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I just finished 6 states of Australia there is 107 animals in the map puzzle which is Representing and protected in Australia western Australia26pcs northern teritory 17pcs south Australia 16pcs queensland 24pcs new south wales 15pcs victoria 7pcs tasmania 2pc total=107pcs happy to finish second map puzzle South Korea which is my contry will be the next~~~lol making video:

Here's the completion of that experiment -- I did some more shaping with the Dremel and then applied Danish oil. For those of you wanting to know how -- I'll get it down better but here's the nutshell version -- cut the bowl as you normally would -- then the top layer gets cut on the same line , but both angled in and out, then sanded down to about 1/2 it's original thickness . It seems to work best on thicker wood (tried on 3/8 baltic and failed miserably). Once I get it down I'll try to get more detailed than that . I did end up with a crack in this one because when I went to glue the base on it slid sideways but i didn't catch it for about an hour. I separated it again (cracking it) and re-glued. I'll be trying it again shortly , only larger. Edit -- I forgot to add -- the top ring was cut at 40 degrees outward and 30 inward the next was cut at 22 1/2 - the next at 15 - all on 4/4 black limba -- I may revise those angles on the next one

I have recently been sawing some rather large pieces of fret work and one of the most difficult things I have had to deal with, is getting the blade through the hole in the middle parts of the pattern. The holes are quite small and almost impossible to see, let alone trying to get the blade in the hole. I have been using an awl to poke into the bottom part of the hole, so that it is enlarged a little to help with this problem. This does help but I still have a lot of problems. Then I saw someone mention about also using the point of a pencil, sticking it into the hole and turning the pencil so that it also marks the hole with it's lead. This also helped quite a bit to see exactly where the hole actually is. However, as I was watching the video of the moon shiner guy, I noticed the maker of the plaque and the poster of the video, was using some kind of tool on the back side of the holes he had drilled. After I watched it a second time and thought it through, I took on of the pieces I was working on and had drilled what must have been done with a drill bit about 1/32 inch or smaller and with a 1/16th bid, drilled the back side of the hole just enough for a part of the tapered bit head went into the hole. I would estimate it to be, perhaps, one layer of 1/8 inch BB Ply. This created a very small funnel shape in the wood and once that was done, It was so much easier to feel and feed the saw blade into the hole. It was almost like i could do it blindfolded. Dick heppnerguy

Daily Flower Clock Pattern This is a project I designed with young children in mind. It might prove helpful in orienting youngsters to the days of the week, use of abbreviations, and consistency and regimentation. This might also be fun to place on the breakfast table and each day the young children can put the proper day title in the flower frame. Each insert is an abbreviation for the day of the week and has a little creature attached to it. Free Pattern

I have an older Delta 14 Inch with a 6" riser, I added Carter roller guides and a Kreg fence. I tuned it the same way as suggested in the video posted by Hepnerguy. I make sure to have a sharp blade and get no drift. I have cut up to 12" stock. Most of the wood I use is thin so re-sawing has saved me a fortune. I used to plane all of my wood to thickness, wasteful and risky when you get into the 1/8 range. So I now have the Super max 19-38 drum sander for cleaning up the band saw marks and final dimensioning on the thin stuff. I recently did a short article on this for SSWWC. Not so easy to put into writing things that you do on a routine basis.

I tried top feeding and did not like it. Don't remember why. Might give it another try as I know one can change the way they do things with a little practice and learn to like it with effort. You know, like using spiral blades. Dick heppnerguy

Here's my contribution to Spring work. Pattern from scrolleronline.

well right now im working on putting my sweater together and iv started carvining on the 2nd bulldog tooth pick holder but i thought id put up a few pictures anyway as i have no idea how long those 2 projects will take to finish. lol now lets see the first one is a puzzlee of a roman solder i think ..lol then theres the pumpkin lamp it looked pretty good when it was all let up, and now still with the howlleen them i made a pull along black cat. lol i used my zapped cat pattern i got form the winterfield collection and just paited it blaxk and put it on a base with wheels...i sold 3 of those right way lol then of course dragon lovers must have at least one dragon in there kitchen so heres a dragon paper towl holder lol l thught this one was cute. lol and then theres the airplain lamp someone asked me to make for there son, i didnt have a lampshade to put on it but the people didnt care they could get there own lamp shade..now lets see oh yes the bless this house sign i took a pence and outlined the tree and house so id know where to put the green and blue on the baker boad. now my girls used to love barbie dolls and of course they needed furnture for there dolls so i learned how to make a few things for the out of wood, those sold real good to lolo and the last picture is of my oldest daughters shapie dog named coco. he died a few years back but helen really like the picture of him and she still has it hanging on her wall. the front and baker board are made from the same materal...i just turned the baker board over and painted it black. i think it came out pretty good and helen loved it so thats all that matters to me. lol well im off everyone have a great day evening or night depending on where you live lol

Tony has finished my new workshop and I must admit to being very proud of him. He's done a brilliant job and I absolutely love it. It's 13' x 10'. And I managed, eventually to put a small video up,,, 20200516_120340[1].mp4

Hey Kevin, this is why I skipped the first week of the market, I wanted to see how it went. The organizers mandated gloves, but masks were optional, which quite honestly was pretty interesting as gloves don't do a thing unless you change them every time you touch something. However, when I went out there as a shopper the first day, none of the vendors were wearing gloves... very few wore masks. I have come up with how I plan on doing things in the new environment. I will ask that folks not touch any of the puzzles, I'll stand them up, etc if they'd like. I'll stand near the back of my tent at first with my mask down so that I can speak to them, give my "pitch", then I'll slide it on if/when I need to approach any closer. As to payments, I can hold the credit card reader, they can slide their card in. No cross-touching of anything, no signature required. If paying cash, i will have 2 small boxes, one for them to place their money in and if they need change, I'll have another box with 5's and 10's that they can get their change from (with me supervising of course). I'll have sanitizer and wipes for anyone to use as I hand them their purchase. When I get home I will strip down in the garage and drop my clothes in the washing machine and step right into the shower to avoid bringing any cooties home to the wife. Or screw it, I'll just go with this option...

We are very fortunate Ralph, we have a big house with a 100ft outbuilding. It's divided between my workshop, storage space, dog kitchen, dog kennels and Tony's workshop. I'm very thankful for what we have, although truth be told it's way too big for just two of us. !!

Top feed the blade through the hole! Very easy to see hole while looking down at it.

Dick, when I took the marquetry class, one of the things that he included in the kit I bought was a small hand turned countersink. It's a very small one. Might even have been a Dremel bit. Anyway, my point is, after drilling, we used that countersink to do just what you said. It creates a divot that really help to get the blade through the hole.

I made this for my grandson who is a die hard Patriot fan. 1/4" BB glued to a 1/4" BB backer and a plywood frame. Rattle can paint.

When using a pre-stain conditioner, washcoat or sealer, one must be aware that less pigment will be absorbed into the grain, so the color will not be as dark as you might expect. It will be more uniform, but not as dark. This may affect the color choice of stain that you choose. As always, test on scrap before committing to the finished project.

Making tulips,a Steve Good pattern...fun one to do.

Nothing says "Spring" like flowers. So....a Steve Good pattern I've had laying around for a while.

this youtube link should help anyone that is having any questions about re-sawing wood. It is really informative and I used it on my HF 14 in band saw and it worked perfectly for me

This great pattern by Bernd was the one that almost had me flicking in scrolling. I wanted so much to cut a really good pattern for my neighbor who owns a 1967 Chevy convertible that he restored and had owned for 17 years. He, like so many car enthusiasts loves and cherishes his car. I know how important this car was to him and how much he loved having it that I wanted the best pattern I could get to cut and give to him. Bernd stepped up to the plate and made the great pattern for me and then he cut it and made the video of it, that so many of you enjoyed in this forum. I was unable to do a satisfactory job cutting it and got myself really depressed, as this was to be a perfect gift. I messed up very badly and I was thinking I should just give up and flick in my scrolling hobby. Well, Bernd, being the giving and caring person he is, Sent me the plaque he made in his video to give to my neighbor. Following the chevy plaque failing, I followed with the nurse bear screw up. So, things were just not going well for me. Because of the encouragement from Bernd and several of you, in my previous posts, I am now over my depression and moving on. Thank you all for what you have done for me. I am not usually depressed and take things in stride. I just wanted this one to be perfect. My thanks especially go out to Bernd and all he did for me. Dick heppnerguy

1/4" BB, no backer while cutting it and used a #2 Pike jewelers blade. Someone has posted this before but I loved the pattern. Sam is one of my favorite designers.

@Kris Martinson. Big thanks to forum member Kris for sending me this fantastic pattern of the great John Wayne. I have used Cedar for the pattern and Yew for the frame. Cedar is a fantastic wood to cut and smells great. This was cut with a Hegner and Olson 2/0r blade. I just need to add a few coats of Danish oil and John will be ready for the wall. Regards, Paul.

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...

So I created a pattern of a skull wearing nerd glasses and decided to give it a try... turned out good and now awaiting stain. I also am attaching two finished monster of frankenstein projects. I need to dedicate more time to scrolling!

I did see this item but i never took the time to make and try it. I do, however, believe what I posted will be even more helpful because to the funnel like start it gives the blade. I just might check this out so I can make the best choices for me.. I have made a lot of changes through the years, do to trying new suggestions. Dick heppnerguy

Keep up love it

If you are getting a hockey stick end it is because the blade clamp set screw needs to be turned in a little. The only time top feeding is a problem is if using spiral blades. Due to all the teeth facing down. Make hole a bit bigger.

That's sharp, nice job.

Hi Don. the 'brush' isn't for my sander, I actually use it for removing the 'fuzzies' on my scrollsaw pieces, it works great. They come in varying sizes and I have three or four of them.

Beautiful. I love it. Marg

Awesome. If you look at Victoria, you will see a peninsula at the bottom, just up slightly from the pointy bit, well that is where I live. You did an amazing job, well done. Marg

That looks great

Whoa! The nutcracker suite!!!

That's an impressive work of art.

Now I am starting to be able to do a bit I am looking at the patterns that are on here since I have been gone and came across this and could not resist as my daughter is a front line NHS worker I felt a need to give this a go great pattern @Helder Botas Thank You . Please excuse the odd iffy line I am only just able to stand and saw after a long lay off but saw this pattern and had to give it a go. Not so much bragging my work but hoping to brag a great pattern I gave all 3 to my daughter to give to her work colleagues .

Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

I agree, awesome and fantastic. I look forward to seeing more of the countries as you create them.

Awesome work there Kevin. Sure your repeat customer will be back for more projects.

Congratulations Brenda - looks like Tony did a great job and it looks grand! Enjoy your space.

Ditto

This if fantastic!! Well done great idea

Awesome! You are so talented.

Well done Kevin.

Great job Kevin!

That was fantastic!

Nice work, Kevin! I just cut a pattern that was too large to turn on my saw but, instead of resorting to spirals (which I knew would end up being a disaster) I just drilled entry holes on the top of the letters and at the bottom of the letters so that I could cut part way around in a clockwise direction and then half way around in a counter clockwise direction to complete the cut, That worked out well for me with this particular project. Also, a member of Scrollsaw Woodworking and Crafts magazine mentioned years ago that on occasion, he put the blade in his saw backwards so that he could pull the wood toward him to cut rather than pushing to wood back toward the throat. I have used that on occasion also but, must really go slow and carefully because it is uncomfortable. You know what I mean, just not the way we have trained our minds to do things. God Bless! Spirithorse

I obtained the "pattern for this from an unattributed photo that I found on the internet. It is cut out of 6mm thick White Oak veneer and backed by the same. I first saw this "truth" on a set of T shirts featured in a thread on this site. I do consider myself to be a scientist in that I have a BSc degree and did work in science for part of my career. And, with some folks in positions of trust and/or power refuting scientific evidence these days, I consider the plaque to be particularly relevant.

I make mostly toys. I resaw when I need to. I have a Shopsmith bandsaw, and it does an excellent job for me. Good blades and guides combined with and a properly aligned saw are key to getting a good resaw. I never use my resaw blade to cut curves. Once you twist the blade it will never track straight. I learned about this from paperwork included with my Wolf saw blades. Lately, I have been resawing parts after I cut them out. It the parts are very small I can resaw them on the scroll saw. I figured out how to do this after I cut a large number of parts for wood that was 1/4-inch to thick for my project. it worked like a charm.

It's a beautiful spring day in WA! My first stab at Intarsia -- a box with a rose on the lid. I saw one by Robert Ardizzoni and thought it would be a nice mother's day present for my wife. It's made from walnut and maple. She has a bit of trouble getting the lid to sit properly, as it is hardly symmetrical!

Some Spring segmentation.