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I was getting concerned that since I had not done any serious cutting I had lost interest. For 4 months this pattern was on my saw and I could only cut a few cuts at a time before I got bored with it for some reason. Yesterday I knocked out half and then did over 300 cuts in it today. Might just have been the enjoyment of the summer season that got me off my game. I had previously never cut many bear patterns, but never a polar bear. Now I can no longer say that. My thanks to Papa Dynamite for the use of this awesome pattern.

Two other jobs that I have done, the images were taken from google photos. Well, I hope you like the result. Thanks in advance for looking and for your comments.

Greetings to all friends. This design is by Steve Good posted along with a pine tree and a reindeer. I just worked on the Santa Claus making modifications, I made it bigger and taller to work it in 3/4 "wood so that it would be segmented, I hope you like the idea. I have not finished it yet, I am going to put the base of it and leave it like that in a natural color so that the work looks. Thanks in advance for your comments, greetings and a big hug.

When I was in the business of doing full time craft shows, it always seemed as though I was behind getting things ready for Christmas shows. It might not be too early to get started. I'll be watchin' Santa. Oh, and here is a pattern you might want to try.

This come across my FB news feed this morning and the idea of scrolling something similar is cool, Not asking for a pattern just giving some inspiration to others as I thought it was pretty neat. Almost could be cut as is but that is most likely a copywrite image, I wouldn't endorse cutting this.. but making something around this idea would be cool. https://greenlivingtribe.com/how-many-animals-can-you-spot-in-this-picture/

This is one of the few projects I have finishing up right now.

Again nothing to brag about as I have made over 40 of these through the years. The big difference, the customer wanted names rather than initials. Special request "Wedding Rings" designer unknown. Made from 1/2" Cherry. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #1R and #3R MGT blades. The finish is two coats MinnWax Clear Satin Lacquer.

Yes, I said in the title thumb screw dress tool, some may not know the term dressing tool etc. though. But yeah that's what it is for.. I don't normally do this at all.. screws are real cheap.. a box of them is like $5.. however many of them are not completely flat on the ends. Even the steel ones are fairly quick and easy to just screw into wood and sand it by hand. Due to shortages of almost anything these days.. when I placed a order a couple months ago the only thing that was available was stainless.. they take a lot more sanding to do it by hand.. also take much longer before they need to be redone.. but when they do.. you probably want a belt sander to do it, LOL. also gotta be careful with how tight you turn them if you're heavy handed.. not the greatest mix to use stainless in aluminum.. but so long as you're careful and smart about it you'd be fine.. Edit to add: I don't do this at all with the Excalibur or DeWalt saws that have the spin tip on the end. That tip will move wobble around enough to throw off a flat 90 squared end and you can accidently chamfer one side or another and creating more of a problem than you started with. If you have slippage with these many times it's just a wiping on a cloth sprayed with brake parts cleaner or other type of cleaner that isn't oil based.. mineral spirits leaves a film of oil.. I know some use it with results but it's better to use some other type solvent. Most times they just need a good cleaning and also just apply a small amount of Vaseline to the O-ring so the swivel end spins nice and free. A drop of oil on the threads to keep them working smooth too can go a long way with extending the life of not only the screw but also the blade chucks.

They are awesome Frank, very artistic. I especially like the second one. Marg

Nice job, Frank. I like your segmented idea much better than the layered original pattern.

I like. Great work. Maybe next a 4' or 5' tall version to stand next to a tree, and in color of course!

I've been trying to get some Christmas things under way, with some success. I love the Santa, will have to give it a try the next time I get brave enough to try spirals again. Thanks very much for sharing it.

Love it

I live near a Condor reserve area. Pinnacles National Park. This is one of the sites where they steal the eggs that the condors lay, so the condors will lay another egg. They hatch and raise the bird in captivity but release them when the are old enough. Humans captured all known California condors in 1966. There was like less than 50 of them. Now there is over 1000 of them. Every one of them is gps tagged. So i decided to make a easy scroll saw outline and inlay the white wood aspen for the under wing. The local vet does work on wildlife and does work on vultures. So I will donate this to him. Behind the wood piece On the wall is the picture I stuck to the wood to be used as pattern. Because the inlay fit flush only from the back, it looks like I turned the head the other way. Size is about 8 inches wing span. Wood is 0.75" thk Poplar for the bird. Aspen 0.5" is white pattern on wing. General finish water based stain brown on poplar then satin coat. Only satin on aspen. Actual wingspan of Condors is about 10.5ft. Lesson learned... 1) poplar needs prestain conditioner. I did this after the inlay was cut. This caused wood swelling and inlay was very tight. Fix: precondition the wood before cutting. Both woods the aspen and poplar. 2) using poplar caused more work due to staining, pre conditioning. the wood slightly bowed after conditioning which caused sanding on flat surface to sand off the stain on edges. Fix.. don't use poplar. Use dark brown wood that stains well.

Very well done.

I have to agree with others. I like the second one.

awesome job

excellent job

thank you for the pattern, hoping to cut it someday.

they look nice

Very nice something different and beautiful

Very nice! I too love the second one!

I've taken this, thank you very much. It's appreciated.

Ooh, I like that. Great work !

Awesome pattern. Never done a Polar Bear either may have to give it a go.

Down Right Awesome job. For some reason the belt buckle stands out, Great job with the segments.

Yep I do like em. They look Fantastic!!

Love the Santa pattern. Awesome job!!

It looks great Frank, well done. Marg

What a great cutting. It's nice to see something different. Marg

Never too early for Christmas patterns. Thank you Marg

Very artistic. Great job!

I'm glad my eyes weren't deceiving me. When I saw your post and then the pattern, I knew this couldn't be a pattern by Jim Blume. Not near enough cuts. The pattern is very nice but your cutting is excellent. Looks like either BB or Maple. I'm guessing 1/4 inch.

Mad polar bear. Action shot.

Very nice and interesting sculptured pieces. They look great!

nice pattern thanks a lot

Nice pattern, Jim. And no, it's not to early to start looking forward to Christmas. Especially for those who have to plan on sales. I'll probably cut this pattern but it will be a while. I have 3 or 4 other patterns you made on my agenda and your patterns are not completed in just an hour or so. (At least for me.)

Yeah, it's good to be working 3-6 months in advance.. Most people posting patterns post them within a could weeks of the holiday.. most those patterns for me anyway end up being next years cutting because I'm already busy by the time the said patterns show up. But selling online there is more steps.. well maybe not more steps but different steps.. such as photographing the work.. making the listing and describing it well.. It takes search engines up to 6 weeks to crawl the new listing and place it in the search results accordingly so if you make a listing today it could take 6 weeks for that to show up if said customer searches for it.. Anyway, wonderful pattern! thank you for sharing it

Good looking pattern Jim! Thanks for sharing.

I hear that sometimes, and can remember when I too was intimidated by a pattern. But then someone told me, "One hole at a time" and it changed my entire thought process. Besides that, things being fragile can pose a different set of concerns and there are a variety of techniques to help you there too. Taping waste pieces back inside fragile areas might be an option, cutting really long cuts out in sections rather than all at one time, and I'm sure others work as well. Point here is to not be intimidated or overcome. Like ole Dan George said in a movie, "Endeavor to Persevere". But if you still would like to make something less fragile, cropping a pattern might be an option for you. See what I did here, but don't tell the designer I messed with his pattern......

In another thread, folks were discussing the hardness of various woods. I have this chart saved to my computer and if I remember to look at it, it helps me determoine which blades to use, and also if I really want to use that wood at all. Hope this chart helps. https://woodandshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/janka-wood-hardness-wood-and-shop.pdf

Never to early... there are only 15 more Fridays till Christmas!