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Wow, so many nice clocks and incredible works as always. We do clocks as custom orders, here are a few that we've done.

Since I am an avid golfer, I had to cut this one

Some really nice clocks posted. I really like the Dragon designs whose patterns are they? I have just finished two more clocks as a test cutter for SSWWC magazine (no pictures yet). It was a bit of an eye opener seeing the prices on the larger inserts. 4-1/2" I have made many clocks, three of them actual gear clocks. My first one was just after joining our local club it is about 10" tall. The rest have all been cuts for the magazine. I have only kept 3 of them , the first and the Flying pendulum and electromagnetic one.

I made 2 of the P51 airplane clocks, one for my WW2 veteran dad for Father's Day several years ago, and one for my son when he graduated for aviation mechanics school. The pig clock was given to a farmer friend.

Clocks theme huh? Since I have made over 250 clocks which ones do I choose? Desk clocks are my favorite so I only put in one wall clock.. I have more of those too.. Hope someone here likes cars since the desk clocks is a bunch of cars. LOL Gotta say it was hard to choose which ones to post up.. I tried to do some Fords ( not a Ford person myself ) and Chevy's and now I see I left out Dodge.. which is one of my favorites.. what the heck.. Also left out a bunch of the imports.. oh well can't post them all.. but if you have a request to see something I probably have it if it has wheels.. Then I left out the entire sports line like hunting, golfing, running etc.. Oops, I forgot all the dog breeds... I gotta post one of those.. some make them as puzzles.. I make them as clocks... so see last photo Did I mention I've made over 250 clocks?

A few of the things I have been working on the last couple of months. This is my current project.

I have only made two clocks. These dragons were made as Christmas gifts.

Here's my contribution.

I drew a pattern from one of the stained glass windows at our church. I didn't do the entire window, but each one has a different symbol in the middle. I picked the easiest design to start with. Maybe someday I'll get the other seven windows done! I made them as ornaments for several friends from church.

Couple of my favorites. Both were my entries in a scrollers design contest. The regulator included compound cut finials. Both received honorable mentions.

I was going to suggest that @kmmcrafts Kevin just post a link to his Etsy page since he is the King of the Clocks (and ornaments) i believe I have made one clock since I started scrolling. Clearly not competing with Kevin. Was not even sure I had ever taken a picture of it, but looks like I did. I made it for a friend's daughter who graduated from law school. It is a Dirk Boelman pattern. It can be found here: https://theartfactory.com/product/scales-of-justice/ Edited to Add: Oops - looks like I made two I think I gave this one to my niece or nephew both who play the guitar.

I must admit, I have a fetish for clocks. Growing up on the farm my dad would buy me a new pocket watch when school was out for the summer. I have half dozen wrist watches and pocket watches. Every room in our house a at least 1 clock, some rooms 4. Don't have one in my shop. As a Air Force navigator next to the compass, a good clock was one of the most important pieces of navigation equipment. So, you see I wouldn't make it through the day without a good clock.

For the 3rd day, my Beloved Penny spent time in the shop with our Wen 16 inch model. Yesterday was a 4 hour session. I urged her to take all the time she wants. She didn't stop until I had our supper on the table. These are just a few of her creations, and she's modeling her new shop apron. I found a pack of two just alike. one for each of us in matching teal color. She says scrolling is "addictive" to which I agreed. Don.

ScrollerPete. If I may ask, do you know whose pattern this is, or where I can get the pattern? In the summer, I golf with 10-15 of my family members the first Friday of every month. I would like to make this for some of them.

Very cool Melanie.

I like to make clocks. Years ago I started making clocks as wedding presents for nieces and nephews. Here are just a few.

Here are a couple of Steve Good patterns.

I made this one a couple of years ago. I bought the pattern and planned on making for my Mom for Mother's Day 2017. I didn't get around to making it for her so I thought that I would make it for her for Mother's Day 2018... I lost her a couple of weeks before Mother's Day. Shortly after she passed away I made it. It now sits in my entertainment center. The base is Leopard wood and the top part is Walnut.

Haven't made too many clocks, but I did just finish one I found in the Pattern Library. One of these days I would love to make a grandfather clock, cutting the gears, escapement, etc. Plans for those, that I can find, are pricey.

Here are two that I done a while back...

I have only made three, so far. Well really I have made 4, I build a Grandfather clock that has been ticking in my living room for over 40 years, but it was a kit build, took no scrolling.

Clock samples

Well here is my feeble effort ! The clocks shown so far are just outstanding, wonderful work everyone.

I have been using my Wixey Angle Gauge for a few years and it works fine. Lowes sells the Toughbuilt Angle Gauge. We got one back in returns a couple of days ago, and after testing, the only thing we could think was the guy just couldn't figure out how to use it. Since the gauge worked OK, the boss knocked 50% off the price and put it in clearance - and I grabbed it. Today, I had a chance to test it against the Wixey. The first thing I did was put them on my saw blade. The first photo shows that they agree my blade is 90° to the table. Then I leaned on one corner of the saw. The Wixey shows that I knocked the angle off by .1°, because the Wixey displays down to a 10th of a degree. The Toughbuilt shows I knocked the angle off by, only, .05°, as the Toughbuilt displays down to 100th of a degree. I zeroed both gauges to the table before attaching them to the blade. When you first turn a Wixey on, no matter how you hold it, it will display some angle reading. When you first turn a Toughbuilt on, if you are holding it so it is laying on it's back, it will display an error. Once you mount the Toughbuilt on the device you are testing, the gauge displays the angle. With these gauges - to get an accurate angle reading, they must be zeroed first. When I set both gauges on the saw table, they both read a few degrees off zero. When I pressed the zero button on the Wixey, it blinked a couple times and then displayed zero. When I pressed the zero button on the Toughbuilt, it thought about it for two or three seconds then displayed zero. The Wixey has two buttons - On/Off and Zero. The Toughbuilt adds a Mode button and a Hold button. The Hold button just locks whatever angle is currently displayed. The mode button switches between degrees, percentage, ft/in, and m/mm. I haven't played with the mode button to test the other modes. While neither of the two gauges will stick to aluminum or plastic, The Toughbuilt has an added feature for piping. The Toughbuilt has a groove in the magnetic surface to align the gauge with the pipe. The Wixey does not. Both gauges are sensitive enough to show an incorrect angle, if they are not aligned perfectly with piping. All in all - it looks to me that the Toughbuilt is the better of the gauges. I think the Wixey was/is a good gauge, but advancements in technology have caught up. If you are interested, Lowes sells these for $19.98 -- https://www.lowes.com/pd/TOUGHBUILT-...vel/5013732061 I checked Amazon, but couldn't find Toughbuilt gauges. There are some like the Toughbuilt, but they were more expensive.

Pattern from Sue Mey, never too early to start on ornaments

This is a clock that I make with my first year sobriety chips.

I have a lot of sanding tools but the one that I use on probably every projects is a MAC mop. I have 180 grit. It removes the fuzzies and will soften corners.

After looking more closely at the photos and seeing the comments about the size I might just pass on it.. The more buttons and options for it will probably just confuse me on how to use it anyway, I think I might stick to the Wixey brand one for $10 more..

I have an Ottlite which is not attached to my saw. I have no such issues

Personally, I like the smaller size of the Wixey as it is easier to attach to a blade. As for the accuracy, it makes no difference in my shop between 0.05 and 0.1 degrees. For woodworking, it is not important to me.

All three are very beautiful Paul. The first two must be ‘His’ and ‘Hers’

Hey Everyone! In this St. Patrick's Day Scroll Saw Project Video, I make this beautiful Celtic Cross designed by Jerry Bair at Dedi Woodworks (Etsy). This project uses layers of 1/4 inch material to make a beautiful 3D image! Hope you all like the video! #ArtisanPirate

Hello all. While visiting a beautiful old Norman church with the wife a few days ago, I got to thinking if the patterns of the stained glass windows could be used in scroll saw patterns. I would have thought that it would be possible to cut a window pattern as a segmented or intarsia project if you had a good selection of different woods ( sort of like marquetry ). Another option maybe would be to cut the pieces out of say 1/4" birch plywood then paint the pieces before re assembly. My original idea was to cut just inside the line of each piece of glass then the lead that holds the glass in place would become a wooden frame around each piece. Sorry if this sounds confusing but I can't think of a better way to describe what I'm getting at ! Just wondered if anyone has tried this ? Regards, Alan.

I cannot figure out a good lighting system. I do not have astigmatism but it sure feels that way. Does anyone recommend a good lighting system so that doesn't happen. I have an Excaliber 21. Thanks so much ahead of time.

Lots of good work there - looks like you are covering a lot of items and holidays.

The Toughbuilt fits the my saw blade just fine. As for the accuracy, I cut segmented rings to make bowls, If I wish to cut 16 staves to make a round, each stave has to be 22.5°, which means I have to cut each side of the stave at 11.25° With the Wixey, it was a trial and "sneak-up-on-it" adjustment. The Toughbuilt (although I haven't tried one yet) will, hopefully, eliminate the trial & error phase.

I've had both types, but mine was a B&D Mouse sander, which I gave to one of the kids, years ago, and haven't seen it since - and haven't missed it. I have a Dewalt cordless multi-tool, which is great for detail or corner sanding, and you can switch to a blade for trim cutting (wood and thin metal), or a scraper blade for removing layers, or a half-moon blade for removing grout. Note - they all vibrate so take breaks to let the hand muscles settle every now & then. Corded tools are normally lighter than portable, because of no battery weight, but, then you are limited by cord length. TLDR: Go for the multi-tool.

They come with a steel circle with 3M adhesive on the back, so you can mount them to plastic or aluminum if you like.

The wall hanging pendulum clock and the Flying pendulum clock were originally designed by Brian Law. The magnetic drive clock was designed by Alfred Mifsud in Malta. I modified how it was made to simplify the assembly. There are 6 clocks and a gear machine in this book. The pendulum clock was the first gear drive one I ever made.

LOVE the bottom three! Gearworks always fascinated me, and I'd love to know where you found the plans for those three?

Based on the pic MarieC posted, I've always called them a "Corner Cat" I have a corded one from long ago by Rypobi, never failed me, works great, and not too much of a vibration. I Looked it up just now, mine does not look anything like what is being sold today, funny, but today's cordless version looks like, and they also sell the corded version too.

I have two Ryobi (one green and one old blue one) and one bosch...all multitools. My Ryobi are cordless and I have used them both alot, mostly for cutting trim on cabinets and other tasks. I have used them all for sanding in tight spots and they work just okay ...maybe someone has tried a better brand. The bosch is a bit heavy and has a cord but it does offer alot of attachments from tiny to larger triangles and seems more powerful than the Ryobi. The newer green Ryobi is pretty light weight (depending on the size of the battery). I also have a craftsman triangle sander, it looks like a small iron (see pic) and it is lightweight but it doesn't get into those really tight spots as the others because of the tall handle. I have refinished alot of furniture so they were all useful for that. I don't recall a lot of vibration with any of the multi tools...

I bought one for myself at Lowe's Christmas sale. Love and it even has a digital level.

I have two on my website. I use the fluorescent all the time and even with astigmatism, no problems.

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.

Set it on a piece if fatigue mat and solve both.

I agree.

Sounds like a winner! The word must be out, they are out of stock at my local Lowes.