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This Portrait is the Best and Most Winning-est Alabama Coach Ever.... He is gone now, but Never Forgotten. People call him Bear Bryant.... I cut stack of two using 1/8" BB. Also has a Painted Black Backer. Great Man.............................Hope some fans out there.... Danny :+} P.S. For those who wonder. The Daisy Mae is a cut out of a Pattern Plaque I cut for his and his Wife's loss of their lil dog.... :+}

Getting ready for American Independence Day coming up in July. Scrap wood, the base was a 2x6 salvaged from some nearby housing construction scrap bin (probably worth a couple hundred bucks these days). Piece is stained Minwax "Weathered Oak", base is Minwax "Honey". Sealed with a layer of rattlecan shellac. Took about an hour to cut the piece, then another hour or two worth of sanding and shaping the base. Holes for the flags were eyeballed, no idea what the angles are. I was looking for a Betsy Ross flag (the one on the viewer's left) on Amazon and found the "Spirit of 76" flag as well, so I picked it up instead of a 50-star flag.

My great grandson is really into trains so his grandfather,(my son), asked me to make a train plaque for my son to give him for his birthday. This is a Sam Custodio pattern that I have made once before, a long time ago. I personally like this pattern and since I had it on hand, I choose to cut and frame it. Dick heppnerguy

Today is my last day at my retirement job. Retired from my regular job 19 years ago and have worked at this job for 18 years sometimes full time but mostly part-time. I've been working with mentally handicapped adults. Now I will have more time for my scrollsaw and lathe.

With apologies to Judy Gale Roberts for the butchery of her pattern, I got this finished. I used a piece of spalted poplar I found by chance at the local Lowes. Backed it with 1/4 BB. Overall a fun project.

My granddaughter, and fishing buddy, was here last weekend so I made this for her. It's a Sheila Landry pattern cut in Maple with a Mahogany backer sprayed with rattle can satin Lacquer.

For my friends tattoo shop and the other for his wife

I got this free pattern from Google. Didn't quite work out the way it did in my head but still quite happy with it and so was the girl that I gave it too. Cut from half inch pine. Marg

The man who once killed two stones with one bird, the reason Waldo is hiding, the man who sleeps with a pillow under his gun, the man whose cowboy boots are made from real cowboys. Chuck Norris Cut in wormy live edge oak. The worms and the edge are now dead.

I cut this Harvey Byler puzzle recently out of poplar using #1&3 pegas blades. The puzzle is rather simple and a quick cut but the person that requested it and the recipient are both very amazing people. We have had the great pleasure of “adopting” 3 young ladies who were Clemson University students several years ago through a program at our church, to give them a home away from home as they attended college. One of the young ladies, Abbey, is now a NICU nurse at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville dedicating her life to helping save babies and young children who have had a difficult start in life. During a recent visit home she requested this puzzle for a baby boy who was born prematurely at 23 weeks. Jacob has spent the first 8 months of his life at the hospital and Abbey was assigned his case. Jacob’s father is a huge tractor fan and decorated his home nursery with all kinds of tractor paraphernalia. This puzzle is a gift to Jacob to celebrate his discharge from the hospital. We wish many blessings on Jacob and Abbey in addition to all the healthcare workers who give their time and passion to serve those in need in hospitals across this great nation.

Fresh off the saw. This was a fun one! I made it for an auction piece to raise money.

Nice patterns and very well cut! I thought that I was looking in a mirror for a minute.

I have an older 14" Jet too. these are the things my brother told me about, Carter blades, and stabilizer. I use both quite a bit and really like them. The stabilizer is used by itself, you don't need anything below. The blades already have the rounded back and they are no more expensive than other brands. The videos by Alex Snodgrass, were very helpful to me. I found the pattern for the fence a long time back, though I don't remember where now. Hope it helps,

This one turned out super good. I added a little epoxy part to it.

Thought I would make another bowl and something fun and easy.

Being a kid at heart I still love trains - thanks for sharing yours!

Landing snow owl - my pattern.

You nailed that one. Beautiful work

I do not have hearing aids, but I need them quite badly, just can't afford them I wear a pair of 3M WorkTunes headphones. They are fantastic, whether I'm listening to the radio or wwhen I plug my MP3 player iton them, they work great. No noise from the saw.

Thank you Dick. I have them hanging on the walls of my shop. At last count I have 50. I can already hear my kids saying, "Well, what are we gonna do with all this stuff?"

WOW!!! Awesome job. I just this morning finished mine. I put a red frame with the letter A and a football in the 2 upper corners . Again Awesome job!!

terrific job

great job

I like train patterns, train clocks, and all kinds of trains. I especially like yours. Excellent job cutting it.

Yep trains are a good topic. I also agree with this being a good pattern. It has clean lines, not too busy, so it draws attention to the train. But the smoke pattern does not look smokey or streaky. If I did this pattern I might make the smoke more wavy and cloudy with puffs and chuffs. I still give it 2 thumbs up.

Nice work Marg.

I would like to see photos. I can make them but wondered about falling out without the small O ring. I have the Seyco screws just to try. I have the Hegner Knobs with the rotating insert. I ordered adjustable clamps from Mikes Workshop. Thinking about making the inserts for them. I can't seem to let things alone. The one in the photo is 6MM x 16. I've ordered 6MM x 10. Those will look better being shorter.

I cut this as a surprise gift and he was thrilled to bits with it. The pattern is by Gayle from over at Scrollers Cafe. Cut from 2.5mm Bamboo as always and framed in a store bought frame. Marg

Like you, I love making gifts for people, it is such a wonder way to share our scrolling love with others. This is an amazing pattern and It is east to see why the receiver of it was so thrilled. Beautifully done. Dick heppnerguy

Those little gnomes are so cute, I have yet to cut one, probably sometime, I will get around to doing so. Nice job on this little fellow, Marg. Thanks for posting it so we all can enjoy it too Dick heppnerguy

Finished this on Monday. Jeff Zaffino pattern, double stack 1/8 inch BB ply. Cut with #1 Niqua spiral 16 X 20. 1302 cuts with 772 just in the grass. Well worth the effort. Jeff

Very Different.... Good Feelings on it. Is there a story to go along with it? I Really Like it a lot. Hmmmmmmm! Danny :+}

Very Cute. I can see why she liked it.

I have to add comments about the set up as well. In prep for re-sawing some expensive (is there any other kind) hardwood a few days ago, I tested cuts on some softwood scraps. My saw wanted to drift a bit. I got out my machinists squares and started to check the blade, the fence, the table, and the guides. I discovered that the blade was not exactly parallel to the miter slot on the table. I have euro type guides on my saw (Mini-Max 16) which I don't particularly like, but they came with the saw and work OK. Anyway, I've noticed over the years that one of the guides spins more than the other. (right side/left side) I put the square on the guide bar, and discovered that the guides weren't exactly parallel to the blade. Fortunately, there are adjusters for the guide bar on the saw. I ended up slightly changing the adjustment. The adjustments involve 4 set screws. As I adjusted the screws, I made test cuts. After about three tries, the saw cut parallel to the fence, and I re-sawed the hardwood board. Don't remember if I ever adjusted the bar before, of if I even knew the adjusters were there. Long and short of it is: saw adjustment is really more important than the blade. Jim

Looks good!! I love the way you did it.

very nice

I needed to see if I could cut anything other than a puzzle or a wall hanger, so I stack cut one of my favorite Steve Good patterns... They're not finished or framed yet and I'll update once I get them done 1/8 BB x 4, with a very, very dull and bent Pegas #3 MFG blade LOL (another test). I had 4 frames in the shop, from where I have no idea so figured I would use them instead of making 4 new ones which I prefer to do but time is no longer on my side Frame is top right obviously Thanks as always in advance, I'll update the thread once I get them stained, poly'd and framed I'm going to offer them as Outward bound and the other as returning but can be purchased separately. Thanks as always in advance for reading

Very nice looking work!!!

Coffee Before Talkie is by request from my lady and will be hung in our kitchen. Thank you @WayneMahler for the pattern. It is 1/4" mahogany and is 16" square; I had to glue up 2 8" wide pieces. The locomotive is a Steve Good pattern and will be donated to our church for their upcoming fundraiser. I had to get out the big camera for this as I could not get the iPhone to correctly render the orange backing.

Here is a Bald Eagle cut in plywood that measures 44 inches tall. Cut with a Jig Saw and stained with Ebony stain.

I wear hearing aids that amplify everything except the human voice. I can hear an ant fart at 40 yards but I can't hear my wife sitting next to me. And it's not Selective Hearing. My hearing is actually still very good but she insisted that I get them so I could hear her. Didn't work. When in the shop, I don't wear anything to protect my hearing. I did everything possible to ruin my hearing. I have tinnitis in both ears. But, I still hear very well. The hearing aids were a waste of $2800.

I cut this same pattern about a year ago and gave it to my son. I decided I needed one on my shop wall too. The awesome pattern is by @Kris Martinson. It's cut in 1/2 red oak with a stained poplar backer.

You really do understand what I put into this piece Richard. Thanks

I really love it. I like the painting of it a lot. It seems when I try to paint a project. all I do is ruin it. This is very nice Dick heppnerguy

This is not a picture of mine, but I have made three of these, two before I ever realy got into doing Scroll Saw work. Owned a Scroll Saw for many years. The first two feeders was the only projects I used it on when I was up in NC. Making the third after moving to Florida was what actualy got me interested in doing more scroll work, that was about 20 or so months ago. The one I currently have in my back yard looks like a bomb exploded in it as the squirrels tore it apart. Even so the birds love it when I remember to fill the tray with seed. We get Cardinals, Doves, Bluejays, all sorts of small brown birds, small Wood Peckers and Painted Buntings (I swore were small parrots or parrakeets...my ladey corrected me by showing me them in a book of birds we have.) The feeders were made of untreated 1/2" ply and painted with oil based enamel. However, even well painted they don't hoild up well in the elements, especially here in the florida sunshine...both the hot kind and the wet kind. I intend to remake it again and this time try to find some better wood, like maybe marine grade ply. (We have lots of boat building places around here.) Anyway the pattern was in SWW many moons ago. You can down load it here: https://scrollsawer.com/2011/05/04/victorian-birdfeeder/ Travis did say we can post aboth Bird house and Feeders also, so I took him up on his suggestion.

A couple of feathered cuts I've done. And a couple that have wings, but not necessarily feathers.

Word has it that, tragically, Chuck Norris passed away seventeen years ago. Death has been too afraid to tell him.

I have to say, this is the best pattern I have seen of President Trump. For a Trump fan, it will have to be a "got to have' piece. Good luck on your coming sale and congratulations on your spiral accomplishment. I have always said that if one decides to spend the time to understand the spiral, they will never be disappointed at their efforts to learn them, as you have proven here. Dick heppnerguy