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Another pattern from our Library, by Grampa. Lots of little details, I cut those first, then worked up to progressively larger cuts. Used several Pegas #1 and #3 MG blades. Cheapass 1/2" ply that I had layin around....after the next pattern, I doubt I'll ever use that for scrolling again. LOL

Fortune Teller Game Pattern Well, who doesn't like a good game or story with the Devil as the featured character? One of my favorite Twilight Zone stories was called Nick of Time. A young couple go into a cafe and find a fortune telling machine disguised as a napkin holder. To make a long story short, the male of the team becomes addicted to the answers the machine gives him, almost to the point of signing away his life. This little game, which you can make on your scroll saw isn't as detailed as the one in the story, but it might be fun to ask it questions you have in mind. If you want you can even make this into a napkin holder and keep it on your dinner table for sideline entertainment. Download the pattern and check out the explanation video.

I got some projects cut during quarantine.

My two cents is to save a little more money and get a Pegas or King. Dewalts are not as good as they once were.

My latest....I still work in the office a day or two each week (I'm in IT, and there's folks in our office who handle documents with sensitive personal data and so can't work from home, so as long as there's people, my team has one person each day rotating in the office. Otherwise we work from home and answer emails and remote in to users' computers to fix whatever needs fixing), which means that three or four days a week my commute home consists of wandering downstairs. Makes for more scrolling time (or honeydoos...).

Just to be clear, the hot melt glue just goes on the edges of the stack, not in between the layers. I clamp the stack with spring clamps, then run a few beads across the edges of the stack. Important that all the blanks are the same size and the edges are flush. I have no gaps in between the layers. If necessary, the remnants of the glue scrape right off with a chisel, razor blade or even a sharp putty knife.

Not sure if I posted this, but this is one way I display the Miniature Birdhouse Ornaments at ArtCrafters.

DeWalts are hit and miss. You may get a quiet, smooth saw or you may not. I was unhappy with mine but many others are happy with theirs. A DeWalt is certainly better than an “entry level” saw, and it will get the job done, but don't expect it to perform like a high-end saw because it can't. It wasn't made to. That doesn't mean it's a bad saw, but if you buy it with expectations that it will be as good as a more expensive saw then you will be disappointed. If you buy it with the knowledge that it's a mid-range, made in China saw, then you will probably be happy with it. I'm not saying that you shouldn't but one, I'm just saying know what you're buying.

I have had 2 dewalts and each one is worse than the oone befor it .nMy funds are limited and I couldn't afford the higher priced saws. I bought a Delta, and it is dtwice the saw of the dewalt's. I have had it for 3 years with no probllem. I would like to have a dtop of the line saws but I just can't afford them. IKE

Been experimenting with things that can be compound cut. Here's something that might be useful for various projects if you need to get a handle on it. Download Pattern from Free Pattern Page

Well, I use something different. As a framer, we use double sided tape on almost every project. Works great for stack cutting.

I have tried all of the above. I do lots of stack cutting especially for my Christmas ornaments. I use a Pin Nailer in the waste area. No muss and fast. I do it on an anvil and then flip it over and hit each pin with a small hammer, to make absolutely sure that the bottom surface is smooth.

Iguanadon posted the Bear Pile pattern from Harvey Byler and it was really interesting. I cut that one and and the Bunny pile and sent them to my Grandkids. They really like them. And then, Don in Brooklin did something interesting in making a couple of the Bears in the Bear pile taller so they stood out. That was a very good idea and decided I needed to try it. I took some 3/4" Cherry and glued some 3/16" thick oak to the back of it. I cut both the Dog Pile and the Bunny Pile. After I cut a couple of pieces from each puzzle, I sent the remaining pieces through a drum sander and reduced the thickness of the rest of the pieces by about 1/8" and cut the rest of the pieces out. I then rough shaped the the pieces using a Dremel tool . After this I used strips of sandpaper to smooth out the rough cuts and bring out the details. I use regular sandpaper with packing tape on the back and cut to narrow strips. I also us cloth backed sandpaper. This is how the final puzzles look I make trays for the puzzles from a 1/2" Piece of Baltic Birch on top with a cut out and 1/4" Baltic Birch on the back. The trays make it easy for the Grandkids to put the puzzles away and not lose any pieces.

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

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

I just read a rather lengthy topic about using a plunge router base for Dremel tools. A rotary tool base that no one mentioned was the Veritas Plunge Base for Rotary Tools. This one has been on my wish list for a while. Not only is it a precision made tool, but it is more versatile. It's a bit pricey, and if all you do is scrollwork, it is probably massive overkill. Video Veritas Plunge Base for Rotary Tools Veritas Plunge Base for Rotary Tools Set

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

Hi All, Here is a Sue Mey pattern. I decided to go with a natural edge on this occasion, maybe I will do the coat hanger in the future. A very nice and easy pattern to cut. I used Apple which I planed down to 6mm. Keep safe everyone All my best, Paul.

all i use is cheap wood,so most likely the ply split and pieces break off. I have learned to fill in the parts of the cut where some of the top layer or two sort of splits off. and i have gotten very good at making repairs. love the owl by the way!! oh and one way to repair the piece where a layer or two has broken away is to take some sawdust (perferable from the piece you just cut) and glue and mix it together....then use this past to sort of fill in the split off pieces., building it back up to the the same level as the rest of the wood. i usuly got a little higher than that so once its dry you can sand it down until it looks pretty much the same as the rest of the wood...time consumeing yes but i have more time then i do money!! lol

Wow Doug, you said everything that I would have said. I started with a used Dewalt type 1 and did the bearings. It ran almost as smooth and quiet as my Ex. The Hawk are great saws but you must acquaint yourself with their weak spots. Same for the Hegners. But with that said, I would still go the used route because so many people buy scroll saws and rapidly lose interest due to the learning curve required and the quality of the saw they started with. All of my saws had very little usage. And after all the buying/selling I have very little invested.

if you watch craigslist or facebook marketplace you could get a deal on a higher end saw. i see hawks and hegners all the time. just depends on what your budget is.avoid the older style hawks with the ac motor and round barrel clamps on the bottom arm. it also depends on where you live as to what is available on the used market.the new dewalts are not as good as the older type 1 saws that were made by excalibur in canada. you might be able to break the saw down and repack all the bearings in it if you buy a new dewalt 788.not that difficult to do. great video from gwinnett woodworkers on you tube about this, several hours long. doug

Nice work !

very nice job

That looks great. I hate cheap ply, too many voids. Marg

That is beautiful! I like your font selection and the background is very interesting. Good work!

Very nice video and beautiful cutting. I love the natural edge.

Looks great to me. What was the problem with wood?

Oh how I know about inferior wood. the worst is wood that's been rained on!!! You did real good with this wood of choice!!!!

I can say the same too!

I just use tape, probably not as fast as a pin nailer.. if the pin nail gun was always hooked up etc.. but I think it's probably faster than the pin nail gun if I need to dig it out and hook it up etc.. When I say tape.. I mean like packing tape.. I just tape around the edges of the stack.. best if all blanks are cut to the same size.. Years ago I used wood screws and a cordless drill with a driver bit.. You could run the screw in until it broke through the bottom and then back it out a little so you're not scratching the table.. That was back when I always used 1/4" thick blanks. but now I use 1/8 and the screws don't hold all that great on the bottom piece..

I'm part of the hot glue on the edges too. Started using it when I started and it works well. A razor knife or small block plane takes it off if necessary.

dont know anything about the jet bandsaws. alot of them look very similar though to other brands. i think for what they cost laguna could give more than a 1 year warranty, same with grizzly. my main reason to get a bigger saw is to resaw thick lumber for my scroll saw projects. mainly 8 inch or less in walnut,cherry, and oak. one thing i do know is all bandsaws have terrible dust collection, at least the ones i have used. grizzly is having a very nice sale right now, but all of their bandsaws use a oddball size blades it seems. i would not want to have to order blades and wait or have them custom made. although i do know a guy that has a blade welder. the rikon has alot a features for a great price. maybe i should look at them. it also looks like the rikon 10-326 does not take up much more space than my old delta saw. also has a decent resaw height capacity. doug

Answered a question I had,,, I found that hot glue dried too quick. Did not like taping. So I will go with the glue and clamp idea...tks.

very nice job

Very nice work !

That is amazing Frank. What is the wood? Marg

Imprssive and well done.

Frankorona,this is spectacular!!! Welcome back and keep them coming!!!

Great job, Frank! I really like that wood also! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

I agree with everyone else it looks great to me!!1

I think it came out great Frank!

I'd say that is beautiful. Well done!

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.

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

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

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.

I am assuming the Dewalt saw I'm looking at is the newer ones made in China and all that. I am looking for a smooth, quite saw. Can these pass the nickle test? Thanks.