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I used a cardinal pattern by Kathy Wise and added the Dogwood. Used bloodwood, red oak, cedar, walnut, aspen, yellow heart, canary and poplar. My client loved it.

Cut on the quilted maple guitar seconds from the guy on FB.. I forgot his name... Another Sheila Landry design.

A quick project. Steve Good pattern, reduced 50%. A piece of tongue and groove pine that I removed the t&g. Gnome and letters all off cuts from other projects.

Firstly I wanted to make just tractor, than added grass and fence, then decided to add background - barn and trees, so came out whole countryside scene. Tractor pattern Video of making tractor project

This is similar to the bottle opener a few weeks ago. I decided that all bottle / lid openers did not have to be turned handles. Niles bottles stoppers sells this lid can opener. It looked liked it could save some cat lady's finger nails. Ok my wifes nails. So I hand drew some cat face on paper and and put it on some really hard dense wood Purple heart. I tapped the wood. Then I scroll sawed the cat face. The cat has a really shiney nose. I used CA glue on the threads like lock tight. I want the grip of the lid opener handle similar to a base ball. Your fingers goes around the handle to get a better pull. Added bottle opener. 1inch thick acrylic. Drilled and tapped for bottle opener. Cut with Pegas #11 skip, really slow motor speed. No melting was done. Arrowhead for a friend that likes NFL. He named his cat "Chief".

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Wife wanted something to hang a calendar with. I had a Montana stencil so I glued up some scrap walnut, cherry and paduck, planed it down, did some inlay and then cut it out on my saw. Was a nice break from other projects.

I use MS not only to soak my spray nozzles, but also to clean my fingers when spraying glue and for cleaning up glue on pretty much anything It's one of the few liquids that dissolves glue without leaving a stain I've also used it to take apart glued joints in cabinets, drawers etc so I can reuse/repurpose the wood

I live in Ventura County in Southern California. It is readily available at any hardware store here. I use it for my 50/50 mix of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits. I use this mix in place of Danish oil or any other oil finish. The boiled linseed oil brings out the natural grain and color of hardwoods. The M/S thins the oil to allow the oil to easily flow around the piece and into cutouts, and allows the oil to dry overnight. Then apply a topcoat. I also use M/S to remove stubborn patterns. I keep it in a plastic spray bottle and spray onto the pattern. It takes a few minutes, but the pattern will lift right off. I used to soak adhesive nozzles in a small jar filled with M/S but now, I just wipe the nozzle off with my finger after every use. if any cast iron top needs cleaning, I’ll wipe it down with M/S, then if needed, I’ll sand it with a fine grit sandpaper with my R/O sander and some M/S. I also use it to remove labels off of anything. A couple of years ago it disappeared from the shelves here. But it came back. I keep a couple of gallons in my shop in case it happens again.

I use it to soak my brushes in. I buy the cheap brushes and use them over and over. Where I live the government says we're not allowed to have it so I use it very sparingly. I live in fear of being found out.

Here's an odd question: Has anyone come up with a method to use more of the blade? I notice that there is only about 1/3 or so of the total length of the blade that is actually used. Now I realize blades are one of the least expensive items used in scrolling, but I'm thrifty (meaning cheap LOL) I was thinking maybe someone came up with a way to use more of the blade. what comes to mind is a platform placed on top of the table to raise the cutting piece and use more of the top of the blade? I know that negates the effect of having the bottom teeth pointing up but you never know Anyway, just wondering - it was on my mind so thought I'd post it. Thanks as always in advance

I’ve been busy over the past couple of weeks producing this group in between multiple doctor appointments, blood work, CT Scan, Colonoscopy and a short, but much needed, vacation trip to wine country of North Georgia. We had a grand time taking in all the Wineries. We drank and purchased a lot of wine over the 4 day trip. All the medical stuff is to do with a gastro problem that hopefully is resolved. The big C was negative. I’m told I just need to get MORE fiber. However, I also needed to get cleared for, in late July after another trip to Virginia Beach for family get together vacation, a scheduled partial knee replacement. FUN RIGHT? I’m hopeful it will be a short recovery until I can sit at the scroll saw and operate the foot pedal again. I presume the recovery period in order to be able to ride my motorcycle again will take considerably longer. Now back to bragging about my project. I converted the patterns for the following projects from various free stencils or illustrations available on line. These projects were made to supplement my portfolio to include pieces that may be more attractive to the local beach community citizens who frequent the Gallery that I exhibit in. All pieces are my typical construction using 5/32” Maple or Walnut Solid Core Ply Cut panels affixed to hand painted 1/4” BB ply backers. All cutting using Pegas #2/0, #0 and/or #1 spiral blades. All hand painting was done with Artist Acrylic paints. Panels were finished with multiple coats of Clear Glossy Lacquer. All the Frames are simple 1 3/4" wide Poplar, stained and then finished with multiple coats of Satin Wipe-on Poly or painted. Mermaid and Fish, 11X17, Painted Black cut panel affixed to a BB ply backer. Frame Painted Black. Crane on One Leg, 11x17 Fishing Boat, 11x14 Sailboats, 11x14 Sailboat at Sea. 11x14 Crab 11x14 Jelly Fish, 11x14 Octopus, 11x14. (The hand painting on this piece could have been a loot better.)

Is there such a thing as segmentarsia? if, not i just invented it! This piece is actually all 1/4 inch wood but built up to look like it is a true Intarsia. I couldn't afford to buy, and in some cases even find the thicker pieces of wood needed to make a true Intarsia piece, so i improvised. the walnut is the only wood not shimmed up to give the different levels look. now ome questions i have: even after cutting all the pieces out when i tried to put them all together i ran into many that simply wouldn't fit together. i spent many a hour sanding and shaping to get them to finally fit. so what exactly did i do wrong when cutting them all out? I know this isn't exactly the forum for questions, but i didn't want to post this twice. thanks, ray

Hi all here's is what I have done for fathers day.

The answer to the labor problem is simple. The Fed should stop sending out checks! They should also take "minimum wage" out of our lexicon. Once folks start realizing they need to work to survive, they'll take any job at any pay rate. My Dad worked for $0.10/hr during the depression. The pay rate should be based on ability & quality. Get back to Real thinking and not fantasy! JMHO!

I decided to make this for my wife's return home after 3 weeks away from me. I thought it just might be better for me if I made her a return gift, since I have been busy in my shop making requests and nothing for her. See, I really am a little smarter than you all thought I was. This is a Steve Good pattern that has a riser on it so that it really is not totally attached to the backer board so when the lighting is right, it looks almost 3D. I made another frame attempt to set it off. I hope she likes it when I bring her home tomorrow. Dick heppnerguy

Very nice and fun to look at pieces Frank. I especially love the colors on the crab. Found myself going back to look at it several times.

Wow! That's a top shelf heirloom piece Dave. Even the eye is amazing. I zoomed up on it and it looks like you stole a Cardinal's eye. Fantastic!

This flashback memory popped up on my wife's Facebook page this morning... 5 years ago today, my first craft event. Then versus Now... It's been an absolute blast and a fun journey. I wandered down to that market the previous Saturday, asked who managed it, showed him a photo on my phone of one of the puzzles and he said "Nice. Be here next Saturday." WHAT??? I had never done anything like this, didn't have a tent, tables... heck, I didn't a banner, business cards... or even INVENTORY!!! LOL But it was a great first week and has been amazing ever since.

That is a fabulous box. Perfect in fact. Marg

I have finally solved my garage heating problem! First I installed weatherstripping around my garage door - I must say, that alone has decreased the temperature in the garage. I bought 4 of these garage weather strips from Lowes. They are white so I didn't have to paint anything and there are no more light/air gaps around my garage door Next I put a curtain over an existing door with a window - also helped cut down on the temp And now the biggest feature that made all the difference... I had a small (5k btu) window A/C unit that I put in a window in my garage Then bought this curtain hanging item and some clear plastic. I have a bunch of grommets left over from another project I did a few years back and made a curtain out of the plastic I put up an 'L'' shaped frame on my ceiling and attached the curtain hanger and hung the curtain leaving an opening/slit in the front for a door Turned on the A/C unit and put a standing fan next to it to blow the cool air towards the work area. The whole area itself is about 180 SQ FT plenty small to cool with the 5k unit. When I want to put the car back in the garage, I just push the tables back a few feet, open the slit and the car pulls right in Here are a few pics before I changed the whole thing to clear plastic - I'll take more pics tomorrow Ceiling track More track Brown curtain - I've replaced with clear so I can see out Using clamps, I seal up the gap and very little leakage I checked the temperature difference, and with this set up the temp dropped 15 degrees total! It also helps keep the rest of the garage a bit cooler

I was " Scroll curious" when I got into scrolling. I found a Dewalt with all the accessories on Craig's list for $300. The seller even had the boxes and owners manual and it was like new. I have been able to try all forms of scrolling with this saw and I will never advance to where I need anything more advanced. Maybe. Shop around and you will come up with something that will get you started.

Rather than buying brush cleaner I use MS for that purpose. It is also an appropriate oil base paint thiner (art paint or house paint). Yes I clean my hands with it also. In the past I did NOT wear latex gloves when finishing but I do now and my use of MS for hand cleaning has gone way down. I will ocasionally spray the spray adheasive inside if it is raining, being careful to use a drop cloth or paper, but overspray can get on things...the MS will remove it. It will even clean up greesy tools when working on machinery of any kind. I buy it by the half gallon and it lasts a long time. You can get it in small (quart I think) cans also. I find it handy to keep around.

The jellyfish is my favorite because of the colors you used and I love the way you have framed all the work, it really makes it standout.

One year, I had the fan blade on our vacuum disintegrate in the middle of the living room about 8 pm on Mother's Day Saturday. What a mess! So, both of us took off for Walmart to get a new one to clean the mess. (Parts of the fan store the bag). The cashier made some kind of remark about it being a poor gift and my wife set her straight on that. Only time I ever bought a household appliance near a major holiday.

Got my medical issues under control and ready to start slicing and dicing lumber again. But the Florida summer heat out in the garage is not helping. In lieu of spending a fortune in air conditioning solutions, has anyone just used those desktop personal chillers right at the saw to keep from melting? Not trying to AC the whole garage, just the 4 sq ft around the saw and me.

I finished another car pattern. This one stems off my very favorite automobile ever....the 1935 Ford. Ford made some design changes from the 1935, the following year but pretty much saved the best of the 35 and made a little different look to it. I figure, this way when a person bought the new 1936 it was recognized as a NEW car. Anyway, I struggled tremendously when I cut a detailed 1957 Chevy and was at my wits ends with all the problems I had with it, so much so, that I came really close to giving up scrolling. Luckily for me, I calmed down and finished it. This time I decided to have a go and hang in there and just get this project finished without loosing my cool. I did run into a major problem when a fairly large part broke off but I was determined to not get upset and not give up. I glued the broken part up when I mounted the car on the backer board and commence to make a frame for it. I made it with 1/4 inch BB Ply and made one choice that I wished I hadn't and that was to cut it with a spiral blade. I felt pretty comfortable the last time I used a spiral and decided that if I did not use it more often I would loose what little spiral blade ability I had worked to achieve. I guess I should have not done it on this pattern but I made it for myself so I can live with my mistaken choice, if it did not turn out to be a good choice this time. So here is what I ended up with and it is going to hang in my den with my 1935 Ford that love looking at daily. Dick heppnerguy

Your projects are so different, and pleasing to the eye that limits the mindset to give creticism. I see your point on the mermaid is siloette. It kinda goes like an inverse at times. Thus it is kinda hard to color.

Thanks for the compliment. I used a dowel turned up the speed on my sanding mop and burned the end,.

Denny You have to buy a gross to get near that price. Some of us don't want to buy a gross every time we need a few blades to finish a project. I have that problem right now. I literally have hundreds of blades that I will probably never use because i bought too many to begin with. Assortment packs are nice only if you use them.

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It is a rather simple piece but you were right she does like it. I am so glad I made it for her Dick heppnerguy

Here are some updated pics of my isolated work area Exterior - clear plastic Interior - work area with work tables, fans, dust ctrl and all machinery except table saw The overhead wen is included in the work area for sanding You can see the AC unit and Fan on the far side The way this is set up, I can work with the garage door open and it still keeps the work area very cool Thanks for reading

WOW!! Awesome job!!

For some reason the AQMD here in Orange County doesn't think we can handle it. I mean, all we have here by the ocean is 24/7 breeze to keep the air clean. I don't get it. But, what do I know?

WOW! That is absolutely dynamic!

That is such a neat idea that I am going to steal it to make one for my wife. (Imitation is the best form of flattery) Tom Wilson

I like the octopus.. so did you cut out the octopus, and paint the dots on the backer after the octopus was glued to the backer?

Well done! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

Another museum quality piece! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

I keep a can of it around and every once in a while I use it, but very rarely. Mostly I use it for Intarsia. if I have to remake a small piece. I usually just spray the back of the pattern and attach it directly to the wood. I will use the mineral spirits to remove the pattern and clean up the glue from the small piece of wood. Only takes a couple of minutes. Other than that, never use the stuff.

I stain my backers so I use it to clean up my hands,

I use a little from time to time cleaning oil based finish messes. But, I don't use that much.

I really like the theme you've chosen. The execution is exceptional. Thanks for sharing. Steve

My 2 favorites are: The jellyfish has great coloring. The inner tenacles captures the curled flat texture really well. The mermaid has some really artistic smooth curves with flare. The mermaid in colors might make it better. The butterfly fish would stand out more. But I have no clue what colors to use. This is just a thought for the next time you do this mermaid.

Great Job. I'm with you 100%, I hate cutting loose block fonts. One trick is to drill a blade hole near the first. letter. Cut the letter and before it even has a chance to get away, use a piece of blue tape to keep it in the cut out. Cut over to the next letter and do the same, etc. After the last letter is cut and taped into place, the entire panel can be removed from the saw and all the letters will stay with it until you need to use them. Of course you need to cut out the center of "o's" and others first.

No it's not. My wood for the clock has been shipped. Hope to get it today or tomorrow .

Uh Oh, I did it backwards. Out to the shop tonight to undo it.

My co-worker was very happy with the piece. Showed it to everyone in the office!

Not sure who created this pattern but a buddy of mine sent it to me and I really liked it. Made it out of 1/4” walnut and added a black backer-board to make it pop. Left the walnut unfinished as I think it adds more character to this particular piece. I still need to make a frame for it and display it at home. Im so happy with how this turned out that this one is surely staying home.