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I made the pattern for this from a photo that I found online. It took about 16 hours to cut. I chose this because my first "car" was a 1935 Ford pick-up.

Finally got some shop time and finished this Frank EV pattern. Cut from Baltic Birch-flat black spray with grey/blue paint under bird. Backer is 1/8 BB. Frame in 3/4 poplar stained with Behr natural stain.

A few days ago we lost a Fantastic and Beautiful singer. This is my Tribute to her. Sorry I put this in the wrong place. I will correct that.

I imagine Brandi will be someone many aren't familiar with. My son introduces me to a lot of good music that I would miss without him. He took me to a Brandi concert several years ago and I've been a fan since then. For those not familiar with United States currency, the coin in the upper left is a wheat penny. They were discontinued in 1958 but you'll still find one in your change from time to time. If you'd like to know why I included it, check out the video below.

Two more Gnomes done

This is such a sweet careing employee. She listens earnestly to what's being said and responds with body language that is so cute to see.crap oak flooring waste that had voids in it I wasn,t expecting. Dollar 25 store acryilic paint that is so thin and missing pigment I found that the only way to paint with it is flood it on and I used the other end of the paint brush to apply it. Thanks for looking!!! 10" x 4"

Just finished this Russ Beard pattern, I have some thoughts as to how I want to make the framing etc. But for now the hard work has been done. cut on a modified Wen Scroll Saw with my own design pin less blade adaptor and blade holder, the entire pattern was cut using a Niqua #0 blades.

I'm 60 this year, as long as I can remember I've always butchered wood in some form, from rough carpentery to fine furniture. A few years ago I started having pain in my ankle and eventually was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, eventually I lost the leg below the knee. I've recovered ( Cancer free now) and have a bionic leg walking is fine but standing still is still a little tiring and painful after a while. Thus my wood butchering has suffered, I've wanted to give scrolling a try for a few years now and now seems the perfect time to start. If you've read my introduction post you will already know that I picked up a half decent saw (which needed a few parts that I received today) And a comfy chair , most important I'm looking forward to my new adventure and sharing it with you fine people, more like bugging you with stupid questions any tips and tricks for a new guy appreciated

I too would like to wish you continuing good health. Feel free to ask any question here in the village. These good people are the reason I continue scrolling. Nothing is ever too much trouble and they share their collective knowledge freely. I went from simple silhouettes to complex fretwork with the help given on this site. As @Dak0ta52says,, Steve Good is a good place to start, or put 'silhouette' after the name of what you fancy cutting ie. ( witch silhouette) into your search engine. Enjoy !!

Well I put my parts on my saw this morning and decided to try it out. I wanted to try something simple as this was my first time using a scroll saw. Knocked up this pattern in inkspace with a font I liked taped it up and went at it! Next time I'll make the outline in grey and thinner as the blade was hard to see in the black. I mostly kept to the line (but they are only a suggestion right) but the s has a few flatspots on it ( I'm presuming I'm turning without feeding?) Kind of embarrassing after seeing what you guys turn out but realize we all have to start somewhere. Thanks for all the positive input on my posts so far ( I know the new guy can be anoying ) and any constructive criticism is appreciated if it's going to improve my work, it needs it Thanks for looking !

Welcome to the village, glad to hear you beat the cancer and getting into the scroll saw side of woodwork. I've been scroll sawing since around 2005 and I still ask questions. Scroll sawing has sooo many different types of projects but not so much always the project types but even material types.. then there is always "other" aspects to discuss such as finishing etc.. To answer your question about plywood.. when using thin stock plywood is more stable.. also sometimes hard to source large enough solid hardwood thin pieces for cutting large pictures such as maybe 16 x 20 inch etc.. unless you do a glue up etc.. gluing thin boards can be challenging and you'd need a big planer to plane down a glue up.. plywood fills that gap easily but I think the primary reason is the stability. Most use Baltic Birch as it is a really solid strong plywood with no voids etc. Denny has sample packs. I'll post a link to them, posting links helps his sight get higher rank in google searches so anytime one ask.. I mention him but I also try to put a link as they build traffic to a site much better and faster. https://www.artcraftersonline.com/search-results?q=sample+pack

I have 2 EX-21’s. I have never bothered to look to see where they came from. But then again, I’ve never had any trouble. Both are made in Taiwan. Both saws are 6 years old, The one in question only gets used in the Spring and Fall, which is very little, compared to the other. when I got home from work today, I played with it and took the canned air to it. It seems to be working correctly. Thank you all for your help! I appreciate it!!!!

Looks great to me. A lot better than my first cutting

I see nothing wrong with your first cut. In fact, I think it is pretty darn good! If you are familiar with Inkscape, I might suggest putting the cut lines in red and your pattern fill in a light gray. I set my stroke (lines) at .009 of an inch and try to split the line when I'm cutting. If you drift off the line, don't try to jump back onto the line quickly. Gradually work your way back toward the line. As Darryl (Ctutor) said, a light also helps. I have a lighted magnifier that makes the lines look huge and makes them much easier to follow. When I sometimes look around the magnifier straight at the pattern, I think to myself, darn those are really thin lines. Keep up the good work. You'll be jumping on some major fretwork very soon.

For the first, looks real good. A suggestion, keep your first project in your shop and watch your progress as you scroll through life.

One of my first crushes.... She was a beautiful lady.

If that upholstery shop quoted you that price for materials and a 4 month waiting, you can bet they did not want to do the job! I used to do a little bit of upholstery years ago and I never run across any material any where near that price . To do that small chair shouldn't take more than 2 days even fitting it in between larger jobs! If it was myself you should take your wife out for a very nice dinner and evening of daninching! She did the next best thing for you! Erv

I stand. In fact, I usually use a old small Craftsman portable scroll saw on top my table saw top. I don't cut many intricate fret projects. Mostly out lines. I like having the scroll saw table up about the bottom of my rib cage/elbow height. Most of my use is for small quick stuff. Rarely anything that takes more than 2 or 3 minutes per item. Standing just seems to be better. If I were to build or buy a stand, I would want something I could put my legs and feet under as I sat at the machine ( more like sitting at a desk) Most of the commercial stands do not make such provisions, although a few do have the table sticking out, just not far enough to suit me.

looking forward to seeing some of your work

Glad you are now Cancer free. Like Ray said, the only dumb question is the one you don't ask. The guys and gals on this forum are fantastic and are eager to offer help or advice. When I first start scrolling, I also purchased the sample pack from Flying Dutchman. When someone posts one of their finished "Brags" on this sit they often credit the pattern maker as well as providing the type of wood used, finishing procedures and the blade they used. I noticed that the Pegas blade seemed to be the blade of choice by a lot of users. Now I exclusively use the Pegas blades. There is a size charts available that tell you what size blade to use with what thickness of wood. I tend to stay on the minimum side of what is required because I like to make the sharp angles where needed in my projects. When I first started scrolling I thought I would never use a spiral blade. After cutting my first piece trying the spiral, I have made them my "go to" blade. It's a little tricky starting out and getting use to them, but once you do, you'll love using them. When I'm cutting patterns with a lot of letters or straight lines, I'm almost certainly got a #2/0 Pegas MGT blade in the saw. Ray also pointed out that Denny Kneppan is a member of this forum and a dealer for Pegas blades as well as other scroll saw items. (Pegas Scroll Saw (artcraftersonline.com) You'll also find that Denny's customer service cannot be beat. I might suggest starting with a few simple patterns. Steve Good has a catalog with several thousand patterns and a lot of them are easy to cut. (Scroll Saw Workshop Catalog (stevedgood.com) When you get the hang of things, jump on over to the pattern library on this site and check out some of the patterns there. You'll find they get a lot more complicated with a lot more fretwork. Also, you'll find that letters can be a little tricky. Just take you time, and by all means, enjoy scrolling!

Terry my hubby is a big John Wayne fan so we have 8 or 9 that I have cut, hanging in our "office" area. I also have lots of patterns. Marg

G'day Colin, Another supplier you should also have a look at is "Wooden Teddy Bear". They not only sell blades (Flying Dutchman and Olson) but a variety of hardware suitable for scrolling, not to mention thousands of patterns. I can only vouch for my experience, but they are always quick and reasonable, keeping in mind they send from the US to Aust. The Wooden Teddy Bear

If you or anyone cannot solder in a new one Seyco sells a replacement with the cord and plug in on it so it's just plug and play. But that said you'll need to take more of the saw apart to access the plug end of it to the circuit board.

George Clooney as Everett ; John Turturro as Pete Hogwallop ; Tim Blake Nelson asDelmar ----From, "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" I wanted to do a cutting of this and while looking for a good picture to start with I ran across a black and white image made for printing tee shirts and such. I bought the file and was able to make it scrollable with a little editing. 1/2" oak about 8" X 10"

Thanks as I said earlier I've had a bandsaw for years and the technique is pretty similar so.....

Looks good especially for a first try.

I had to buy a new printer about 8 months ago, I picked up a canon MF641C wireless printer/scanner/copier which is a lazer for about $299. My wife does a lot of printing at home and it hasn't missed a beat.

Thx for all your suggestions, I am still scratching my head but with your help I can figure it out, RJ

Welcome aboard. Scrolling can become addictive so be carful. There are lots of patterns right here in the village.. Check out the pattern library.

Had an early Brother laser printer, slow, but did everything. Fax included. It lasted through a lot of use, almost 17 yrs before I couldn't get toner cartridges any more, had the old cartridge refilled a couple times. I was always an HP loyal guy. My HP b&w laser all in ones did everything and more. But my 1217 HP tanked a couple months back. Mrs. bought a liquid cartridge copier, fax, scanner, does colors, does two sided copies, all kinds of fancy stuff, ok BUT, it doesn't reduce or enlarge Went back and talked to the Salesman, he said I am supposed to use computer for that. Never had to in all these years. Now I have to figure that out. I tried to look for one comparable to my now tanked all in one 1217, but can't find any for less than $300. The one that just tanked was $139.00 just six years ago. Now I have to figure out how to use the computer to reduce and enlarge. It was so much easier on the printer.

I have two printers. An Epson photo printer that has not been used in years. It is an inkjet, and it costs too much to operate. It got shelved when I did the math and figured out it was cheaper to have CVS print the occasional photo. The second is a Brother HL3170CDW color laser printer. I print everything with it, shipping and Address labels, patterns, packing slips, and targets. It would be nice to have a second or third tray, but they are costly. The last I checked, trays cost almost as much as the printer. I would like to have a dedicated label printer. However, the math does not work for my situation. It costs me less than a penny to print a shipping label, and my volume is low. Zebra has one that I liked and almost bought until I discovered it did not have a wired ethernet port.

A gorgeous pattern Bobby, of a very pretty lady, sadly lost too soon.

Great job on the cutting. I was in bands starting at the age of 12 and did everything from work sound, play bass and rhythm and lead guitar. My whole life was music. I finally called it quits when I was around 60. I was tired of hauling equipment in and out multiple times over weekends. I was constantly listening to music, either to add new tunes to our sets or figure out how chord progressions were played. Since then, I never listen to music. I'm usually having books read to me when I'm in the car or have my headphones on. I'll have to check this young lady out.

Wow! That grass in the bottom right looks like it would be a bugger to cut. You did an excellent job.

Thanks Colin. Don't be afraid to jump in and grab the bull by the horns. I look at it as I'm cutting one hole at a time. Although this pattern was a little tricky because I printed it slightly smaller than how it was designed. That makes the holes and bridges a little smaller. Regardless, even though it took around 40 hours, it was a fun cut.

Fabulous cutting Danny. Always been a fan, we recently went to a Elvis exhibition here on Oz. Lots of items bought here from Graceland's. Amazing costumes. Marg

And a new one with Winona at a memorial for Wynonna's mom Naomi.

This is an old one, but one of my favorites.

Great pattern and cutting Charlie. I have never heard of Brandi Carlile, but now that I have, she'll be on my play list.

Hook up with Denny Kneppan here on the Village. He sells the Pegas brand of blades. Many of us prefer them. I'm not sure he has a "sample pack" but I'm sure he can help you out and his prices are the best. Shipping too. Artcraftersonline.com is his website.

Glad to hear after your cancer battle, that you won and moving into new adventures. Enjoy the new saw and chair. As Ray said, no dumb questions. Ask as you need. Show us your work as you complete them. We like photos. As far as blades, each type serve different purposes depending on type of scrol project as well as what you like to cut with. One of our members here in the Village, @Denny Knappen sells Pegas blades and offers good pricing and also sample packs I believe so you may want to reach out to him at some point and get some of those. I’ve tagged him in this post so he will probably reply at some point in the next day or so next time he is online.

Great cut-no doubt who it is. Only broken horses know to run-

Well my parts have got here for the Hawk and I may install them after supper and make a pattern and make my first scrollsaw cuts ever lol. I'm not a novice woodworker I use the hell out of my bandsaw so I'm hoping that will help .... Just never used a scrollsaw.... I'll bring wood butchery to a new low

Not silly, but playful pieces I did.

Great work as always Kevin. You are truly a "machine". Now, it's time to change up your profile pic. Something that reflects your "wellness".

It was recently posted that the most expensive vehicle to operate in the U.S. is the shopping cart at Costco.

Costco is dangerous, was there Saturday with the wife for some odds and ends walked out with $600 worth of food, an inflatable hot tub and a biolite fire pit .... Apparently she who must be obeyed stated she was just keeping up with my tool purchases .... Go figure

Wish I had a wife to get all my attention focused on but none yet. Thanks for the compliment Bob scroll!!!

Thank you all, I’m slow take my time, there’s never a rush to finish it, but the end result is always so rewarding. I can sit back and say to myself you did it!