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I had a memory to pop up on Facebook from one year ago with the portraits on my shop wall. I counted 31. Today there are 70. My wife says I spend too much time in the d#*% shop. She may have a point.

Hi Every one, It's for my Valentine (for 43 years, I've been lucky) Who said not her? I saw the pattern on Steve Good's site but when I started cutting I thought I'd stop there. I like simple things. I think it's not bad. Eric

A project completed this week. The pattern is by Steve Good. I used 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #1R MGT blades. The heart is stained with Samen Raspberry Stain. The final finish is spray Shellac with sanding between coats. A gift for Dianne. Be it Gnome that I love you.

Just finished the Hummingbird clock. Wood is Cherry. Better half likes it.

I haven’t quite finished this portrait of Gollum from the Lord Of The Rings,(a Charles Dearing pattern). My backboard has a huge knot in it and I sanded the black off to try to make it look like a pool of water to go with his fish. I haven’t glued it up yet, as I can’t decide whether to leave the knot as is, or black it out. Opinions?

Hello Everybody, I'm back after a few weeks away Of course I continued to cut for my pleasure. I show you a job for a friend in USA, It leaves next week. (The pattern come from Steve Good) Thank you for your opinion.

That was a fun cut, my neighbor herein Panama City Beach has 2 of them, I decided to cut this for him.

One of Steve goods newest patterns, my wife and daughter will get these with a little necklace inside. Scrap wood used with #2 spiral blade used. Darker one is red Mahoney with hearts and letters in lind seed oil. Other one is red chestnut!

I made this Gnome couple from a recent Steve Good pattern. The piece is cut from 6mm thick Baltic Birch plywood and stained using Saman water-based stains.

I just finished a Valentine's Day project for my wife from Sue Mey pattern. It's a napkin holder. I added a red 1/8" plexi-glass backer to both sides. It cuts very well with an 80 tooth blade on the table saw and a #2 on the scroll saw. Attached to face piece with CA glue.

Here are a couple that I have made recently. One is by Frank EV the other Heart pattern is by Namunolie and purchased on ebay. Absolutely enjoyed making both of them. Franks design has gotten many wonderful comments!

I switched to using craft glue sticks (think elementary school) for gluing my patterns because I don't like the cold and dealing with a sticky piece of cardboard.

My wife encourages me to spend more time in the shop (and less time bothering her).

I like the unfinished edges.

You must have a dust free shop or do you go around dusting them once a week? Just make your wife something special and she won't mind how much time you spend out there, or buy her, her own scroll saw and she can spend more time with you out there. Problem solved........ Marg

For that $1400, I have bought a Dewalt 12" miter saw, a Delta 14" bandsaw, 2 Excaliburs, 1 Hegner and a Delta 10 drill press. All used of course but what the heck, money IS money. Especially at my age.

For me it doesn't look like water so I would paint it black. You did such a fantastic job on the cutting it needs nothing else.

I made this heart box in 2019 for my wife. I cut several pieces of 3/4" Poplar for the sides and the top. Several coats of hand rubbed Black lacquer for the finish and she painted the top.

Something quick I made for my Grandson to give to his "girlfriend" 1/2" pine with 1/4" top and bottom Fab4

I made this for my wife. Pattern is by Sue Mey.

What work!

Pant it black if it’s glued. Use a better backer painted black if it’s not glued

very nice job, paint the knot black

Great job cutting a cool pattern. I like the idea of the pool but like a lot of my ideas I don't think many people will get it and it may take away from it. You could cut the outline of the pond out of the backer and then put blue glass behind it. But as Dan said, the cutting stands on it's own.

I hit them with the blower whenever I clean up the shop but they're very dusty from up close.

Me too Katie. As the Missus is a teacher they are free for me so that's a bonus

My shop isn't much bigger than your spray booth.

No it certainly doesn't look like a fish so I would try to black it out but you may need to use another backer. Great work on the cutting though. Marg

What a talented couple you two are. I am always positive when I see you have posted something it is going to be topnotch and you never let me down. Dick heppnerguy

Way to go, Charlie. Just let her know it's your d#*% shop and you'll do with it as you wish!!! Love your decorations.

My shop isn't big enough for all the pictures and for all my tools. just saying.

I agree with Dan Will

Steve Good's newletter had the 30 inch saw this morning. I figured the price would be up there. Guess I will keep my old trusty saw.

I often hear folks talking about how many cuts they can get out of each blade. Of course we all have opinions concerning that. I bit too and tried to figure out approximately how many holes I could cut out of each blade. And then it hit my wee brain. To illustrate this better, let me ask, "How many pilot holes are in this project?"

Well Better Late than Never. I have used Several Methods for attaching the pattern to the blank. Many years have passed and NOW I say the BEST METHOD and a lot less Messy is using the Self Sticking Printable full sheets like Kevin says. Wonderful method and works Perfectly every time. Oh yea I still used EITHER blue painters tape OR shelf liner. Danny :+}

That is a smart frame and a great picture cut.

I now see your photo. Another great job with the cutting and the frame. Hope you get your computer problem worked out. I understand about having a 10 year old to help. My daughter can type faster with two thumbs than I can with 10 fingers.

The frame is a difficult one but did a good job. Thanks for sharing the frame

thanks. again a lot of what you say here, I also do a lot like you. I am beginning to think maybe i just need to be more careful when I am spraying. I like your filter idea too. Dick heppnerguy

I believe this is a Steve Good pattern I made in 2020. The first one, I glued the words on backwards. If you look at in the mirror, you can read the words.

This the season for gnomes. The Love You gnome is Steve Good design at 75% and changed to Love you. Mushroom compound cut pattern by Sue Mey. The other gnomes are modifications of Gnomes by Gayle at Scroller village

I open the garage door and spray what needs spraying by the door or just outside of it. My troubkle is wind. Its like a wind tunnel in my garage area so I have to be just inside the garage to prevent everything getting blown over. I first tape my pieces to a card stock backer by floding the tape over. Then I can just move that piece of crdstock anywhere without worry of touching anything or getting it blown away.

I just bought a pop up spray booth as well. I haven't got a fan going yet. It sits on my Flatmaster sander and I put a piece of cardboard on the bottom. I have only used it a couple of times. It is white so the light diffuses through it so it isn't dark in there.

Interesting thread - thanks for getting this one going. I live in a warmer climate (although it is 26F as I write this) and have a small, poorly ventilated shop. Most of the sprays, both glue and paint, say to use in a well-ventilated area. So, with the fumes in mind as well as overspray, I do my spraying outside. After spraying, I take them back in the shop for drying. I have an overgrown space to the side of my shop and amuse myself by spraying weeds with whatever paint I am using - and have an unusual and colorful array of weeds. As a hobbyist I can afford to wait for days when the weather permits. Back in the shop, no woodworking is allowed on those days when I am doing finishing work to avoid sawdust particles getting on the finish.

I made this for my wife a few years ago. She is a sci fi nut. Especially likes Star trek and Stargate., Radiata Pine, Tasmanian Oak bands and globe, Jarrah symbols

Unless it is pouring rain, after applying the shelf liner, I do all my glue spraying on the back of my patterns and panels outside. I simply use an old garbage can as a makeshift table. Before going outside, I get everything lined up and use blue tape, like a hinge along one edge, to hold the pattern in the proper position on the panel. Step outside, lift the pattern, quick spray both pattern and panel, smooth it down. Back in the shop in less than a minute or two. I hate getting glue oversparay on my bench and tools. If i use spray paint or polyurethane on frames I also do that outside by just laying out some rolled brown paper on the pavement... as long as the sun is shining. Wipe on poly is better if I have to work inside. Like others I use cardboard to prevent overspray of paint in the shop when I use spray paint on my work, but that is not done often. Staining or coloring of my panels is usually done by brush. However, I do sparay my panels with spray Lacqer in the shop, but just use brown paper to protect my my table saw that I use as a table. I do ge some airborn Lacquer dust, but this dust is dry before it lands on onything, so regular shop clean-up keeps that to a minimum. I get my brown paper in Lowes. It is 36" wide x 140 ft for under $12 and is considered a drop cloth.

I have a piece of 1/8" plywood about 12"x14" with a 1x2 about 12" long screwed to it. Visualize a giant fly swatter,, I lay my template on it and step just outside of my shop to spray it. It also doubles as my wasp killer when they get into the shop. LOL

I have a small spray booth set up in the corner of my shed. All contact over spray and fumes are extracted with a fan.

I'm late to the party, but it's been a long day (trees came down today). To spray adhesive I use five furnace filters I stack them into an open sided box. Lay the pattern on the bottom filter and spray, the filters catch all the over spray and allow the pressure to dissipate through the filters (no blow back). I got a pop up spray booth just as it turned cold, so I haven't been able to use it. The spray booth's main point is that you can spray an item (or several) and then zip it closed so that no dust or debris gets on the sprayed item(s).