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About a month ago I was at an event and started discussing scroll saw stuff. Was showing someone some of my pictures (because I always have my phone/photo album with me). He really liked the pendant sized gear heart I had made and asked about the larger size. Said he would buy. Went home and made a couple, thinking if he didn't buy I could always put them in my inventory for craft sales. I did send him an email but never heard back. Saw him yesterday and showing him the picture of the two I cut. He wants a third. Luckily I have just enough of the Sapelle (free from another friend) to do a third heart. All sold at $50 each. Wood is sapele & maple. All gifted from another woodworking friend - they were his "scraps".

I knowI am late but I just joined the end of April and just figured out how to add photos I THINK????? Lol Here is my late Easter project. It is an easter basket and the bunny is standing on a basket. Another example of adding color to scrolling...the only painting was to the edges of the bunny. Artwork was glued to the front, back and around the basket. HAPPY EASTER

This pattern is one FrankEV posted a month or so ago. I love this song and knew I wanted to cut it when I seen the piece Frank had shared. I used 1/4 inch oak ply for the front and a 1/4 inch underlayment material for the backer. (Less expensive and usable since it is painted and a limited amount shows.) As with most of my projects the piece is stained with Minwax Natural and has 5 coats clear gloss with light sanding between coats. In the enlarged picture it appears to have grit (or specks) in the finish but it is actually a reflection from direct sunlight. The piece is actually very smooth and clean. The backer is painted gloss black. The frame is pine stained with Minwax Red Oak. Franks was much better because of the colors he added but I'm still pleased with how this project turned out. I recently purchased some water color pencils and plan to give them a try after doing a little testing first. I started a Jim Blume "American" piece so it will probably be a while for my next "Brag."

That's the method I use. I think it is better than using a square.

I will second Ray - recovering isn't difficult at all.

For my shop I went to a Used Office Furniture store. I need a back rest due to my bad back. I bought a used Office Chair that has wheels, a back rest, so UGLY Upholstery, It is Adjustable for height, and it is so very comfortable and it rolls around my shop perfectly! The beauty part of it is that I dickered with the guy and got him down to $25 including tax! Dick

I am amazed and impressed (not) that someone has outdone HF at cheating cheaping it out.

Very Nice Rodney One of my favourite songs. This a great adaption enjoy.

I use the same method. I usually use a credit card or protractor to set it up and then use the "Flip the cut" method to check.

Not a darn thing wrong with your version. I like to color my work, but that in itself does not make it better, maybe just a little different. Just me, but would have liked to see a little wider (maybe 1") dark border around the cut panel inside the frame.

Recently I saw a statement, "In the 1930's new car manuals included a chapter on how to adjust the valves. Some of today's cars include a warning label "Not to drink the contents of the battery". A pretty good indication of today's society's "lack of common sense", and "sue happy society". Charley

I have done intarsia yrs ago, I enjoyed it, don't recall having the trouble your having. I do hope you keep it up. It will be very rewarding.

Most scrollers take their scrolling very serious.....perhaps we should lighten-up a bit and be silly sometime ...................... This is another example of ADDING COLOR TO SCROLLING.. The only painting was white on the edges.

Great sell, Barb. Congrats. They turned out nice. Always a plus when the wood is gifted!

Those look great Barb. Congrats on the sale. Love the wood contrast. I use a lot of sapele because I like the looks of it and I have been able to get it locally for less than $6 per bd ft.

Looks great, and good sale, RJ

Whenever I design something using font's I try very hard to use Script, Then can just cut from letter to letter without all the stopping and starting.

I have a great swivel stool in the shed, which my daughter bought me for father's day a few years ago. It is like new, because I can not, for the life of me, get used to sitting at the saw or bench.

Very nice job!

I had problems doing intarsia but only on the corners. I didn't realized the problems until I started making puzzles. Side to side alignment was fine. My saw was designed for an aggressive cut and there was a bit more front to back movement of the blade and with thick stock there was a significant angle on the corners only. I shimmed up the back of the table until the front to back movement was negligeable. Now my puzzles cut very accurately. I need to try some intarsia again. And before you ask, yes I did adjust the blade clamp first. Lol

here is a video how to check blade angle. Simple....

I have a bar stool my Wife's best friend wasn't using, heavy cast iron, swivels, I padded the seat and I am HAPPY HAPPY

Thank you Marg, it is Great to be back. I did miss The Village and everyone in it.

Love my boxer dogs and so this had to be my first scroll , Only basic but i like it

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00092CJC6?ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details&th=1 Accuracy and squareness on all sides within .0001"-.0002" It's a chunk of tool steel 1" x 2" x 3". Some are solid steel, others, such as mine, are drilled and tapped to allow more flexibility in jigs. Just as simple as I am. Set one on the table top, thick enough it won't fall over, and if you're looking for a 90* angle......

Super cute. Colors are awesome.

I am glad you are back!

I mainly use Cherry, Poplar, Maple, Cherry, Red Oak, and Walnut. Have used many others too.. Red Oak is my least favorite.. it likes to break along the grain.. I know any wood can and will do this but Oak seems to be the worst in my experience.. however since it breaks along the grain it's usually pretty easy to glue and not be noticed.. Finishing oak is another issue for me.. the edge / end grain is like a straw that sucks up finish.. then if it's dipped in a oil finish that finish holds a puddle somewhere in the middle and then seeps through to the face grain later on when you least expect it. I've had wood of all types have spots in the face grain where is seems to be really dried or had started to get to a point of maybe decaying and thus finishing is like you mentioned.. a sponge so to speak, this is why I never ever use a top coat spray finish without dipping it in either 50/50 blo and mineral spirits or Danish oil first.. In most cases I solely use Danish oil and done.. some cases I'll top coat over it with water base poly. Cherry is probably my most used and favorite wood followed by Maple and Walnut. Not a huge fan of Poplar as far as looks.. but love to work with it.. mostly use it for my puzzles as it cuts nice and it's cheaper source of wood.

Great job and I love the subject. I am currently in overload for cutting fonts and am avoiding such.

Oh it's lovely to see you back Bobby. Good to hear that you are both on the road to recovery. Marg

It did a world of good today to go down to the shop and do some cutting. Once I have a few things done I will post them, I am not quite ready for any detailed cutting, but some simple cutting a some painting.

My dog smiles a lot.......I don't have to feed him, I don't have to take him for a walk and I do not have to follow him around with a pooper-scooper. This is another example of ADDING COLOR TO SCROLLING. The only painting required was to paint the edges yellow. Art work was simply glued on. The finished results LOOKS like it was painted.

Thank You all for the advice. I agree the world has changed from when i was young.

I would sell but hang out of reach of kids. It is a strange world we live in and too bad that everything needs a warning sign. @jollyred, if I had reservations about selling, I wouldn't be selling at all. One never knows how someone will use a product. I make a puzzle that had a string on it - I am sure someone could cut it and use it inappropriately!!!

I personally would not hesitate to sell them. However, I would hang them for disply above the reach of small children and possibly have a sign, or a slip of paper to include with the sale, that states: "Hanging tree ornament, not a toy...Keep out of reach of small children".

Years back I made pocket knives, I would not sell them to little boys unless their parents were with them, but even then it made me nervous, It has been a few yrs since I made any knives. I was around 9 when I got my 1st Knife, 11 or 12 my 1st 22, It was a different world back then.

If I had any reservations about a product, I would not sell it. Not worth the risk. Tom

It's a sad world we live in. I got my first pocket knife at 8 years. My first BB gun a year later and a .22 at 12.

I am not good at painting either so this method makes it easy. When I do the artwork on paper, I use colored pencils, make a copy of it and glue the copy to the wood. This opens up a whole new world to scrolling and it is very easy and fun. People will think you painted it. I will be adding a color projects to the FREE pattern section as soon as I can figure out how to....Lol. Many projects will be toys for your grandkids. I like Gary too. J

Very cute. Love the painting.

gr job, I love the colors

Brilliant !! I love them x

Love it. They are Fantastic!!

Looking for a playmate ?

Boomer was our son's family pet

This was one I did a while back for my wife's dog training club fund raiser. I thought it was somewhat neat because it had multiple dog breeds. The person/pet statues were some of the very first scroll cuts I ever did.

Most make puzzles or leash / key racks from these patterns.. I make them into clocks.. or ornaments. As of a little over a year ago I'm no longer a pet parent.. Miss my dogs and cats but really allergic to cats and dogs bother me some too, now that the kids are kinda grown and wanting to start doing some traveling etc. we have not took on the pet parent responsibility just yet.. SO, I just make them from wood and sell them.

This is a piece I designed in memory of our female corgi "Angel" who is dearly missed.

We do so many custom pet projects these days. I'll just post a few of our latest... And dozens more!

This was a custom order. Pattern is from Steve Good. I added the custom collar.