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Finished this morning. Botas Helder pattern on white poplar burl slab. 21 X 11 X 3/4 109 cuts with Sawbird #3 ultra reverse. Pre-oil and post oil pics.

Custom request. Wedding Rings designer unknown. One is made from 1/2" Ash and the other from 1/2" Hard Maple. Both cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using #1R and #3R MGT blades. The finish is spray Lacquer clear satin. Comments welcome.

Got the pattern from Wooden Teddy Bear. I just thought it was cute....lol

Basket pattern by Alex Fox. I used 1/4" Hard Maple 10" square. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #1R MGT blades. The finish is two coats of spray Shellac with sanding between coats. This piece of wood was extremely cupped and after cutting the rings and gluing, turned out nice and flat. Comments welcome.

Had an order for a Dwight Yokum. 2nd project finished in the new shop.

Finished this up today, cut from 1/4 project panel with a 1/8B backer and a painted pine frame. Hope I got it right Frank!

My table saw has been on its last leg. about 6-8 years ago a bearing in the transmission seized up on my elcheapo tradesman table saw from the 1990's before I was into woodworking. I was doing a home remodel project and needed a cheap table saw so the Tradesman was the cheapest that was available. Think I paid $70 on sale with stand, LOL. Anyway when that bearing went out smoke rolled out of the motor, LOL.. Next day for fun I plugged it back in and turn on the saw and it worked again.. so I took it apart and changed that bearing, however the motor was very weak after that and could only use it for chopping down my sheets of BBply 1/8" or 1/4" that was about all it could handle. I finally had enough of being limited to just cutting the ply down to size so this morning I ordered a DeWalt jobsite type saw.. I have a few projects that I'd like to make that will require a better saw. On a side note.. The new deWalt planer I bought about a month ago.. I finally unboxed it yesterday and put the stand etc together and set it up.. Haven't turned it on yet.. Thinking I'm going to run a a lot of rough cut kinda dirty lumber through my old one before I sell it.. I just put new knives it the old one and they have a edge on both sides.. I'm going to run the rough cut through it until the one side is dull then switch to the other side and then list it forsale.. I have about 200bdft each of rough cut Maple and Walnut that was given to me.. That stuff always ruins my knives pretty quick so hoping to just take a pass or two to kinda get the rough cut dirty off them so I can run them through my new one as needed. LOL

I have shown this bulldozer before. But now I have put it into a display case. I used model train ballast to look like the dozer is pushing stone. Case made from red cedar with walnut inlay.

Got out of medical issues and back to cutting. I did this out of 1/4BB with a 1/8 backer and mounted in a old barn wood frame. Installed a light kit for fun between backer and piece.

I'm betting someone else out there already knows this, and it's probably already been posted before (I'm too lazy to check). Inkscape uses the SVG format/file extension. Turns out, so does the Brother Scan n' Cut machine. I suspect the Cricket machine does too. Anyway, I imported a Steve Good PDF pattern into Inkscape and then saved it. From there, started up the Scan n' Cut program and imported the saved Inkscape SVG file, enlarged it, and cut it out using cardstock. It took 6 minutes for the machine to cut it out. My cutting depth was a hair shy so I had to coax a few letters out with an exacto knife. It may come in handy for making stencils.

I made these signs to be part of the Easter displays at my church.

Pattern by Jim Blume with thanks, cut from sweet chestnut

My friends say you will be very happy with your new planer. I sold my 13” Delta planer that still ran great and upgraded to a 15” jet helical planer. I give away my old tools to friends as well.

Like this? Lol

I think I might have to order more from there as well. Just using up the last of my craft MDF from KPJ.

On your way upgrading the shop that’s great! I started upgrading mine six years ago when I retired. Just about all my equipment has been upgraded. I gave my old equipment to aspiring new to woodworking friends.

Frank, No offense was taken or disrespect perceived to your comment. It was just a little tidbit about Inkscape I discovered and thought I'd pass along.

That's all beyond my capabilities,, but my wife has a Cricut and has made several things that I have used in my woodworking. I am on the team that thinks Cricut's, lasers, and CNC's are in a different category than woodworking, but it is a form of arts and crafts or computer crafts if you will. I don't knock it, but it isn't something I see myself getting into. It definitely takes skill to do the programming.. and you know what they say about opinions.

Very nice piece, Chuck. You could almost modify that a little and make it a dragon. That would be a welcome piece on any child's wall.

I have family in Southern Ontario that will be coming out this summer. One member driving for sure! Care to share!!

On other social media sites that I belong to, lots of people use the cricket and like machines as stencils for their scroll saw projects. Some also will use the software only (free) to create their own patterns instead of inkscape. Apparently it is not as complicated to learn.

Roger that on the pain of increased bb prices. Woodcraft prices increased from last year - $25 to $34 for piece of 1/4" 30"x48" and $10 to $14 for a 1/8" 24" x 30". I wanted to try my hand at making and selling some pieces at our local farmers market and not sure of pricing. Do I suck up the increased cost or pass it along to to customer?

I've seen better looking plywood at Home Depot and Lowes.

it's beautiful, fantastic job

enjoy you new saw and planer

Since Ray @OCtoolguy showed his mistake and a graceful recovery I decided to show my ooops. I want advice on #2 please. I am building just another hat. Black walnut. Ooops. 1) big hole was a bit too big for the crown. I miss marked which line to go with. Recovery: add another ring to the crown (bowl). This made the hat taller. Fix procedures: Think. 2) As I was sanding the outside of the bowl the glued pieces cracked at the thin spot where the drill hole is. Recovery: So I put super glue on the inside. This helped fix the crack but will look bad. See the "added" bottom ring is not sanded yet. Fix procedures.. A) dont have drill holes line up. stager drill hole. B) Don't sand outer bowl until bottom is glued on. In my case the top. Please , I would like opinions. The hat is not done yet... but here is a fit check of brim to crown. The crack is in the back. Me. Mark

nice project

Well okay then, here is the new planer. No pictures of the table saw yet since it hasn’t been delivered. Lol

I bought this one here.. https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-15-Amp-Corded-10-in-Job-Site-Table-Saw-with-Rolling-Stand-DWE7491RS/204512007 I started off with most my tools either free or cheap quality used and mostly worn out.. LOL.. I love my 12" DW miter saw I bought last year.. and the rolling stand that came with it makes it very easy to move around when needed. My one dislike is I mistakenly bought the one without a laser line or the shadow light... but that said I ran across a YouTube video where you can buy the LED shadow light kit for the saw I have.. so that is also ordered and in the mail soon. Quality tools make the hobby / business so much more enjoyable. My old Ryobi planer didn't come with a stand so I bought the larger heavy duty stand from HF but it's kinda flimsy with the weight of the planer etc. and no wheels to move it, so I'm always picking it up ( I have a clear coating on my floor that I try not to scratch ) to move etc.. This new stand for my new planer is so nice as it's so easy to hit the peddle to put it on the wheels and push / pull it anywhere. Same thing with my table saw.. always pick it up to move it.. so I'm pretty excited to get this new one with the rolling stand. Same for my old miter saw.. it was a nice saw but it was mounted to a cheap regular HF stand and had no board supports for long boards etc.. All of these tools worked well for me and I never knew what I was missing out on until I got the rolling miter saw stand.. LOL Also for the most part my shop is / was big enough to not "have to" move stuff.. However I bought a project car to fix up a few weeks ago and I want to try to keep my shop condensed down to one bay so I can put the car inside and have plenty of work room around it.

I share your pain. Our local supplier in Oshawa charges 66.40 for the 5 x 5. sheet. I did not get any knot holes but I have seen a lot more of the oval discs both front and back. Next time I am going to consider buying from KPJ Hardwoods. About the same and it will be broken down ( 12 x 20 sheets are 4.46 which is equivalent to what I pay now). PS: Last time I ordered the craft MDF from KPJ. I order on a Friday morning and it was delivered on the Monday before 8.

Thanks Ray, your last line says it all, " The best part of this experience is the lesson learned."

Awesome!!!

fantastic piece of wood and fine cutting - very well done!

Nice cutting on a beautiful piece of timber. Heldas does some great patterns

I hope you bought the 10" model. They have an 8" one too so you have to be careful. I've got an early 10 inch. The DW745 and I bought the fold up cart for it. I'm going to be making a permanent dedicated stand for it so I can have an outfeed table also. I'll put my Dewalt 12 " miter saw on the folding stand and be able to move it around. It's a bugger to move the way it is. Very heavy. Great news that you finally got a new saw.

Congradulations Kevin, but you know the old story we need pictures, RJ

I paid $38 a sheet about 3-4 weeks ago.. BUT.. I saved $5 a sheet because I bought quantity for a discount.. The 3 sheets I originally wanted would have been close to the same total price of the 10 sheets I ended up with, LOL.. Was really tempting to save $10 a sheet and buy 20 or more sheets.. Since I mostly stopped doing portrait work and wall clocks I only go through about 3 - 4 sheets a year just doing ornaments.. I should be good for a while since I still had 3 sheets on hand before buying some.. I just got word that prices were going up and also availability might get very scarce because it comes from Russia, LOL Edit: I wasn't trying to be a hoarder but the prices made me that way..

I made the pattern for this piece from a photograph I found online. It's 11 x 14", cut with Pegas 2/0 spiral blades.

I made this the same day Steve released the pattern but, I narrowed the slots to 1/4" and used 1/4" Baltic Birch. I was happy that I kept the slots the right size and centered so the puzzle came out with no large gaps and assembles tightly but, not too tightly. I actually think it is harder to disassemble than to assemble! LOL God Bless! Spirithorse

What is the fun in watching a machine do the cutting for you.? Where is the pleasure you get when you do it yourself? I guess it is a great thing if you are a sign maker or need to make 99 exactly the same. However, IMHO it sure is not scroll saw work. Although I embrace technology, I guess in this instance I'm a purest or traditionalist if you will. Please understand no disrespect is intended here. I'm just not very pleased to see discussion about computer aided cutting in the SSV. I'm sure there are other forums where it would be much more appropriate.

It's a real bugger the prices going up as they are. In WA I purchase 4 mm A/B or A/C grade Hoop Pine. 2400mm x 1200mm at about $90 a sheet, not including transport as I can not get it in Kalgoorlie, it has to be transported 600km The last time I purchased 2 sheets it cost $45 for delivery. so it works out at about $2.82 per A4 sized piece