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Completed this for my wife, only a week late for our anniversary. I did get her flowers and chocies on the day For her desk at school if anything could go wrong with this it did, even to the point of the cat getting in on the photos Radiata Pine and Jarrah E and heart inlaid.

Today I finished painting this.acrylic paints from the 5 below store. 3/4" plywood 10.75" long

Ok, I had posted in a few replies on other threads that I was learning to hand carve and had taken a one day turning class. Since a few of my carvings were initially cut out on my scroll saw, I figured I would share them here. If anyone is a carver, please let me know. One of my goals in learning to hand carve, was to use it to enhance my scrollsaw projects, in particular, my Intarsia work. I am enjoying carving and turning. I have hand carved 6 pieces now I think. One of them is still a work in progress so not shown. It is based on a JGR Intarsia pattern so I will have to share it later once it is done (The carving part is done, but it has framing I’m trying to work out how I want to do.) They are all cut and carved from basswood. The photos appear in the reverse order from what I carved them meaning Mickey carrying balllons was the last one (6th) which I just completed yesterday and then go back to the larger flower which was the very first attempt. Mickey is also the only one I created my own pattern for from a card I had and did it all on my own with no directions or advise on how. The rest of the pieces are patterns from video tutorials and patterns provided by Mary May. If interested in learning to carve, I have found her tutorials to be great. Mickey, the jack-o-lantern and the butterfly on a flower were all first cut out as flat pieces on my scroll saw then carved. Thus why I feel comfortable sharing here. The two smaller flowers, technically I used my saw on as it was one board I cut in half. The largest flower, done on the round natural board was not on the saw but I threw it in since it was my first attempt. I added some wood burning to the first flower I did and then did wood burning on the butterfly and flower. Mickey and the Jack-o-lantern do not yet have a finish on them. I am probably going to attempt to add color to them once I get a little braver to try that(and find some time.)

Cut out this Steve Good pattern in stages over the course of a few days. 3/4" Select Pine using a variety of Pegas MGT blades. It's interesting - with the blue background the wood (with no finish applied) appears more golden, whereas with a black background the wood appears more white-ish / light colored. Funny, because I'm considering finishing it with amber Shellac.

The wine door hanger is from Steve Good and the tractor is from Alex Fox, did not have too much time in the shop because weather is nice for golf.

Got the pattern from Don in Brooklin, so far I have only 2 done, will do all Canadian teams except the Maple Leafs, that will be special order only at the ice the price.

Hey everyone! In this scroll saw project video I cut out a spooky Haunted House designed by Steve Good to kick off the Halloween 2022 Season! This spooky piece would look great sitting in a window sill with a backlight behind it! Hope you all like the video! #ArtisanPirate

To be 100% fair.. the K-40 laser I have cut's a ornament in 4-5 minutes.. It's probably actually slightly faster overall than me scroll sawing.. but I wouldn't say they're mass production machines like many make them out to be. This laser cost me $340 back in 2017.. now they're around $400 - 500 depending onsale or ? This is just a small 40 watt laser and the work area is only about 8 x 10 inch so I can't put a sheet of ply down and do mass production with it. Now, I say slightly faster But that's in a perfect scenario. The machine is water cooled and too cold of water or too warm ( basically has a sweet spot ) affects the cut as does material density. If there is a hard spot in the wood it may barely cut through. This video is my machine cutting and I'm running 10 milliamp power 15 milliamp is max power for tube life you really shouldn't run more than 12 milliamp. I'm running the laser head speed at 8mm per second. Note at the end it really didn't quite cut all the way through. Ideal for cutting you should have a minimum of a 60 watt machine to cut this 1/8" BBply.. and I'd say for production work you'd really be better of with a 80 - 100watt..now that's talking near $10,000 for the machine with a water chiller for the cooling system.. I just run a bucket of water and sometimes some soda pop bottles filled with water and frozen to help cool the water. This video is real time cutting.. took around 4 minutes.. I can stack cut 5 of these on my scroll saw in 15 minutes.. so as I said.. these don't mass produce without a pretty pricey large set up. As far as how well they do, In my mind they're way under pricing their work.. while the machine is doing the work it's still time and wear on the machine and router bits aren't cheap and they'll wear out like any other blade or bit does. Lasers also have wear. the mirror and lenses get worn out from the heat and the laser tubes are only good for so many hours. Plus as you use them they'll loose their power over time, so brand new you might be cutting at 8 milliamp and 10 mm a second.. after a hundred or so hours it might need to slow down to 9 mm a second etc.. as it get's older and more use you have to start slowing down or replace the $250+ ( depending on wattage ) tube to stay efficient. I don't see these people making any more than a efficient scroll sawer.. the real advantage I see is the machine can be running while you do some sanding or other task and if a guy had 2-4 machines running at the same time.. now that's production.. but you also going to have some $$$ investment into a setup like that too.. and the machines are not small or lightweight.. so most hobby folks aren't going to have a production machine setting in their small garage or ? like many of us can do..

When I do my monthly outdoor craft sale, I say my things are made by me with my hands and my scroll saw. Not lasers, not CNC. There are others there that sell their laser work.

This Nite Light has been my go to gift for new mothers for 3 generations now. Started making them when our peers were having babies, then those kids started having babies, and now the babies are having babies! The Nite Lite is designed with a fretwork panel that slides in front of the light and screens the light from the inside. A hidden chamber in the back can store additional panels.

I could put of a few but you all have seen them before.. Two clocks, a pin box for my wife to put pins in and a little try she uses to put "stuff" in in she sewing room.

Just had to post this. I sat down today with the plans to generate a parts list for all the little stuff, like motor screws,pegs and such. I searched everywhere but no accessories kit for this anywhere. So as I sat down with the plans a little voice went off in my head to check the back of the file cabinet where I keep my plans. Apparently when I purchased the plans I was smart enough to get the accessories kit too. There it was in the back of the file still sealed firm the post office when it was delivered. Surprised the crap outa me, didn't think I was that smart (lol). So if ever there was a sign, this is it. Its Ferris Wheel time...... Chris

They look great...puts mine to shame!

The cutting is great and the finish is your usual excellent, smooth, high gloss.

Very nice!

Excellent job on the box, very nice inlay too

Love the flowers and Mickey. Looks as if you are coming along very nicely, well done. Marg

Trust a cat to bugger it up. Love the box, you did an awesome job. Now wait for the order to come in from the rest of the staff. Marg

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

I am fortunate enough to have a mini split air conditioner in my shop. If I wait until the afternoon and have not turned it on in the morning it is a little too much for it to get things cooled down enough for me to want to be out there also. Our temperatures have been cooler this summer than most. We have been running low 100's to about 110, which overall is somewhat of a relief from the one hundred along with the higher teens but we also have had some humility here almost all summer which is really rare for here. I have 4 projects waiting for me to finish up and here I am in my computer room as I anxiously await my wifes return from Oregon with our girls. She flies in at 10:30 tonight. Dick

For those who may want to try something just a bit easier, check this out. https://www.instructables.com/Wooden-Toy-Ferris-Wheel/

There is a fair amount of hands on with CNC work but it's mostly sanding and finishing... so yeah I get what you're saying though it's not actually " hand made " I too get a little annoyed with the handmade claim.. Maybe they should be saying homemade or something.. I struggle with that myself with the pieces I have made.. what do I call it because i agree it's not really handmade.. but at the same time it's not a mass produced piece either.. many don't even know what a CNC is so saying CNC made just sounds off to me.. I also don't care for the term scroll saw made.. I think that is why they are claiming "handmade" because what label does one call it to indicate it's not a mass produced item?

great job

I really liked that video. It is an impressive bit of work. It should never see a knife. The design and tooling setup with all of the calculations is whole different level of calculations. To do that same project as a hand cut beveled inlay is not a project I would want to tackle.

Very nice!

Still trying hard to put smiles on people's face,which is working but I need some quality time myself. And to top it all off I,m forgetting to take pictures of my endeavors.

That stuff was popular around here for a couple years, lately I've been seeing this inlay stuff, mainly cutting boards but also coasters.. I've got to admit though, this is really neat.. Not really something I'd have in my kitchen decor even coming from a car enthusiast.. but it is a cool piece of art even if it was done on a cnc.. The process of setting up all those router bits and doing two different setups, I'm almost positive a good scroll sawer could cut this out and finish it faster than this whole cnc process took..

If you can create quality hand made unique wood products there will always be a market for them especially if you can reach the right market.

Hello Kevin, Regards "will scroll saw things make a better sales". Yes I think so. Lots of factors involved there. Location/type of event/etc. And custom/personalized - if quality cutting/finishing is done - will make for continued sales as I believe satisfied customers will spread the word about you/your craft. I've sold at the local Farmers' Market the last three weeks and it generated three custom order sales, in addition to what sold on the tables. A couple signs but nothing I've seen at the department/craft stores. My last sign was a personalized football one and I got a new experience using clay to fill in the letters with. More work involved but customer is happy with it.

Kevin, I really like your post! We haven't gone to any craft fairs in a few years now. Due to a lack of quality vendors many have allowed the "schlock" vendors in. Poorly made Yard art was the only wood based stuff that I have seen. There was one turner at the last show and he did have some exceptional pieces. He is now a friend, and did very well at a local art fair. but not so well at a craft fair in the same village. The last time I saw any Intarsia it looked like it was covered in high gloss plastic. He finally confessed that it was made in Vietnam not by him. Lots of illegal Disney stuff. I use my small desktop Laser Engraver for putting on my logo and signing pieces. I have also made a few Custom photo engraved ornaments for people that have lost their pets. I don't and won't charge for them. I have waffled on purchasing a CNC Router. I considered going into custom routed signs. I have done a few Freehand routed ones and that was fun. I don't have much space left and I don't thing I want to expand my product line at this point. Instead will start to do more Intarsia pattern designs and also more wood turning instead.

we all need to take a break sometimes

Made for my nephew many moons ago.

Beautiful work Paul. As always. What is that second picture of? It almost looks like a clock with an ornate pendulum.

Here are just 3 I could I easily find. Probably shared at some point. I have made many phone holders and given as gifts. Still have a bunch but this Mickey one is a one of a kind I made for myself and use at night when I am charging phone in kitchen. I have others I use in the workroom and workshop but he is my favorite. The butterfly box I believe is a Steve Good pattern. His pattern had something else on it and I changed and added the butterfly instead. I wanted the butterfly as my mom loved butterflies so I did it to honor her memory. It has a curved lid and layered with different wood to add color to the butterfly. Here is link to Steve’s pattern for the box. https://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/2020/06/curved-lid-box.html The football is a trivet cut for use in my kitchen. I added the power T for my beloved TN Vols who I hope may some day return back to being a team of some relevance. Hope does spring eternal. At least we have had great baseball and basketball the past few years to get us over the agony of football season.

Hmm, not sure where to start.. I guess the most unique ( maybe ) is this pool table clock I made some years ago.. The table itself was cut from 3/4 Walnut and bevel cut the inner part to recess into the center of the table and was basically just press fitted. Then glued the ball rack clock part onto that and added the green felt. My most talked about piece probably. Sold it for $225 about ten years ago Then I made this monster truck, Steve Good pattern.. that actually can be played with.. Sold it also for $125 maybe 8 years ago.. Those two items are probably the more unique things I made.. the rest are just clocks and puzzles that I typically sell.

I work from home and have to use my phone for MFA authentications, many times a day (SysAdmin, I jump into a lot of different servers requiring MFA) I typically lay my phone down, and pick it up every time I have to allow myself access. So, I figured I should make myself some sort of phone holder to hold it upright so I can just tap the allow button. I had some left over white cedar from a bunch of bird feeders I was building, so looked online for some ideas. I saw one that someone made that I sort of liked. I printed the picture out and followed it as my pattern. Because it's cedar, and smells good, I just left it raw and unfinished. I sanded it a bit, but I didn't want to spend more than 15 or 20-minutes making it. This is what I came up with: Dan

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?

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.

Test-tube rack for holding scroll saw blades. Dragons are on two sides of a dice tower, the dragon-topped box is a tweaked Steve Good box design, used it to hold D&D dice. The two heart-shaped jewelry boxes are also SG designs (added a dragon to one for my daughter, rose went to my wife).

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

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.