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Wanting to give my beloved Penny something not available at a florist shop for Mother's Day tomorrow, I made a small walnut sasquatch and doweled it to a 1 inch thick oak scrap. The gravel is from our landscaping and "dead shrubs" are dogwood twigs from our trees. A layer of epoxy secures the gravel and drilled holes hold the shrubs. Finished with a coating of brushed on walnut oil. Model is about 8 inches tall overall. Penny was excited and loved it. We both enjoy Bigfoot stories and speculation. A message of my love is underneath. So much fun folks. The Pegas 7R MGT blade let me make one cut for the entire sasquatch outline in the 13/16 inch thick scrap walnut and 1 inch oak. No sanding needed except to break the edge. Did I say it was so much fun? Thank you each and all for your kindnesses, and my best to you all. Don.

I used the Tree of Life pattern posted by @Eplfan2011 on March 15 and credited by him to site TreeofLife-trchkf.pdf where you can download it for free. I then tried filling it using the tutorial posted by @Tj Brown. I am reasonably pleased with it as a first attempt but I will try again, having learned from my mistakes.

I was working on my Intarsia project today, finally finished cutting the horse on the right (see below), and started some of the power carving. Sadly, the rotary flex cable broke as I was working, so I need a new part. Only $13 and it comes in tomorrow, but it set me back on that project. It is a key rack, that will be a birthday gift for my sister. Needless to say, I wanted to occupy my time today, so I cut this out. About 5 hours of scrolling for this. A bit of detail work and pierce work (Drill and cut inside). Still need to profile the edges and give it a good sanding, but wanted to fit the clock mechanism to make sure my tolerances were good. I had to make some on the fly design changes while cutting. I am reworking the design now for future pieces. I was asked if I would sell this, but I do not think I could justify the price. 7x8" @$1.5/inch would be about $85. I know I have $20 in it. And so far about 5 hours of my time. I cut slowly as I am anal about nailing my pattern lines. Plus I had to do some on the fly while cutting design changes. BTW, this is my current Intarsia project. It will be a gift for my sister. Currently finished cutting it out, shaped the left horse, now on to the right horse.

I made this for my little boy. He keeps playing with it.

So as Easter 2023 draws to a close I am giving all my the following cuttings away, I giving them away frameless as everybody has their own thoughts on frame and back board. Each cutting is supplied with a certificate that it is a Authentic Hand Crafted item and is one of a kind

Hi everyone. Just finished this Victorian clock. I want to thank Ron Johnson for getting me this pattern and giving me some tips on how to do it. I made two of them. One is Oak and one is Mahogany. I'm giving this one which is Oak to my granddaughter. whose birthday is June first. She'll be 31. It's a surprise. I think she'll like it. They measure 16 tall and 8 inch wide. The other one has a red dress.

Well done Dick. Nice cutting and finishing. I am continually amazed how fast all of you complete a project. It would take me at least a week to do what you did in a couple of days. If you weren't the chief cook and bottle washer you would have finished to complete project in one day. Like I said, nicely done. Jerry

What if you just used a thin veneer on top of a metal sheet? Not sure it would work but a thought.

I got this off of Etsy. Six wheeled animals in the plans. This is a recent set I cut out. Not sure if these are too simple for a 3-year-old, but the 2-year-old my wife babysits for loves them. I made a set for my grandson (but he's too young right now), and I have been making more to give as gifts to people who are just having kids.

this is a Steve Good pattern that I added to our great grandson's birthday presents. I have an extreme difficulty getting the photos I take of project from my camera to my computer so I do not post many of the ones i cut. This one did make it there, but still not sure how. This little toy will help my great grandson to have one more item to play with on his birthday coming up in a short time. This was an easy and quick one to make. The photo did not come out well as the sun was reflecting through the window onto it and made the whitish color look like it was not finished very well but it really ended up looking just fine in real life. The wheels,( that I did not have time to buy for this ), were just simple circles so I made the groove in them to give it a wheel / tire look and painted the tires black. That really did help a lot to give it some kind of realism that it otherwise lacked in that part. Dick heppnerguy

Hi All. I'm updating and organizing SSV and I'm looking for some feedback. I want to go through the forums and clean it up a bit. I would love to hear what you have to say. Thank you for your time. Without you, SSV is nothing but a bunch of code sitting on a big dumb server. New Patterns & Requests - I'm thinking of combining New Pattern Announcements and Pattern Requests into a single forum. I still prefer folks to upload patterns to the Pattern Library and link it. But I don't see a need for two separate forums since they're basically serving the same function. Scroller's Q&A - I might change the format of this forum. It's supposed to act similarly to Reddit or a support board where members upvote the best answer when folks have a question. But I don't think anybody really uses the upvote function. I guess I need feedback on two questions I have. Should I keep it as a separate forum for a quick Q&A for those new to the hobby? Or should I fold it into the General Scroll Saw forum, which often gets used to answer questions? Business Side - I'm trying to decide whether to keep this section as a part of the main forum, or move it to the Groups area of SSV. On one hand, there is good information for folks who sell their wares. But on the other hand, it may not be interesting to general members. If I move it to the Groups section, it will only be available to Silver and Gold SSV Patrons who are interested in the subject matter. It would be a good way to encourage new Patrons and keep the website paying for itself. But I also don't want to take away something that was free from folks who find it interesting and valuable. Other Woodworks - I'm also considering moving this to the Groups area of SSV, since it is off-topic. Currently, in the groups section, we have a section for woodturners, crafters, and laser/cnc. So this would fit in with the Groups section nicely. But it is a fun place to show off your other woodworking projects. Hot Deals & Announcements - I'm planning on changing the title to "Hot Deals, Buy, Sell, & Trade". If you can think of a better title, I'm open to suggestions. Coffee House - I'm not changing anything! I need a place to drink my coffee and read my jokes.

Gotta love a bad-eyed bad guy. Jack Elam took a pencil to the left eye when he was 11 leaving him blinded in that eye and causing it to drift off center, and likely changing the direction of his future as well. He appeared in many western movies, over 20 episodes of Gunsmoke, got shot down by little Joe Cartwright, and was a great comedic actor in movies like Hot Lead And Cold Feet. The portrait may not be perfect, but it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Thanks @MarieC for suggesting him. The pattern is in the library under new patterns if anyone is interested.

On Saturday Morning I went to Steve Good's website looking for an idea for making my wife and 2 daughters a Mother's Day gift. As Usual, Steve did not fail me! I found an awesome pattern for a gift, I printed it out, prepared the wood for cutting and went to cutting it out. I stack cut 3 of them and got them all cut out before I had to break for lunch. For lunch I Bar-B-Qued dinner for 8 adults and 3 Great Grandsons. We ate, sat and visited for a couple of hours, then I went to work fine sanding my new project, taping up part of it for painting and then waiting for the paint to dry. I didn't have to wait long because we had 85 degree weather. Then I carefully removed the first tape and set them in my shop so the women wouldn't see their gifts early. Then I Bar-B-Qued Dinner for the bunch again. It was so hard for me to not go back to painting, but I chose to wait until the next morning to proceed with the project! Early Sunday Morning I got up and completed the painting. Needless to say, the gifts were a Huge Hit! Thank you Steve Good for yet Another wonderful gift idea! Dick

Perhaps it's the years I did marketing and advertising sticking around my head. Perhaps it's a bit of a way to brag. On my larger pieces, I put my logo on the back (backer board) using my laser. For my gifts, I add a signature and date below. Some may say it is a bit ostentatious, but I like to have a legacy mark on my work. Below is a backer board I am prepping for glue-up, I will also drill pilot holes for my hanging hardware next. So, who else places a logo on their pieces, and what method do you use? ps: Attach your logo.

I had debated about that. Being that adding a logo could be considered a "brag", I took the shot and posted it here.

I also use the NEJE Master 2 Mini laser/engraver. My logo is one I designed for myself.

I use as NEJE Master 2 Laser engraver/cutter to put my Logo on the back side of my work. I sign it with a pen before I apply a clear coat of lacquer or acrylic finish. The first pic shows the finished Logo on the back of a piece positioned in the NEJE Master 2. I went to this Logo becaues I have had people who purchased my work want a "personally signed original".

You have a great looking wall there Charlie.

I’ve attached one I had done as a sample.

very nice

Ooo I love those!

Great job Dick.

There is also paint available that will turn any surface into a magnetic board. It is a primer so you can paint over top.

I've made dishwasher signs, Clean on one side Dirty on the other. I drilled 1/4" holes in 1/4" ply to embed the magnets. Then glued 1/16" ply on both sides. Works great, hides the magnets and doesn't scratch the dishwasher.

Nice job and I'm sure he'll love it!

HECK, I AM A LITTLE BIT OVER THREE AND I LOVE IT. I AM SURE HE WILL ALSO.

I ALWAYS Enjoy your Videos. You do a Great job of Narrating while Scrolling. And the Blue I like a lot. Keep up the Good Work.

I always open this forum so it shows all the activity I that is new since the last time I was on. I mark every thing as read before I leave each time so when I come back I only see new stuff. So I see anything added to any forum. Really nothing of what you suggest here is going to personally impact me and none of it sounds bad. I do see where, if I understand it the one on patterns, seem like the pattern library will get filled with pattern that a specific to one member and no one else would use them. I mean I would not cut a pattern of someone else's mother-in-law. Maybe I am miss reading your suggestion.

It is and African Mahogany. It is harder than the regular Mahogany I have.

Hi everyone. I was watching Steve Goods Video this morning of Artisan Pirate making key chains with Steve's key chain software . I have his software program but I can't figure out how to make it into a compound cut pattern like Artisan Pirate did. I'm able to get the names on one piece of paper but there different sizes. I printed the top name out twice and just cut off the ends and taped them on to make it the same size as the bottom one. Here's a picture of what I did but there's got to be a better way. Thanks Ralph.