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Goodness it's hard for me to express to non-scrollers just how satisfying this craft is to me. Finished this mounted standup puzzle today. 1 inch thick oak stair tread offcuts from someone's curb, mounted with epoxied doweling to a scrap walnut base. Used the angle cutting feature of our jet saw to cut the walnut at a 10 degree angle for visual interest. The Pegas 7R blade handled the cutting nicely with virtually no need for sanding. One of our daughters raises heritage breed hogs on her and her husband's small farm and she just loves the critters. Expect this will join the stuff on her desk at the local Agricultural Extension Office. I plan to draw up more hogs, some goats, sheep, chickens and other farm critters to turn into mounted standup puzzles for gifts as I go. Thanks for looking folks. Don.

3 stack 1/8" BB, 330 cuts using FD Ultra reverse. ( template included for anyone who might want it.)

Well all of the painting and glue up are done, plus I have 2 coats of Lacquer on them. This weekend I will wood burn my signature and the date, then I will install the hanger brackets. From then on they will have time to let the finish cure and the smell of the Lacquer disappear before I give them to the recipients that I have chosen. Dick

Yep, I know what you mean, I have a bar stool that starts swaying every once in a while..so bad I fall off once in a while and can't get up!

Thank you to all who have provided info and pictures of the chair/stools that you are using. I decided on the one that @Dave Monk uses... Who knows, maybe it will give me a boost toward being the artist scroller he is! Thanks again

I don't, but I'm pretty well wedged in where I sit at my scroll saw, so movement is limited. My feet are typically resting on something other than the chair, so that helps keep me anchored. I also have anti-fatigue mats on the floor, so that lends some resistance to the chair wheels rolling involuntarily.

Okay, I almost wasn't going to post this since it is just a scrolled heart, nothing fancy but tricky inlaying it in there. I did inlay a few on cutting boards (with the help of you folks) and now I tried it on a box. Nothing fantastic like all the wonderful scroll work that everyone puts on here, but its a start for me. This is now my second box I have ever made. I kind of like boxes. But hope to move on to other scrolling adventures and move from hearts . The wood is Spalted Hackberry and walnut. I had a challenge with the mortise lock but it does work and actually I need help putting hinges on and keeping them level for the next time I make another box...they are a bit wonky but at least they do work.

I think I like the plain wood the best, but when I do a color fill. I'm like a kid waiting on Christmas. It's hard for me to wait to find out how whatever new combination of colors and metallic powders that I used comes out. The colors in this one reminds me of Vincent Van Gogh's, The Starry Night because of its mix of highlights along with the blues and greens. This one surprised me.

I'm been retired for the last 5 years, after working as a master carpenter for 48 years. I've had a Dewalt scroll saw for over 30 years, used it now and then. Was using it last month for a project and my wife tells me I really need a new saw. Mine is the old style of attaching blades. So long story short she bought me one Wow, what a difference in every aspect. I have some questions, but they will come latter. I am not a scroll saw professional, I consider myself an amateur in this field, LOL. But, it's fun. Catch you in the forum Robert

I made the army veteran 3D project but didn’t like the way only 2 sides were readable, so what I did was use 1/4 Baltic birch ply and made the 4 sides (stack cut) then cut a 45 degree angle which made it an box effect, I put a solid wood piece painted olive green inside the box and makes a great paper weight, used pegas 2/0 super skip blades, thx RJ

Have you tried cutting out alcohol?

I use a cheap stool, I like it for the formed seat and it goes low enough that I can put my feet flat on the for. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TMHXA4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 A couple of years ago I bought a gel seat cushion, it has made a big difference in comfort. https://www.amazon.com/Cushion-Breathable-Honeycomb-Pressure-Non-Slip/dp/B08XX3W5KR/ref=dp_prsubs_1?pd_rd_w=hMH6D&content-id=amzn1.sym.2c74594d-9264-4cdf-bf3d-e4e41e237275&pf_rd_p=2c74594d-9264-4cdf-bf3d-e4e41e237275&pf_rd_r=HKAF99R0DZJ3CC8EKB17&pd_rd_wg=CpSkh&pd_rd_r=cb50ecfc-82ae-4a6b-8e95-a41d8bb817a4&pd_rd_i=B08XX3W5KR&th=1

Rolling away would be an issue for sure! I have Antifatique mats on my floor so I think they would stay put and I believe my floor is fairly flat....

I use a bar chair thst isn't on wheels. I am too afraid that, in my sloped room, I would just roll away. I have some challenges at times with it rotating while I am at one of my benches.

Mine has wheels but stays in place unless I pull or push. I like it especially when I have two saws. Then I can roll back and forth between the two.

The seat I use is a hybrid. The seat came from this chair https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/vibrant-drafting-stool-with-tractor-seat?cm_vc=-10005 the bottom came from this chair https://www.harborfreight.com/biker-style-pneumatic-roller-seat-63756.html The tractor seat is very comfortable to sit on but the bottom ring broke fairly quickly. The motorcycle seat was very uncomfortable for me to sit on (not sure if that changed after my hydrocele surgery). So I took the tops off and switched them, before putting the top back on the chair I added a plywood platform that fits on the foot ring (for the foot switch). The chair seat is tall enough to use with the factory stand that came with the Hegner, the foot switch is a comfortable height from the seat ( the switch on the floor is too far to reach comfortably ). I don't expect you to buy two new chairs to get one that works, just showing how to get creative with solutions

I have the Ridgid. I mostly use the smallest spindle. I have a piece of hardboard notched to fit around the spindle for sanding small pieces to eliminate the bump I get when the piece I am sanding moves from the table to the plastic insert. The dust collection works well.

Just to give you more info. The old chair was a drafting style chair I found behind office building. It lasted about 3 yrs before my bottom went numb. So my wife found this Viper chair. Boy does it roll. I have to have a foot mat under it. It took me about 3 weeks for my bottom to adjust. But now I sit in it for 4 to 5 hours at a time. I still work from home. On the weekends I roll it over to my scrollsaw and it does good.

How about a boat cushion. It’s a floatation piece with 2 handles. About 14” square, 2” thick. Walmart has them For $11.00. I use one with my old fashioned wooden drafting chair.

As far as the stool moving while scrolling, you have to push against something to make it move. Not really a thing I do while scrolling, but useful when I want to get something a ways away from the scroll saw and don't want to walk. Though I do have a bit of a problem with the sloping floor in the basement where my shop is. Tom

I had the Ridgid in my furniture shop for many years. It worked flawlessly the entire time. I used the belt as much as the spindle.

I have the Triton OSS from woodcraft (no belt, just the spindle) and it works very nice. Have had it for years and never any issues with it at all.

Only accomplished through the encouragement and inspiration of folks here and on a couple other scrolling enthusiast sites. Thank you for your kind words. Don.

I have had good luck with my Ridgid OSS. I will also use sanding drums on my drill press where I can adjust the speed.

I actually created my own from an on-line image. My cut was the mirror image of yours. This was the original Image I used Thia is the pattern I made. Tree of Life 2.pdf

The Ridgid always seems to get good reviews......

Hey Everyone! In this scroll saw project video, we make a cool guitar man design by Steve Good. It uses 1/4 inch material and this project would be great to make and give to music lovers! Music is the international language! Hope you all like the video! #ArtisanPirate

Awww, thank you so much as I admire your work. Inlay is scary to me as I have screwed up quite a few times. Dave Monk has been a great source of help and encouragement.

You know for under 30 bucks a you can purchase a longer cylinder that will lift it and you higher. I just replaced on my stool a couple month ago, very easy to do. Watch YouTube.

I find, when cutting circles, to cover (with my hand) part of the lines. That way, I am focused on what is right there and not looking too far ahead. I hope this makes sense. Barbara, the other one!

What tools do you have to work with? Scroll saw and a router, what else? There are many solutions for making a perfect circle. I made this so that all of my gears on a clock were perfectly round and centered.

To ALL my friends I have never met Sadly this does not surprise me as my husband is in the trucking business and get parts is a job in its self. Don't worry I will look and tell you guys if we came right. Your kindness and help is truly great. Barbara

Thank you for the idea.....Well, I think the height works and I did try a small pillow but it would slide off and fall on the floor so I gave up on it. I also think I could use some wheels, because sometimes I swing around a longer piece of wood and it hits me in the tummy/chest area....sometimes I am pivoting a piece and wonder why it doesn't pivot anymore and I look down and it is hung up on me! (I have been wearing a coat since it is still cold up here in the Northwest) so then I try to lean back to get out of the way and the other day I almost fell over backwards. So I think wheels would be good too....

I have an office chair salvaged from a site here in our park. It has arm rests which I like and I lean back while pondering & fitting and sanding etc.

This is my chair for scrolling.

I know it’s not scroll saw work but I’m bragging on the crew.

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.

I'd love to know all of your steps on the building of these boxes. What did you use for the dovetailing etc.? I love boxes bowls and baskets and am always looking for more info on how others do it. Your work is astounding. I had no idea of your talent until now. You are very good at what you do.

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.

Made these to honor my grand nephew. One made with 1/2" oak and the other 1/2" poplar. On both, the outter ring and inner ring are stained with godlen oak, the middle ring is stained with cherry. I think the details show up better with lighter wood. I did the bevel cuts tilting scroll saw arm left 3 degrees. I really enjoyed doing this. Jerry

What Rodney Said - I constantly cut 3/4" thick and thicker for my intarsia pieces. If I get in a hurry, I'll find my curves and corners don't fit just right. If I look at the piece from the side, I'll see where the blade warped in the corner and now the side isn't perfectly square - then I have to recut the piece. Ensure your blade is perfectly 90º and slow down in corners and curves.

Latest piece. Solid Cherry cut with #3 mg blade. Finished with a coat of shellac then beeswax/mineral oil. I do not remember where I got the pattern

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.

I agree with Paul. Another thought is the blade square to the table?

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.