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I use a lot of 1/2" baltic birch for backers and end up with a lot of scrap that I throw away which drives me crazy. Decided to do something different.

I decided to try another intarsia project. This one I have made 3 other times and I have sort of left my intarsia projects way behind me and concentrated on scrolling. I guess, as I age, I only seem to get more and more out of touch with my abilities. This is a pattern I purchased from JGR several years ago. I just needed something to do in the shop and I asked my wife if she would like one of these and she said she would. I used several kinds of wood on the but I have to admit that I stained the man's hair but the rest is natural. Dick heppnerguy

My wife spotted a sign she liked at Kirkland's Home but it wasn't the right size to fit so I did a scroll saw version that turned out pretty cool. Happy wife, happy life. And the sign is true.

I cut this one just to give intarsia a try once more. I used to do only intarsia but got tired of them. It looks like I am losing some of my skills from being away from it so long so I might try a couple more to see if I can get back into the groove. Dick heppnerguy

H.Botas pattern. Hope ya'll enjoy.

ok heres a few more for you to look at. im real into recycleing so this first one is a Dotson bank I made from a book holder pattern and an empty penut butter bottle. then theres the cat puzzle I made for some kind of press board that was at one time a microwave oven stand. I painted the back of it black and the front is just the finish that was on it when it was a microwave oven shelf.lol then theres the airplain lamp. some one asked me to make a airplain lamp for there son and that's what I came up with the next one is just a picture of some chunkys I make out of scrap wood. I usuly just give those away lol but id rather do that then toss out good wood!! now spike on the other hand just dosnt understand why I cant throw anything away!! lol the last one is an easter decortion… I got the pattern out of an easter coloring book my youngest got when she was 7. lol she an art teacher now lol so theres some easy projects I like to throw together every now and then. lol most of the things I make are easy things but at least it keeps me off the streets!!! lol

The pattern is by Charles Dearing. Some time ago, I asked "Brown or Black" for the backing. Brown was the overwhelming choice. This was cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #0 Spiral blades. The wood is 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood and backed with a dark brown mat board. Of course framed at ArtCrafters. Comments welcome.

The pattern is by Alex Fox. I enlarged the pattern to fit a 10" x 10" piece of 1/4" Mahogany. Since I cut this at home, I cut it on the EX21 using FD UR #1 blades. The finish is three coats of spray Polyurethane Clear Gloss. I normally do not use gloss, but it fits this project. Comments welcome.

I knew it would stand out to the carefully and skillful eyes you have, so I thought I would beat you to the punch. Dick

He's just trying to beat my sharp eyes Dick.

I just got an email from my plywood source. They are now taking phone orders and you pick it up and load it. No interaction with the employees. If they deliver you must maintain 10’ separation and they takes picture no signing the invoice. At least I will be able to get some Baltic birch in the next couple of weeks (yeah!).

Ya, I was going to call you out on that stained hair, noticed it right away! Great job, Dick.

While working on Sue Mey's 'Farm Viewed Through a Window': I realized that just the frame portion of the pattern would make a good picture frame. Therefore, I expanded that portion of Sue's pattern sufficiently to hold a 8 inch by 10 inch photo. Next, I cut the frame out of 6mm thick Baltic Birch plywood. I decided to try one more thing and to arrange things so that the picture in the frame was translucent and that there was a light source behind it. The photo chosen for the prototype is one of the sunset over Lake Pivabiska looking out from the porch at our cabin. I simply printed it on plain 'letter' size paper, then sprayed it with three coats of Rust-oleum clear satin rattle-can stuff: I glued some narrow strips of 3mm thick Baltic Birch plywood to the back in order to keep the photo in place: Then, two screw eyes were screwed into the top edge of the frame, some wire was attached to the eyes, and the frame was hung in our kitchen window: Now, I can enjoy the sunset at our camp without even being there. That's good, because we might not get there this summer. My next experiment will be with building a lighted box to place behind the frame behind the frame

I've had quite a bit of time in the shop lately and made up some Intarsia ornaments. The green color was dyed. I made 3 of each pictured, and have to make some more.

Candle Cage Pattern Project Here's a nice little project you can make from scrap wood you have lying around. It makes a nice gift. Add a battery candle and you have the soft candle light reflecting off the wood. You can attach a thread of wire to the top so you can hang it, make a wooden base for it, or just place it on a table and watch the flickering. If you do decidee to make this only use the battery candles. DO NOT USE A REAL CANDLE. This is wood and it could be very dangerous. I've also put the pattern in to make a round candle cage. Haven't done it, but you might want to give it a try. This is an easy project; took me about 20 minutes to cut and assemble. I put together an assembly video to show you how this thing goes together. It is available on my YouTube channel. Free pattern on my Free Pattern Page

If this stay at home thing keeps going, I may get a lot done if I don't run out of wood.

A work of art. A wonderful pattern and great skill in bringing it together.

Very nice, lot’s of Amish people in Northern New York will love to get this. Great job

I agree with you, Intarsia is fun and the results are impressive, but sometimes I just want to run my saw.

great job

Fantastic.

I was rearranging some things in the shop trying to maximize some space when I came across this box. I had purchased a Hawk a couple of years ago and this came along with it. I had long forgotten about it until today. I had not even looked through it.In it I discovered several hundred wood wheels of various sizes. several toy cars, a semi completed kit of some kind. There are two five inch spoked wheels and one 3-3/4 inch spoked wheel. There are wire hoops that look like hoops for a Conestoga wagon. Never saw a three wheeled one. There are no plans so I don't know what it is. There are a lot of other things I don't recognize as well as many wood axles. I'll never use all those wheels. I'm not really into toy vehicles either. A few perhaps but that's all.

Terry would love those. Great find. Marg

Nice haul. Looks like you will need to make a lot of toys to use up that stash. Tom

That's some really fine work you've done!

Very nice Dick. Keep em comin'.

These are the projects I've worked on, and am working on, during this unfathomable period of time. The 3D-compound project was made with Mendocino redwood slats glued together; the bookends are not completed as they need to be glued and stained; the "Daddy's Hand" is for my son who's newborn boy spent the first two months of his life in the hospital; and the rocking reindeer is half inch baltic birch plywood with three different finishes (rubbed grey paint, medium walnut Danish Oil, and mahogany stain).

I can hear the clomp clomp of the horses shoes!!! You didn,t miss your calling at all!!!

Great Project! I really like it! I used to travel in that area in York, Lancaster PA years ago and saw lot of those. I can smell the Shoofly Pie!

That's beautiful Dick, I'm sure your good lady will treasure it. I know I would

I made an owl, from a photo I purchased. Now that it's hanging on my wall, I notice more and more mistakes I made. Smh at myself. @meflick my daughter is also sewing masks - so far she has donated more than 100 to charitable organizations who provide food to school children and to medical personnel.

Well, I haven't really completed any scroll saw projects yet. I've been working a little bit out there, but not a lot. First, I had both of my eyes lenses replaced in the couple weeks just before the pandemic shut everything down (think same surgery as for cataracts, but without the cataracts). Was having my one week checkup on my second eye about the time they started slowly shutting many things down. As a result, I have been out of the shop letting my eyes heal and staying away from saw dust. I have recently been out there for a little bit, wearing eye protection and face mask. Maybe I will have something to share wood related soon. I also have had my adult daughter home from grad school (physical therapy) for the past 3+ weeks. She was "passing through" on her way to a 10 week clinical rotation when she got word that it was being postponed "indefinitely". It was suppose to go until about the end of May, and so far its looking like she (and all of her classmates) will not get this one in right now. We are praying that she can start her next one in June on time. As a result, she has elected to stay here with us for now. I enjoy having her, she likes to cook! Anyway - my husband is in healthcare - not frontline, front and center like in the ER but still out there everyday so I made him and us and some extended family members face masks once the CDC recommended that we all wear them when we go out. The camouflage ones were for him - I thought they were fitting in that we are fighting a battle in healthcare right now! I used a couple of different patterns. I said its funny, i can saw a much straighter line on a scroll saw then I can sew one on a sewing machine. My mother was the seamstress, she sewed us barbie clothes, clothes for us when we were young, older, and for our children. She made baby blankets for ours and anyone else she knew expecting (including every baby in her church.) We lost her to Alzheimer's 4 years ago this week. I said she is either up there laughing at me, or shaking her head in despair at my sewing skills. She would have had 100's made in the time it took me to make 10! I used two different patterns. The second photo shows the ones that "fit" your face a little more then the first ones. The first ones are more like surgical masks that are not as form fitting to your face. Here is the links to where I found the patterns. This is link to the first one: https://www.joann.com/how-to-make-a-face-mask/042188731P321.html and this is the second one: https://www.craftpassion.com/face-mask-sewing-pattern/#face-mask-video

Someone want to explain to the public that Scroll Sawing is classified as an ESSENTIAL SERVICE? RJF

Locked down due to Covid-19, so I'm getting lots of scrolling done. Just finished this one.

Great looking box Dave, and a great use of scraps!

nice cut, looks great. jim

Very nicely done.

This one I have to cut.

Margie would be the one to talk to as she lives in Australia. I believe we have a couple more as well. Please post picture when done.

fantastic job

very nice job

It doesn't look to me that you have lost skills. I like it!

I agree very nice project!!! and a very true saying!! lol when mom was alive I lived in the back apartment connected to her duplex. many times when I was cooking mom could smell it from her apartment. she never came over herself....but she often told my brother to come over and see what I was cooking, lol she would never ask if she could have some too.... but my brother knew she wanted some of that good smelling stuff lol so hed ask me to make a plate up for mom.. while I was doing that my brother would fix himself a plate to eat while he was waiting!! lol a few minutes after he took mom a plate my little sister would come over asking where her plate was lol back then it was kind of good that I didn't know how to cook for 2.... I can cook for 5 to 500 but don't ask me to cook for just 2 lol which is why we have 2 freezers!! lol

Very nice work! I realize there isn't much grain direction since it was segmented but, did you consider thinning the paint down so that you can see the grain and know it is a wood working project? I'm just curious because I think it would be even more beautiful than it already is if the paint was more subdued or more subtle. Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

My quarantine project started with laying vinyl flooring down In the whole house. Then made three angels and just finished a Led Zeppelin work. Next up: Beetles and Jimi Hendrix. WARNING: please turn your monitors on their sides.

Yew is one of my favourite woods. Beautiful to look at and easy to cut or turn. A simple pattern.

Been cutting these out of 3mm Aluminum

During this time of isolation, I finished 4 Miniature Birdhouses. The patterns are by Diana Thompson. The birdhouses are made from Ash and the little birds from Purpleheart.

Hey Sawyer!! Thank you - I'm having fun watching what everybody else is doing. This is a great place to see/learn things.

Thanks. I often wonder myself what I will do next and, often, I don't know until I find myself doing it. Sometimes, even then, I don't know until what ever it is is until it is finished. And, sadly, on occasion, even when I have completed it, I'm still not certain what it is.