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HI, I took this pattern that he had on his website this past week and instaed of a backer I just made a hanging ornament out of 1/8 inch BB ply. It turned out nice. Bill

1955 Dodge Lancer In 1954 Dodge was on the edge of a possible bankruptcy but was saved with a 250 Mil. loan from Prudential bank. Dodge brought in designer Virgil Exner to bring on updated styling to attract new customers. All models had 2 tone paint. These models included the Coronet 2 and 4 door, Custom Royal and Royal Lancer in 2 and 4 door and a convertible Custom Royal Lancer. Transmissions were 3 speed shift and auto and engines ranged from 230 to 360 cubic inch V-8's. This model design was only produced in 1955 and 1956. Plaque in 1/8” BBPW with ¼" black painted backer with Shellac and Gloss lacquer finish

Quick project made from Mahogany. First time on 6 years of scrolling I seem to have lost a pattern, so I can't give credit to the designer. I have searched the village files, Steve Good, and all the others I use. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Sean Connery...what can I say other than R.I.P ? My childhood hero has died I guess I thought he would live forever. Many of the other actors that have played 007 in later years said they were imitators...Connery WAS James Bond. I also thought Roger Moore did a good job. This is a H. Botas pattern done in 1/4" Baltic Birch with a wipe of Watco Danish Oil Natural. When I make a frame I'll use a black backer. Helder also did an older Sean Connery, I may do that one as well. He was fantastic is a number of movies.

I cut this 11X14 Alex Fox Pattern titled Eagle-Flag from 1/4 inch thick Oak solid core plywood, that I stained with Minwax Weathered Oak stain to enhance the Oak color. The cut panel was affixed it to a 1/4 inch thick Mahogany solid core plywood backer that I darkened with Minwax Mahogany stain to improve the contrast. The panel was finished with multiple coats of spray lacquer. The cut was done exclusively with Pegas #0 spiral blades. Cutting the Oak was slightly more challenging than the Maple or BB Plywood I usually use. Had to cut a little slower and even the cutting sound was different. After the cut was complete the vertical grain alignment produced an interesting look. The panel is loose fit into a solid Red Oak Frame which I made and also darkened with the Minwax Mahogany stain. The Frame was finished with multiple coats of clear Gloss Polyurethane.

Every year Dan @dgman and I do an ornament exchange and this year Brenda @Foxfold joined us. These are the ornaments that they both received. Sorry I did them so long ago I cannot remember and of the wood but I do try to just use Australian woods if I have them. Marg

Had a request to make a early style ford bronco.. cut from Cherry with a #3 Pegas MG blade and veining done with a 2/0 FD spiral blade.. Cut with the BM-226 Hawk

Just to reiterate, I decided to have my own crafts show in my garage where I live. We are a community of 185 double bungalows all retired people and I decided to get rid of some of my inventory. It will be held tomorrow between 10 and 2.00. Here is a video of my set up.

Good question. Hegner would do well by marking, etching or whatever, the size of the holder. All my machine tools, collets, end mills, taps and others are marked. Whatever nickle or dime it would be offset by customer appreciation and loyalty.

OK Then that changes the picture, seeing friends, especially now, is priceless.

I would think if your only issue with the Excelsior is the table size... making a table could be done a lot cheaper than buying one or even buying a new saw.. Also paying for a Pegas table is a cheaper option than the new saw too.. I like the table tilt mechanism on the Excelsior way better than the Seyco's system. Also don't care for the Seyco table top being than magnetic thing on it.. But that is just me.. But that said some people just want a new toy.. I understand that.. I didn't need a new Hawk a couple years ago when I ordered a new one.. as I had two very nice ones already.. Most thought I should cancel out my order on it as they was having issues with a machine to make the Hawk and it was back ordered for 4 months.. I didn't care I didn't need it and I was willing to wait it out for the saw I had my heart set on buying.. I love the saw and glad I bought it and waited to take delivery of it.

One more project with bamboo frame, I think this frame came out great and I used it one more time. This time there are swallows. Which one do you like more? Making of Swallows project (YouTube) Swaallows pattern

I fix my glasses instantly with shrink wrap!!!

I use the smallest one they have for every blade. I never use a blade larger than a 7.

A month in the making -- 4 of these bad boys finally accomplished and shipped. Approx 43 x 31 overall Made mostly from 3/4 Baltic Birch (except backing 1/4- frame 1/4 poplar- and lettering 3/8 on 1/4 on 1/8 back). Shaping done with a Dremel All cut with #1 and 3 modified geometry 20201019_171503.mp4

Hegner

Hegner or Hawk

HI everyone, I may have asked this a long time ago, but now I am starting to scroll again to make things for the Holidays. Question I have is how do you tell the lower blade holder sizes? I have some and they are not marked. I use the Pegas 2.0 blades mostly because I work with 1/8 BB plywood. What holder number would work best with that blade? Thanks for the help Bill

I recommend this pattern

I dont know much about old car but this one is habsome Great work

Look awesome Nice USA flag pattern

Great work, I have fond...err, maybe not so fond actually... memories of using my son-in-laws Ford Bronco to move my heavilly loaded 26 foot travel trailer (without swaybars) from the Poconos in Pa. down to the Asheville area of NC in 1996. A normal approximately 8 hour trip turned into an 18 hour, two day trip, with lots and lots of difficulties along the way. Much too long a story to go into here. However, when we finally got to NC I was sure I was going to blow the engine up pulling the trailler up the Contenetal Divide I-40 grade in NC...not sure how but we made it. That Bronco actually made three more round trips from NY to NC before my son-in-lar sold it. As they say "Thanks for the Memories".

great job

very nice job, he was one of the greatest actors

Stylish and so are your pattern and cutting, well done. Marg

The only true Bond. RIP. Great work Gary. Marg

Absolutely beautiful pattern and cutting. Ripper job

Looks great Pete..hope c ovid doesn't keep them away...

Another beauty with an interesting story.

Lots of beautiful work there Pete. Good luck with your sale tomorrow.

I went through the problem of having the blower tube loosen up and finally fall off. Tried hot melt glue, duct tape and so forth with no success. Finally found a fix. Too cheeep to buy a new one at #27 or so. Instead I used 1/2 inch 3:1 heat shrink tubing. I found the type that has hot melt glue inside. Put about and inch over the end of the blower hose. Had to trim a bit of the hose to get the 1/2 inch to slip over the end. Used a heat gun to shrink the tubing while holding the hose end tight to the round fitting and shrunk the heat shrink stuff. When it cooled i found it tighter than when new.

Very nice Pete! Nice assortment. I hope you do well!

If I recall from when I had mine, the slot in the holders is wide or narrow. There is not a whole lot of difference to the naked eye. Whatever slot is the closest to the blade you are using. I hope this helps.

The bonus is that I get to visit some friends

I guess you have been a little busy. All look great.

Thanks to both @Iguanadon and @kmmcrafts for their help as I made my first clock. The insert is too small for the hole I don't have the sizing down yet for the insert, but I did find a workaround - I put a screen tension spring in the hole and it worked like a charm Anyway, here it is: Thanks as always in advance for reading

Well, I couldn't get a pattern made for the 1936 Chevy Truck so I made up the bottom part and the clock to the picture in inkscape and cut away.. so yeah I kind of had a pattern but not really, LOL .. Kinda just cutting and working along the design as I went, LOL This came out well enough I had another order request for a Dodge truck.. so I did that one the same way.. I think if I do this any more I'll at least make the photo black and white to save on printer ink, LOL Cut these both out of Cherry using a #3 Pegas MG blade and some of the veining cuts was gone over with a FD New Spiral 2/0 blade.. That Cherry on the old Chevy I've had this piece for at least 3 years.. It had some real dark streaks in the grain and was much darker in the center of the board.. I never used it because it just never really "looked" like cherry even though it is.. I suspect it had some metal in it around that area maybe that made it darker stained.. as it had a hint of blue hue to it.. I never found any metal with the planer.. Anyway I think it fits the old 36' truck well I will say... working with a pattern is much easier, LOL.. but this was a fun challenge to see if I could do it this way.. and just made the projects that much more interesting to make..

When you are ready to replace, you can use loc-line. Less cost than buying the DW replacement. https://www.loc-line.com/products/14-system/

Lovely. She makes some great patterns. Marg

If money is no problem I would recommend you buy two...Hegner and Pegas.

A Pegas. I have only heard good stuff about them and as they are based up[on the EX21 which I have had for many years, I don't think I could go wrong.

KAG

I made an owl, from a photo I purchased. Now that it's hanging on my wall, I notice more and more mistakes I made. Smh at myself. @meflick my daughter is also sewing masks - so far she has donated more than 100 to charitable organizations who provide food to school children and to medical personnel.

Well, I haven't really completed any scroll saw projects yet. I've been working a little bit out there, but not a lot. First, I had both of my eyes lenses replaced in the couple weeks just before the pandemic shut everything down (think same surgery as for cataracts, but without the cataracts). Was having my one week checkup on my second eye about the time they started slowly shutting many things down. As a result, I have been out of the shop letting my eyes heal and staying away from saw dust. I have recently been out there for a little bit, wearing eye protection and face mask. Maybe I will have something to share wood related soon. I also have had my adult daughter home from grad school (physical therapy) for the past 3+ weeks. She was "passing through" on her way to a 10 week clinical rotation when she got word that it was being postponed "indefinitely". It was suppose to go until about the end of May, and so far its looking like she (and all of her classmates) will not get this one in right now. We are praying that she can start her next one in June on time. As a result, she has elected to stay here with us for now. I enjoy having her, she likes to cook! Anyway - my husband is in healthcare - not frontline, front and center like in the ER but still out there everyday so I made him and us and some extended family members face masks once the CDC recommended that we all wear them when we go out. The camouflage ones were for him - I thought they were fitting in that we are fighting a battle in healthcare right now! I used a couple of different patterns. I said its funny, i can saw a much straighter line on a scroll saw then I can sew one on a sewing machine. My mother was the seamstress, she sewed us barbie clothes, clothes for us when we were young, older, and for our children. She made baby blankets for ours and anyone else she knew expecting (including every baby in her church.) We lost her to Alzheimer's 4 years ago this week. I said she is either up there laughing at me, or shaking her head in despair at my sewing skills. She would have had 100's made in the time it took me to make 10! I used two different patterns. The second photo shows the ones that "fit" your face a little more then the first ones. The first ones are more like surgical masks that are not as form fitting to your face. Here is the links to where I found the patterns. This is link to the first one: https://www.joann.com/how-to-make-a-face-mask/042188731P321.html and this is the second one: https://www.craftpassion.com/face-mask-sewing-pattern/#face-mask-video

A very humbling group of projects that everyone is doing. I've departed from scrollsawing a bit and am on a major restoration and refinishing of all our old furniture - (started long before the coronovirus crisis started) - the project on the go now is our dining room set - it's claim to fame is that we purchased it as an "antique" at the beginning of our marriage - we married in 1973 and think the set was probably made somewhere around 1920 - 1930 (ish) - in our almost 50 years of marriage since we've added a whole lot more "patina" - and decades of family memories. So far have the table is done - 3 chairs now on the go - all at different stages - after the chairs (6 of them) are done - then the hutch - and then manufacturing leaves for the table that disappeared long before we ever acquired the set. This project has introduced me to the world of HVLP spraying - not a tool I have ever used before - and - so far - a tool that I am having a tough time mastering ..... The work so far .... (chairs and hutch not yet started in these pictures) . Jay (EDIT: not sure why my pictures aren't showing up properly - they seem to be changing format from a JPEG to a JFIF file on their own when I try to attach them - no idea why .... so if you can't see them you'll just have to imagine they look GREAT!!)

Just a few - plus about 10 more I haven't posted

As I am a healthcare worker, time away from the hospital is very valuable. This is the only thing I’ve cut, one of Steve’s latest patterns. I got a friend with the last name of Swann so I’ll send this to them.

Because of the issues I have with my neck I rarely get to do scrollsawing. I have turned to other crafts/hobbies that are not so straining on my neck. I have many, many hobbies to keep me busy during this time so all is well. Yesterday we needs some groceries. Do NOT want to go into any stores we ordered our groceries on line from Walmart. They shopped for our requested groceries, bagged them and brought them out to our car and loaded them into our car. We were able to get what we needed and not endanger our health. Kudo's to Walmart.

Woodcraft and several scroll saw pattern vendors sell a blade lubricant. Is that something worthwhile to have and use or is it like the fabled "Stretching Oil" that we used to send newbie tool and die maker apprentices to the tool crib to find. (of course there is NO SUCH THING as "stretching oil") The Blade Lubricant does exist but is it worth having? I'm as green as that newbie tool and die maker apprentice so any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

When I bought my first scrollsaw- in 1953 the owners manual pattern book that came with it said use beeswax candle stubs--I have and did for decades! For the last few years I also use a clear packing tape over the wood--put the pattern on it with permanent marker and proceed form there. I learned this trick from Frank who is --- http://www.pozsgaidesigns.com/contact.htm--- He had nothing to gain and more to loose by telling me; as I buy blades from him! The trick works well! As a side benefit of it a light miss of the line --lifts right off with the tape! Does not show! To sum up-- clear tape or old candle stubs both work well. I even use the candle stubs across the saw tables and the slide cut for the gauge on the other equipment! I even buy new candles (white) when I am out of ends.