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Sorry, this is a long story. I found this free SVG pattern of this Jaguar on a website called www.craftsmanspace.com and it was specifically stated as a scroll saw pattern. I’m including a photo file of the presented finished product as shown on the website for you to look at very carefully. If you study the photo you will see that there are many parts of the pattern that are “islands” (eyes, whiskers, fuzzy chin, area above the neck and lower right area). I really do not think this should be touted as a scroll saw pattern, but I liked the image and I decided to try to make it usable. The original SVG pattern was positioned within an A4 border,and when printed, a lot of the cut lines were touching. Many of the cut areas were shown with very wiggly edges (I presume to depict fur). Even when resized and repositioned to suit an 11X14 panel, the pattern is filled with extremely small details that were even smaller that the width of a Pegas 2/0 spiral blade, which I used to cut the panel. Before attempting to use the pattern I spent a lot of hours in Inkscape reworking the pattern to add bridges between “islands” where I could and slightly modifying the pattern. I did not try to add bridges to the eyes and had to glue them to the backer individually. I also added a 1/4” wide perimeter frame as part of the cut panel to allow the panel to lay properly when framed. Using the modified pattern, I cut 1/8” BB Plywood and applied it to a 1/4” BB Plywood backer painted black. After cutting the panel is very flimsy and I had to use a lot of painter tape to hold the cut area together while sanding and staining. Boy of boy, those whiskers were not easy to cut!!! So, following the original photo, I selectively bleached and stained the cut panel. I used Minwax Natural stain tinted with a little orange and brown oil based paint. The eyes are painted with Acrylic craft paint. The 1/4” perimeter cut frame was painted black so it would not be seen under the frame. The panel was finished with spray Lacquer. Again, like I have done before, I made a simple poplar frame and painted it with rattle can Black gloss spray to maintain the illusion of the Pretty Kitty emerging from the darkness. Here is my finished product. Anyone wanting my modified pattern, feel free to message me.

This an Alex Fox design. I had a printer snafu when I printed, I guess converting A4 to US letter and everything shrunk down a tiny bit but a few adjustments and it came out well. Backer is Cherry veneer ply, baltic birch for the light layers and cherry hardwood for the ornament backers. Finished it up with Danish Oil. I stack cut the pattern so I have three done. This was a challenging cut at times but quite enjoyable. One of the three is heading to my granddaughters to start the countdown.

Finished this order of 20 Grinch ornaments today. Painted with craft paints and a clear matte finish.

Our friends dog is nearing the end of his journey so Russ did this off thier favorite pic of him. Sorry I don't have the original pic she sent to show how close the pattern is

I sand before and after with my Bocsh random orbital sander and have never had any issues with breaking ornaments or anything.. I use the dollar store anti slip drawer liner things to sand on and the grip the wood so it doesn't go flying, LOL I turn the sander speed down on small or fragile stuff.. and lightly place the sander onto the projects and just go easy with it.. Everything I make gets sanded before and after cutting.. Look at my website and you'll see all the things I make ( sand ).. some are quite fragile..

I posted about this in the "Works in Progress" folder last week. I found some cool looking wood at Lowe's, 3/4" tongue and groove Pine that already has a blueish stain applied to it. I bought a few pieces and played around with them until I got this. Here is a pic with some blue LED's behind it. It looks much better in person than in the pic. I have already sold two more of these. I think they are pretty neat looking,, no two look alike. The below pic is one of the ones that is sold, with and without the lights on. Another one that I have cut out has 2 Palm trees on it that looks pretty neat too.

My father-in-law made himself a Nativity scene and he thought that it needed a camel. This is what I came up with. Pattern from Scott.

Since I live in a home that is 1600 square feet, this shop is larger than my abode. For sure it's a great example of what money can buy. But, I'll bet that most all of us are just as happy with what we have now. Sure, I'd love to have some more space but I'm very content in knowing that I'm far better off than many.

LOL,, I saw Steve's pattern on this. I was gonna make one and put a scratch off ticket in it for my daughter.

These three pregnant mother silhouettes I have made this year for the three 2nd grade teachers in my daughter's school. I think they will love them because they will be able to place a baby or ultrasound picture on the heart.

Did a couple of these earlier this year, finally got the second one a home. We'd gotten our daughter some horse-riding lessons (in part to help with anger management, part to just get her out of the house and into the sunlight for a while!), so it just made sense. Plus, my wife says I make her enough stuff during the year, she doesn't need anything more at Christmas time. She'd prefer something more....sparkly. LOL

I've been using the Klingspor Mac Mop 2" x 7" mounted on my lathe for years.... Works great and I have not had a piece break off using them...

Every year I make something for my mother to gift to people who help her out. Both are Steve Good designs, with the second one modified with acrylic angels to see the tree.

Now all I have to do is hit the Powerball !!! This was in my email box this morning from WOOD Magazine, along with some other articles. All I can say is WOW!!!!! It would be a decision each morning...fish or work in the shop...LOL Nestled in the forest on a shore of Lake Chelan in central Washington State, Mike Walker's 1,670-square-foot workshop is the epitome of organization. From the outset, plenty of storage space and an efficient workflow dominated the planning. "I am obsessed with organization," Mike says, "and we spent a lot of time planning spaces to accommodate all of the tools and accessories."

This piece was started on a white oak board, 23" x 15" x 1" thick, routed on all sides with a frame molding bit to cut an incorporated frame. Scrollsawing and then power carving with a Foredom rotary power tool was completed. Sanding was done, light selective staining and multiple coats of Wipe-on-Poly were applied. A backer with black satin paint was attached.

Made for some friends. Used a log slice from Hobby Lobby,, they call them "coasters". The wife used her Cricut to make the letters and numbers.

If you have to replace I used one of the sewing machine lights for about $10.00 with a magnetic base that someone recamended on here for my Pegas saw and it works great.

Made this for my nephew, he has to break it apart to get the $$$$. All layers have been glued together. I know you guys will call me mean Santa.

You can tell that picture is really old. All those power tools are By General that were made in Canada. They haven’t made tools in a long time!

Everything is do clean. I think he spend all his money getting the shop set up. No cash left for wood. I like how his dust collection is below the shop.

I use the mop sander to on my drill press. You just have to go very lightly against the mop or it could take the piece right out of your hand. If I have a lot of fuzzies, i sometimes use those long grill or candle lighters.

I sand before cutting. Then use a mop sander in drill press to get the fuzzy off. If a lot of detail can use a propane torch turned low to burn them off.

Few years ago I started to give Christmas ornaments to each family in my church. These are the ones I made last year. But with the covis this year I won’t be able to do it. Church is on Facebook this season. Steve Good pattern.

My neighbor just ordered 8 units of various types from me - puzzles, wall hangers etc. So, in gratitude I made them a wall hanger for themselves. Nothing special, but here it is... Thanks as always in advance

Having a door decoration contest at the hospital I work out. These our my contribution! Santa definitely not finished. Kenny Hopkins made Santa pattern, Steve good did the rifle, don’t remember who did the rest!

I made this for my nephew, a Steve Good pattern. In order to get the money, you have to break it because all the layers have been glued.

This is a H. Botas pattern that I slightly modified to suit a 11X14 panel. The cut panel is 1/8" BB Plywood, left natural, affixed to a 1/4" Mahogny solid core plywood backer that was darkened with Minwax Mahogny stain to improve contrast. Cutting was done with Pegas #0 and #1 spiral Blades. The finished panel was finished with Clear Gloss Spray Lacquer. The panel is set loose in a simple custom made poplar frame that was also stained with the same Minwax Mahogny stain and protected with Clear Gloss spray Polyurethane.

HI all, I do a lot of ornaments etc, and I have been using a pad sander and a downdraft box, in reading some of my older issues of SSWC I saw a few places where people used the mouse style sander as they wern't so aggresive to prevent breaking pieces, anybody using this and any reccomendations for a brand that is good? Thanks Bill

I saw this on a YouTube video a few years ago. It’s a piece of leftover plywood with a finish, over that is on of those grippy rubbery cloth things. It is held together with the wood strips on either side. The rubber is not attached any other way. I sand everything on this with my ROS. Even my fine fretwork.

I think what's happening is that it's not grabbing the trophies fast enough, so the page is loading before the trophies do. If you refresh, they re-appear. I have a ticket to the developer out. I'm still trying to figure out what I can do on my end to fix it.

Well done! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

I've done this pattern before and I think you made a brilliant job of that and your daughter would be thrilled with it. Great cutting !!!

Like most, I sand before cutting. Either a torch or mop sander after cutting if needed.

Great well done piece that should provide a lot of good memories in the future of a devoted pet.

Dammit, getting dusty in here. [[wipes eyes]] Had to say goodbye to too many pets over the years. It never gets easier, but having the opportunity to experience the unconditional love of a pet offsets the pain. Very nice cutting. The collar itself would make me cringe, very nicely done!

Kevin I live in Midland 48642 so its about 120 miles one way so at 20 miles a gallon ( gas in my area today is $1.79 a gal) so a round trip it would be about $25.00?

Gorgeous

That is a lot of work for a free pattern. But the end result was worth it. Well done. Marg

Hey Ray. I assume the light is directly attached to the side of the head? The light conduit will be threaded and inserted into the hole in the head. There will be a lock nut on the inside of the head. The trick will be getting to that nut so you can tighten it. I don’t know what that trick Is though. I’m sure you will be able to figure out!

What a beautiful piece you crafted.

I'm not sure how to fix it but if you don't find a solution you may be able to use this... https://www.homedepot.com/p/Nite-Ize-24-in-Bright-Gear-Tie-in-Orange-2-Pack-GT24-2PK-31/203597305 Just wrap this around the light's arm like a barber pole. They are flexible and hold a position pretty well. I use these to hold things like flashlights when I need a third hand.

The last blade I bought on Ebay and came from China for 25.99 with free shipping. They have been great. https://www.ebay.com/itm/13-Replacemet-Planer-knives-Replace-For-DeWalt-DW735-DW735X-DW7352-Set-of-3/254103355802 Make sure you have some good ear protection because this sucker is loud.

I'm thinking of spending a little more and getting the DeWalt 735. It does use 2 sided blades, $32 - $37 best price on Amazon. But I've heard mention in a couple of the videos that they change them once a year or so. Sounds good to me, I thought you had to change them every couple of months! Don't know if I'll use the 2 speeds, But the 735 has a blower inside that blows out the chips. The 734 has a reversible dust hood on the back. A couple of the videos said it was prone to backing up on the short side away from the nozzle.

Thanks folks I saw in one of my past issues of SSWC that someone used a ezlock in their dremel with some sort of small 320 grit buffer things so I sent for some to see how they work. I also sand before, I was just concerned about sanding after and I had seen where they used a mouse sander that was mentioned above. Have never tried the torch, Thanks Bill

I sand llightly befor I ake any fretwork. then after cutting I go ofer it again with a mouse sander 220 grit I then use a mop sander that i madeas stat5ed berfore don't put toouch pressure on it . all most all fuzzy are gone with no breakage. IKE

I finally finished this piece for my Son in Law as a gift. Tony helped with the frame. Now I'm having doubts, I see so many flaws. An honest opinion please,, would you be happy to receive this ? Edited to add that this pattern was created by @grampa and found in the library.

a totaly fantastic peice!!! ialso see no flaws....more often then not we are the only ones who see the flaws in our projects...as Mr Monk would say it a blessing and a curse.lol seeing our flaws makes us try harder to make our projects great works of art and a blessing because since no one else can see the flaws we are able to sell our work and give them as presents to make other people happy

I thought I would try something different. I cut this and it looked like it needed color. So I decided to try cutting colored paper and gluing it to the back out the top layer. Then glue it to the backer and coat with spray polyurethane. I think it turned out pretty well. I thought I would share

Great job Brenda i am sure they will love it.....Paul