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tried to send a video but it wouldn't go. The top is the flashlight beam. The whole piece glows yellow

The holy trinity of BBQ

Here is a drink coaster I just finished. The pattern I used came from Scroller and I reduced it down to 40%. I did this as a test to see how it would come out. It is about 1/8" thick so I'm thinking if I do this again I will stack about 6(?). Next time I will pour in a small amount of color epoxy and let that set before finishing with all clear epoxy. I think I would also use water color paint to give the coral some color. A little lighter on the shark and it should be pretty good. Happy scrolling all …

These are pictures I took at Lake of the Woods in Ontario. This is where I keep my boat and we are able to explore the thousands of bays and island. Turned them into puzzles. One of my favorite, very easy meals to do while out and about is a Steak Teriyaki recipe that was my mom's. So--- for 2 pounds of thinly sliced beef (or chicken and I will use eye of round): 2/3 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup salad oil, 6 cloves minced garlic, 1 Tbsp fresh grated ginger (or 2 tsp dry ginger), 2 tsp dry mustard, 2 tbsp molasses. Combine all ingredients in a glass bowl. Add meat. Let stand for 24 hours. (I usually put this in a "zip" bag). Tips for the recipe. if you are cutting the meat yourself, partially freeze the roast before cutting. It is easier to cut very thin slices that way. I will often portion the meat and marinade into smaller bags and then freeze. Serve with rice, a big salad and garlic toast. Very easy to prep. Very quick to cook, basically put on the grill, turn and serve!

I believe that, much like with scroll saw blades, there really is no such thing as "the best" when it comes to finishes. Sure, we can each have our favorite. Nothing wrong with that. There is an amazing array of different products out there. I thing that it benefits all woodworkers to at least have a basic understanding of some of the different options available to us. We may never use them all, but different finishes bring different things to the table. All have their pros and cons. Those pros and cons can vary from one project and one user to another. Each of us has to find the best finish for us and the project we are working on. It may not be the same for the next project, because that project may have different requirements. I love sprayed shellac for fretwork. It is my go-to, serving as sealer, colorant and topcoat in one. But I wouldn't use it for a cutting board.

If you like you can finish something with water call it done, but it offers no protection, however it may bring out the grain. When doing my apprenticeship and in the "polishing" segment ,a finish was an application that protected the article. Oils and waxes can be a "finish" but they offer little in the way of protection. If the item is going to placed on a shelf in a non dusty area, they would suffice. Dust however does collect and penetrate oil and wax finishes. A true finish seals and protects the item from outside influences such as spills, dust etc and can be wiped and cleaned with no detrimental effect. Any finish that that allows the grain to remain open which includes oils and wax must be reapplied regularly to maintain it's purpose.

Thanks for the recipe link. Just ordered a smoker for hubby's 60th birthday. Also ordered some hardwood pellets to go with it. He has been asking for one for a few years now. There will be a rack of ribs wrapped to go along with the gift! I am certainly looking forward to his birthday!! lol

Mimi, that's a tidy bit of cutting, whoever, ends up owning them should be pleased. Len

some stuff i have done recently. the wind chimes was my design after my old one fell apart. i kept the pipes. the tennis ball clock was something i came up with too. the flowers and gun are patterns i bought.

I can't believe I haven't found this site before now. I've been scrolling for about 15 years. I mostly work with smaller and simpler items - crosses and such. I came across this forum while looking for information on creating a pattern of my church (I'm a pastor). I don't trust myself, so I was looking for tutorials. I've attached a few of my more recent projects.

Nah I just don't do well in pictures -- no problem

Very nicely done, and its different!

nice job

very nice

I have been out selling at our farmers market three times, and all three were $100 over last years average sales. This Sat. I will be there again and it may also go well because it, like the other three , occur just before father's day. Most of my sales are purchases for gifts.

Clever idea! I like it!

I agree, very cool. Marg

I can't open it either. Here's what I do with scraps. Cheese cutter and matching cutting board.

I love the puzzles, looks so hard to do. Great job!

Wow that is some serious grilling, yummy

I am confident that Sweet Baby Rey's is a necture of the Gods.

Nice. Very different.

Great job on all of those.

terrific work

very nice

My favorite type of projects - shadowdox, here is new one Video of cutting and assembling Seahorse pattern

Very nice, they all look great

Lovely pattern, very nicely cut

They look great. I especially like the VW Bus. Marg

jim, what is the average life of the blade? first time using it and it cuts really smooth.very little sanding on the drum sander.so far i like it alot. doug

Yup...3...2...1 ribs are mouth watering!! I just did a half rack (just wife and I) yesterday on my Traeger. Used apple & Alder pellets, apple juice 4th & 5th hour (while wrapped) and finished with Sweet Baby Rey's original BBQ sauce last hour unwrapped. I run it at 180* first 3, then 225* rest of the time...low and slow baby!!

While I don't have any project to show for, I do have a recipe to share. The link https://www.charbroil.com/learn/how-to-smoke-ribs-in-an-electric-smoker. The instructions say electric smoker, but I can tell you from first hand experience that following the temps in a charcoal grill will get the same results. Only thing is prior to wrapping the ribs, put some olive oil and honey on them, then wrap. Just thought I would share because who doesn't like grilling?

You must have surprised him Dick. He doesn't look happy. Lol.

This is a project I started back in March just after this virus situation hit us and all of the craft shows upcoming was cancelled. I didn't thank I would be this long in completing it but I did take my time as there wasn't any rush. There was a lot of items that required the use of a lathe and a band saw, both of which i do not have so a little bit of working around some of those problems took some time! The tires was one of the items requiring a lathe but the scroll saw took care of that, the only thing that I couldn't do was a lighter small ring of wood that simulates the rim was to be cut and inlaid where the "lug" nuts are. It could also be painted while the wheel was still on the lathe. As you see the "rim" is black. There was a few other things that was over come by using the tools I had on hand! All of the wood that is painted either pine, ceder fencing, or poplar. All comments welcome. Erv

Finished today 72 olds cutless done on 1/4" BB pattern from Sam Custodio

Purchased a new scroll saw from a local store and jumped right in and started making gears for a steampunk inspired clock. I tried a couple different programs to print gear patterns but I couldn't get the right shape of the teeth I wanted. I ended up drawing them out myself. This honestly took longer than anything else! Had a few end up in the scrap pile but in the end got what I wanted. Used an air brush to paint it (also first time using one of these)

I made the infinity heart, I used poplar and stained black walnut.

Hi all , I am relatively new to scroll sawing and thought I would share my couple of projects recently finished during "lockdown" any feedback would be appreciated,I have just started using spiral blades a lot harder to control but I quite like them now,thanks Dan

A bit late, but this is a project I have been working on over the weekends during this time. This is the first project I have completed in over 30 years. I learned that I need to work on patience, scrolling requires much patience and I am glad I picked this back up again. I learned can not feed the wood quickly or "force feed" the saw to get done faster. I should have known better than cut the outside first! This was my first try at epoxy resin, I like the idea and may try this in some other projects that I am planning, like drink coasters. Comments and suggestions are definitely welcome. Tom

Simple little project. Still hoping to get to Arizona late this month to see my daughter. These have 1/4" rare earth magnets countersink on the back so they will stick to the fridge. I have quarters coming for the empties.

I believe this is an Alex Fox pattern. 3 layers of 1/4 ply probably should have used 1/8, still seems to have worked out Chris

Heres what I've been making the last couple of weeks. Wife wanted an electric fireplace so I built this for her. The 2 bookcases were the tops off of the entertainment center I took out and repurposed them.

Summer is coming to Arizona so I thought this would be appropriate:

Lockdown projects - I like this idea!! Actually, my year of new projects started long before the lockdown but I've managed to start/complete quite a few over the past few months. And now, with the latest complete, another is on the table with the first couple pieces cut already. First pic is what I've managed to complete, center & bottom is the new project and my progress so far. The American Legion sign was/is over 60 years old and was showing its age rather plainly. Looks pretty good now, restored to her original greatness.

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...).

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

Olsen blades are not oil treated. Have never had a slipping problem with them.

I had a similar issue, years ago, with a DeWalt. In my case ,while cutting 3/4" wood I was pushing too hard and streching the blade. I learned to slow down my feed rate a lot.

sounds serious?