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I used a quilt block pattern to make this memory box. It was a lot harder for me than I thought. I cut all the triangles on my scroll saw so there was no way I was able to get them all perfect. I used cedar, poplar, yellow heart, nogal, blue pine and bubinga.

A friend of mine flew his drone over my local weekly market today and started this video clip at my booth. I definitely need one of these drones. My first event of the year. It was so-so, nothing fabulous and below what I had hoped for a holiday weekend, but hey at least I'm doing markets again. DJI_0028_3.mp4

Sitting bull ,another Steve good pattern with a black mount board .made from an old shelf off a pine bookcase

Been doing a little cutting this week.. Made two of each on most all of these.. Also cut about 15 puzzles..

In My opinion you got the best saw Hawk made, LOL... I have a 1993 220VS with the round clamps and the Fasco (SP) motor that they say can have issues.. It's a decent saw and I've not had any issues with it.. I also have a 1998 226 Ultra.. and it's a awesome saw.. I wanted a new style so in 2019 I bought a brand new BM-26.. I like that one better than the old 1993 but it's a tough call as to whether I like it better or not then my Ultra.. All are great saws.. Have fun with your new saw and hope to see you posting some project photos etc..

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:

As a distributor for Pegas, I recommend the Pegas MGT blades and as Dan suggests the Pegas Skip blades. I don’t have sample packs available, send me a PM and I will get you started.

I just finished this one for our remembrance of all the men and women who fought for our freedom. Never forget!

Enjoy your new saw. Now you can get some wood from Dave at D&D in Saylorsburg. I also buy Baltic birch plywood from Rugby in Blakeslee.

Congrats on the new to you Hawk.. If you have this round style lower blade holder then the saw would ( I believe ) be a 1994 -5 saw If you have this style clamp.. then you have a 1996 or newer Hawk Ultra .. It's my understanding the the Ultra was born in 1996 and they ran with them until the G4 saws came out in 2005

Congrats on the new saw! God Bless! Spirithorse

Very nice!

Beautifully done Dave! See Cardinals pretty much every day at our backyard feeder.

You may have dodged a bullet. In my talks to Bushton, the only problems they seem to have is machines with motors from Fasco. A Dayton motor will be great. Enjoy!

I've had mine for 24 years 226vs. Bought it brand new in 96. It's been a good saw and its had a lot of use. The notch is starting to show some wear. The only thing I have had to replace on it was the spring that holds the arm up. I would like to get a new Hawk but am a little leery of Bushton and their customer service right now.

this is from another forum i go on,the dayton motors were used from 94-96. the guy who gave that info was a former RBI employee.they are really good saws and parts are still available. they sometimes take awhile to get from bushton.best if you call and talk to someone. congrats on your first saw.bushton manufacturing now uses MET motors and controls. doug

Sure is a beautiful setting. You are living the "charmed life".

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

If you ask 5 scrollers, you will get 5 different answers. I will buy Flying Dutchman from Mikes Workshop, Sharktooth from Scrollers Online, and On Line blades from Judy Gale Roberts.

I prefer olson's blades and I buy them from The Wooden teddybear. unless I need them now and not 2 days from now I will go to manards they have a good selection of olsons. blades. IKE

Good advise here. Try all three brands mentioned above. Personally I have settled on Pegas blades that I get from Denny.

As a scroll saw instructor, I recommend starting with a skip tooth blade first. A skip tooth is a good general duty blade that clears dust away more efficiently than most others blades. Without reverse teeth you don’t have to worry about The the blade trying to lift the wood off of the table. Flying Dutchman, Pegas and Olson all have a good skip tooth blade. I would get sizes #1, #3 and ##5. Once you master those, then go on to different styles. When I teach a beginners class, I start the students off with Olson #5 skip tooth blades, on 3/4” pine. Personally, I use mostly Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse blades in sizes 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9. I also use FD Polar blades which is a skip tooth blade, and I also use Olson reverse tooth blades. I have tried Pegas Modified Geometry blades, and they are good, but not good enough to change over.

I will respectfully disagree on that quote. @Jim Finn has that title by a long shot.

very nice job

Thank you all for the well wishes...reading different threads on this site really gave me insight that would have taken much longer. You guys are great ! I'm glad I joined (Thanks to Charley that pointed me here)...

I believe that name is correct but I honestly do not remember for sure.. He ended up an alcoholic and died outside almost homeless. Really sad way for a man to go after servicing so well for our country. Dick heppnerguy

Dave, you are definitely "The Box Man". Another gorgeous creation.

A collectors item at that too!!!

Nice cutting Les.

Love it!

Thank you for the well wishes... Motor...Dayton DC Motor...8U186 V-notch...zero wear, yes nylon washer Front tension lever...yes Serial Number 30935...looked at Bushton site...Hawk 220VS ULTRA Serial:26350-????? Not sure if that means it's an Ultra...sticker says Model 220 VS Both arms, rear brackets are thick aluminum, table is aluminum... Will add pics soonest...

And a good share of them hang out here.

I kind of lost sight of that fact til I watched that video. I sure can't complain.

Very nice Dave, I saw a quilt pattern on woodsmith site but was down on the table saw, RJ

I have been wanting to do them again been looking for the pattern but jut can'dt lay my hands on them. they are fun. IKE

Lovely work Les .Sam is one of my favourites as well.

Whatcha think?

Beautiful cut and frame. That pops

Children kiss Hello friends, a small job combining scroll saw with dremel. The figure of the children is in relief I hope you like it. Thank you in advance for your comments. Greetings and a big hug for everyone.

lol i know iv been asked in the past if i would make puzzles for people and i have no trouble doing that, but when i make them before i cut them out i take a pencle and number each piece so i can put it together after i cut it out to make sure all the pieces fit right. lol then i erease the numbers before i put it in a box lol

Good Stuff Kev. You sure haven't slowed down since I've been absent.

Wow that is some excellent work !!

Yes I would think so the more strait patterns it is seen more. lovely work

fantastic job

Man Oh Man that is one Beautiful box!!!

That's beautiful!

All, thanks for your inputs. I will try a #5 Skip. cheers.

Yes your blade is too small for 1.5" wood. I would use nothing less then a #5 skip tooth blade. Flying Dutchman makes a skip tooth blade they call a Polar blade. That is my go to blade for compound cutting. A #5 Polar is 16.5 teeth per inch. Pegas and Olson also make skip tooth blades that have roughly the same number of teeth. NOTE you want a skip tooth blade and not one with reverse teeth.