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Segmentation pattern by Shiela Landry. Fun one to do

I ran across 3 patterns that were supposed to be bud vases. I decided to make one and insert a flameless candle instead. I had to make a couple alterations so that the switch and battery door were available. I bought a set of 3 2 inch candles, a 2" & 4" along with the 6", so I shrunk the pattern to accommodate them. Two more candle holders in the works. This one is oak and cherry with just one coat of Watco natural oil. I don't know the pattern designer's name.

Latest name puzzle. Gift for my daughter's sister-in-law. 3/4" ply with 1/8 backer. Cut with #5 full reverse FD blade. Colour done by Unicorn Spit - I also painted the backer board with the matching colours. Finished with one coat of Tung Oil. The nursery apparently has a nautical theme so the left letter and right letter are the correct nautical colours. It is sitting on two newly made cell/tablet/e-book holders also cut with #5 mg blade and finished with Tung Oil. Steve Good pattern.

I sign all my work. I use a fine tip permanent marker and it is covered with finish. It is also dated to the year it was done in. Works for me.

I have recently created a distinctive brand which I put on my projects, i.e. a trademark. And, as we mentioned in another discussion topic, I use a small, inexpensive laser to burn it onto my works. So far, that is it, I designed the mark/brand and I use it. Question: has anyone gone to the trouble to register their brand as a trademark? I am thinking about doing so but it sounds like quite and effort and expense to do so. If you have, could you share your experience? How did you go about doing it? How long did it take and how much did it cost? Any recommendations on how to do it? Background: I have advanced enough in woodworking that I am now getting requests for special projects and my lady is asking me to do special projects to use as gifts. And I am now marking my works with my own logo/brand/trademark. Thanks, Thurman

He got it at Lowe's. He doesn't shop Home Depot for anything, which is a different subject all together. Dick

I believe that many condos and apartments have concrete subfloors between levels, wheras single-family houses and townhomes do not. The concrete does a much better job of absorbing neighborly noise. Your idea of using a box fan with filter sounds like a great one. I am noise sensitive and running a loud vacuum cleaner while scrolling would take away much of the joy for me.

Brenda, I love the signature.

I think 'signing' your work is all that's needed. That's all I do, but there again it's just a hobby for me and I don't do enough to warrant a 'Brand/Trademark'.

I suppose that is really the question, is it worth doing?

First, why do you want to protect a "trade Mark", are you worried that somebody else is going to use it? That is the only reason I could see for going to the expense and trouble. At the turnover that you produce and the area covered by your sales, is this really a problem? I believe that anything designed by you and is unique to you would be covered by copyright laws.

My setup is similar to Kevin's. I have a box fan with filter sitting next to the saw and the dust blower on the saw blowing across the blade toward the fan. Like Chris the noise from a vacuum is way more than I want to listen to. This setup keeps the airborne dust to a minimum.

I don't know what happened but I didn't get to finish my comment when it got away from me.Anyway that guy in his apartment said he would set up his saw in his kitchen by a window.I can't imagine what happend to all the sawdust,but he was a heck of a great scroller.

I remember a long time ago on another scrollsaw website there was a guy that lived in an apartment in New York City,

Maybe on the bottom floor level, LOL.. I would think the vibration of the saw going through the saw stand and down to the floor might be a noise issue with a lower level tenant? I don't know.. just thinking about how I have a water tank for cooling my laser machine with a fish tank water pump stuck to the bottom of the water bucket.. that small pump running sure resonates to the downstairs of my shop. I don't have any insulation between the floors though so I'm not sure if a saw would make much noise for a downstairs tenant or not.. just a thought though.. As for dust collection.. I first started sawing in my house from 2005 - 2012-3 when I finally built my shop.. dust was minimal when using a 20" square box fan with a allergen pleated furnace filter on the back of the fan set up to pull the dust in. I used the saws air blower tube to blow the dust toward the side with the box fan to help suck it into the filter.. You might need to build a stool for the fan to sit up so the top of the fan is just about the height of the saw table. I think you'd do okay with that set-up.. so long as there is no vibration noise from the saw going through the floor.. maybe some foam pads on the floor if no carpet in the room.

I was faced with that exact situation while in the Navy. I had a 2 bedroom apartment and used the spare for scrolling. I didn't use any kind of dust collection on the saw, for me personally the vacuums are too loud for me to concentrate on my cutting. I know this is contrary to what many think, but for me the saw itself really isn't that loud. I would cover any furniture with sheets to keep the dust off and I had a small fan blowing across my face to keep from breathing a ton of dust. For me the dust in the air and on things was quite minimal and a quick clean up if people were coming over is all it took. I had made a small "bench" for the saw with a lip around the perimeter to catch any dust from the cutting and keep it from the floor. And if I needed to do any sanding on the project after cutting I would wait for a nice day and sit out on the deck to do the sanding. I still don't use any dust collection on my saw, the noise from the vacuum is just way too annoying for me to concentrate and enjoy the cutting. I know that most everyone will say that's a bad thing, but with a small fan and a mask if needed I'm doing OK! My "shop" these days is in my basement, I have a dust collector for my table saw and planner and anything else that makes a mountain of dust, just not the scroll saw. Chris

You'd have to use some form of dust collection but then it would depend on your neighbours I imagine. A saw + vacuum creates a LOT of noise.

I ran across this pattern on a European scroll saw page and asked where I could buy the pattern. I was drawn into it at first sight. I never received an answer but posted that I was looking for it. Luckily someone responded and I was able to get the pattern. It was in a format that I have never seen and I was unable to use it. I have a good friend who was able to change it into a format that I could use. After I got it printed, I decided I was not skilled enough to make it. I was kidded a lot about when i was going to make the project. So I finally decided I would at least give it a try. This is the end results and fortunately for me, my wife really liked it and it is now hanging on our front room wall. Each feather has 50 holes and there are about 36 feathers in the project. That meany each feather was going to take in the neighborhood of an hour to cut. Well long story shortened, I finally got through the project. I was not happy with the painting on the body of the bird, but other than that, I am happy with the overall results. Dick heppnerguy

I found this photo online and it touched my heart. It is amazing how this photo captures so much emotion.

Pardon my ignorance, but what is hybrid scrolling?

You sure are good at compound cutting.

excellent job

very nice, love the colors

Very nice work. The depth in that really comes out.

Nice work!

Oops! I just tried to order from Carter Products, they wanted $24.16 to ship it. Found theSTD1 at Hartvillehardware.com for $74.66 and no shipping charges.

For those that have similar band saw as mine (Grizzly 14"), I just called Carter Products (888-622-7837) and spoke to Allan. I explained the specs. of my saw and the blade stabilizer I need is the STD1 model. I do not have to purchase any guides or any other parts.

that would be me too Dick heppnerguy

One of my neighbors threw out a large pile of 2x2 foot flooring samples. I took some home to try. The vinyl samples were horrible to cut. The problem was with the glued-on padding. The glue was soft and gooey and mixed in with sawdust, and smeared all over the edges. However, some laminated (plywood) hardwood samples were lightly glued onto a 1/4-inch hardboard backing. I cut this cross from one of the panels. The backing came off while I was cutting, and I used tape to keep it together. I wound up with two crosses: one plywood and one hardboard. You can see the seams where I glued the tongue and groove panels together. After gluing, I put the cross on a nonstick surface and put two five-pound weights on top to hold it together and flat. I used two Pegas #3 MGT blades to cut this. It cuts much as I would expect from baltic birch plywood. The photo is not very good. I had never photographed a cross before.

I went to an office supply store were they make custom rubber stamps and for about $10 you can get a custom stamp made any size and put anything you want on it. Works good, fast, an cheap, and will last forever, you just need to reink the pad now and then.

I do use a spare bedroom for scrolling. I do use dust collection. I do NOT live in an apartment or condo.. this hobby is loud. Saw, dust collection, sanders. We downsized by buying a pre-owned modular home. It ain’t fancy, but we love it!

Hey Everyone! In this scroll saw project video I make this Amazing Gnome Welcome Sign using basic materials and a Fence Slat! This Steve Good design would be perfect for the Gnome Lover in your life and add a beautiful piece by the front door! Hope you all like the video! #ArtisanPirate

Had to be done for my garden. A Steve Good pattern Rolyfied with eyes and lasered letters. Roly

Roly, that is so cute. I really enjoy these little guys but I have never taken the time to cut one. I guess I just need to get with it. Dick heppnerguy

Looks really great.. Maybe you should spend your winters back in Southern Arizona then you could come and use my shop and crank out the project and golf every day.. we get almost no rain. Dick heppnerguy

I sort of have a little sentiments about this bus do to the fact that I worked with them. I always thought it was a rather interesting design and kind of miss them when they were no longer used. Dick heppnerguy

I believe it was a #1

What size blade did you use on the veining?

On my second look I see the veining is cut but doesn't show well in your picture. The drilled hole is larger than the veining. I quite often use a spiral blade to enhance the veining and allow it to show up better.

Yes, I thought of that.

I agree with ss purism, BUT the one on the right does look nicer. This makes me see the wisdom of combining the two crafts at times.

Both are nicely cut and the lettering on the "Semper Fidelis" is much neater "cleaner" than the one done with the wood burner. (Understand that isn't a snub on you. It's obvious a computer and laser will be much more precise.) I have nothing against using a laser... and maybe one day I'll have one for myself. Concerning the veining, when I first started scrolling I realized cutting veins with the blade I was using to cut the project often left the veins quite small and sometimes hard to see. I started cutting veins with a spiral blade, usually a #2/0, and they were large enough to see the detail the veining projected.

Bob, don’t want to discourage you from getting a new toy, but the advantage of using a paper pattern is that if you stray off the pattern line it isn’t noticeable once the pattern is removed. If you do laser the pattern make sure the lines you burn are narrower than the blade kerf and don’t stray . On these plaques I cut the lines I didn’t keep to the waste side of the blade so you wouldn’t see them.

Al, the plaque on the left has all the veining cut. Just might not be apparent in the picture. My purpose of using the laser was to see how it would look if the veining stood out more. I don’t want to give up the scrolling (p)art of it but for someone not into or appreciating the cut veining they would only visualize something difficult to see. Besides, my laser isn’t powerful enough to easily cut through 1/4” ply. Also, I cut the inner rings at an angle so they will push out about half the thickness to give it a 3-D look (like this) …

Kev, I think I would have preferred the hand signing. I think the sticker makes it look "cheap". Not really the word I am looking for but not sure what works better. It just looks "wrong".

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.