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This was my weekend project. This is for a friend of mine.

Jim made the pattern and cut this for my wife. Turned out awesome. Wish I had the original pic cause he nailed it

OK, got things done a little quicker than expected before we leave on our trip, so I get to post this last, at least for the foreseeable future, completed piece. This was again a free stencil image I found On-line and converted to a Scroll Saw pattern. Really, not very much conversion was needed other than adjusting the size to fit a 9” x 12” cut panel. The cut panel is 5/32” Solid Core Maple Ply and the cutting was done with Pegas#2/0 spiral blades. Just about 100 holes and used only two blades. My ratio of holes to broken blades is getting better . The Backer is a ¼” x 11” x 14” BB ply that was hand painted. Of course, the 1” border was just spray painted with Krylon All-in-one paint and primer Coffee Bean. The area under the cutting was first coated with Gesso (a White Acrylic art paint primer) and then hand painted with Acrylic Artist Paints. As the pattern is relatively simple, I was able to use a couple of copies of the cutting pattern to use as general area painting stencils. Made life a little easier for this step. I also painted some additional areas on the cut panel to help enhance the image. And, once again the assembled panel was protected with multiple coats of Deft Lacquer. In my previous post “Love Stem Roses – A different Version”, Fab4 replied that the Roses should have been Yellow or white, but we all know that Love and Red Roses go together. So, since this piece has nothing to do specifically with Love, I took his suggestion and painted these Roses Yellow. The custom frame is once again made from 1¾" wide poplar, stained with Minwax Cherry and finished with two coats of Minwax Gloss Wipe-on Poly. Don’t forget, critique of my work is always welcomed and appreciated. If you haven’t already, please check out my recent post "Gonna be gone for a while." in the Coffee House Forum.

Rather than make 2 threads, thought I would combine... Blades - has anyone else noticed, when purchasing a pack/bulk blades there are a few in the pack not as sharp as the others? I've noticed this more these days, than in the past. Maybe it's me? New Saw... So, I've been on the fence about buying a Band Saw for awhile now and just could not justify spending $1k or more on a 14" saw! I found this Wen band saw the other day and decided to pull the trigger and get it. I hope it works out. I have several other Wen products and no problems with any of them so far Thanks as always in advance for reading

I noticed that horse projects are quite popular, so I decided to make one more horse pattern. There are a lot of horse patterns, so my main aim was to make something unusual. And here is what I made - mechanical horse (steampunk style) Video of making project Mechanical Horse pattern

Wow coke is good for something. I used to love it specially mixed with whiskey but that is history . I use paint thinner or mineral spirits for cleaning maybe mineral spirits would have been good in the whiskey glass back then

#5 is what I use. I have never used skip tooth but I think they should do fine. I am not familiar with superskip but it reading the specks and it should be fine too. I am a die hard Flying Dutchman and when I have hard wood I usually use a #5 Polar. Recently, I had some had some cherry and I found the #5 MGT worked well. Not a Pegas fan as I find them aggressive. I am a believer that the best blades are the one you get used too. In all cases I wrap with box tape.

When I was a kid in my teens, we would use Coke to clean the rust off of car bumpers. LOL

I'm gifting this to Jim for his veterans fund raising. He has done so much for me I wanted to give back. Hes a great man and mentor.

This is a Highly modified cutting of an H Botas pattern. I primarily cut with a #5 flat blade and drill the entry holes with a standard 1/16" drill bit so, any cuts that could not be drilled at that size either had to be adjoined or eliminated. I am still satisfied with my results and comments/critique are welcomed. Finished size is approximately 14 5/8" by 10 1/4" and I still have to get some wood for a frame. The wording "2nd Amendment" and "Right to Bear Arms" is definitely easier to read at full size compared to this thumb-nail image. The fretwork is also more pronounced in the actual project. Thanks for looking and God Bless! Spirithorse

There are so many versions of the Corvette and you cut a truck load of BBPW cutting them all. Thought I would go for an early classic.

The benefits of tape for blade lubrication has been a topic of discussion on various scrolling forums for as long as I can remember. It's been debated and the concept has always had it's die hard believers as well as healthy skeptics. If the show MythBusters was still on the air, I would be tempted to submit this as something for them to test, but unless they could blow up a scroll saw or two, I doubt it would ever make an episiode. Anyway, I've been back & forth, over the fence on this one a number of times through the years. I rarely use tape these days, but I do believe there is a benefit. I proved it to myself one time while trying to cut an animal puzzle out of a particular piece of cherry. My first attempt resulted in slow going and extreme burning almost immediately, even with a fresh, sharp blade. I had no problems cutting a similar pattern, with the same blade, in a different piece of cherry, but wasn't having much luck with the first piece. I decided to add packing tape and the results were dramatically better, even using the original blade. Even though I had long known about the professed advantage of using tape, I had ceased using it my cutting some time before, not convinced that I was benefitting enough to off-set the extra time & effort spent applying and removing the tape. However, after cutting that puzzle out of that particularly difficult piece of cherry, I was convinced the benefits of tape were more than just an internet myth. I still don't use tape all the time. If I'm cutting something where I anticipate problems, I'll take the time to use tape, but or most of my cutting I get along fine without it.

I tried packing tape. PITA!

Never have blade problems. I have a 9" HF band saw. I had a cherry 12" band saw. Older one with cast iron table. Was like new. I thought I would try re-sawing. Without a planer it would be useless. I seldom used it so I sold it last fall. My 9" is a workhorse for me. $125 well spent several years ago. I bought it for pen blanks but now use it every day for cutting miscellaneous things for scrolling. Very handy. Sits next to my scroll saw. I'm sure you will enjoy the Wen equally as well.

Every now and then I fine a blade that seems to start out dull but not very often. Though I buy enough blades to last me a long time. Usually 3-6 gross at a time. I haven't ordered any blades since April.. and probably won't need any until late fall. You didn't mention what brand of blades in question? I stared out with a cheap 9" ryobi bandsaw and upgraded the guides etc.. but in very short time I learned the resawing wasn't all that practical on it since the max. height was only about 4-5 inch.. did work great for resawing with a good blade though and I made many thick boards into thinner boards for ornaments. I upgraded to the Grizzly 14" Anniversary edition and bought the riser block etc. I love the saw but honestly I don't use it as much as I thought I would. Resawing is a great way to make lumber to your needed thickness but also requires a planer if you don't have one yet? I think this WEN might be a decent starter saw for you. Not sure if it will accept a riser block or not. Maybe you don't plan to resaw with it as you didn't really mention the use of it. I payed pretty close to that price for my saw but with the added goodies ( riser block, rolling base, etc. ) I had close to a grand into mine.. Wish I had gone a few bucks more and got the larger model that included the rolling stand and already had the 12" resaw capacity.. But mine works well for the stuff I've done with it.

NICE!!!

As far as band saw I have been looking for a while all brands and models, but have not thought of wen brand, will be waiting for your review on it, RJ

Agreed - no more coke in this house!

awesome job

I read I believe on this forum that it is the substance on the outer surface of the tape that prevents the layers from sticking together on the roll that lubricates the blade.

Only time I've ever noticed any difference is when cutting wood that burns easily such as Cherry.. One thing also is blade speed, if you run a saw on slower speeds there is less friction / heat so you may not notice a difference... That being said.. If it helps from burning Cherry it must have some sort of lubrication effect thus making blades run cooler and last longer. It's been said that it is one of the compounds in the glue in the adhesive that is a lubricating properties. There are some folks that will have a block of wax by the saw and when installing a new blade they run the saw and rub that wax on the sides and back of the blade too.

What you might try is if you mount it on a mobile base, roll it onto a piece anti-fatique mat. It'll settle into the mat and should resolve any vibration. That's how my saws are all sitting but without that type of mobile base. I only have wheels on one end, the back end, and they are 7 inch wheels. I have i corporated PVC on both sides as my "wheel barrow" lifts to move my saws around. They are both on homemade stands of 2x4's.

Tried the blue tape thing once, really didn't care for it, I use clear shelf liner and glue the pattern to that, haven't had any problems since. I gotta say I really don't understand how the adhesive lubricates the blade, I just can't wrap my head around that. Seems to me like it would increase the friction the blade creates. Chris

Beautiful work Bob. Turned out great. Jeff

I think I'm gonna try it first without a base, then when I break down to buy more plywood.. I'll make a bigger base and try it out.

I am right handed and right eye dominate. I sit in the center, but probably cock my head one way or the other when sawing. I have my switch on the ground, but would entertain moving it higher, if I find a suitable method.

That rolling base looks good. Nice to be able to move things around!

NOPE! Left, right… nope, right back to center. I am perfectly happy centered.

Saw assembled.. I was able to put a 2x6 across the bottom legs using the empty holes for the height adjustment.. I figured out the legs are set at 10 degree angle. so I cut the ends at 10 degrees, and angled the top of the 2x6 at 10 degrees so the plywood sits nice and flat.. Anyone think that putting it on one of the Bora mobile bases may cause a bunch of vibration?

I have my foot switch mounted on a plastic step that is made to fold up. If I need to move it I can. Kind of hard to see it is white

We won't allow Coke in our home any longer.

Coke is Woke.

I know I have seen the work of others who have done this 810+/- hole pattern called “Two Wolves by R. Beard, but this is my enhanced hand painted version. It was slightly modified to fit on a 11” x 14” backer with a 1” border. It took me 7½ hours of machine run time which equates to about 16 hours of sitting behind the saw. In addition it took at least an hour to just drill all the holes. The pattern was cut in 1/8” BB ply using about a total of fifteen Pegas #2/0 spiral blades. The cut panel was hand painted using Acrylic Art paints. Approximately another 10 hours of painting time in between drying times. About an overall three week project while doing other projects in between. The cut panel is affixed to a ¼" BB Ply backer painted with Krylon All-in-one paint and primer spray Flat Black. And, like always, the assembled panel was protected with multiple coats of Deft Clear Gloss Spray Lacquer. (Deft vs. Minwax and others - possibly a subject for a future discussion post in General Scroll Sawing.) The custom frame is once again made from 1¾" wide poplar and finished with three coats of Minwax Pecan Poly/Stain. Wanted a light color frame for contrast with this very dark piece. Don’t forget critique of my work is always welcomed and appreciated. PS: You might be inclined to ask what happened to the cut frame that is part of the pattern. Suffice to say, things happen, but it was not cutting related. If you get a chance check out my recent post "Gonna be gone for a while." in the Coffee House Forum.

Don’t know about Coke but, mineral spirits should do the trick.

Here is a custom unique piece at the request of a customer. It's a name in Arabic. 1 1/4" X 1/3/4" x 1/4 unknown wood, probably a maple. Cut with a FD polar # 2 followed by a spiral blade. Used bits of toothpicks to support the center of the right hand letter, used superglue to attach the piece; then a light coat of superglue on all surfaces, buffed and then 2 coats of clear, gloss, spar varnish:

I did this one for my Kid Brother, I am use to painting all that much but I had to give it a try, He will add the Ball Players Prayer when I take it him in August. He was well pleased with it. I had trouble with the fingers, all ways do, But overall I am pleased with how it turned out. I know this has nothing to do with Scrolling, just thought I would share.

About a week ago I did a lichterbogen with colored lights and yesterday I did the same Volker Arnold pattern with white lights. The lights can be set to a flashing mode but, I could not get a video to load. Comments welcomed. God Bless! Spirithorse

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.

Nicely cut! I have this one printed out and awaiting the saw. ....along with a couple hundred other patterns....