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Since we have to quarantine for 14 days I have lot’s of time to spend in the shop. Got a commission work done (deer from Alexfox) Penny Drop game is very popular with the kids out of school. Keeping busy and out of problem, we get the out of jail card on April Fool Day.

BA pattern by Charles Dearing and found in his book "Wildlife Portraits in Wood". Cut using Pegas #1 Spiral blades on the demo Pegas Scroll Saw at ArtCrafters. All ready 100 holes with many more to go.

This subject has come up before. The most recent was a few weeks ago by Kevin at KM Crafts. For some reason this time it got my attention. I am tired of spray adhesive. I ordered a 100 full sheets of self adhesive shipping labels from Amazon. I was cutting puzzles out of poplar so I printed up a batch of patterns. Sanded my boards, applied clear shelf liner ( I have been using the shelf liner for a couple years ) applied my patterns ( no messy spray adhesive ) and started cutting. Worked pretty good, I still had an occasional pattern lift as usual. The most thing I noticed was that after handling my pieces while cutting that the lines got dimmer and dimmer. the ink was disappearing. It wasn't on my fingers and it wasn't smudged on the pattern. Maybe it was the cheap ink I am using in my laser printer? Here's my fix. I wanted some thin cheap packing tape so with the pandemic going on instead of driving to the Dollar store I got on Ebay and got 18 rolls for $ 13.56.just what I wanted. Should last me a while. I bought a 4in. hard rubber roller from Hobby Lobby for $4.99, found out why it was so cheap the first time I used it the ends came out of the roller. A couple dabs of 5 minute epoxy and back in business. Now I am using Baltic birch for ornament's. I lightly sand the wood with 220 grit, wipe off the dust, apply the clear shelf liner and give it a quick roll with my new roller, lay out my patterns and attach them, give them a quick roll, apply my thin packing tape over the patterns and give that a pretty good roll. Sounds like it takes a long time but doesn't. I use a 18 gauge nailer to hold my projects together while cutting, that was my next step. Drilled all my entry holes and went to cutting. I have cut over 50 stacks in the last few day's and not one lifting issue. Lines are all clear and a great cutting experience. Just like the old days when I used to glue the pattern directly to the wood, except now there is no messy mineral spirits to deal with. Did I mention no messy or smelly spray adhesive. It might be the packing tape giving a little lubrication or it's my imagination but my blades seem to last just a bit longer as well. I haven't tried any large projects but think this would work well. I am cutting some pretty intricate ornaments and not once did any part of the pattern lift, not even the outside edges. this won't be for everyone but if you are having pattern lifting issues it's worth a try. I think the roller really helps, I can tell the difference on how well the shelf liner sticks to the wood compared to not rolling. A big difference. I don't believe this is much more expensive if any than the spray glue. If it is well worth it to me. Sorry for the long story. Thanks Kevin for writing about the shipping labels they work great. I just ordered and received a 1000.

I put this pattern in the library if anyone's interested. I added a couple of things afterward before cutting it. Is anyone familiar enough with the song to notice a couple of symbolic things I included?

Learning to dance has been a passage of youth in America, and here's a little sign for a little dancer, of which there are many. I cut mine from oak and cut an improvised base from cherry, which seemed to have made a nice combination. Free Pattern I've got a little video on YouTube on working with bases to break the ordinary trend of just using an oval, circle, or rectangle base. Click here if you want to check it out.

I've been cutting (and painting gluing etc) all month on this order. I think I'm done with circles for a bit -- way too many -- but I think I've got it down - wish I had paint down as well edit: sorry I should have put in what I was using I guess -- 3/8 Baltic with a #1 modified geometry -- the rest of it uses 1/8 - 1/4 - 3/8 - and 3/4 baltic 1.mp4

I live in a neighborhood with quite a few walkers and cyclers, many with children. My daughter and her family live on our street and they taped these flyers to mailboxes today. One thing I love about woodworking is how so many things, like this one, are an excuse to go out to the shop and make something. Also love the sense of community of this idea, even if we're isolated.

This type of thing is what helps so much when times seem down. Thanks for doing and thanks for sharing.

My wife and I are a couple of old farts in our neighborhood. Young families are moving into our area because there is a beautiful park with a nice playground next to our back yard. We have a very similar "Find the Bear" program here. We have lots of young families, joggers and walkers.

I was asked to make this as a raffle prize for our county centennial. The logo was designed by a local artist. The backer is maple flooring I was able to salvage out of an old community hall that was torn down quite a few years ago. The logo and letters are actually oak ply, but I stained them with Minwax Dark Walnut stain to help them stand out more. Overal size is roughly 33" wide by 19" tall.

I wanted to do a second Chet Atkins scrolling for a gift, but just slightly larger than the first one I did. I decided to add a bit more detail to his fingers, but was somewhat limited as it is still quite small (6 3/8 W x 7 3/4 L for the original, and 6 7/8 x 8 1/4 for the new one).

Wolf, 1/2" ply scrap, pattern by Grampa (Pattern Library). Pegas #1MG and a bit of FD #2/0 spiral (had trouble convincing the dang blade to stay in the holder, so I switched back to a regular blade). Not a difficult cut, just....time-consuming. Lots of tiny interior details, I ended up cutting all of the little marks then going back and doing the large pieces afterwards. Top piece is currently stained Ipswitch Pine (lightest I had) and backer is Ebony. Frame will be Ebony when I get a chance to get back into the garage.

Personally I would use Tung Oil. I also now have a spray can of quite sheer gold that I would use. It give a nice "sparkle" to things without really changing the colour. I used it on my layered dragonflies. Don't know if it shows up very well but here are the dragonflies I did.

Looks like you’re having fun with that Denny! Question..... what makes your saw a “demon Pegas scroll saw”?

Go to the Works in Progress/Tutorial forum a couple of clicks down from this one. Kris Martinson has put together a great tutorial on using Gimp 2.0 for doing just what you want.

Here is my version of Grampa’s RAMBO. Hope I have done it justice. Thanks for the pattern Grampa.

Not sure if this is the right forum, so I apologize if I am in error. I have several of these cut out. 1/8” BB ply is the material. I don’t know how I should finish them. Paint each butterfly, stain the whole thing the same, BLO the whole thing, I don’t know. I can tell you I would rather have dental work done than paint. what do you all think??

Beautiful pattern, Charlie and a very nice, useful project that can be displayed with pride. Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

No those are half sheets.. I use full sheets.. when searching use the words full sheet shipping labels or 8.5 x 11 shipping labels.. make sure you're getting self adhesive too as well as it saying peel and stick.. easier to peel also if you get them that are cut or scored on the back.. These are what I order but most of you could probably get away easily with 100 - 200 sheets and last for a long time.. I order 1000 sheets at a time.. typically anyway as the larger quantity also gets a lower cost per sheet too. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1000-Shipping-Labels-Full-Sheet-8-5x11-Self-Adhesive-PACKZON/172818314778?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 Edit to add: I always used these to print my mailing labels too so that is another reason to order in bulk.. However last year I bought a thermal label printer so I no longer use these full sheets for the actual intended use ( labels ).. I may scale back to ordering them 500 at a time.. Just think about how many projects you cut and how many sheets of paper you use.. order accordingly.. or do a small order to be sure you like doing this in this way.. Used as shipping labels I always cut them in half.. as a standard shipping label size is typically 4 x 6.. so in this case there is two labels per sheet.. I mail out around 400 - 500 packages a year.. a 1000 labels usually got me through a year.. But now I use the new thermal label printer.. 500 sheets is probably get me through a year..

Thanks

That's great you are busy. I am busy but just making stuff, not selling anything right now. Thanks for the tips on printing. I am running windows 10 and I am poor at running my computer. I will give this a try. We might be breathing a little sawdust in the shop but that's much better than going to the store and breathing all those virus germs. stay safe and keep making sawdust.

Great job cutting that out Charlie. Love it with the flower and note.

Great pattern you chose Denny. I agree on spiral blades. They are a great blade for fretwork portraits. I encourage anyone who hasn't given them an honest try to give them a little time they might just like them. Lord knows a lot of us have plenty of time on our hands right now.

Im Chris and reside in Lawrenceville Ga. I've been scrolling for some 20 years or so, started out by trading a large compressor for a scroll saw. RBI Hawk 20 inch, you know the one that had allen screws on the top and bottom blade clamps with the adjusting tensioning leaver at the back. Sense then I've added a Excalibur also the other day a 26 inch Hawk, needs a little attention though. Have cut a fair amount of stuff but pretty much give most of it as gifts or if someone appreciates it away it goes, also as Sunday School white elephant gifts sure is a lot of fun watching those folks fight over something you can always cut another one. Don't get me wrong Im not the best around but its therapy, just me and my saw. Well its off to planing or cutting. Looking forward to meeting y'all and picking up tips as well. Will I better get to it, Figure if I don't have any cuts around then its time to build/cut something else.

I have my scroll saws mounted on a 2x4 frame with swivel double locking casters on all four corners. Other than testing the locking mechanism, I have never locked them. The saw stays put.

terrific job

That is a beauty, well done. Marg

Awesome work and such a small size, very impressive. Marg

Good luck with your spiral trial. I haven't really given them much of a chance or a fair comparison because I can accomplish quite a bit with a straight blade. God Bless! Spirithorse

Hey Mathew, it might look good painted, but I am not a painter, nor do I like staining BB. If this were mine, I might try a painted backer. I definitely would soak the the piece in a 50/50 mixture of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits. Then when dry, topcoat with Deft semi gloss spray lacquer. Good luck with what ever you decide to do.

Kevin put me onto them a couple of years back. My biggest problem is that I'm truly a miser and I tend to keep all the little scraps of the labels when I cut them out. I hate to waste them so I have a stack of them but never seem to have one big enough for what I need.

I though t you used the shipping labels as well Ray but I couldn't remember, didn't want to throw your name out and be wrong.

Very nice Denny. I guess I'm going to have to give them spirals a try sometime.

Beautiful job!

oh that is so nice!! I liked it before you framed it I love it now!!!

what a wounderful cutting of one of the greats in country music!! makes me want to get out one of his records. lol

very pretty iv seen a few pretty dancing projects on here. my sisters best friend owns a few dance schools now I just have to pick which one to make for him lol or maybe i'll just make him one each of all of them lol

wow!!! that looks great!!! some day im going to get up enough courage to try some thing like!!! cant wait to see what else you do

Nice work Chuck!

Great Job!

Great looking work. I give you two chet marks!

For the fuzzies... I typically stack cut everything I make.. and especially portrait style stuff that I use the spirals for.. Before I separate the stacks I use my RO sander and sand the back as best I can.. The very bottom of the stack always seems to be the worst one.. but the others do get some fuzzies too.. Then run a small handheld LP torch around the cuts after I separate the stack.. seems to work very well for me.. BUT.. I don't use the spirals real often.. typically only on portraits and I cut very few of those as they just don't sell very well for me.. also depends on the portrait too.. many of them I do just use straight blades for as well.. so it does depend on the cutting too..

terrific job

There's nothing like a puzzle to keep the mind busy. Here's fun little puzzle I'm sure your dog will appreciate. The Paw Puzzle can be cut as a flat puzzle using 1/4" birch ply, or if you want to go thicker, you can make it as a stand up puzzle out of 3/4" wood. In any event I'm sure your Paw Patrol followers will love doing it. Free pattern

Very nice!

After thinking about this topic today, I had to add a few other things. 1. The line on the pattern is only A suggestion! My scrolling today made me remember this! 2. No one else needs to know if you made a mistake, especially if you sand it off. 3 . A dremel can be a good friend to you in your shop for lots of reasons. 4. If you scroll what your wife likes/wants, you’ll get to scroll longer! 5. Good wood is hard to get. That’s what she said, I know I beat some of you from saying that!

I am pretty much self taught. If I was new at this today, I would join all of these great scroll saw sites. Scroll saw villiage alone has thousands of years of experience amongst it's members. The community is a great place to learn and make friends. Keep making saw dust.

I moved to Northwest Montana three years ago and needed some wintertime hobbies. A year ago Santa brought me a compound miter saw, the for a birthday I got a router and started playing around with scrap wood. This past Christmas, Santa (LSH) got me a dewalt scroll saw and I’ve been having fun with it. I made some signs for friends and then got interested in dog portraits. (I’m a retriever field trial trainer/competitor). Of course the pattern is a big challenge! I’m anxious to try a bowl! I’ve learned a lot from ssv videos and forums. Thanks! Christina A.

Almost everyone is getting a scroll-sawn gift from me this Christmas so it's very hard for me to pick just one. But I will do so. Four people who are not expecting a gift but will get one because of their assistance to me and my family over the last year will be getting one of these, Sue Mey designed, Christmas trees:

I have no idea how my photos came out like this. I tried doing thumbnails but could not figure it out. Anyway the shop is 8x14' and is in one corner of the garage. The last three photos are at the rear of the shop where I have my other stuff like 2 belt sanders, table saw, the box I use for spraying patterns and for spray painting, band saw, etc. Last photo is my 12L14 steel is stacked. I don't show the pedestal grinder or metal band saw.