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A fun pattern to cut. Used watercolor pencils and acrylic paint for teeth. I did a little research on the pilots gear and it appears this is what a RAF pilot might wear in WW2. Anyway, hope everybody is doing well in these trying times. forrest

Not sure what you call what I am doing since I am making this up as I go along. My apologies for the glare... Again, I used @Dave Monk technique for raising the vines out of the wood. I used 3/4 inch Walnut, Purple heart, Red heart (which turned kind of orange-ish) and Yellow heart which I inlayed into the walnut before scrollsawing and then carving. It has multiple layers of epoxy for depth while I was painting. I chose the grapes because my son-in-law loves a good wine and my daughter, Molly, loves flowers I hope you can guess where they were married Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

The wife has been visiting family in PA and I was fortunate enough to stay home and take care of the fur babies. It also allowed me time to finish some projects I kept putting off. The old car is a pattern by Grampa. I cut two and placed the "face" side of the wood together when I stacked to see if that would help with reducing the delamination issues.... it didn't! They are cut on 1/4-inch Birch. After using watercolor to paint the painted piece I used Minwax Ipswich stain and found that does the best covering up the delamination. The backers are black painted Pine. The frames are pre-finished framing material cut to fit. The deer scene is a Steve Good pattern, Both are 1/4-inch Birch, one painted and the other Minwax Ipswich. A black Pine backer which has a painted cardboard bird and moon painting glued over the cut-outs in the backer. The last was a request for Mother's Day for someone that never returned to pick it up. It is a Steve Good pattern cut on 1/4-inch Maple ply stained with Minwax Espresso. The Lauan backer is 1/4-inch and stained with Minwax Natural. I've got a couple projects in the making, one I've already started and another I'm waiting on the new saw to arrive to start that one. Both

Eagle Owl pattern by Jacob Fowler found in Woodworker's Pattern Book. I used 1/2" Cherry approximately 6" x 10". The base is unknown wood. I used Pegas #1 MGT blades and cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw. After sanding, dipped in diluted Shellac. Another light sanding with a Mac Mop and then one coat spray Lacquer clear satin. Comments welcome.

You didn't stick with it? How tacky.

My newest Tree of Life. Cut from 1/2 inch cherry. It went to it's owner Friday.

I wasn't happy at all with the dust collection on my king industrial 16 so I got to work on a solution. After a little design work and a few adjustments I came up with something that works much better than the original. Just thought I'd share. If it'll help anyone I've listed them on my etsy shop. I know it fits a king industrial and an Excalibur 21 for sure.

Salvaging lumber from old furniture to use for scroll saw stock, I often find screw and nail holes that need addressing. I learned long ago that for blond woods, I can quickly take bamboo chopsticks or Dollar Tree bamboo kabob sticks, sand them on my disc sander to a cone shape, and clip them off at about 1/2 inch length with pruning shears. I dab them with glue and tap them into the screw or nail hole. They sand down easily and make for a solid fix that takes finish, screws, nails and stain well. My jet scroll saw doesn't know the difference between the plugs and the base wood. I don't mind if the plugs aren't a perfect color match, because I'm rescuing otherwise wasted material. And proud of that. Don.

Danny, Thank you for your kind words....Regarding Dave's creative way of doing things, I used the inlay tutorial that Dave posted in the resource section (I think he has made some changes to this technique).: And below is a link to how he did the "embossing" of wood designs (lift a tree out of the wood) Be sure to read the entire thread. I needed to practice a few times before I got it....

I use Aleene’s Turbo Tacky Glue. I haven’t had a problem.

Trying to do inlay with a spiral blade would be a huge lesson in frustration. They leave a kerf that is way too wide for a decent inlay. When I took the marquetry class, we used 2/0 blades on veneer that was less than .060". The wider the blade, the larger the kerf and it also changes the angle of attack.

She died. My buddy, who was my partner in the mowing business, got into a fight with her husband. Knocked him out. So, that ended that job.

I just updated the photos in my post above with step-by-step instructions on how I did it under each image. Once the new collector is installed and hooked up, everything operates the same as the old. None of your blade changing processes or other operations change. This is like an OEM replacement, just better.

My vote is for Aileen's tacky glue as well. Any painted backers this is what I've used for years and never had any problems.

You forgot your link to etsy... Hey.. who's the sexy hand model in your photos on your store? Love the stubby! https://www.etsy.com/listing/1497458276/3d-printed-scrollsaw-dust-collection

Rockler makes a small parts jig for the table saw. It worked pretty good for me. It's basically a small sled and is pretty safe. I still have all 11 fingers. Wait, no, just 10.

It dries clear too.

One word, Marie... Masterful!!!

Nice work !

I like it. I like it! Thanks for the tip.

Just ran across this. Beautiful piece!

You can get a inexpensive burning tool at any craft store if only to be used occasionally If back is still unfinished you could just sand smooth, write all pertinent info in pen and then apply a protetive coat of clear lacquer or poly. If wood is dark use a white ink pen.

Absolutely fantabulous, Marie.

amazing job, it's beautiful

That's awesome! Thanks for doing that.

In reality you really do not even have to remove the blade. Just loosen the bottom blade screw, raise your saw arm like you were going to get ready for an internal cut, so the blade is now above the table. Then follow my steps.

Thanks, totally forgot that part. Guess, I don't make a very good salesman. LOL I'll keep my day job.

I was James' test dummy. If I can do it, anyone can do it! This is on my Excalibur 21". Yes, remove the blade as normal as if you were removing a dull blade. Then remove the 4- Phillips head screws holding on the old dust collector and remove the old plastic sheet too. Then slide the new collector in, replace the 4 screws and washers, connect your hose. I had to use a burr tool to widen the inside of the vacuum collector hose part slightly for my vacuum attachment (less than 0.1mm), as I use an inside adapter. But overall, it took me less than 10 minutes start to finish. Blade out, blade in. INSTRUCTIONS: Image 1: After removing blade, remove the 4 Phillps head screws and washers holding the old collector. Keep them as you will reuse them. Image 2: After any needed modifications to new collector, (minimal if any) slide into place and replace with the reused screws and washers. Do not torque down yet until after all screws are in, and everything is seated. Image 3: Slide the collector so screws are lined to the middle, then tighten screws. Do not over tighten. Image 4: Place your vacuum hose on the new collector. I did an inside adapter. You can also use an outer adapter instead.

Awesome Idea. How about a link to the product on Etsy?

I use this if its going to sort of ooze out and you can see it. Like fretwork on a backer. Never had an issue with it. otherwise I use wood glue.

Well, there's no comparison to the amount of work that goes into one of yours and one of mine. The detail in your work is phenomenal. I haven't done much scrolling lately. We took a trip to the Smoky Mountains, plus I started watching Breaking Bad and got so hooked on it I watched all 5 seasons in about 2 weeks.

Charlie, thanks so very much! I appreciate your support and you really motivate me to do better. I am still very slow...I think I have done two pictures to your 15 or more! Someday I may get quicker. Now, as you well know, life keeps getting in the way of our scrolling.... Alas, I promised my husband that I would make mirrored medicine cabinets for our bathroom so I will have to take a pause on my scroll sawing for a bit. Maybe I will try to do a little scrolling in the evening.

Frank, thank you! I really think your work is amazing so thank your for the compliment....Wow, I had never thought of putting any of that information on the back but your make a very good point...Looks like I had better buy a wood burning tool so I can scribe that info on the back. Do you have any recommendations?

My friends own a restaurant named Railroad Street Steak House. I cut this Steve Good pattern of a train as a gift for them. They said they would hang it in a special place and I asked if it would be the bathroom. It was cut on Birch with a Pine backer. The Birch was stained with natural. The frame is pre-finished framing material cut to size. The two dog leash holders are from a Steve Good pattern cut in Pine. One is stained with Espresso and the other Ipswich. All three pieces were finished with 4-coats of Polyacrylic with light sanding between coats.

Beautiful job, Marie! Your work is definitely one of a kind!

That is totally amazing! You are sure inspiring.

Even the Tablesaw could be dangerous when cutting small pieces if not careful, but you're right the miter saw is not a great option for small pieces. I'd go with the bandsaw or Scrollsaw with a bigger blade. I keep an old cheap pin style Scrollsaw for this kind of thing or use my bandsaw. Sometimes I'll use the Tablesaw but usually with a sled

Never worry, Ray. I always assume you are kidding, I love kidding. If you are not, I could take it anyways, just words.

I hope you know I'm only kidding. I have the utmost respect for the Marines. A true comraderie.

Ouch!

What hair?

I'm a MARINE! I use the belt sander to trim my toe and finger nails!! Trim my hair with an angle grinder!

I would never wear gloves around any machinery. I'll take my chances without them. Too easy to get them caught and lose a finger or hand. My father-in-law was a machinist and I'll never forget him telling a story about a young guy he worked with that had long hair and it got caught in a drill press. It tore his hair off clear down to his skull. I don't even wear long sleeved shirts around my equipment.

Why don’t you ask Carol herself? You will find her at the scrollSaw Woodworking and Crafts Forum at scrollsawer.com

This doesn't have much scroll saw work and so I did post this in 'Other Works" but I did the top window, door and doorway of this and also the "balcony" using my scroll saw but that is about it...but it is definitely outdoors

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.

Yes Frank, I should have. It's my mule deer because I cut it. As facts go, I have really never seen on in real life. It's on Oak, 10" x 12" Sorry it's a boring story From now on I will tell a little more.

it was a lot easier than knockin my blade storage off the bench. sorting the spirals and straight baldes was easy. sorting the numbers of them blades? close was good enough. i narrowed it down to ,"thats under a 5 and thats over a 5."