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I love Rod Stewart's song Forever Young and thought these lyrics go well with this picture. May our children and grandchildren know this is true of how we feel about them.

Finished this a few weeks back. Just got it to my daughter to hang in the soon expected granddaughters room. I like it better hanging than I did holding it.

We could not get out to get Easter cards for the Grandkids so I made some gift holders. Quick and easy. (FYI. That is a $20 Canadian Bill)

Just finished this one along with a bunch more I will post soon.

This scrolled Red Tailed Hawk is cut from a piece of purpleheart that is 3/4" x 13" x 11" and finished with a satin polyurethane. It is mounted on a 3/4" x 16" x 15" board that was finished with a hammered aluminum spray paint.

I think it looks great. Just buy a bigger house so you can see it right. problem solved!!

The optimal viewing distance is the distance where you are sitting and looking at the work and it's very clear. Anything else is not optimal. Just sayin........

From Barney's Bullet to a 7 Layered Butterfly. The Butterfly was a bit of a challenge. On 1 layer I forgot to cut a hole out,2nd layer I believe, didn't catch it until I was gluing it all together' I had to scrap to glue off and cut the hole in. Doesn't look to bad. Barney's Bullet was a Joy to cut. Big fan of Mayberry when Barney was a Deputy.

Finished this the other day, have not done much yet since i got my used hawk scroll saw. Got tied up with other things. Hope to do a lot more looking forward. A Steve Good pattern worked out fine. I have to do the finish yet. I am all out of spray poly.

Is there such a thing as optimal viewing distance? Here's another Steve Good pattern I enlarged to 12"x15" on 1/4" Maple ply. Was a little disappointed when I first looked at it after the last cut - it didn't have that 3D effect. Then I took it inside and showed it to my wife, setting it up a few feet away from her and we looked at it again, and Viola! (presto) - the 3D effect was more pronounced. Kinda makes me wish I had made it smaller now.

I just wanted to take a minute wish you all a very Happy and Joyous Easter!

Red Oak cut on the Hegner with #5 Pegas MGT blades.

I march to a different drummer, I have read over the years about adhesives, good sides bad sides, so I'll just stick to my carbon paper, I don't have to worry about glue, or extra sanding, It may take a little longer having to trace the pattern on to the board, but then the pattern last a longer, And it's just the way I'm use to doing it. Happy Easter Every One!!

This time I tried to make realistic bee Video of making "Bee" project Bee pattern

The dark is woodburned

I guess after all of that I'll stick with shelf liner!

I cut purple heart couple of time,it eas really tough It is beautiful work

Yikes, expensive!

great work

Love 2 colors contrast Great work

nice work.

That's cool. https://www.xyron.com/creative-station/ Now that is on the list of things I didn't know that I wanted till I saw it.

The XYRON machine does look interesting. In practice how does it stack up against other methods? How easy/difficult is it to remove the remnants of a pattern after cutting, I am thinking about fretwork with lots of tiny pieces to be removed. Does it leave a residue? I see that the XYRON machine comes in 5", 9" and 12" widths at increasing prices. I would pick the 9" one as many of the patterns I use are sized to print on US letter or A4 paper. I am following this with interest as I am running low on supplies (blue painters tape and 3M77 and understand the issues with those. I have read about many other techniques and it seems all have some issues and am still looking for a better way to do the job.

https://videos.sproutvideo.com/embed/a49adbb21a1deecb2c/674ad6e591bccb9e?autoPlay=true&lightbox=true

fantastic job

Hi Apart from wood work. My main hobby is computers / Retro. For those that can remember the Amiga maybe surprised by my latest project. If you dont know what it is google it you maybe in for a shock...

Wow So Awesome. And always a Powerful Message. Excellent job!!

I agree with you. I Love the Song as well. what you did with is is just Awesome!!

Very nice!

Oh I love this piece, it is so beautiful. Awesome work Charlie. Marg

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

Google or other search can be your friend when you think something isn't available.. Late last summer I searched around for larger self adhesive paper.. It's certainly out there and can be ordered.. I have yet to buy / try it because for me.. just doesn't seem worth it since I only have to do larger patterns maybe 4 times a year at most.. But.. anyway.. they have 11 x 17 full sheet label papers.. actually larger than that if you have a printer that can handle that.. My printer is maxed out at 11 x 17.. Edit: forgot to add the link to the site I found.. Lots of sizes and layout options.. https://www.onlinelabels.com/uses/wholesale-labels

I've thought of trying the label stock but am limited to 8-1/2X11. I guess one could tile the sheets for larger patterns but would, I think, kinda tricky.

That's gorgeous. Well done!

I'll bet your granddaughter loves it! You have made a beautiful piece.

That is so nice will make the room real cozy. Excellent craftsmanship

Very nice.

Lovely pieces.

Beautiful !!!

Beautiful piece, the words are so true, RJ

Thank you, I am relly loving it. As im cutting out one design im thinking of what to cut out next lol

Both projects look wonderful. Great job.

Wonderful cutting, Marg. That should finish up nicely.

I may try this and see what happens.. I'm certain that the patterns / liner comes off much harder than when I just use the liner with a shipping label.. I also hate the messy sticky glue overspray not only around the area of where it's sprayed but also my fingers.. Yeah I could wash my fingers with mineral spirits ( I'd have to buy some as I don't use it or keep any around or wear latex gloves etc.. but those things are also a hassle.. ) Just peeling a full sheet label and sticking it to the shelf liner seems to be the best method for me..

I try every method I find. I use shelf liner for larger projects or where I need to see through it to avoid some defect in the wood. Otherwise, it sits on the shelf because I find it to be a pain to use. Gluing the pattern directly on the wood and removing it with mineral spirits works well, except that the adhesive gets into the wood, and there is no way to get it out. It can take a day or two for the mineral spirits to evaporate from the wood. I can't do anything with the piece until it's done. I use this method for delicate pieces where the extra time and the adhesive residue aren't a problem. Clear packing tape I don't like to use. I find the shiny surface to be annoying, and I have issues with it lifting. I used a lot of it when I first began using paper patterns. I tried taping the wood patterns and applying the tape first, and gluing the pattern to it. Neither method was satisfactory. When I tape the pattern to the wood, the glare from the shiny tape was a problem. When gluing patterns to the tape, I found that adhesives do not stick to the smooth surface well. I use it for taping pieces together for compound cuts and sealing boxes for shipping. Carbon paper and tracing are unpleasant to use and produce inferior results. I stopped using this method as soon as I had access to a scanner. I like the idea of printing patterns on labels. I have purchased a box of labels for this but haven't tried it yet. I keep forgetting I have them. Blue tape is by far my favorite method. It's fast, sticks well even in dusty environments. Blue tape does not leave any residue, and I find it easy to remove from most of my projects. When I use blue tape, I can sand, finish or glue the piece as soon as I rename the tape. The only downside I have found is that it will lift wood fibers from some pieces. It sticks too well. In these cases, I use the glue and mineral spirits method. As for the cost, Steve Good posted in a recent blog post that blue painter's tape was his favorite method, and he calculated that it cost him about $1.50 per month. I don't know what it costs me, but I know it takes a long time for me to use a six-pack of tape.

Nice work. I really like that

I'm with you Ray except I can't sit still for 15 or twenty minutes. I just plop it down. I guess I need to be more patient.

If you have a table saw with a real good glue line blade, you might want to try gluing up some smaller 1/4" boards to get the width and length you need. I just did that to get a piece of walnut about 13" wide for a fretwork clock I'm making.

I haven't bought thin wood in 8-10 years.. since I got my own planer and bandsaw etc.. BUT, when I did buy it I got it from this place.. Not sure how they are to deal with these days and to be honest I only bought from them a couple times because I can get 1/8 + inch locally.. I was getting 1/16 and 1/32 from them for a certain project I was doing... https://www.ebay.com/sch/deer56hunter/m.html?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEFSXS%3AMESOI&_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2654