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Commissioned for the birthday of a friend who has taught at the same university for 40+ years. It is the formal logo of the university and is only the fourth I have cut. This one is approximately 7.5 x 9 inches of 3/4" cherry from Ocooch. Base is two pieces of 3/4" buckeye from another project. Cut this with Pegas #3MGT blades and finished with satin lacquer. As a bonus, I glued the final blade to the bottom of the base.

The better half asked me to cut this for her. I'm more comfortable cutting trying to cut something like this on the hawk as it's more forgiving, but I thought I'd give it a go on the more aggressive Delta. Just to make it more difficult I decided to use the more aggressive MGT blades too (normally I use a less aggressive blade on the Delta) Well I must admit I struggled with this Steve Good pattern but I did manage to get it cut even though it took me a while. Fresh off the saw

For me the entire piece has to look and feel good! And as Kevin (Kmmcrafts) said if you only finish one side in all probability it will warp. I also do all of the assembly first then finish. On occasion I will cover surfaces to be glued with tape, finish then assemble.

I havent been in the shop as much these last few days. My sons house got hit during these Mississippi tornados so my wood working has been with a chainsaw and a backhoe. His family was good, no major structure damage but he did lose both vehicles. I have managed to make a couple little saying plaques. Hope you all made it through any storms okay.

Good topic, I myself do finish "all" of the project the same.. I know the piece isn't seen by only the person that hangs it on the wall.. but to me it just doesn't make the piece seem cheapened up. Also if it is solid timber rather than ply, the wood will still breath and if only the front side is finished ( sealed ) the back side can and probably will breath so there is still a possibility of the piece warping / cupping... I'm not sure if it's overkill or not.. that's just my thinking process and what I do..

Sighting of the first robin of the season. Not sure of the wood. Cut with a #1 blade. Acrylic paints. Frame is a gel stain - don't remember the colour. Complete finish with Walrus Oil. Definitely some errors, but only I know about them. You can see the progress in the Works in Progess section. @heppnerguy- this was done over a couple of weeks, just so ya know!

Pattern by Larry Hamm. I think its in the pattern library here. I have not seen his name here for as long as I can remember (not that that means anything) Anyone have any info on Larry? Still a member here?

Me and my best friend milled the tree this board came from back in 1998

I purchase most wood from Ocooch Hardwoods. The wood is wrapped in plastic. In all these years never a complaint.

A very good discussion and lots of helpful information.

Also should mention that "some" paper types are coated and used as moisture barriers.... Maybe that is done so they don't have to spend resources to "finish" a piece to look "proper" to speed up production it's quicker to have a light coat of spray on the back and then cover it with a moisture barrier paper for a easier look on the eyes that see their poor quality. Either method has nothing really wrong with it so long as it's sealed up good enough to not warp etc. Some businesses or hobbyist pride themselves on the fine details while other pride themselves on production numbers and meeting halfway with quality vrs. price.. in either case I don't think a person doing a half *ss job should be trying to net the "high end" prices.

Glad that everyone is okay. Your word art plaques are very nice. Great sayings and nice clean cutting.

very nice work

awesome job

The insert pretty nice too. It one I got from you.

Kevin, is there a mill close by that would do the surfacing for you? If there is and their charge is reasonable it may be an option for you.

Great job on the word plaques, Tbow. I'm happy you family is safe from the storms. We were fortunate in that they had pretty much exhausted themselves before they reached NC.

Glad to hear your family members were not harmed. But boy, what a mess.

Down Right Fantastic job!!

Beautiful color, grain and work. I usually don't like too much grain in fretwork but this one is the exception. Great job!

It was an easy cut but it's eye appeal for me was way too much to not take the time to cut it Dick heppnerguy

WoW Barb, that came out great.

Hey Everyone! In this scroll saw project video, we make this beautiful "He Is Risen" Piece to celebrate the True Meaning of the Easter Holiday. The pattern is from an amazing Christian Pattern book by Fox Chapel Publishing. Happy Easter To All! #ArtisanPirate

That looks great, Love the wood.

Looks good Jim.Love cherry wood.

Bob took that thought right from me, LOL.. Typically a home hobbyist or very small business that cares about the reputation of the small business will make a higher quality product than a commercial company that is more worried about cost and time. A commercial company's bottom line is always about the money. A small owner operator business should be worried about quality and customer satisfaction.. and yes cost has to come into play as well but we should also not be trying to compete with mass produced items and their mass produced cost. This is why Handmade / Homemade typically can be priced higher than those China mass produced items.

I don't have a lumber dealer near me for hardwoods. A couple of years ago, I did a lot of research into having lumber shipped to me. One of the companies I spoke with pointed out that S2S boards were cheaper shipped to me because the surfacing process removed a considerable weight. This would allow more wood to fit in the maximum size package they could ship without shipping as freight. Another thing I discovered was that while most of the companies used board feet for their measurement, some of them used the finished size of the wood. If Ocooch Hardwoods, for example, says it is 8 inches wide and 1/2 inch thick, that is what you get. Each time I purchase wood, I price it out, considering the total cost per foot to get it to my door. So far, the S4S boards from my local big box store have been cheaper. Not by much, but still cheaper. In rough lumber, at least 25% is waste, while there is zero waste in the poplar boards for my local big box stores. The whole board is 100% usable.

Check out a place like Ocooch. to see their sizes,,,most I see are 24" or 36" lengths. also check USPS, UPS and FeDex and see what lengths are afforable to ship.

I was a “Woodworker” before I was a “Scroller “. As a woodworker, you always finish all sides of a piece equally. As Kevin mentioned, to allow equal moisture absorption. The possibility of warping is there. It may not happen, but why chance it? And, it does cheapen the look as it is almost impossible to not get finish on the back side, or even the bottom of the piece.