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This is a pattern I made and cut on 1/4-inch Maple ply. The face of the plywood delaminated in a couple areas so I decided to paint the piece. The paint is water color. I finished with a Minwax natural stain and 4-coats of Polyacrylic with light sanding with 600 grit sandpaper between coats. I cut the frame from picture frame stock I had on hand. The piece is 13X14. The pattern is in the Village library.

Finally finished this beautiful Russ Beard Pattern, the frame is home made and I used the Shou Sugi Ban or Yakisugi effect which is a hundred year old Japanese technique that brings out the pattern of the wood. Applied three coats of Danish Oil and two coats Matt Clear Varnish. Staying in South Africa I have had the pleasure of photographing and sitting watch these animals now I’m cutting them. I will be using this technique on all my my fire wildlife cuttings

Don graciously made this pattern for me, thanks Don. I used to work with a guy over 25 years ago that just turned 80 years old. I haven't seen him or his family for at least 10 years. I actually taught his oldest daughter how to drive. I was given an invite to his surprise birthday party that she was giving him. Don made this pattern and it's a good thing that I made it the next day,, I was off by a week on the date of the party. I didn't have time to do anything fancy with it. I was planning on using BB Ply but found a piece of Cedar. I had thought that it would be a little nicer than the ply, but it didn't have much grain. 1/4" Cedar, used a FD UR1 and a few coats of lacquer.

Finished this beautiful pattern by Russ Beard, the frame is home made using Malaysian Meranti, applied three coats of Danish Oil and two coats Matt Clear Varnish and fitted with Non Reflective Plexiglass. Very happy with the finish and so is my granddaughter who will be hanging on her wall this afternoon.

Darn I found one more, don't know why I forgot it, the most colorful project I hav done. It is an Alex Fox pattern that was to be a wall hanging but I turned it into a real bird house.

Hi everyone, I made 16 of these trinket boxes for my grandkids. This is Sheila Landry designs. There about 5 inch round and about 2 1/2 deep. You can make them as deep as you want by adding more rings. They took a while to do all of them but I like the results. Now my other problem I have is what can I make with all the scrap circles. There walnut and curly maple 3/8 thick. Any ideas.

Here is the 2nd planter I have done. The first was the pug, which I delivered today to my neighbor and she loves it- Yay. Now the bulldog is complete and ready for his new home. I think I picked the perfect boards for the butt ends. LOL

I am currently cutting 3 (stacked), 5/16" thick pieces (15/16" total) for a double lidded basket. Top layer is oak, the bottom two layers are walnut. I am using mostly FD Polar #1 blades; the tension on my Hegner is 5/4 turns. The waste comes out smoothly either top or bottom ( the bottom piece looks as good as the top ). It sounds to me like you need to increase the blade tension. I use the Polar blades because they are " stiffer " than any other blade I've used and resist bending inside the cut. While cutting I will pause and let the piece float, this helps me not put side pressure on the blade.

Heh. Top of page 3, Barb Enders commented on Jan 19, and after seeing your previous post I totally read that as "Month Year". No worries!! Coffee and sawdust help put things back into order.

Looks like I forgot to post anything here. I've done a lot of Steve's patterns in the past several years since I've been scrolling (about 7 years now!) Some I'm not even sure if they are his its been so long since I did them. Will need to check and see I guess! https://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/2014/04/part-three-of-toy-box-build.html has this free standing Easter Bunny in an Egg I did a few years back: Then I did this Compound Cut "Love You" many years ago now: https://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/2012/10/this-is-pattern-i-used-in-yesterdays.html and I did this Volleyball Trophy he created. I made this one from his pattern modified to add Number and name and college. His was the hitter, i then created one with a Libero digging the ball for my daughter who played Libero through high school and college. Those are just 3 of the many of Steve's patterns I have done. Many I don't seem to have photos of. Steve's blog was one of the first scrolling sites I found when I started to learn and I was so thankful for he and his site with all the patterns. I still check his site every day (along with the Village) to see what he has added and have plenty more I want to cut.

Use spray cans because they are fun. After they are empty, I save them for when my Grandson comes, we shoot them with a pellet rifle, watch them fly around when hit. Them we retrieve the marble inside, if there is one and add them to my glass coke bottle I store them in. Now it is time to throw the can away. Sorry I know, no help. I like using an eye screw, the hole would be small enough to fill and a quick spray over.

There's worse places than HB. I lived on Plymouth a few blocks inland from Beach Blvd. for 18 months. I do prefer the open deserts 🏜 of AZ though. We're just not city folk.

Lovely boxes your grandkids will cherish them.

That was easy. I had them pick what design they wanted.

Awesome. the hard part is which grandchild get which box!

Ralph, you have done a beautiful job, a real craftsman, RJ

Thank you so much. I probably am pushing the blade to much. I'm cutting like I would a single piece, just moving along pretty as I please. Yikes. I will finish this one with the 3 boards and try the "slow down and let catch up technique" and see how that goes. The next one I do I'll keep it to 1/2 in and see if I do better.

I believe Rodney hit it on the head. Cutting thick/hard stock with small blades often leads to pushing sideways when trying to steer the blade around curves. This will result in a bowing of the blade that will cause the cut to be out of square. Your table may well be perfectly square, but pushing & bowing the blade sideways will cause the same type of problem that an out of square table would.

Paul (Scrappile) has pretty well nailed it. I typically stack cut everything I do except names. I've found that you have to be very careful about "pushing" too hard into the blade and definitely don't want to deviate left or right. The blade arcs from the pressure and while it is cutting along the line of your pattern perfectly on the top piece, the bottom of the blade is still bent and hasn't "caught up" to the top of the blade. One thing I do to help is make sure I cut slowly, especially on curves in the pattern, and I'll completely stop feeding into the blade when I reach a corner or sharp turn in the pattern. That allows the blade to catch up to the top where you are following the pattern. I also rarely stack cut over 1/2-inch. Good luck

Are all of your the same species? I have cut 3/4 in with a 2/0 blade many times. If the wood is not the same the difference in the hardness will make a huge problem.

7/8 thick maybe too thick... I have never stack any thing that totals 1/2" thick and maybe your wood is too soft for cutting that thick. That would be my thoughts. Other do cut thicker, they may chime in.

No worries Paul, we are all here to try to keep us all straight aren’t we? Besides, it is not that uncommon for an old thread to suddenly get bumped up after laying dormant for a long time, then others start replying on it. So much so that I have learned (as it seems you have) to start looking at dates before replying. it was probably like RabidAllen noted and a simple glance at a date on another post from a day of 19.

Hey Everyone! In this scroll saw project video, I make some neat backpacking stick figures from an amazing book by Fox Chapel Publishing! These amazing and unique stick figures are a great way to use up the ever accumulating scrap wood! Hope you all like the video! #ArtisanPirate

very nice

Love it. Well done.

I wanted it to look like a John Deere but didn't use a name so I wouldn't get hit with infringement rights. The area I live is very rural with a lot of farming. During farming season, about every field you drive by has a piece of John Deere equipment out working. Thought a piece with a "green" tractor would sell in my area.

Humm, I must be seeing things again. Some where I saw a post and would swear it had a date of 2019. Well you will have to forgive me, please. I get a little scrambled sometime and a whole lot scrambled other times. Like I keep telling my wife,, you just have to work with me to keep me straight.

You are way too creative for my brain. Love all your ideas. Hope I can remember even one of them, sure would help if I could. Dick heppnerguy

Jim, they are really nice and for the donations, RJ

I wish to thank Steve for all he does for the scrollsaw community. Each year I cut a bunch of his patterns that are military oriented and donate them to a local Military Memorial which they sell in their gift shop to help keep the lights on.

Five different SG patterns to make these

Just wanted to add my latest Steve Good pattern. Don’t judge to harshly it was my first “kinda fretwork” cutting.

I cut a lot of Steve goods patterns and love them.

I saw this last spring on Steve's website and on a lark sent it to my sis-in-law...which turned out to be a mistake. She LOVED it and asked if it could be bigger? I said Bigger? Like how big? Oh she said...like 3'!! I got most of it cut out of 3/4" Ply and then she asked if she could ditch the "Springtime" and get "Welcome"...Hmmm Ya I guess. Final dimensions were @39" Tall and @38" wide Tools utilized: Table Saw, Jig Saw, Scroll Saw, Hand Saw, 5' Random orbit sander, Belt disc sander Scott McCaul

Hi, I am new to scroll sawing. I modified the pattern a bit to hang on the wall. I wanted to cut something for a friend of my daughters. My daughter is an acholic. She got so bad binging during her Christmas holiday, she called her doctor and wanted to end it. During this time her friend tried so hard to get her into rehab. She was successful along with her husband and the rest of the family. She was a blessing to our family. I wanted to repay me as well as my other daughter's gratitude. So, I cut this, and my other daughter is burning a verse from the bible on the bottom. We will present it to her when we are finished.

My parents passed away 26 days apart, in August & September 2021, and my final aunt followed them in October 2021. I went to her funeral out of town. A cousin was scrolling and showed me his craft. I decided this could help me take my mind off all the sadness. He gave me a few simple patterns and an old Ryobi pinned blade saw for me to try when I got back home. I cut 2 patterns on that little saw, and immediately knew I was obsessed with this craft. I then bought a Dewalt, and soon after upgraded to my current Seyco 21" saw. I love the addiction, now having been experimenting with various items for about 14 months. The Easter Bible pattern was cut in remembrance of my parents and my Faith in God to help me thru my dark times. The Life on the farm was cut for me as we live on a ranch and raise all kinds of livestock, mostly cattle. The Boots & Guns pattern was cut and given as a gift to my favorite cowboy who helps us round up and work our stock. I appreciate Steve's generosity to the craft. He has been very helpful in assisting me with tool selection as I've progressed into the addiction. THANK YOU STEVE & THANK YOU TO ALL THE OTHER MOST HELPFUL FOLKS IN THE SCROLLING WORLD!

Here are just a few of Steve's patterns I sawed during 2022. I gave the bunnies (both sizes) away at our NM state fair. This was part of the Alburquerque Woodworkers Association booth. They were a hit with kids of all ages. Kay Grant

Did these recently for two of my granddaughters for valentines day.

The Scroll Saw Man from Steve Good's catalog

Here's a couple I've done

Ribbon Bow box.

I love Steve's stick figures!! 20220814_195230.mp4

Toy Airplane Jet Fighter Cut from some random reclaimed plywood. Another one requested by my grandson.

Biplane cut from Luan plywood. My grandson wanted this and the Luan was the only thing I had available. I figure it would be broken in short order but it is still going after more than a year. It is surprisingly strong.

Layered Ornament Candles Holly

Christmas Nativity Platform Ornament

Christmas Mini Nativity

A couple of windchimes I made back in 2019. The snowman I still have and use every Christmas. The Welcome sign I made for a couple girl friends of mine, we were in a crafting group together. The Anita one is for a friend in New York. My eyesight was a lot better back then.

I have done several of Steve Good's patterns. With some knowledge of inkskape you are able to change them up to make them more challenging as you continue your scroll saw journey. The rose box was a segmented pattern he shared that I thought it would be nice on a box top done in intarsia. The cameo box was a fretwork box that I thought I might try doing it all inlayed.

Steve's catalog was the first I found for available patterns when I started scrolling. This piece was actually the second I ever cut and I gave it to my wife who is a dog mom through and through. She was a dog trainer and trained the police dogs for the agency I worked with. I was the firearms instructor and she came to the range wanting lessons. That was how we met. Anyway, the "Dogs Welcome" sign hangs on our front door to this day.