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I finished these up this evening. They are stack cut from a pattern by Granpa, one being Oak and the other Birch. Both are 1/4-inch ply stained with Minwax Natural. The backer board is 5/16 Pine simply painted black. The frame is Maple framing material with the Oak frame stained Colonial Pine and the Birch frame stained with Natural. Both were sprayed with 4 coats of clear gloss with light sanding between coats. This pattern was a lot of fun to cut. While it may look complicated, the frets are fairly large and, surprisingly, the project didn't take as long to cut as what I had thought. There are a couple places you have to be careful about cutting out a bridge but overall, it was pretty sturdy. Thanks, Grampa, for the great pattern.

Thanks Jim Blume for the pattern

Well, thanks to all you guys who gave me advice on cutting Corian, I was really struggling till then. The advice to use clear packing tape on the pattern worked the best. I knew about it when cutting wood but never even gave it a thought with Corian. Here is a picture if the cut item, it's just needing a good buff up and polish now. Thanks for the help guys Keith.

Found an image online used for tee shirts, added the text with Inkscape and made the image scrollable as I cut. This one, one of my kids may actually want when I kick the bucket.

Danny posted his cutting of “Elvis” on August 9,2022. He gave credit to Grandpa, but reading on, it seems this pattern may have been by someone else or maybe by more than one. I found the original negative image, before being converted to a scroll saw pattern, on-line with no name associated with it. I like Danny’s cutting and this version of Elvis, and I had need to make an “Elvis” as a gift. A local Dinner we frequent has their walls covered with Elvis and Marilyn pics and posters. I plan to give them this Elvis and a Marilyn I made a while ago. No strings attached. So here is my version of “Elvis” that is cut from 5/32” x 11” x 14” solid core Maple Ply affixed to a 1/4”BB Ply painted black backer, finished with multiple coats of Deft Clear Gloss Lacquer. The assembled panel is mounted loose in a 1 3/4” wide Pine Frame stained with Minwax Mahogany and finished with Clear Gloss Polyurethane. The EP is a copy of how he signed some of his photos. Another, totally different project that I completed nearly at the same time as “Elvis” is a cartoon image, again that I found on-line, of “Wile E Coyote” displaying a HELP sign. This project adds to my other cartoon characters like the Pink Panther and Cockerel that I made a while back. I guess I need to find a decent image of the Road Runner to add to the collection. The cut panel is a hand painted 5/32” x 11” x17” solid Core Maple Ply that is affixed to a Hand Painted 1/4” thk BB Ply backer. And as usual, the assembled panel is protected with multiple coats of Deft Clear Gloss Lacquer. The assembled panel is mounted loose in a 1 3/4” wide Pine Frame that was simply primed and painted with Glidden Gloss Black. Comments and critiques are always welcome.

continued with the light box theme, didn't come out quite like i thought it would. pattern is from here, a H botas. there'll probably be many more light box themed stuff in the pipeline, my local garden centre was selling solar and battery lights by the box load very cheaply, so stocked up.

This is a JGR pattern. I got the inspiration for the Blue background from another villager. I went looking for they're name. But can't locate it, so if anybody knows who, please let us know. Anyhow I mounted to a basswood blank (kinda appropriate I thought) and I started this a while ago so as far as I can remember the woods are Butternut, Aspen,Blue Pine and cedar(lure). Chris

I use this stand for my Kindle tablet every day. Made it last year. Tom

G'day barbara, A photo would help, but if I'm imagining this correctly, I would round everything of before gluing. It's just a stab in the dark.

This is a double lidded basket made out of 5/16 cherry. Not sure of the details, but I did extend the tenons and used toothpicks as pins to hold it together; the is no glue in the tenons, it all friction fit. A dresser mirror. I added a picture frame to the back of the mirror, either use as a mirror or turn over and use as a picture frame. A small fretwork basket, cherry. I made my first one of these with my old sears hobby saw; 3" pin end blades. Take out the top pin, drill a series of holes to make a slot, feed blade through the slot, use safety pin to replace top pin, cut.

I like functional projects.. I have posted these earlier this year. This first picture shows me using it. Everytime I leave the house I put one of these on.

I don't have a lot of pictures of stuff I've made. I managed to find these of a couple things I made several years ago. Not a lot of scrolling in this piece, just the ornamental symbols on the front and the lid. This is a faith chest. I make these for our church to present to the family when a baby is baptized.

I hesitate to post these pics because most of you have already seen them. But here goes. The nut basket, votive holder and center piece are all derived from patterns by John Nelson. The 3 candle holders are from a pattern by an unknown designer. I took the original and made 3 sizes out of it. The last one is a bowl from Sue Mey.

So many projects to choose from! Here are a few. The hair pick is used every day as are the phone/tablet/ereader stands. The salad "fingers" and pasta measurer are in regular use. The sun/moon light was made for my grandson 4 years ago & is still used.

Between working on a bunch of worn out farm equipment, the garden and working on the house I finally got to get in the shop for a few days. The bowls are Poplar strips glued together and then bowls made from the boards. The basket is the first I have tried like that. It is just from 3/16 plyboard.

I think this fits the Theme. Made for my Lady's young Grandson, who loves Dragons, so he can learn to tell time that is not digital and learn a little Chineese at the same time. Edit 9/4/22: Just remembered my Cube style Tissue box covers...very functional projects.

I finally got the rest of the much earlier stuff finished. Eye is from Botas cut in Curly Maple finished with an Osmo product. It is really nice, one coat and it feels so smooth. You/me is a Jessica Boehm pattern cut in Cherry. Also finished with Osmo.

Forgot Who showed us his Bee's, but from the First Look I knew I just had to spend some time cutting, painting and adding the Fancy Eyes. Like the way these came out and thinking seriously of getting More Patterns of Bee's. Google Image .... Look Out.... Anyway here is a Pic. Danny :+}

I love these ! Enjoy ! Must confess I do mine on my bandsaw

I like items with a purpose and compound cutting, so years ago (actually January 2017), I made a compound cut Air Plant Holder. This is a Sue Mey pattern. The second picture is from the customer that purchased to item. What a fun category.

Spent a bit of time in the shop, too much rain for golf. Made a charcuterie board with a river run of epoxy also some Christmas plaques and leaves. Some assembly require for Alex Fox bowls.

Cut this Steve Good pattern ou,t once before and used wood glue which took some time with marking and being careful to not get sloppy with the glue. The kids got me a pin-nailer this past Christmas, so I tried that out and it went a lot faster. Which got me to thinking if anyone else out there used a nail gun for putting together their works?

When I got the saw I took the tension assembly off to clean a load of crud out of there, so it should slide right out. But I do appreciate your direction and help ...

I suggest spraying some penetrant oil onto the roll pin that holds the tension assembly onto the saw arm so it'll press out easier. IF I remember correctly there will be a set screw on the cam that you'll also need to loosen / remove to get the tension lever out of the arm too. Pretty straight forward and easy job to change it so long as the roll pin isn't rusted into the saw arm.

They're great love coyote best. Roly

Hi Brent: May have been awhile for you, but you nailed this one Well done, From pattern to finish Fab4

Thanks for your insight kmmcrafts I don't have the adjustment screw so after what you've said I think I'll just upgrade it. I like the saw it's quiet and cuts well and even after the upgrade I'm under $200 in it also I guess if I ever need a need blade holder they will be easier to get.

Be careful, they are fun to cut!

Nice cutting,,, but, I have never heard of him or the movie.. Guess I lived a very sheltered life.

If it helps, I always sand first then glue. Pictures worth a thousand words

Hi Barb: Are you planning on rounding it by hand - if so gluing before would work but I tend to agree more with John - round over then glue My 2 cents worth - keep the change...lol Fab4

That's one of the books I want. It will be available from Amazon on the 16th September they say. Marg

Here's my other drying rack

Both projects turned out great, Frank. The Pine frame on the Elvis piece is beautiful. I'll have to get me some Mahogany stain to see if I can get the same grain quality you got from yours.

I,ve got too many things to do since COVID left me

Here is my latest herd of "Fred's". Steve Good pattern that I reduced to 50%. 1/4" BBply. The base is an old cut off from a Christmas tree. Finish is a new product I tried. Not sure I really liked it. Turned out to be a little more "glossy" than I normally would use, but I guess we'll see at my November craft sale. Probably need a bit more practice with it.

The following plaques are all 1/8” thk BB Ply cut panels mainly using Pegas #1 MGT R blades and mounted onto 1/2” sanded ply backers and intended to be hung outdoors. These projects were all rather quick cuts. Cut panels and backers are painted with combination of Krylon Spray Can Paints and Artist Acrylics. After assembly, the finished plaques were protected with multiple coats of rattle can spray Clear Gloss Polyurethane. Most of the cutting were positive images that I used the “washer” method to create backers that were slightly larger and perimeter and parallel to the cuttings. The exception was the 'Hello Fall' Image that is a negative resulting in a rectangular panel that I mounted permanently in a 3/4” wide rabbeted pine frame stained Minwax Honey. I could have simply rounded or chamfered the corners and left as a plaque like the others, but I just prefer to hide the exposed edges, of this style plywood/panel plaque, with a frame. The patterns were repurchased in downloadable zipp files that contained various JPG, PDF, SVG along with some other files. They are stencil patterns that I slightly modified to make more scrollable and added the words ’Hello Fall’ or ‘Welcome’ to. I purchased other stencil patterns at the same time, but they are predominantly Halloween images, and I was looking mainly for Fall. The Pumpkin in a Hat Image is for my Grandson for his new home and it will serve for both Fall and Halloween. I’ll hang the Bat on my house for a short time around Halloween. Halloween is very quiet in in our neighborhood with very few “Trick or Treaters”. I don’t really consider these pieces to be in the “ART” category. So, they were not made to be sold. They are all gifts to Myself as well as my Son, Daughter, Grandson and my next door Neighbors. Hung for a few weeks until winter sets in and then put away until next year to be replaced with the Santa portraits I made for both myself and them last year. Hello Fall Sign, Overall 12" x 18" Pumkin Welcome Sign, nom 11" x 17" (I made two stack cutting both cut panels and backers) Happy Fall Y'all Sign, Nom 10" x 10" (Aslo made two by stack cutting...attempt at the black shading was not too great) Pumpkin in Hat Welcome Sign, nom 11" x 12" Halloween Bat Welcome Sign, nom 11" x 17" Boo Pumpkin Welcome Sign, nom 10 "X 16" (pic taken before finish Poly was applied) As usual, comments and critiques are welcome.

very nice

awesome job

They are both great. I have cut many Elvis portraits over the years. But I must admit I got a real chuckle out of Wile E Coyote, brilliant. Marg

Just remember, once you remove the pattern nobody knows where you went off line unless you make it worse by trying to over-correct or "cleaning up" your mistake.

beautiful work

An interesting idea and a nice cutting

They came from the Phantom Scroller (Roly) I think. You did a lovely job Danny, a hive of activity. Marg

I tried to stack cut a portrait of Einstein smoking a pipe, but when I took it apart the one on the bottom was sticking his tongue out at me. Died 67 years ago and still amazing. Actually I cut one for my shop and then my daughter requested the one with his tongue out for her classroom. The patterns aren't mine. Just some images I found on Google that I tweaked a bit to make scrollable.

My idea, was looking for solutions and bing! an idea was generated.

Can't say as I've ever thought of using my pin nailer on those kinds of projects. Certainly is something to keep in mind. Thanks for sharing! Chris

Well here s my Little Haunted House. It is a pattern from an old Quilt I found yrs back. With a little change here and there I made it with wood. As you can see the backdoor is open to a cone incense, the smoke will come out of the Chimney. Some will anyway. The Ghost Glow in the dark as does the skeleton on the back window and the eyes in the other windows. So Happy Halloween!!!

This is for the bakery lady at Publix. She doesn,t know it,sroll reve coming,lol. Anything you say can and will be used for you!!! 3/4" white wood cut with a #7 a scroll reverse blade. Flying Dutchman blade.1/4 round routed edge.