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Here is some of my work for this Christmas ! I've discover the scroll saw about 4 years ago it does help me to control my PTSD from Canadian Forces

Hi everyone, just finished this portrait. I want to thank Paul ( Grampa ) for making this pattern for me. I just don't know how he does these so quick. Thanks again Paul.

Size is 8” x 10” BB ply. The young Beatle pattern is by Helder Botas acquired from the library and I don’t know who designed the older pattern.

Got this done recently, just before Christmas, made it for a friend of mine, who wanted to it for his son, Keith Fenton pattern

When I first started scrolling it was on my saw for a day. After that it is trash. Now if I get a new saw, it is gone before I even setup the saw.

This is the 3rd year my wife and I have made gifts for our kids. The first one for my son is Halo by Derek Hugger. Its a spring loaded marble machine. If you look him up on youtube, you will see how it is suppose to operate. Unfortunately I still need to work on it as it binds up and does not run as smoothly as I'd like. I tried to use walnut and oak where I could, but it often wasn't strong enough and I had to use plywood. The 2nd is a kids bakery counter for my daughter. My wife did the detail work and painting. 1/2 inch ply, and 1/8 inch plexiglass. No plans for this one just a rough cutlist we made. Thanks again everyone for a wonderful year, my family really enjoys the photos you post of your amazing works of art.

Fun pattern by pattern designer Jik from Indonesia. https://www.facebook.com/jik.siluet His custom portraits are very good. Don't know if there's a deep meaning to this one but it was a fun cut anyway.

Unless laws have changed over the rest of the world, The USA is the only country that requires that hold down piece to be placed on the saw before it leaves the manufacturer! It is supposed to be a safety item to hold down the work piece! Your hands do a much better job of holding down what you are working on! Not only that the hold down piece will be in the way and could break the finer cuts as you are moving the project around for the blade to do its thing! Just my 2 cents worth! Erv

Extra blade holders is a big plus, also not having extras when shopping for a saw brings up a good bargaining point.. I've showed sellers the price of new extra ones and mentioned how it affects the saws price.. If looking at a saw that has just one holder and they asking $300 and then finding another saw that has 5 holders and the same asking price.. Many times you can get $50 - 100 knocked off the price when bringing these up to the seller. Most sellers are from people that know nothing about the saw.. was dads old saw and he past away and we see they sell new ones for X so this is how we ask for X.. educate them and many times you can get a better deal. My first Hawk I bought had only one holder and it had a huge blade in it.. not even sure how it fit into the hole in the holder, LOL.. I didn't know much about Hawks at the time and I had read that you had to have different sized holders for different sized blades.. I mixed up what I read on Hegners as they are sort of that way.. anyway I bargained with them showing the blade I brought with me and the blade they had in the saw.. said I couldn't even try the saw out because those blade holders won't work for my blades and that I'd have to buy $150 worth of holders so I could even use the saw.. Got him down from $250 - 100 on price.. then I realized I could actually use the holder that they had after I got home, LOL.. I guess it got me a better deal but it wasn't my intention to use that bargaining method both me and the seller was naive of the saw.. LOL Was a good thing though because after getting the saw and realizing how much was really wrong with it I ended up having to spend a good $250 to get parts and extra holders to make it work right and user friendly for me.

I sold hundred of these and never worry about it, BUT I live in Canada.

I, too, removed it as I set up the saw.

I kept the hold down on my first saw, for some time. I was just learning how to scroll (trial & error) and I had a tendency to do things that caused the blade to grab and lift the wood. The hold down was actually somewhat useful for this. After I got a little better at controlling the cut, selecting blades, etc, I found the hold down was far more of a nuisance than a help, so off it came. I'm on my third saw now and I've never used a hold down since.

Remove all warning labels and let nature weed out the idiots. Have your lawyer's number on speed dial, though.

Ditto

Thanks, Scott. It's as I surmised. Off it comes!

I have blade holder that has gone missing. The blade snapped and it vanished into the shop. It is good to have extras.

Maybe the snow could be provided with a "snow on/off button" next year, so everyone would be happy. Charley

Plaques are of BB Ply 6” round. Stands are of Maple with one stained walnut.

I assume you have the round blade chucks like this? https://stores.bushtonhawkstore.com/lower-barrel-style-blade-holder/ If so then this is the only replacement that I see on the site and it's showing a plastic one in the picture. I bought my replacement about 6 years ago and it's still working fine.. so even if you had to replace the plastic one every couple years the price for the part is cheap enough.. https://stores.bushtonhawkstore.com/lower-barrel-style-blade-holder/

Will it stop snowing, are we going to get fireworks for new years, RJ

Nice work. I always call scrolling my therapy. Thanks for your service.

Jewelry box size is 7 ½” x 4 ¼” x 3”. Woods used were Holly, Maple, Jatoba & Cherry. Cherry & Jatoba were laminated and then cut to size for the box. Inlayed banding on top to complement. Finished with clear satin polyurethane and polished with bees wax.

I use two pair of needle nose pliers and use one pair close to the teeth and then use the other pair on the tip of the blade to "untwist" the ends

Ah, I can vividly remember my first project going back 24 years. I had just built my 8 x 12 workshop and purchased my first scroll saw. A 16” Craftsman, and couldn’t wait to get started. Photo attached was my first project, and it was a Christmas gift for my mother. I think I spent at least three evenings till midnight completing this. I was finally done and proud as hell. My mother was very pleased, it was the first thing she would put out on display each Christmas season. When she passed in 2007 I received it back. Here it is. A Christmas window scene cut out on ⅛” oak and enclosed within an oak frame and red acrylic backing on a mahogany stand. Now my wife puts it out on display each Christmas season as well. What was your first project and story? Love to hear it. Merry Christmas everyone.

First of all let me wish all of you here at The Village a Wonderful and Joyful Christmas. I an sure just about everyone here will know this Fair Ride, Every Fair I have ever been to has one of these, The Pirate Ship as it's called most of the time. I found this pattern floating around on the net, I also found the kit, but someone(bless him) posted the pattern itself for free. It took a few days, but I got it together. Now I have to decide to sell it or keep it.

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

It sounds like he "stabbed" the wrong parent. Glad you got shed of that one.

It can be worth the effort.

Great project.... I did not know there was a Mrs. Grinch...! or a girlfriend Grinch or he converted...

Made for the wife for Xmas. Keith Fenton pattern.

Beautiful work!

Very beautiful Xmas ornaments Christian and well done. Happy New Year.

I like all 3. My wife would love the reindeer.

Very nice, RJ

Beautiful piece, RJ

Urn sizes are 3 ½” x 4” x 3 1/“. Woods used were Mahogany, Walnut, Aspen, Yellow Heart & Wenge. Brass plates are removable for engraving or can be left off. Inside was mortised to 2 ½” x 2 ½” x 2 ¾” and flocked.

Wonderful cutting and unique.

I can't say how many blades broke prematurely or repeatedly popped out of the clamps when I didn't straighten the ends. It almost turned me on spiral blades, forever.

Very beautiful. Nice clean cuts. I like the background.

Made ornaments for friends and relatives again this year. this is a Steve Good pattern that didn’t show up on his site but a web search gets it. 20 ornaments. A keen eye will see two are reversed from the rest, as well as a few missed detail cuts on a few. Nothing anyone can notice unless they are side by side; I’ve just got to work on double checking parts before the Final Cut.

The frame is a gift for my son. I usually make at least 40-60 ornaments for family and friends. The frame and dove are Steve Good patterns.

I was on for just a short while yesterday and noticed the snow flakes. It didn’t bother me, so I kept on scrolling. Thanks for the festive site, Travis.

Thx Travis, its been awhile since I saw snow, RJ

Sorry to be late to the conversation but a wood working club I used to belong to use about 2,000 wheels a year for the Toys for Tots program we ran. The wheels came from here. We used wooden dowels for axles. We purchased what they called 2nds. 98% of the wheels were usable. Casey's Wood Products, We at Casey's have it all - wood dowels, blocks, balls, toy wheels, cutouts, shaker pegs and more. Anything for your crafts or woodworking project we will have it in stock for immediate shipping. We do offer 1 or 2 day UPS shipping if you need your order in a hurry. You can call us at 1-800-452-2739 if you need a human in a hurry for a question or something. (caseyswood.com)

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

Beautiful!

These are two of Steve Good's patterns I cut for my grandchildren (trucks) and son and daughter (cross). I actually cut one other truck for another grandson but he is a little older and I plan to stain his rather than color. The colors or the other three grandchildren's favorite colors. I still have to glue and spray a finish. I plan on using Polyacrylic.

My comments above refer to the "cellulose" type lacquer. In this day and age you must read the label. Water based finishes have their own rules. They do not "burn" the previous coat and so need different techniques. Some of the "new" finishes raise the wood grain more than others. Those that do require sanding. Nuts oh for the good old days.

I have been using Deft lacquer for years Ace has it. Sometimes I start with sanding sealer (one coat) if the wood needs a sealer in which case you do need to sand then top coat. You do not need to sand between the finish coats since the new coat does "burn" into the previous coat. I let it cure for a few days and then sand the last coat if needed. I sometimes buff the last coat after curing.. I use the "critter" spray unit at about 40 PSI to spray. The beauty of the Critter is that it uses mason jars and I keep one with Acetone to spray through the Critter to clean up. The Deft semi gloss does have a slight yellow tint the clear is almost crystal

That's only true for shellac, most of the others require a mechanical bond, i.e. sanding between coats.