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This is a custom order request. The pattern is by Harvey Byler purchased from WoodCraftByScott.com. Thanks Scott. I enlarged the pattern by 10%. Cut at home on the EX21 using FD UR #5 blades. The wood is Poplar approximately 7" x 9". Sanded with the Sand Flee and dipped in Shellac diluted 50% with alcohol. Comments welcome.

I made five of these for neighborhood children. The LED boxes are 4 for $25. Pretty inexpensive.

This is a Steve Good pattern, but the pattern called to be hung on wall. I changed it to sit on table, etc. There was no place to store the numbers, until now, Thx for looking, RJ

There is nothing to update, Travis did it on his end.

I intentionally stay away from soft woods for puzzles - they break too easily. Your problem sounds like the blade is upside down. bb

You are welcome Travis and thank you. Hell I was here at the start wish life did get in the way of things so I could have actively supported you/ssv the whole time.

Likewise Frank. Did not get indoor plumbing until after WWII about 1947. The change was good!

Go to your scrap pile and get another board. Since you cut it before, it should cut all right again. If you still have the problem, it's the saw or blade. If it cuts all right, it's the wood. Tom

Friend stopped by and wanted a Trump 2020 ornament for his car. Baltis birch 1/4" wood and a #3 mgt blade from our member Denny. Only way I could take a picture with out my phone is with the lap top.3.75" x 5"

I thought a picture of an imperfect flower on a rough cut pallet board with cracks and nail holes would help convey this awesome quote from Fred Rogers. Make sure your kids and grandkids know you do.

I'm building my first medium size jewelry box. So far...so good, mostly. Most was engineered on the fly, hope I made good notes for the next one LOL. I'm to the point of attaching the hinges and latch, and don't want to screw up what I've done so far. I made this one out of wood I had laying around, the body is 1/2" Oak and the lid, and tray, is 1/4" Walnut. The parts are small with very small screws, see photo, for reference that's a #3 Pegas blade beside the screw. What's the best way to mount these hinges straight and in the proper position? I assume I'll need a dent or pilot hole to get the small screws to go in the right position. Also...do you guys that build trinket/jewelry boxes on a regular basis, for sale, think I should use 1/4" for the next box? What thickness do you use for body & lid?

I knew you'd come thru with a good one again, Thanks!!!

My son works in the building supply industry. With the lockdown, they sold lots of lumber as people worked on their homes. Now, the sawmills are running wide open trying to catch up and in my opinion, kilns may be working overtime and there may be some damp wood hitting the market. I just tried to get some wood brick mould, and found out it had been on back order since 9/1. Had to go with PVC to get done before winter.

Cool idea. Nice job!

Your problem is one or both of two things. Your drill bit is dull or the speed of the drill is incorrect. I always use a drill press to drill my holes. Drill bits are designed to operate at an optimum speed. You can find a speed chart at woodmagazine.com

I do think 1/2” is to thick for a jewelry box. I would use 1/4”, although some like Jim Finn uses 3/8”. As far as the hinges, you do need a pilot hole for the screws. I use gimlets. They are manual screw starters. They come in sets to accommodate different sizes of screws. Basically, they are threaded at the tip with a loop at the top to turn it into the wood to make your screw hole. Since you are using 1/2” for the body, the screws will not penetrate through the wood. However, the screw may be to long for the 1/4” top. I mount the hing to a scrap of the top material and see how much it protrudes. Then grind the tip on a grinder to the length needed. Then gently screw in the screw, backing it out to clear the dust until it is seated properly. You may want to use a steal screw first as the small brass screw break easily. You can get gimlets at garrettwade.com. Look for screw gimlets.

Actually we finally figured it out... We purchased very long boards for the first time (and last). I always eye check the boards when I buy them, and it looked fine. After having placed several I cut the board in half and went to work on the puzzles. After posting this problem and reading the responses, I re-examined the remaining board and Cracker Jacks - the cursed board is bowed! Explains the chatter and why it was so hard to cut. We went out and purchased new boards and I'll use the remaining board for drawer fronts. Thanks all for jumping in and offering your insights

I checked it on mine too. Everything seems to be working OK. The quick reply box at the bottom of the forum seems to be about the same size as before. I have a feature called "Lazy Load" which basically means it doesn't download the pictures untill you scroll to them. Its supposed to help with bandwidth and page load times. But maybe it's a bit too slow? Does your browser seem to spin as if it's trying to load when you're looking at pictures?

I use my iPad for everything, I’m having no problems with the Village. Are you able to load the current version of the operating system?

Nice save!

The reply box is upper right corner. I use my iPad as well

My iPad is 6 years old and works fine, RJ

Travis thanksfor the change. If this 81yearold school boy can figuer it out any one can. I like it Thanks again. IKE

Does this automatically bill me or let me know when the next payment is due? I am asking because I will forget to keep it up each month.

Mostly with android here and no problems.

Nice work and a nice gesture, Les, Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

The little light box has a slot that won't accommodate anything much thicker than 1/8".

It depends on how you set it up. There should be a check mark during the checkout process that indicates if it will auto-renew or not. I think it defaults to auto-renewal, if I remember right. It just depends on how you want to do it. We have members who do it manually, others have it set up to automatic. Thanks for the support!

I bought over a dozen Dewalt's at $250 to $60 a piece and any where in between. When I went from 1 dozen el cheap-o saws and then to a Dewalt my love for this saw grew immensly from the start.

Since our center is closed due to COVID, I decided to hold a craft show in my garage. Where I live is a community of 185 homes all retired people. I hope I can reduce my inventory and makes a few $$$$$$. Here are more stuff ready to go on the show.

I noticed the changes right away. I don't see that the way the forum is now is any better of any worse. This sort of change is inevitable and, over the long haul, I believe the changes improve a "product". Thanks Travis! By the way, when I was quite young we had no electricity and our toilet was an outhouse. So, you see, I have benefitted from change.

very nice

She owns Hip Hop Kids and I made a hip hop kids scroll saw project for her. Priceless I'm sure but I'll never see the light of day on a dollar,lol just some thing more nice to brighten up someone's day before I leave this good ol earth.i love making smiles to briten some ones day before I go!!! Don,t even ask how long it took. It's a labor of love!!! i had to wait for the paint to dry and her she come and wants the project so the two people got more paint but you don't see it!

Fresh coat of paint, some new curtains and a couple new throw pillows on the couch. Looks OK to me. By the way Travis, thanks so much for what you do with the forum.

It's a work in progress. Still tweeking. I updated the software and things change. So I try to make it look as nice as I can. I know nobody likes change, but if I don't keep the software up to date, in a few years SSV becomes so out of date, it no longer functions (we almost ran into that a few years ago, if folks remember the olden days of SSV). When technology leaves us behind, we have a dead site. I do the best I can with the tools I have. Everything still works the same, if that helps.

A clear case of operator error. lol

Cherokeewoods.com Or look up Cherokee Wood Products. There is a special section for scroll saw wood.

Thanks all, Using a scrap is a great idea! Why didn't I think of that LOL I'll try that later and report

That was going to be my suggestion too. I buy mine from Cherokee Wood Products mostly because of the fact that they cater to scrollers, Chris who runs the online is top-notch and it's less than an hour from me. I try to get a list of what I'm going to be needing and then email my order to Chris. Once he has it cut/milled to what I need, he emails me and I go pick it up. Their pricing is great too. Shipping cost is the killer though.

Axminster has just rung me and said, because I've not had the saw that long and because the 'pin' doesn't come as a 'single' item, they are sending me a replacement 'unit'.... A new tension lever + pin, free of charge. Now isn't that a lovely, refreshing gesture, great customer service. !!!

3 questions 1) Since the new format change, to view everyone’s pictures I have to click on an address that brings up the pics. Is this now the new norm? I am not able to reply to posts because the “Reply box” is to small, so.... 2) Is my iPad too old for this new format? ( I’m using my iPhone to post these questions) Question #3) anyone else have these problems?

I think I will wait before I update.