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Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk, no relation to our @Dave Monk. If anyone is interested, the pattern is in the library.

Clock size is 9” x 16” x ¼” Maple done with acrylics and attached to a 13” x 20” oak backer and spruce frame. Ebony accent’s on corners. Pattern is by Dirk Boelman acquired from the 97 Creative Woodworks and Crafts magazine. This is second time cutting this pattern. First one was done in Cedar with natural finish and no backing.

Love cutting Steve’s patterns,always perfect and simple to cut

Steve’s Circus,I cut this over the Christmas Break

Cuore meccanico, realizzato con legno massello

Hi, I am new to scroll sawing. I modified the pattern a bit to hang on the wall. I wanted to cut something for a friend of my daughters. My daughter is an acholic. She got so bad binging during her Christmas holiday, she called her doctor and wanted to end it. During this time her friend tried so hard to get her into rehab. She was successful along with her husband and the rest of the family. She was a blessing to our family. I wanted to repay me as well as my other daughter's gratitude. So, I cut this, and my other daughter is burning a verse from the bible on the bottom. We will present it to her when we are finished.

My parents passed away 26 days apart, in August & September 2021, and my final aunt followed them in October 2021. I went to her funeral out of town. A cousin was scrolling and showed me his craft. I decided this could help me take my mind off all the sadness. He gave me a few simple patterns and an old Ryobi pinned blade saw for me to try when I got back home. I cut 2 patterns on that little saw, and immediately knew I was obsessed with this craft. I then bought a Dewalt, and soon after upgraded to my current Seyco 21" saw. I love the addiction, now having been experimenting with various items for about 14 months. The Easter Bible pattern was cut in remembrance of my parents and my Faith in God to help me thru my dark times. The Life on the farm was cut for me as we live on a ranch and raise all kinds of livestock, mostly cattle. The Boots & Guns pattern was cut and given as a gift to my favorite cowboy who helps us round up and work our stock. I appreciate Steve's generosity to the craft. He has been very helpful in assisting me with tool selection as I've progressed into the addiction. THANK YOU STEVE & THANK YOU TO ALL THE OTHER MOST HELPFUL FOLKS IN THE SCROLLING WORLD!

Like everyone else…just about every pattern I cut has been a Steve Good pattern. Let me see if I have any pictures…being kind of new to scrolling again, Steve’s patterns offer something for everyone. I like the patterns you cut and they make things, like the desk organizer and the trinket box. Building confidence in the fretwork. Cut another Steve Good fret pattern lastnight…don’t have pictures yet.

A finished basket. The pattern #C-09 is by Alex Fox. I enlarged the pattern by 30% and used 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood 10" square. Cut on the Pegas scroll saw using Pegas #1R MGT blades. After gluing and sanding, the finish is one coat spray Shellac, another sanding and a final coat of spray Lacquer Clear Gloss. Comments welcome.

Hi, my name is Iggy and I'm new here... OK, not new, but been away a while and it's great to see familiar names and some new ones. Long story short, my wife had serious health issues the past 18 months, all is well now and she's back to 100%. And 2 months ago we moved (to be closer to family) and after 4 months of not cutting, I got my shop setup enough to start doing some scrolling. In years past I've done 20-25 craft events per year, this coming year I plan on only doing about 6 of my biggest and best events. We'll see what 2024 holds as I learn about local events here in the new home town. (Moved from Carolina Beach, NC to Winston-Salem, NC) One thing I'm excited about is a Big Foot Festival I'll be doing in May. Should be hilarious and fun. I plan on doing 50+ puzzles, 50+ wall racks, 10+ jumbo racks, a couple of desk clocks, maybe a couple sets of bookends... See what people like this first year and be better prepared for next year. My first cuttings this past weekend after 4 months of no cutting in the first photo... Big Foot and Sasquatch wall racks. And photos of finished products I've done before and will do more of for the festival.

My father-in-law passed away a few weeks ago and I found an old brass plaque in his shed. He was a sailor on the USS James Monroe, a submarine, in the early 60's. It was very tarnished and on a not so pretty wooden board. Certainly not bragging on my frame here. I cut it like an inlay so the inner circle where the brass plaque goes would be slightly inset. When I was pushing it in place the outer circle broke at 3 o'clock. I'll probably remake it but wanted to show his plaque off anyway. I certainly don't have what it takes to be a submariner.

I saw this last spring on Steve's website and on a lark sent it to my sis-in-law...which turned out to be a mistake. She LOVED it and asked if it could be bigger? I said Bigger? Like how big? Oh she said...like 3'!! I got most of it cut out of 3/4" Ply and then she asked if she could ditch the "Springtime" and get "Welcome"...Hmmm Ya I guess. Final dimensions were @39" Tall and @38" wide Tools utilized: Table Saw, Jig Saw, Scroll Saw, Hand Saw, 5' Random orbit sander, Belt disc sander Scott McCaul

Hi everyone. Just thought I would put a pic of a fan I cut out a while back. I stacked cut these out of 1/4 inch B/B Ply. I put a picture of part of the pattern while I was cutting it. I have them hanging on the wall in my granddaughters room.

Pattern by Heatland Creations, size 25” x 12” x 1” Walnut live edge finished with clear satin polyurethane and polished with bees wax. Second cutting of this pattern.

Hi All. I have a quick favor to ask. If you downloaded the Ornaments For Charity eBook and cut a pattern from that, could you post a picture in the eBook's review section of something you cut? I'd like to get pictures in the reviews section, kinda like how they do it on Etsy. I think folks seeing projects you cut is super helpful. If you've already submitted a review, I don't think you can add another one. But you should be able to edit your review to add pictures. Also, if you bought one of the Custom Ornament Business Kits, can you do the same? Again, I think that will be super helpful to see what folks are making with those kits. Plus, I think it will help sales, which helps keep the lights on at SSV. Thanks all for your help. I really appreciate it. Here are the links to the two category to make it easy: Ornaments For Charity: https://www.scrollsawvillage.com/files/file/3-ornaments-for-charity/ Custom Ornament Business Kits: https://www.scrollsawvillage.com/files/category/10-business-kits/

Hey Charley, yep, adjusting to the weather changes. Lived in Raleigh/Durham for 50 years so not much different, just have to readjust after beach living. I attended a meeting of the local Carolina Scrollers group but haven't looked into NCWoodwork yet, but I will.

I have done so many of Steve Goods patterns doing my seven years of scrolling. I do mostly portrait scroll art now.

We all know Steve Good from Scroll Saw Workshop. He's arguably the most prolific, and most well known pattern designers in the scrolling community. He's turned out so many great patterns on a nearly daily basis. His free pattern library will keep an average scroller busy for years! Plus, he's very generous when sharing his knowledge and advice. I think it's safe to say that most scrollers that have been around for a short bit have cut one or more of his patterns. So I think this month's scroll saw challenge is to post a project you cut with a Steve Good pattern. When you do, post a little backstory about your project. Why did you choose that design? Who did you make it for? It'll be fun to see what you come up with! Are you looking for a project? Browse his free Pattern Catalog here: https://www.stevedgood.com/catalog/index.php

I crafted table using Peruvian walnut, Zebra wood, and Maple. The drawer on the table slides through so each player can access it. Chess pieces are made of Aspen and Peruvian walnut. The first design of pieces are super fragile and will break super easy.

I have been making some things. I just finished this Marine Emblem. This is the 6th one I have made. Everytime I make one I end up giving it to a Marine I meet. Then I have to make myself another one. The last one I gave to a Marine, it was my Dental Hygienist. She was pretty excited.. So here it the last one. I am now starting a Navy one for a retired Navy friend. He spent 35 years in the Navy.. He deserves one.

Great way to honor him. The 60's were turbulent times - especially for the U.S. Navy. Your attention to his memory is wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Bruce

Well there you are was wondering what happened, glad to see you and your wife is doing good, should have the family move near you instead the beach area, RJ

beautiful craftsmanship, l love that show, RJ

just thought I'd add, Even though it doesn't pay as well, I would rather have Dave Monk's woodworking talents than that Monk,s acting talents.

My sincere condolences Charlie. It’s good of you restoring your grandfather’s plaque. I’m sure he treasured it and he would be proud of what you’ve done. Great job restoring.

Excellent work Charlie. You must have a real collection.

I agree, a great memorial. And a great keepsake. You did a fine job. I am very sure he would have loved and treasured it.

Looks great Charlie.

You did a great job cutting that out. Looks like it was always there. A great keepsake. Also, i'm sorry for your loss.

Love it! Just perfect!

My Brother that moved to Mississippi from Denver 4 months ago decided it was finally time to get a job. My Brother has always been some sort of Iron Worker. He spent the last MANY MANY years being a CWI (Certified Welding Inspector). He decided to slow things down a bit and get a job that he would enjoy more. He got a job at a Cabinet Shop that I get a lot of scrap wood from. I decided to make him a HandyMans toolbox to carry his special tools in (He has a bunch). I hope he enjoys it.

That's some great wall art!

The Butterfly patterns were converted from various free images I found on-line. The Butterflies were cut from 5/32” solid core Birch and are approximately 10” x 7.5” which I primed and then painted with rattle can Krylon Gloss Black. The Backer is 1/4” x 12” x 24” BB Ply that was hand painted with Acrylic Artist paints. I used photos of real Butterflies to get an idea of the colors. The assembled panel was protected with Minwax Clear Gloss Polycrylic. From top to bottom they are: Monarch, Papillio Ulysses, and Papillio Machaon. Lots of other images were available but the wing patterns of most were just too intricate to convert to a Cuttable Scroll Saw Pattern. The frame is 1 3/4” wide premium Pine that was primed and painted Glidden Gloss Black. Comments and critiques always welcome.

I love butterflies and you netted some beauties there. I think I've seen all of those in my yard. Beautiful!

Thanks Marg. The grain messed this one up a bit. I put a light stain on it which I don’t normally do and it really brought out the grain too much. Oh well, he’ll do for my wall. I’ve seen every episode multiple times also. Even have a Monk coffee mug. Considering the subject, I’ll have to make sure I hang this one level.

I was looking for this photo of my central vacuum in my shop attic, but couldn't find it. Now I found it. The exhaust pipe to outside is above the vacuum. I had left the top Dust Deputy to input for the vacuum tall because I wasn't certain what kind of barrel my son was going to get me. It has been shortened to a lower lout now, not that it matters much. The pipe below the vacuum comes from the lines in the shop walls and up into the side connection of the Dust Deputy. On the beam to the right of the vacuum is a power switch to remove all power from the vacuum when needed, like when changing/dumping the barrel or cleaning the bottom can of the vacuum. Charley it.

Good to know and thanks. Thinking here a "quiet" shop vac like the DeWalt QT, with a bleeder mechanism I can if need be make myself. Encouraging. I already have hearing loss and "quiet" is a good thing to avoid further damage. Ear plugs and ear muffs present problems for me, so I'd prefer a different approach. Don

Interestingly, when you neck down the 4" to a much smaller size, the cfm drops. The load and current draw on a dust collector goes down with the cfm. I tried many years ago connecting my big dust collector to my scroll saw and was disappointed with the performance. I connected my vacuum to the scroll saw and got much better flow and suction. My dust collector can provide a max of around 1800 cfm and max static pressure of about 11". My vacuum can provide a max of 135 cfm and max static pressure of 96". For small hoses the vacuum is a better choice. I do use a small bleeder hole when my vacuum is hooked to a sander otherwise the sander can get stuck to what I am sanding.

I guess it's the 4 inch hose necked down to the little 1 1/2 inch duct on my Wen saw and Wen portable oscillating spindle sander. The Shop Fox wall collector screams. My old Craftsman shop vac does get louder and higher pitched, but not like the wall mount collector. This brings up a question maybe you or someone could answer. Years ago I seem to remember a vacuum my Dad had that had a sliding collar covering a hole in the wand. A user could adjust the collar to fully or only partially cover the hole which adjusted the suction power through the wand. I wonder if I rigged a "bleeder" of sorts like that was, if the load on the motor would reduce and noise also? I know I'd lose suction flow some but maybe it would still be enough to draw the fine dust from a scroll saw? And maybe better on a motor? Don

Sounds good.

Here are just a few of Steve's patterns I sawed during 2022. I gave the bunnies (both sizes) away at our NM state fair. This was part of the Alburquerque Woodworkers Association booth. They were a hit with kids of all ages. Kay Grant

My latest. Butterfly with a name, and I used a simple small butterfly as bridging to reinforce the letters:

Thanks Scott @Scott M.. I will call him. I talked with Michael Murray today and he was most helpful. Per his suggestion, I loosened the 4 hex screws which hold the tabletop in place and shifted the tabletop to where the blade fit in the slot when the head is tilted. That did the trick with one minor issue. When the head is tilted beyond 36°, the blade guard (the one under the tabletop) hits the underside of the tabletop and makes a lot of noise. Michael suggested removing the lower blade guard as it serves little purpose. it is not very often that any of us put ourselves at risk of cutting our fingers on the blade under the tabletop while running the scrollsaw. Kudos to Michael and Pegas for good technical support!

So many to pic from. the first one was more meaningful as it was a wedding invite to all the people. My sister in law was fussy on how things are. So it meant more.

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 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

Segmentation pattern by Shiela Landry. Fun one to do

Found this...https://komakesthings.wordpress.com/2020/02/02/craft-cogsworth-beauty-and-the-beast/