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Several years ago a person contacted my with a request to make this same intarsia project for her to give to her church pastor who was retiring. All she had was a photo of it and had no idea where I might find the pattern to purchase one. I could not locate the maker of the pattern so I ended up using Inkscape to make one. I was fairly new at scroll saw projects but gave it a go and was able to get the project done. It came our fairly well and all were happy with it. I never attempted to make another but I had taken a photo of it for a memory of some of the things I have made through my new hobby. 3 days ago a local friend came to my house to ask me to make a cross for another local friend. I showed his some of my crosses and he choose the one he wanted for her. I happen to remember a few photos I had laying on a shelf of earlier projects and showed them to him, just because they were of some of my first ever projects. He ran across this one and changed his mind and ask if I would make it instead of the cross. I said I was willing to give it a try but I did not know if I could still find the pattern I made but I had the photo so I figured if I could not find the previous pattern I would make another. So I was able to find the pattern but it was really small. I was able to adjust it to the size I was after and here are the results. Dick heppnerguy

This pattern is another wall stencil that I converted for use with a Scroll Saw. I felt the pattern needed to be as large as possible but, because I use precut project panels, my maximum is limited to 12 by 19 inches. This pattern is cut out of 5/32” x 10” x 19” solid core Maple Ply which is affixed to a 1/4” x 10” x 19” Hand Painted (assuming that is the correct term for using an Air Brush) backer. My only wish was that I would have been able to have the wood grain run horizontally, but, again, because I use precut panels, this was not possible. All easy cutting - estimated to be around 700 holes, I lost count - was done using Pegas #0 spiral blades. The backer was painted with Artist Acrylic Paints specifically intended for use with an Air Brush. A regular artist brush was only used to do the small amount of White under the Geese necks and a little touch up here and there as needed after the panels were assembled. And yes, the Yellow/Red - Sun/Moon (your choice) was painted on the surface of the cut panel. The panel was finished with multiple coats of Krylon Clear Spray Acrylic Protective Coating. And, once again, the panel is set into a typical 1 3/4” wide custom made, premium grade pine, frame I made that was finished with Minwax Poly-Shade Mission Oak. For anyone interested, I used this project to document the steps I took to paint the backer, in this case, using an Air Brush. You can read my post in the Learning Center/ Works In Progress and Tutorials: Painting an Art Panel Backer with an Air Brush I will post this pattern in Pattern Central/Pattern Exchange for anyone who might like to have it. As always, comments and critique welcome.

Here’s some of my work. The large oval piece I did with my 1st saw many years ago. Patents still has it hanging in their house. First two are Steve Good designs. Third I drew up for my niece’s wedding cake topper. Fourth I did a long time ago with my first saw. No clue where that pattern came from.

That looks great. Alex Snodgrass did a similar puzzle box in the shape of an apple. A worm was the key and the stem was the magnet to pull the worm out.

I’m getting back into scrolling. I started with a craftsman saw. Then the Dewalt truck came to work and I tried their scroll saw and loved it. Sold the craftsman and planned on getting the Dewalt. Before doing that I visited an uncle in KY and found out he had a scrollsaw. He had 2 RBI saws. I tried them and really wanted one. That was the last time I sat at scroll saw till about 2 years ago. I picked up and old RBI 220-3 from a coworker and started enjoying the piece and quiet of me and the saw. I have now picked up another RBI 226 VS this week. Hope to play with it tonight. I’ve done some freehand projects. My grandkids name signs for their rooms and some Steve Good plans as well. I have a plan for a clock that’s been stuck in my head since I got the 220. It’ll take some planning but I’ll get to it soon. Look fwd to learning any tips and tricks to speed up my process especially in the painting or staining. Thanks Ron

This is something I have been working on for two years. I would work on it for awhile, get stuck on something and then come back later. It was a combination of a plan and actual drawings of the car. A lot of different tools were used but many cut with my scrollsaw. The fenders were compound cut and then shaped. The difficult part was fitting the fenders to the curved body. The Spoke wheels were a huge challenge and I made many bad ones before figuring it out.L

I got a request for some of these so made these

Hey Everyone! In this scroll saw project video, we make and awesome Father Son/Daughter fist bump piece for Fathers Day 2023! The design is by H. Botas and I cut it out with spiral scroll saw blades! Hope you all like the video! #ArtisanPirate

I decided to paint Goofy and he turned out pretty good. The soldier kneeling is a Dean mill pattern. OOPs forgot Scooby and another Dream Catcher.

A puzzle box with a twist; there's a magnet in the bottom of the hole for the pin, with panel nails in the pin to hold against the magnet. And you need a magic wand to open it. The pin was originally a standard heart, I flattened the heart so I could cut the pin in the shape of a key. Wood: 1 1/2 X 1 1/2 inch oak Blades: FD Polar #1 for the pin and sliding dovetail, Polar #5 for the inside void, the outside of the heart shape and to rip the 1/8" bottom. The only tricky part of the puzzle box is the order of cutting must be followed. 1. rip the bottom piece, 2. cut the pin, etc...

fantastic job

An easy way to check if the blade is exactly at 90 deg to the table is to take a scrap piece of wood and cut straight into it about 1/16" deep. Then back out of the cut and turn off the saw. Rotate this block of wood around to the back side of the blade and see if the back edge of the blade (not running) will slide easily into the saw kerf. If it does, the blade is 90 degrees to the table. If not, adjust the table or blade angle and repeat the test. Charley

Awesome work as usual, thanks for this Frank.

It was rather interesting to try and get everything in the perspective I was looking for. I just happed to have the almost perfect wood on hand for this project, at least the colors I was looking for except for the circular frame that I ended up painting some pine. Dick heppnerguy

Neil Diamond's song, Play Me, came on the radio the other day and it inspired this cutting. After reading some other opinions and listening to it about a dozen times while cutting it, for me, it's about the relationship between him and his guitar and maybe sometimes music as a whole. If you disagree, you're right too. I'll add the pattern to the library.

Might be well worth the wait. Sounds like it may turn out to be quite interesting. If you do that I would input that I can do portraits of family from any good photo. That would most likely bring a large interest to add to and sales you would get. Just a thought Dick heppnerguy

I’m having to get creative finding new places. I’ve sort of had them in categories, musicians, actors, cowboys etc. I may have to give up on that soon. I wish more people could see them. I’ve had a few come in and look at a couple, say “huh” and leave. And a couple that stayed a while and asked lots of questions. Those kind are fun. We have a cultural arts center in town where local artists display their work for like a month. I need to sign up for that, but it’s about a two year waiting list I think.

Really nice, I also think the frame looks lovely with it.

Lovely!

Since I also do wood carving by hand, I wear these when I have my gouges in hand. I would think that one could wear these when using the scroll saw if they are worried about cutting themselves. They are actually quite comfortable.

Wonderful explanation and beautiful finish!

Great job.

You're kill'in it Dick. Awesome job!!! Your coloring really makes the piece.

Just for safety reasons I put my blades in upside down and facing the back of the saw so it's harder for me to lose a finger, .. safest way to use a scroll saw.. burns through the wood quite a lot slower but they always say if you're rushing that's when you get careless and get hurt. safety first...

A few things I have cut recently. Like the heading says, nothing special. 40 boomerangs cut from 3mm Mdf and 40 Hugs cut from 3mm ply, all for a kindergarten The Lovers Tree cut from 5mm marine ply. Showing the rear because I damaged the from. Marg

keep up the good work and posting your projects. I love looking at other's work for new ideas as well as enjoying their projects. Dick heppnerguy

Really nice! I Love the dream catcher especially!

very nice work

Here is my latest out door project I made for my granddaughter and her husband who just completed building a new home. I wanted something to give them that also happened to be their 20th anniversary too. I thought they might enjoy hanging it at their entrance way. Dick heppnerguy

I have a collection of squares. A few years ago, I decided to test all my squares and eliminate anything out of square. I got a big surprise. A Stanley over 40 years old and bought out of a clearance bin at a lumber store was dead on. A 12-inch plastic rafter square currently selling for $4.99 at Harbor Freight was dead on. A 12-inch combination square, I got free in one of those deals where you qualify for a gift when placing an order was dead on. An adjustable try square I got free when placing an order was dead on at 90 degrees, and as far as I could determine, it was correct for all the preset angles. A cheap 12-inch framing square that was the first square I ever purchased more than 40 years ago was dead on, and considering how low my income was then, I would be shocked if I paid $5 for it. None of my most expensive squares was square. I tested them by using a Starrett straight edge and a granite plate.