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Pattered by Steve Good. I used cherry wood. This took me a long time. My first try I broke it. I’m happy with the results and it is now on my dining room table.

My lovely wife had a custom branding iron made for me with a secondary logo I use for my little woodworking hobby. My main logo has too much minute detail for the iron maker to recreate well. The iron works great to burn in my logo on some of my larger pieces. I am still playing around try to figure out the proper burn time and pressure but it will come. I came up with the idea of cutting out the burn for a wooden “business card” if you will to hand out at shows and fairs. Sort like the idea and the cost is minimal as I can use scrap. The finished product is 2 inch diameter a bit larger than a poker chip. Comments welcome.

Have you considered drinking it? Who knows, it might keep you from getting Covid-19. You didn't hear that from me. Someone else posted this.

This is not a real genie lamp, so don't expect one to pop out and grant you all your wishes. But it is fun to cut on your scroll saw. Seems like compound cuts have been among the most popular of my patterns, so let's try this one. This gives you a rather small lamp. You could extend the length of the spout if you like. This will be cut from the standard size block (see the pattern). I used pine cut from a 2 x 4 and then painted it black. A nicer would will give you a nicer trinket. Enjoy. Download Free Pattern

In February I realized I was way behind on cutting in preparation for craft season and I said "I sure wish I had more time to cut in order to catch up and stockpile." Boom, that's when C19 started to show up. I'm sorry everyone, I didn't mean it... I have gotten caught up though. But I'll be lucky if I do many if any events this year. All of my big ones have been canceled through mid-August, so we'll see...

Well golf courses still closed, not much to do so spend some times in the shop and it was productive, the home sign is a 3 layers cut to become one for the sign another Alex Fox pattern.

Been there done that....<grin>

Bandsaw blades sizes are not an issue. You can buy any size you need for Timberwolf. I believe they will make them any length you need. I highly recommend them. I have two Shopsmith band saws with different guides on each saw—one for resawing and the other for curves. It took me years to understand that if you buy a high-quality blade for resawing and use it for cutting curves, it will never track straight again. I have never bought what I would call a quality blade from a store. https://www.timberwolfblades.com/

This stuff is useless. I got some by accident once. I could not use it for anything. I wonder what the people who are coming up with rules think happens to all the mineral spirits that are not being sold.

I cut 1/8 from time to time without a scrap sacrificial.. actually cut thin stock quite often around the holidays doing personalized ornaments.. I also use the #3 MG blades.. The hardest for any scroll sawer to learn is feeding the wood to the blade control.. many people will adjust a saws speed to help them control.. or they'll cut easy to cut areas until a blade starts to dull a bit before doing some delicate works that might go too fast for them with a new blade etc.. I learned to saw on a old two speed saw that low speed didn't work, LOL.. I now like to run my saws speed nearly full speed and I never adjust the speed unless I'm cutting metal or plastic.. My point is.. the saw isn't cutting too fast.. it's you feeding the wood to the blade too fast for you to control.. I think a faster blade speed gives a smoother cut edge and back side of the wood than a slow speed.. Everyone has their way of cutting.. and if you have to use a sacrificial piece or slow the blade down etc.. that's okay.. whatever gets you to a final piece and puts a smile on you is really all that matters..

kevin, i buy my blades from either woodcraft or rockler. woodcraft has both olson and timberwolf. i find the olson blades ok for general work but like the timberwolf for resaw work.really like my carter guides on my delta saw also. big improvement over the standard blocks. main reason i want a larger saw is to resaw. i have so much cherry,walnut, oak and other woods in 1 inch thickness that i cut down for my scroll saw work. doug

That’s the way it’s done Steve. I never cut anything thinner than 1/4” without a backer and I’ve been at it for 25 years!

I'd take it back and tell them it appears your mineral spirits was filled with the Covid-19

Here you go, I did a video showing it. Shrink wrap bags...

We are not allowed m/s in the county where I live but are allowed to buy paint thinner. Which stinks. Air pollution? Who knows what the state morons think? Oops. No politics. Sorry.

This is what I made today, along with 103 toy trucks. I just found an image of a Rhino and cut it out of 3/4" sugar pine. I like this, so I plan to make at least fifty of them. Our club donates toys to local children's hospital and The Salvation Army & to Ronald McDonald House.

Now that I say that, I noticed that I have a Woodcraft flyer on the kitchen table... Rikon 10-324TG on sale for $849, not a bad price. It is the model with the open base. I think I paid $699 about 3 years ago for the 10-325 with the enclosed base from a local tool store.

lol hum wounder if its a contribution to th price of the stripper?

hum that's interesting...just above this post it says Dragon said and then in the post part there is either a strange langue I don't know or garbled words lol the only word I recognize is spike. lol anybody got any ideas as to how such an odd thing happened?

But Woodcraft is so expensive to start with on their tools. I bet it can be found elsewhere cheaper.

I'd definitely take it back. M/S should never go bad. Maybe weaken but not do that.

I have this one and love it. https://www.charnwood.net/products/product/p14-woodworking-bandsaw-w730/category_pathway-101

I can cut 1/8-inch thick without a backer. I don't like to do it because cleaning up the fuzzies and tear out on the back of the piece is a pain. For Baltic birch, I need to slow the saw sown a bit until the blade gets dulled a little. I think some of it depends on the wood you are cutting. I make some toys that have some weak parts. I make oak plywood for these parts. It's about 3/16-inch thick and very strong. I can dut this at full saw speed without issues.

Thank you my friend !!!

By thin stock I am assuming 1/4" or less. If so, a #3 MGT is just too aggressive at any speed in my opinion. Don't get me wrong. MGT blades are my blades of choice 90% of the time. For a single 1/4" or less I would use a Flying Dutchman UR #1. If you really want to stick with the MGT drop down to a #2/0.

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.

Great job!

On thin stock I always use a backer but veryseldom need it. If it's good I sel it or give it away . If you need the backer stock and not giving it away or selling it use underlayment it's about the cheepist ply going.I use it as a finish backer piece painted. IKE

Yes I agree, some hardwoods aren't cheap and I totally understand.. It takes a lot of cutting to get comfortable and learn the tricks.. and most folks do not ever get to a point that they can cut without the sacrificial piece.. Mostly because they get to comfy by making scrap without "Trying" to learn to do it without making scrap, If that makes any sense.. In other words most find that comfy spot of just throwing a scrap piece on the back and call it good rather than learning to control just one piece because it's easier to use a scrap than to learn the other way.. When you find some cheap thin material it's a great thing to learn.. You may make a lot of scrap learning but in the end it might be less scrap than you make in a lifetime of using sacrificial pieces all the time..

That sure helps, thanks Dan!

Not anymore. Rigged election. Dead voters.

Ray, I meant I have a gallon of the crap stuff!

Take it back where you bought it. We all have to start complaining and raising hell.

You've really stocked up that's for sure. Do you mind me asking what you're using to wrap your products? Is it heat shrink?

Glad you're caught up.. Looks like that must have taken at least a couple days to cut I wish I could get caught up.. way busier than usual.. I suspect because all the people sitting at home doing nothing has provoked them to do some online shopping, LOL I've been meaning to compile that list of patterns I'd like to order from you.. every time I think okay after this order is complete I'll look at the list.. wham more orders come in..

Yes it does.I bought the riser block and that opened up more ability. However, I'm not a fan of the fence for re-sawing. Resawing is quite the challenge. You just don't grab a piece of wood and slice it in to thinner pieces. Not only the fence, or the choice of blade, but the ability to "read" the grain is just as important. Also, how green the wood is. I've scrapped a lot of lumber resawing because of not reading the grain and the wood cups. I've also saved a lot of money when everything worked. I've re-sawed 2" thick X 10" wide walnut into 1/4" pieces and not had any problems. I've also taken a 3/4" thick piece of maple and slice it in half. And the SOB cupped big time. Beats the hell out of me why, but it did. For me, resawing is a whole new dimension of woodworking and a challenge that I enjoy. If I may add, it is so awesome when you resaw a piece of lumber and you realize how cool the grain is "inside". If ya know what I mean. My apologies for rambling. For what it's worth, if I were to do it all over again, I'd buy the Shopfox. PS enjoy the challenge of resawing

Thank you

Great job Tammi!

Excellent work by Jerry on the pattern and you on the cutting.

Looks great as usual Kevin. I thought about trying to cut some of that one but haven’t yet. Maybe you inspired me. time will tell.

I like it !

Great job, my friend Kevin.

Remember my friend Marg: It is never too late to start "

Great picture and cut!!!

nice cutting and pattern!!

well thanks kevin!! now all I have to do is buy some smaller blades lol i'll have to look on line and see where I can get some, only place around here that sells them s johnsons work bench and I do believe there closed now. Most of the people here in mic( or at least those I know and have heard from are NOT happy that pretty much everything is closed) A friend of mine went to meyjers and Walmart and they were only allowed to go into the section of the store that had food in it... she was going to pick up some yarn for me a few odds and ends for her. she was not happy!!! I mean really if im already in the store, and your only letting like 35 people in the store at a time...I don't think im in or causing anyone else more danger then when I was in the food section... but its not a nessary item.... gezzz !

Yup, I think you are right! That’s what happens when I’ve had my medicinal libations!

We all have our own methods and sharing them on a forum such as this is really great, as it gives new scrollers ideas and options. Kevin, when I go into my seasonal production mode The nailer is out on my bench. Cutting bits of tape, waiting for the hot glue gun took way too long for me. My first attempt at stack cutting I used double sided tape between each layer, not knowing any better even in the middle. I am sure my neighbors heard me cursing as I tried to separate the stack later. I then went to small tacks in each corner, that I got from my Dad. they were great until I ran out. At that point I bought the pin nailer.

I bought a new 14" saw from Grizzly 3-4 years ago.. Not had any issues with it.. My biggest regret is that I didn't get a bigger saw.. By the time I bought the riser block and other things to use as a resaw saw.. I had about as much money invested as a bigger saw would ave cost.. Other than that I've not had any issues.. I've heard a lot of good reviews from all three brands you mentioned.. I bought it specifically to re-saw because the power company came through and took a lot of trees down from around the lines.. I was planning to make myself some free lumber from the 3 foot sections that they left for me.. I quickly found out by the time I cut-dry-plane all this to size.. I had many more hours invested and my time was worth more than the lumber I created.. I did make a lot of board foot with this.. but I also had a whole lot of wood.. and ended up giving most of it to my neighbor to heat his house, LOL From a hobby standpoint it's fun to do and make your own lumber.. but from my business standpoint.. it was cheaper to just buy ready cut lumber and milled close to size..