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Yeah still getting orders for Christmas ornaments. This one the customer sent me a clip art image of a BMX bike rider and asked if I could make an ornament. I thought it might be cool to put the image into a bike sprocket shape so this is how that came out. Cut from 1/8 BBply with a #3 Pegas blade. These measure about 3.75 inch diameter.

New segmentation project. Pattern by Worthington House

Pattern by Brenda's Wood Creations purchased through the Wooden Teddy Bear. 3/4" oak.

I didn't really complete the pattern as in this case I didn't clean up the wheels / spokes and also didn't make bridges for where to stop cutting on the wheel profile and the riders head. I don't normally share my patterns because I almost never make a completed pattern. I knew what I wanted to do with it so I don't take the time to make a cleaned up completed pattern. With that said you're welcome to use it if you can.. or have someone finish cleaning it up to make it a more comprehensive pattern. I should take the time to do this on many of my patterns but I don't because I don't sell them or typically share them.

That be me!

Those are nice and also unique looking. Great work guys. I was just wondering how thick of wood these were made from? or is being used ...

Good for you CharleyL! I love hearing such great news! Several years ago I had a heart attack that kept me from my hobby of Scroll Sawing. I hated it and I was determined to get back to the saw. I went on a Strict Exercise routine and within a month I walked a mile and a half to my Doctors office for my next appointment. Then a couple of years later I suffered a Stroke, back to no sawing for me for a while. I went on the same Exercise Routine and within a couple of months I was back to walking to the Doctor's office and Sawing wood! Soon another Stroke hit me and messed me up again But what worked twice before had to work again. It did just that! Well, I just can't catch a break 3 years ago I developed aneurysm on my Kidney. It Had to be removed and it was a Major Surgery that took me 8 months to recover from with the same Exercise routine. But I did it and I am back to sawing! But now I have another aneurysm on my heart, so I have to take it pretty easy and I have to wait for the doctors to decide when to operate. This one just might do me in. But I'm to darned stubborn to let that get me down ! Old Scroll Saw Operators Just Never Give up! What I am getting at Charley Keep up the Great Work and Progress! You are an Inspiration to us all! Greatgrandpawrichard, aka: Dick Raymond

Can someone tell me who made these patterns please ?? Don W Entwined Bodies sculpture upper.pdf Two Heads sculpture busts.pdf

I'm finally getting back into my woodshop and making something again. Health issues had just about completely put an end to my woodworking two years ago. I lost almost total use of my right leg, and none of the doctors could figure out what was wrong with me. Then last January a mild, but large bruise formed on and around my right knee, and the pain started going away. By about April I was able to put weight on it, but then it took me until about June to walk on it without cane or crutches. The bruise gradually went away along with the pain. I still have some balance problems, but I'm walking again. Just not nearly as well as before all this. I started going back out to the shop in the Fall, but at first I just stayed an hour or so, looking around, and then went back to the house. My son was doing the required maintenance for me when something absolutely needed to be done, but his idea of putting tools and supplies back when finished using them is in a pile just inside the shop door. I still have a significant pile to put away, but I was eager to see if I could make reindeer again. This one is the first in almost 2 years. I made 7 total Wednesday afternoon of the two larger sizes that I make. This is Mrs. Rudolf, slightly smaller than Rudy, the largest, who is almost 4" tall. She is about 3 1/4" tall. The next size down from the Mrs. is Trudy the teen daughter and then the smallest is ear ring size at about 7/8" tall and I call him Rudy Jr. I named the sizes years ago as a way of keeping track of the quantities and sizes that I was making. I've actually made smaller, at about 1/2" tall, but the average success rate of about 4 good in 10 made me quit. I've been making reindeer every year since 2004, except for these last 2 years. Well, with these, this year now isn't a total bust, so only one year, last year, without making any. Every Christmas Season I've just been making and then giving them away to any woman who helps me in some way during the Christmas Season. Every sales clerk, waitress, nurse, etc. gets one if they want it. For some strange reason, the women and teen girls seem to love these things. Most men are insulted if offered one, but I do give them away to woodworkers who want them. As I wish the women a "Very Merry Christmas" at the completion of my business with them, I hold my hand out palm down with a reindeer in it, then drop it in their hand when they reach out. Their excitement makes it worth doing. I've been hugged and even kissed on the cheek, but the smile Is all I'm after, and the chance to improve the "Christmas Spirit" in them. I lost exact count, but it's somewhere around 15,000 total reindeer that I've made since starting this. Reindeer are not the only thing that I make, but it usually keeps me busy from September on, when I'm in the shop and not working on a larger or more pressing project. I took this photo immediately after cutting her out. No eyes or red nose yet, Not even de-fuzzed yet. The eyes and nose are put on with black and red marking pens after de-fuzzing. Then a coat of clear lacquer. These were completed yesterday, before we went shopping, and one has already been given away. I've been avoiding it as much as possible this year, but Suzanne wants to go to the big mall, and traffic is very likely to be a mess around there. She doesn't handle driving in heavy traffic well any more. I don't either, but she thinks I do better than her, but we are very likely to make this venture to the Concord Mills Mall today, so I doubt I'll be making any more reindeer before Christmas this year. Hopefully, I'll be able to get started early and make a bunch of them before the Christmas Season next year. For those interested, that's the clamp that I used to hold the pieces of the reindeer blank together while I'm cutting it, and most 3D patterns, that the reindeer is sitting next to. It's about 6" long and made from 12 mm Baltic Birch plywood about 1" wide, two 6" long pieces of #8-32 stainless steel all thread, four hex nuts, two #8-32 wing nuts, six #8 flat washers. Only the all thread needs to be stainless. I use the stainless steel all thread because the mild steel version are too soft and stretch easily with many repeated uses. I don't have that trouble with the stainless all thread. Charley Attachments First 2021 Reindeer IMG_20211221_161725.jpg 78.8 KB · Views: 15

A few new ones I finished up and finally took some photo's of them. The Cheetah is by Russ Beard, the hawk is one by Ian Thorley, the crow is by Kenny Hopkins and the LA Kings helmet is by Jeffery Flick. Thanks to all you pattern designers for letting me have so much fun. The Cheetah, LA Kings and Crow are done in 1/8 A-4 oak plywood. The hawk is done in 1/2 inch oak strips that I glued up to make a blank for cutting. All work done with flat blades from a bunch of different manufacturers. All cut on a King Canada 20 inch saw.

Just curious on making portraits when framing do you use glass inserts or just leave plain.

Excellent work, Chuck. The segmentation gives the piece a lot of depth. Your coloring is great.

If you design you portrait panels to be 8x10, 11x14 or 16x20 (all standard photo sizes) or 8.5 x11 or 11x17 (standard paper sizes) you can use commercial frames from places like Walmart, Michales, and Hobby Lobby. The less expensive frames usually come with glass and a cardboard backer which are discarded. However, I ahve found more and more of my portraits are not any of these standard sizes, so custom frames are necessary. My custom frames are usually simple 3/4" thk x1 3/4" wide and usually Poplar, rabbeted 1/4 x 1/2" and mitered on table saw, no glass. I use a homemade miter sled to get relatively neat accurate miters. I glue the miters with Titebond Ultimate using a frame making strap clamp and reinforce the joinsts with frame V-nails. I have standerdized my portrait panels to 5/32" thk cut panel and a 1/4" backer, so the 1/2" deep reabbet always works well. Frame finish depends on portrait subject. I have done almost every thing from distressed to, most recently, high gloss Black Lacquer. Most often I use various Minwax stains and finish/protect with either Clear Spray Poly or Wipe-on Poly. I have use Polycrylics, but not a big fan. Application of a pre-stain and a lot of sanding makes for a quality frame. My portrait panels are set in the frame loose using framing points (glasier points also work). Since Scroll Work portraits look best when hung flat on wall and are very lightweight, I install just one small saw tooth tap-in picture hanger centered on the back of the top rail. A very small headed nail is all that is required to hang on wall and they do almost no damage to wall.

For grandkids thought I would use both sides and give them a learning experience

Full 3/4" thick. I did mine from Walnut and Maple.

For my personal use, I frame with glass to help keep dust contaminates off the piece. If you've tried dusting a detailed fretwork piece you'll put glass in it to help from having to do the horrible dusting job, LOL That all said, portraits I sell.. I do not frame at all.. Selling online has it's benefits and my conclusion on frames or no frames has come from being able to "offer" just the piece and framed and framed with glass. Over the years I've only sold one piece that was framed.. I think it has to do with a few things... 1) shipping cost is substantially more with a framed piece 2) homemade frames aren't as cheap as a dollar store or even hobby lobby etc. and I'm not competing in their category for frames 3) customers personal decor style.. Before I gave the options for unframed.. they'd ask if I could make a dark wood, light wood, painted black, blah blah blah.. and then offering different prices for unframed vrs. framed and not selling any framed.. well.. one less thing I gotta make to sell it. LOL I have thought about re-offering framed again to see if maybe things changed in the last 8 years... 10-12 years ago portraits was the main things I sold aside from ornaments.

No glass for me. I like people to be able to feel the texture.

No glass for me.

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I have lots of critters. I make them from cut offs. I sell a few but give most of them away. My kids, grandkids, nieces, and nephews love them. I learned to use a scroll saw making animal cutouts.

My Grandson's Boston Bull

I like the composition Kev, Using the sprocket as a frame, good stuff. My patterns are like yours, I do enough so I know what I'm doing and that's where they end.

WOW! That is an Incredible piece of Artwork! Absolutely Incredible!

Do you remove the clamps to change to new blades? My new 3 year old Hawk BM-26 has the metal clips.. they work as they was new BUT, I don't remove the clamps when putting new blades in. The old saws you had to remove them to change blades.. This new saw you don't really have to. But I do understand doing it that way since that is how you've been doing it for 30 years..

Very nicely done.

Very nice Kevin...I like the idea...Any chance of the pattern...Please Merlin....

Great job, Kevin. Putting the design on a sprocket was a fantastic idea. I'm sure your client will be pleased.

@LarryEA I found your pic. Strange but it does not show up in the post on my computer. I have to click on the "No Photo Description Available" twice to see it. Very nicely executed.

I agree with the others, I really like the grain. Well done.

That is sure a super project

Brilliant job. Roly

@LarryEAyour pic seems to have vaporised If it is the pattern I think it is, I too have cut it. A great piece and challenging. I framed 2 and took them to few markets in 2020 then covid hit and the local markets shut down. This year I took both to a local Christmas market and both sold immediately for $125 each. You just can't tell when or what will go. Keep on keeping on.

There are many things to know and check on Hawks. I think $400 is too much. When someone posts pics and does nothing to spiff up their saw I figure they don't really care if they sell it or not and probably maintained it the same way. The first thing I'd want to see is the ser. number plate. Which blade clamps does it have, which motor? Need more info. I bought a like new 226 Ultra in mint condition for $250. Where are you and the saw located?

Sorry i don't know much about Hawk saws, Kevin will give a better idea. What I don't understanding is why when someone is selling a tool, that they don't clean it up and have good pictures (pictures are worth a thousand words), RJ

Those are very nice. I actually like them as they are - floating on the background.