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I saw this saying hanging on a wall in my local diner. At my age it is absolutely true!!!! Cut Panel is 5/32" x 15 1/2" x 6" Solid Core Maple affixed to 1/4" BB Ply painted backer. Finished with multple coats of Deft Clear Gloss Lacquer. I created the pattern using UNCONFORM for the Black font and a modified version of Superficious, to make it scrollable, for the Red script font...both can be found found on dafont.com. The Frame is just made from 3/4" x 3/4" pine, finished with Black Lacquer. This is not ART, just a fun piece I made for myself.

Any old country music fans recognize this velvet voiced "just a country boy" singer yet? I wore his greatest hits 8 track out in the late 1970s. He passed away about 5 years ago. I suppose his kids inherited his "silver in the stars, and gold in the morning sun".

Commissioned box from a good client. Maple and nogal.

Thanks for the reminder. Been busy doing Easter projects and forgot all about St. Patrick's Day. Here are a couple of patterns that may be useful. Funny how there are so many variations as to what folks believe Leprechauns to be like. By the way, the second pattern is titled "Who ate my Lucky Charms?" Be well all.

Been a few since I've done any Celtic knotwork, but here's a couple from not too long ago.

A lot of detail work, assembly and finish but finally completed the largest project I have ever done. Walnut and maple of various thickness, 1/8" to 3/8". The curved end panels ended up being a 1/32" wood used for craft projects. It's the only thickness that would make the bend of about 30 degrees. Had to stack cut with 1/8" ply and a #2 blade at low speed. IMG_.HEICIMG_1085.HEIC

Hello everybody, My latest job, of course I love all dogs but the head of this particular breed. Bye.

I had some termite problems in our house a year or so ago and struggled trying to find some flooring that matched what we have in our house. This problem was not very spread and the cost to rid them was only a couple hundred dollars. Finding some replacement flooring, was however, a huge problem. I went to several flooring stores in Phoenix to try and find some replacement flooring with no success. It seems this particular material was no longer made and because most of our house has this natural wood flooring I did not want to replace it in our kitchen with something that did not match so I decided to try and make something a little different that I thought might add a little interest at the same time. So I decided on this pattern and it took me a while to make it and get the finish to where I liked it. Fortunately I have a neighbor friend who is a lot better at this kind of work then I am and he helped me tremendously. This is the end results and I am happy with it, now if my wife likes it when she gets home after being gone three weeks, I will be a happy camper. Dick heppnerguy

Might have gotten a bit carried away, but I was having a good time.....so I just kept going....lol

Hi Aleasha, welcome to the Village. Marg (Australia)

Sorry I missed this one. I hope you all had a wonderful Saint Patrick's Day. Love from Eire

Welcome from Ohio!

Welcome from Ohio!

Welcome from East Tennessee.

Another Tennessee welcome.

Welcome to the village! Making scrap and sawdust with occasional keepers is very satisfying. Bruce

I big welcome from someone who lives fairly close to you. I live in Casa Grande, AZ. I have been scrolling since I retired and found I needed a hobby. I also love scrolling and have one DeWalt and two Excalibers. You will find this site to be filled with very friendly and helpful people, always willing to help others and make friends. One day while heading North toward Phoenix, text me and perhaps you could drop in and we could meet each other. I am close to your age, turning 82 the last of April. Dick heppnerguy

Hello Gene, also a warm welcome here from Germany!

welcome to the village

G'day Gene, welcome to the Village. Pull up a chair and make yourself at home. Marg

Just thought I would say " Happy St. Paddy's Day" to you today. Marg

I did this one a few years back. Here's the pattern for those interested.

My first thought was "ZZ Top did a Celtic album?"

I found this pattern on Etsy and just had to give it a try. So I purchased it and posted it on Facebook and I am now making one from an order. I loved the detail in it and wondered if it was something I could do. This one was a learning experience for me and the new one I am making is going along a little easier then this one was. If anyone is interested in purchasing this pattern, you can get it from Lloyds woodworking plans on Etsy. It is a download and has 26 pages. I enjoyed making it and I will be making one of these for myself and maybe a Christmas or birthday present for a friend or family member as well. I hope you like it as much as I did making it. I am not much for wooden toys do to the lack of detail in most of them. This on is more of a model then a toy and it caught my interest, right away. Dick heppnerguy

My daughter in Oregon has a friend that wanted a layered plaque or a dragon fly and Alex Fox is the first person to come to mind when a layer pattern is requested, so I hopped on his Etsy sight and found this one and sent my daughter a picture of the product for her friends approval. She was excited and said it would be perfect, so I got on line and downloaded it. This is the finished product that I will be taking to the post office this morning. It was interesting to make and I it looks like she is going to like it. Dick heppnerguy

Found this pattern for papercutting and made is from birch plywood - hope you enjoy!

Door plague for my new grandson...Born on Yesterday evening. Pattern by h. Bottas, thank you for sharing it!

First place I'd check is the stand.. I've had mine pick up a vibration and it was the stand had gotten bumped slightly and wasn't planted firm on all 4 legs to the floor. In my case I have the back legs setting on a 2 x 4 to raise the back up higher and the legs had moved enough to be setting on the edge of the 2 x 4 and caused the vibration. Another 1st or second thing to check would be that the upper arm is parallel to the saw table.. I've had my adjustment knob start turning on its own and the saw became way out of adjustment, which caused vibration and odd noise.. As has been mentioned.. check all visible bolts, nuts, and screws to be sure they're snugged up tight, both on the saw stand, saw to stand bolts, and then the saw itself. If these all check out okay.. you may have some bearings that the grease has dried up and worn the bearings and sleeve pins.. The more common ones to go are the ones at the front of the saw in the link arms etc that get exposed to the fine sawdust ( typically the lower arm ) as the dust drops down onto them pivot points. Next more common would be the larger needle bearing at the back of the saw..

I once had a Lt ask me why I was talking to myself. I told him it was the only way I could have an intelligent conversation, he never bothered me again.

First step would be to check to see if all the visible screws and nuts are tight.

Don Williams 1939-2017.

Ricky Skags did a song with those lyrics. But I think he is still alive. John Denver but he died more than 5 years ago. Of course I'm going by memory and have not searched online. As for 8 tracks I have repaired many of these that got too tight to play.

This pattern is from the Spring 2022 (issue 86) of Scrollsaw Woodworking and Crafts. A pattern by Clayton Meyers. It's cut from curly maple with an epoxy pour. I'm stoll on a learning curve with the epoxy, but I learn something each time I try. Chris

Dave you humble me!

You see Aleasha, I told you it was a great place. Welcome!

Welcome from Minnesota. When I first started scrolling I purchased an used RBI Hawk 26. It worked well but the vibrations and were annoying to me. I then found a Excalibur 21 that was new in the box. I love everything about that machine. I upgraded to the Pegus blade holder and just yesterday replaced my 3 diopter (1.75x magnification) with a new magnifying lamp with a 5 diopter lens (2.25x magnification) purchased from Boli Optics (bolioptics.com) This lamp came with 3 lenses (3,5 & 8 diopters) which should outlast me. The other feature I like with the Excalibur is the top feeding blade (attach blade to upper blade holder and lower the arm while feeding the blade through the pilot hole in your work piece). This is strictly a personal preference as there are many on this forum who work with bottom feeding machines without difficulty or complaint. Good luck with your adventure into the addicting world of scrolling! Bruce

I actually lived in Imnaha & Enterprise. Small world.

Nice pattern and very nice cutting. And, yes,the cutting panel grain adds a lot to the overall presentation. I love to see a projects like this but I would love to see the info about the paroject also. Who's Pattern? size?, material?, backer?, blades use?, number of holes? etc.

Gene, Welcome to the Village, it's more specialized than TPW or LJ but I'm sure you'll fit in just fine, ask, ask away.

Welcome from Arizona. You can find a lot of scroll saw tutorials on Youtube and also some here in The Village. Feel free to ask as many questions as you wish here and you will find that the people here love to be as helpful as they can. If you log on often it will only be a short time and you will also feel like family here. I move here from North Eastern Oregon so it might be rather interesting to find out exactly where in Oregon you were living. Dick heppnerguy

Seems like it's been forever since I've completed any projects. The shop has seemed so cold since the first of the year and I just haven't had a lot of motivation. Anyway, this is a Christmas gift for my brother-in-law. And yes, I know it's 2 1/2 months late, but I think he'll still like it and probably get a laugh at it's tardiness. It's a Sheila Landry pattern, approximately 12" x 18", cut from 3/4" cherry. Thanks for looking!

Thanks for a great intro. But, unless you're going back to Illinois for some other reason at today's fuel prices you'd be able to buy a new saw for less than the gas to go round trip. Anyway, I'm sure you're going for more than that. Happy you found this great group. I've been here going on 8 years now and so happy I found it when I did. Welcome!

I did. I stack cut three from 1/8 bb ply. When I posted it on my Facebook page, my cousin ended up buying all three. Haven't gotten around to making any more.

Welcome to the Village forum from Tennessee. Scrolling is a fun hobby and can be very addictive.

Welcome to the Village, Gene. I've only made a couple items that I would claim such as a bed and some shelves. The other dozens of items were things I threw together to get by. That is until I started scrolling about a year ago. I'm proud to say, regardless of what others may think, I've made some quite nice pieces on my saw. What's more, the time I spend scrolling is the most relaxing and peaceful time I've had in a while. I still work full time so my time on the saw is limited by my job and honey-dos. As Bill mentioned above, the knowledge of the members here is vast! And while I've been happy with the quality of product I've produced on my saw, you find many of the members here are in a category I only hope to achieve in the future. Don't hesitate to ask questions and by all means, please share pictures and descriptions of your work. Happy scrolling!

Welcome Gene. I think scrolling is an excellent way to stay active in woodworking without having a huge shop full of equipment. It incorporates many of the basic concepts of woodworking, with projects that are much more manageable in size & scope. Plus there is such a variety of scrolling styles and methods, that there is plenty to keep one interested. You can make it as simple or as complex as you wish. Lots of experience on this forum, great place to get questions answered. Good luck and have fun making sawdust!

A couple of non scrollsaw projects.

Wow Dave a beautiful piece, RJ