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This is from the second pattern by Steve Good. 5/16” oak with 321 finish. Thanks for looking.

What with Xmas stuff to cut and Tony still out of action, I've not had a lot of time for me in my shop. Well, today I plonked Tony in front of a John Wayne movie and went out to my shop for some time just for me. An H.Botas pattern, 3mm B/B, Niqua #3 ultra reverse blade and a lot of fun. !!

I did this a year ago. The wood is Cherry. Love that wood. Give credit for pattern to Sam Custodio Workshop & Designs

Made this for my daughter. 3/4” red oak, finished with arm-r-Seal. Cut on EX21 using pegas #5 MG.

That's all fine Kevin but go buy a tv or microwave made in the U.S. That is what Trump has been trying to get accomplished. Bring the manufacturing back to this country. With that said, I wish that the Japanese or Koreans would take up the manufacture of power tools. I was selling Snap-On Tools back when the first Makita cordless drills hit the market. Expensive but great. Makita was the best name in woodworking tools for a long time. But eventually other manufactures came out with their stuff and the whole cycle started again. In order to sell their stuff, they had to make them less costly. Then the quality went to Hell. I remember how they forced Detroit to build better cars. We now all drive cars that are great. The junk that was coming out of Detroit back in the 70's and 80's was just that. Junk.

I owned a 40-694. Bought it new, used it 5 years, retired & gave it to a son. Some of you are welcome to scream at this, but I've worked with & repaired machines most of my life. Took the brand new machine out of the box, plugged it in to make sure it was OK, and took it apart & greased everything. Only thing I replaced was the adjusting screw on the lower clamp. Blue loc-tite wouldn't hold it, so I went to the hardware store, bought a longer one & added a lock nut. For the complaints about the lack of parts, TAKE IT TO A DEWALT SHOP !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Geez. jerry

I own several Delta products a 8 year old Unisaw 5hp, 18-900 drill press, 13" planer and the 40-694 scrollsaw. The only thing I have had to replace was the planer blades. I have not had any issues with the machines. I wouldn't trade my Unisaw for any Tablesaw on the market. My machines see heavy use because being retired I am in the shop almost everyday.

Get that tiger out of the box! I had a T-100 in 1963. It was a 50's something. Faye and I had just gotten married and she thought a deep freezer was more important. I decided to keep my wife. You can guess the rest of the story. Sorry for the hijack.

I get side tracked so easy that any movement makes it worse.here I thought I was caught up and find I didn,t make a box for Ralph DATELLE. I,m forgetting to take pictures of all the ornaments too.but here's some.ooo

Mmm, not sure. I have thought about it but not sure I could do it. I did a circular one for a tree of life for a friend a while back so may have to mull it over.

It is all about the profit margin......

I went to HF just yesterday. I usually cruise the isles and didn't see the routers. Must have had my, politically stupid, mask up too high.

I have two DELTA saws and the only problem I have had was my fault. Blew a fuse on one in my rush to get a piece cut. Ya'll may be right on todays Delta since mine are 10 and 20 years old. But if I were to buy another saw it probably would again be a Delta.

Is there an American made power tools anymore?? Where ever they are made it is up to the company having them made, to provide quality control... They do not have to accept the un-acceptable.

This Sculptured Fretwork portrait of an Eagle Bust (my go to subject) was made from a slightly modified and resized pattern by G&K Woodworking to suit an 11” x 14” panel. I used nominal 1” x 12” Poplar purchased a Lowes as I did not want to invest a lot of money for any expensive wood as this was my first attempt at doing a sculptured portrait. The fretwork was cut using Pegas #1 Spiral blades and the panel was affixed to a painted Black 1/4” thick BB Ply Backer after sculpturing and coloring was completed. I would like to take this opportunity to give a big THANK YOU to Dick Mira for sharing information regarding the sculpturing and coloring process. I was his support and encouragement that gave me the confidence to try this kind of project. This first attempt was a very big learning experience. The first lesson learned is that the choice for an appropriate pattern is very important. Since I'm not capable of making my own patterns I need to utilize those made by others, and since most are not made with sculpturing in mind they may often need to be modified somewhat. I quickly learned that the sculpturing process is not easy, requires a lot of attention to details and a lot of hand sanding. I also learned that the sculpturing and painting process is very time consuming, especially waiting for the finishing materials to dry in between coats. I also made a custom Poplar Frame embellished with some premade decorative trim. The frame was stained with Minwax Red Mahogany and the trim colored with a light coat of gold(ish) colored paint. The frame is protected with multiple coats of Wipe-On-Poly. Edit 12/28/20: It will be a little while before I upload a new photo. Decided to take some of the comments and suggestions to heart and work on the background. Edit 1/3/21: Here is my Eagle Bust Portrait with a colored bacground. I saw a photo of a real Eagle with a blue background that had fuzzy stars. Could not figure out how to make my stars fuzzy. The two coats of the blue poly/paint mix over the original poly finish took forever to dry. Then the stars, using a stencil and spray can white, and another coat of Wipe-on Poly.

Did you mean a direct drive is no good? I sold my big Delta Uni-saw because the large footprint did not justify the amount of time I used it. My folding Kobalt fits what do just fine. Use whatever works best for an individual. Although I agree with most of your post.

Watco might dry to the touch in a couple hours, but I think it still takes a long time to fully cure. I used Watco on a couple items I made for Christmas presents. I finished them over 2 weeks ago. They were still off-gassing (an indication they aren't fully cured) when I bagged them up on Christmas Eve.

I don't remember any bad coments about the Delta jSaw about 2 years ago or I would not have bought one. They clame thatt they will fix it for 5 years, but then it takes them 51/2 months to get the parts, and then tell you you should go ahead and buy a new one after they have had the saw for 3 months . I hope they dond't think that you are going to buy a DELTA, The saw ran good and was nice to use but didn't hold up modre than 18 months and fodr dthis reason I will not recomend a nother DELTA 40-694. and as far as I can see other people have had the same as I have with ther company. Delta is looking at Profit only The delta is now my back up saw. IKE

one thing i have witnessed, and read here, is brand loyalty. delta made great tools at one time yet not all of their tools were the best. same applies today. if i were to purchase a new benchtop planer it would be the dewalt 735 but i wouldnt buy a dewalt sawsall as milwaukee makes a better one,imo. as for the delta TS mentioned- i would stay away from any table saw that is either direct drive or has the motor under the table. belt drive with motor hanging off the back is the way to go. delta has had a bad reputation for service for some time now. although my contractorTS is delta( about a 2005 model) i dont think id purchase anything NEW with delta on it. as for made in the USA power tools-mainly woodworking- northfield tools. theyre still old school but not quite weekend warrior/hobbiest stuff. http://www.northfieldwoodworking.com/ as far as made in the usa tools in general- thats tough. idk if these are all made in the USA or some just assembled in USA https://www.stillmadeinusa.com/tools.html

Watco oil contain Poly and dryers so it actually dries and hardens to a protective finish. Normally it dries in a couple hours. BLO does dry but it takes days.

terrific job, it's beautiful

Wow, you have been busy. Great work. Marg

We all deserve some ME time and you used yours well. Lovely work Brenda. How is Tony getting on? Marg

I love this pattern but I have no need to cut it so it's extra nice to see your awesome work. Love it. Marg

G'day Brenda, Not sure whether I'd rather be Tony watching the Duke or out in the shed scrolling One thing I can say though, that is one beautiful piece of work you have completed. Magnificent.

Beautiful Brenda! Very nice scrolling!

Very nice work!

That's impressive really nice cut, getting some time to do any cutting at xmas is a god send, all of Scotland just went into full lock down again so am gonna get some proper saw time i hope, glad you had a good day

Your the best of two worlds, scrolling and routing!!!

Great piece to see anywhere!!!

I'm asking out of curiosity. I have been dipping my projects in natural color Watco oil and once dried I shoot a couple of coats of Zinnser's spray shellac on them. So far so good. How does this compare to the blo/ms? Just asking.

Don't you eventually run out of towels?

Beautiful piece that anyone who works on autos would no doubt appreciate.

Glad you got some me time Brenda. Clearly time well spent. beautiful piece.

Great pattern, great subject and great cut. Realy realy nice. Are you gonna try making an oval frame for it?

humm never had any trouble with things hanging stright but i can see how it couldbe a proublem....i forgot to mention that with bigger pieces i use two.....i also forgot to mention i take tin snips and snip a small part for the nail or what ever to rest in. Yes it does take a little more time but i have so many of them that time is not really a factor for me. lol and i do like to recycle when ever i can. that being said i do also use the saw tooth hangers from time to time depending on what im making to hang.

Thank you everyone and yes he did love it. I hope to have more pictures to put up soon. I do a lot of cutting in the summer and put the things in a box to be finished in the winter. My wood shop dosnt have heat and doing it this way helps keep the electric bill down . Thats why i havent put a lot of new things up. I hope thats ok, if not just let me know.

Thanks.... I have not made bandsaw boxes in years. I will make more when I accumulate more suitable wood scraps. Sales were so bad this year that all I have been making are pine toys to give away. A relaxing activity though.

My dream saw !!!

when My Delta scroll saw broke down It was sonly a little over 1 year old so rather than me dtearing it down to see if I could fic it i let them do it, not realizing that it would take 5 1/2 months to get the parts to the repairshop. When I called Delta to see what the problem with getting parts they said maybee I should go out and buy a new saw That is service for you !! I did like the saw it ran sweet for the 1st year then That was it. My father in law had an old Delta Drill press thatwasprobably 40 years old and it was still running good But I will never buy another Delta any thing, and I will not recomend one to anybody. IKE

Don't know how helpful this is but here is what I use. The router is a small 1/4" router mounted on a small table screwed to a work bench. I do a round-over on lots of things I make. Table is about 16" wide. It works very well and takes up very little room. I think there is perhaps $130 tied up in it. Purchased it when I was turning pens from Penn State Industries. They sell things for turners but Rockler sells the same thing.

I make small one piece animals and take them to craft shows as "pocket pets" that sell for 50 to 75 cents. these seem to be very popular with grandparents usually they buy at least 2 or 3, one woman bought 10. I usually cut the 1 inch thick pieces in half and wind up with 2 animals. At one show a woman was having a dinner party and and bought 15 fo them and party favors for her family. It is an easy way to use the scraps and much to my suprise brought in a little money. It is also a way to warm up when I haven't been at my saw for a while.

I know it's easy to rant and rave at politicians, corporations, etc etc, but it still comes down to the fact that one can make a product, ship it ten thousand miles and still come in at less then "made in America". It's called unfettered capitalism. Now do we close our ports or impose draconian tariffs? Please don't tell me about how quality control was so good in the U.S. One forgets about the crap cars that were being produced in Detroit in the "70's" which led the Japanese, Koreans, and Europeans to make such inroads to the American market. Or the steel industry that fell way behind in the latest technology to produce steel. And the list goes on and on. But the country still has thrived by moving to different productions of wealth with the advent of computer technology, boutique industries, etc etc. Is it a perfect solution? No. But I'll still take it over any other nation in the world. Now to the original topic. My Delta 694 scroll saw and table saw are still going strong. Happy holidays

Old Delta tools were some good tools, and once was a respected name. I wouldn't be too afraid of a new delta scroll saw simply because they are basically the same saw as a DeWalt.. I also think the tools are still decent tools, however the customer support is what lacks the most.. and by that I mean parts availability.. They seem to think there tools should be throw away and the person buys a new tool instead of repairing the old.. The best scroll saw in my book is the ones that support old equipment for several years, one that has parts readily available to order through their dealers and distributors... and the only ones I know of that sells parts for old equipment and have easy online ordering of the said parts is Hawk, and Hegner.. That said though.. you may have to wait for the parts to be made on those older saws.. but they are willing to actually "Make Them" instead of saying sorry just buy a new saw... Now other saw brands have parts available online such as Seyco and excalibur.. But the old saws from the 80's and 90s they can no longer help you with parts.. and that is where Hawk and Hegner stand above the others in my opinion.. Now for me, Hawk shines above Hegners because the whole saw is just machined.. no casting done.. and I have enough machinist friends and family that if I ever was to need a part for a old saw and couldn't for some reason be able to get the part from Hawk.. I could have a friend machine the said part if it came to that.. The other benefit is it's a American company and a American saw.. Built to last.. I also like to support the American companies as best I can..

There are many answers to your question. But, I think everybody wants to get the best deal they can on a "NAME" brand product. As Dan said, Delta used to be a respectable brand name. I too had a Delta Unisaw and a Delta drill press. They were both great tools. I also had a Delta 14" band saw that I bought before the Laguna came out. Anyway, I digress. Folks come here to get an answer to their questions as to which scroll saw to buy. We, as a group, try to give good advice. Once again, the Dewalt name used to be a great name but it has gone downhill. We suggest that the newbies buy the best they can afford. If that means a $100 saw, well, they will get what they paid for. I've heard that many folks have dropped out of the hobby because of the frustration of a cheap saw. When I came into the hobby, I read a ton and asked a lot of questions. I couldn't afford $500 for a new Dewalt but that was the saw that was suggested at that time. I found a good used one on C/L. From that point on, I just kept experimenting and buying/selling as I went. I now have 2 great saws but I still would not have laid out the big bucks for either one. With the Delta, it seems to be a crapshoot as to whether you will get a good saw or a problem saw. Depends mostly on who is putting it together, what day of the week and who inspects it prior to shipping. It's the same with most everything you buy today. We need to get manufacturing back into this country. Vote intelligently!!

Welcome! I met you once at the Klingspor’s Extravaganza in Hickory. I was demonstrating the scrollsaw. Nice to see you here!

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.

Nosy is OK. I have a friend with 11 scroll saws. He is hoping to start a teaching program. I have one saw because that is all I have room for.

I have about 18 routers so do not ask why. As far as saws yes if doing a business you can not afford to be shut down for any length of time. I am on the outs of my business venture and moving on because getting to old and the show circuit is not like it is and hate doing online selling. That is a huge hassle and the Gov. is making it worse. But also I have 4 saws and all were gotten with a price you could not walk away from. But glad I did have them.