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I finally finished this. I found it in a scroll saw book but don’t remember which one. I used worm eaten walnut so there’s a few places hat ended up with a small hole. I used 321 for the finish. I guess it’s another one for the garage wall. There’s no place left in the house. It measures 17x6. Thanks for looking.

Bob and of course a “Happy Little Tree.” I used an image I found on Pinterest. I added the tree and changed the font. I connected the face to his hand but it took away from it so I let his face be a floater. I’m convinced watching him paint would lower your blood pressure.

I purchased a packet of Road Runner SVG files on-line, although I was only looking for this one image to pair with my “Wile E Coyote Help” piece. The SVG’s have many layers and after considerable trial and error attempts, I was able to segregate all the color layers leaving only the Black outline that I was able to convert into a scrollable red/gray pattern by adding a bunch of bridges. I sized the pattern to fit nicely on a 5/32” x 11” x 14” solid core Maple Ply panel. The cut panel was affixed to an 1/4” x 11” x 14” BB Ply backer that had been painted with Krylon rattle can spray Gloss Black. After relatively easy cutting with Pegas #1 MGT R blades, the remaining interior areas was painted with Artist Acrylic Paints. I painted each visible bridge Black, so it has the appearance of the outlines being continuous. And, like usual, the assembled panel was protected by multiple coats of Deft Clear Gloss Lacquer. The Frame is 1 3/4” wide pine painted Glidden Gloss Black. I think I will need to give the frame another coat of paint as the Pine wood grain is too visible in the photo. Comments and Critiques are always welcome.

This turned out to be a really fun project. The pattern is from Jim Blume and initially I was a little afraid of it because it looked to be bitmapped. (Sorry, Jim, for doubting your pattern! I should have known better.) Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised on how it turned out. I will add that the photos do not give them justice. These were stack cut using 1/4-inch Oak and Maple ply, both finished with natural stain. The backer is 1/4-inch Pine painted black. They have 6 coats of clear with light sanding with 600 grit between coats. The frames are both framing material stock cut to fit the 13 X 19 backer board. I did re-stain the frames using Weathered Oak on the Oak piece and Expresso on the Maple. A tip to anyone wishing to cut this pattern, there are several areas that will be very delicate. The piece would flex just from handling. Also, be very patient when sanding.

Just a shout out to Denny and the great service. I ordered blades Sept 5 Labor day and Sept 9 they were in my Mail box. Now to find time to try them out and see if they can make this old Olsen fan a believer. Thanks Larry

Simple boxes are always functional......................

Was turning the corner in the corner with out overheating the blade and breaking it. I laugh now at how simple it was and never even think be about it any more. Travis years and years ago said to keep moving forward in the corners. Get in an out to keep from over heating the blade.

It is my first Thanksgiving pattern, I made it for my customers from US and Canada (as I know these countries celebrate it). In Ukraine we also have Thanksgiving Day, it has the same name, but it is not related to American holiday. In this day we thanked God for the harvest, prosperity in the family and good health. Thanksgiving pattern

Just finished cutting this. Pattern by me.

I think that inside and outside sharp corners are probably one of the most common struggles most every scroller has. I have found a couple things that helped me was blade choice and speed of the saw. For years I used to saw up to the line for a inside corner and then back up slightly and shave another bit of wood off then turn.. I was using FD-UR blades at that time.. but with the blade design you have reverse teeth throughout the length of the blade so sharp corners are tough to do with them ( for me anyway ) A SR blade worked better.. but someone ( Mike who sold the blades ) told me to play around with saw speed, he thought I might need more saw speed.. I used to run the saw back in those days around half the speed on the dial.. I cranked it up to 3/4 and the corners was easier so I tried full speed and that worked for me.. I rarely turn a saw speed down these days.. what I had learned from that is that I was pushing the wood though too hard.. I like cutting a bit faster than many "maybe" because honestly I don't cut any faster but rather I just let the blade do the cutting.. Lot of people think saw speed is related to how fast you "have to cut" and it's not.. I get a cleaner cut on the edges, back side of the project etc.. by having saw speed fast and then just feeding the wood through it as fast as I'm comfortable to cut.. If you turn your saw speed up and it's cutting too fast it's not the saw.. it's "YOU" feeding it too fast.. you don't have to "shove" the piece through to keep up with the saw blade.. In turn you're letting the blade cut and clean itself out thus it's not running hot and burning the wood.. blades also last much longer when you're not "pushing" them through.. You can run the saw full speed in the middle of a kerf and not burn the wood.. If you have the wood getting burned it's not the saw speed or blade.. it's you pushing too fast for the blade to clean out the cut sawdust OR you're pushing off to one side or the other etc.. that blade can run all day in the kerf full speed so long as there is a slight gap around it.. once you push too hard or have it rubbing the side you get burns..

Those shows were taped about six miles from my house. The local museum spent a lot of time, effort and money to reconstruct the studio and turn it into a walk through exhibit. Old cameras, TV sets, furnishings, etc.

Made for my nephew many moons ago.

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.)

Getting excited! this is our "Long Island Woodworkers" first show since the Pandemic started. It is also the first time at this venue. All aspects of woodworking will be represented and demonstrated within reason. The scrollers will have saws setup, the turners a couple of lathes with on going demonstrations. I made the Koala's in the middle of the flyer back in 2009. I am really looking forward to seeing what our members have created in the last three years.

I have a streaming service for TV viewing and it has "The Bob Ross" channel! And from the lighter side, there is an MMA fighter with red hair just like B Ross and his nickname is the Violent Bob Ross. (That may be a bit like Jumbo Shrimp) luv oxymorons

My daughter taught me how many years ago.. The worked for a guy that sold the little plywood flags and thing the craft people bought to decorate. Can't say why she worked two jobs for a while, might seem political. But she cut those little things and other things for about 4 hours every evening. He got real fast at it and was good. When I started scrolling she taught me how to do corners like that. I'm still not as fast at it as she was.

Even I know who that is. I did not intensionally watch him but if he was on, I would find myself fascinated.

awesome job

Another nice pattern and Cutting Charlie. I only discovered Bob about 10 years ago and loved watching his show. I agree, that afterwards you would of had to try very hard to be angry. I don't now how I stayed awake through them

Thanks for that insight Kevin (and of course Travis)

That's great. Terry my hubby watched every single one of his shows. Marg

Nice. We watched him quite a bit when we were younger. He did great work. It was amazing how fast he could do it.

Very nice work John! The inlay looks flawless. Bonzer!

That is Beautimiss!

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.

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.

I enjoyed watching him!

Made me chuckle good work. Roly

Very well done! They look like they would be very challenging. You certainly were up to that challenge.

Great job!

I'd love to see that. I'm sure he never imagined the following he would have.

terrific job

great job, love the colors

If a cartoon cutting can be great, you did it Frank. I truly like him. I also loved the cartoons and barracked for Wylie. Perhaps that's why I'm a lousy gambler

You wouldn't believe how many times I tried to take those photos. Had to chuck the cat out and shut the door to the room eventually. She also loves to do my typing for me

Thanks Ray, The Pine is a soft wood and the Jarrah is a hard wood, no, a Bloody hard wood If I'm an inspiration, I am humbled and pleased. If I can help you out in any way, just ask. Thank you

Nice one, Frank. Looks like you're cutting cartoons from my era. Beep,beep!

Great piece. I don't see the grain in the frame, or what bit I see when I enlarge, isn't' enough to distract from the whole

Okay, thanx. I’ll get them ordered

I like your roadrunner alot. great colors and nice pose. I can also see this done on a wooden tool tray. ACME tool tray. roadrunner on one end and Wyle on the other end. Of course holding scrow saw blades. Ok maybe an Acme tissue box. Just throwing ideas out. In no way take this as a distraction from this piece. Me Mark Eason

Now that,s the best idea I,ve heard!! And I'm minutes from the beach. Been living here since 1963 and rarely go there!!! Yes great for the snow birds coming down here that want a Memento of Fort Lauderdale Florida

I,m much better at finger painting,lol . Thank you for your impressive compliment!!!

I,m giving you the credit for my endeavors. The words still ring true in my head"Just try". Well it,s definitely working! Send me a bill,lol

Carving is very clever skill to learn. For a first try they look great . I would need a course first before even trying to carve something. Yes I would be happy to come home with a fish

Beautiful! Love the flowers. That wouldn’t be in my skill set since I can’t even draw a flower. Fun stuff to look at though. I’m sure it’s enjoyable 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.

Form and function! What's not to like?

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?