Leaderboard

This is the piece that was a double stack and delaminated when I removed the painter's tape. I finally got around to adding a little color in hopes of covering up the delamination. This piece is cut on 1/4-inch Birch ply stained Natural with a 1/4-inch Birch backer board stained Espresso. The coloring is watercolor. After staining and coloring it was sprayed with several coats of polyacrylic sanded with 600 grit between coats. This was the first time using my new spray gun to spray the finish. Frame is pre-made framing material that I scuffed and restained with espresso to darken it up where it would be tinted closer to the backer board. The pattern is by Birchbark.

Just finished my first box frame light box for a customer who’s little girl is mad on frozen, Designed myself from images online and put together.Lights are mounted on a A4 MDF sheet then made pine box frame and put a frosted acetate sheet then cut out pattern on 1/4 inch Baltic birch plywood with 2/0 spiral blade and stained with danish oil ,finished off with a glitter lacquer (can’t really see glitter in picture but it’s there )Thanks for looking any tips for making these again would be appreciated as it’s my first I’m sure there is room for improvement

First one I finished in a while. Red Oak 1/2" with a full size backer of 1/4" BB.

Customer asked for a big tree of life pattern. Found this one as a black and white free image. Liked it so much she ordered four of them! 22 inches wide. 1/2 inch birch ply. #5 reverse tooth

Arthritis in my neck has kept me off the saw for a while but managed to cut a few for the church craft fair

Segmentation pattern by Shiela Landry. Fun one to do

After finally finishing up the multi-layered phoenix, I needed some quick-n-easy designs. These are patterns by Sue Walker, from the Pattern Library. Most of them are really quick cuts. 3/4" "whiteboard" from Lowes, stained Minwax Honey, cut with Pegas #3MG's.

Old age crept up on me to fast and sitting in a chair since 2004 didn't help matters.

My niece, who has one of my WELCOME signs, wanted a topper she could display when there wasn't a holiday approaching. The pattern is from FrankzyScrolls and was free on the web. They are both cut from 1/4 Oak ply with a pine backer painted black. The light one is stained with Minwax Natural and my intentions for the dark one was to darken the horses and leave the outer areas light but clumsy me let a nice large drip of dark stain drop right into an area that should have been light, so.... I just stained it all Minwax Colonial Pine. Both have four layers of clear gloss with light sanding using 320 grit paper between coats. I'm still considering putting a hanger on each and framing them where they can be used either as a topper for the WELCOME sign OR hung on the wall. Just not sure if the frame would set the metal piece on the back too far away from the magnet where it wouldn't hold. I will add that these were the hardest patterns I've cut to date. There are only 6 holes. The cuts zig zag back and forth, up and down throughout each other making the pieces very fragile. Hope you like them.

Quite an undertaking Charlie. You did well. I'm certain the drivers will appreciate what you have done and will cherish them.

Glad you got some saw time, Brent. Your ornaments came out great. Very smooth cuts!

I am making Christmas presents for the 6 Grandchildren inlaying their initials into red oak. (Pictures to follow when the finishing is done.) The first 3 were done with walnut inlays which went well. The last three I decided to use jatoba (aka Brazilian cherry) for the inlay with the end grain showing. Starting with a new blade and using it for all 3 initials - the dropouts were cut first and they were too loose - lots of filling with sanding dust and white glue. The first letter fit perfectly. The second letter went 3/4's of the way in and the third letter was 1/2 way in. I was convinced that my blade angle was changing. The fact that I had no problems with the walnut inlays should have been a bigger clue. My analysis: The jatoba wood is extremely hard (#10 on the list of the world's hardest woods). I am convinced that the first cuts on the dropouts using a new blade were impacted by the wired edge on the blade creating a wider kerf. The 2nd cut the wired edge was wearing away - thus a narrower kerf. The 3rd and 4th cuts the wired edge was essentially gone. Using a high quality micrometer I found the blade thickness was .0140" in areas above and below the cutting area. In the section of the blade doing the cutting the width was .0130". This trend was repeatable with a new blade and subsequent cutting. Additionally with the hard wood the blade dulls more quickly and it cuts slower. I did not have this problem with the walnut (which is softer than the oak). Solution: Use a new blade for each letter if your inlay is extremely hard. I share this in the hope that it may save someone else from creating a significant pile of expensive fireplace kindling.

Here's two more that I just made and donated along with the rest of them.

If you have a cloth tape measure ( the kind seamstress use ) measure around all the pulleys. Then measure the width of the groove in the pulley. Take these number to a local parts store and they can probably match something up for you. If you don't have a cloth tape, a piece of clothes line will work too. Just stretch it around the pulleys and mark where they meet.

I think I may need help for my compulsive hoarding of wood. This is my favorite piece of many I found today. Never saw a piece of yellow heart like this.

I am new to scroll sawing (purchased a used Pegas a few weeks ago) and cut my first pattern two days ago. I plan to use these holiday patterns soon. I will be donating to the Towns County Sheriff's Office "Shop With The Sheriff" program where the local sheriff's deputies take disadvantaged students to the local Walmart. The donated dollars will enable the office to give approximately $250 to each student to use in their own discretion to purchase Christmas gifts. The first items that the students usually put in their carts are gifts for their family. The amount each one has left is what they might spend on themselves. Their choice!

you have done very good.

Made using maple, alder and Peruvian walnut. Dovetails all done on my scroll saw.

Beautiful. Very well cut with nice clean lines.

Very well done.

BEAUTIFUL! Well done.

You've still got it, great work Kevin. Marg

This was made from 2 seperate patterns courtesy of the Scrollsaw Workshop. I combined the 2 patterns to create this Heart of love. Regards, Alan.

A new cutting of an Elf delivering a Christmas Tree. Pattern by Dean (Facebook Group). I did thicken up the rear-view mirror stems, but lost his pompom on two of the three I stacked. While softening the edges with a Mac Mop. cur from 4mm Hoop Pine ply, backed with 3mm mdf. Two black with glitter and one Chrome? (It's what it says on the can)

Robert Duvall as Gus McCrae from Lonesome Dove. The rough cut, weathered, wormy oak suited this one I thought.

Good to see you making saw dust Kevin, how you feeling, RJ

Good to see you back visiting the Village Kevin. Even better to see your fine lettering projects. Looks like you have been busy.

Happy thanksgiving my friend, I see you managed to make more people happy, keep the faith

This is still my favorite piece of wood. Somebody here on SSV posted this pic a while back. I wish it was mine.

Another excellent piece for your portrait wall(s).

fantastic job

Brilliant Charlie. Loved the movies.

This is the method I use to paint my Stand up Puzzle pieces. It may come in handy to somebody sometime. I have lengths of 4mm steel rod, cut at about 100mm (4"). I drill a hole into the puzzle piece where it wont be seen, insert the rod and by holding it, I can easily paint all around the piece. Then place it in a hole on a board to dry. If I'm doing a lot my hand get a bit tired holding onto the thin rod, so I use Vice grips. Makes it easy. I also use this method when spraying small items.

Hey Everyone! In this scroll saw project video I do some "Real Time" Scroll Sawing! I use the Steve Good Name Program and cut out my name and give you some of my tips and techniques along the way! This video is 25 minutes long, but, this is one of my most requested videos! Hope you all like it! #ArtisanPirate

Great job and love the colors. 6 letter name with only 3 letters.

“Bee utiful”

I almost had it..... .....but it didn't end well video-1654434109.mp4 video-1654434158.mp4

This is the second of Americana 12 by Jim Blume. This is pretty much the same as the first cut, Oak ply stained natural, black backer, except the truck was tinted with Minwax Expresso stain rather than watercolor paint. Again, the frame is actual framing material with gray wash and a little natural stain to darken it up just a touch.

Reminds me of the famous1961 song - "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" Look it up on YouTube and have a listen !

Well... guess you got that out of your system!!!

Looks like it's time to branch out in another direction.........

I’d been wondering if you had gotten that. Boomerang to work or not. Guess the answer is yes, but no

Just knock up another to knock that one down

Your wifes taste is impeccable! Nice cutting.

Very nice projects and I am so happy to see you sharing your talents for such a great cause. We have a person living in our community who is from Kansas City and of course a bit Chief's fan. He has held season tickets for a long time and goes to as many of their home games as he can. Dick heppnerguy

Kris, you always do a wonderful job in your patterns and especially in your cutting. And a wonderful cause! But, who are these Chiefs? Are they some kind of sports team?

How do we envision this kind of work before starting. Dave Monk shows this ability time after time. He also has something more to each art piece. Maybe smoother sanding? better finish techniques? The expert craftmanship just shows. But probably the end vision of elegant outcome is what I lack. Me. Mark Eason

*standing ovation* Nicely done... and thanks for making me feel even more inadequate LOL! Seriously though, incredible job!

I used nogal and aspen for the chess pieces. The pattern is from the book The Art Of The Scroll Saw. The table is my design.