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I've been continuing on my learning curve with hand carving (as well as turning). These 4 ornaments were ones that I cut out on the scroll saw and then hand carved. The two "peekaboo" santa (triangular shaped) are patterns from Carolea Hower in the Winter 2016 edition of the Woodcarving Illustrated magazine. The other santa is a pattern from Jon Nelson that also appeared in the magazine 2017 (not sure of issue - but figure Winter perhaps.) The snowman with the NP sign is a pattern from Steve Russell, again from the Magazine, with 2016 copyright so assume the Winter 2016 for it. I scrolled the basic shape on the saw, then hand carved and finished. Will try some more and probably try to "paint" them but wanted to go with the natural look on these first ones. These can easily be adapted for use by a scroller without doing the carving. You can add in extra scrolling as needed, or just cut the basic shapes, and add a little detail with paints or woodburning. The Santa and the Snowman on the bottom had the darker details added with my woodburner after I completed the carving on each.

I found this free Dragonfly Pattern on-line and realized it would make a good box type Nightlight Lamp. I used solid 1/4” thick Red Oak for the body and connectors, and 1/2” thick (planed down from ¾” thick material) for the Top and Base. The four body sides are 5 1/2” wide x 11 1/2” tall and were stack cut with Pegas #1 MGT R Blades. All chamfering and mitering was done on the table saw. The Top sits loose on the top of the body to allow access for bulb changing. The natural Red Oak color was darkened with one quick wipe on wipe off coat of Minwax Red Oak stain. All stained surfaces were finished with multiple coats of Clear Gloss Lacquer prior to installation of the Amber Cast 1/8” thick Translucent Acrylic panels. The panels are held in place with small dabs of Gel Superglue. I originally intended to use a 25W LED bulb but found that it was too bright. I replaced it with 10W clear nightlight lamp bulb. However, I plan to add some translucent velum sheets, attached with spray adhesive, to the inside face of the Amber panels and see if the lamp has a nicer soft glow with the 25W bulb. I was very unhappy with the much too transparent plexi with either the 10W or 25W bulb. Applied Translucent Velum using spray adheasive to the inside on each side. Now with the 25W LED Candlelabra bulb the glow is much softer amd you can't see inside. Next time I make a lamp like this I have to remember to apply the velum to the plexi before inserting them . Comments and critiques always welcome.

My 19 year old daughter saw Willie this summer at the Illinois state fair she was blown away. They breed and show pigs and goats so they camp down there for the entire fair.

I hung the 100th portrait in my shop today. There are a few I didn't count since they aren't really portraits, like Groot, The Weeping Angel and a couple of signs. If I counted correctly there are 146 individual faces in the 100 portraits. So glad I somehow stumbled into this hobby. So many hours of fun, frustration , and therapy.

Another Cartoon character 11x14 pattern converted from a, paid for, image obtained on-line. Grumpy and I relate! Cut panel is Hand Painted 5/32” Birch Solid Core ply affixed to a 1/4” Hand Painted BB Ply Backer. Cutting was done with Pegas #1 MGT R Blade and assembled panel finished with Deft Clear Gloss Lacquer. Frame is 1 3/4” wide premium Pine primed and painted with Glidden Max-Flex Brick Red Satin. Comments and critiques always welcome.

I wasn't happy with the way the factory flexible light on my new Wen wandered from the vibration as I use it. I read that it was a common issue but bought the saw with the light anyhow, believing I could come up with a fix. But I didn't want to drill and tap the saw for any holding device. Instead I used a scrap of yellow pine to make this adaptive device. A 1/2 inch hole opened up with straight sides lets the gooseneck pop in and out as needed. Strong self-adhesive velcro on the two inside surfaces where the brace meets the saw keeps the bracket in place well. The short, unsupported section of gooseneck doesn't drift on me at all now. Kinda like holding it there in place with a third hand. Don

I've brought this up a few times in the past but since we have many newer folks on here since the last time I mentioned it I thought I'd bring it back up again. Most, if not all laser and cnc files / patterns have a few different options for the download of the design just read the description to see if they have PDF option before purchasing or send them a message and ask. Lots of these on etsy and other places around the web. Most of these can be printed and cut on a scroll saw.. If they have engraving on them sometimes if it's just words you can use a Sharpe fine point marker / pen or a paint pen and hand write it on. Since I have a laser cutter I've been buying quite a lot of files on etsy to cut with the laser.. most all the files also have a PDF download option so you could download and print the pattern. I've recently just been doing ornaments.. but there are a lot of other things too. Here is one I engraved and cut on the laser today. Could easily be done on a scroll saw and a Sharpe if you don't have a wood burner set etc.. Some carbon paper to transfer the text by hand to the wood then trace over it with the Sharpe or wood burner pen.

I get that. I pointed out so that people don't think that they need to get the file in PDF format when it is available as an SVG. If I get a pattern in some graphics format. I convert it to SVG before I print the pattern so I can easily make it what ever size I want and adjust line width.

I've gotten a number of layered patterns from etsy that are designed for laser cutters. So far, with a little playing around and some knowledge gained here, I've been able to take the .svg files and save each layer as a separate .pdf file for easier printing using inkscape. Some of these patterns are quite complex and a challenge to cut, but have really nice results when finished.

Great ornament, took me a second to realize it was a gas can.

If I had to guess which was your 1st, I would of said Clint, not because it's bad, but it's a simple cut. I have made a number of them. I did notice a glaring omission ................................................... No Reba

I don’t dislike frames, I just like cutting thicker wood and I like the finished project to look like what it is. A picture cut in a chunk of wood.

A friend asked me to make an urn for their mother's cremains. They will bury the urn in the casket with their father who has now passed. She picked a pattern from etsy (i think) and sent it to me. Building the urn itself was pretty straightforward but I was a bundle of nerves cutting this thin of a piece, especially the wing sections. Over all the box is 8 inches wide and 6 tall. Used a #2 reverse tooth. Solid maple for the construction as well as the cut. Planed the board to just under 1/2 an inch for the cut and inserts. Red mahogany stain on the insets top and bottom. They had the brass plate made and I also attached that. The name is blocked for family privacy.

Brand new here. Branching out in a 45 year woodworking hobby and part time wood craft "business". I started doing Colonial style household goods in early adulthood. Ended up being a gallery wood turner/sculptor. My first scroll saw was a Dremel Moto Shop(?) I paid for myself with birthday money and cash earned repairing other kids bicycles. It was sort of a disappointment for me as I expected much more than the machine was designed to give. Graduated to a 1995 model 2 speed Delta. Used it several years but it went the way of all good things. Here I am today with another try at the scroll saw area of our craft. My beloved wife and I both are enthusiastic about learning the basics and how to build on our skills. We bought a Wen 16 inch VS 3923, as have so many others getting into this area of woodwork. Maybe one day we will graduate to a King, Pegas, Dewalt or some other more advanced saw. Will have to see how the economy shakes out though as we live on a fixed income. I did design and craft a scrap lumber scroll saw stand for our Wen. Made of dumpster wood and other salvaged materials, it's very solid. Yellow pine, old pressure treated deck flooring, bed slats from my parents 1967 bed and hinges from doors and windows on our house I repaired back in 1995. Finished in boiled linseed oil, this stand has an integral hinged prop that holds the hinged top up at a 10 degree forward tilt for better ergonomics. All four casters lock in place. The plywood tray below serves as a front to back brace and as storage. Cost me only the screws and glue needed to assemble the stand. Sized to fit our Wen or most other scroll saws, I went against more common designs and made the front the narrow end rather than the back. This lets my wife and me more comfortably spread our knees for tucking our bodies right in over the saw table. All good things to you others. Thanks for allowing me to join the group. Don

Several of Steve’s patterns. The dyed pairs are cut from hard maple, the others are from cherry. Easy cut with a #1 mgt on the Pegas. Adding the hooks is a royal PITA. My wife and her friends loved them but I need to get out of the jewelry business as the time spent adding the hooks is not my cup of tea.

Great job! Combining talents!

Very nice piece, Frank. Great job.

Frank, that project came out great. I have done several similar lamps and adding the velum or parchment paper makes a big difference in softening the look and accentuating the actual scroll work. Tacking the outside edges of the velum to the plex-glass with brush on contact cement has worked well for me in the past.

Wow, Melanie, what talent!

Oh, my, you are really getting into the carving. Very well done!

Wow! Beautiful work.

I also have both and I I use the mac mops about 90% of the time. I just like them more. Both do a good job.. I also agree with this description of the grits. I use 180 most the time.

Makes me weepy that one. "Does the Wind Still Blow in Oklahoma" and "If you see her If you see him:" are just a couple. She has such a powerful voice.

Yep, that's my favourite. I've actually got to order a couple more.

can relate to this fella

Thank you. Don

My wife found a bunch of wood being thrown out, came home and got me and we loaded it up. Turns out it was pine, not a wood I use anymore so I let it sit and simmer for awhile. The other day, I started to break it down - I sanded down both sides (one side was completely rough and the other had some kind of shiny finish, maybe lacquer don't really know), cut into manageable sizes, remove any nails/screws etc. and as a welcome surprise, there were 10 led lights installed in some holes! Sweet! This must have been some kind of rec room lighting I think. Anyway... We've been asked to make a new product and using this reclaimed wood, I put together a new sample - Pet Urn. I have enough extra reclaimed wood to make about 6 or so more. Here is the finished sample product we're looking to release it this weekend. Duchess was one of our dogs who has passed and waiting for us. Thanks as always in advance Thanks as always in advance

Do you have a hobby for your spare time?

Yes for sure, I just mentioned PDF because there are a lot of different file types that many people do not know what it is or how to open it.. so I just mentioned PDF because many "know how to open and print that type of file".. Many people have trouble opening DXF, AIF, and some even have troubles with SVG.. Most people can open and print a PDF without issues.

I may have to fix that. I really like Reba and don’t have near enough women on the walls. Her song, “Greatest Man I Never Knew” is one of my favorites.

Tribute to my all time favorite musician and his faithful guitar, Trigger. Willie may surprise us all and hang around a lot longer, but I made this as a kind of farewell piece. "Funny How Time Slips Away" was first recorded in 1961 so Willie wrote it sometime before that. If you're familiar with his signature red, white, and blue guitar strap there's a glimpse of it between his braid and fingers. I worked my initials, CKE into his braid also. Let me know if you'd like a copy of the pattern.

PDF is not a graphics format. It encapsulates images. For example, the patterns in Steve Goods files are SVG and can be imported directly into Inkscape.

Beautiful. I would never of thought of teal, but it works. Heldas does some nice patterns.

Awesome work. I am no where near a hundred pieces, let alone faces.

Beautiful job!

Excellent work !

A lovely place to rest. Well done. Marg

Looks great.

Beautiful Piece, RJ

Very well done

Couple of my favorite lyrics of his.-The yellow haired lady was buried at sunset, the stranger went free of course. For you can't hang a man for killing a woman who's trying to steal your horse. And-I heard you told him that you'd love him till the end of time. That's the same thing that you told me, seems like only yesterday. Ain't it funny how time slips away.

terrific job

Nice one Charlie. I love Willies song writing. Hello Walls and Crazy would be a couple of my favourites. I saw a docco on "Trigger" and a fellow tasked with keeping it going, he had no easy job as was not allowed to alter the wear and tear. I must say it and Willie really go together, both weather beaten and seen better days.

Nice job, and something the family will remember for a long time.

A lovely urn for your friends mother final resting place well done.

Great job on both pattern and piece!

Always been one of my favoriteS.. GREAT TRIBUTE HERE IS ONE I BET MOST HAVE NOT SEEN!

Only after 5 years of making patterns I made Santa Claus, truly speaking I like to make animals and geometric patterns more than people or characters. I spent a lot of time - I remade head several times, I couldnt get facial expression I wanted, also I wanted to make it not too difficult. Only after adding glasses I liked the result. I hope he looks friendly, what do you think? Santa Claus pattern

I purchased the refill packs from Klingspor is 3 grits. I also purchase the Ryobi mandrels from H/D for under $6 ea. I use 180, 220, 320 grits in my hand drill. But, .....nothing takes the place of hand sanding in certain areas of a project. For an example, here is a candle holder that I make. They are in 3 sizes. Made up of a base, a bottom holder and a top holder and 8 sides pieces. I hand sand each of these pieces either by hand or on a piece of Corian tile with a full sheet of paper. Once all assembled, I use my mops to sand prior to finishing. I'm not a "high-gloss" finisher. No talent in that area but most everything gets dipped in my vat of Watco oil. After drip-drying, I wipe it all off with a rag and let it sit for about 4 days. Then maybe a light sanding with 400 paper and another dip. After a week of drying, then either a coat or two of Zinnser's spray shellac or lately I've used Johnson's paste wax for a nice warm finish.

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.