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Chipmunk having lunch in the bird feeder, when he came out his pouches were bigger than the rest of his body. You might have to stretch the picture.

I know I have not posted anything for a while but I have been scrolling. I cut this Star Wars pattern for my grandson who is Star Wars mad. I have always told him that he could have the paper pattern but I would never cut it for him, what a surprise he is going to get on Christmas Day. The pattern is by Janevski. There are 338 individual cuts and it took me about 19 hours to do. I cut it from 2.5mm Bamboo ply. Marg

The El Salvadorian girl that works across from my warehouse wore a red dress one day and it left an impression on my mind!!! 1/4" ply and stand

Here's a fun historic project you might like working on. It is an ornamental old fashioned tavern sign with a 1776 label at the bottom. You might have seen a sign like this had ou been traveling on horseback through the country side in the old colonial days. Also included a video of the put together process. Download from the Free Page

Found a pattern for this photo awhile back and decided to use it to dust off my scroll saw. (it's been slacking lately) With everything going on I haven't had much time in the shop. Took a few hours but I think it turned out great.

I just finished cutting out two of the three patterns for "Wizard Wands" that Al @baggetta had published in the Fall 2020, Issue 80 of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Magazine. There are 3 patterns for wands in the magazine. Then there is a pattern and instructions for a "wand stand" on the magazine's website. I have not yet cut out the wand stand. Besides the 3 wands in the magazine, Al has several more patterns for sale in one pattern set on his Etsy site. I believe the patterns from the magazine are included in his set on his Etsy site and you get a total of 16 different wand patterns. I had already purchased his set from Etsy but haven't had a chance to cut any of those yet. Lots of HP wizarding fans in the family so I suspect more will be made and given as gifts. Al put a post up last week with information on the magazine article and a link to his Etsy shop. You can find that post with information here: https://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/topic/39244-magic-wand-scrollsaw-article/ and here is the bonus stand pattern on the magazine's website (I haven't cut any of those yet) : http://scrollsawer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/WEB-SSWC80-Wizard-Wand-Base-Patterns.pdf Thanks Al for creating these patterns. I am sure lots of wizards are going to be thrilled with them! (For those not sure - there is a "curve" created on the wand on the right. I didn't accidentally cut it crooked. )

Another Sam Custodio heart done! Pegas mg#3 blade. Not sure what the wood is. Had to laminate a small piece on because I didn't get the pattern on straight. Realized that in the third last cut!!! 20200709_080024.mp4

This project combined four steps. If you would like more information about any of these steps, let me know. 1. Make an octagonal frame and background. 2. Prepare a pattern for an eagle. 3. Make a wooden eagle to fit the octagonal frame. Dimensions of this eagle: 8.5" wide, 3.75" high. 4. Wood burn a verse onto the background. Glue eagle and frame to the background. I also added a sawtooth hanger to the back of the frame.

Pattern from Steve Good, my neighbor have a very friendly little dog and I thought this sign will be appropriate.

Burning is more prevalent when routing end grain. As has been recommended, a good quality, sharp bit and several light passes will achieve the best results. If your router table has a starting pin, I might suggest trying a climb cut for the final pass, but if you aren't experienced and comfortable with the router, then please don't try it.

I stack cut 5 1/8" baltic birch. I make the pieces about 1" bigger than needed and use a 28 gauge pinner in the corners. I cut them to size at the end.

Make sure that you start cutting in the center, & keep working your way to the outer edges. If you start on the outside (or even one side), you weaken the area supporting the center. jerry

Hi Gary I do a lot of stack cutting. Up to 6- 1/8 inch pieces and 3- 1/4 inch. From what your describing that the outside cuts great but a lot of vibration towards the middle ? Sounds like your wood is not tight together in the stack. When you tape it up do you push down on the stack while applying the tape ? I use regular tan masking tape and don't have issues . I do keep my stacks tight though. I use either a #3 reverse or #5 reverse blade to cut. I also sand the surfaces of the wood before assembling the stack, making sure they are level and clean. If they are warped they can leaves gaps and that causes vibration. Keep us posted on your progress. I'm sure you will get it worked out.

More pass is a great idea. Raise the router bit a little at a time and make the last pass taking very little off. Here is a picture of a homemade router table from Woodsmith plans that I use my trim router on.

I don’t know this man he just looked interesting. I’ll bet he has Great character and some great stories to tell. Who knows. Thanks for looking.

Hello friends. I made this rustic ashtray in wood. The outer perimeter is cut at 90 ° Inner cuts of fingers at 2 ° The palm cut to 2 ° and reduced a little more with dremel Aluminum palm base. I hope you like the idea, thanks in advance for your comments. Greetings from Puebla, Mexico.

A couple of quick and easy ones from the weekend. Both Botas Helder patterns. Loved the female face one first time I saw it, 6 X 13". The woman one is on a black poplar burl slab, approx. 11 X 14. Jeff

Needed both eyes, but had to look away a couple of times!!

Did you cut this with one eye open to not get mesmerized? Incredible cuts!!!!!!

Thanks you for the comments and I like the colors of your wands. They really vibrate.

That's great news Les. Now, go drill a hole!

@amazingkevin, Your not fooling me. I have seen your work and even if you lose 50% of your ability, your still better than many, myself included. Once you cut a forest, it will come back to you.

Yes. It is a super thin nail with no head. Any nail that is the right length will work. I usually put a nail from each side.

I cut 6 18 BB ply and make the d1inch larger than the finish part. I use my nail gun to hold them in place useindg 5/8 brad nails also in the middle in scrap pieces. cutting the middle first and the midle naileld down till last on large pieces. I have cut large shelves 11X15 " with no problem useing a #3 or #5 blade. IKE

I often stack cut 4-5 layers of 1/8" thick ply. The larger the blanks, the better chance of there being some gaps between the layers, in the middle. Starting with good, flat stock is the first step. If there is any warping in the pieces, then do as NC Scroller does and arrange the layers to minimize gaps. You can arrange the outer layers, to form a concave bow such that when you clamp/tape/glue the outer edges, the center is forced together by flattening the bow. I use hot melt glue around the edges. I stack the pieces, holding them together with spring clamps, then run a bead of hot glue across the outer edges. I don't put anything between the layers. Driving a few brads (or pin nails) in the center waste areas will help. Make sure you file them flat on the bottom, to prevent scratching your table. I've stack cut my share of plywood and I've never had to do this, but it will work.

All good suggestions. I stack 4-6 pieces of 1/8 BB all the time. I also use other woods to stack cut. To make my stacks I use hot glue on all four corners. Clamp the pieces with spring clamps while appling the glue. If I have pieces with a slight bow I flip the pieces around, one up and one down, to eliminate the bow the best I can.

Today I got my drill working. I purchased a 1/3 hp motor and made an adapter plate for mounting. working beautifully. I'm back in business!

Thanks for the many helpful reply's. I have carbide files to dress the bits and will give that a try. Also because my router is not a high end router making mini adjustments is kind of iffy.

I clamp the center tight and smear the hot melt around the sides and spread it with the hot tip. Make certain you cut the inside always.

I use clear packing tape.. or masking tape.. I just tape around the edges.. I apply the shelf liner to the top piece then make the stack and tape the edges..

Oh how I wish I had the space like you too...

'When I stack cut I realize it will be slower than the same stuff individually. When I put the stack together I make certain there is no bow in the wood and sometimes sand a piece flat. I also use a handy handy quick clamp to hold the stack together when I apply hot melt of tape depenidng on how I feel at the time. I have stack cut a munch of woods of different thickness. By the way ply will dull the blades rapidly.

I have cut 1/8” stacked 3 pieces with no problem, maybe your blade is too aggressive, I would use a #3 or even a #1 blade. Hope this help

Been there, done that. My best advice is to save up and buy quality router bits. That burning you are experiencing has plagued all of us at one time or another. I decided a long time ago to only buy the best. I did some research back then and bought a CMT round over bit. The results were amazing. I have not bought any bits in years. I have a couple of small flat diamond sharpeners that I use to touch up the bits every now and then. I also have some Freud and Whiteside bits. I would not buy any other bits. All 3 are excellent in my experience. And the advice already given, More passes. Best of luck with your project Ben

A "wand-a-full" job!

terrific work, they're both beautiful

The patterns are by Keith Fenton and found in the current issue of SWWC. I used 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #1R MGT blades. After sanding with the Sand Flee, dipped in diluted Shellac. After drying, a final sanding with the Mac Mop. Jute string for hanging. Comments welcome.

Both look great. Love the burl.

Our club was asked to come up with a project that could be sent out to the Seniors in Oshawa. With the lock down in place, the seniors who would normally come to the center for activities were being sent an monthly goodie bag that also included an activity. We were asked to come up with the July project so we did a group effort. I did the scrolling of the flowers and leaves and the turners in the club did wooden pots. (This was an idea that I borrowed from Rolf from a number of years ago). The total was 160. Been a great project to get a number of our club members involved and hopefully some seniors a break in these troubling times. Would be a good project for Senior homes too,

Very nice work on those, really like the first one

I spent the last week cutting 4 commissioned wedding signs. They are 18” in diameter and double layer. Top is 1/4 bb ply and the backer is 1/4 mdf using a #1 MGT blade on my Pegas saw. The design is done by my son. Backer is painted gloss black and the top is stained and then has a coat of spray polyurethane. I edge band with copper foil to dress the edge.

No I see it to Marg,Awesome job on both RabidAlien,my wife wouldn't mind so much as long as I hung them down in my shop.

They are both rather special. I love the face and the other, well the wood makes her look as if she is emerging from or walking into a fire, or am I the only one that can see that? Either way, very well done Jeff. Marg

How did you get my wife to model for you?

hopefuly the pictures i still have to make pillows blankit and mattress for the one doll bed welll had a ittle trouble uploading the pics for some reason so some of the pics are on here twice!!! ah well hopefuly i ll do better next time!!

I was really feeling frustrated by my wooden gear clock so I thought I try one of these amplifiers. There are hundreds of examples on Youtube. This looked straight ahead so I gave it a try. I'm not sure what the wood is, except for the maple highlight. I went through my wood recently and found these items which I could neither identify nor remember where they came from. The finish is just Watco Danish Oil (natural) although the sound channel has a couple of coats of shellac. My hearing is very bad but to me there a marked improved when playing music through it.

Fantastic work and I have always enjoyed that bible verse very much! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

One of my favorite verses, I was a runner when younger. Knees don't let me run now. Love the piece!

Nice work. I really like that you designed it to hang from a corner instead of a flat. I'd think that it would garner more attention hung that way.