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Cute!!! Finally got these done. Steve Good pattern. Larger one is his small pattern at 80%. The 4 smaller ones, not sure what size. Cut with #1 blade out of MDF. Shaped using a rotary tool with sanding disc. Painted with acrylic paints and top coated with Osmo satin. Took longer than I expected/hoped.

Simplicity and beautifully imperfect wood.

Again I think there needs to be a category called things that I am not ashamed of. That would be more appropriate for my stuff. Steve Goods ornaments. 19 Cedar initial Ornaments Cedar wood a combination of #7 Olsen PGT and #7 Pegas MG blades dipped in Minwax natural stain and finished with 3 coats of Krylon tipple thick glaze. Not sure I like this product. First time using it. Still Have 5 more to go for my herd. Dog, Humming bird and 3d ornaments raw Poplar off the saw. Wife wants to try her hand at painting them.flat ornaments were cut with Olsen #2 crown tooth blades. Mini Trees are a combo of Cedar and Poplar cut with #7 Pegas blades. Not sure how to finish them yet. And last but not least the reason that I will never get to retire completely. The 3 dogs that the ornaments were cut for. We refer to them as our pack.

To use up some scrap BBPLY I cut some Steve Good patterns. I proved I am not a painter.

Recently I saw question at Facebook "What does everyone do with the left over wood from your projects?" I think segmentation is great variant to use it. I already have 7 such patterns and projects, I decided to make one more. Top left is a new one. What do you with left over wood? All patterns at https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlexFoxUA

I did some compound cut ornaments over the last few weekends. This was my first attempt at this type cutting. 2 things that I learned really quick are #1 the wood has to be square and #2 the pattern has to be folded accurately. Just a tip for anyone doing these patterns. If you have a scale rule it is the greatest tool going for folding the patterns. Line up the center line atop the triangle and it makes a perfectly straight crisp fold. Just thought I would throw this out.

Here is a composite pattern; the wolf profile is by Grampa, I added the name. This is for a friend and will not be added to my commercial side as I do not have permission. 5/16" Elm ( from the yard ), ( first project out of the Elm ), #2/0, #1 polar FD blades, one coat BLO ( so far ).

I've just completed cutting a couple of pieces from the Elm tree that was in my front yard. I found the Elm to be comparable with the other hardwoods ( Oak, walnut, cherry ) that I have cut. The one thing that stands out is the hardness tends to vary, doesn't bother me too much as I cut slow, but if you're a speedster it might be problematic.

I took the pattern from the last one and shrunk it down so I could use one of the short candles that came in the set. This one is 4 inches but I have a 2 & 3 also. Not sure yet which one will look better. Gotta wait for dark.

Yea Kevin, I have 2 of them that I made in my workshop, they are space savers for sure. The best part is I have no where near $300. in both of them. lol

My wife and I have been vendors at local and regional craft shows for maybe 8 years now. For health and pet care reasons though we have over time reduced from 6 yearly shows to 2. Since retiring, my crafty wife has always made custom costume jewelry, ornamented household goods and accessories and shirts. I have made and sold turned wood items and woodcraft household accessories, as well as custom heavy duty gun belts and gun holsters cut and crafted from half hides using my saddle sewing machine named, "Bertha Jo". Last weekend was the second and last of our yearly shows and I was pleased to see a pretty fair amount of offered hand crafted wood items. I got to talk to two serious scroll sawyers and learned that their offerings are almost always well-received and that good sales numbers are their norm rather than the exception. It pleases me to hear that customers seem to appreciate the quality of their work, and in most cases are willing to pay for the crafter's time and effort. I'd have taken photos of their tables but I always am concerned that the photographed vendor thinks I'm involved in "industrial espionage" and cataloging their product line to attempt infringement. So I just commit their beautiful works to memory. Anyway, despite the economy, established shows like the two we vend at seem to be attended by serious buyers who don't mind parting with their dollars in exchange for creative, well-made items. Just wanted to share here my experienced observations. Don

Was searching for the Jet scroll saw for pricing and ran across one that was sold with the rotating stand.. never seen one of these before but I thought it was neat. While I'm not necessarily cramped for space I do have 3 sanders and a grinder that I have each mounted onto a stand of its own which does take up a considerable amount of space. I think if I had this thing I could mount all of them on this one stand.. Not sure but I already have nice stands for my bigger tools like the planer etc.. and I don't see myself liking having to rotate to access the tool I need to use.. I like to just walk up the the tool and turn it on and use it.. but these sanding tools I have would be fine as I could have the main used sander set up but the once a year that I might use the other sander or grinder I could just rotate for that use. I could see this being quite handy for those with small shops.. Not cheap but practical for space saving.. Might could build something similar too I suppose.. I might grab one of these up if I find one on sale for black friday etc.. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Jet-Flip-Top-Benchtop-Machine-Stand-728200/316671718

Pics! We need pics! Gotta have pics or it didn't happen! Lol.

Roger Miller was such a funny, talented guy. I love so many of his songs. Today, being World Kindness Day, one of Roger's lyrics seems appropriate. "I wish I had your happiness, and you had a Do-Wacka-Do.

I received the controller board today. I am currently reviewing the manual to make sure I get everything aligned correctly when I put it back together.

There are all sorts of plans and videos available for making these.

I hope the price goes down Kevin instead of up. 5x5 sheet here is $ 64.00. I looked into some of the craft boards from HD you told me about not long ago, they may be an alternative. I have plenty for now. Hopefully we can wait it out.

So my brother said he wanted a black walnut cowboy hat. How can I say no? He lives 1300 miles away in Texas. I sent him the curve tool to wrap around his head. He emailed me the scanned tool result. I took that scan into inkscan and started the project. He requested a blank top. This took me about 19 hrs. It is slightly darker than my other black walnut hat. Also a bit bigger. Everyone has a different head size. Here is a couple of pics showing before / after finishing step. Armour Arm Seal was used. Me. Mark Eason

Here's some pics, I checked the size, it's 1 1/2" galvanized pipe and fittings.

If they were less....cutesy, I'd call em a "Calvin". Always loved Calvin & Hobbs' forays into snowman/snowmonster creations. Nicely cut!!

Beautiful piece, RJ

Bob, I discovered how to make auxiliary tables for my drill press ( I'll explain in a new thread ) , so I have one that is a piece of scrap 3/4 plywood, when I've worn out the current hole I just move the table a mite to get a fresh surface.

Dang me dang me take a rope and hang me..... My Dad used to play that song..

Yep very cute! Well done! sculpturing and paint work is just fantastic.

Ha! those qualify as really really cute!

I just ran across this in my EX-21 manual. "However, the Limited Lifetime Warranty does not cover any product used for professional or commercial production purposes nor for industrial or educational applications. Such cases are covered by our Standard 2-year Limited Warranty only. The Limited Lifetime Warranty is also subject to the “Conditions and Exceptions” as listed below."

Lovely.

good tip on folding a pattern

Yeah that was me that suggested rotating the faces and mark the chuck.. I discovered that back in 2010 or so with my old Delta Press that I'm now replacing with this WEN I just bought (Hopefully anyway).. Anyway... I don't really understand why that makes a difference but it does work for some of us by rotating and finding that sweet spot balance where the mini chuck doesn't wobble..

I use a cordless Dremel attached to the plunge router attachment, it has the torque and the speed to drill through 3/4 hardwood. To reduce the chance of burning I drill the depth in quarters. Same thing with the drill press, if you ramp up the speed to get a clean exit, there is a tendency to burn, so drill a 1/4" pull up, and so on.

Sometimes the imperfections in the wood give the piece character. Very nicely done!

This is a Steve Good pattern cut using 3/4 pine ply. This didn't stay on the table long before it was scooped up.

Making ornaments for family and sales and stopped to take a few photos. Compound cuts are from Sue Mey, nativities are Steve Good patterns and the cookies are from cutters I don't use any longer. I used regular cookie sprinkles that were applied to wet paint and then affixed with semi-gloss lacquer. Comments, criticism and cajoling encouraged.

Awesome pattern and cutting.

Firstly thanks to Denny at Artcrafters for his excellent service. The package was packed very well and the chucks were packaged in a plastic box with an insert in it, every part had a place. Installation was a breeze and took about 15 mins including removing the table and refitting it. Everything fitted well and there were no surprises. I gave the saw a quick run to make sure everything was square. The first thing I noticed was it was quieter, the old chucks used to rattle a bit and cutting seemed a little more positive, also the clamp screws seem to not need tightening so much. I've not really used it enough to say if they are going to make a big difference but I'll revisit the thread at a later date.

The distance from the center of the chuck to the column is the "throat" The "swing" is the "throat" x 2 Other important specifications are spindle travel or work stroke; how thick a piece you can drill through "without additional setup" max distance from table to chuck or spindle table tilt some are limited to 45 degrees (if you want to drill holes in the ends of long pieces you need at least 90 degrees) type of table type of table mount ( this can be important if you want auxiliary tables )

Grin. A mistype?!? Noooo. Not me. Grin. Don

Maybe you should ask what the runner ups are to the top commercial use saw, LOL.. I totally understand how the price can reflect a decision on those high end saws.. To be fair, I would say that the Jet, Pegas and those other saws in that category are not too far behind on quality.. and I'm assuming you're not going to be running a full fletch business using only the scroll saw.. I'd say that Jet would get you through without too much trouble if any.. Many crafters find "other tools " and hobbies along the way and don't set at a scroll saw for 8 hours a day much like I was doing.. I now have a laser and CNC and not using the scroll saw as much as I once did.. I've only seen a handful of folks talking about having to rebuild a Excalibur ( the original ones not the china ones ) or Jet, Pegas etc.. of coarse Jet and Pegas haven't been around a real long time yet.. BUT the same system as the original Excalibur.. I myself have been considering the 18" Jet.. cheapest saw out there in its league from Home Depot.. I got to snooping around and downloaded the manual for the saw and it list individual parts like bearings and bearing sleeves etc.. ALL of the other saw brands list part assemblies.. so if you have 1 bad bearing you buy a whole assembly to repair it.. not just the one bearing. It's easy to find bearings based off the bearing size and dimension.. however it's not easy to find the bearing sleeve or inserts for the EX, Pegas saws.. they want to sell you a $130+ assembly.. instead of a $10 bearing and sleeve. BRAVO to Jet for doing it this way.. Likely those bearings and sleeves are the same throughout the Pegas and other brand saws as they are all made in the same factory.. Of all the saws that I've rebuilt of this style there is only a couple bearings that really take a beating.. the rest are always like new still, but as I said it cost a couple hundred because you replace assemblies instead of just the bearing needed.. I even went to a bearing specialty shop to try to source the bearings and sleeves.. bearings they could get easily.. sleeves nope.. can't get that it must be something made in house was what I was told. Just to clarify what I said above.. Pegas and like saws also list individual parts in the manuals too... however looking up those parts you can only buy as an assembly.. unless possibly calling them directly.. Jet you can copy the part number and paste into google and it'll bring up the bearing or sleeve and the price and a add to cart to purchase right there.. This is nowhere to be found for a Pegas, Excalibur, or King etc. type saws..

Saturday the wife wanted to go to her favorite store which is just a couple blocks from my lumber store.. so I dropped her off as usual and went to the lumber store. I asked about the BB ply price on 5 x 5 x 1/8 and it was $35 a sheet or 10-20 sheets for 31.. I didn't get the price for beyond the 20 sheets.. but I do usually buy 10 - 15 at a time. A couple years ago it was $12 for the 10 sheets.. Last time I bought it ( last spring I think it was ) it was around $30 for the 10 sheets. I'm going to need to get some again pretty soon but hopeful the price will go down some by then.

Nice, some of those look good enough to eat, RJ

Same here; I rarely use the rotary tool for drilling. I would only use it for a bit that would not fit in the actual drill press.

A three-legged stand will stand on the floor without rocking even if the floor is uneven. (Remember geometry...three points make a plane.) If the floor is uneven one of the legs may rock and you will have to make adjustments. My stand has three legs and is of a triangle shape. The narrow side goes to the back because that is where you can adjust the front to back tilt of the saw to make scrolling more comfortable. The stand if very stable. The fun is in the making, so enjoy your new stand!

I have 2 pedestal drills. My old one I use for sanding mops and home made drums. It's an 18 speed, but I changing belts for various jobs gets a bit beyond the joke after awhile, So I got a variable speed unit which I use for just about everything else. It has a light and and laser pointer, which is pretty useless as the drill bit points to where the hole is going to be anyhow. A pic of my new (Newer) Pedestal. I like the free standing units as I don't have to find bench space to place them.

Finished this today, I used 1/4 MDF for the cutting with a 1/8 BB backer. The frame is poplar and stained with Behr natural color stain and two coats of Deft lacquer.

I was wandering through Pinterest and came across and picture of the Dassault Falcon 900DX. In an earlier life, I had been an aircraft mechanic and had worked on some of the previous versions of this aircraft. The twin engine Falcon 20 came out in 1965 and was initially marketed by Pan AM. This was one of the first corporate jets for major companies like Pepsi and Bristol Myers. When the economy turned down in the early '70's , many were sold. The fledgeling Fed Ex was being started up by Fred Smith and he purchased several and had them modified for a large cargo door. They eventually had 33 aircraft but had to migrate to larger aircraft as the business grew. The economy started to turn around in the mid 70's and Dassault started building larger aircraft like the F50, F200, F2000 and the F900 series to satisify the demand for more fuel efficent range, more seating and updated avionics. The F900DX was in production for '04 to '11 and is still sought after as reliable large mid size corporate jet. The plaque is 11 x 14" on BBPW with a shellac/lacquer finish. Hardest part was probably the landing gear because of all the small cuts and I used the "paint-in" method on the engine cowlings and tires. The aircraft looks to be in the approach mode with flaps down and the DLE (Droop Leading Edges) down to slow the aircraft down for landing.

You are going to run out of room. I was wondering when you were going to get around and make one of me for you entertainment wall. Hey, my wife had my make one of myself. I thought I was going to get a place of honor in our front room until I spotted it in the cupboard and ask her why she put it in there where no one could see it. She replied, " I didn't want it for people to look at, I wanted it to keep the mice out of the cupboard." I keep trying to justify it by thinking that it does have some value after all. Dick heppnerguy

Thanks Kevin, It's been a long while since I did some serious wrench bending. Still have my aircraft tools but I have more wood tools now. I gave up the smell of jet fuel for the smell of Padauk, Bubinga and Baltic Birch.

Marg, Here it is "broken" apart.

Danny, I've got 3 patterns and chose this one to try out. I made the first one full size, the second one is the shortest and the 3rd one will be mid-size. My wife wanted a full set to sit on our kitchen counter. Anyway, to my point. I'm going to make them in sets of 3 and see what the market will bear. Knowing what folks are willing to pay for things that are home-made does give me the incentive to try more. It's coming to mind that people are starting to want quality instead of the Chinese crap that is everywhere and are will to pay for it. So, with that in mind, I'm going to start these out at $149.95 for a set including the battery operated candles. Plus shipping of course. I'm not going to use Etsy either. Why give them a share of the profits? Just my 2 cents.

This is a piece I just finished. It was ordered as a gift. A lot of fun to cut. Not quite 16 x 20 Over 300 cuts. .