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A client commissioned me to make this box for her son for Christmas. The family is from Scotland where they still have family. The son started college at OU. An uncle that lives in Scotland made the young man the OU from a tree that was in their yard. My client wanted me it incorporate it into the box. From there her son transferred to the Louisiana Warhawks where he was a was their football kicker. He has since graduated and my client was wanting it to put the memorabilia she had collected during his college career. Box measures 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 8. Wood used maple, Peruvian walnut, padauk, sapele, and tigerwood.

Just a few more. The big R has a story behind it. 7 years ago before life got really crazy for a while I made all the family one of these ornaments each. That was the year that my son's first child was born so he got an ornament. Fast forward 7 years when his Mom was decorating the tree this year he wanted to know why his little brother didn't have an ornament. His dad explained that when Pap made them Rylan wasn't around. That was not acceptable so he called me wanting to know if I could fix Rylan an ornament. Any how Steve Goods pattern Poplar wood Olsen 2/0 crown tooth blades. The Snoopy is for my Grandson and Scooby Do Is for my Wife. Patterns are coloring pages from the internet that had bridges added with a White Out pen. Same setup Poplar and 2/0 Olsen. The dinosaurs are thanks to @don in brooklin on I may have misappropriated the patterns that were posted for someone else. Same wood and blade setup. The snowflake stars etc are from the ornament for Charity book Same setup. The humming bird is Sheila Landry patter. Same wood and blades. In case you haven't figured it out yet I really like cutting Poplar wood. Last but not least the final (I think) Initial ornaments. Cedar wood #5 Pegasus skip tooth blades. Everything is straight off the saw with no finish yet Several will be shipped to Arizona raw so that my Grandson and His mother can finish as they see fit. Commits or criticism welcome.

Had my back surgery and it went well but still very sore. No cutting for a while. I have to use a walker to go around the house. No B-L-T. Ni bending, lifting or twisting. Oh well, I need to get better.

I've been cutting a lot of chess pieces. They are big enough to cut without a fixture to hold them . I've been using hot glue to hold them together while making the second cut. Works quite well for me.

For those in the early stages of scroll sawing there is so much to learn that learning things the hard way can be discouraging. Those of us who have been scrolling for a while have learned some things that may prevent frustration and do-overs for those who are new to scrolling. I'll start with a couple: 1. When working with lumber (as opposed to Baltic birch plywood) inspect the face of your lumber carefully before applying patterns. Imperfections are far easier to correct before you complete your scrolling. Sanding a finished piece is risky. 2. Do not let the blade lift the scrap out of your work piece. Nine times out of ten it will be fine but the blade may grab and twist the scrap causing a delicate detail to break. By the way, Murphy's law dictates that the piece that broke off will ALWAYS find the vacuum with an audible clicking sound as it goes... 3. Those tiny drills we use to drill pilot holes DO NOT like to be rushed. If you are really unlucky the tip will break off inside the work piece. Start the hole and back the drill out to clear the flutes before drilling all the way through.

Made from scrap-maple (I think) and walnut. Identifying wood species is not my strong suit, sorry. One of my granddaughters likes cows. When I found out, I decided to make a cow phone holder as the modern young adults seem permanently attached to their phones. The design is by T & E designs after some internet image research. Cut on the King 21" --sorry, I do not know the blade #. I do know it is an Olsen blade though. The walnut base is from some tree parts I had bought and then slabbed out on a bandsaw. The face was freehand burned in with a pen type wood burner. Then finished with about 4 coats of marine varnish, because I had it open. I actually I only drew 1/2 of the pattern as I had folded it over to the middle. I then cut it out with a scissor and used a red pen to mark it on my wood. I use red pen all the time as it makes it much easier to see the blade as I cut. It is 6-1/2 inches tall 4-1/2 wide and 4 deep. I also put felt feet on the bottom so it will not scratch. I am anxious to see how she likes it.

I recently had major issues with my Excalibur EX21. One of the symptoms was excessive breakage of #2 blades. I wanted to test to see if the blade breakage problem was fixed, and I wanted to practice/learn to cut thin stock. I had some 6mm reclaimed plywood I could use for this. Most of it was luan, plus a couple of pieces of mystery plywood. I knew going in that most of it would not pass QA inspection due to splintering, veneer peeling, and voids, but this did not matter since. Much to my surprise, some of the pieces were good. Less than 20% of the ornaments made it past my QA Inspection, and a few didn't pass once the photos were made. I cut 36 pieces. Yes, I know I can stack cut ornaments, but in my shop, I often need a single small part cut from thin material, and I do not want the extras to be kept from hanging around, taking up storage space. Besides, I need help finding the extras when I need them later. These are the ones I considered keepers. Not perfect but under normal room lighting I can't see the defects.

Not sure about the pictures working, If they did not get where you can see them, please contact me, Thanks. Sorry these 2 had not worked somehow; probably "pilot error"!

Copied this from the Gwinnett Woodworkers Association for my educational display at our county fair. Thought it summed it up pretty well …

Our tree this year. 100% scroll saw ornaments including the topper.

Due to the drastic increase in postage (it now costs over $5 to ship a 5 ounce package), I am forced to charge for postage. Beginning immediately, all orders under $50 will have postage and handling of $4.00. Free shipping on orders over $50. The Loyal Customer Program will still be in effect.

The hot glue is a clever idea! Would love to see a picture of the finished set.

Dave I am going to try Chess sets this year and I really like That pattern. Can you point me to where it came from?

We have two trees,, one in the house and the other is out on our back porch. The one outside has mostly ornaments that I have cut and a few store bought ones just because they were rustic looking ornaments that we liked. The ornaments that I have made for that tree are quick and easy ornaments. Some made from BBP, some made from Cedar, and some made from Cypress.

I made an OCR version: ==================== What is the difference between Scrollsawing and CNC/Laser Cutting? Every cut done on a scrollsaw is unique. It's impossible to cut something exactly the same on a scrollsaw. Scrollsawers are craftsman. Scrollsawing is like painting a picture. It takes years to lean the craft of scrollsawing, many hours of teaching your body the hand to eye co-ordination to push the timber through the blade to get exactly the cut that is required, hours of frustration, and moments of joy when you see the completed piece you have made. Each and every piece made by a scrollsaw craftsman has a little piece of their soul in it. CNC or Laser cutting is like printing a picture. CNC or Laser Cutting is a carbon copy... over and over again. It may look perfect - but it doesn't have a soul. CNC or Laser cut pieces are not handmade. The machines are 'working' the wood and the person is working a computer. Just because you print a picture of the Mona Lisa from your computer it doesn't make you DaVinci. When you buy something produced by CNC or Laser Cutter operator you are buying a mass produced item that only requires a basic knowledge of computer programming to make - the same as any item you may have purchased from IKEA. If you want to purchase a truly unique piece of artwork made by a true craftsman - buy something that has been created by a Scrollsaw Artist.

I do try though. When I'm cutting I'm at peace with the world , but everything else that goes with it bogs me down . The brain isn,t what it used to be and I need every short cut I can take to get er done! These ornaments are cut from the dollar tree large thin already cut shapes for $1.25. Turkeys and pumpkins I can get about 5 ornaments from each .I cut over 40 but keep forgetting to snap a photo.

I am a little late on this one. It was made 36+ years ago now for my oldest grandson's 1st birthday. Neighbor had given me the pattern. Made from purchased pine. Cut on one of the old tin-Dremels, that I had bought used! Strained the saw- cutting the rockers as a pair -- I remember a lot of sanding and filing away to get it even close to useable. The picture is after a factory rebuild in the 90's sometime. It had sat outside through a couple of CA rainy winters because of space for storage issues at the time. I now build much better rocking toys. Second picture is alpaca that i made about 2 years ago. I do have much better tools now and the difference shows on close examination. I might even be a little more skilled at cutting also. IMG_2246.CR2 IMG_2245.CR2 IMG_2245.CR2 IMG_2246.CR2

hope you have a fast recovery

Wishes for a speedy recovery. As others have said, follow dr's orders and do the physio.

I have been sanding the wood to 220 before applying the pattern. Makes final finishing easier. Be patient. It is not a race. Don't be overly critical - only you see the "flaws". No one else does.

Praying for recovery

We have 2 trees Paul and one is just wooden ornaments, made by me and others from ornament exchanges. It's a bit over crowded but I love it. Marg

Lurk as much as you like. Take care, glad it went well. Marg

Been there done that and not fun. Hope everything works out well !

Hu, just email you to see if you are doing okay... Should have read Scrollsaw Village first! This is good news.. Take your time, follow doctors orders... Glad you are doing as well as can be expected.

This is our tree, some are scrolled by me, some by fellow scrollers back when we did ornament exchanges and others are store bought and painted by me. Plus a few crafty ornaments I made. Our side windows have the screens on the inside which makes it handy for me to hang ornaments.

This year was my first attempt at compound cutting. I have used Poplar, Cedar, Maple and Pine so far. I think Poplar is my favorite. I have used a combination of Olsen #7 PGT, Pegasus #5 and 7 skip tooth and Pegasus #5 and 7 mg blades. I think the #5 skip is my favorite. The skip tooth blades cut faster but the mg (reverse tooth) blades cut smoother. Guess you have to decide if you want to spend more time cutting or sanding. I do not use the clear tape. Tried it but it seems to collect saw dust and somewhat obscures the lines for me. I use 3M 77 glue applied to the pattern and that applied directly to the wood. I use (2) 3 inch spring clamps to hold the blanks. I have also used a hand screw/ parallel clamp before someone on here posted the spring clamp trick. I made 30 of the Cedar initial ornaments (Steve Goods Patterns) and several of the other type ornaments from various designers this year. My advice would be as follows: #1 Make sure that your wood is square!!!! I can't stress that enough. I will save you headaches in the end #2make sure that your pattern is folded straight and on the proper line. a good crisp line directly on the corner of the wood is imperative. #3 Take your time!!! Let the blade do it's job. Stop at the end of a cut before making a turn and let the blade catch up and straighten itself. I have attached a picture of a few that I made this year. Good luck and have fun!!!!

I wouldn't put myself in an artist's shoes, but a craft's man, yep.

Had this pattern for a while now, not sure why I hadn't cut it before. Can't recall who the pattern is by (name is not on the page) but I believe I got it out of the Pattern Library here. Had to fiddle around with the clock insert diameter to get the right size, but finally managed to get the hole to the size that would fit the clock insert I ordered from Amazon. Not a lot of interior cuts on this one, most of the time is spent on the exterior.

Thanks I will get it on order.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/278473108/scroll-saw-pattern-advanced-chess-set-2?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=chess+piece+scroll+saw+pattern&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&organic_search_click=1

Thanks @meflick. You do not disappoint. I do not see a Harbinger meaning in that design, but it must be there. I understood the "Future Man". Hope you took my post above in a positive way. I really appreciate your talent for finding information...And that you take the time to do it.

Many years ago, those community home shows would have one or two scroll companies with a booth. This is where I became interested in scrolling. Stopped going to these shows when the scroll saw companies stopped showing their products. It wasn't necessarily a woodworking trade show but was enough to pique my interest.

Thanks Barb. Have to wait 3 month for PT. Big thing is to walk. Definitely doing laps around the inside of the house. Lucky we have hardwood floors.

So many things to learn and then one has to remember them

Thanks for you insight. It is encouraging to hear your journey.

Wishing you a fast recovery! I had back surgery in 2016 when I was 46. Those first 2 hours after waking up was torture,, even with all of the meds. After about 8 weeks I felt like I was 18 years old again. The pain came back a bit after several months but not near as bad. A couple shots here and there and a short time later all was good. Pain has come and gone several times since but not like pre-surgery. I don't make any unnecessary bends and am careful when I do bend,,, I think that we have only so many "bend-overs" in us.. I'm trying to conserve mine! I consider my back surgery a success.

Beautiful

Thanks Charlie , I need to look at your gallery soon to inspire me more. Your taste in scroll saw projects are the best!!

Thanks everyone. I've been trying an Olson #7 reverse tooth and usually just old bits of 2X4 cut down to 1 1/14. I don't use clamps just hold the piece. Usually it's long enough that I don't have issues hanging onto it. Just curious what everyone else was doing for things like this! Thanks again for all the info.

Beautiful Box Dave. someone will be very happy to receive it.

Wow! I had no idea you were going through that. I hope it continues to go well. At our advanced ages, surgery is no walk in the park. I'm toying with the idea of knee surgery for an old motorcycle injury about 60 years ago. I was told it would give me problems later in life and sure enough, it is. Should be just arthroscopic though. Follow doctors orders and do your rehab as they tell you to. You'll be up and around in no time. Prayers for you though.

Keep on cutting, Kevin. You're on a roll. Bruce

Absolutely first class.

Well, I sure hope you heal well. In the meantime, lurking is good too.

Nice work and thanks for the wood source tip.

Just got to say, I am a little disappointed. I really thought @meflick would have info on what this pattern is.. She usually researches the questions out an comes up with the answer... Been waiting... I tried, but got nothing.. she usually succeeds. Maybe too busy right now.

You're a busy man, Kevin. Keep up the great work.

I,m just to tired to pop in more. Holding my arms up scrolling takes a toll on me. Holding the cell phone isn,t easy either. Been using what ever I can find since day one scrolling. Rarely do I buy a piece of wood, only at the customer s request, being oak or aromatic cedar usually . Thanks for looking!!!

I'd like to see the bird this came from.