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Folks ask me if I could make patterns fit pieces of wood they have available. Of course scaling or changing the size of the pattern is one option many folks use. But here are some other options to consider. Taking a portion of a pattern and cropping it so as to fit a narrow board, or even making it into a circle or oval using your own thought processes and individual creativity can multiply all the patterns you have collected into many more options. Or how about liking the Indian woman in this pattern and wanting it to stand alone? Just crop out everything you don't want. Use your imagination and enjoy the journey.

I want to thank @Jim Blume for the great pattern. I used 3M 77 spray glue to attach 1/8" BB to 1/4" BB backer. Frame made of poplar and stained Minwax black along with the backer. My first fret work project in quite a while.

Some may remember a special offer ArtCrafters had back in June. During the month of June, we would donate 25% of every website Pegas order to an orphanage in Haiti. It amounted to $500 donation. We didn't want this to go to the general fund, but to a specific project. I met with an administrator and he suggested clothes for the orphans. What a great idea, so all $500 goes for clothes for the orphans. Whish we could have done more.

Deer is 3/8" thick and rougly 8x10 inches, and made from QS Red Oak with a ply backer. Cut with Olson #2/0R blades. The humming bird is from 3/8" curly maple and about 5x7 inches, with a ply backer. Cut with Olson #2/0R blades. The Rather be fishing is about 3/8" thick hard maple with a ply backer. It measures about 11x9 inches and was cut with Olson #2/0R blades. All 3 are Sheila Landry Designs.

Dragon is about 8x10 from about 3/16" thick cherry.. Cut with Olson #2/0R blades, with a ply baker. The sign is about 7x9 made from 1/4" ash with a ply backer. Cut with Olson #2/0R blades. I forgot where I got the dragon from, but the sign is from Sheila Landry Designs.

I'd send them back. If you just have to have the patterns, see if there is an art business nearby with a vacuum press. Or, lay the pattern out on a flat surface use kraft paper to protect the pattern, then a sheet of plywood, then weights on the plywood, let set for a couple of days then check.

Haven't been doing much cutting this last couple of months but was asked to do this. I'm not a religious person and it's something I've never attempted before. It's 11"x 6½" + ¾" thick. Done with some pine wood. A Terence Thomas pattern.

Took a week off from work, since it was pointed out that I had to "use it or lose it" by Dec 31. No prob, more sawdust!!!! So I start in on a multi-layer project when the wife mentions that she was serious when she said she wanted me to make a large sign for the tortoise enclosure. Oh, and the daughter wanted one for her bearded dragon terrarium. Me pointing out that signs wouldnt' do much good, as neither tortoises nor beardies are noted for their reading abilities. So Sunday was spent making signs. Nugget is the Sulcata Tortoise, and Yuki (Japanese for "Luck", I'm told) is the beardie. Yuki: Nugget:

I think I did, $650.00, plus cost me a little over $50 to by the connector arm.

I may have found mine this weekend. Hegner 22V, 1999 model that was never used. Quick clamp, stand, cover, table screws, blade camps (4), all accessories still in the bags. Previous owner bought it, turned it on, tension was all the way down, broke part of the connector arm off. He then slid it over in the corner and let it sit. Connector arm should be tomorrow, can't wait......

Hello from AZ !! I have been scrolling off and on for probably 30 years and got into wood carving about 15 years ago. Now because of some arthritis issues I have decided to just scroll saw. I have an interest in doing portraits , and just finished my first pattern of my grandson when he was a baby. I have a DeWalt DW788 version 1, and also an old Dremel that I mainly use for straight cuts. I look forward to meeting all of you.

I would try an iron on low setting with NO STEAM, NO WATER and press it. That is how we ironed our sewing patterns in Home Ec.

could try a clothes iron on low temp. I'd send them back

Same here, I have just done a famous country singer this way, put him inside a guitar pick.

The family tree is roughly 20x12 inches. It's made from 1/4" cherry, with 5mm ply backer. It uses the same ply painted black for the strips that hold it all together. Sheila Landry design. The dragon is 9x5.5 inches, from 1/4" curly maple, with a 5mm ply backer. Both were cut with Olson #2/0R blades.

I haven't posted our projects in awhile, so thought I would post a few of our newest and commissioned works Thanks in advance for reading: A dual hanger for a customer: - this was fun. We used some really colored grain poplar and finished with Spar Urethane as it will be kept in a Florida room (for those not in the know, a Florida room is simply an enclosed porch either with screes, windows or sometimes both.) A custom picture frame - for a dog named Kort - we won't be doing many of these lol A desktop name plate - made from a Harvey pattern and our newest lettering offering One of our newest Wall Hangers for the motorcycle crowd - found the bike silhouette - thanks to the artist One of our newest puzzle creations - one of our creations A new Fantasy puzzle turning out to be very popular - available in 2 color combinations - think this is from the Fantasy book These are our most recent cuts and creations We have many more new puzzles and wall hangers as well but too many to post Thanks for reading

Got em' finished. Walnut and Maple. Final finish, Krylon or Rust-oleum, I forget clear gloss enamel. One for each of my girls but they can't get them before Christmas. Now for the next one. Just waiting for the lumber.

I received my 11x17 patterns from Theartfactory.com. Folded in half and mailed in a very stiff 9x12 mailing envelope. I was very pleased.

Krylon makes a spray "Sealer". I found it at Hobby Lobby. It is made for sealing canvases and wood that will be painted. It smells and acts like a very thin Lacquer. Dries quickly. Will not soak in too much unless the wood is real soft....Walnut should not absorb the sealer too much. After painting and then sanding, the exposed wood should be like new so I would use Deft Lacquer, after sanding to min 600 grit, to coat the entire piece. I like Lacquer and I feel it does a good job making the grain pop. It works to protect the painted areas as well.

I'd send them back.

Nice work. And I really like the fonts.

This sounds like a job for shellac. Use the Sealcoat variety and it should be compatible with the paint. It will also pop the grain. Full disclosure, I've never done what you are describing. Test on some scrap first.

Thanks Kevin. It is a joy to pass it along.

I must have missed the original posting... Glad you was able to raise some money and help others with the donation.

Really neat work. Roly

Lovely cuts, like um. Roly

Hi Les, I've got to say what a beautiful job you've done on your scrolling! Thank you for showing us your work, Bob

terrific work

very nice cutting looks great

I've done a lot using rapid resizer. I really like those patterns too, great job.

A Most Excellent job on the signs!!! As far as the pets wellll I stick with my dog and cat,

A very nice job you've done. I particularly like the first one!

I do this a lot.. in fact.. not many patterns these days that I use where I don't modify them in some way.. sometimes I take several patterns and combine them to make up a completely different design. Or adding text, sayings etc. I'm not super great at actual designing.. but I can modify existing designs so that's what I do to try to make things that nobody else is so to speak.

Have a hegner 22vs Just started, when I turn it on its at full speed, no change with selector but will drop to speed when I start sawing. Speed controler or motor? Thanks

thank you for the great patterns, and the good advice on how to make different shapes and sizes

To me this is one of Steve's best pattern ever. Everyone seems to like it. I cut if out of 3/4" Red Oak.

Thanks alot Lawson Have abeautiful day !

After I purchase a new home with a shop and get all my saws installed plus a few lol I would have to invite everyone to come and try them all for fun. Make some good food check out Maine and eat some lobster rolls and play with some fun toys. Call it scrollervention

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:

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.

So this is a Unity Puzzle (haven’t cut the pieces yet) I’m making. This is both a CNC and scroll saw project as I used the CNC to mill (pocket carve ) out the center of the walnut board and also to cut out all the circle rings down to about a 1/8 inch left then sawed the rest on the scroll saw since I still don’t have a spoil board set up on my CNC. Anyway, I’m not much of a wood finishing person short of just dipping in Danish oil or once in a great while shooting some poly. This piece I’m going to have to learn a bit, lol. I will be painting the carved text out ( white paint on the walnut and black on the cherry and maple. ). In order to prevent the paint from soaking into the wood grain I need to seal it up good “very good” yet I want to make the grain pop like Danish oil would make it do. Intend to seal it spray paint the text and then sand off the paint on the main surface so the text gets the paint. Then I’ll top coat all of it with another couple coats of clear. Now my question is. What do I seal this with? I have the water based poly in a quart can and can brush or spray it. Also have a quart can of shellac. Not sure how well either would do with top coating them with paint. Actually have done it with the poly , but the poly doesn’t really make the grain pop like I would like it to. So wondered what you all my suggest?