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Hope this brings a smile to your face like it does mine. Not so much because of the movie, though I do enjoy watching it each year, but for the memories. I got my first BB gun for Christmas, probably at around 9-10 years old. That morning my dad and I leaned a tall cardboard box against the bathroom door and did some target practice. When he moved the box the door had BB dents all over it. This was in the days before houses were worshiped so the dents stayed there till we moved. When my son got his, around the same age, I told him I was getting it for him but not to tell mom. Of course she knew it but I'm fairly sure he bought it. When he opened it of course she said, "You'll shoot your eye out!" Thankfully that never happened but he did shoot the bathroom window out. Personally, I don't remember shooting anything out, but my next door neighbor did shoot my tooth out with his.

We are at the stage in our life that we do not have any idea what to give our kids and grandkids so we give them all money. Similar to Gift Card holders but the slot is a little bigger and I wanted to personalize. The family is up to 9. Sprayed with rattle can and my wife added stickers. That is Cdn money showing.

I developed this Fairy Night Light pattern from free silhouettes I found on -line. The lamp body is cut from 1/4” solid Cherry x 4 1/2" square. The top and bottom are made from 1/2” solid Cherry x 5 1/2” Square. For this lamp, the overall height of the lamp is only 10 1/4” due to the body panel pattern layout I developed. The cutting was mainly done with Pegas #2/0 spiral blades while I used Pegas #1 MGT R blade for the straight cuts around the perimeter. I Stack cut only two panels at one time as the connections from the image to the surrounding frame area are VERY TINY. I was very careful during cutting not to cut through any, but, yes, some got broken in handling. However, we all know superglue is a scrollers best friend. This lamp is the fourth I have made basically using the same construction techniques. I have found I can make all the miters on the Table Saw and have developed clamping methods that provide me with relatively neat joints that I can live with. And, I now have a good grip on the step by step construction process so I don’t get things messed up assembly wise. From conception, my idea was to make this lamp for a young girl, so it had to be “PINK”. I ordered the wood from Ocooch Hardwoods and the Plexi through Amazon a while back, and was just waiting for a reason to make the lamp. Christmas is coming and a gift for my Granddaughter became the reason I was waiting for. My Granddaughter, who is a young adult lady, still loves Fairies. And as we all know, Cherry wood is not actually Pink, so I had to stain it. I used five (5) parts Minwax Natural stain and one (1) part Minwax Barn Red to get a light pink color stain which after application, was immediately wiped off making the wood just “PINK” enough. The 1/8” thick translucent Plexi panels are also Pink and frosted with an application of velum affixed to the interior surface with spray adhesive. The lamp was finished with multiple coats of Deft Clear Gloss Lacquer. The electrical components are again just a candelabra bulb base mounted on a threaded nipple through the bottom, a pre-made lamp cord that I added a in-line switch to, and a LED Candelelabra equivalent 25W bulb. Edit: Unlit view And BTW, my first Grandson came along when I was only 40. I said I was too young to be called a Grandfather...so just call me "Grumps". It stuck with all my Grandchildren to this day. Figured I needed to sign and date this lamp for her. I’ll post the plans in the New Pattern Announcements. Comments and critiques always welcome

Two Key racks done as Christmas presents. They are made from 12mm Baltic birch ply. The finish is BLO and cellulose thinners, once dry 2 coats of lacquer.

Steve Good posted a link today to Stencilfy. It is an App that will take a regular font and turn it into a scrollable font with bridges where needed. I know this subject had just recently come up by one of our member so I thought this would be of help. I went to the App site and bookmarked it on my Roboform Bookmark list. Clink on this link to to take you to the App. Thanks to Steve Good! https://blogspot.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa6b059408ca051b3a85dce6b&id=41aee3cf07&e=e151848253

I prefer using wire. I use these hangers (see photo) that lay flat against the project. I use one on the left side and one on the right, then attach the wire to them. The main reason is that some of my projects are not center-balanced and I have had some issues with sawtooth hangers not holding the work level enough for me. With the wire, it is very easy to hang the work level. Also, I don't like things to mark up the wall, so I add either felt or rubber pads to the work. I usually get the work hung so all four pads are touching the wall and this is how I keep the work flat to the wall. The small gap is not very noticeable. There, I spent my 2¢ for the day.

We do our best to talk customers out of coloring our products simply because what they envision and what the wood will take are often 2 different things. Water items, no problem since we do lots of them. Green pasture, no problem we do lots of them. However once in awhile we get an "unshakeable" customer and no matter what we say, they are adamant in their color scheme... This then is one of those customers. The "Matt Pan" shadow with Bronze hooks - all black except for the feather! It took 2 different stains to get the "purest" black we could... Thanks in advance for looking..

Finally finished. Jim Blume pattern on 3/8 willow live edge, ripped in half and bookmarked. Double stack with 1/8 BB ply 1445 cuts with mainly #1 Niqua spiral blade. Measures 18 X 27 inches. Thanks for the "insane" pattern Jim.

Nobody stated the most important reason to use sawtooth hangers for scroll saw portraits and plaques. They keep the work almost flat against the wall where the wire hanger method tilts the work. Tilting is OK for paintings and such, but for proper viewing of scroll saw portraits and plaques, they should be viewed straight on, vertically flat to the wall, and hung about eye level, to be best enjoyed. Also, I have not found any of my work, even up to 18"x 24 and framed, to be too heavy for just one small drive in saw tooth hanger and the piece hung on the wall with just a small headed 3/4" long brad. And, generally plaques made of cuttings mounted on 1/2" ply or solid wood are not very heavy either and one sawtooth hanger works well. For some of the same reasons, I only cut my portrait work in 1/8" thick material that is mounted on a 1/4" backer for rigidity. I find the visability of the vertically cut edges in work cut in thicker materials is very distracting, especially when viewed from any vantage other than straight on. A quick edit: If I was to make a large heavy cutting (like maybe a wall hanging sculptured piece), my choice for a hanger would be the French Cleat. Keeps work nearly flat to wall, easy to plumb, available in many sizes, and is very strong.

Finished a commission project "Wedding Rings". The wood is 1/2" Hard Maple. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #3R MGT blades and #1R MGT blades for the lettering. Finished with two coats Lacquer Clear Satin. Comments welcome.

This is for my wife for Christmas. The portrait is from an Acadia Cutting Board. The frame is OLD OLD wormy oak with Walnut Splines. The acadia was 3/4 thick so I made a slightly larger underframe out of oak so it would match the thickness of the portrait and add a little dimension to the square frame.

Neighbor 's son has a fetish for late 40's Chevy pickup. Quick project. He'll get it tomorrow. I'll be doing more lurking than working the next several weeks. Tuesday I'm going in for major back surgery (MIS Tlif) and will need about 3 months to recover. Hope to be able to drive again after a few weeks. Garage/Shop has been a little cold lately anyway.

Several years ago, I decided I wanted to scroll a different Nativity each year. Well this is the one for this year.. the third I have completed... I'm a little behind. This is a Sheila Landry Pattern. Called "Filigree Nativity Set". It's a little different

Absolutely Beautiful!! Super job scrolling and a beautiful piece of wood for it. Scrolling masterpiece!

Neighbor's son will be pleased, hope surgery goes well for you.

Great work Paul.

CLOCKS ARE ALWAYS A GREAT GIFT............ if you have the time........

Very impressive cutting there, love it.

Shellac sticks to "EVERYTHING"

Super.Smashing. Great. luv it. Roly

Neat work Keith. Roly

Beautiful piece your granddaughter will love. You are the second “Grumps” I have ever heard of. My sister and her husband had their first grandchild a few years back, when trying to decide what “name” they wanted, his secretary I gather suggested “Grumps” and that is what they went with.

Frank, 1. Do what works for you. At work we produced a canvas wrapped art product up to 36 x 72 inches. Because of the weight, a single saw tooth hanger was stapled on ( centered, with adjustments ) . We would have to test the center of balance and adjust the placement of the hanger accordingly. The largest canvas wrap we did was 48 x 108 inches, for a corporate headquarters. Testing the center of balance is generally not necessary for smaller items because of the nature of the saw tooth hanger. On the larger canvas wraps the center of balance could be up to 3 inches off. 2. If you are using wire and the item is leaning out from the wall the attachment point on the sides is probably too low. Moving the wire higher on the sides will reduce the lean. Yes, this means that the saw tooth is faster, no learning curve. But if you just have to have wire .

I agree with Frank. There are some fonts that look better with only one bridge and the letters would flow better with just one bridge. If you need a stencil font and use the right font that program will work. I actually enjoy adding bridges as needed to make the letters look the most pleasing I possibly can.

I tested this app on a few different script fonts. It works to some degree but it doesnt take care of loops like often found in letters like "L's" and "k's". In some letters it actually adds more brides than necessary. Great app where it works, but not overly usefull IMHO. I wish some of those talented font designers would develope a series of scrollable script fonts fo us.

excellent job

very nice work

terrific job, she'll love it.

very cool..thankyou!

Thanks Rodney! I thought that made it more fun.

Neat job, Charlie! The BB really makes the piece.

Love it and your granddaughter will too. Love the fact that you put a Merry Christmas from you on the bottom. Great work Grumps. Marg

They look great Keith, I especially like the dolphin one. Marg

I doubt it, but I haven't seen it.

That is beautiful. I am amazed at the talent in the village community. I hope someday I can do what you do.

I have cut a few of this years patterns. There is as always some very neat patterns and I plan on trying to get some more done before the holiday if possible. Thanks to all the great designers that donate their time for the good causes that everyone supports. As always my donation will go to the local food banks. Merry Christmas Larry

Is the new version as good as that one was?

Thanks you. I like spray Lacquer as it seems to dry quicker.

I've had fun making some new ornaments for my tree and my kids this year. I made some tiny little Santas using some leftover scrap pieces of Red Padauk. Copied and shrunk an image I found online. I can see these being around long after I'm gone. Well, it's alright to be little bitty A little hometown or a big old city Might as well share, might as well smile Life goes on for a little bitty while-Alan Jackson

Many a patterns stacked up and waiting to be cut while I was remodeling my shop the last few months! This is one of them. Barb posted some of these that she recently cut and it reminded me to get busy! My wife loves snowmen items for Christmas, so my plan was to cut a few for her. I may send these out as Christmas cards this year if I can get enough made soon enough. Steve Good pattern, made from 3/4" MDF from a rotatory table that I just torn apart. Wife painted with some acrylic paint.

I may have posted these before but I made these and have given them away to friends that decorate for the holidays. Baltic birch and cedar wood. Everyone that got them are happy! Sue Mey patterns

There are a ton of variables, so I will probably miss some of them. 1. With narrow frames, or plaques with lots of space used, there is a significant limit to where you can place the saw tooth. This leads to Denny's s statement about the wall hook. With wider frames or more space on a plaque you can still hide the wall hook. 2. Centering wide pieces. With a long horizontal frame it's becomes difficult to keep the item from becoming crooked using a saw tooth hanger, especially if the weight of the piece is unbalenced, either by the scroll work or by the variations in the weight of the framing material. 3. Centering vertical pieces is easier, because of the weight distribution. 4. Speed. Generally speaking, a pressed in saw tooth hanger is faster then a wire hanger. 5. Cost. Generally speaking, a pressed in saw tooth hanger is less expensive than using wire. This is very dependent on how it's done. I worked in the art publishing industry for 26+ years, and that's what my experiences are. The standard at the shop where I worked were; any frame 16 x 20 or less = saw tooth hanger, we had a commercial machine to do the pressing and I could install at the rate of 4 frames per minute. Any frame larger than 16 x 20 got a wire hanger. We started with commercial buckles ( a strap formed around a wire triangle ) screwed to the frame, then the wire wrapped around the triangle. We ended up stapling the sire to the frame using medium crown staples. I have rigged up a jig for pressing saw tooth hangers using a woodworkers bench vise and magnets. When I put it together again I'll take and post pictures.

Been kinda busy, so I haven't listed anything, but here's what I've been up to.