! Nice work.

Can you add a 'Y' connector? I have one on my make shift dust system for the Saw

Hi Barb. I have one attached to the Pegas. My only complaint, no hose pick up on top.

Great work. I have run scrollsaw for about 65 years now and may eventually know something about it! I actually still own that first saw and it still works. Very limited to the thichness of material it can handle though. I played with it last week JUST BECAUSE! I swear every time I cut any major project I learn something new.

Many times it comes down to that. Have fun, enjoy your new saw and let the chips (sawdust) fall where they may.

Thank you guys. The lighter wood is olive wood.

looks good.

Excellent cutting. Is that your pattern?

terrific work

great job

Wonderful work !

AGAIN--Very nice work!

What a fabulous cutting, very life like. Great work. Marg

Great project. If you'd just used the 48 contiguous (bordering each other directly), that would have been puzzle enough for many. Can't wait to see it finished. I've had making a map of my state on the To Do List for ages. Thanks for the inspiration.

Great music...great cut!

Go out to a field with a cow. Bring paper, and pencil or charcoal pencil. Lay paper on cow turd and make a rubbing. RJF

Beautiful lady, beautiful pattern, beautiful cutting. Welcome back.

I have used a heater that runs on diesel or kerosene in my shop for 10 years. Be 10 outside and in about 15 minutes off with the coat and 67 degrees in shop. I am thinking about going to a ventless LP wall heater just to be cheaper to run. Wife has one in her studio and works great.

Thanks Kevin... will check it out Tony

Geez, An open flame heater is not a problem when considering the dust. You're not a flour factory worrying about an explosion. The heater will not ignite the dust unless you let it collect on the floor til it's an inch thick. The dust is an issue for lungs, electric motors but not heaters. JMO

What is heat?? It's currently 19F in my shop.. I've been out there scroll sawing now for almost two hours.. You guys a bunch of wimps.. It was 17F when I came out here.. and I cut these puzzles while out here.. I just came in to wake up my kids to get ready for school and thaw out.. took this picture from my weather station.. I do have a propane radiant heater I sit next to me that I stop every now and then from cutting to put my hands over and heat up my gloves.. I leave the entry door open and have a window cracked slightly that sits near my saw for some ventilation.. If I'm out there for 6 hours or so I do smell some fumes sometimes depending on the wind outside, maybe the open door and window isn't quite enough.. Not very often I spend more than a hour or two out there this time of year anyway.. I bought a electric heater that hangs from the ceiling.. works OK if I'm going to be out there for a long time I use that instead now.. But I have a 24 x 32 shop with a 14 x 32 loft... Loft is insulated but nothing else is yet.. ( work in progress ) .. I think if the shop was well insulated and a tarp put up to block off the woodshop only.. that electric heater would warm it up nicely.. as I can take it from 20F to about 40 with the heater running for a couple hours.... but the shop is all open.

It depends on how big of an area. I have a 3 stall detached garage, uninsulated. I have a Mr Heater 35,000-60,000 Btu heater. I can, key word is can, do all my woodworking in there. The thing that I worry about is ventilation. If I run the heater for a couple of hours, I can still smell the fumes 2-3 days later. The heater is darn near brand new, I've run maybe 60 gallons of propane through it. Again, the shop is uninsulated, plus it's 50 years old, and has more holes than a whiffle ball. Anyways, be careful of the ventilation.

Washington DC confuses us also. DC is not a state but a district the land was taken from Maryland and Virginia but it is treated as a city with a mayor not a governor.