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A Steve Good pattern (which has been popular at the Farmer's Market). My wife thought Black might sell as well, so this is the result. Happy with the outcome, but it took almost a whole can of spray paint to get a complete and even coverage. It looks like Santa might be getting me an airbrush for Christmas.

Another puzzle to add to my collection. I think I will try #3 blade next time, although I have to be careful as the paint fills up the cuts pretty quickly. I don't like the pieces to be too tight as it frustrates the kiddies. I used an Olson Mac 7 to cut the perimeter and a PG#5 for internal cuts.

Hi everyone, just a quick shoutout to Don in Brookline for adding this name on Steve Goods pattern. I was able to get out in the shop finally for a little bit. I added a backer to this one to make the letters stand out more. Just need to put a picture in it once the baby is born. Not due until November. Thanks again Don. Really appreciate it.

The terror of fish (which he releases)

I have not done much scrolling this year because it has been far too cold in the garage even though I have a heater. But I have done a bit here and there and now they are finished i will show you. They are Christmas cards, stack cut and finished with tape on the inside. Marg

Busy week and what time I got on the saw was spent just cutting line,curves and corners trying to improve my skills. I must admit I got very frustrated with myself, don't tell anyone but I was cutting a corner and made a mistake and just pushed the whole peice of wood through the blade and threw the bits on the floor Anyway I sat down for a few hours this morning and cut a Steve Good pattern. I must admit I did struggle with the small details, but my cutting was smoother, not happy with it but I see improvement. I also knocked up a quick Halloween lantern my wife had asked me to do.

I have just taken photos of the tape I used. I also made a birthday card for my granddaughter. Marg

It was reviewed a few years back in the Scrollsaw magazine. I happened to find it at a wholesale place locally.

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.

That is my personal rule as well.

great work

My personal safety rule: Once I drink alcohol, I do not operate power machinery for the rest of the day, scroll saw included.

They both look terrific. The first one would certainly have been a challenge for you but you nailed it, well done. Marg

I ended up ordering some paint markers from Hobby Lobby.. I have several of these layered designs and many of them are going to me some fine detail painting of some different colors.. I've not been one to do the artistic type painting on my projects but there is a first time for everything I suppose. I got the suggestion of the paint markers from a laser group.. Here is the markers.. and a image of one that the person suggested the markers to me did of the same design.. She painted the word too.. but I think I might leave mine.. I also thought about food coloring.. I know some folks do that with the puzzles.. https://www.hobbylobby.com/Art-Supplies/Drawing-Illustration/Markers/Basic-Color-Posca-PC-3M-Paint-Markers---8-Piece-Set/p/81095031

The cancer ribbon color depends on the type of cancer. Pink is breast cancer, light blue, prostate cancer. That’s all I know.

I agree Even though I have never used one, I have heard a lot of Great things about them. Awesome job by the way!!

Yep I'm shopping for on the weekend !

I would recommend Unicorn Spit. These flamingos were air brushed with a very watered down mix of the red & white. I have also brushed it on - no brush marks. I tend to really water it down for a more washed look. If you used it straight out of the bottle it is more opaque.

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.

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me was popular when I was a teenager and loved fishing more than most anything. It always makes me think of being on a lake in the late afternoon not wanting the day to end. Thanks for the memories Elton. This was done from a black and white drawing I found on a site with free downloads as long as it was for personal use. The artist, Wilson Santos, did a wonderful job and it was fun deciding what to cut as I went along.

Another awesome pattern and cut!

Fish, great job on the peacock panel. It is a lot of work!. I did the same a few years back and actually cut 8 panels and made into night lamps. I used amber lexan as an inside backer. The original pattern was done by Tiffany and are 2 curved doors in The Chicago Palmer House Hotel. It may be a challenge but they made wonder lamps. Message me if you want more details.

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

very cute

nice job

very nice job

Have you considered not painting the edges?

I like your road runner !

Looks great. Well done Ralph. Marg

All I will say is Good Luck Marg

This is exactly what I did, I also drilled for the external cut so as to help keep it more rigid, but I did cut out some chunks around the details to get to them from different angles.

A lot of folks I've read use the cheapie one from Harbor Freight. This one. https://www.harborfreight.com/quick-change-airbrush-kit-93506.html Evidently the learning curve is much easier with it. Not as many adjustments to make.

I am getting rid of most of my spray cans and using the Harbor Freight Quick Change airbrush in place of them. I think the "regular" airbrushes have too small a paint cup to cover much area with one filling, so you are constantly stopping to add paint. Also, one of the important parts of using an airbrush is keeping it clean. The HF Quick Change airbrush only needs the bottle cleaned, the other parts of it never touch paint. Most importantly, the learning curve is much shorter. Here is a YouTube video on using one. (1) Scale Model Tips - Testing Harbor Freight's $10 Airbrush - Is It Any Good?? - YouTube I also have a "regular" airbrush that I use on more detailed and smaller work. But I still use brushes sometimes. LOL Tom

Beautifully done! Wise choice "grasshopper".

I'm with Ray here it is all about the pink ribbon ...paint would stand out and make the ribbon prominent.

Very nice Ralph!

Thanks Lawson, better be cola or I'd be drunk by 8....

Down Right Awesome job!!!

Paint the ribbon, stain the rest. By the the way. Awesome job!!

They both came out Fantastic!!!! Don't ever give up, if you feel your getting to frustrated, take a brake, chill on some cola, or a cold one, then go back and cut some more.

I'd never heard of this I had to Google it..... Thanks Unicorn spit is now on my weekend shopping list

This might be the one time it would be good to paint something. The whole "pink" thing is the issue so why not dive in and just paint the backer pink and be done with it?

I used tie dye to color wood with really good results. I was looking for ways to get color with out too much waste (in stain or money). I got a rainbow of colors for less than $20 ans had a whole bunch of people do the activity. I'll put a couple of pictures of our results.

If using a diluted based pigment I would pretreat the pieces with a conditioner. It helps a lot of things as well as getting the color coat more even. BB is a lot like pine when staining it.

Thanks, Just sucked me into watching instead of doing what I had planned. Kinda like watching his show

I use diluted craft paints to stain wood which needs colors

I've used ordinary RIT fabric dyes to add subtle color to BB ply ornaments. Just like stain the BB ply may absorb the dye a little unevenly, but letting the piece soak a little tends to even it out. Probably will see some variance from one piece to another, but can get the color pretty even on an individual piece. I've never tried it on anything very large though. It might be worth a try for your ornaments. From what I've read, dyes made for wood might be a better option and provide deeper, more vivid color, but the RIT dyes are cheap and readily available, so getting a couple colors to do some testing is pretty easy and convenient.

I'm not going to take either side. What I will say is that first of all, my saws, none of them, run as smoothly at full speed. The vibration factor enters in and that in itself disturbs me and I don't feel as much in control. I usually find that sweet spot where my saw is running as fast as possible without going into what I call the "shake zone". I try to let the blade do the work and follow along at my comfortable pace. I'm not in this hobby for speed. I'm in it for relaxation and enjoyment. I do not enjoy trying to "keep up" with the saws speed. I've learned how to make the sharp corners by relaxing the forward pressure and transferring that pressure to the back side of the blade while at the same time turning the work piece. Another thing I've learned is that "muscle memory" goes away very quickly. If I am not cutting on a semi-daily basis, I lose some of the memory and so I always warm up with a practice piece just to get everything working again.

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

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.