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Miniature Birdhouse Ornaments pattern by the late Diana Thompson. The wood for the birdhouses is Basswood and for the little birds, Purpleheart. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #6 Super Skip blade. After sanding with a Mac Mop, dipped in diluted Shellac, then sanded again. Comments welcome.

A few more ornaments in the first picture. Now Wilma and Betty are only Silhouette cut so far. I am stumped on how to cut the detail on them. I can wood burn if necessary however I would prefer to cut the detail. Now remember Wilma and Betty are copywrite so do NOT post any suggestions here. If you can help please send via my e-mail (chelcalfed@yahoo.com) or contact me thru messenger . Thanks.

These are door plaques for the grandkids Easter gifts. Their rooms are being redecorated this spring. 1/4" bb ply, cut with #3 mg blade. The crayons are Unicorn Spit. Soccer ball is acrylic paint. Top coated with shellac. Patterns from Suncatcher Studio.

Not sure what wood this is as it was in a box of scrap pieces someone gave me a few weeks ago. Pattern courtesy of the Scroll saw Workshop. Pegas reverse skip tooth no3. Regards, Alan.

A couple girl name puzzles for Easter gifts ….these are the colors they wanted for each

Alex Fox Pattern of Basket C16. I enlarged the pattern by 30% to fit 1/4" x 10" square Baltic Birch plywood. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using #1 MGT blades. Pilot holes drilled with #68 HSS twist drill bits. Sanded with a Mac Mop and finished with two coats spray Lacquer Clear Gloss. Comments welcome.

I saw these patterns in an issue of scroll saw crafts and knew right away that I wanted to cut it but I really had no one in mind to cut it for so I just sort of forgot about it. My wife mentioned that our oldest daughter was decorating her bathroom in an ocean theme and I immediately that remembers the set of ocean life patterns from the magazine that I wished to cut but hadn't yet. So I looked them up and choose a couple of them to cut for her. I choose a color for the backer boards and after spraying them, I liked the way they looked and so I was happy with them and I hope my daughter is also. Of course I would be happy to cut her some of the other sea life patterns also, should she happen to want them. I just did not want to give her more than she would want on the bathroom walls. As it is easy to see, I cut them from baltic birch play and I used my 'go to' blade, the Pegas #3rev. Dick heppnerguy

I had to have an Ablation on my heart, where they cauterize parts of it. I have only been in the shop a little because of some afterwards chest pain and groin discomfort. I decided on one harder project, the bowl (alder and oak) and 2 easy bird houses. They all turned out pretty well. If anyone wants a copy of my bowl pattern, let me know.

Just completed this beautiful Russ Beard pattern, it took me longer than it should have done the reason being the whole year so far we have had a maximum of four hours of power during the day so a lot has to be done when you do have power and scroll saw work has to put on the back bench. The power has improved slightly so I managed to finish it. We also had extensive flooding so the moisture content in the wood is high and played silly buggers with me in the finishing especially the Leopard. The tree I purposely textured it to give a bit of an aging effect. All in all I’m happy with the cut, I enjoy these complex cuts. Just as a matter of interest this was cut cut on the cheapest scroll saw like your Wen. I would have to think a bit about the frame thinking about a rustic frame to suit the picture as well as the back round behind the Leopard I think a nice blue representing a nice clear day under the African skies.

On my jet saw I have a barrel clamp, if a blade broke the clamp stays in the spring metal holder, RJ

I finally broke a blade. The new style holder didn't keep the clamp in place. Fortunately, it didn't hit the floor. I'm going to try putting some foam, boards on the sides to catch the clamp.

Back on Feb 26 I posted a question asking for comments on the DW788 ("Any comments on the DeWalt DW788 scroll saw?") I want to thank everyone for the many positive responses on this saw. At first I thought it was out of my budget, but I came across a special sale from one of the big box stores that saved me almost $200 off the list price, including shipping and sales tax. it arrived in-store last Friday and I picked it up on Sunday morning. It came basically pre-assembled except for the table (it weighs a ton - seems like maybe 1/3 to 1/2 of the total weight of the saw !!!) and a couple bolts and thumbscrews. It's a dream compared to my old 16" Craftsman. I haven't had time to do more than a few basic tests cuts, but I can't wait to start on projects. Again, many thanks to "The Village People." Without your overwhelmingly positive comments I would never have gone ahead and purchased the DW788. Now if only I can find an old posting here for an easy to use script font for scrolling. -aj43

I just finished cutting this wood-art piece. This one took about 18 hours to cut and another 2 hours to make the pattern. I made it from a painting by artist, Ted Blaylock.

Did you see the article on Fiona Kingdon that is. in Steve Good's almost daily email? She is a true artist with a scroll saw.

The usual scroll saw stands are 3 legs, making many of the add-on wheel systems not really work well. I once tried wheels on my scroll saw stand and took them off a week later. The saw kept moving while I was using it. I ended up putting pinball machine feet on my scroll saws. They stay in place, but when you want to move the saw, they will slide easily on relatively smooth floors, and I've found them to be perfect for the need. I use them on my table saw extensions, as well as several other tool stands in my shop. The Pinball Resource is the best and cheapest place to get them. I think that once you see the photo that I have attached, you will readily see how easy it is to add these to most scroll saw stands by adding a few fender washers and nuts from your nearby hardware store. The one that you want will most likely be part # Leg3T. The bolt-to-head connection is loose but secure, to allow the head to slip easily over small bumps and seams in the floor. Add a couple of fender washers and a second nut to these and they will fit most metal legged stands with the hole in the bottom plate. At $1.10 each, I don't think you will find a better deal anywhere for any kind of feet for your scroll saws. Though Steve (the owner) is a friend of mine. I have no financial interest in your business with him. http://www.pbresource.com/cabparts.html Look down the screen until you see the photo attached. There are several versions, but this seems to be the best for scroll saw use. LEG3 is the part number. Charley

You will find that most text processing programs like MSWord and APACHE OFFICE and others have most of the better fonts embedded, so just selecting one that you like, and sizing it to your needs will get printable templates easily. I think they also allow importing fonts from other sources too, though I haven't tried this. Don't forget the Italics and Bold versions too. Charley

Thanks Rodney. I cut four birds on a stock 3/4" x 3/4" x 6". This allows better control with my fingers.

Congrats! Now show us your projects. We love pics and they give us ideas and inspiration.

Patterns from Uncle John animals patterns

All nice looking. Love to see the final cutting.

I must have missed this one, will show some of my work

I just got mine as well. . Amazon put them on sale, and I couldn't say 'No". . It's been a great upgrade from my 16" Ryobi for sure. Happy Scrolling

very nice work

They are fabulous. Really love them both. Marg

Lovely. I like the colors that they chose. Can't go wrong with a name puzzle. Marg

Lovely ornaments. Good luck with the girls. Marg

I just have been walking to the shop super slow, my peace and serenity are in there. Thanks for the kind words.

Heavens, Tbow. You cut these following a medical procedure? You were extremely busy. They all turned out awesome. Just take care of yourself. I like seeing you and your work around here!

Perfectly done! The colors turned out great.

Excellent work as usual, Dick. I'm sure she will be pleased to display this art in her newly decorated bathroom.

Exceptional, Denny. I don't know if my big fumbling fingers could handle working with that small of pieces.

Yes, very nice! I carve a lot of spoons out of basswood. How does it cut on the scrollsaw?

Coming along well waiting for the final

Dick, these are really nice. Jerry

really nice Barb. Jerry

Very nice.

Denny, very nice, I guess we should call you, Bird man from Tenn, RJ

Barb, they are beautiful, excellent painting also, RJ

Very nice, RJ

Those are wonderful.

Hey everyone! In this fun scroll saw project video I make a unique Business Card Holder for Scroll Saw Artists! This Steve Good design uses various materials I got from my scrap bin and is a redo of an older project before I started YouTube. Hope you all like the video! #ArtisanPirate

I was surprised when I saw your projects and all of them stood out to me as Arizona style work. But you show you are not living in AZ. Do you snow bird there in the winter? Nice projects. They did all turn out nice, as you stated. I hope you can keep increasing your heart health. That must be very difficult to deal with every day. Dick heppnerguy

Thanks Paul.

NICE ones!

Okay, here is my take. She does not stand. She sits on stool. Here is my proof!

Still working on this piece little by little in between orders etc. I need to get on the ball and finish it up. Not quite certain how I'm going to make the arms and I might redo the hair. I have some other trim type pieces to go on it too. My original plan was to use a swinging pendulum type clock.. however the size of this wouldn't allow me to fit a pendulum in it.. so I think I'm going to just saw one out of wood and maybe paint it gold and glue it in there.. Or possibly cut one from some thin brass sheet.. since I've never cut brass, LOL.. but we'll see. This is a shot of it just taped together and test fitting things before I start gluing.

Pattern by Roy King