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Quick, fun cut. Not a lot of sharp angles, he's mostly flowing curves. Probably not one to hang up in the kids' room. 1/4" bbply, Pegas #2/0 MG blades.

First clock, this was a lot of fun.

Had the grandkids over last night and did a fun craft with them. My 17 year old daughter is a good sport and usually plays along. I cut them out of the cheap treated pine dog eared fence boards.

Hi Kevin. I would use what us framers use, D - Handers and coated wire. If the project is under 25 pounds, the item listed on the website would work. Let me know if you want a pack for heavier projects.

Well after my last post braging on how well Im doing at scroll sawing and that I havnt brocken a blade yet. Well not even 24 hours gone by after saying that and hey guess what...... I just brock my first blade and had my very first jump through the roof scare hahahahahahaha Do I get bragging rights on breaking my very first blade lol?

We were so happy that our son and granddaughters made the trip from IL to Texas during spring break to spend the past few days with us. My grand daughter showed me artwork she designed on her laptop. I asked her if she would be interested in going to my shop to make it into a picture in wood. She agreed which totally tickled me. Nothing better than being able to share my passion with someone I love. I think she did an awesome job. I found it interesting that she liked my Hegner much better than my Pegas. She said that she felt like she had much more control.

"Welcome" sign finished. The pattern is by Keith Fenton and found in CWWC March 2014. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #1 and #5 Skip blades. The wood is 1/2" Poplar 8" x 14" and backed with Baltic Birch plywood stained blue. Comments welcome.

Did this out of 1" Rough Cut Cedar. Half was done with a regular blade the other half with a spiral.

You will definitely discover that there are times when "darn it" just isn't quite adequate.

This is a verion of what HRRick was talking about available from Lowes. Rated at 75#, but I know it will hold more as long as it is secured into a stud, Two can be used if the hanging piece is wide. I used two to hang a Booze rack which holds abut 20+ full size bottles of Licquer (mostly cordials if you must knnow). Has been on the wall almost 7 years with no problems. What is nice about this system is that it is nearly a flush mounting with no outward lean. If the back of the hanging pice can be routed out slightly it can be made perfectly flush. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-6-in-Hangman-Picture-Hanging-System/3058191

Thank you for letting me know lol im going to cushion my ceiling lol

Kevin, in a former life---in a distant galaxy ( sorry, I couldn't pass that opportunity up), I owned and operated a very succesful picture frame / art gallery business. We offered an option to hand purchases for our customers and to this day I operate my business from my home shop. We hung mirrors that weighed up to 80 Lbs and we used a product call Z-Bar. This no more than a metal version of a french cleat system that has been around for a long time. The idea is that one piece of the hanger gets attached to the wall, hope fully using the wall studs, and the other piece gets attached to the artwork and then gets locked into the piece on the wall. I purchase this product from my picture framing suppliers, it is also available from United Manufacturers. Hope this was helpful and not confusing. Best to you Rick

Robert Duvall plays the character of Gus. If you ever get the chance to see the show or read the book you won’t be disappointed.

Sure why not? And your gonna have fun breaking many more. I have been Scrolling for over 20yrs and I have broken more blades than I care to count. If they had a Broken Blade Patch I would Proudly ware it, cause I Love Scrollin.

I am the same as Marg, I have no idea who he is, I know John Wayne and James Stewart, lol, but what you did is just looks awsome

Well I havnt been online all week and you can see why. Having so much fun learning how to scroll saw and trying to do new things and using inkscape to create the dog heart leash hanger. I am addicted no stopping me now. I havnt even brocken a blade yet lol. The dog leash with the wood burning text and the Gnome are from Steve Good designs

Just finished this one this morning.

I am only a learner to sroll sawing. I got my new carbatec scroll saw yesterday. I am feeling proud of doing this as I have never done anything like this before. I had only been cutting out the outside of things with my ryobi (now in cupboard). I was scared to have a go at this and taking the blade in and out through the holes and learning about my new saw, wooo hoooo I did it. Still need to sand it as the owl is only sitting loose on the back board. Not sure if to paint the owl or not Susan

This beautiful angel dances up front ever Sunday when our church band plays. I call this picture “Jesus gives me happy feet.”

This is another free bird pattern which I found on the Craftsmanspace website. I used Inscape to resize and convert to a red line with light grey Pattern. The cut panel is 5/32” x 10” x 14” Birch solid core Plywood affixed to a ¼” x 12” x 16” BB Ply backer. And, although the site stated that it was a scroll saw pattern, it was a very difficult cut as many of the lines were very close to each other, just about touching, even at the larger size I chose to make it. Also, this pattern was different in that the cuts created both a “positive” and “negative” images making the coloring slightly more difficult as both the backer and cut panel required to be painted. After applying a coat Gesso to the backer and areas on the top panel that was to be painted, all the painting was done with Acrylic Art paints except the border which was painted with a Blue rattle can spray paint. The final panel was protected with multiple coats of clear gloss spray Lacquer. There was no colored illustration available, so after looking at some bird photos, it seemed to me that the birds looked a lot like Black Cap Chickadees, so it was yellow for the birds with red flowers and green leaves. And, once again, the panel was set loose in a simple 1 3/4” wide Poplar frame, which after treating with a wood condition, was stained with Minwax Honey Maple stain and then protected with spray clear satin polyurethane. I’m thinking this will be the last of the “birds” I do for a while as I’m sure most of you are bored with these posts. I have to find some new different challenges.

Thanks to @don in brooklin on here is the first cut of a commissioned piece. Cut from 13/16" Poplar, Pegas MG #3 used blade ( had about 5 puzzle cuts on the blade Still needs sanding and finishing which I'll post in a few days. Laying flat: It's going to be a wall hanger (keys, hats etc.) so here it is in it's base: Base is also Poplar but opted for a darker gran to have the top "pop" on the wall I'll post the finished product in a few days - should be ready by Friday Evening (it's Tuesday morn) Finished Piece Thanks as always in advance

So, I’m interested as I see this as similar to Intarsia I do but much thinner and without all the massive sanding. I’ve gotten some of the books and videos you guys have mentioned here and read them and watched them. Have not gotten a chance to try anything yet. My question is on this Chevalet tool. I understand it is “old school” and such but my question is what/how would it different, better or worse then cutting with a scroll saw? If you had a scroll saw, is there a “need” for the Chevalet does it offer something that you can’t do with the scroll saw? An advantage over the scroll saw? Or just another neat tool to do it “old school”?

Thank you im loving it here everyone is so helpful

I keep all my bent and broken blades in a metal tin. I probably have at least 4 years worth. I wonder if you save enough of them if I can take them to a metal recycle place and get some money for them. Maybe a couple of cents . Just a thought.

nice job

Go to the chemist and ask for a small sharps container (they are free), great for storing old or broken blades. You jinxed your self bragging about not breaking a blade. Marg

Love it. Great work Kirk. Marg

I bet you had a “Grand Day” Charlie! The grandkids look like the had a great day!

That came out great Craig! You did an excellent job on it. Can you give us a little more details, wood, blades, techniques? Here’s a tip for the backer board. Paint the backer board with a flat spray paint before you cut the interior cuts of the overlay. Flat paint dries faster, and glue will stick to it better. While the paint is drying, drill the clock opening and cut the interior cuts. Now glue the overlay to the backer board. When dry, cut the exterior of the pattern. That way the backer board will exactly match the overlay. Then apply your topcoat.

Rob here in California. I like to do small woodworking projects (carve some birds, , etc.), nothing too fancy but I'm feeling the call of the scroll saw and I've decided to get one. I've done a ton of reading/research and have thought about either the Dewalt 788 or it's twin the Delta 40-694. I'm usually a 'buy once, cry once' guy when it comes to good tools so I've just been thinking about waiting for one or the other to go on sale from Amazon/HD/Lowes and ordering a new one . I do keep my eyes open on Craigslist, Offerup, Facebook Marketplace, (and now here!) but not a big fan of some of the shenanigans that goes on online and don't want to waste too much time or energy there. Anyway, happy to be here and hope to be scrolling soon. Rob

Been scrolling for 11 years and maybe had 5 break. Must be doing something wrong by with you guys are saying. Don’t know what you do to break one I have bent them and straighten it out and keep cutting. Just lucky I guess.

So much fun!

Thanks for the welcome Kevin! I've already learned a lot since I've been here and now know a lot more saws to keep a look out for. I came up to speed on the RBI Hawks in the last week or so and had a good lead on a 220VS Ultra in great condition on Craigslist but the seller was non responsive to my emails and voicemail and then the listing disappeared so I guess it sold. The search goes on, keep having fun with your saws! Rob

Thats for sure, since I started scrolling 2 weeks ago I been scrolling every day. Housework has gone downt the drain lol

Lovely tissue box. Roly

great job

Thanks for this info Paul. I had no idea he was involved with so many great shows.

I hang on to mine so I can use them as cleaning tools. To clean out the thin cut lines.

I have seen the Mini Series. and you did an Awesome job of Fox's pattern.

Hey Marg I agree with you, I have no idea who he is either lol but his portrait looks great

I have no idea who he his but the portrait looks great. Marg

She did great Dave. I'll be living with my son and Granddaughter and Grandson in a few more weeks. Can't wait to set up my shop. My Granddaughter does a lot of art work so maybe she will like to get on my scroll saw to.

Nice cutting of old Gus. Probably the best western ever made.... I have watched it, maybe 12 times,,, I have a "Lonesome Dove" weekend every few years. Just about to finish reading the book,,, for the fourth time.. Only book I have ever read more than once.

I bought my first scroll saw about five years ago thinking it might be fun for me and my grandsons to play with. My grandsons couldn't have cared less but I got hooked. Happy my granddaughter liked it.

Welcome to the Village forum from TN

Welcome to the Village from East Tennessee. Glad you found us. Jopevyou can get your saw of choice and share some work with us soon.

Welcome to the village

Hi Rob. Welcome to the Village from this side of the pond. Enjoy, it's a great place to be. So many friendly helpful people here.

First of all, WELCOME. A great support group here. Next, I own two Delta 40-694's. One is 20 years old, the other is about 12 years old. I use them both, I grease them once a year and I would buy Delta 40-694's again. They are a great middle end saw and they do all I want for my scrolling. Listen to the others and show us your carvings.