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I think underwater scene is the best variant for shadow boxes. Here is my new one, this time I added waved contour and increased size of project to 9,5 x 7,5 inch to add more details. Video of making project Sea Life pattern

Ray, you can find the Minwax spray Lacquer at Lowe’s, or at least in Ventura Co. as far as the toner, I did a Google search and found many online sources. I used to buy the Deft spray lacquer by the box of six online at Hardware World.com. As for me, I would rather use a hardwood rather than stain plywood. That’s just me.

A big thanks to Multitom for the pattern work on this one. Even with the pandemic going on he spent time to work on this pattern and send it on to me to cut. Took me a bit to get to it with stuff going on also. Here she is, did it 11 X 14 on 1/8 oaK Ply. Did two different colored backgrounds just wanted it different. Thanks again Multitom. jim

From his book "Circular Scroll Saw Designs"

This is another Steve Good design called "Reflections." I cut it from 1/4 in sanded pine and backed it with the same material. The upper silhouette is painted black, of course, and the bottom, water, is painted blue. The front is finished with red pine Minwax and the entire piece is sprayed with several coats of poly. It was really a simple project but a lot of fun to cut and finish. Hope you enjoy.

Hi to All.... I have been Scrolling All kinds of Crosses in my time, but as far as color goes Its Always the Black as a Backer.... A Good Friend got me into Color and a New Way.... Here is one of Crosses with Color. Look forward to replys. :+} Pretty sure this is a Terrence Thomas Design. Danny :+}

I just came to chk out the Village today, and I scrolled doen to the bottom of the home page and saw one of my plaques. The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Thanks Travis.

Once I saw this I had to make one. Nugget the Dog said he was there for sawing support.

Not sure, but at this time only suggested maintenance items.

I actually used the blade chucks as I wanted to compare them to those junk China made ones.. I hope China has at least improved on that part as they was junk. After about 6 months use I put my Pegas chucks back on. I sold the chucks on eBay for $50 and the new rocker assembly brackets with the old link arms, bearings etc. as the front part wasn't really too bad. Got another $50 for them.

I did buy the front section, I tried to modify it by grinding down the brackets to make them fit.. but it was a no go for me, or at least I gave up on grinding the parts down as it's only the bracket that's different the rocker arms and bearings etc is the same. so I took the bearings and parts off the new assemblies and mounted them into the old ones. I posted photos of all this last year when did the build and posted on here about it. Not exactly sure how to find that posting now.. I'll see if I can find it though and link it here to this topic. EDIT TO ADD TOPIC LINK:

I've been watching this video about how to stain BB plywood. It seems like a pretty straight forward informative video but at the end, the presenter stains the wood and after it dries he sprays it with a "master toner" lacquer from H. Behlen. I've not been able to find it anywhere. I did find the second spray finish he applied under the brand name Minwax rather than Deft. Deft is not available anywhere near me. I have bought it before at the local Ace but not anymore. It seems that covid has ruined many things. Anyway, can someone explain to be what the "master toner" might be and how I might find it? Or do I even need it? I am making my first project using BB ply and want to finish part of it in a dark walnut stain and leave part of it natural with just a clear finish on it. Here is the link to the video I've been watching and maybe someone here might be able to advise me after watching it. Thanks for your time.

The Pegas Chuck Head Sets are a great replacement on most saws. I replaced them on my EX21 several years ago, even before I became a Pegas dealer. What an improvement. Over time, the set and thumb screw made need replacing. In addition the tension lever will wear. In fact, Pegas ships hese parts with each new saw. I keep these in stock at most times.

I used a local specialty bearing supply place here in MI called Detroit Bearing and I did get the better quality bearings, they was real close to $8 each x about 20 in the saw if memory serves me correct. Plus as Ray said, the sleeves from what I could dig up was only through DW or in my case through ereplacementparts. The connecting rod deal the goes from the motor to the pivot arm bearings was really pretty close to the price of the whole assembly so I went that route. IF memory serves me right the sleeves are $6-7 each plus the shipping cost.. you might as well say $200 or very close to it. In my case buying a Hawk was a much better investment.. If it needs bearings any local hardware has them and there is only 4 of them. I've only ever had to change the ones on the connecting rod from motor to lower arm on my 2 older saws. They are a sealed bearing but all the grease after 30 years apparently dried up. $6 each at my local Detroit Bearing store.. 2 bearings one on each end of the rod.. both same bearing, about 20 minute job to pull the two bolts and press the new bearing in, and put it back on. Never had to replace any bearings in the upper / lower arms.. they looked well oiled and not any wear to be seen. EDIT To Add: When I rebuilt my Excalibur I bought the whole assembly from Seyco.. All the bearings inside the saw already pressed into the new arm assemblies etc.. was only $114.. mind you that doesn't come with the front rocker assembly bearings at the front of the saw.. But I couldn't get the bearings for that price.. and I never did find a source for the bearing sleeves.. the assembly from Seyco comes fully assemble with the sleeves in it and you only need to remove a couple bolts to install the thing.. I don't know the quality of the bearings etc though.. I would have rather bought new bearings of a high quality and replaced the sleeves so I know I have good parts in it but as I said.. there doesn't seem to be a source for the sleeves themselves..

You don't need to spend that much on bearings, if you buy them through a bearing and power transmission distributor. DeWalt and the replacement parts dealers buy them there, and then double or triple the price before selling them to you. If you know the bearing numbers, just do a yellow page lookup for a bearing and power transmission store near you. There is one in almost every major city in the USA. They will give you a much better price for the bearings that you need. Even an online search for each bearing number will get you better prices for them. The guy at the counter may even know of better quality bearings than the originals. It may cost a few dollars more than the original brands, but when I asked he replied "oh yeah" and then gave me the better quality bearings. I think I paid about 10% more by following his selection, but it's been years since I rebuilt my DeWalt saw. I bought 2 sets, so still have a spare set. My saw is beginning to tell me that it wants more attention again, so I'll likely be going through it before my Christmas cutting. Good bearings and a good synthetic grease job make all the difference in the World. Charley

Yet another expense to add to the cost of reclaimed/free wood.

Firstly I would like to thank Mahendra for the fantastic Meercat pattern. Also to apologise to Mahendra for taking so long to cut the pattern after he went to all the trouble to make it for me. I had a fall at home which injured my shoulder and left me unable to do any cutting in the workshop. thankfully I can now get back to cutting again. The Meercat was cut from 4mm Birch ply and finished with 2 coats of sanding sealer and 2 coats of Lacquer. Hope you like the finished item. Keith.

Great Job!

Mohawk makes a toner also. https://woodrepairproducts.com/?s=toner&post_type=product&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0K-HBhDDARIsAFJ6UGgDFNtP2ppngOFz4LuEaThoGDhR_y_fcNmp3O8EIQb514dCoqk0kE0aAkzPEALw_wcB Also here https://www.woodworkingshop.com/search/?search_query=Mohawk

Thanks Dan. I did buy the Minwax lacquer but couldn't figure out what to buy for the "toner". I agree with you on the type of wood but this is a project that called for BB ply. It's a tissue box for the cubes that are all over our house. I could have gone the easy way and just done it natural but my wife wanted it to be dark/light to work with the picture frames in our bathroom. I'm doing it mainly to get the feel for my Hegner saw. Something simple and quick. Or supposed to be simple and quick. Here's a pic. The 4 outsides with the palm trees will be dark and the inner box will be natural. If you watched the video, I'd like the color to be just like the last panel with the toner/lacquer. I will have to add the pic from my computer. The file size on my phone is too large. Later.

The secret is to have 2 and rotate them. Always have one ready with new bears/sleeves/grease.

Yeah, I do agree too, about 6 years ago I purchased all new bearings / sleeves etc. to do a complete rebuild on my DW and back then the cost was just over $200 factor in a half day of labor for the rebuild and not only that but down time I could have been making products rather than rebuilding a saw. I will say though.. with quality parts and good grease I went from getting 14 -24 months on a saw to about 5 years before needing to do another rebuild so there is that.. If I was a person that was a DW saw only saw that worked for me I'd be rebuilding rather than buying new and replacing every 1.5 years or so.. They run so much smoother / quiet etc. with the quality parts and grease. It's a shame they can't put grease fittings on these things so they can be maintained.. The biggest reason of failure when I take these apart seems to be the grease disappeared, LOL If you could give them a shot of grease every 6-12 months they'd go a really long time..

Exactly what Charley said, only a few thousandths of an inch wear on each bearing.. turns into a lot of slop when you factor in that there are something like 20 bearings in the saw. I know this may sound dumb to some folks but If I'm taking the saw apart I'm replacing all those bearings.. I know there may only be a couple really worn bearings.. but slight wear in the ones you don't replace creates a hammering effect on them once you make those worn ones tight again.. just going to cause premature wear on the whole system.. When I rebuilt my DW the first time and used a quality name brand bearing and high quality synthetic grease.. that saw ran smoother than it did when it was new.. and it lasted two times longer before needing attention again..

With a blade clamped in the saw, and the motor shaft rotated by a screwdriver to the high or low point (without running the saw), try lifting and pushing down on the top blade clamp. If it moves easily up and down a short distance, you have worn bearings or something else is loose somewhere. Your mission then is to repeat this test with the left side cover removed and you watching closely what moves and what doesn't. Worn bearings get gradually bad and it doesn't take more than a few thousandths of an inch or play in a bearing or the connection point of moving parts to cause the noise that you are experiencing. Charley

Great job. Hope the reason for this particular saying isn't because of an unfortunate event that happened with Nugget. I have a "Nugget" also but his name is Hershey and was a rescue. He is brown with long hair. He's on the mend right now due to extensive surgery on one of his hind legs. The old adage of a dog being man's best friend is definitely true between he and I. Someone could get hurt real bad if they messed with my little buddy!

Nice job. I've always been amazed by meercats.

Glad you are on the mend. Wonderful cutting.

I have about 15 pallets if you all want them come get them, LOL.. I get them because I burn wood pellets to heat my house and shop and I buy the pellets by the skid / pallet. The rough cut lumber that pallets are made from seem to hold a lot of dirt / grit.. I used to use them but the savings for me isn't worth it by having to replace planer knives a lot more often, Yes I can wash / sand with belt sander etc. to help get the dirt / grit off.. but also my time and effort is worth something too. Most of the pallet wood I find has only 4-5" wide boards on it.. not a lot of my stuff can be made from it unless I also take time to do glue ups. Now please don't take this as a waist if you're just a hobby working shop, you have all the time you want to clean up boards and make use of free lumber. For me spending 30 minutes labor just to "make" the board usable makes no sense unless you're getting some high dollar exotic wood or something.. How much you pay for a Poplar, Oak, Cherry, or other type of wood that is 4 - 5" wide x 3/4" thick x 4 foot long, Not really even 4ft because you have nail holes on each end of the pallet board and holes in the center of the board to work around. So maybe more like a 30" board, LOL 10 minutes to take the pallet apart, 10 minutes to hose off the loose dirt, 10 minutes of sanding some grit off on a belt / drum sander, 10 min. to run through the plainer .. many of the boards also split from the nails. OH forgot to mention better get out the metal detector to be sure no metal in it to ruin the planer knives. I personally don't see any savings there even as a hobby worker.. wear on the machines probably cost more than the savings of the so called free lumber. Now, furniture pieces that are smooth and easy to wipe the dirt / grit off and run through the planer is not a bad option.. pallet lumber though.. most of them are covered in dirt / grit and full of nails..

This was the first project I completed. My niece has a horse tack store and does horse training and riding lessons. She displays a lot of my projects to see if they will sell.

Hello friends, I want to thank the administrators of the group for having selected my work of the hummingbird to show it on facebook, it was a pleasant surprise. Thank you very much again for your words, they are very encouraging to keep trying to do better jobs. Greetings to all from Puebla, Mexico

Thank you Tomanydogs, Believe me, I don't let things like this get under my skin. I am happy with this project. I appreciate the critiques I received but seeing how I only started scrolling about 3 months ago and I'm using material I had on hand... Yes, I could have purchased a more exotic wood. Yes, I could have framed this with some elaborate material. And yes, I could have sent the pattern to those who critiqued and asked them cut it and show me their design. But, I am totally happy with my finished product.

Spent a bit of time in the shop, go rid of some scraps for the yin yang boxes and cut a few 3D patterns using a piece of spruce that was around.

We no longer have a beach on Pellow's Island. But we do have plenty of places to swim. Here is a photo of two of our grandchildren and I (taken about 10 years ago) at a dock near the front of the island. I've made a lot of scroll-sawn art that would be appropriate here, but will chose just one piece: This plaque measures 35 centimetres by 42 centimetres. The background and frame are made from Cherry and walnut. The foreground pieces have been made from figured maple. The basic design is by Sheila Landry. I modified the design in order to have the island a cabin simulate our cabin on Pellow's Island in Lake Pivabiska. Many many loons make Lake Pivabiska their home in the spring and summer.

Freestanding Seahorse Puzzle made several years ago.

Living in a beach community, many of our customers want beachy items. They don't really go for things with the area name in them but they do go for Sea oriented items. Some of our best customer are little ones and often know what they want and what they don't want is what their parents want them to want LOL. Here are some of our little ones most popular items (unfinished so they can color them) And one of our colored samples the kids love The adults go for other items however

My array of Beach/Nautical/Ttropical cuttings is quite extensive. Some are from way back when I had first started up to my more recent work. Most of my latest work is intended to apeal to the Beach Community here along the Atlantic Coast of Central Florida. A lot of what we call beach side home owners love to decorate their high cost homes with a lot of beachy things. This first piece was one of my very early attempts at creating a pattern and then adding color to the finished piece. This last one hangs in my living room and we call it our aquariumn:

I made this a while back. SSWW&Craft Magazine.

More beach fun A few patterns I purchased from Sue Mey and Scrolleronline.

Here's a few beach type things I've done. Guess I'll have to cut something else "beachy" this month. The two lighthouses are window shutters I did for a lady last summer. I made two panels from Poplar, about 16"w x 26"h x 1" d

A couple of mine. Saw the waves in an article about Fiona Kingdon in SSWW magazine, always wanted to cut one of hers, and it looked like a challenge. Hint....it was. Viking ship was an H.Botas pattern, as was the pirate owl (cuz, c'mon, who DOESN'T need a cutting of a pirate owl?!?), picked those up from his Etsy shop. Nautilus gears were from Steve Good, working gears are always fun to cut.

I did this beach scene back in Feb of 2019 and is posted on the site. The design is based on a paint by numbers my wife did and also a puzzle. My wife converted the picture in Photoshop to greyscale. The design took quite a while because I wanted to get the beach and light house right. We gifted the paint by numbers and puzzle to good friends that live by the beach.

My most popular item with the locals and the tourists... wall mounted sea turtle key rack and someone asked for a larger version for towels/coats. Carolina Beach is the town I live in.

Ok I know this isn't Scrollsaw however it is Beach themed. I also do mini Scenes. Here is some I did for our Master Bath which is Beached themed. Cup 1. Boat, surf board, seagull on pier and whale are from E-Bay, Rocks are aquarium stones, coffee cup is from a yard sale and blue is spray foam painted blue. Cup 2. Lighthouse is from Hubby's collection, Rocks are aquarium stones, flowers from Dollar Tree. Coffee Cup from yard sale and water is spray foam painted blue with white painted waves. Cup 3. Lighthouse is from Hubby's collection, Rock if out of farmers field next door. 4. Whale is from E-Bay, shell is from a beach in Florida, stones are aquarium stones. 5. Fairy is from E-bay, Shell is from a Beach, Whales and starfish are from E-Bay and stones are aquarium stones. Ray, I hope this helps.