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Fred and Barney are done now on to Betty and Wilma.

Made for my daughter for Christmas - 1/6 birch plywood, backer 1/4 birch plywood, stained grey

Hey all. Thanks for the thoughts. I am Okay. But very busy... Around Dec, 1st I had a second stroke. But I am still up right and functioning. I don't have alot of time here, because my wife also ended up in the hospital again with breathing problems... So now she is tethered to an oxygen machine all the time. So she can only go around 50 feet... And I do most the cleaning, washing and cooking now. keeps me busy.. When we do go together we are on a timer, her little carry machine runs about 4 hours on a battery. It is a good timer, that is really all the longer she has the stamina for.. I always take an extra battery and an oxygen take, for just incase we get delayed. So this is our life now... Not complaining, we have had good lives and it is our time to slow down now. She can still do a little quilting and I'm getting proficient enough at my chores that I am getting a little time in the shop again... In fact I did finish one project I started some time ago. I had it all cit out, just need finishing... It is called the Blois Goblet, a Finescrollsaw pattern. And I am doing a little work on my Woozle Bird..

Working a few minutes here and a few there, I was finally able to finish Jim Blume's Americana 6. The cutting is on 1/4 maple finished with natural with a pine black backing. I sprayed several coats of clear with light sanding between each coat. The frame is pine finished with antique oak stain. This is the third I've done in this series with hopes to complete them all. Thanks, Jim, for the fantastic patterns.

Here is the final Freaky Ford in the series - the Sedan. The body is Black Walnut; fenders are Spalted Ash, finished with five coats of Formby's tung oil. Also including a picture of the five Freaky Fords - Sedan, Panel Truck, Convertible, Coupe a!nd Pick-up Truck. Overall, a fun project!

Glad you got it sorted. My thoughts exactly regarding a variable speed jointer. About as useful as a hip pocket in a singlet

Here's my favorite Flintstone commercial.

Nicely done, Paul, and nice to hear from you again. Sorry to hear about the stroke and your wife's breathing trouble. Prayers sent to you and your family. God Bless! Spirithorse

Hi everyone, just thought I would show you a couple of pieces I just did on my new Pagas 21 from Denny. So far it runs great and is very quiet. These are Steve Good Patterns. The flower stand chair isn't sanded or glued yet ,so you might see some fuzzies. I just put it together to see if everything fits. Now I'll go sand it and paint it white.

I needed a fourth statue to fill an open box in the cabinet next to my desk and have been meaning to cut a Kokopelli for a long time. I have a few different Kokopelli patterns on file, but for this Statue I needed something different. I did find many images on-line and did use two different Kokopelli images I found, to use for the basic outline. However, I added my own designs and put two together to form this Statue I call Kokopellie Band. My final version is 13” tall and 11” wide cut from ¾” Red Oak. I added tenons to the feet of the statues that fit into mortises in the Base. I used my table saw to make the tenons about a half a blade width narrower than the ¾” thickness of the statue. Cutting was relatively easy and done with Pegas #5 MGT blades. The base is about a 3 ½” wide x 11” long x ¾” thick oval with about a four-degree perimeter bevel all around eased at the top with a small round over router bit. All statue edges were eased with my Dremel using sanding drums followed by a good deal of hand sanding using 200 grit up to 1500 grit final sanding before finishing. Finishing was my typical multiple coats of clear gloss Deft Spray Lacquer. As always, comments and critiques are welcome.

I'm at a point now with my King SS that I'm going to build a stand for it. I see tons of ideas online but the one thing that has me wondering. I see most all of them have 2 legs up front and 1 at the back, that makes sense given the shape of the saw. But I'm wondering, has anyone ever put the single leg up front and 2 in back? I'm thinking it would make it easier for the foot pedal from a sitting position. Chris

I don't know if any remember how I had some issues with my jointer motor variable speed issue back in June.. and the electric motor shop said it's time for a new one as the parts are obsolete.. This motor service place use to save me a ton of money.. but the good guy doesn't seem to work there anymore.. They said the variable speed chip in the circuit board was bad and the circuit board is no longer available.. Well I did some research and found a circuit board but wasn't worth nearly $200to me since this same jointer new is only $250 ish.. Anyway I called the motor shop about bypassing the VS.. he said it was not able to do that on this set-up.. well turns out it is.. after lurking around the web and finding others having the same issue.. some guy posted something about if you have a motor with brushes then you can bypass it.. Anyway after getting this thing apart I see it has a normal pot switch in it.. however I don't care for the VS anyway and always left it on fast speed.. I just wired it to bypass that and it's working great.. Unfortunately but I used to brag and send that motor shop a lot of business over the years.. Doubt I'll go back there for anything much any more since the one guy isn't there anymore.. Good day today since I found a fix for my miter saw ( another post earlier today ) and now I got this jointer going.. Just didn't get much scroll sawing done.. only cut 10 ornaments today.. and my goal was to cut about 60, LOL.. Guess the day isn't completely over yet, LOL

Absolutely, just make the top piece to accommodate the mounting holes of your saw and then fit it to a triangular base. When I built my 2 saw stands (2 Excaliburs) I built them in a 4 legged manner and I sort of regret it but I was thinking of installing drawers in the stand so it had to be a quad setup. Anyway, If I had it to do over again, I'd build it with 3 legs so I could straddle the single leg. My stands both have a vacuum system inside of them and are plumbed to a cyclone dust catcher and then up to the saw with plumbing to both top and bottom of the table. I used the little MetroVac 500 vacuums and they work great. I incorporated 2 7" wheels at the far end so I can pick up the front end and move the stands like a wheel barrow. I like to work outdoors when the weather permits. That's why I wanted the onboard dust control.

Hadn't really thought about pricing, wanted to see if anyone here was interested first.

good to hear you are up and around and you sound cheerful as you attend to the struggles of life, great goblet

Nice job! Many happy childhood hours spent watching them. Ya Ba Da Ba Do!

Great work on the goblet. I hope that you and your wife had better/stable days ahead.

Great work on the goblet Paul. Sorry to hear about the health issues of you and your wife. I sure hope there are better days ahead for both of you.

very nice

Good to hear from you, you are both strong people. Beautiful work too!

Sorry to hear about the health problems, sending prayers for you both.

Love them. Fabulous cartoon too. Marg

I was able to finish the last topper for the WELCOME sign. Just to recap, the pickets are pine (plan on getting cedar next time) and the letters and toppers are Steve Good patterns. The toppers have a metal plate glued to be back and there is rare earth magnet on the pickets that holds the topper in place.

Cute. My hubby likes making little cars. Marg

I love Kokopelli's, Yours are fabulous. I hope to cut more this year. Marg

Hi Paul, I'm so sorry to hear of yours and your wife's health problems. But glad you are both still with us. Just take things slow and easy and you will be with us a whole lot longer. Regards to you both. Marg

Paul, sorry to hear that you and your wife are having health issues, but hang in there it will get better. Will keep you in our prayers, RJ

i think Judy was on the jetsons. But these cuttings of Fred and Barney look excellent.

Welcome to the scrollsawvillage!! To be honest I can't remember exactly what I did to wire it up direct as that was 4-5 years ago I think.. and it may not be healthy for the motor as my motor sounds like it bogs down now after a few years.. my knives are getting pretty dull and I'm planning to just buy another one soon. I don't use it a whole lot so being wired direct may have done something to the motor I have no idea.. I got by with it for a few years but with limited use. I have some plans for doing a lot of glue ups etc. so I'm thinking I'll be going with a little higher end larger jointer..

Looks good Judy!

Kevin, you may be right about SSWC magazine CD. I know I have two CDs of magazines but can't locate them. I'll did the old magazines out soon and see what I have.

So I have a Porter Cable 6in jointer that just wouldn't turn on after just using it no humming or anything. I came across this video It seems that it is a chip that is the culprit behind this issue if you want to fix it properly this is the way. On the other hand I will just hook it up directly to the the motor like you did. Did you remove the green cable as well that attaches the the rear of the circuit board or did you just leave it there? Also the black cable you removed did you do it from the connection or just cut it out with some pliers?

Paul, I’m sorry to hear of yours and your lovely wife’s health struggles. I’m glad you are doing better after your stroke. I understand the issues your wife is having. My MIL dealt with similar. It’s difficult on you both I’m sure. I’m pretty sure also that your family doesn’t live very close to be able to help. Prayers said for you both. I’m glad to hear you get a little shop time and she can still do a little quilting. Having things to keep you focused and working is good. Your piece above is beautiful and intricate. Keep us updated as you have opportunities to do so.

Hang in there Paul.

Trivet #1 and Trivet #2 of a set of 8 designed by Sue Mey and finally finished. The Trivet #1 wood is 1/2" Walnut 8" square. The Trivet #2 wood is 1/2" Cherry 8" square. Cut on the Pegas scroll saw using Pegas #3R MGT blades. After sanding, dipped in BLO, dried for a day, sanded again, dipped in BLO again, final sanding and then a light rubbing with paste wax. Comments welcome.

Glad to hear from you. That would sure be a tough project to get those miters to fit well. Hope the best for you and your wife.

Glad your still with us. Hope things work out better.

Jerry and Kevin communicate on FB from time to time.. I think this is the last time we have heard any updates.. I thought there was a different one but I couldn't find it.. for some reason I thought there was one stating he had Covid and wasn't doing all that good.. Hope he is better now..

Greetings! Here is a Dragon Sword that I cut for my grandson. He was born in the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese Zodiak. On the back of the small shield, I typed some of the characteristics of the Chinese Dragon. lucky numbers, lucky colors and a Chinese symbol that says Dragon. I don't believe in astrology or most of these items like the Chinese Zodiak but, I thought it was a fun little project and should entertain him and his parents. Ironically, Steve Good called his pattern a Dragon Slaying Sword but, I have represented it as a symbol of the Chinese Dragon birth year. Nothing to brag about but, shown here for your amusement or critique. God Bless! Spirithorse

Oops, thought the second pic was of a "Potty" chair . Nice cutting!

Why would you need variable speed on a jointer. Only those table top jointers have VS. Any light weight woods just take less of a bite. That is how you control speed when jointing.

The stand I use was made from plans in Wood Magazine. One leg in front and one in the back. Use two boards going sideways to steady and balance it. Just make the top to fit your saw. Pretty simple and very comfortable.