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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.

Had a productive day yesterday. Got a few thing cut. Got this Cardinal cut, sanded and finished! Wood is Aspen, cut with #5 mg blade. Finish is Osmo for the red & black and some other poly for the feet & beak.

THAT IS A PLACE THAT IS HIT AND MISS. Best place to order Flying dutchman blades is Wooden Teddy bear; https://woodenteddybear.com

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

Since I cut my finger almost all the was off, I have been a fan of pushbocks for the tablesaw. I usually just use a leftover stick or my plastic one. Here is the first one that I made in my shop. I have another one in the works.

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 think I might be in the market for a new band saw! I found I like cutting solid wood a lot more than plywood, don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with plywood but I like the results I get from real wood better. I've got quite a bit of nice 3/4 hardwoods in the 6 to 8in range and a absolute load of old barn timbers at my FIL farm which clean up real nice. My old 14 jet is on its last legs, I bought it secondhand as it is, and it's really not up to resawing a whole ton of lumber. So when Christmas is over I'll start looking !

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

Same here.

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

+ 1 for the Wooden Teddybear! Chris

Built one for my first scroll saw and lathe. Worked well but had to give it up when I got a bigger lathe and scroll saw. Decided to build separate stand with wheels so I could move the one I wasn't using out of the way. Still have the scroll saw on the stand that flips, but it is now on wheels and isn't flipped. Tom

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.

I have completed 36 stand up puzzles to add to the cache. These are 4 new designs that I have cut from 30mm Radiata Pine, using Olson #7 Mach for outside cuts and a Olson PG #5 for inside cuts Two coats of gloss lacquer over acrylic paint. Boats 170 x 150mm. Cat 215 x 130mm, Utes 230 x 100mm, 3 little pigs 220 x 170mm

Mikes workshop is the best

Plus the blades I bought from MWS was cheaper the The Wooden Teddybear site.

"The "Frozen Five" "The magnificent 7-2" Really cute Well done!

True, but if you order through the Flying Dutchman website you get free shipping on blades.

Just an FYI Mike’s Workshop and Wooden Teddy Bear is the same company.

I order my Flying Dutchman blades from Mike's workshop. I always get them quickly. They send a email confirming the order, a second email confirming payment and a third email telling me the blades have been mailed. All three email are on the same day. I call that pretty darn good service. Plus his prices are quite reasonable,

Welcome to the village, Sorry to hear you're having issues with the blade order.. I had the same issue about 4-5 years ago with that place. they never was real fast about getting orders out etc. but I just learned to order sooner than I needed, however the last time 4-5 years ago it was several weeks ( maybe 6-8 ) and I had to send a demanding message much like you wrote here.. 3-4 days later I got my blades and a apology letter.. saying he was going through a divorce or something and a miscommunication between the two as they both was running the business.. I caulked it up and ordered again the next time and same thing happen.. excuse this time was that he works a lot of hours at his job and the blade sales business is a secondary income that he does after work.. whatever.. dude keep up your business like this and you won't have the secondary income.. people order things that they expect to receive within a week or so.. not months.. I think you'll eventually get your blades, he was always good to me and honest about it.. just shouldn't be trying to do more than he can handle.. don't know his personal situation but he can't expect to continue with poor customer service.. IF you paid with PayPal you can file a dispute.. they will get in touch with him and make something happen.. you may get the blades and your money back, LOL

so you have enough space for 2 more drill presses and another scroll saw.

Too rich for my blood!

A Napkin holder that my Beautiful Bride requested.

Thanks for that - I didn't know. Now I can go back to bed as I learned something new this morning!

terrific job, they're very cute

Beautiful work, Ray!

This one is clamped to the existing table. It came with the used drill press. The fence is not so good but I keep it in place because it keeps things (wood chips) from falling off the back of the table.

Barb those a wonderful. I really like them.

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

The photo lies. The painting isn't the best. Should have done a third coat on the white. I was just getting impatient and I will sell it as "rustic"

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 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.

I also use straight edge and razor knife to score the fold. Also, when I am making the bird houses, I reduce to pattern so it is 1.25” x 1.25” square. It makes a huge difference when cutting the piece, plus less lumber. And, personally, I think they look nicer versus the 1.5” square pieces. I forgot to add, the birds are reduced in size also.

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.

Hegner ( I have the 22" saw) or Hawk for light industrial use. The Hegner Polymax 3 for commercial, 40 hrs a week, cutting. In my ( not so humble ) opinion, any saw with the motor in the back of the saw, is only in the "serious hobbyist" category. The motor in the back puts more pressure on the motor and it's connection points ( leverage, force on the blade while cutting multiplied by the length of the arm ). In my opinion, this will lead to a shorter lifespan.

First is a 11” x 12” Russ Beard Pattern that I cut well over a year ago, simply called “Leopard”. Coloration was done using Artis Oil paints at that time. However, I was not happy with how it looked, so it sat on the shelf. I only revisited it a short time ago and with some improved painting skills I have developed and a little work with the paint brush, I believe it now looks better. Its been some time so I’m guessing, but I think the cut panel is 5/32” solid core Maple which has now been affixed to a painted black ¼” BB ply backer. The Fame is 1 3/4” Pine with a black Lacquer finish. I think he has his eyes on you! The second is a “Wile E Coyote – Standing” image I converted into an 11”x 17” scroll saw pattern. Since my previous “Wile” project left my collection for a new home rather quickly, I decided to fill the void with another, but of course, a different pose. The cut panel is 5/32” solid core Birch, hand painted with Artist Acrylic Paints. The frame is also 1 3/4” pine with a primed and painted gloss Black Finish. The third is also of a free, non-credited image, simply called “Sketch of a Sailboat” that I converted into an 11” x 17” scroll saw pattern. I found this image, although very raw, very intriguing and works very well as a piece of Scroll Saw Art. The cut panel is 5/32" solid core Maplet hat was left natural and only the backer was hand painted with Artist Acrylic Paints. The frame is once again 1 3/4” pine with a primed and painted gloss Black Finish. All cuting was done with various Pegas regular and spiral blades and all assembled panels were protected with multiple coats of clear Gloss Lacquer. My work has been coming in groups because I tend to leave the frame making until I can do more than one. Comments and critiques always welcome.

That is not a real complicated looking circuit board,, To you have anyone near buy that can trouble shoot it.. like a a electronic shop.. Mavbe a simple inexpensive component that can be replaced.

Here's a napkin holder I made.

Some Steve Good patterns I cut.

Here’s my collection. Some scroll saw related, some not.

Here is my version

Sorry, I don't do spooky, but I did this one back in 2014.

Here are a few projects using the adding color to scrolling process..................NO painting.........and Pigs really can fly !

Here's my entry. I made these last year. But this year, I made a tutorial on how to make these fun Jack-O-Lanterns. I posted the video and the article in the Project Workshop area. Pattern is free for SSV Patrons. It uses a standard cedar fence board, so it's super cheap to make. Plus, they're really seem to be crowd pleasers. Hardly anything to the scroll sawing. Super easy.

Hummm, don't pay much attention to Halloween since the kids grew up and left home, Where we live we do not get trick or treat-ers. So it is just another night. The only thing I have ever done halloween-ish is this pen. I can show it because the bats were cut with a scroll saw. The scariest part is my shop friend Zelda, checking it out.

Mr. Bones also made for my grandson.

I made thes for my grandson a few years ago .

Handmade Wooden Halloween Ghost Cutouts - Set of 6 Silly Spooks 724117934 36s Shotcut.mp4

Most recent "scary" cut was H.Botas' pirate skull. It just checked all the right boxes for me, and was a fun cut. The pirate owl (cuz why not?) and wolf were fun as well, and the six cuts are my standard Halloween decorations at work (pirate skull has been added to that group now as well). Not sure if there's any defining "requirements" as to why I cut what I cut. Its just gotta hit me the right way in whatever emotion it evokes.