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This project was created on a cut-off from another piece of tiger maple with a defect in the left upper corner, A knot with a hole in the center was used to create the moon. The mountain simulation used tracings of the wood grain. Dick

About a year ago I made several planets, stars and rockets for my grandson's wall to match his bedding. He has recently become a huge Star Wars fan so I'm making some space ships from the movies and my son is secretly adding them to his wall one at a time. Here he is when he first saw the X Wing fighter. Last night they added the Bow Tie Fighter. I'm working on the Millennium Falcon. So much fun being a Pop!

They say when you get older, you build birdhouse.....well here's mine....a wren birdhouse......church themed.....1-1/8" hole....left a gap under the roof for ventilation.....side swings out for cleaning.....scrap 3/4" plywood......I cut the steeple with my DW

I became a "Poppy" almost 3 months ago. been making various toys and such for my grandson. This was taken last week. My favorite. Made that toy on a whim. This smile makes it all worthwhile!

I am still learning about working with epoxy. The Tree of Life is my second attempt. The wood is 1/4" mesquite. Drips & Dragons is a Fiona Kingdon pattern I had cut a year or so ago. I had been trying to figure out how to finish it and this sounded right for it. The wood is 1/4" Monkeypod.

A few new pieces while I am trying to make time for a trip to LL Johnson lumber. I need a nice piece for the pattern Don made me for my Chickens. All of these are cut out of floor boards. Scraps left over from when we installed our new floors.

Currently on sale on Amazon for 399.00 for those who may be interested. These Sales usually only last a couple of days.

These would be some of my favourite outdoor projects. I don't have a picture of just the "Welcome to the Lake" sign, but I had one hanging on the boat until this spring when hubby dropped it. Now I need to cut another one. The puzzle is one of the spots we like to get to and anchor at for a couple of days. This is on Lake of the Woods, ON.

This was always my favorite outdoor activity when I owned my own.

My solution to this problem was to get a dogs squeaky toy, remove the squeaker and put the pipe in the hole, then glue the squeaker under the bottom arm.

June is here. My favorite time of year. I really enjoy getting outside and enjoying the warmer weather. (I'd imagine it's not quite the same in the southern hemisphere, though ). So this month's scroll saw challenge is about the outdoors. Post a project that is related to whatever you think of when you think "outdoors." For me, it's camping, hiking, and enjoying mother nature. For others, it might be backyard BBQs and picnics. Maybe where you are, you're polishing up your skis to play in the snow! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Lovely looking cutting .

Yes, considering I sold my used one for more than that.

Considering how crazy the economy has been this past year, that is not a bad price.

That is a great job!

Death Star next! Totally awesome.

Looks like you hit it out of the park.....Well done!

Very nice Dick. Great use of the features of the wood as a part of the picture!

terrific job

very nice work

Very nice piece, Dick!

Wow, Dick, that is super.

Very cool Dan. When I was confirmed in the church our class song was "His Eye is on the Sparrow". I know His eye is on you for doing this. Jerry

very nice birdhouse

That's my boy!!!

I bought a box of these panels to try and have been thoroughly disgusted with them. Nothing like being a few hours into cutting a project and hitting a void in the core or having the veneer chip off in large pieces. They may be useful to me if using the panel whole, but I won’t make the mistake of using them for fretwork again.

I'm not certain but are you having break out or is the plywood outer layer tearing away from the inner layers. If so, that is referred to as delamination. The most common cause is cheap plywood. The better grades of plywood you get from the big box stores are very poor quality and will delaminate as well as have voids between layers. I'm limited as far as a wood source in my area and usually have to resort to the box store quality. One way I've attempted to overcome the delamination is by double stacking with the two pieces I'm cutting facing each other. That will help but not eliminate the issue. Also, some patterns require you always place the pattern on the front of the piece of wood. Examples of this would be words in the pattern or certain things that require left and right orientation. If you double stack face to face, one of the pieces would be mirror imaged. As Paul (Scrappile) said, quality wood is hard to find, especially Baltic Birch. If you do find it, the cost usually precludes the purchase. Another alternative would be milling down solid material but that can be very time consuming, and if you don't have the proper equipment, very expensive. I also try to keep sharp blades in the saw. Again, it doesn't eliminate the problem but reduces the chance of serious delamination.

Regardless of what you use, or how you use them, the finished piece is unique and perfect. Most of what we cut is not perfect but only we know why they are not. Excellent work. Marg

What threw me for a minute was seeing one of Rockytime's posts,, then I checked the date.