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Here are items I have been working on as inventory for my upcoming craft sale. The cat & dog ornaments were stack cut for a total of 12 of them.

Hello everyone, like all children, I have watched western movies and I continue to watch them. it's from a photo. Oakwood thickness 0.23622 width 5.90551 length 6.69291 Eric

Just finished cutting this cougar.

Zebra wood with Odie's oil finish cut with Pegas MG #7 on my Seyco Saw

Did this bear a while back and just framed it yesterday. Love it. Wood is 1/4 inch maple paneling backer is 1/4 inch red paneling found at a yard sale, got 3 large pieces. Great color. Frame is 1 X 1 oak stained Mini Wax Gunstock color. size is 24 X 14 inch. Over 600 cuts. Took a while but did 25 to 50 cuts at a time. Pattern is by Midnight Scroller she is in a few groups.

I did not want to Highjack the thread on compound cutting clamps. I cut lots of them especially at our clubs woodworking shows and give them to the kids. Occasionally I will show off the capabilities of the scroll saws for cutting small stuff. The smallest reindeer in this image is a bit less than 1/2" and the smallest and most delicate compound cut for me so far. I used a Pegas #2 28TPI blade no reverse teeth. The trees are turned and carved. I did not sand any of them.

Just got this one done for a bass fishing tourney. Steve Goode pattern.

1/2" thick red oak. Cut the lettering with Pegas MGT #3 and the deer with FD spirals.

I made Ham Shack plaques for 2 of my good friends as a gift for help they freely gave in times of need. I am working on another for myself. I used 1/2" Poplar finished with Zinser Shellac spray. I saw this posted here on the Village website. I think it was @Danwho had posted it. Thank you Dan, they were a big hit with both Monty and Mike.

This is my favorite Johnny pattern now. Thanks Charlie for the super awesome pattern.

Unlike most hobbys scroll saw videos just tend to be watch me cut this there's very little basic instructional content. I was surprisingly pleased when I posted about shelf liner and the subject of full sheet labels came up, being a newbie this was news to me, I realize it's not for everyone but it's nice to know. So to get back on topic how do you finish your natural wood products lacquer, oil, varnish ect, please add a short description of your method too.

‘8I have used Trex deck boards for outdoor signs. Pros are after it is cut it is done (no finish required), stays like new indefinitely, there is no fine dust when cutting, blade life is pretty good I guess because of the oil in the material. Cons are it is heavy, need to tape backside (this is recycled material and I found something’s that can scratch table), cuts slow I use the lowest speed on my hawk, if you cut fast it will weld back together, I just found out today that shelf liner does not stick well enough use blue tape. The last pieces I bought were about 53. for a 16’ 1x6 solid edge. Bob

I do a lot of fret work, both on plaques and boxes, and it took a while to figure this out but now it quickly eliminates almost all fuzzies. I sand both sides of the pieces before I even apply the pattern and start cutting. Some of the exotic hard woods are not that much of a problem, BBPW more so. I blue tape as many cut out pieces back in the pattern as I can. This forces the fuzzies out the back. Before removing any tape, I sand the back with a orbital hand sander and then use a scotch brite (red) sanding ball on a drill and go in all directions on a flat surface. ( I buy these from HF for about $10) ( I tried this on my drill press but pushed too hard and broke off some fret pieces. I don't do that any more). I remove the tape and then the pattern and most pieces fall out or I push them out with a x-acto knife. In most cases I shellac my projects. It seals the wood but also lifts any loose fibers from the wood. I give a light hand sanding again with a piece of 500 sand paper and blow it off and tac cloth before applyng final finish.

This is my latest cutting, it’s from one of my own stock photos which Russ Beard so generously made a pattern for. It took me between 60-70 hours due to load shedding in our corrupt country. It’s a first time for me try and introduce some colour to bring out the aggression, not good at it but I tried. The whole pattern was cut with a #0 blade, we don’t have a big selection of blades available to us we have to make with what we got. It will be framed and a back round added when I can find one in my stock photos. All this work is done on a modified Wen Scroll Saw.

My latest piece of wood art cut on my scroll saw. Pattern by me.

In the main I use Danish Oil followed by a clear satin spray.

For Christmas. Since I do 99% of my work on the patio, I have been working on ornaments. Comments or criticism welcomed.

Dick (hepperguy) led me to this pattern and from the Very First Look I knew I wanted to cut it. The Poor Mans Inlay was an Addition. Anyway what you all think? Danny :+}

These were both stencils found on the internet. I wasn't a huge fan of either singer in the day, though I do like a lot of Queen songs now and David's, "Space Oddity." I also love David's duet with Bing Crosby on Little Drummer Boy. I found this piece of heart pine at a curb where some people are remodeling a century old home. Still highly prefer cutting oak but free is free. When I get this hung it will make number 99 on my shop walls.

I have found that too much pressure causes pinching of the blade. Using sandpaper on the inside allows me to use less pressure and avoid binding I am certain that part of why I have designed these is making small object such as inside these ornaments. It would not be possible to hold these without the clamps.

These are my holders for doing compound cuts... I use a spring to keep constant pressure on the piece even after making a cut. The insides are covered with sandpaper to reduce slippage. I have added knobs on top to help better hold and maneuver the piece. With arthritis, this makes it much easier for me. I have several sizes depending on the size of the piece. I needed the small one as I have cut ones down to 5/8" tall.

I can relate Paul. I have had about 1/2 dozen mouth organs and the best I did was a train whistle :). I also have a Jews Harp and then I nearly busted my teeth. Oh well, at least I'm pretty good on a record player

Really looks nice. I also have zero music talent. I think that is why I love to make things musical. i made several tongue drums, strum stick, around 10 cigar box guitars, a Native American flute, and my street organ. The street organ is the only one I can play (turn a crank). But really enjoy making such things. Others can make them sound nice. I may have to make this pattern also. doesn't make a sound, but really looks nice. Great job.

Same as my finishing question really as I need to up my game. How do you sand these intricate peices? I'm sure you all do it differently. Tools, methods and tricks ?

My wife surprised me again with another Alex Fox pattern. This ship pattern has LOTS of holes. Stack cut it with 1/8" for 2 copies. 1/4" backer and Gloss lacquer. I'll Keep one and one will go to one of my nautical buddies. Another plaque for his man cave.

It all depends on the project. I don't do much flat work but when I do, I pre-sand prior to cutting. That eliminates most of the sanding later. What I make are projects that are made of pieces that require sanding after the cutting. So, I do a lot of sanding both by hand and with my Dremel 6300 sander. It's the one that has cutting blades and a sanding pad. I found a place to buy boxes of the velcro sanding paper so I use it a lot. My latest projects have been candle holders made up of top, bottom and 8 sides and it takes me a solid day to get them all sanded to my liking. I stop at 220 in most cases but sometimes I'll go to 400.

Had 3 of the grandkids for the weekend. The thirteen year old, Bodhi, selected Steve Good's Door Sill Sleeping Dog, the ten-year old, Harper, chose Rocking Kitties, and the seven year old, Maddox, did the heart out of the practice sheet. What a great way to bridge the years with smiles and more smiles.

Thanks Scrappile for taking the time out to answer. I have a couple of mops Which I have turned down the shaft to fit in a to rotary tool but like you I'm looking for a suitable motor to bench mount it

And Granddad's can usually send them home, if they want a break. But, not always, sometimes, the Grandparents are fortunate to have their grandchildren live with them. Like in your situation John, just think of how well they will remember you in the future. Unfortunately, I was not fortunate enough to have any grandkids of my own, but, I sure spoiled and got my brother's grandkids wound up, before I sent them home. Len

Len, I cut all the pieces out then painted the larger pieces with an air brush. I couldn't paint the small pieces with the air brush, it blows them away. After painting all the pieces reassembled the pieces to make the picture. It is I guess called segmented cutting, in the scroll saw world.

Bruce (aka Blaughn) Posted back on 10/4 about his cutting of this S. Good Pattern. Well just like Bruce I happen to have a few pieces of ¾” Walnut amongst my scrap pieces that were the perfect size for the cutting and the base. Additionally, although I do not own a Piano or play an instrument, I just happen to have a need to make a piece for my collection of sculptures and this was a great choice. The sculpture is overall approximately 9 1/2” High x 6” wide. Bruce and I both deviated slightly from the original pattern in the area in the half circle just above the base. I also tapered the base about 4 degrees just to add a little more detail. And like Bruce, I finished mine with multiple coats of Clear Gloss Lacquer. Comments and Critiques always welcome.

Thanks Ray, I've been meaning to give this a try for a while !

That's awesome, each of them did a fantastic job, how much practice did they have with the saw beforehand? That's how I got started in woodworking over sixty years ago, I worked with Grand dad over fifty years ago. He used to build cedar strip canoes, and he needed someone short to work on the underneath the canoes. They were up on sawhorses, and me only being 12 at the time was just the right height Len

If It do not want any change to the wood's color, I spray several coats of Deft Clear Wood Finish,, I prefer "simi-gloss". It is Lacquer, so dries quickly, and several coats can be applied if a short time. I also spray it over painted projects. I have been useing it for ocer five years now. Unfortunately It is not available everywhere. I get it at My Home Depot. It is available online... WOW,, Amazon wants almost $24 a can, I have not paid that much for it but have not had to buy any for some time... At that price I will have to rethink it. Seems to me they are trying to price people out of hobbies.

Are the deer and the tree part of the cut or added later?

Those are lovely. Well done.

Great idea and practical use. How many layers of wood did you use tor the vase? Would you post a side view photo?

You can get a very glossy finish with shellac. Avoid spaying it when the humidity is high.

I got that airbrush kit about a month ago and used it once to paint acrylic on a bud vase. Was happy with the results. Last week, I got an order for this pattern, but to be finished with amber shellac, based on another pattern of a fish I had cut out and finished with amber shellac. Sooooo . . . used a brush on the cutout horse pattern and didn't like it. The brush marks were showing. So . . . I used amber shellac thinned with Denatured Alcohol. Ratio was something like 3 to one shellac to alcohol. I sprayed each side lightly about 8 times. I like the results, given the first time I've sprayed with shellac. Will experiment more, as I would like to achieve a glass like finish, if possible.

I use the full sheet packing labels like Kev described and am very pleased with them. I like not getting 3M77 spray adhesive on my fingers. And I really like having/using the backing paper for glue-ups and for backing when spray painting small pieces. I sometimes use parchment paper when a backing sheet is not available. One word of caution re spray painting: the overspray paint does not stick to the backer or parchment paper and often will come up with the wood piece being sprayed.

Love it. Great work Barb. Marg

Great patterns and execution of cutting and finishing. I would love to see a photo of your room you have all these in Dick heppnerguy

Hey everyone! In this fun Halloween Scroll Saw Project Video I make a pumpkin headed skeleton that's almost 3 foot tall! This Steve Good design uses 1/4 inch material and is assembled with zip ties! Hope you all like the video! #ArtisanPirate

I'm a little dense and it took me awhile until I caught on to what this one was all about. A pretty cool pattern for the ham operator. I guess I was under the impression with all the internet things that the ham operations were now a thing of the pass. I learned something today Dick heppnerguy

I made some from a Steve Good pattern, they work great. Go to his pattern catalog and put Compound cutting jig in search box

Very nice. Lots of little pieces to keep up with. My grandkids love Jack Skellington. I cut this for one of them a couple of days ago.

excellent job

Another Lantern - this one inspired by Tedd666

Looks terrific Frank. Marg

Never missed an episode of Gun Smoke. Matt Dillon was the slowest draw in the west We used to laugh at a line in one episode where he yelled "Stop or I'll shoot" and shot between the I'll and Shoot Miss Kitty must of been the most frustrated woman in America