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Because of all the different techniques involved – double dovetail joints, splined miters, wood hinge - this project has been in my to-do file for a long time. Self-distancing at home gave me the excuse to give it a whirl. My goal wasn’t any particular “style,” but I believe it looks Southwestern. Woods used are maple, walnut and mahogany

Here's a modified Sam Custodio pattern. On 1/4" BB ply finished with 3 coats clear Lacquer. Will probably frame it with a black backing.

Finished today.

Hello friends, good morning. this is a job to be done with dremel As I do not have the necessary accessories, it was bad for me to do it. So I cut the letters with the scroll saw and glued them in relief. the result was not so bad, at least it did not go to the firewood LOL Greetings to all, I hope you are well

In case you missed it, I cut these for the current issue of "Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts". They are approximately 8" in diameter and 3/4" thick. I used Purple Heart for one and Yellowheart for the other. If I were to make these again, I would eliminate the outer ring of small frets on the Yellow Heart.

Here's a rather inexpensive little gift you can make for mom. It's my design for a table top lantern, lit by a tealight candle or by a free flashlight you can get from Harbor Freight. These are usually offered as freebies with purchases. DO NOT USE A REAL BURNING CANDLE. This is wood and you know what happens to wood when fire meets it. There are three different patterns in the ebook, I only cut out the first. I lined the inside of each panel with some regular printing paper to diffuse the light and just glued the panels together. You could make a top or bottom for it if you like. Free patterns and project on my FREE PATTERN page.

I don't know if I mentioned it or not but my youngest daughter Heather is graduating from collage in June. She's spent the last 4 years going to collage an working full time... and getting very little sleep I might add.. well she s finished with her externship when they closed the schools down here in mich. im very proud of her!! I cant give her a party as I had planed but shes coming over today to drop me off some yarn and iv made a goodie box for her,. lol I would have put this on a table at a party for her but since we can't do that im sticking it in the box of goodies for her.. I wish her picture was clearer in the picture but oh well. im keeping 2 of these, one im giving to Heather and the other one im keeping for me...with her picture in it and a 2020 written on the bottom base . I got the pattern for these bubble head graduation picture frames from the winterfield collection I think.. I used to subscribe to them and got packits of there patterns every 3 months I think it was I might look into doing that again some day, not that I don't already have more patterns then I will ever be able to make lol

Ever since I started scrolling, wife has wanted a Harry Potter. I just finished the backing and attached. Hope you guys enjoy viewing it.

Has anyone ever use wood glue to hold the pieces together. I tried it yesterday—just a tiny drop in each corner and clamp for five minutes. It worked like a charm. For me, the significant advantages are: No tape used to snag or cause the pies not to sit flat on the table. There is no gap between the layers because I squeeze any bow or cupping out with clamps, and there is nothing in between the layers.

I am working on intarsia project. Completed this one a couple of weeks ago.

Been wanting to do this a long time. And next time it will be bigger. This baby,s a full 16.5" x 10.5/8" in 1/4" 3 ply plywood cabinet backer I found or salvaged. I spent a lot of time sanding and detailing but the finish coat raised all the slivers everywhere.cut with FDScroll reverse #3 blade. Good practise piece. I spent my extra time in 3 or 4 days and cut till tired. Rattle can primer & top coat.

"Step back about 6 feet, please." Seems to be the general feeling today due to Covid 19. Who would have thought that we would be in such a situation. Here's a little sign that future generations can look back on as a reminder when asked "Do you remember what year that virus flipped the world upside down?" We won't soon forget 2020. Be wise - Be safe. Free Pattern

Back when I first started scrolling I used to flip them to get longer blade life.. They do cut a few degrees off.. they aren't like the Pegas MG blades.. and flipping them gives you the degrees off on the opposite side.. I cut that way with them for a few years.. This was back before they put the indent on the top end.. Maybe that's why I am quite versatile on blades.. I don't pay a lot of attention to the degrees off when i switch out from one type of blade to the next like a lot of folks do. I just watch the line and steer the wood.. They do cut a little slower upside down.. but going from a dull blade to flipping the other end it seemed sharp again, LOL

Ha, @NC Scroller, you say no mess.... you should see me with a hot glue gun.... strings of hot glue every where.... on everything..... I have never figured out how to use one, I guess...

We have a friend whom my younger daughter is a care taker for and her birthday is coming up in about a month. We should be in Oregon about the time of her birthday, so it will be perfect timing on our part. She has a Rottweiler who is her constant companion and she loves her dog a lot. So I thought she would probably really like one of these. I am not very happy with it but I have enough going on, right now that I do not want to do it over. Dick heppnerguy

Something for the motor heads in the group. Admin If the topic is deemed inappropriate feel free to delete it. Between making saw dust I have been fulfilling another bucket list item. My workshop is full of the tools that I wanted and needed. So the profits from my sales had nowhere to go but burn out the bottom of my pockets. After 49 years of owning my Brit sorts car (TVR) It was time to get the motor tweaked. Completely rebuilt and properly tuned on a Dyno. All I need to do is bolt it back in after I clean up the engine bay and chassis. Went from about 90 HP to 148 HP in a 1700 pound car, should be fun. It is a 4 cylinder Ford 1.6 Liter now 1.7 Liter. The motor is hanging in my garage while I wait for the weather to warm up a bit so I can work on it outside, some wiring to do and my garage is too narrow for me to work around the car. The carburetors had been in a box in my basement for at least 30+ years.

Well I have been super busy. I got more done this weekend. Still have a stack of things to do so back at It I go. Who needs social distancing when I have a great hobby to keep me busy. Have a great day and stay safe. Mimi

I saw this pattern by @Fish when I first joined SSV and have been wanting to cut it. I like smaller portraits so I just did from the elbows up because things were too small with his whole body in a small piece of wood. It's cut in 5/8" quarter sawn red oak, and is 7 3/4" X 7 3/4". I saw that you did another pattern with his left ear Dan but I preferred this one since it looks so much like the original picture. I used black canvas material for the backer. Thanks for a great pattern Dan.

I got some projects cut during quarantine.

Not too fond of snails -- the real thing -- but if you look at them through the eye of an artist they are kind of cute, hauling the shell all over the place. Stewy isn't as handsome or colorful as Turbo, from the kids movie of the same name, but he can be just as fun to play with. Cut him out of 1/4" - 1/2" birch ply. Take Stewy apart and he sort of becomes a humpty -dumpty of snaildome. See if you can put him back together again. Most young children will love to try. They might also like to color or paint his parts. Download this free PDF pattern

I guess to answer my question, a knife would pop it open.

It seems to me that these blades could be used in either direction if the teeth go both ways. Maybe not quite as well but it should work. Maybe that's the OP's problem. He might have been using them in the wrong direction. They would cut but try to go astray. Maybe???

I can see this working for pieces that are cut from within the stack like ornaments, but not for portraits. I too do not like blue tape on the bottom of the piece because of the friction and unevenness. What I do is clamp the stack in my bench vise then apply blue tape to just the edge of the stack. If needed, I’ll use an Excato knife to trim the tape. For stacks other than portraits, I use a hot glue gun to tack the edges only. Years ago, I used double stick tape between layers, but it was very difficult to separate the layers without breaking something.

Hot glue leaves a small gap between the layers. Unless hot glue is very thin, it flexes. It's hot, which means I can't use it while grandkids are in the shop. Hot glue is messy. I have had several glue guns over the years, cheap ones, and relatively expensive ones. All hot glue guns drip. Then there is the cool down time. I have to wait for it to cool down before I can put it away. Carpet tape works excellent it's fast, easy, and cheap, but it still leaves a gap. Using wood glue leaves no gap between the layers. I clamp in the center first, make sure everything is aligned, and then clamp the corners. Wood glue might not work for every case. If that happens, then I will fall back to carpet tape.

So you are calling me an old fart, huh? Did you ever use the the word “psychedelic”? Or how about “Groovy”? Yes, I am an old fart! Actually, I think you did a great job saving the project!

The glue is a great and simple idea. I am going to give it a try. I usually tape around the perimeter and maybe pound some small nails in a few waste areas. Dabs of glue would work even better.

The third guy is on COVID-19 quarantine and couldn't join the others! That's where the "modified" comes in at...lol. I cut just a single 1/4" piece, and by time I got to the 3rd guy it was small. He was the last of the guys to be cut, and although I hadn't cut the open background out yet there was a lot of bouncing movement...his head and right arm broke! I was just going to trash it, then I thought maybe I could glue it. After looking at it, the other two were almost centered, so I thought I would just "make guy #3 disappear" and if it looked too bad when I finished it...into the trash it would go, as my first thought! I thought it looked OK and finished it. I've got a ton of likes on a couple other forums I'm on. Only us "old farts" would know that there is normally a 3rd guy...and most of us have forgot...LOL!

I have a pin nailer and I have used it for stack cutting. What I don't like is that it takes to much time to set up. I have to get it out turn on the air compressor and wait for it to come up, nail the layers together, shut every thing down and put it away. Then there is the issue of protruding nails to deal with. In this case the pieces were slightly cupped/bowed and I wanted to get rid of the gap. Gluing and clamping does that perfectly.

Touché.

I have a nail gur( battery powered) it's quick easy and no mess. I bought it at Home depot for $110 including tax and nails with 105 off for vetrans discount.won't go any other way. IKE

Off the top of my head, the only disadvantage is waiting for the glue to dry. I use a hot glue gun, and run a bead around the perimeter of the stack. I do like your idea, I will have to try it

1/2" Red Oak with a BB backer. I like their patterns!

ok heres some more stuff iv made...this first one is a small box I made and put dads motorcycle on the lid for the knob...my little brother like it so much he grabe it up and said can I have it? lol of course I said yes and off it went not 5 minutes after it was completely done. lol then theres this vicking ship with a little vicking I thought this pen pencle holder was cuter so of course I had to make it lol then theres the segmented indian guy playing a flute of some kind , the little lady crocheting in her living room used several different patterns to make. then theres segmented light house in a shell , moms taxie service dry erease board and don't ask my the last picture of the pen pencle holder is way down there at the bottom because I don t know lol

Great gift almost for any occasion or holiday (wedding, st.Valentine, birthday, mothers day etc) I used two types of laminated MDF, 1/8 inch. Recommended colors: 1st,3rd layers - light, 2nd,4th layers - dark Video of making project (YouTube) Heart pattern

I used FD UR blades. In fact, I am using UR#1 on a project. I like the UR because of the crimp. As a Pegas dealer, I use MGT blades with the demo Pegas Scroll saw. In the Bragging Section, I posted two trivets. These were cut using Pegas MGT #3 blades. The blades cut true.

You might be right on that one Kevin. It does work on the pegas though. Lol

I received my shipment of FD blades today. The first thing I noticed is on the #5, the crimp is not visible, however I could feel the crimp. I installed the #5 in my saw and tensioned it up. I took a scrap piece of 3/4” Mahogany and drew a 1 1/2” circle. A circle is the hardest thing for me to cut accurately. The blade cut exactly as I expected it too. It tracked perfectly. No problems whatsoever !

This can not be done with the FD Ultra Reverse blades because of the teeth configuration, hence the reason for the crimp to identify the top of the blade.

Don't think that will work with the Ultra Reverse tooth blades as they have a reverse tooth all the way to the top of the blade.. I think it's two cutting teeth then one reverse then two more cutters and one reverse.. it's this way through the whole blade.. I do as you say though on other blades.. especially spirals..

Mother's Day is just around the corner and I have just the gift you can cut for her -- a nice thick MOTHER puzzle. This would look great displayed on a shelf or table, and it's fun to play with too. I cut mine out of 3/4" cherry and coated it with a clear spray. Sure to make mother smile. Also check out the Special Sale I'm holding for Mother's Day patterns. Free Pattern Page

I thought I'd combine an inlay with a bit of scroll-sawing -- this is the result. The design was repurposed from a Steve Good pattern, and the inlay was inspired by my wife's new crocheting product — a red squirrel (https://irresistiblecreatures.com/) which is also below.

My mistake. I thought yesterday was Earth Day, but it is today, so I offer another plant sign for your garden this summer. Nothing like a nice juicy tomato out of your garden. Puts those winter ones to shame. Download this free PDF pattern

Howdy All. I don't think Discord chat room went over too well, so I went back to the drawing board. I added some new software to SSV to accommodate a new chat room that's more integrated into the site. That way you don't have to sign up for a new service. The group chat room is in the navigation bar at the top of the screen. There is also a link in the lower right corner of your screen so you can have it open as you browse SSV (kinda the same way Facebook works). Browse and chat. As an added bonus, if you're a SSV Patron, you can also start a private chat with another member or create a private group chat. This is an extra feature for SSV Patrons as a thank you for supporting this site. Anyway, kick the tires a bit and let me know how it's working.

You did a great job!

Glad to hear you are happy with it. Nice present. I like the way it rolls around.

Awesome work Dave. Love it. Marg

My drafting stool does that also, so I cut a length of pvc pipe to fit around the upright. Now the pipe keeps the seat at the right height. Tom

Thanks. I've always had a problem putting a dab of glue here, another one there. Very small things would get no glue at all. The roller was a perfect solution. NC Scroller posted the solution. I used waxed paper because that is what I had. He suggests butcher paper. Next I will use a sheet of glass. That's just because I have one.

I think it was me but the credit really goes to the late Dirk Boelman. I attended a wood working show back in 2011 or 2012 in Saratoga, NY. Dirk was one of the presenters. I learned so much from him. When he passed the scroll saw world lost a real gem. Les instead of waxed paper try freezer paper. It is wider and in the long run cheaper then waxed paper.

Looking good all around !