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I just assembled my latest project. each panel is 7x10x1/8" baltic birch. Patterns designed by me. Backlit with LED light strip.

Just having a little fun... And yes, it's spelled correctly. A Facebook friend of mine reached out to Progressive Insurance for me to confirm. And if you turn on Closed Captioning for the commercial. LOL

I made several of these a few years ago. I adapted a pattern from Steve Good. His had an open back, I wanted to close it in. I use 0.36 watt LED to keep it cool. They come in red, yellow, blue, green and orange. I just use printer paper to diffuse the light. It's 6" x 6" x 2-3/4". I think I'll give it to my granddaughter.

Whew! Finally done. I took almost a month to do this Art Deco Weave Pattern Box. I used 1/4" Padauk and there are 200 holes per panel. I used a #2 skip tooth blade. Cutting Padauk definitely requires using a mask. It has a peppery smell but the fine dust can affect you. Finish is gloss lacquer. I had thought about doing another lamp but the pattern was going in the wrong direction. I like the feet. I mounted small blocks on the edges. I had left overs from trimming the panels and used my belt sander and set the fence of the disk sander to 45 degrees. I used the miter on the fence to hold it straight and ground down to the 45. Since it's only 1/4", it went very fast. Trimmed the pattern on the scroll saw and sanded a radius on the edges of each piece. I cut off the reverse excess trim on the long piece and ground off another 45 and repeated 4 times for for the left and 4 times for the right/opposite side. Laid down blue tape and place the opposing pieces down with the matching 45's, glued and squeezed together. I set the box on a flat surface. My 1/4" glass plate is perfect for that. I CA glued each piece to the corners and made sure they were flat. It definitely gives it a more finished furniture look.

Been there, done that. Both knees 20 years ago. You won't regret it.

I just had my left knee done about 2 months ago, I was lucky. Very little pain. I've been doing therapy for a month before the surgery and still have to continue doing it until the 31st.

Ouch !! I sympathise. My husband had both his done and the pain in the first week is awful. But do as you are advised and it gets easier, honest. The exercises can be very testing to say the least but don't be put off, they do work. Tony is now running and climbing ladders and he says although they don't feel perfect somedays it's a world away from the pain his knees gave him before the operation. Hoping you have a speedy recovery and are soon back on your saw.

Just finished this project for my mums birthday at the end of the month ,she loves Elephants and I saw this H Botas pattern and thought this would be just right. Made using 1/4inch BB Plywood using a # 1 spiral blade ,stained with danish oil then a clear varnish, Also made my first frame ,you think it would be easy to make a frame but it was a learning curve lol! My joints are not perfect but for a first attempt I thought it was ok. Frame made of oak also stained with danish oil and clear varnish then used black mount board for backer ,thanks for looking

I read the post about how to do away with fuzzies and I believe I have stumbled upon a way not have them in the first place, hence no torches, files or other devices to get rid of what is no longer a problem. What I found out, at least for BB Ply, is using the right blade and the fuzzies just did not happen. I have recently switched to Pegas #3R mg and here is a photo of my project just after cutting it with NO sanding or touch up of any kind. I see no fuzzies in it. Take a look and see for yourself. comments welcome Dick heppnerguy

Well, I can't say "I feel your pain" but I will pray that you get through it quickly. I know a few folks who have had both knees done with a minimum of discomfort so it should get better every day.

Scott, You have really progressed with your skills. I am impressed! I recommend you check out the Association of Games and Puzzles - http://www.gamesandpuzzles.org/index.php I joined and went to their convention in Denver last year. Nice bunch of folks. And we toured Liberty Puzzles in Boulder: https://www.libertypuzzles.com/ Chris Wirth, owner of Liberty Puzzles, gave a presentation at the Denver convention. Fascinating. Convention next year is in VA - not too far from NC. And they have a quarterly magazine. The last issue features an article by Janell Amely from GA who uses a laser to cut acrylic puzzles. Very nice article. You can see some of Janell's work here: https://www.3catmax.com/ Brian

OMG I can't imagine pain worse than a kidney stone, having had three of them. Feel better.!

Clock for friend.

I make Halloween items every year to sell and give away. Sales are weird. Sometimes something will take off and sell more than I have time to make. Others don't sell at all but get lots of views and likes. One of these is currently my best seller. Can you guess which one? For me my favorite would be the skeleton, he is awesome. I would think the kids would go for the Bat just above Boo. He looks a lot like Batman. I love them all. Too many to choose from. Are those your patterns or where do you get them? We have two neighbors eac of which have two little children. Would love to make some for them. Love your work! I posted these in the wrong place. I intended them to go into the October Challenge. I bought some of them but the rest are from Patrick Spielman's books. I have almost every one of his books. The rest are from this set. Thanks. I'll have to check out his books. So, which one is your best seller? From the pictures they look small. I assume you know of choking hazards for kids or anyone else thinking of cutting a little pattern for kids. RJF I believe as long as it doesn’t pass through a toilet paper roll tube it’s safe. Does anyone have toilet paper? Use to subscribe to a newspaper. Now that their mostly gone and the news is on the internet I've had to go to used computer screens. RJF Hi Rick: Makes sense using your computer (screen) to read the news - Most of it is crap anyway Now, back to our regularly scheduled post Fab4 Some I recognize as Patrick Spielman patterns;

So sorry to hear of your pain. I have heard that if you do what you are told and do your exercises when you are supposed to the pain will soon ease and you will feel like new again. Good luck. Marg

Do what the doctor says. Get better.

Made this for a wedding that is going to be on Halloween. Each guest is to sign a bat.

I make toys mostly, so my method is geared more toward larger holes around 1/4-inch and upward. I have a sets of very high-quality brad point and forstner bits, but I use a lot of twist drills. With the fractional, letter, and number size bits, I can get precisely the size hole I need. Use a Quality Sharp Bit. Dull bits do not cut; they tear. Use the correct speed for the bit you are using. It seems like most people never change the speed on their drill press. It makes a difference. Smaller the bit, the faster you spin it. Drill slowly. Most people tend to force the bit through the wood, which causes the bit to clog and not clear the chips and increases tear-out. If your bit is clogging and not clearing the chips, you are probably drilling to fast, or the bit is dull. Do not drill completely through. Set the depth stop or table, so just the point of the bit peeks through. Setting the depth is easier with good brad point bits because the point is longer than the cutters, but you can do it with twist drills. When using a twist drill bit, I adjust the depth stop to where it just touches the backer board. Now, turn the wood over and finish drilling from the backside, letting the bit find its way. Do this slow and careful. You will sometimes get a piece of wood that you can't drill a smooth hole into, no matter how careful you are or how sharp your bits are. I learned the hard way, making toys, to drill all the holes first if possible.

A friend of my son's wanted this for his wife. She is changing the decor in there house to owls. Sent me the picture he found on Google and I fixed all the floaters and cut it out. Got a little cross eyed but got it done. Thanks for looking and have a great and safe weekend.I Mimi

S. Good 8X10 mutiple layer Pattern Modified. Three layers of 1/8 BB Ply. The pattern came with 4 layers, but I did not care for the 3rd layer. Seemed not to be needed Even my Lady said the same thing, so it wsn't just my opinion. All the cutouts in the Turtle completed with Pagus #0 spiral while all other areas cut with a Pagus #3 MGT. Then we both looked at it when it was just cut and in the natural wood we both said it needs to be painted. Did all painting using acrylic craft paints. Painting all the top layer holes in the Turtle was the hardest part of the project. Set in a store bought frame that can be wall hung on or use the table top stand.

Nicely done, Frank! I think that frame really goes well with the project also. God Bless! Spirithorse

That is one great looking piece! Were you able to stack cut the side panels?

Amazing, you’re endless with these awesome creations of lovely art!

Sometimes Paint does help. On this project is makes it outstanding!

I have a NEJE 7w with a master 2 main board that allows me to use GRBL, I also use Lightburn software that gives me much more control. Laser power certainly comes into play as you can move faster with more power and get the same results. but the type of file that you input also has a lot to do with it.

Very nice! Yes, the colors really make it complete.

Very well done, Frank. Yes the colors really make it pop.

Great job. The paint really makes it pop. Tom

Very good topic. I agree with Scott, no one blade fits all projects. My go to blade is the Pegas MGT, but I also use Skip and Spiral based on the project. For example, I am working on a Steve Good veteran project with veining. I did the veining with #5 Spiral for a wider kerf.

very nice job

Love it. And the wood is very pumpkinish. Great work Charlie. Marg

You did a great job Mimi, well done. Marg

That's too cute for words, Charlie! Welcome Great Pumpkin! God Bless! Spirithorse

Charlie Brown, everyone loves him. Very nicely done!

how many brothers (,Bob Newhart )

How could any body not smile seeing this!!! Good one Charlie!!!

everybody loves Charlie Brown ike

Kevin, The "Pumkins" are cut from 1/2 X !2 X 12 Sanded Ply from patterns purchased from https://theholzbrothers.com/ ($3.79/downloadable). You can get any name of letter you want. Painted with rattel can orange and acrylic green for the stem. The "Happy Fall Y'All" is a Steve Good pattern. He gives you a small and a large pattern. I did the large approximately 12 X 11. I used 1/4 BB for the cut and afixed to 1/2" sanded ply backer painted dark brown. The Leaves were painted with acrylic craft paint. Applied a multi coats of polyurethane to make it suitable for outdoor use. HTH Frank

I am not into Halloween, so I don't make many Halloween projects. This is a project completed in 2014.

I,m with you can I jump in your pocket an shiver?

Here's a backlit ghoul that I made last year.

This is my big cutting of the year it took me the bigest part of the week with about 250 piolet holes I finely got a frome made so as I promised here it is A H. Botas pattern

When I take photos for my Etsy site, I use a a light box. I have several different colored back drops. I also have a very nice Canon digital camera with a tripod. Then I would have to download the photos to my iPad, then edit them. I found out that my IPhone takes just as good pictures as my expense camera. So, anymore, I just use my phone to take photos. They automatically upload from my phone to my iPad. If they need editing, I use the IOS photo editor. If I’m taking pictures of equipment, tools or jigs to show on the forum, I just use the phone, just the shop lites and post it. Please continue to show your work. I do appreciate great photography, but it’s not necessary to post here. Most here are hobbyists and don’t do this to make money. Do the best you can. We won’t judge you by the quality of your photography skills!

I agree Marg, RJ

I'm sorry but I will take photos where and when I want to, if you don't like it, don't look. Marg

Firstly, I must apologise, I'd had a bad morning and was a little tetchy. So my answer to your post was quite unwarranted. Sorry. All I saw was, 'you lot could do better' and guess what ? I'll tell you how. I will from now on heed my own advice and if I don't like/agree with a post, I'll just scroll on by.

Ooh, I usually take mine on the kitchen table or out in the back garden. I didn't think I had to be 'professional' to post on this forum. I don't 'sell' my stuff on here I 'show family' what I've done . I put stuff in the 'Bragging Rights as it says ''Show off your latest works, achievements, and all things that make you proud'' . Mmm, food for thought and I'll watch this conversation carefully and perhaps just stick to my own Facebook page.

The Ultra reverse and Pegas MG #3 I found to be mostly fuzzy clean until they start getting dull, I used MD#1 the other day on ornaments and results as good.

Nice work Dick. For those interested in trying the Pegas blades (or those who need to restock ) our fellow forum member, Denny, sells the Pegas blades (and saws and new larger saw top). He offers great prices on the blades and shipping and ships very quickly. I have ordered from Denny and always been happy with the service and agree, the Pegas blades are good. You can find his store here: https://www.artcraftersonline.com/shop