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The original drawing is by Ovid Creasy. I selectively stained the wood with slightly different stains to darken the water. The wood had a natural "flaw" through the center right where I needed it.

I sure miss our local car shows. Lately I'm stuck on designing cars and aircrafts. My wife will put the pictures in sketch mode in PhotoShop and I'll clean them up in MS 3D paint. I like the '30's, 40's and '50's cars and ones that are unique or one offs. The clean up can take a few days (I'm a nitnoid)

Bare with me on this. The top photo is an F-16 as we were coming home. It is a unit that a mentor of mine was in during WWII. The bottom photo is a cut I made of his aircraft from the same unit, just 70 years later. The middle photo is one I made for my workcenter that operates F-16’s. I was torn which one to post because the P-51 is an awesome aircraft that changed the tide of the war and I am honored to know this gentleman, but yet I worked on or around for close to 30 years. Now one can see my problem? That is why I have both.

Here's a few of mine that I've done over the years.

I made this Hot Rod as an experiment to see if I could use woos with knots. It was a pain to cut and sand, but I like the look of my rat rod.

My new Trivet with optical illusion effect, and all my trivet projects. Which one do you like more? Video of making trivet Trivet patterns

from the mind of PAPA DYNAMITE the designer

Honestly can't agree more with this statement... And as for the Hawk.. ( Made In The USA! )... BUT.. that said... they both have a different style of cutting and the ergonomics of each saw is different... not everyone likes the long arm saws.. I have 3 Hawks and a Excalibur.. Most my cutting is done on the Hawks.. I put about 500 - 600 hours on a saw per year.. The Hawk saws are expensive but in comparison they really aren't too bad priced.. I mean... a new Pegas will run you $800 - 875 shipped and add about $100ish for a stand.. A Hawk 20" saw will run you $1300 -1350.. with stand.. So yes $200 - 300 more.. but in the end.. less.. I can get about a year or so on a DeWalt - Ex type of saw.. if I only had one saw I'm rebuilding / replacing once a year.. Why I have so many saws.. LOL .. I've got probably around 900 hours on my oldest Hawk since I bought it.. I did basically rebuild the whole saw as it was really worn when i first got it. BUT maintaining it I see very little wear.. I'm thinking that saw would most likely outlast me with proper maintenance. I bought the saw well worn for $100 and put an additional $200 into replacement parts / upgrades.. some was just luxury upgrades like the flex air hose.. This is why when I was looking to buy a NEW saw.. I didn't have to really "LOOK" because knew what I wanted and bought the new BM226 Hawk.. The three Hawks will last me through my life.. I'll never "need" another saw.. Want and Need is two different things though... As I've said though.. they both have a different style of cutting.. provided you tune them to your needs.. you can get them pretty darn close to the same cutting.. and for a hobbyist a EX type saw would probably last them several years.. and maybe a lifetime.. Hawks aren't bullet proof.. they have bearings too.. and yes... I've had to replace the pitman arm bearings on all but the newest Hawk.. which btw only has about 115 hours on the meter so that's probably why I haven't had to do any repairs yet, LOL

Here's something from a few years ago.

I can only think of one thing I've cut that has wheels....or that I plan to cut that has wheels. But, I'm a military history nut, so I had to cut this Steve Good pattern:

GTHO Falcon A few other's I have made

So one reason I haven’t messed with my laser yet even though I’ve had it for nearly two years is I needed to figure out a stand, being busy and trying to learn the ropes of the CNC router the laser just sat on the back burner. Earlier this summer my bbq grill bottom rusted out. I fabricated a new bottom for it to get by while this COVID was so rampant. Last week the igniter quit and I’d had enough of this piecing it together with tape and glue so to speak. Went and got a new grill. My wife asked me what I was going to do with the old grill while we was moving it out of the spot to put the new grill. I said put it on the scrap trailer, ( I have a dedicated trailer that I throw metal scraps on to haul to the metal recycling centers) then it hit me. I unmourned the grill from the stand and had this scrap 1/2” osb already cut to the right size. I have some 1” too that I used for my flooring in my loft but this seems to be plenty heavy enough ( laser doesn’t weigh much) . The spot on the bottom where the lp tank goes is a perfect spot for the 5 gallon bucket of coolant for the C02 laser tube. I’ll probably build a heavier top later with enough room for a work bench spot for the laptop etc but this seems to work pretty well like this for now. Planning to have the laser setup outside of my main shop due to all the fine dust that I haven’t been able to get 100% control of yet from my saws and sanders even though I have dust collection and air filters etc. and I’m assuming the dust and the laser won’t get along with one another to well. So anyway I’m setting it up in my loft above my shop.

My wife restores stained glass windows. Had one that needed a frame added. I used mortise & tendon joints. Inlayed leaves on sides out of green popular. Main frame is red oak. Arm-R-Seal finish.

Congrats on the new toy tool. Just a word of warning, voice of experience. When using a product like Johnson's Paste Wax make sure to buff off all the excess wax or some will transfer to the wood and "will" mess with whatever wood finish you might apply. Been there.

2nd the johnson paste wax!! Use it on all my tool tables. and wow.. it sure helps more than one would think.. I use it on my jointer table, bandsaw table, table saw table.. planer bed.. also like to use it on the saw body and stand.. the sawdust falls right off it and onto the floor much better.. keeping my saw looking much cleaner and unused.. Kinda a bad thing though when the wife comes in to see what I've got done and the saw doesn't even look dusty..

Don't have one of these saws and took the 'hold down' off my saw when I bought it. I just wanted to say that your post did make me smile. You sounded just like a kid at Christmas... Enjoy your new toy

A friend hoping to retire shortly so I did this for him. He's a fishing fanatic A Steve Good pattern

Thank you all for sharing this. It helps us less knowledgeable.

Gotta have time for fishing too. I do like building those clocks. I just ordered the Roman cathedral plans so I won't go to far from the Hawks.

My son in law has one just like this

2017 or 18 volkswagon.

I would use a sacrificial piece underneath and take my blade down to a #1 (even lower if needed). If you use the smallest drill that will do the job it will have to run as fast as you can get it and use a LITTLE pressure otherwise it will burn. Don W

Here,s one patterned by our own chief cook an bottle washer a long time ago.

The Let’s Ride Plaque is a birthday Present for my Son, who is an avid Motorcycle Rider and I thought this would be a good addition to his Man Cave. The pattern is intended for 11”X 14” and is from Scroller #8676SC. The top layer is cut from 1/4” thick solid Maple board and the backer is piece of 5/32” solid core plywood painted gloss black. Purchased frame from Wallmart (Better and cheaper than I can make with the equipment I have available). I have had no luck with spiral blades yet so this pattern was completed using Pegas # 1 and #2 Modified Geometry blade’s. Got a lot of good experience doing this project and broke a lot of the #1 blade’s in the process. About 12 hours of scrolling time with a lot of cussing. A Rose for You is an 8" X 10" pattern from Steve Goods SCROLLSAW WORKSHOP Website. It is another project where I added Color. Steve suggested a color pattern printed on photo paper to be used on the backer but I chose to hand paint the areas behind the cut outs with acrylic craft paint adding a little different look than his. Both the top layer and backer are 5/32” thick Maple solid Core Plywood and again mounted in a Frame I purchased at Wallmart. I used mainly #2 Sharktooth Reverse Blade’s to cut this pattern. However, if you look close I did make an attempt to use a spiral blade on the letter “s” in Rose and I quickly quit and went back to a standard blade. This wall plaque can be hung either horizontal as pictured or vertically. Not quite sure who will be the recipient of this work as a gift.

Such patterns (auto, moto, technical items) are quite difficult to make, it needs more accuracy and precision. I think I coped with this task, what do you think? Video of making Engine Engine pattern

Is that a VW engine ?

Very nice, now burn some stuff. Roly

Repurpose and reuse....you must be watching to many of those Alaska "reality" shows. Great idea though.

I made this Norm Marshall car years ago and kept all these years. I made a lot of them. I don't remember if I used a scroll saw when I made these, but I did have one. A cast iron AMT brand scroll saw I no longer own, but it is still being used. I gave it o a friend after I bought my EX21. How long ago did I make these? Pretty close to forty years ago.

It's only 8x10 inches BB Pegas 2/0 spiral blades.

Wow that looks great.

Wow that is some work, awesome. Marg

That looks great Brenda, he will love it. Marg

Pretty dynamic! Your work is very impressive! What blade do you use for that detail?

Great pattern and great cutting, Kris! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

What a cutting!!! WoW!!!

That Apostle clock is looking very nice. I have made a couple of small ones, but nothing like that. Can't wait to see the finished one.

beautiful!! it looks great!!

beautiful!!!

I made a set of these for my grandson and my nephew for Christmas gifts. Both were just under 2 at Christmas. I know my grandson loves his set!

Good job on the cut! I may have to find a pattern of my old Roadrunner. Mine was a 1973, yellow with black stripes . Love the Roadrunners back then, fun cars. It had the "slap stick" and was very quick, I won 5 trophies with it and placed high numerous times at the drag strip! Does your son-in-law still have his? My stepdaughter and her husband still have mine, but I have visitation rights when I go to Nebraska...LOL.

The Deuce Coupe Version.

Set the machine to high speed, and feed the wood slowly. I regularly cut 1/8 BB ply with pegas MG #3 and only occasionally see that happening. But like Les said, who looks at the back of the piece when you are done.

The front looks great Les so perhaps I worry too much, but it concerned me as I've never seen it before.

How about a lawnmower...LOL? It has wheels! I did this a month or two ago for a local business.

Well...I did Santa's Pickup earlier this year. I made and sold a 57 Chevy for a car show in March...if I can find the picture..LOL.

If the front is OK I would not worry about the back. No one will see it.

Let's just figure that piece of wood is ruined and we will use it for experimentation. Turn the wood over and make a few cuts. If the tear out continues, it might be a blade/speed/feed issue. If the problem goes away, it is as @WayneMahler said, and there is a glue problem in the ply.

I have already made several butterfly scroll saw patterns, but I always trying to make next pattern better than previous. I think it is the best butterfly scroll saw pattern. What variant do you like more, with background or without? Video of making project Butterfly pattern