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My friends 4 yr.old plays hard and fast. His energy level is thru the ceiling!!!

She's really going the extra mile to help me. A little reward is in order!!!

While seeing one doctor a chair yoga teacher was having a class and asked me to try. Well i di all she asked but could not believe how much it made me sweat and in air conditioning!!!

While at the doctors office another day there was a chair tai Chi class and they asked me in. This was grueling for me to do but i did it!!!So i made this for the teacher.

This a is a quick way to show cut rings to reverse stack to make a bowl. Or in this case a crown to a cowboy hat. This is black walnut 3/4 inch cut at 9 degree angle. 0.125 inch thick rings. Some times I call them slices. You can zoom into the picture and see how thin the cuts are. Me. Mark Eason

In the progress of cutting another pattern by Jim Blume, '' Roaring Cat '' . Looks like this after about 20 hrs and 200 entry cuts . The mouth part is cut out except a few spots to keep it there till all the rest of the pattern is cut out, to protect the whiskers from being broken off, very delicate.

You've had another busy weekend again, Chuck. Great job. Maybe you can sit outside the movie theater and set up your displays.

Ray, yep pictures proove it happened. Is there a possibility of unglueing, heat gun, acetone? remove 2 layers , replace stained, then reglue? easy way out is stain or paint every other layer dark brown or black. might be ok. Me. Mark Eason

Figured I would capitalize on the success of the new Batman movie, so I whipped these up this weekend

... and found a free scrollsaw pattern. Right there on the bag that my spicy chicken sandwich came in! LOL

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

Thank you Roly, I guess it's my calling to make everybody's name!!!

that is an interesting pattern. Have you made this one? I would probably like it better without the clock Dick heppneruguy

I will check it out. Dick heppbnerguy

i will send you the last motorcycle I did with more contrasting items. it just might help. It really is an interesting and fun piece to make and after the first one it goes a lot faster. Dick heppnerguy

Another good one Kev love these projects. Roly

Excellent job Kev keep um comin' Roly

Still doing the good stuff Kev keeping people happy. God Bless. Roly

Well done Kevin, glad to see you back where you belong.

Well thats part of it,lol Thanks!!!

Thank you Marge, I stopped taking my pills and feel great and not sleeping all day!!!!

It's a surprise for my new doctors nurse.She is trying like no other to get me rolling again!!!

Mice job Kevin!

Wow! That totally sucks. I sure can't give you any advise.

Ray, that's a shame, because the project looks nice, RJ

Another nice project Kevin, looks like you are busy making lots of folks happy.

Glad to see you stretching Kevin. I’m sure it was not easy. Excellent work as usual.

You haven’t lost your touch on the saw. Looks good. I’m sure it was well received.

Nice work as always.. Hope you're enjoying the saw time but also take it slow and easy..

Great, glad to see you are making saw dust again, RJ

The old cowboy is back in the saddle. Way to go making sawdust again, great therapy

I have been rethinking Watco brand Danish oil. Danish oil enhances grain so beautifully but it cures so slowly. I like to use a lacquer finish and current advice is wait 3-14 (or longer!) days after applying Watco Danish Oil before applying lacquer. I have a heat gun in my shop that I use to check the cure. Applying heat to causes the oil to sweat and actually causes beads of liquid oil to form on the surface. I have observed this for up to 7 days. Using heat and wiping off the liquid speeds up drying. I stumbled across an article that proposed home made Danish oil that achieves the look while drying faster. https://vanduynwoodwork.com/2018/09/18/danish-oil-finish-top-3-reasons-to-mix-your-own/ I tried this and it achieved the grain enhancement while drying in 3 days. After drying, I apply a coat or two of sealcoat shellac (unwaxed shellac). This seal coat greatly reduces spotty absorption of the lacquer (a real problem with cherry) while providing a solid base for lacquer adherence. Some cherry has porous spots that will absorb lacquer like a sponge leaving an uneven finish and requiring a ridiculous number of coats of lacquer before you build up the surface. Then you sand away most of it to get a flat coat. I have 2 pieces in the basement that have defeated me thus the hunt for a better way. Woodworkers put in waaaay too much effort to have a piece ruined during finishing.

great job

great job

very nice job, happy to see your back

Another great piece. Keep up the exercise and the scrolling Kevin. Marg

A couple of years ago @OCtoolguy posted a box similar to this that I really liked so I have had to make a few. I used sapele and maple with velvet drawer inserts.

Lovely story. I bet he was blown away by your gesture as you were his. Marg

I was asked to make a memory box by my future son-in-law for his mom who recently lost her favorite horse. She wanted a place to store the horse’s bridle. I haven’t made a box in quite awhile so I went with with a simple design using corner splines to add some visual splash. The top is a modified Sue Mey design which I enlarged and added the horse’s name. The box is made from hard maple with walnut splines and finished with 3 coats of poly. I lined the box bottom and cover with felt. Everyone seems happy with the outcome.

Here's a nice simple one https://cherrytreetoys.com/venice-bridge-scroll-saw-clock-plan/

Like this one????? www.finescrollsaw.com

Great cutting, Dick. I am sure it will be well received.

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

Hello Friend...lol....I mean Dick You still got it....well done Thanks for sharing this and where it came from Now, get your motor running and make a few more....my friend...wink wink Fab4

Here ya go. It's a mess.