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I was so excited when Alex posted his new pattern yesterday. It came at the perfect time. I was just finishing lunch and looking for something to do. I saw the plan, purchased it and "got it done". This is also cut from reclaimed Elm. We have a lumber place here now that takes trees that the city has cut, and mill them. Most of the stuff is kept as live edge. This piece was cut from one of their "shorts" at $5/bf. Enough rambling. Cut from Elm using a #5 mg blade. I cut the outline with a #5 FD ultra reverse, but it was so slow and burned in a couple of places. The MG left an amazingly smooth surface that I only sanded the nibs where the blade came out. The flower/leaves have a watered down thin coat of Unicorn Spit. The border is Old Masters gel stain - red mahogany. The hummingbird was finished with Old Masters - fruitwood, the flower/leaves were coated with Tung Oil. Thanks @alexfox for another wonderful pattern.

I am trying to learn to make some nicer things other than on the scroll saw. My Brother Barry is a fine box maker, so I tried to make a nice box. I have been getting some nicer tools and trying to make things the right way instead of just throwing them together. This box is made of Alder which as you can see I used finger joints. The box top is made of oak and walnut. The dowels I used to attach the top are walnut.

For Christmas, my wife got me a very nice office drafting chair. I am attaching a picture of my old Craftsman chair and the new one. I have a very bad back and this new chair is great for scrolling with much better back support.

Have cut lots of Steve's patterns over the years., Here are a couple I cut for the wife for Xmas this year. Jeff

From everything I read, Chadwick was a great guy. Such a shame he died so young. “Sometimes you need to feel the pain and sting of defeat to activate the real passion and purpose that God predestined inside of you.” - Chadwick Boseman Interestingly, "Yibambe", the Wakandan battle cry, means hold fast.

Here are just some of the patterns from Steve I have cut:

As everyone has mentioned - Steve Good is a great resource and I am glad that I found his blog. I have cut a lot of his patterns, so it is hard to choose what to post. Here are few that I have done.

Ribbon Bow box.

Cut a lot of Steve Good stuff over the years, mostly due to my love for sarcasm or my wife, one of the two. Sometimes both. Some of my first layered patterns were a Steve Good patterns, and all of the boxes I've made have been Steve Good patterns.

I think you’ve done a very fine job Timothy. Oak and Walnut is a fine combination. I love the Walnut dowels you used on top of lid. They add a lot to the appearance as does the finger joints. Sometimes when adding dowels for accents I’ll leave them protrude ⅛” as clock sample. I put the dowel in my drill and polish the end across four different size grits with cushion under each grit. There’s a high end furniture manufacturer that uses this technique as their trademark. You don’t need much in tools for making boxes. I prefer the old hand tools. They have the best steel for sharpening such as hand planes , chisels and etc Sorry for being so long winded I think your work great

I love Steve's stick figures!! 20220814_195230.mp4

Toy Airplane Jet Fighter Cut from some random reclaimed plywood. Another one requested by my grandson.

Biplane cut from Luan plywood. My grandson wanted this and the Luan was the only thing I had available. I figure it would be broken in short order but it is still going after more than a year. It is surprisingly strong.

Layered Ornament Candles Holly

Christmas Nativity Platform Ornament

Christmas Mini Nativity

Just a plug for Steve.. I try to donate to him about what I would have to spend on a subscription to a scroll magazine, each year. I really think I get more from him than I do from the magazines. It's not Not much money, I agree, but I get more from him than any Scroll Saw magazine I have ever subscribed to...

Sweet! A good chair is vital to the enjoyment of this hobby, IMHO.

awesome job

terrific job

Oh, I like that! Another SG pattern to add to my to-do list. Thanks.

That was a quick process! Great job!

Awesome pattern and cutting Charlie. Like your work.

I really like it! Very manly looking! Not that womanly would be a bad thing.

Great job!

This seems to be common since this is the third time it's come up. Try this https://blogspot.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa6b059408ca051b3a85dce6b&id=41aee3cf07&e=e151848253.

Hehe. I actually grill dinner once a week during the winter and three times a week during the summer. Sounds fair, doesn't it?

In a reply to my Sands of Time Slipping By post in Bragging Rights, meflick wrote: “I think with Steve’s (Steve Good) patterns, he aims for fairly easy to do projects that don’t take a lot of time for new scrollers and those with little time to work on big projects. I think that serves a large audience and is needed, especially in bringing new people to the hobby. However, You, Dave and many others on here are much more advanced and detailed in your work so I can see where you would not regularly find things on his site appealing to your needs. That’s why it’s good we have other good artists who do more intricate and detail patterns as well. Plus, you and Dave both like to come up with your own ideas or spin on things…“ The part of his reply is something I have been giving a lot of thought to of late. I for one, get bored easily so doing the same type of projects over and over makes me get bored very quickly. That is why finding and choosing what Scroll Saw Pattern’s to do has becomeo difficult. The following is intended to just open a discussion with no right’s or wrong’s, but maybe just some insite’s as to how WE, as individuals, treat this part of our activity. Here is me waxing out load: Yes, we have great Artist/pattern makers that produce a wonderful array of patterns for those of us who are not so talented in that area of this hobby. However, that to me is a slight problem, as I don't care to be a "copycat", if you can understand my meaning. Also, portraits (people faces) are not my thing nor is many of the other typical topics such as Indians, western scenes, cabins, mountains, etc. And even though I have done a lot of Eagle patterns, many bird patterns, a quite a few big cat patterns and others, some domestic animals (Cats and Dogs) as well as many wildlife patterns are not on the top of my to-do list. And, this is just me, but I do not generally do religious patterns as I feel they are in the category with political work that expresses an opinion that may not be appreciated by all who reads these posts in SSV. Then there is the fact that I like to add color to my work, and many of the “typical” Scroll Saw patterns are mainly intended as a B&W (dark and light contrasting wood colors) image. Patterns of florals, birds, butterfly’s, etc. are all subjects that lend themselves to having color added. Also, as current resident of Florida, my taste in subjects, especially for my “ART”, is more “southern, ocean, beachy, boating, tropical, etc” which, with few exceptions, are not typical Scroll Saw Pattern subjects. Although I consider myself as a somewhat talented Craftsman who produces “ART” with a Scroll Saw, as I stated above, some of us are not the talented Artist/pattern makers that we would like to be. As a result, in order to keep from getting bored with the subjects I cut, I have been forced to become somewhat skilled at working in Inkscape and have resorted to kind of pilfering (free, non-copyrighted, royalty free) images from varied on-line sources that I can convert into scroll saw patterns. Some of which have turned out good and some not quite so much. I still have a lot to learn. Now it is your turn to jump in and add your thoughts.

I started out with fretwork like most of us did. One day I was working on a piece and couldnt really tell what I was lookin at so I put the pieces I had cut out back in to sort of get some prespective. Then it hit me thats what I want to do. Cut the pieces out, paint them and put them back in. Created a learning curve of course like what to do with the holes and such but it was simple enough to figure out. After that I can now basically just find any old picture, print it out and thats my pattern. no longer need to worry about bridges and the like because basically, all of the pieces are going to become detached. The hardest part is saving the tiny pieces, labelling as to not only the color but where they go back in. I came up with my own coding system for that with just some lines and x's and such. Now I can do ones with hundreds of tiny pieces but of course it took my some time to work up to that. Fun process though and always more challenging. Flowers are one of my favorites, that and military type plaques and signs.

Now that is awesome Barb. You did a fantastic job choosing colours and stain.

Custom order. 11” x 14” BB ply within a 16” x 20” frame. Like to give credit to designer Grampa Paul for doing this for me. He did an excellent job and so fast. Thanks Paul.

Very nice, Barb. I love you colors. I think wood is to beautiful to completely cover with colors. Tinting is fantastic.

I agree with RJ. I haven't seen anything I felt you just thrown together. Your work is very professional. As for you first box, I think you did an outstanding job. I've never attempted finger joints.

Love the colours. It really makes it pop. Question. Does the puzzle go right thru as the pictures are reversed. I am going to do one of the cat puzzles but waiting for grand daugther to choose.

Dan, that's an easy fix - get to cooking.

Thanks Bruce

Don't do many of Steve's patterns but I get is daily mail and have a ton respect and gratitude for all he does for the scrolling community. I did make this for my wife for Valentines one year. She must have liked it she keeps it on the coffee table year round.

Here is one of Steve's patterns, I cut sometime back. As most of you know I am a Treekie from way back. I saw this pattern and was In Love. I have it hanging here in my room, and am looking at it as I type. I have done quit a few of Stve's pattern's and will do more.

This it the most recent one of his I have cut.

Steve's Scroll saw Workshop was the first place I came across when I became interested in scrolling as a hobby. I have made quite a few of Steve's patterns and as Jim McDonald says above have learned much from him. These 2 patterns were my first attempts at using more than 1 layer of wood and although I still have much to learn, I was quite happy with the results.

I cut a lot of Steve's patterns and can truthfully say that I have learned volumes from reading his posts, watching his YouTube and cutting his patterns. He has been a great supporter of this hobby and I appreciate all that he HAS done and will do for us. Here are a couple of recent cuts from older, timeless postings:

I cut many Steve Good patterns, it is a great place to get different patterns when you start with the scrollsaw. I just post a few pics of some of his designs

I have cut many patterns of Steve's, more so when I first started out, not as much lately. The Army flag below was for a co-workers son that was in the Army. I am rather proud of the super straight lines that I cut on this piece... I must have been having a good day in the shop when I cut this. LOL

99% of everything I've cut thus far has been Steve Good patterns. Thank you Steve Good!

Interesting discussion. I bought a bunch of Alex Foxe's pattern when I heard about him losing is home and stuff when the Russian invasion of the Ukraine hit his area. Never intended to cut the patterns but the more I looked at them the more intrigued I became in particular some of the more intricate patterns. Am now a fan of his. The cutting is a challenge in some cases but the assembly and final result are worth it. He sells them at a very dirt cheap rate on Etsy. What talent that person has. Don't see how his sales keep family going but apparently they do.

I'm just now learning or, trying to learn the ins and outs of my gifted De Walt 788. But, I'm intrigued with Catol Rothman's bowls and boxes. I don't think fret work will be in my future. Though, intarsia looks interesting. And, puzzles, too. I like to build functional and/or manipulable stuff, best. Combining scrolled work with power carving seems a good avenue to venture down, too. Possibly some marquetry as well.

I'm primarily a toymaker. I made toys for girls, and later, when my grandson was born, I started making toys for him. He loves my toys and would keep every one of them if I let him. I have made many fretwork shelves and enjoy making them and plan to get back to them. I don't like portraits and probably would never cut one. I have no problem using someone else's design or paying for it. However, I make changes to almost everything. I like some silhouettes and have made a few plans to make more in the future. Bowls, baskets, and ornaments especially compound cut ornaments. Bowls and baskets are still on the want to try list. I want to make some chess sets. I started one years ago, and my kids kept taking the pieces plus work got in the way. A couple of weeks ago, my grandson asked me to make a chess set, so a chess set has moved to near the top of my list. I sell online, so the business and my grandson drive what I make.

I make toys, and I have seen this repeatedly. One designer admitted this to me after an extended discussion via email. One toy designer has never admitted not building his designs, but he posts rendered photos. Never a photo of an actual toy that he built. When you go to build the toys, you sometimes discover obvious errors and design flaws or parts that are near impossible to make or so weak they are easily broken. All of which would easily be discovered if he had done a test build as part of the proofing.