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I suspect these Eagle plaques have been done by others herein many times. The patterns are by Charles Dearing and were obtained from Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts at ScrollSawer.com. It is a two pattern set including the Soaring and Diving Eagle. I reduced the size of the Soaring Eagle pattern about 10% so the cut would fit an 11”x14” panel. The Diving Eagle fit on the 11”x14” panel without any modification. It was recommended to use 1/8” thick BB, but I chose use 5/32“ thick solid core Maple plywood for the top layer and also used 5/32” thick solid core Walnut Plywood as a backer stained darker with Walnut stain. I think the color contrast works well. I mounted the panels in rather expensive pre-made frames I got at Hobby Lobby. The Panels arefit loose in the frames and held in place with framing points. This was my first attempt at using exclusively spiral blades. The patterns lent themselves to the use of spiral blades since there are no straight lines and “feathers” are not that neat anyway. I used #2/0 and #0 Sharktooth blades. I did surprise myself though, finding I was able to follow the pattern lines fairly well after just a short learning curve, first on scrap wood and then on the panels themselves. I did break a lot of blades in the beginning, but they lasted longer toward the end of the cutting session. I was learning just how much pressure I needed to apply to move the piece without breaking the blade. I also learned that when the wood starts to lift while cutting and you want to stop…you got to lift your foot off the foot switch. But that’s another story. The frame sizes are identical.

Made for a give-away to a repeat customer. Fence cedar, and a then poly coated with a dark burn on the name and light around the edges. Measures 10 by 5-1/2 inches. Designed by T & E designs.

A customer is doing a fundraiser for a lady she works with who has breast cancer. So I thought I would do Sue Mey's pattern for her.

Cheap plywood for 36" long and a name limoncillo(sp)

I wrote a little while back about buying some 3mm ply and bemoaned the fact that it was cutting really, really badly. Well, with a little help from a friend on FB here in the UK who sent me a link for where he buys his from, I actually got some 'decent' wood. The difference is like night and day. It's amazing. Yes, it's more expensive but wow, well worth it as you can see from the photos. This is the 'back' of the two woods after cutting. .Yeah, I'm one happy bunny today.

I don’t know any woman who wouldn’t be a “happy bunny “ with new good wood! Sorry I just couldn’t let this past

Just finished a piece for my son & daughter-in-law's 25th anniversary. I'll send it to them end of the month as I was in the middle of a shutter project for a lady and 3 other projects. It came out nice so I'm going to put it in my display for the fair this week. It's 1/4" Oak veneer, cut with #1 & #3 Pegas blades, with a dip in Watco Natural. I'm going to make a frame, which is something new for me. Probably use a black background of some type, mat or painted. Undecided on a "floating frame" or a frame with no matting or glass, I've noticed a lot of that style lately, just the piece from edge to edge with frame overlapping the piece. Don't know if that style has a name...I've been a "stuff it in a Walmart frame" type of guy till I got my new miter saw (toy) the other day. What would you guys and gals that frame your work suggest? Making frames and picking the right background, other than everything black, is a new part of the hobby I need to learn. I've seen some of your posts with a very nice piece of work...and being framed just really makes it pop! I need to learn that!

I did this for my neighbor who has a 71 I think It's the only car cut I've done to date, but I have a few lined up for cutting soon.

I make toys, as you might have guessed. I also take lots of photos. I have made lots of cars and trucks. many of them one of a kind because I was experimenting with something or had a and interesting piece of wood that wasn't big enough to use with anything else. This toy was one of those. Check out the cores in this plywood.

The parents of my wife’s friend has a cabin on a lake in Cold Spring MN. They let us use it for a week and wouldn’t take anything for it. I seen in the cabin that there was a frog theme lol. I counted 19 different frogs. So what is one more. Made from red oak. Frog is green popular and the tops of the cattails stained colonial oak. Cut with #5 pegas MG. Pattern is by Sheila Landry.

Thanks Frank! You might know...one of the few times I don't put any info someone wants it. I just threw it up here this morning while getting the last couple of pieces together for the fair. I've got an entry this year. I cut it from 1/4" Baltic Birch ply. Paint from Walmart...Candy Pink I think was the spray can for the wings, and the ribbon is Apple Barrel brand acrylic in Princess Pink. You'll find that in the crafts. After the fair I'll probably shoot it with a couple coats of gloss or semi-gloss poly. I think it's about 9 x 7 so it could be a wall plaque, or framed, or whatever...I haven't decided yet. I use black table covers on my shows, so it stands out just laying there.

Great Job I Love eagles than ks for sharing this with us. Travis.

NICE WORK. I enjoy seeing the projects that people do. However, I wish all would include some info to go along with the pic. In this case: What was the material? How did you get the pink coloring? What is it...a wall plaque? Is there a backer? Is it going to be framed? As a newbie, details are very important to me. Thanks for understanding.

Beautiful job.

Very nice Gary!

very nice work

Great result Brenda. The new wood is definitely worth it.

Very nice cutting! Nicely framed too.

H.Botas pattern done using #3 spiral blade on 1/4 inch BB plywood and Black photo board backer.hope you all like it !

Thank you ,I found the pattern on here I'm not sure if it is a new one or not but it's a great pattern!! I think you are right about framing it , what would you suggest frame wise rustic ? Home made or get a frame already made ? I am still relatively new to scroll sawing and have a lot to learn about finishing off projects I haven't made frames before any recommendations / tips would be appreciated cheers Dan

Use the other stuff for backer boards.

Good wood makes scrolling a joy!

Many thanks for the pattern. I had seen this cut many times, it is popular. I knew it was a Botas pattern and had searched him in Google and Facebook. I also viewed his website a couple of times in the past and did not see the pattern listed. I emailed him twice and received no reply. I will cut the pattern in spite of feeling a bit guilty for cutting it as a freebie. I was willing to purchase the pattern. But thanks for furnishing it.

Nice work Frank. I think I tried spirals once. Was not good. I think it was early when I was just starting to scroll. I think I had problems controlling them. I have also heard they can break a lot. On the list to try again someday. I do use a foot switch. I started out with one so like most things, I think if you learn with one early, it’s easier then of you scrolled for a while, got used to that and then tried. I have found that is true with many things we learn to do in life. I have an older Excalibur who’s really old foot switch went out the other day. I tried to saw without it. Couldn’t do it. Fortunately I have two saws so swiped the foot pedal off the other one. I know there is an extra one hidden somewhere in the shop, as I had bought one for hubby to use on something but he never did. Just need to find it. Apparently he isn’t sure where it is either.

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.

Very nice cut!! I don't think I've seen that pattern, is it one of his new ones? I think it would look super framed.

In the long run you save by eliminating frustration.

1/4" plywood ,acrylic paint,10/0 brush,4.25"tall x 3.5 wide letters for the lady at the store.

Yes thanks Marg. Been taking control of my health and it shows!!!

Thank you Melanie, just more experience to keep me balanced!!!

Someone please remind me to NEVER 4 stack 1/8" again LOL - it was very nerve racking, and took me way too long to finish (between the heat and humidity and loss of interest). But anyway, I finished my stack cuts thanks to the break in weather for the last 2 days... So here is one of the 4 (still needs finishing) - Used a Modified 3 Pegas on most of it, with a MG 1 for some of the smaller cuts Here are the 4 stacked cuts - Whew! The wife took one off my workbench I was using to make a frame and painted it. Looks ok though to me - thoughts? Thanks in advance as always for reading

I was getting down a box in the shop to find something & this nice piece of cherry was laying in the bottom......not sure where I got it but I couldn't think of a better way to use it.....another "Tree Of Life Cross" plaque......9 x 12.......5 coats of semi gloss Deft.....chamfered edges......it will be a gift for my mom later today.

Many years ago, my wife and I visited the Napa Valley and had a chance to tour the Francis Ford Coppola Winery. On the property was a museum of some of his memorabilia including his 5 Oscars, the desk from the Godfather and the Tucker car. After WWII there was a demand for new cars and Preston Tucker, the founder, wanted to produce an innovative car with many safety features, like seat belts, padded dash and shatter proof glass. This car had a rear engine and transmission and many versions of engines. (most problematic) He also incorporated a 3rd headlight that tracked along with the steering wheel. His marketing plans and possible stock fraud got him in trouble with the SEC. Even though he was indicted he was never convicted, the bad press led to his bankruptcy and closing of his company. Only 51 cars were ever produced. In 1988 Jeff Bridges starred in a film called Tucker, A Man and His Dream, that documents the history of the car and Preston Tucker. Another fun cut, especially the grill. Time to give the cars a rest for a while. Looking at an Art Deco box pattern.

Just finished this up. Been a long week or so, had a business trip (office move in Louisiana, a 6-hour drive each way with a two-night stay in what used to be a decent hotel chain) and a couple of other projects pop up in the middle. Lots of little cuts, lots of angles, so I went through about four or five Pegas #1MG blades. The pattern is by Seyit, I found it in the Pattern Library. Used some scrap 1/2" ply I had on hand at the time. Not planning on framing this one (the scrap I had fit the pattern, but....not really enough space around all sides for a frame). I've stained it a natural stain, and will put two small eyebolts at the top and just run a piece of twine for the rustic look. If I do this pattern again, I'll be cutting the pattern so that there's enough space for the frame to be added in a diamond shape, instead of square. The pattern just seems to want the diamond. All in all, a fun cut!

You sure are keeping busy Gary. If I frame a project I always make my frame. I have never used glass. I have the same miter saw as you but I think I get a better job using a sled on my table saw which I made. I also make a lot out of poplar and lacquer them black.

Finally finished the Big Cat 342 cuts later,used a #1 ,#3 spiral blade 1/4 inch Baltic birch think it turned out well

This is the extent of my "wheels" projects so far. Lately, with the Arizona heat, I haven't been in the shop at all, so I have to post what I have done in the past. I hope that's okay.

Here’s my sons ‘52 Chev I made a while back. And a motorcycle which was a puzzle that I converted into segmentation it stands and you can view it from either side. Right now I’m cutting my husband’s ‘71 AMC Javelin.

This project was suppose to be completed sometime for Freshman or Sophomore year as a reminder of my son's confirmation verse. I was glad that I got it completed by his HS graduation party yesterday.

Having way too much fun with this thing.. I did this engraving of my friends Ramcharger this morning.. showed it to my wife and she informed me I'll be making Christmas presents with it this year, Hahaha.. she likes the engraved details this thing makes..

Here you go, it's an H Botas pattern at Custom Wood Portraits.