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The Owl is cut out of 1/4" Oak and the easel (thank you flarud for the idea) was from an old piece of square pine, from a pipe boxing job, pattern for the Owl taken from a stencil that can be found at various shops on line P.S. 81/2" x 10"

In between projects and looking for something different I decided to make a sign to hang on the outside of my little shop. Found a S. Good fretwork Welcome sign pattern that I used but changed the wording. Panel is 1/4” x 12” x 15” Walnut Solid Core Plywood and affixed to a 1/2" sanded plywood backer. I deepened the contrast by staining the panel with multiple coats of Minwax Walnut Stain. The script is called "Handwritten" that I have individual .svg files for each letter in upper and lower case. All cutting was done with Pegas #0 and #1 spiral blades. The panel is glued into a 3/4” wide Poplar frame that I rounded over on the Router and made a 1/4” wide x 3/4” deep rabbet to match the panel depth. I stained the frame with Minwax Honey Maple. After fully assembled, the sign was protected for outdoor use with multiple coats of Clear Gloss Polyurethane spray.

Grampa made this "Bill & Bob" pattern for me, it turned out great. Both of these pieces are for an auction to raise some money.

I guess this is a game because all you can do is play with it! Nautlus by S. Good. Click through the sequence quickly and it looks like it is rotating

Not sure if this qualifies, but here tis anyhoo... Another Steve G. pattern on 1/4" BB.

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.

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 have made a few puzzles. Here is my favorite.

Here is one that I quite like. Not sure I want to do. My sister helped with the paint suggestion. One side is summer, the other fall.

We pretty much only cut puzzles these days - about 20-30 a week sometimes more. Here are just a few...

Pícaro Gordo Woodcuts

I am always obsessing over my finishes. My usual projects are bb and spray painted. Have been sanding and spraying 3 coats lately and its a decent finish. Been figuring the sanding between coats and what grits and what not. Got all fired up with some 600 grit at harbor freight for cheap but the coats were just too soft to work with when done. 320 seems about right. What i usually do is sand, then rub it off on my tee shirt then with my hand until no more dust is on the piece. Got to thinking there has to be a better way. Looked online and DIY tack cloth is just some spray glue on a paper towel and let it dry for about 4 minutes. Tried it today with my old method and then the new cloth and was shocked at home much more it picked up. Just sprayed another coat on my practice pieces so will see how they compare. So far this seems like a great idea and of course, cheap like me.

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.

3/4" Red Oak.

I have a game for two people that surprising looks really easy but in reality is quite fun and challenging, even if played with a new player. The squares are 1 inch by 1 inch, you can easily see what the other 4 pieces measurement are, just by looking at it. The four pieces are painted the same color on each side. the large colored pieces are placed With the large ends placed in the center of the board with the long parts both at the bottom of the board, facing away from each other and the black circles on the bottom corners. It starts out where the first person can make one move with the larger game pieces but cannot move the opponents piece, which, of course, would be the opposite colored game piece. The pieces can only be places on square that are free of the opponents piece and the two black circles. The after each move, the person has the choice to move one or both of the black circles to any open square, or he can elect to leave them lay as is. The person moving his larger game piece can leave it face up as it is when he picks it up or can elect to turn the piece over so that what was the bottom becomes the top. After that move, the opponent does the same thing with his piece with all the same electives of the previous player. ( these are choice with every move ) The object of the game is to position your piece so that the opponent has no where to place his game piece. sounds easy? Try it.

For spray paint at least 24 hours if not 48. Look at the can as they are different sometimes.

lol ahh the wounderful world of scrolling!! lol im glad im not the only one who breaks and saves scroll saw blades. lol I often use the broken blades in my craft projects. for instance when i made the small 3d modle of paul bunin I used a broken peice of scroll saw blade with 2 small pices of wood on each end to make a saw , then I put a small twig across 2 pieces of dowl and inbeded the saw into the twig. with the small compound cut or carving patterns they can be used in several different ways...I have used them to make the spikes on the backs small compound cut dragons . by making a small slit in the back of the dragon I can slide the flat part of the blade into the grove and once painted it makes the spikes on the dragons back. they can also be used is layered picture patterns as grass the bigger the teeth on the broken blade the higher the grass will be, this helps give the picture more of a 3d effect. you could also us them as the runners on small skates and sleds....you just inbed the side with the teeth into the wood so that the flat piece is visable. its kind of cheating in way i guess because it saves me from having to cut those kind of pieces out of wood. yea i know im a strange creature who does strange things but as long as it works lol besides its a great way to recycle the blades. lol

Straight off the saw. No finish, no frame. Just glad to have him done An H Botas pattern. Niqua #3 blade for all except the 'feathers'. 3mm B/B

You've done a great job on both the pattern and cutting!

This is a great pattern. Making several. Thanks to ridgeback for a wonderful pattern. Decided to paint the eyes for a new look also first wood burning the thorns yes are no?

WOW! Great Pattern and great cutting and finishing.... Be very proud, you have every right...!

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

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?

Sorry, I read your statement as being sarcastic. Just don't want anoyone to think they "HAVE" to do what I do. I kanda agree that a project is not really complete until someone hangs it for, or puts it on, display. A lot of my projects are not on display and they live in a box, so hopefully still to be completed.

Looking up a piece out of curiosity led me to this https://www.ereplacementparts.com/ryobi-sc163vs-scroll-saw-parts-c-7931_8000_8001.html Looks like this is also a Ryobi SC163VS 16" Scroll Saw interesting.

Beautiful work Frank .everything about it is fantastic

correct Richard is great to deal with and he know more about wood than I care to know. If you get what I'm saying. He loves to talk

Barb that looks awsome, she will love this, well done I love it. May I ask how you have got the lights behind it on ?

NIce simple well cut job. The table top easel presentation is also very nice.

The sign has it right, it is "scroll saw art" at it's best I might add

Looks great very fancy. Should grab attention. Marg

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Absolutely gorgeous!

Your work is always excellent but what impresses me is the way you present your projects so professionally. I should learn a lot from you but at 82 I'm just too flat out tired to attempt it.

Thanks for the tip. I just painted a frame. I'll give it a try. How long do you wait between coats before sanding?

Another fine work of art! Well done!!!

Very Nice. Happy customer happy life. Marg

Hi This is a little project i am working on for my girlfriend

You have a right to be Proud. A Most Excellent job!!

Fantastic job! And the bonus is your first custom order.

Looks good! Wood golf tees can make hangers for lighter weight things that are easy to install and also look good. Cut the point off-drill the right size hole at a slight angle and whatever gets hung slides to the wall.

Nice cutting. Good job!

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

The state Kentucky quarter in the state inlay. Oooh, So you have an inlay in an inlay.

Looks pretty special to me. I love it, especially the inlay.

Oh no lol I think im going to have to put some padding on my ceiling to protect my head lol

and it doesn't matter how long you have been scrolling or how many blades you break, you will still jump when the next one gives up the ghost

Wow thank you for that tip because im only new to scrol sawing so now I know why to save them, im still learning all these tips and tricks what to do and not do lol

Hi All. I'm happy to announce that our Ornaments For Charity eBook is now available! For the last 10 years, members of Scroll Saw Village have donated their talents to designing ornaments for this unique eBook of patterns. This year, we added 6 designers to design 30 additional patterns. The eBook is now 128 pages with 390 Holiday ornament patterns! You can download the eBook for free and check it out. If you decide to keep this amazing pattern book, we ask you to donate to your favorite charity (we're on the honor system here). Remember, this isn't about "buying" an eBook of patterns, it's about helping those in need. So dig deep when donating to your favorite charity. Please spread the word about this wonderful eBook of patterns. Post to your favorite social media, other clubs, and organizations. The more people who know about it, the more money we're able to raise for worthy causes. You can find the eBook here. There will be a tab on the navigation menu through Christmas. After Christmas, it will be moved under the Patterns tab in the navigation bar. Special thanks to the following designers for donating patterns to this year's eBook: @Travis @don in brooklin on @WayneMahler @meflick @RabidAlien @jollyred Happy Holidays, everyone!