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This was a fun to make Steve Good Pattern Backing board out of some scrap laminate MDF,gun out of Baltic Birch,grip out of an unknown hard wood

I bought several sheets of BBply once I seen the price hikes and heard that it may be hard to get it.. I've got about a 2-3 year supply.. Meanwhile I have been searching alternatives.. and so far I really like the quality of the Columbia Forest Project Panels from Home Depot.. I use the thin 5/32" stuff but they have 1/4" also. Comes in a variety of species but so far I've only tried the Maple. I'm using it for Portraits and Ornaments so far but I also will be trying it with signs that'd have a backer on them. In the past I've also used this for cutting jigsaw puzzles and had good results. I'm not sure how the pricing is on this stuff compared to BBply, I know it was a bit more $$ than BBply back when I tried it.. but it is available. I'm not sure what you're trying to make but also have read about flooring underlayment? or something like that.. maybe someone else can chime in on that stuff.

Finally got these finished in time for my sale on Thursday. Framed with cheap frames because I have no idea how to make frames! lol! Colour is just scrap booking paper taped to the back. The wood is craft mdf plywood from KJP Select Hardwoods.

I hope I am doing this right......I am computer challenged. For the past few years I have been developing a method of adding details and color to scroll-saw projects. The method is not new as Fisher-Price Toy Company used this method to add detail and color to their toys in the 40"s and 50"s before plastic. I would like to find 5 or 6 scrollers (of any level) that would interested in trying this method and tell us your opinion. I would like to know, what you think, if you liked the process and the results or not, if you would do other projects using this method and if you had any suggestions or ideas how to improve it. If you are interested, I would be happy to send the first 5 or 6 scrollers free, full size patterns, required art work and instructions to complete one add color to scrolling project. Just choose one of the project below and send me your mailing address. You are not under any obligation what so ever. If you do try it, please let us all know what you think. Thank you. JAN. my email is: noslenaj35@gmail.com

This is the second of Americana 12 by Jim Blume. This is pretty much the same as the first cut, Oak ply stained natural, black backer, except the truck was tinted with Minwax Expresso stain rather than watercolor paint. Again, the frame is actual framing material with gray wash and a little natural stain to darken it up just a touch.

Did a "summer" market today. Debated going because of the weather. Decided to go because they were doing, and did, a lot of advertising. Shoulda stayed home. Glad I wore my down vest with rain jacket and had gloves. Would have prefered the winter coat. Temperature was 10 celcius with wind gusting to 60 kph and intermittentrain showers. The cinder blocks held the borrowed canopy. Couldn't do the setup as planned because of the wind. Sales wise, I made table cost plus $20. The bragging right is I survived the sh*t weather.

Got my latest piece finished. Waylon Jennings. They are coming slower because of building things for the house like this bathroom vanity. This was made from wood found in the implement shed. What a find, Black Walnut!

Cold is terrible! My last one, we got rain, no notice, 3 hours early! At least you made table rent. We did too!

Sorry the weather didn't cooperate, Barb. I'm doing my first "show" this weekend... actually a community yard sale. I don't really have a lot to display. Maybe 20 pieces. As far as the weather here, it will probably be in the upper 90s (Fahrenheit) and high humidity. My main objective is to show some of my pieces and hopefully get a couple commissions.

Always use a piece of hardwood or MDF behind (if standing up) or below (if laying down flat) the cut panel when torching fuzzies. Never try to burn the fuzzies off without a back up board to prevent the flame from licking through and charring the good side. Clean up fuzzies first with a sanding mop and then use the torch moving it quite quickly like spray painting to get the last remnants of fuzzies. BTW, great work. Very well done.

I recently was given a couple of 12 X 12 inch sheets of Flooring Underlayment to try. It cuts Great with very little fuzzies on the back. Glue sticks great to it, one side will take paint extremely well and one side will take stains perfectly. Plus it has a pretty cool pattern and color to it. I can forsee myself using it more from now on! Dick

Yes, truly sad that everything went to China. Time to bring manufacturing back to this country.

I think I have the same wood. Our club bought 4 pallets of it from a guy, he used it for flooring and stair treads, it looked very cool. I have used some in scroll work but you needs to be very selective on the boards you use, there are hidden cracks and weak spots throughout the boards. I have also used some in crosses I made. I love working with it, it smalls like molasses when you work with it.

Happy little accidents are great.

Nicely done! The bit of color just right.

Nice cutting-I really like your color choices on the plaque-adding color really makes a project a level up IMHO

What a brilliant idea, now I know what to do with my plywood leftovers.

Travis, In my thread about the rose with a name I have posted several pictures. I've taken all of them with my phone, in the same orientation, yet when I post them I have no idea what orientation they will be in until I insert them into the post. I don't see any option for rotating them to get them all in the same orientation, is there any fix? Or is it just how it is? Thanks Wichita

It's because none of us are 12. Kids get it.

What size sheet? My old supplier no longer carries it and the new ebay suppliers are up to like almost $3 a 12x12 sheet!

I use regular 1/4 BB myself. It has gone up here to, $22 a sheet. so I try to make every inch count.

It's a wooden knife, Sad to day I had to sand it off, It didn't turn out as good as I had hoped. I am going to try again.

Looks great, does your head hurt from such an amazing idea, RJ

My wife and I are trying very hard not to buy anything from China. I'd be looking for some other choice. JMHO.

Thanks. I wanted to give it just enough color to stand out with the grain of the wood showing through. As I mentioned, I used watercolor on this piece and kept it thin. The other piece, (Posted as Americana 12 2 of 2) I used stain. The reason I decided to add color was really a mishap. I was trying to burn the fuzzies of the back with a torch on a rather windy day. I have a 12 x 12 door on my shop and about the time I was burning the area of the grill on 2 of 2, a gust of wind blew the flame through the grill area and scorched the front of the piece. I used Minwax Espresso stain in an attempt to hide where it was scorched. I liked the way it turned out enough that I thought I'd try the watercolor on the other piece.

I am the new tooth fairy. The teeth are for my dentist. The pattern is a modified Steve Good pattern and the are made from 3/4" pine. The skate border pattern is by Tulsa Scroller and is made from 2.5mm bamboo. I gave this one to a restaurant owner who only does gluten free food, my daughter is a coeliac and can only eat gluten free food. Marg

Hi all. I thought I posted this update, but I guess I must have not hit the submit button. At any rate, some of you may have noticed the ranks have changed. The old rank system was set up 12 years ago when having 1500 posts was a lot of posts. That isn't true anymore. You're a chatty bunch....LOL Plus, it didn't take much to shoot to the top of the rank tier. So I wanted to balance it out a bit more. We have a new system in place now. We now have 10 separate ranks. The higher the rank, the harder it is to achieve. You can find your rank badge off the side of your avatar, as well as your profile. Ranks are calculated by points. And points are awarded for doing different things on SSV. For example; posting a new thread is worth 10. Responding to one is 5. Points for uploading to galleries, helping members, emoting, joining groups, downloads, following members or content, etc. Points aren't really visible, as far as I can tell, and are calculated behind the curtain. I wouldn't put too much stock in your rank, though. Its just a silly little thing that adds a bit of fun to the site. And don't put too much weight into the rank name. I just picked rank names based on scroll sawing themes and how long you've been on SSV (it's so much better than Rank 1, Rank 2, etc). You may have been scrolling for decades, but your rank is Apprentice Scroller. That's just a title you have on SSV and doesn't reflect your skill level. Anyway, that's what those symbols mean. Just a bit of flair for fun.

You can hover over the rank, too. That will tell you your current rank. Different people will have different pictures next to their avatar, based on their rank.

I quit drinking a long time ago. 1991. So I am not up on Wine accessories. So I have been looking at Etsy on Wine Decor. What a huge industry. How do I compete with artists that drink wine?? They are so creative. Wine glass stem charms, rings for glasses. really. Oh they also have a "Clog wine bottle holder". https://www.etsy.com/listing/645382788/vintage-wooden-wine-holder-clog-bottle?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=wine+decor&ref=sr_gallery-35-14&frs=1&organic_search_click=1

John, I just cut some scrap book paper (card stock) to fit the spaces. The rest is a dark blue. I have read your article in adding colour and will give it a try on another project.

I can't get used to these bloody phones. Sometimes when I upload the pics I have taken on my phone to the computer they appear upside down in the thumbnails, but when I pull them into some editing software etc they magically turn the right side up. It's all from another dimension I think

If you're posting them to your Gallery, I think you have some options. But if it's a forum post, the pictures are how you shot them. However, if you edit them in your phone with some color correction or cropping, it should fix it. At least that's what my phone does.

When I download pictures I first download to a file folder and then that allows me to rotate pictures as needed. Plus I now have a file of pictures for later use.

I bought a very small piece from home depot ( Miss the baltic birch ) it had a very rough exterior on one side - thou it said birch and Im not convinced it is - like alot of things from china - buyer beware ! Alot of things coming from china are scams and fake - i try and stay away from anything from china . Im having a problem getting lawnmower parts from china - Kohler went to china and i have a lawn mower and it needed a gas pump -Ive gone threw 3 of them in less than a year . Im looking for a new lawn mower without a crappy chinese motor ( like Kohler - and have heard Briggs and stratton has gone this route .