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After cutting this piece, a crack showed up at the top that really took away from it. It looked to just be on the surface so I tried sanding it out with the edge of my orbital sander but it was deeper than it looked and I sanded a noticeable low place. I liked the way it looked so I kept doing it. Made this pretty piece of Sycamore prettier.

Gave my lady scroll saw Valentines today. All are Steve Good patterns; the gnomes are from last year; she saved them and brought them out again this year. The other 3 are new this year.

I made this for my wife a few years ago. I’m pretty sure it’s a Steve Goode pattern. I also happen to enjoy making clocks.

I finished this one just in time. Found the pattern on Etsy and changed the name to YTB = "You're The Best"! Bob

Order for one of these came in yesterday and I was sold out of them so making another batch tomorrow.. Sheila Landry or Keith's design And then this little guy standing with his arms open.. Steve Good pattern.. I made these for my wife and kids way back when the pattern was first released. Thinking that was around 2010 ish?.. Didn't really make anything this year.. we have so much stuff that I've made over the years that I've kinda stopped making things for our house..

I cut this yesterday from a [piece of cherry wood will give it a coat of tung oil maybe today

I finished this the day before Valentines Day. I saw this message somewhere online, took a screen shot to remember it. When I decided to do this project I searched all over online for a pattern but couldn't locate one, so made my own. We were both in our 50's when we met.

I purchased a 6 pattern set last year and made the truck then. Made the coupe today... at this rate, 4 more years and I'll have all 6 completed! LOL The coupe was made with a Cedar body and some Pine fenders. I used BLO as a finish. I knew that both the Cedar and Pine would probably not look good with any kind of finish so I took the easy way out and used the BLO. Btw, the truck has a Maple body and Walnut fenders.

I got busy the last few days and made up a gift for a Vietnam Vet that is fighting Agent Orange . I am pretty sure that he will love it. I sure do!

Updated the software again. This will most likely be a monthly thing. I think I'll just start this thread to put all of those announcements in rather than creating a new thread for each update. I'll pin it to the top of this forum for reference. It's nice for folks to know when the software changes in case things aren't behaving the way they should. As always, let me know if my software update breaks anything. Thanks All!

I've always been amazed by the members of this forum that can take a picture and make it into a cuttable pattern. Last weekend my wife wanted me to take some pictures of her working with training one of our puppies. I caught a picture of Oreo going over a jump with a dumb bell. Although I had assistance using Cute Cutter, I made a pattern having to add some bridges and then was able to cut the piece. This is my Valentine's gift to my wife. The piece is cut on 1/4-inch Maple stained with Minwax Natural and sprayed with 3 coats of Polyacrylic with 500 grit sanding between coats. The backer is black construction paper. The frame is also Maple stained Minwax Espresso finished with Boiled Linseed Oil and Mineral Spirits. I splined the corners of the frame using Walnut shims. The piece was cut using Pegas 2/0 spiral blades. The cross is a new Easter topper for my picket fence board welcome sign. It is cut using 1/4-inch Birch stained Minwax Natural and finished with 3-coats of Polyacrylic, sanding between coats. It was cut using Pegas 2/0 MGT and 0 skip tooth. The backer is Pine sprayed gloss Red. The pattern is by Bulldog 557. The last two are Jim Blume's Americana series. This is Americana 15, both cut in Maple with a Pine backer using Pegas 2/0 spiral blades. They were finished with Minwax Natural stain and then given 3 coats of Polyacrylic. The backers are Birch, one stained Minwax Espresso and the other sprayed gloss black. I will be framing these to match my previous pieces from this series using 1X8 cut down to 1 3/4-inches. Hope you like them and as always, comments are always welcome.

Paint the bad side and use it for the back side of the backer board.

Cool! never thought of that before.. I wonder if the wife would notice the interior doors missing,

When you install blade make sure the upper arm is fully lowered.. I used to push down on the top of the upper blade clamp area with one finger while I twisted the thumb screw.. not only did that but also with the other hand would hold the blade with the other hand and sort of pull up on it.. there are a lot of bearings in these type of saws and with all those moving joints can be slack.. you want as much of that slack out of there when putting in a blade.. only then are you really getting the true tension possible.. Also have to be sure the blades are not slipping in the clamps while applying the tension.

Thank you Dick! I’m giving it to one of the sweet ladies at our local Meals On Wheels. Favorite part of the hobby for me.

Hey Everyone! In this scroll saw project video, we make this beautiful "My Valentine" project! This Steve Good design uses 3/4 inch material and used the bevel cutting technique to give the piece a unique 3D effect! A great and quick project to make for your sweetheart! Hope you all like the video! #ArtisanPirate

Five different Steve Good patterns cut and pasted together

A couple I've done over the years for my wife. Heart-gears was the most fun, I did three different sizes on that one. "Nugget's Place" was a sign I made for her Salcata tortise enclosure. The tortoise has outgrown the enclosure (she's big enough she can't squeeze under the shed or the fence), which is good because the sign did not survive the winter. July 4, 1776 I did for me. Rose box and "Love You" were also done for my wife.

Well, I was going to wait and post a piece of one of my fur babies, but I don't think I'm going to get to it before his month's project is over. It will actually be the first I've completed from picture to product. Sooo, I'm posting a couple past pieces. The first two I did for my mother on Mother's Day two years in a row. The single rose with the "Mother" stem was one of the first pieces I ever cut. It is actually about 1 1/2 inches thick and that is where I learned you have to push straight into the blade and don't let the blade deflect too much. The second was for this past Mother's Day and I believe you can tell a difference between the two pieces how I have learned over that year. My mother is 90 years old and has early stages of dementia. Because of the distance between our homes. I don't get to see her except on weekend. I make it a point to go see her ever Sunday and take her out to lunch. The third piece is a "Welcome" door hanger I did for my wife's niece when she got married. She is in Colorado, a physical therapist doctor and just had their first baby. It surprised me when I learned she was getting married. She has always been a tom boy type and never showed an interest in dating. These are all Steve Good patterns. Hope I did them justice.

This I would say was my favourite project that I really loved and enjoyed working on. I had made two for my grandchildren. It’s unbelievable the number of years of enjoyment they had riding these along with all their friends. They are still in use today. I’m planning on making a third one this year. For my wife the favourite item I loved making her was a squirrel plaque called a Fall Scene

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)

This was a challenge for me. I have never made an intarsia pattern on my own before. My neighbor came to me with a photo of the military airplane he spent his 25 Canadian Air force carrier in. This aircraft was used to search the ocean waters for enemy subs. I found it very challenging for me because he kept changing what I was doing and he kept wanting it to be more of a model than an intarsia item. I was really wanting to making it just the way he wanted it but every change, along the way, put more doubt in my success to make it happen and added a lot of extra time to the process. This project is 28 inches long and approximately 14 inches high. I used a woodburner to make the stripe on the body of the plane black. Dick heppnerguy

I made this for a couple of Nieces who's mother recently passed away at 95 years old. She was married to my wife's brother who died about 55 years ago and several years later she remarried. My wife and I saw her only a few times since my wife's brother was killed so we really do not have much of a connection with her. We do keep in pretty close contact with the daughters and when she passed I made one of these plaque for each of them.. I modified the plaques a little and got them into the mail yesterday. They will be receiving them on Monday. These are patterns by Sue Mey and like I said, I did modify them a little. Dick heppnerguy

Some cuttings I did this week. Not sure exactly how I intend to finish up the John 3:16 as it’s just 1/8” bbply. Thinking about making a slightly larger heart shape backer from Walnut. Trivets cut from 1/2” Cherry and will probably be dipped in Danish oil once I get a few more things made. Also worked on doing some gluing pieces together for the Cogsworth project I’ve been working on in the sideworks. Have also done some cutting board glue ups that maybe one day I’ll laser something on them.

There was a thread a few weeks ago (not sure where it is), that suggested using/cutting up hollow core doors to be used as backing for ss art. I thought to myself since I was working on some non-puzzle artwork..."Hmm, self - let's try that" and I just happened to have an old hollow core door in my shed taking up valuable real estate! So, I proceeded to break it down. I only cut a single section as a trial and here are the results Breaking down the main section - easy peasy with a circular saw and edge guide Once broken down the 2 sections need to be separated - I used a utility knife. Thought of using a hack saw but since the middle of the door is cardboard, the knife worked ok. Problems became apparent at this stage, The cardboard is glued to the wood - very strong glue and getting the cardboard off proved very difficult. So much so that it needed to be sanded Sanding - with a hand sander and then a rotary sander started with 220 grit - nope, went down to 100 grit - a little better but the glue left "ant" trails on the wood At this stage I have about 1 hour into the process and IMO this is far from worth the effort just to get a backing on a piece. If there was some quicker method of removing the glue trail, perhaps but otherwise, too time intensive. However, there are 2 sides to each piece and one side has no glue trail. Problem for me is I do not want to sell an item that has a built in "mar" to it. If anyone has any suggestions, please comment - to make this a viable option the process has to go faster and those glue trails need to disappear completely Here then are pics: This is the artwork and the door piece Separated Piece Cardboard removed - glue trails left behind I tried to 'stain" the glue trails out but it didn't work After this, I'm going back to the BB for backings Thanks as always in advance

Made for granddaughter. Bragging more on my granddaughter than the scroll work. Had her for a few days. What a treat!

It’s a Steve Good pattern that I added an inlay, red oak with bb inlay, cut with #3 pegas mg, thx RJ

Hi everyone. Just finished doing these today. Just waiting for some acrylic spray to come in to finish up the Marine one. I want to give Paul (scrappile) a big thank you for all his help and tips on how to do these. I would of never been able to tackle these without his help. There no where as good as his but they will do for now. Going to my son in-law and grandson.

Have your tried heat? maybe that would soften the glue enough to remove most. If this works, go to your local Habitat for Humanity store.. I know ours has lots of those doors for a few bucks apiece. I tried them for scrolling once, but they chipped real bad. Should work for backers though.

My Hegner setup is very similar, but I took that black thing off the front to make a bit more space under the table. I also use a 3/4" to 2" T connector with a plug in one end. I've hot glued my Loc Line into the 3/4" end and can position it under the saw arms. It seems to work a bit better with the larger cup to catch the dust as it falls. I wish I had pics, but I'm at work and no access to my saw for another 6hrs. I've also plans to completely rebuild my dust extraction system.

I know it's inanimate, but I like to think of it being happy to have new life. "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men."

Now that you have clarified the blade size, yes the FD UR # 2/0 is a bugger to control, even with 25 years experience, I can’t control them. When I need such a small blade, I go back to Olson Reverse Tooth 2/0 blades. For me, they track nicely.

Nice work on that Charlie and I’m sure the Meals on Wheels lady will love it.

I think the Flying Dutchman #2/0 reverse tooth blade has historically been difficult to control. I have no idea why, but I've heard complaints about the FD 2/0 for many years on all of the scrolling forums as well as from members of my scroll saw club. I've experienced it myself, probably 15 or more years ago. FD makes very good blades, except, it seems for the 2/0. When I need a 2/0, I go with Olson.

Beautiful job!

First off, welcome to the Village Matthew. I’m a bit confused as Flying Dutchman does not make an FD UR #2. There are #1, #3, #5, #7, #9, and I think a #12. I am of the mind that you always, always use the highest tension as possible. I used DeWALT saws for over twenty years and have always set the tension as high as possible, including the smaller blades such as 0/2, and #1. I alway thought that the numbers on the tension lever were unnecessary. I’m sure there are scrollers that adjust their tension according to Wood type and thickness, but for me, it’s the highest tension as possible. You always want to hear a high “ping” when you pluck the blade, regardless of blade size.

Well done Charlie. Now you know what to do to give your art that special look.Lol

I had it at 4 and then 5 on my dw788, which I thought was the highest it could go, but I'll double check. And I did have the crimped end up. I'll keep playing around with it though.

What a wonderful saying and an Amazing piece of work! I absolutely love the piece of wood that you chose for the project. It really makes the plaque a Unique Gift! Dick

That's pretty good cutting and making of the pattern.

Thank you very much! I'm using Cute Cutter, but it does take a very long time. I enjoy it though so I don't really mind. I've been using black, then changing the fill to gray with a red stroke in Inkscape. I did one the other day with light blue fill and red stroke and really liked it. The blades seemed easier to see.

They're all good but for me the flower is just beautiful! Just an outstanding piece of art. Love the barn wood frame!

I would use the pattern if it were what I needed. I usually want something else. It would not save me much. My laser printer costs me less than $0.02 per sheet to print. I wanted to mention backups. When I scan a book or pattern, it gets backed up offsite as soon as I save it the first time. When I edit a pattern, it immediately gets back up, and the old version gets saved for 30 days in case I change my mind or do something stupid like write over it. Deleted files also are saved for 30 days. I also periodically run manual backups. I have at least four copies of every scanned pattern or book., each stored in a different device of every scanned pattern or book. If it isn't offsite, it isn't backed up. If you haven't tested a restore, it isn't backed up. I can tell you how many times I have been given a blank tape to restore someone's data. Not a fun day. I know someone is thinking, "I don't have to back up my paper books." Think fire, flood, hurricane, tornado, or the dog eats it. Your disaster recovery plan by all new stuff.

Thanks to Don in Brooklin for the pattern.

If you're looking for a of Valentine's Day project, we have a couple in the Project Workshop: There's also a bunch of great patterns in the Pattern Library: https://www.scrollsawvillage.com/gallery/category/9-holidays-other/

Mine, too.

This is my favorite.

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

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

Awesome and very beautiful Ron. I like a lot of Sue’s patterns. A very Merry Christmas to you and family.