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Several years ago I made 4 compass roses from various woods. I used one for a table top and one for another box. The other two had been laying around for a while and after finishing the previous black lacquer round box, it was time to find a home for these two Compasses. I wanted to try something different. I had several pieces of exotic woods, (Purpleheart, Bubinga, Brazilian Rosewood and oak) and wanted to do the 16 sided box again. I cut long strips 1.5" wide. First pass on the table saw was off by a degree on each side but second pass got me to the 11.25 degrees (78.75 deg. on table saw) to make a correct circle. I cut strips into 1.5" segments and laid them on blue tape for gluing. For the bottom, I double sided taped a long strip of wood to the lower segments and Routered a 1/4x1/4" groove and cut a matching disc for the base and glued the segments with titebond glue. I used 2 hose clamps screw together to form a circle to hold the 1st level in place. Glued up the other 2 layers with the blue tape to hold together along with the clamps. On the top I cut a dado rather than a groove for the compass to rest on. Glued all the layers together and double side taped to the top to the base so I could sand them all together on occillating sander. I cut 3 very thin strips on the table saw to form the insert lip for the top and glued together and sanded to fit in the base of the top. I cut 1/8" disks for the top and bottom and attached the felt and dropped them in place. Finish was several coats of clear gloss lacquer. Need to find another scrolling projects and give the boxes a rest.

Covid-19 lockdown has really curtailed our social life as we used to follow our grandkids at their sport games. We have 2 grandsons who play AAA hockey and AAA baseball and a granddaughter who plays elite Lacrosse. There was always games nearly every night of the week and lots of tournaments to go to. We made trips to a number of tournaments all over southern Ontario and New York state. We also went to a couple of lacrosse tournaments in Ohio too. In 2020 NONE and we are not sure what is ahead for 2021. I have made personalized sports key racks for all the kids and a number for the team to auction off. In the last year none. Here are a few sample of the ones I have pictures of. I have probably made 25 and many more patterns. Miss making these.

Made for my nephew

These were fun to do. It's relaxing.

I'm not at all interested in professional sports. So many participants are paid obscene amounts of money and are elevated in many people's minds to being much more important and influential than they should be. I feel so strongly about this that I go to the opposite extreme and don't even read about such sports. Having ranted about that, I did and, in a few cases, still do participate in many amateur sports and encourage those around me to do so. My grandson Ethan is a good baseball pitcher and I made this 'Stickman Baseball' thingy for him: Steve Good designed the pattern for this. Another good competitive activity is Chess and that is regarded as a sport by many folks. I also made this Steve Good designed chess set and "stick" chess players for Ethan:

I have shown this chessboard before. Made it for oldest son and two grandsons. As a side discussion, when someone makes big money being accountable an responsible. Like CEOs of big corporations, people think it is bad an being greedy. But let someone make $110 million over couple of years playing with a ball an they think that is great!

Made for a customer

I made this for my brother who is a die hard Red Sox fan and I'm a Yankee fan.

I made this one when I first got back into scrolling a few years ago. I'm from Illinois and was a huge Cubs fan growing up. I ended up giving it to my sister,,,wished I would have kept it! Maybe I can make something for my Tampa Bay Bucs next week!

This is my first time trying inlay, the box pattern is from Steve Good, the woods are 1 1/4" Mahogany an old hand rail from a shoe factory I had given me, and 1/4" Oak from off cuts, I started scrolling last Christmas, so I'm still learning, the hardest part for me is trying not to rush the cuts

I have shared these before back about 3+ years ago when I cut them. My daughter played volleyball. She played for her middle school, high school and many years of travel ball across the US before playing all 4 years in college. As a result, we traveled many places (after many years of traveling gymnastics with she and my son in even younger years) and watched many a volleyball match. I have made many sports related things for my kids and their teammates over the years but these are probably my favorite. These were made form daughter and her team mate for their "Senior Night" of her last season of College ball. The teammate was a front row hitter, my daughter was the starting Libero (the one who plays the back row only in the different colored shirt, the one that is always diving to the ground to keep the ball up! ) for 3 years at college after playing as a regular starter on back row her first year. The original "hitter" pattern was created by Steve Good but the pattern its self was not actually "shared" on his blog. He did happen to share a photo of some he had created for a local team in his area which I happened to see. So I wrote to Steve to see if I could get the pattern which he kindly provided. I was originally going to make them both the same from that pattern, but since my daughter played the back row, I decided I would rather do one that more accurately depicted her playing so I took a photo of her and with inspiration from Steve's pattern, created the Libero pattern. I then added their numbers to the jerseys, their names, and the College Initials and their sports team's nickname. They we given to them on their Senior Night.

Well, heck, Frank, we do agree on something!! I do not watch or care about professional sports for the same reason, plus I do not think I have a competitive bone in my body,, except for one sport.... The America's Cup Sail Boat racing.. I have watched it for years and still love to watch.... Following the Prada Cup in New Zealand now waiting for the finals.... Not sure why I love it so much,,, I have never sailed in my life... but it has always intrigued me. I have a little mini-cup hull in my garage I started over a dozen years ago, have all done but the mast and sails. Do not know why I can't get myself to finish it... and time is running out... And, if/when I do finish it I need someone to teach how to sail it.. My son could,, but he lives in Tennessee and I live in Washington.. Nice project you have done here.

"Barney's Bullet is complete. The pattern is by Steve Good. I used 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood approximately 12" x 10". Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using #! MGT blades. Of course framed at ArtCrafters. Comments welcome.

I am along time eagles fan and was glad to see my team in the Super Bowl.

The first one is a Kris Martin pattern of the iconic photo of Lou and and Babe!! The second one was a gift for a huge Boston fan that lives in Maine. The layered patterns were purchased/designed from Bobby Riggs and attached to a large cut out of the state of Maine.

Christmas tree ornaments for the family...

Hi Everyone My brother decided to take up running socially as a means to lose weight. That progressed to running a short-distance races, or a few half marathons, all in a attempt to support his friends who were more serious into running as a sport. After a while he had accumulated more participation medals than he had place to put them. So, for Christmas 2017, I made him this wall-hanging board on which to hang his medals. This poorly taken picture was before I had given it to him. It is now about half-way full. When I have time I have a personal goal to make a complete chess board and pieces, and the storage box for the pieces etc. Well done, Trackman. You encourage me not to give up on my dream!

This was a Christmas present for my husband. He loved it.

I do that but not with dyes.. I create a pile of sawdust from different types of wood.. sometimes with I need to use a wood filler so to speak.. I'll take a small amount of whatever wood sawdust and mix it with a small amount of glue to fill in a small void or crack.. I've been known to drill too deep a couple times with my forestner bit for a clock insert.. I have filled the hole on the back side with this mixture a time or two.. it isn't even noticed unless it is a large hole then I don't do that ..

Story time! When I first started scroll sawing, I started a blog called Scroll Saw Goodies where I posted resources and tutorials. I also started making a few videos on YouTube under the same name and sold a few patterns. Eventually, this lead me to creating Scroll Saw Village. I've always kept the two separate. But, as you can imagine, maintaining two websites is a lot of work. So I've been working on a new section on SSV where I'm going to port over some of these older projects. I created a few new areas: Project Workshop - These are project videos. These tutorials take you step-by-step as I build a scroll sawn project. I'm going to try to include written instructions as well. I'll be adding a variety of projects over time, too. Everybody has free access to this. It's also be posted on YouTube and probably FaceBook. Project Workshop Patterns - I used to sell patterns that I used on my blog. But it's tough to have the patterns in two places. So, instead of selling them individually, I'm going to give free access to SSV Patrons as a thank you for supporting SSV. Design Workshop - This area is is for design tutorials. Usually, these will be tutorials on how I designed the pattern used in the Project Workshop. But I'll also have other design tutorials, too. This is for folks who are interested in the design process. Access to these tutorials are for SSV Silver & Gold Patrons. Again, thank you for supporting SSV! I've been messing with these sections for about 6 weeks now, and I think I have it ready for prime time. This is an experiment that I'm hoping folks will enjoy. Anyway, here is the first project. I'll be porting over the older ones soon. Enjoy!

Hey everyone ! In this Scroll Saw Project video I make a beautiful Valentines Day Rose designed by Steve Good ! Valentines Day is right around the corner and this would make a great gift to present to you Significant Other ! Hope you all like the video ! The pattern was designed by Steve Good and is avaliable as a FREE download over on his website at; -www.scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com Remember, If I Can Make It Or Do It So Can You ! Please continue to Like, Share, and Subscribe to my Channel to see all future uploads ! God Bless ! Here is the link to the build video !

I decided to try this frame from Steve Good's catalog. I used 1/4" BB and FD-UR #1 blades and my Hegner saw. The pattern also calls for another layer (an oval vignette for a 5X7 photograph) but I am undecided about that at the moment. The cutting went fairly well and it kept me nicely occupied for a few days.

Yeah for sure, That is probably my biggest peeve with the new Hawk I bought.. seems to be fine with most of the blades I use.. but does make me wonder if it's going to cause some sort of issue with the saw itself at some point, the other thing I dislike is the blade clamps are out in front of the angle adjuster which is convenient for blade changes but also drops the sawdust in your lap.. if you set close anyway, LOL The older saws you had to reach around behind to access the blade.. and the sawdust would pile up on the stand / base of the saw.. But that's the way most newer saws are anyway.. Excalibur, Pegas and DeWalts are that way anyway.. not sure about some of the others.. Hegners like that to probably? A lot of people hated how the Hawk you had to reach around behind that angle adjustment mechanism.. But I find that not to be an issue for me.. Rather be that way than have the sawdust pile in my lap and on the floor etc..

I use the provided holder that’s built into the saws base. I have the accessory tray on my new Hawk saw that has spots for holders too. I only keep the most popular used blades at the saws like this but I also have a plastic 12 ( I think) tube storage holder I purchased years ago from woodcraft or somewhere, too long ago so I don’t remember. Seen a ad in the magazine and ordered it. Lol

I have one similar to the Sedy. Can 't remember the brand, as I misplaced it some time ago and have yet to find it. I also have one like this and use it a lot. Not a band clamp, but it works well for me. One thing I like is that I can add couplings and lengths of 1/4-20 all thread and make it fit larger sized frames.

I loved the MASH pattern by @Sam Custodio but it didn't have one of my favorite characters, Frank Burns, so I added him. I moved Charles Winchester to the upper left because I knew Frank would want to be close to Hot Lips. Love how it turned out. Thanks for a great pattern Sam!!! 11" X 13" X 1/2" Red Oak.

I drew the dog. I draw stuff, well, I draw a big mess then go to work with an eraser. BUT . I could NOT get the heart right. So - with the help of the community - we got the heart just right. The heart on this is cut from a 2" thick piece of clear redwood. Old stuff. Big stuff. The dog is cut out of 3/4" cedar - when I got done planing and stuff, it ended up at 3/4". Then .. it has a backer of 1/8" BB Ply painted black, and, attached (glued) to the back of the heart is another 1/8" BB Ply piece. This measures almost 16" long and 11 inches wide. All cut with mostly a #5 FD, the itty bitty places were cut with my trusty 2/0 FD. It's MINWAX Spar Urethane brushed on for the finish. The little letters spelling out BRODY were done in that BURL WALNUT I get locally. I love that stuff. With the left overs from the piece I cut the letters from .. I made that Rose for my wife's birthday. So - that worked great. I think that's it. Except .. a big thanks to the community for helping me with that DANGED heart !!!

Well, I've gone and done it. Got sawdust in my veins now. After I got the DW788 fixed and outfitted with lights, I started on the practice exercises in the first edition of John Nelson's "Scroll Saw Workbook" (the library is a wonderful asset). Did ten of the exercises and decided to try my hand at this Steve Good pattern (Thanks Steve). Used luan I had on hand and stained the top layer with stain I also had on hand. I really like not having to make a trip to get materials/supplies - and using what I have on hand. It helps balance out those times when I have to make 3 trips (or more) to be able to fix/repair something. Anyway, if I remember correctly, I used a Pegas # 5 Skip Blade and lost all track of time while working on this piece. I picked this pattern because it looked simple enough that I thought I could do it. But in the process I gained more appreciation for what goes into fretwork. Oh, and my brother-in-law is a farmer and sells local, so I thought I'd give it to him. My next piece is going to be a horse puzzle made with 3/4 pine, but I have to wait on that for now, until my next order of blades arrives.

this is a great project! simple but well done!

all i can say is WOW! you diefently did a lot of good work on that one!!! thanks for shareing

Never was much of a sportsy person....I can usually recognize the shape of the McGuffin used in whatever sport (volleyball, soccer ball, football, baseball, puck, etc), but that's about the extent of my knowledge. I played backyard versions of most, but it wasn't until I got introduced to running that I really became "athletic". I can put one foot in front of the other, I discovered. Generally an 8-minute-mile pace, but used to be able to hold that for hours. Wasn't in the competitive leagues (took home two trophys...in races where I was one of two people in my age group), but until my knees gave out, I loved running. Still miss it. Tried to pick it up again during the quarantine, but nope, knees are still adamant that it ain't gonna happen. Archery is another sport/hobby the family and I have picked up. GREAT upper-body workout, y'all! And cheaper than firearms....you can retrieve your arrows after a round (provided you can hit the target and don't lose them in the weeds). Cut these after the wife and daughter got really into the sport.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Best-Plastic-Test-Tube-Rack-Holder-Storage-60Holes-17mm-3Layers-Lab-Supplies-FDA/143359666890?hash=item2160e6eaca:g:WXMAAOSwe51Z5rXV I use every other row.. so I can easily see what is in the tubes... Gives me 36 spaces to store tubes. Use all rows and you have 60 spaces. I rarely use a blade bigger than a #3. I have up to #5 and spiral also... have never used a spiral bigger than a #1

I did the mice the same way I did the first one, the horse. It is called "double bevel inlay" (Or marquetry) It requires an inlay for each color is all. Six separate inlays. One against/over the other. Like this one with only three colors.

I use a Harbor Freight air brush for top coats. For me it works great. Easy and fast to clean.

How do you like that dust collector?

YES PLEASE I am in a place were I say NO it is not laser cut it is with a scroll saw with my hands and eye. Have no words to explain look. So I need all the help and this forum is my help so I do not kill anyone. I enjoy this forum as people are helpful and nice . Barbara South Africa

Beautiful work. You did an awesome job, well done. Marg

Valentines day is one of my favorite days as my valentine has been with me over 60 years and we still hold hands everywhere we go. Nice project. Dick heppnerguy

It is pretty amazing that someone could ever get a cutting as this, that was so recognizable that Scrappile got it right off. I didn't even know he ever watched TV. He has so many wonderful piece of scrolling at his house that I thought he must sleep at his saw too. You obviously did a great job on this one too, Charlie Dick heppnerguy

Great work! I still watch it.. It will never get old.

Great work! I see some other fretwork boxes in that picture too. Fantastic!

Just like your cutting, it seems the geometry was right on. Very interesting project and beautiful.

I just saw the New T Shirts and Coffee Mugs.Love em, Gonna have to get me a T Shirt, Not drinker.They are Super Awesome.

Very beautiful..... looks like a lot of work....!

Be aware that the 26 incher takes up a lot of space. That's why I sold mine. I have a very small shop. If you have room, no sweat.

Those acrylic tubes also work well to store different color dyes. I label them as "yellow - x drops in 15 ml (?)" so I can recreate the dye color as needed. I do not remember the actual volume. Doesn't really matter.

I love your cabinet idea. gives me some ideas. Thanks!

Thanks Algae for bringing that up. We need a reminder periodically. When I was getting into Intarsia I looked up Wood toxicity. The wood data base was quite the eye opener. No wood dust is healthy, but some are downright nasty. Besides the fire and mess hazard of wood dust having a real dust collection setup when doing Intarsia is critical.

Will have to check this out when I get time. I was using a site from the Department of Forestry . It gives you the names, toxicity etc of the different species and other important info.

Thank you Thurman for the link in your post. I enjoyed looking at the specs of different species of woods that I have worked with and others I might want to try.