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Well I have been busy down at my little shop. Sturing up some dust and brushing on some paint. I have been doing some Truck Front's I call'em. and some well known toons. I have several more fronts to do, then I will start on Car Front's. I may do another engine, I kinda liked doing one that still looked like an engine. not the ones you see under your hoods now days.

This is a pattern by Frank that I cut from aspen and mounted on red transparent acrylic, frame is stained alder. I then added a light string to the back.

Thanks to Dan for graciously making the name pattern for me! A co-workers dog had to recently be put down. After looking online for some ideas I decided on this pattern idea for him. This is the first thing that I have cut since July. Things kept getting in between my saw and me! Had family come down for vacation, then we went on vacation, then Covid slapped me pretty hard. My left hand finally quit shaking so much about a week ago so I figured it was time to get back to the saw. I'm not very happy with the lettering so I'm blaming that on the Covid. It's a 7" square piece of popular as the backing and 1/8" BB ply for the front piece. My wife cut out the red words and the red heart on her Cricut cutter. Couple coats of clear as the finish.

Ready for the craft show, finished the critters and cut some sample of Sheila Landry sleigh also 2021 Christmas decoration. my first attempt at epoxy cutting board, not too bad for a newbie. LOL

I've been working in the shop for a while and decided to take a break to photograph a few puzzles I've cut out. These patterns were bought from Iggy. All cut out on 3/4" Poplar using a UR#5 for cutting the outside of the puzzles and then a UR#3 for cutting the inside pieces. Thanks for looking. Jim

Another payten from Wooden Teddy Bear Measures 12x18

Let me start by adding, we have had a lot of newbies here who have come on board, asked a question and then disappeared, never to be heard from again. In your case, your original question was worded in such a way that maybe some of us took it the wrong way. For that, I apologize. When someone asks an open-ended question like "how do I do ????" with little or no information, it becomes quite difficult to answer. My early response was, "None" or something like that. Now that we have more information, it will allow us to give you the answer you were seeking. From what I gather, you are trying to "smooth out" more than actually sand your inside cuts. The one thing that I have found over the years is once you learn what blades to use, your cuts will be much smoother. Also as you become more proficient at scrolling, and that can only come with practice, your cuts will become much much smoother and will not require any sanding at all. Most of us sand both sides of our workpiece prior to doing any scrolling. That will eliminate trying to sand around areas that are very weak. Using a good reverse tooth blade in the correct tooth count will eliminate most all of the "fuzzies" on the under side. Buy yourself a small butane torch and very gently burn off the fuzzies that remain. Just be careful. I guess the best short answer I can offer is, take your time and learn the craft. You'll be amazed at how good you will get with just practice. I have looked back at some of the questions that I asked 7 years ago and I'm actually embarrassed that I asked them. But, as they say, there is no such thing as a "dumb" question other than the one that doesn't get asked. Scroll away, have fun and enjoy the ride. But be careful, it IS addicting.

I may have posted this before, but I finished these, my spin on Steve's pattern. Made of birch and pine. One on right has a poplar base and the other has a piece of an old plum limb as its base. These have LED lights in them that I got from Walmart!

Hello everybody, my last work, it's always the last before the next no? (or isn't it?) I'm not satisfied that time but I present it to you anyway. I try to improve my self. Eric

We all truly appreciate the work you do and the time you give to keep this site going Travis. It's our go to site for all thing Scrolling and far superior, in my opinion, to any of the other 'sites' I've been to. I've joined a few this year but after a couple of months I've 'unjoined' as I didn't find the people helpful or encouraging at all, especially to newbies like me. Which makes the work you do to keep this 'family' together all the more awesome

Linseed oil on rags or towels can spontaneous combust. All oils are flammable.

Getting ready for Christmas! Cut from 1/2" sassafras, 2 coats of Waterlox, and patterns by Sheila Landry.

Hello everybody, I am from France, I am 61 years old and I discovered your site by chance. I've been doing a scroll saw for a few months now and it has been a revelation. I don't speak English well, but I have no problem with the French language. I will therefore read more than I will speak. Best regards Eric

One of the first pieces I ever done was the Lords prayer Over the years I've cut about 10 of them Shown here are 2 of them,the third is one I came across while on holiday in dingle,Ireland this summer

Paul, that is where it hangs when we are not using it. It was a bit of work, pattern came from and old (2005 maybe) Woodworking and Craft magazine. I did it the second year I started scrolling. To be honest, I'm surprised it has lasted this long.

@OCtoolguy Pasting the link here just shows the video graphic, so I am not sure what you mean by Try it this way. @BadBob I as not aware of that, thanks that makes it much easier. I normally just right click and my browser allows for copying the link.

In youtube click the share button and use the link it provides. This is the permanent link. The link in you browser is considered temporary and may not work in the future.

Thanks, I do like painting, I find it Very enjoyable, plus I still get to make some saw dust, so it's a Win Win.

Nothing like free wood! I do love Oak.

Thanks Charlie! Btw, every time I go out to my garage I think of you.... my neighbor gave me all the doors off of his kitchen cabinets, he got new ones. The doors are Oak, I know that you like to use Oak on a lot of your cuts.

Thanks, I might try another cut tomorrow.

If you have Harbor Freight up your way, here is their offering. Yeah, I got one of those a few months back and it works fairly well, getting most of the fuzzies from what I've cut out. I'd buy it again.

Nice! You're handy with a paint brush! I'm not!

I think any oil will be flammable.. heck.. last I knew so was wood.. cutting board oil is nothing more than food grade mineral oil and doesn't ever really dry. Paint and other finishes are flammable too before they dry as well. The mineral spirits will evaporate I believe and just leave the linsed oil.. There is a Watco Butcher block oil but it has some sort of varnish or clear coat sealer.. great stuff but I would think the heat might melt that coating on a trivet.. Beeswax will burn as well think candles.. But all of these flammables I would think would be safe for a hot pan.. but might be an issue if you put flame on it.. but that goes for wood material too.. I did a video how to make the cutting board oil a few years back.. you can view it here. https://www.kevskrafts.com/post/511661656292/how-to-make-homemade-wood-finish-using

Cutting board oil can be made with a mix of mineral oil and beeswax. Mostly mineral oil. Warmed enough to melt the beeswax.

If you have Harbor Freight up your way, here is their offering. https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=sanding balls

Some one mentioned that linseed oil is flammable, and I'm shur mineral spirits are,maby not when dry. I think Frank had a idea with the cutting board oil.

very nice, very cool

Very nice they look great.

Fantastic work…..A+

Unique….I like it!

Oh Now that is SOO COOL!!!

Awesome job, Craig. I personally like the darker one best but both are outstanding.

Glad Gregory will not be the odd man out. they all look good. Yep, you should know, “family” includes those on your wife’s side too. @Foxfold Brenda, you can see tagged information on ordering name ornament patterns on Steve’s blog posts most days right now. He does a few different ones Each year. This year, he offered the snowman and the nativity like Frank shows along with a snowflake. He also offers one for a dog and cat pets. You can find all the information on this blog post (just scroll past the top article on Rudolph and friend. https://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/2021/10/rudolph-and-friend-scroll-saw-pattern.html

Thanks, it is a bit bigger than I thought. It is beautiful.

This is the one I made with some mods I added for my use. There are many others also.

Thank you Travis for all your hard work, both for what we see and all we don’t see behind the scenes.