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The Christmas Gnomes are Sue Mey patterns, made from 4mm pine. Tom's Happy Feet is made from 2.5mm Bamboo, in a frame from a cheap shop. Marg

Cat Stevens, with a nod to a couple of his hits, Moon Shadow, and Peace Train. I didn't add the moon till the end so it's not on the pattern.

Debatable.

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".

Yes, $50 each. I am like you in the thought of "if it doesn't interest me, how can it excite anyone else."

And sometimes the wood nymphs smile upon you As I tell my kids: K.D.W.Y.A.D. (Keep Doing What You Are Doing)

Cut from 1/4BB and backed with1/8BB I used Aspen for the frame and added the inlays. I also used my spline jig for the first time and used purple heart for the splines. The addition of the splines was easier than I thought-I will probably use them more. Any advice or suggestions are appreciated.

Just sent this off to a good friend. She requested it for her daughter. I'd done one for her in the past and wanted another with 'birds' in the tree.

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."

These are my latest cuts, a Big Thank You to Botas Helder for sending me the patterns it’s truly appreciated. I’m going to paint them ( with my daughters help, she does art) one set is for my son in laws 50th birthday later this month. I’m not sure about a backer yet, was thinking painting 1/8 MDF black and the glue Yoda to that, I have a good idea in my mind as to what the backer should look like when finished. I’m very happy with the cuts considering this is only my 6 & 7th cuts, the big Yoda was quite challenging for me but I’m more than happy with the results. Any advice on backed is most welcome.

well I dont know where the first post is I put up with my knobe house project pictures so i'll just put them all up here. the first few pictures are of the door and windows and then of the stick i cut in half before I made a grove in the middle of them. these are the window flower pots well for some reason the pictures are not in order! the last 3 pictures are also of the door and window boxes before i got them finished...lol now then the rest of the pictures are of the window boxes after i made the groves I drilled little holes in the groves and then i tooks some plastic flowers i had in the craft room and glued them into the holes. to make it looks nicer i glued some moss in the groves and around the flowers too. then it was off to the craft to get the box of small plastic birds and butterflys and the little medal birdcage i picked up some years back. I got a small stick from the stick pile and a little red bird cut a grove on the bottom of the bird and glued the bird to the branch then glued the branch inside of the birdcage. oh! I cut some small sauares from a plastic bag to make curtins for the windows cut them down the middle and then glued them to the back of the windows pulling them off to the side so they looked like they were tied back....sounds simple enough but easy it was not lol then i glued the window boxes to the windows Now i just happened to see some really small wood fllower pots in the craft room so i grabed a couple of those and painted them then glued some moss inside them then glued some plastic flowers in them as well..iv got some other ideas for the knob house to when and if i get them done i'll put those up too....lol now we just have to wait until it stops raining before we can go about figureing out how to put them on the stump outside

I tried to find some information about apitoa wood and could not find anything. It is not in the Wood Database. A web search comes up with amusing substitutions but nothing on the wood. The attempted web search makes its best guess and comes up with "Apito" which is a musical instrument and "Apitito" which is a restaurant POS system. Then when I search for "Apitoa wood" it changes it to "patio wood". I concede defeat. Which of the OHYO56 videos discuss the apitoa wood?

This is an Alex Fox design that I modified slightly to hold keys. Hard Maple and Walnut. Chris

Thanks! I'm pretty much the same. He had 4 or 5 hits that I love but I never had a record so I don't know any of his work except what made it to radio.

Last 2 before the craft show Saturday. Both are Sue Mey patterns

Bummer, Sometimes you just can't win a kick in a stampede. More stock for the next show.

A perfect likeness Charlie, Beautiful cutting as well. I liked a couple of his songs, but never had a record.

I watch a series of Japanese videos by OHYO56 and he uses apitoa. It's used here in the U.S. for truck trailer flooring. Very tough wood and appears to be similar to dark mahogany but harder. I've been trying to find some that isn't 16 feet long and 2" thick. I may have found a place that will sell cutoffs. I'll keep you posted.

Ray, that is a project that calls for top level skill with a "dash of masochism" . You have executed it beautifully - the skill, that is.

That really is a lot of work there Ray. This is a very big project to take on and I wish you well with it, you look as if you have it covered and the recipients will be truly grateful for them I think. Don W

What a beautiful piece of art. Love it. Marg

Wow 40 hours so far. At $20hr ... 10 hours per candle holder. The friends gotta be very good one. I hope they appriciate your work. I like your work. .. hint hint .

Jim, you don't know how close I've come to scrolling this little cutie. Reason being, my little buddy, Hershey, looks almost identical. He was a rescue and when we got him, he was completely hairless from fleas. Always wants to be held and loves his belly scratched. I think I'd get rid of the wife before I got rid of my little buddy!

Sounds perfect to me. No dust collection system needed. A broom, a sack and a hose. Done.

Update! I have now completed all the cutting and it's on to the sanding, assembly and finish. This represents about 40 hours so far. I can't do more than 2 of the sides at a time or my eyes fall out onto my cheeks. Very intensive up close cutting. I used a combination of # 1, 3, 5 Pegas MGT blades for all of it.

I love it! Simple, easy, and cheap. Plus, the bed of the pickup is a hell of a lot bigger than a dust collector. Hmmmm….. I wonder if my wife would let me buy a new “dust collector”.

When this happens to me I will use # 5 or so spiral, insure it is square with the table and use it like a sander to square ,trim the cut

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 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

Kev, I recently recovered/padded all of our dining chairs. Not difficult at all. I bought the padding at Hobby Lobby. 2 inch thick so they are very soft and comfy.

I have the dewalt version, I got it a few years ago when there wasn't a menards clone of it. I will say that it is a really comfy chair, I can easily sit for hours and scroll.

Looks like a big project. Looking good!

Thanks Barb. I've tried using the clamp but it just didn't work out. Maybe I'll give it another try or figure out a better clamp. One of the 2 long cuts on the side either starts or ends in such a way that the clamp side is in the way. Maybe a small relief cutout on the clamp wall would help. Now you have me thinking. Thanks. My brain gets fogged often so I need folks like you to blow away the haze. Lol.

very nice work. Have you considered using a jig to hold the pieces together instead of taping & retaping. Steve Good has a pattern for a jig on his site. Might speed things up a bit.

Nice work Ray. I hope the people that receive them appreciate the amount of work you put into them. Thanks for showing us.

Oh yes. I love doing it.

Ray, your work always amazes me.. the quality of products many folks do on here and the uniqueness of some of the projects. A lot of folks say they envy the people that can do what they like for a living and I am thankful to be able to do that but at the same time I envy those that can take on and create unique projects. Dave Monk with his inlay work is another that I like to see. I wish you all would post more of your works and some of the process to get those beautiful results.

Sadly, had thunderstorms all day. On to the next one.....lol