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I decided a day or two ago to try one of the color pictures. So I did this one.. I really enjoyed doing it. Kind of like making a puzzle. Cut everything out, paint the pieces and put it back together. The hardest part was waiting for the paint to dry...It was a lot of fun. Did not take long. Another reason I wanted to do it,, I went to the woodstore the other day, looking for wood to make a step stool... Decided to check out the price of BB. Last sheet of 1/8" cost me $18. Today it is $62! So I am making thing that I can use all the odd size pieces I have.. Any way, my first "scrap build". Lot of fun.

Last year I was invited to participate at our county fair with a collection of artisans demonstrating crafts from the 1800s. I went in with my c.1890 treadle scrollsaw and a display of a variety of things you could make with a scrollsaw (strictly an educational venture for me). The others there were either showing their primary business or their side hustle and were selling what they make. I wasn’t there to sell anything, although I did get some requests after the fair was over. A few friends that I knew there encouraged me to come back this year with some things to sell so I worked on a small inventory of things that people showed interest in last year. After a somewhat grueling 6 days @ 10hrs/day (they added an extra day this year to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the fair) I sold out of most everything I took to sell and came home with 15 more orders for customized things or things I ran out of. Despite being chastised for underpricing my work (I’ve never ventured into the make-to-sell world and have trouble trying to set prices) I came home with enough cash to keep me in blades and wood for years to come. I’m already invited to return next year and hopefully have learned something to take forward.

This Method was taught to me by my Good Candian Friend. Its called A Poor Mans Inlay. Never have seen Crosses with this type of color. Any comments good or not good excepted. Danny :+}

I started my scroll saw work doing intarsia. I enjoyed the idea that I could make anything at all out of wood. That surprised me in itself. After messing with those for about 7 years, I got tired of doing them. I still tackle one now and then but now my past is coming back to me in my Facebook memory, look backs, like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, I posted yesterday here. So this morning I received another one of them from 7 years ago also. This one is one I completely designed and made the pattern myself. It turned out a new doctor was assigned to work in our local hospital and he turned out to be my wife's personal doctor. After talking to him for awhile, I found out he was an Oregon Duck fan so I decided to gift him with a little plaque and this was the results

Just completed these two cuts, it’s part of a them which will make more sense when I post the other two which I’ve just started cutting. I believe each cut can hold its own but together they will tell a different story.

I bought these plans somewhere around the late 90's. While I was fired up about this project when I got the plans, I was still pretty new to scrolling and when I looked at the plans I decided it was a bit to large for me to do on the Ryobi 16" single speed I had at the time. Plus I didn't want to use plywood (too boring) and my wood knowledge was non existent at the time. Well, now it's 2022, and I'm finally ready to take this on. I won't be using plywood, rather making my own laminate to take advantage of natural wood colors. I have 2 saws that are more than capable of handling this project. A question for anyone who has done this project, is there any reason why the 2 wheels can't be stacked for the cut. I've only look briefly at the plans, but really don't seen any reason why they couldn't be stacked? Chis

I don't do a lot of different "functional" items, but I do a lot of wall hangers LOL Here are a few of the functional items from our inventory and history Huh. pics not showing, only links. Is it me or do you all see the images?

I did the same with odie

Here is a new version of the hockey Gnome - properly attired. Maybe he will bring the Maple Leafs luck after 55 year drought.

Few things come up for this topic. Covid keys,2 tier trays great sweets tray although most people here use them for decorating for different seasons halloween,Christmases, upside down bird houses lol, flower pot holders, christmas card holder, double sudden pen holder I made for the pea I turn on occasion, and last but sure not less tablet stands in shape of cutting boards.

Have cut Many Different Patterns for this and This one is Far Better than them All. It is just Cut at this stage and still have the way to cut some more. Question is that I can see Something in the Right Top Area. First thot is a Cross. Any Ideas out there? Thanks ....................Danny :+}

Hey Jes, check your PM - looks like it made it through...lol

I'm not into crosses much, but they look good and different. Your cutting and colloring is great.

I've never done this pattern but I have to agree with Paul, stack cut all you can. Set a lot of small goals and before you know it, it'll be complete. Cheers!

Dont narrow it down to wood.The price of everything is taking the piss . Poor getting poorer while the rich get richer.

Hi All. I guess my hosting company had a site migration overnight. The site functions were temporarily disabled during the migration. I was able to go in and fix what was broken. I think I did it right, but if something isn't working, please let me know. I'm also going to re-cache the site, so the website might run a bit slower for the next day or so. Thanks for your patience!

I'd stack cut all I could.. the wheel, the fence and the uprights,, Probable most the pieces of the seats also. This quite an undertaking. Keep us posted.

Here is one I made 7 years ago. I almost forgot all about it. I went to Washington DC with my son and grandson a couple of days after my 75th birthday and my son's 50th birthday. His birthday is the day after mine. This is a JGR pattern and the only one I ever made of it. I gave it to a wonderful person in the little town of Heppner, Oregon, where we lived for 15 years. He was in the Army Intelligence and also the mayor of our town. It humbled him and he thought it would be better seen at City Hall instead of at his house, so he gave it to the city and it was put up in City Hall. Dick heppnerguy

Visited Arlington a few years ago and made it a point to observe a changing of the guard. I must say that has to be one of the most powerful traditions/ceremonies there is. Those soldiers who take on that duty are truly a cut above.

Blade selection usually ends up as a matter of personal preference. If I have ever used the blade that the pattern maker recommends, it was totally by coincidence. Not that I don't think they make a good recommendation, just that any recommendation is really just a suggestion. Proper blade selection is a factor of wood thickness, hardness, pattern detail and even the saw itself. You need to find the right combination of blade size and material to cut the desired pattern. This will vary from one user to another and from one type of saw to another. Me personally, I cut most fretwork with either a #1 or #3 FDUR. When cutting ornaments, I typically try to use stock that is thinner than 1/4" (either 1/8" BB ply or hardwood planed down to 3/16" or so). I usually use the #1 and keep my overall stack thickness at around 1/2" max, give or take. I use a #1 because most of the ornament patterns I cut have a good bit of fine detail in them and the #1 gives me the best results. I could try to stack cut more, but then the #1 wears out faster and cutting slows. I could move up to a #3 to speed things up, but then I lose some of the control and ability to cut fine detail that I get with the #1. It becomes a compromise. Your mileage may vary, which is why all blade recommendations are just suggestions.

The life of those people is one of commitment and there is no room for and tom foolery. Even if there is a hurricane or super cold and icy day, they are there walking their guard duty, day and night. I have a lot of respect for them. Your son certainly proved his worth to you and got his act together and made you proud as a result. Shortly after I got out of my 3 year commitment in the army,(I was in a constant spit & polish paratrooper outfit) I got married and went to work running a chemical warehouse. Because of my military training, I had that warehouse in perfect shape all the time. All the chemicals in their bottles in the warehouse were always clean and label in alphabetical order and facing the isle. All the floors in the building were buffed and shinning like a new silver dollar. I was proud of the place and the job I was doing. I can't say that about myself now as if you were to walk into my shop right now you would think I was the worse slob you had ever met. You might possibly be correct too. I no longer take the time to keep things in order and clean. I have gone back to my youthful way of doing things. sorry to say. I say that I am my worst enemy and that is mostly true. Dick heppnerguy

I don't have the new one and I no longer use the old one. It didn't seem to work with the Metro vacuum from Seyco.

If I liked hockey, I might be with you. Hockey is not a sport that I particularly follow, but I am aware of the Leaf bashing! lol

nice job, I heard that there was a food truck selling donuts. $3.75 for 1 donut. I won't go there at those prices.

very nice job

congratulations

Good for you Bruce. It's nice to show our hobby off. I have taken my saw to few functions over the years for demonstration purposes. As for prices, if you are happy with what you charge and what you got, so be it mate.

Hi Paul, Great to see Popeye! Used to love watching Popeye, Neat job and well finished! Thank you for posting, Bob

Well done ! Sounds like you had a good if exhausting week.

They look good to Me Danny! Can't beat a bit of colour! Well done! Thanks for posting, Bob

It sounds like you had a good time at the fair Bruce! Congratulations to you and bring on the sawdust for next year! Bob

Nicely done - Looks almost like a sword. Questions about your technique: Are those done as inlays? Did you paint the pieces separately or once it was all together? Thanks for sharing

Scott ( Iggy ) has one that he has spoken highly of a few times.. I have not tried it myself because I think I probably have enough odds and ends of PVC pipe laying in my shed from plumbing projects I have done to build a few systems like ROLF has.. I just need to quit playing with cars and other things and build them, LOL

I can see a lot of pieces that could e stack cut. I would carefully check the 2 wheels, but don't see why you couldn't. Like Dan said, a lot of small goals should make this more enjoyable. Keep us posted on your progress.

I did just watch a new Steve Good video about the new “Scrollnado.” I am thinking about getting one!

Who doesn't love Popeye? Great work Paul. The price of wood right now is staggering.

I just thought the trouble I was having was due to my "remote" location!

Guess I'm the oddball or I mis-read this.. If stack cutting I stack 4-6 pieces of 1/8".. I try to keep my stacks 1/2" thick total but there are times I'll do 5/8" or very rarely 3/4".. When cutting stacks this thick almost always use a #3 Pegas MGT blade.. sometimes a #5.. but the blade size is also determined by which saw I'm going to be using as saw set up is a big player in how aggressive it's going to cut. This is why I don't like offering blade sizes to others.. because no two saws are exactly the same.. on a aggressive cutting saw I might use a less aggressive blade.. on a saw that's not too aggressive I might go to a larger or more aggressive blade.. Also, blade size is going to be dependent on how I make my stack and how the cuts are laid out.. if most my cutting it going to be across the grain or with the grain..

The odd thing was, he was the slob of our 4 kids. Never put stuff away and the inside of his car was nothing but sports equip. He went into the Army to get a college education. Four years and out. Then he excelled so much in boot camp that they offered him OCS or the Old Guard. OCS would have meant a 6 year commitment and that was not gonna happen so he opted for Old Guard. He loved it. Spit and polish all the time. They had a press room in every barracks. The guys had to press their uniforms 3 times a day. Now, he manages one of the MLB ballparks. And it is always in pristine condition. Or someone's head will roll. LOL>

Whew, when I had some issues earlier, I didn’t know what was going on. Glad to know I was t going a tad more crazy or senile. Wasn’t anything major, one was it wasn’t letting me click to see notifications. Thanks for fixing.

It might have been your first cut in a year, nut you haven't lost your ability. That piece looks fantastic.

You haven't lost your touch. Terrific work. Marg

Your covers put mine to shame. I guess I'll have to step up my game. Yours are beautiful.

Very nice work. I really like your tissue box cover. Can I copy it?

Nice pattern and cutting. Glad to see you are back at it.

I will add some of my useful items just for the heck of it.

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

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 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.