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Guys & Gals I do not post as much as I once did, but want you all to know That I still support this site and all of you wonderful folks that make up this community....Having said that I want to post my last 3 Alex F. projects, all cut from 1/4 BB ply...I continue to support Alex every chance i get and encourage you all to do so if you can...Thanks for looking and any comments are always welcome, Steve.

Finally got some shop time, cut from 1/8 BB on a 1/4 colored backer. Frame is poplar with Sedona Red stain.

Inspired by Steve Goods Welcome to my garden Gnome. I do not have much of a Garden and I wanted to add mushroom. I also made a little larger than Steve's to fit the piece of outdoor plywood. I got a bunch of cutoffs from a shed company. The pattern for this is located at https://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/topic/46473-inkscape-12/ I enlarged with Acrobat 110% to 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 high.

Those are beautiful pieces as well as beautiful patterns. Thank you Steve, and thank you Alex.

This was a gift when I retired, it’s been wrapped in bubble plastic for 6-7 yrs. I found it this morning whilst looking for something else, gave it a good polish and will hang it up in the cottage. Because I’m doing scroll saw work now this Intarsia project has inspired me to add this to my list of projects I must try.

This Image has appeared in many Pinterest searches. Rather simple conversion to a 12” x12” scroll saw pattern. The cut panel is 5/32 solid core ply Birch (if I remember correctly) that I painted Black with Krylon rattle can All-in-one Flat Black Paint and Primer. The backer is ¼” BB Ply that I beached for a few days to get a very bright light wood “Moon” color that was then hand painted in the Grey and White areas using Artist Acrylic paints. Cutting was done with Pegas #1 Spirals and #3 MGT R. The assembled panel was protected with multiple coats of Deft Clear Gloss Lacquer. Frame is my typical 1 ¾” wide Poplar stained with Minwax Brazilian Rosewood Stain and protected with multiple coats of Minwax Wipe-on Clear Satin Poly. Comments and critiques always welcome.

Never Dull works great for cleaning aluminum.

Terrific cuttings! I have done numerous Alex Fox patterns, including the violinist that you just posted, which was of my first portraits. He is one of my favorite designers and I am so sorry for what he and his country are going through. Thanks for posting.

Finally! I have been making these signs for a couple of years now but my graphics guy disappeared and I was out of luck. My Inkscape skills are not developed enough to recreate my signature design so I was dead in the water. I took a shot and asked @don in brooklin on if he could help instruct me to recreate the design. I had flat file, single layer pdf files but could not edit the various layers to create a new design. Don not only gave me the help I needed but created a template of the design with the necessary layers so I can easily edit the names and out put a finished pattern for my printer. I CANNOT thank Don enough for his time and expertise. Don you are a huge benefit to this forum and the scrollsaw community!! The top layer is cut from 1/4” bbp and the backer is mdf. I cut these on my Pegas using a #3mgt blade. I edge the sign with copper tape used for computer pcb board repair. The Wade sign is my original and the Roach and Steinberg signs were patterned from Don’s template in inkscape. I glue a burned logo disc on the back to brand it and also to help keep the sign flat when hung on a wall. Interestingly the Roach and Steinberg signs were stained with the same color stain just using a different technique. The Roach sign is for my adopted daughter who gets married on Saturday and the Steinberg sign is for my daughter who gets married in September neither of which would have been made without Don’s skill, talents and wonderful generosity.

I'm with you on that, Alex has some wonderful patterns. I'm putting the finishing touches on a layered Celtic Cross of his and have 2 others ready to cut. Chris

Thank you, alas I can't remember what it's called. I put it in my computer, reversed it as in turned it over so that it looks back to front, I print a dozen on a page and then cut one out when needed. I tape to my work and apply laquer thinner sparingly, rub with the back of a spoon and hey presto, it's on my wood. After that I either apply a spray finish or go over the signature with my pyrography pen. Simples !!

My niece, who has one of my WELCOME signs, wanted a topper she could display when there wasn't a holiday approaching. The pattern is from FrankzyScrolls and was free on the web. They are both cut from 1/4 Oak ply with a pine backer painted black. The light one is stained with Minwax Natural and my intentions for the dark one was to darken the horses and leave the outer areas light but clumsy me let a nice large drip of dark stain drop right into an area that should have been light, so.... I just stained it all Minwax Colonial Pine. Both have four layers of clear gloss with light sanding using 320 grit paper between coats. I'm still considering putting a hanger on each and framing them where they can be used either as a topper for the WELCOME sign OR hung on the wall. Just not sure if the frame would set the metal piece on the back too far away from the magnet where it wouldn't hold. I will add that these were the hardest patterns I've cut to date. There are only 6 holes. The cuts zig zag back and forth, up and down throughout each other making the pieces very fragile. Hope you like them.

I make my clock bases with my CNC.. I v-carve the bottom of the base with my business name.. works quite well for me. I typically set up and do a large batch of them all at once. About 15 minutes it makes about 8 of them with very little sanding or clean-up of them. I don't have a picture off hand but I've posted about it on here a couple years ago. Doing one offs on small projects is not worth the time with either the laser or the CNC so I mostly just write on my work with a fine point Sharpe marker.

I am in Many Scroll-saw Forums. Came across Crosses. Love at First Sight....SO.... I have got some finished up until the Shine part. DTR.... Comments Good or Not so Good Appreciated.........Danny :+}

Really nice Frank-the moon makes it all happen IMHO.

Ok, I finally got a chance to get some of the images. The first one is direct from Rockler’s website. It is images of the first two original branding irons hubby and I have. The top is the one I have with my full name (where it says Rockler). I usually put date and my initials signed by hand in the middle if I use this one. He got it for me as a gift when I first started dabbling in woodworking. The bottom one is one I got him even longer ago as a gift for signing his woodworking. His full name is where it says Rockler. I don’t think we added a second line. He builds a lot of different things, but enjoys bigger projects like furniture. They are both pretty big, so work on furniture but small pieces, not so much. All the branding irons we have are electric and not torch, and the branding head can be removed and switched out for another. Then one year for Christmas, I had gotten both of us some of Steve Good’s signature coins. This is mine, I have eradicated my last name for posting. Mine has a female scroller, his were a male woodworker since he doesn’t scroll. When I wanted to do something smaller for small projects, I ordered a smaller branding iron with a logo I had created for my side hustle. At the same time, I got a branding iron of my signature. They are smaller then they appear here. Then, I have the last logo and my signature setup to burn with the laser and that allows me to adjust the size up and down based on size of project. WHEN one or another is determined as the one to be used, depends in large part on the size of the project, who it’s going to if a gift, and WHEN I remember in the process to mark it. If really small, I will just use the pyrography pen or a permanent marker to sign my initials or name and add date. Even if I brand with one of the other methods, I will try to date with my pyro pen and my initials. I don’t sell stuff, I’m either keeping or giving as a gift, usually to extended family so I like to have the date I crafted on it. I like Brenda’s way. It is quick and easy and lots cheaper then buying signature coins, branding irons, or a laser and it also allows for easy sizing up and down depending on the size of the project. Nothing wrong with doing it by hand either. Matter of fact, many of mine is done that way because I forget until I’m done and it’s just easier that way!

Carnuba wax is hard. You would need to blend it with some softer waxes. Making your own, you can blend the waxes to match your needs perfectly.

I have used that method by just printing the image on a laser printer (not ink jet) and acetone. I have also used one of these heat transfer tools that I found at a yard sale.https://www.dickblick.com/products/transfer-tool/?clickTracking=true&wmcp=pla&wmcid=items&wmckw=60101-0000&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkruVBhCHARIsACVIiOxPI7czTdu8yj7m75gXKJPKYsxnz6p6Kwxaq2lyBS2BtkxMDNb6OycaAix7EALw_wcB

I really like this piece, and the painted highlights really are a nice touch. Thanks for posting

Oh wow, amazing work on all 3 pieces. Well done. Marg

Oh wow that is outstanding. Worth every second you spent cutting it. Well done. Marg

Awesome looking piece Frank. The highlight touches really make it stand out even more. Marg

Finished cutting and staining this yesterday.

They look terrific. You did and excellent job. It's great to have friends like Don who are helpful and generous. Marg

Hi Steve: Well done and great to hear from you Take Care Fab4

I have never cut a cross, but those look fantastic.

I am really at a loss for words. Not sure if it because of the patience and skill shown, or that somebody would attempt this in the first place It truly is a masterful piece and I can fully understand why it will be unique

That is a magical piece Frank. The touching of the highlights with colour makes it really pop. I did grab a copy of your pattern, thanks

My son used to work for a race car engine builder which use aluminum car engines and I'm building a older car that has a aluminum engine block. My engine block is bad looking with the oxidation that happens with aluminum. My son was looking my car over and I mentioned I'd like to find a way to clean that oxidation up and make the aluminum look new. He said the engine builder that he used to work for always used this stuff and it cleaned up really well to like fresh metal look. I'll likely be getting some of this stuff at some point but not until I get the engine reassembled which is a little ways out yet. Just thought I'd mention it here since we was talking about the table tops. I'm wondering if this might clean the tables up and keep them from marking up the back side of the wood. Bit pricey since most of us have mineral spirits or some other similar products that have already been mentioned. If I have any of this stuff left after cleaning up my car I might give it a try on my saw table.. For curiosity sake has anyone ever used this stuff or some other type cleaner to clean up aluminum? Maybe I'll learn of something better or cheaper etc. from someone here. https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Aluminum-Cleaner-Brightener-Concentrate/dp/B06XFZTTHJ

Seeing this Finished Portrait knowing you used a Spiral makes me want to just join a Spiral cutting club and Learn Really How. You did a Amazing job of bringing this pattern to life.......................Danny :+}

Welcome home. Beautiful work.

Now that is just Down Right Cute. Fantastic job!!

I have used to paint my Yoda’s and to do some wood burning, it’s basically a modified Lay Susan, it’s not my design it is Tim Vande Sluis in his Powercarving video on you tube, where he tells you how to make it. The great thing about this it has a non slip mat on it so your project won’t slip, but here’s the greatest thing of all you don’t turn your project you turn the table and use the wedge shown in the photo just jam it between the table and the stand and it won’t turn will you doing whatever. Hope you find this as useful as I do, sanding of completed cuts is a dream with a little Palm Sander.

Very cute Don.

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

I can not speak to using any kind of indoor living space being used to do scroll saw work. From my experience though, even a small amount of dust will penetrate every nick and granny and stick to any and all surffaces whether hard or soft. Even deligent regular cleaning will not eliminate all of the dust and if you expect guest to use the space for sleeping the wood sawdust smell and finite particles will be difficult for them to handle. As a option, if you plan to down size, a small self owned/rented home with a bit of property would be more appropriate to aquire than a apartment or condo. when I moved to Florida I gave up a large house including a large seperate beautiful dedicated woodworking shop for a small home (actuallyjust half of a duplex) on a tiny piece of property. My home now does not even have a garage. I missed my shop and wanted to be able to do some woodworking and specifically got interested in scrolling. Even on my small piece of property I was able to install an 8'x12' Suncast Plastic shed I purchased from Lowes and turned it into my shop. I'm able to have a small dewalt contractors table saw, a small workbench, a sanding station with a bench combination belt/disk sander, a roll around Router table and my Scroll Saw. I also have tucked away in a corner a Craftsman 12" planer on a little roll around table. I do a lot of the table saw and planer work outside the double doors of the shed. I can only do short cross cuts and panel cutting on the table saw while inside. I actually have two sheds, the second being for my garden tools and storage. it is located 6" away from my shop shed. I was abel to install a small dust collector in the garden shed. I insntalled collection gates from each piece of equipment and hoses that are piped from the shop to the collector in the other shed. This keeps the noise of the collector to a minimum in the shop. All the above being said, my shop is very dusty all the time but I am happy to be able to do small wood working and scroll saw projects with out dust in my home (except what I carry in on my cloths that my lady always yells at me for). I can't imagine an indoor space that could be kept clean of the dust created by the saws, routers and sanding equipment we use regularly in our hobby. Then there is finishing to daal with..... I could go on and on. Hope this helps!

Marcus Clemon's has a couple pattern books on Amazon you might be interested in. They didn't cost very much. I have two of them and have done a lot of his patterns. You'll have quite a few patterns to choose from. Over all the years I've done 207 from different patterns I've found from many places.

It will definitely be #1 of 1. No way would I do another one.

Why did the aluminum can an the magnet never date? Neither was attracted to the other. Masonite is a good choice. A Google search will give good suggestions. After cleaning try spraying the table with Teflon. It should stop future staining and gi e you a good, slick table.

Super Fantastic work Love the wood grain on the 2nd one.

I have used the bucket fill myself.

That's why I cut it...... I didn't even know who it was until somebody asked me "how much for the Darth Vader?" Lmao

Awesome job. I'm usually painting my backers gloss. I think the matt gives it a whole different look. I'll have to try that. Thanks for sharing Jim.

Not a Star Wars or Fantasy film lover but I should have to say, you did another great job with this project. I should probably get out of my shell and cut some of this kind of pattern because so many people love them. I am missing the boat living in only what I like to cut. Dick heppnerguy

That does look so cool. I NEED to start cutting some of your great patterns like this one. I have quite a few downloaded but somehow don't seem to get to them. My wife feels like I spend too much of my time in my shop so I try to spend more time with her and try to keep her happy. Dick heppnerguy

Thank you all for your opinions and your anwers, it is always important for me because it opens a lot perspectives and ideas. Have a good Sunday.

Who knows, if you continue to cut the leopards, you just might be able to do a nice job with them. Of course, I am just being silly as this is your usual quality work, which of course means, Top notch. I always look forward to seeing what you have cut next, every time I see you have posted something. I know I will never reach your ability and skill level but you inspire me to always try to do better with each new project I take on. Thanks for the inspiration from everyone of your posts. You are indeed a great scroller. Dick heppnerguy

I was rather taken with the pattern when I saw it the first time. I knew I needed to cut it and when I showed it to my wife, she really liked it also. Because of all the wonderful things she has done for me in the over 60 years of our married life, how could I not take the effort and see if I could possibly make it for her? Glad you like it too Dick heppnerguy