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I’ve been scrolling for nearly 20 years now and always thought about making a trivet when I see others post about them. I seen a book while shopping with my wife last fall that had trivets and put it on my Christmas list. This is fresh off the saw. Cut from 1/2” cherry using a Pegas #3 MGT blade. I had to modify the pattern slightly due to the drill bit got off centered in the center hole, there was supposed to be some other cutouts around the drilled hole but it went off center so I just cut the hole out larger and recentered it. Think it’ll look good once dipped in Danish oil to make the color pop. I intend to finish with DO, but was curious how others finish their trivets? Does anyone make trivets with a backer? I’m just wondering because I feel like this is going to be quite fragile. Originally designed to be about 10” diameter but I didn’t want to piece the pattern together since I no longer have my large format printer and I would have needed to do a glue up going that large so I opted to size it at large as I could on a single sheet of which makes it around 8 inch ish. One more question, how thick of material is best for trivets? I was going to go down to 3/8 but with the details of this and how fragile it could get I went with 1/2.

Pattern by Marilyn Carrman 14 ½” x 11” x 1” Walnut live edge.

I have a 21+ year old Grandson, that calls me 4 or 5 times a week just to check on me and Grandma. It is really nice, and I really appreciate it. So I wanted to make him a little something to put on his desk where he works. I made this little clock. Hope he likes it. The clock in made with Canary wood and the backer, just to enrich the clock and show off the canary wood a little more, is bloodwood. This is a Steve Good pattern. Someone else on here made one and I liked it, that is what led me to it.

Here are a couple more for my sale this weekend.

I think you have just opened a can of worms.

I married the girl next door 48 years ago. We were sweethearts in 7th-8th grades. Then reconnected in college. As kids we walked hand-in-hand at school and on country trails. So I made this portrait of us for her last year at Valentines Day.

First of all I found out I really like Sycamore wood. I found a new consignment store about 2 hours away with a large variety of kiln dried sawmill wood. Woohoo!!! Cut this for an old friend. Rich was a Christian music artist. I especially liked him because though he made tons of money he gave most of it to a Native American Reservation in New Mexico where he lived and taught children music. He took a salary of $20,000 a year from the millions that would have been available to him.

I agree with Stoney, while I do not have a Hegner, I do have a Hawk and the quality of these machines are over the top compared to the others and the price reflects that.. BUT, either people love them or hate them, they do have a totally different style of cutting experience and the blade clamping / tensioning is not as forgiving as those short parallel link arm saws like the DeWalt & Ex type saws.. I've seen people bash both the Hawk and Hegners on the FB forums because their experience is they can't get used to them.. well they just don't give themselves the time to "learn" them... My first Hawk I bought for $100 and I was so excited because the reputation is they are one of the best saws out there.. which they are so long as you have the patients to learn them.. I hated the thing at first.. but I knew it was more of a user error ( had to be with all the positive reviews of these ).. I kept my old DeWalt for "in a rush orders" but used the Hawk as much as I could to get used to and learn the machine.. the learning curve can be slow figuring out why I couldn't get blades from not breaking or get the right tension etc.. and they do cut a little less aggressive so it seems like it cut slower.. not sure it really does.. I find I'm way more relaxed using the Hawks than the Excalibur.. but I still go to the Excalibur if I'm just wanting to get something finished because I spend years running this style saw.. and muscle memory just makes it seem to get the job done faster.. In all honesty I don't think it's any slower considering you don't have to lift the arm up out of the way to change to the next hole as the arms on these are spring loaded.. if you break a blade or once you loosen the blade the arm just pops up out of the way.. My suggestion is.. first off.. I don't think you're going to really be able to dig in and get to know the saw with just trying one for a day... It took me weeks / months to really get the hang of the long arm saw and as I said.. I still today will go cut on the Excalibur when I feel rushed to get something done.. I suggest rather than buying a new one at nearly double the cost of the other saws.. I suggest getting a used saw.. the resale value on new saws is not there to justify buying it and if you don't like it you're going to loose about $1000 in value.. I've seen people struggle to sell new never used ones even at that $1000 price.. If you can find a used one for $800 or less you're more likely going to loose less money IF you can't seem to get the hang of it and have to sell it.. You may still loose.. but you're not going from $1700 down to $700 -800 ish.. These saws are built like tanks.. and rarely anything drastic happens and in most cases the parts are readily available so I wouldn't be scared to buy a used saw to try and learn on.. If you're adamant about getting new then try the used one for a year and then get a new one.. JMO.. If you have money to toss around then get the new one first and hope you like it..

Your grandson is one in a million, hold him close. Excellent gift. Marg

Wow that looks delicate! Great job.

I like it. The different length of pedals give it a natural non-symetric look. But over view shows symetric. A good combination. Daisies?

I always finish them with mineral oil. I don’t want a finish to mess up my kitchen pots or casseroles. I usually make them from 1/2 material.

To pretty to sit under a hot pan! That is a wall hanger for sure! Very nice work.

Nice pieces, Barb. That humming bird one would be a good candidate for a stained glass backer and used as a window hanger...

awesome job

Looks great. I haven't made any trivets, but if you want to make a backer, try cork.

Here are a few, "adding color to scrolling " Valentine projects.

Beautiful trivet Kevin. The finish choice depends on what you want to do with it, display or actually use. I have found that using a trivet for hot pans or dishes it's better to not use any kind of a film finish.

I think it's daisies but not really sure, I just used one of the patterns from the book I have and the pattern was called Spring Flowers or something like that.

Very nice!

I haven’t been on a message board or forum in years and years. I must say, y'all are absolutely amazing! This is a wonderful community here and I really appreciate it. Thank you again @CharleyL!

That looks great Paul and I am sure your grandson will love it. Kudos to him for being so thoughtful and loving to call and check on his grandparents. Sounds like he’s a wonderful young man.

My Grandson is into dragons, guess I have to make him one. Jerry

Mine was made by Paragrave, but they no longer seem to exist. SCM is a good quality brand of the same kind of power carver. They aren't cheap, but worth every penny for a good reliable one. The SCM are actually about 1/3 off from when I bought mine. There was another brand called Power Carver, but they too don't seem to exist anymore. Bits are standard 1/16" shank dental bits. I get my dentist to sterilize and give me his older bits, since they use a new bit for every patient, and they don't wear out enough to be a woodworking problem with just one use. They sell for about $2 each and up on the internet anyway. There are several sources, but I've included the link to the one that I like. Search for "1/16" dental bits" to find more sources. My Paragrave carver is over 25 years old and is still running fine. Charley https://scmsysteminc.com/power-carver/ https://www.lascodiamond.com/

Made this for SWMBO for our 25th wedding anniversary We are nearing 47 years together in a few months and this still holds true Top left is just a nickname I gave her when we were just dating, I'm sure she has been called worse....LOL She must like it, it still hangs on our wall today. (Not like many other things I did)

Awesome Paul. You did an amazing job. Your grandson will be proud.

That looks great Paul. I'm sure he'll get a kick out of that.

Nice job on all. Your grandson looks like he was having fun!

I asked for help for a pattern to make a portrait for a friend’s wife of her musician husband. Grandpa got me started and I took it from there. My friend often plays Bluegrass in his shed, so I expanded the picture a little bit.I also added a few details to his beard. I’ve done better guitars, but this is ok, I guess. Three pics included: one of the picture Grandpa used, one of his pattern that he did, one of the almost finished piece. Thanks for your help, Paul!

These are a Shiela Landry/Keith Fenton design. Made from 1/4” Cherry with a painted 1/8” Baltic Birch backer. I don’t do much word art. These sell well. I don’t send flowers when someone dies, I send one of these. I also keep at least one handy “Just in Case”

While you are waiting to decide go watch the Hegner video at advance machinery https://advanced-machinery.myshopify.com/pages/helpful-videos-demonstrations-advanced-machinery if you order a new one, or purchase a used one, the QuikClamp is worth every penny. Haw, I just watched them again... I do not do everything as they do and you probably will develop your preferred method also. But pay attention on the info on the quikclamp... the regular clamps float in the holder, the quikclamp does not.. Did I mention they are on sale right now..

Beautiful pieces, RJ

I've had mine for about four years. They are expensive and so are the parts but I've never heard of much going wrong with them. Not near as many bearings as other saws to wear out. I'm sure it will outlive me. I have seen a few used for sale for around $600. I'm not crazy about having to work on one so I personally rather buy new and have a warranty.

Vey nice and very detailed work

Thanks Grizz

It's a tough decision, they are having a sale right now at Advance Machinery. Mine is a 2010 model I purchased one of their demo machines. I love my Hegner. Took a little getting use to because tensioning very important. At first I broke many blades and got real discouraged... Call Advance Machinery and they talked me through it. All of a sudden it clicked and I've been happy ever sense. Just feel comfortable with it. Like an old friend. I can't tell you what to do.. Maybe check for a club in your area and contact them to see if someone would let you try theirs. The only improvement I would like to see them make in one, is a bigger table.. I made aux. table for mine out of masonite to increase the size a little. The big table on the Seyco I had spoiled me. Good luck.. The only reason I won't say go for it is the price. And unfortunately they do not have a good record for resale value. If you can find a used one.. that is in good shape.. that is the way to go. There was one on Craigslist, in my state the other day. There are quite a few on Craigslist in my area. Some look to be in great shape.

They look great barb. Love the humming bird one. My granddaughter loves hummingbirds. Who's pattern is that.

I usually make a card. This year I made the heart by Steve Good. My wife is a puzzle junkie so it is appropriate. I write the message on the back. A couple of years ago I did the card "I love you more than Ice Cream" and my wife gave me a card "love you more than chocolate' Both very appropriate

Excellent work on all. Your grandson is my favorite. Marg

Looks great, reminds me of Canada. Well done Ron. Marg

What a lovely idea instead of flowers. Excellent work Roberta Marg

Very beautiful piece.

She does indeed. Thank you Denny Dick heppnerguy

thank you Rodney. If you are not sure how I do it, I explained the method on my Scrappile response. I sort of figured out how to do it and have always liked the results of this method and use it a lot on my projects. Good to be back in The Village once more. I have missed everyone here a lot Dick heppnerguy

Love the clock! I am sure he will love it!

A very thoughtful gift at a sad time in someone's life. Where did you get your crafting stamp?

Very nice, Paul. I'm sure he will love it. Does the design have any significance to his job?

Thanks Dave

Very nice, the different woods really complement each other.

Great cutting kris. You've been busy.