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I took the pattern from the last one and shrunk it down so I could use one of the short candles that came in the set. This one is 4 inches but I have a 2 & 3 also. Not sure yet which one will look better. Gotta wait for dark.

I already had Charles Dearing's, center Robin, on my wall. Since he's probably my all time favorite I added a couple more.

I cut out the Freight Yard Train Portrait in the pattern catalog by Grampa cut from 1/4 inch plywood with a combo of straight and spiral blades. I made the frame from ripped down pallet wood runners. #ArtisanPirate

Hot off the saw. I stack cut these out of 1/4 inch poplar, #1 FD Polar blades, #65 drill bit, no finish yet. Can you tell the top piece from the bottom?

The wood block should measure 30 mm and is for setting the laser height to work surface. I think the green plexi might be for shielding your eyes rather than glasses. Not sure. The brush I assume is for either cleaning the laser or brushing soot from work? The paper and wood pieces are for testing. The marker pen is for ???.

Frank, I bought my NEJE Master 2 Mini back in January. I did not get the black thing or the green plexiglass or the brush or the "what-ever you call it." I did get a pair of sunglasses to protect my eyes when I am running the laser. I used the wood and paper for test runs. My NEJE Master 2 Mini has a 10 watt laser and a max burn area of 110 mm x 120 mm which is fine for me as I only use it to engrave my work objects. I like your logo! Thurman

How many times have I shown some project finished to non customers and landed a job!. Well this is the second one this week I think.this is a Steve good pattern, with out the name and type of fish. 1/2" plywood,#3 flying Dutchman blade,gorilla glue as I have the shop scattered and misplaced the tite bond wood glue.11"wide x 12" tall

Been a long time since i posted anything on here but Been wanting to do this piece for a long time but never could find a pattern for. So I tried to make my own pattern for and this is the end result. I didn't have any intention of finishing it I just glued it up to see if the pattern I made fit together which it did. My neighbor dropped over and seen and wanted so bad for there sons wedding in a week or. They wanted there names on it so had no choice but to do it with a marker. Made from 1/2" plywood

Summer, in Texass, means mostly planning ways to get away from the heat. Love the mountains, and we've rediscovered a joy of kayaks on the lake, as long as its not *too* windy out.

Another picture, me at the market with the scroll saw and light mounted on the stand. There's enough room on the stand to mount a sander (or two) along with the scroll saw.

This was cut in 1/8” BB plywood. Dipped in Danish oil. The frame is 16 3/4 X 13 3/4. Inches Over 600 cuts.

I felt compelled to try to make a segmented bowl again. For an impatient person it's hell. Cut and glue and cure and cut and cure and glue etc. Walnut, yellowheart and padauk.

I'm sure lots of folks won't know this guy but he's from a show on Apple TV that my son, my wife and I really enjoy. He's a soccer coach and has a sign in the locker room that says BELIEVE. I added the goldfish because of some advise he gave a player. "You know what the happiest animal on Earth is? It's a goldfish. You know why? It's got a 10-second memory. Be a goldfish!" If anyone's a fan of the show and wants a copy of the pattern, let me know.

They put all this stuff in there so they can confuse us.. then wait for the forums to be flooded with questions of confusion and eat their popcorn LOL

hoverking, I think I have most issues from the beginning. If you let me know what issues you need, I can look. Ray

I like your portraits Charlie, I'll try to make from family pictures. I think it will be good, maybe my next project.

Myself I'm leary of flame and wood compilation. But it got to be safer than a camp stove!!!

So this is where it all happens! Is that a Delta SS250? My first saw I spent hundreds of not thousands of hours of quality time on it.

Thanks Kevin. Much appreciated.

They sure look good!!! Excellent job!!!

And to think that these have got to be best ever of your talent!!!! Good job!!!

This saw looks similar to the Dremel I purchased about 30 years ago

Thanks John. The first one, from Good Will Hunting is my pattern I did from a photo. The one from Good Morning Vietnam however was from a black and white drawing I found on Pinterest or some site like that that only needed a little tweaking to make cuttable so I can't take any credit for that one. Charles is truly amazing. I cut his Gandalf the Gray and I can't imaging having the patience to do a pattern with that kind of detail. I usually do mine while watching television with the fam. I made this one of Ben Stiller from the movie Zoolander (One me and my son quote a lot) while watching several episodes of The Office tonight with my wife. Fun stuff.

I should read stories more carefully. I always thought of Charlie Dearing as one of the best pattern makers. He sure can cut as well. But looking at the three cuttings, you, my man, are standing proud, right alongside him.

They look great Ray!

I know I promised no more candle holders but just wanted to show you all the completed set of 3.

I wonder if it has something to do with cleaning the lens.. as with any of this cheap china made stuff they might as well not offer any instructions, lol.. Nothing mentioned about cleaning it but I can't imagine it'd stay clean.. heat and smoke rise and usually finds it way up to the focal lens.. have to be really careful what you clean them with.. very fine scratches will greatly distort the power output and will affect the quality of burn you get. I use rubbing alcohol and Q-tips ( don't press hard on the Q-tip just let it lightly rub the lens.) to clean mine but not all lenses are created equal.. I had some that the RA melted it, LOL even though that was what was recommended to clean the one set I had.. I just assumed it was safe for all of them, LOL.. Some folks use lens cleaning wipes intended for cameras I think.. and I've seen mention of cleaning with glasses wipes.. Maybe the same as camera wipes? I don't know.

Don,t you worry bout my coloring,lol . Just keep those airframes coming at work!!! Thanks long lost friend for many joyous years, we go back!!!

Yep those bowls are cool. Love the yellowheart. Does make it stand out.

The 1st 8 pics are new ones. I have made for the 1st time. I posted a movie of some of the rockers. The hearts are glued in, as I feel they are a little small for nippers. Also a pic of them all together, shrink wrapped and ready to go. All cut from radiata pine 25 - 30mm thick. 2 coats of clear gloss lacquer. Used Olson PG#7 for cutting exterior and PG#5 for inside cuts. Veining with FD#3 Spiral Also tried Olson Mach#7 They cut like a hot knife through butter, but do not leave as smooth a finish as the others.

A project finished Monday, July 4th. The pattern is by Judy & Dave Peterson and found in their book, Making Wooden Dinosaur Toys and Puzzles. I used 3/4" Poplar. It is approximately 5 1/2" x 11". Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #3R MGT blades and Pegas #1 Spiral blades for the veining. After sanding with a Mac Mop, dipped in diluted Shellac and then sanded again. Blades purchased from artcraftersonline.com. Comments welcome.

Great work! Your walls must be full by now.

terrific job

Very nice work all around.....I think the man was a special talent....Nice work!

Gooooooooooooooood Morniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing Vietnam! Nice cuttings Charlie and no mistaking who they are off.

Sorry he was never one of my favorites in fact I only liked him in one movie. You have done a great job on the portraits though, well done. Marg

Great job cutting those.

I was talking to my nephew about this on Fathers day, I have given him many of my tools as I upgrade. He has done a wide spectrum of projects furniture turnings etc. He has purchased a small desktop CNC for engraving his logo. He suggested that I upgrade mine instead of just my first name.

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 !!

Much appreciated. Thanks. Time for some research I guess. Always something.

My unit is the NEJE Master 2 Mini. It appears to be out of production and no longer available but they offer the NEJE 3 which appears similar and comes in several configurations. You can still get one for just under $200 from the NEJE website. The one Merlin mentioned looks similar in capability. I might have exaggerated slightly about the shoe box. The unit itself measures 9" x 10.5" x 4" and the box I store it in measures 10" x 12" x 6". It will burn and area up to 110mm x 120mm. I only use mine for engraving and have not yet tried cutting with it. Setup is easy; take it out of the box and connect it to power and the computer and you are ready to go. I use the software provided by the manufacturer and it works well for me. It will accept *.jpg images for burning. I create my images using standard computer drawing software. I think that adjusting the focus is a simple task but have not yet had the need to do so. Wear eye protection glasses when using a laser as they can damage your vision. The NEJE laser comes with protective glasses. Burning wood smells bad, so don't do your burning in the house. Any other questions? There are lots of YouTube videos about using these devices.

For Ray: try these tiny lasers they only burn 3 inch square and are really easy to set up. at about 6 inch square . https://www.banggood.com/3000mW-USB-Laser-Engraver-Desktop-DIY-Logo-Mark-Printer-Carver-Laser-Engraving-Machine-p-1338648.html?rmmds=home-recommendation&ID=0&cur_warehouse=CN&trace_id=db291655543470267

You can’t see very good in picture unless you zoom in. I buy Steve Good’s signature coins to sign with.

I sign mine. I use a permanent fine line marker along with the date. It then gets finish applied over the top. It is dated for the year it was created.