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High School grad gift for my niece, this is the mascot. Cut in 1/4” MDF, about 8” tall

Some of the Christmas Ornaments I have made. Several years ago,I started making ornaments for my two daughters and eventually for my niece and nephew. I have also sold a few to friends and coworkers.

I made this as a Mother’s Day gift for my wife, from MDF. Found the pattern from YouTube video

- my own design - works fine - looks nice what do you think? Wooden Pencil Sharpener Car Diy Plans.mp4

I cut this cross from the same wood as the previous cross. For some reason, it was more difficult than the first one. It took me about three hours to make it. The first one took about two hours. I really should time myself.

Here a just a couple of many. The bears were for my grand kids at valentines.

How about a little flower power.

WWII F4U CORSAIR FIGHTER done in poplar and maple.

Per your request:

Talked to him about a week ago on FB. Sounds like he is having some bad luck.

Having fun cutting these birdhouses. Been using scrap material of what ever I have and cutoffs from the hardwood dealer. Have cut 50+ with at least the same waiting to be cut. I like the different colors in some Cedar pieces and the grain in the Cypress is nice. Even tried something different with the sock shaped one. Painting the birds different colors and cutting some from Purple Heart and other woods.

My brother gave me this piece awhile back. I’ve seen this drawing of a cross before. Cindy did the pattern drawing it on the wood for me. Pretty piece of cherry. Semi gloss poly for the finish. The walnut piece, we did the same thing. I’ve had that walnut since about 1992. It came from some rotting worm eaten trees on my sisters property. If you give that wood long enough it will tell you what it wants. Thanks for looking.

Hey Everyone! in this fun scroll saw project video, we make this amazing Medieval Dragon! This Steve Good design uses various thicknesses of material to create a unique version of this mythical creature! Hope you all like the video! #ArtisanPirate

I posted, in Bragging Rights, the Individual Tree and Moon project a while ago. This set is a commission project I got for a mirrored set of the B&W Tree and Moon. The cutting for this set was a stack cut 5/32” Birch Solid Core Ply. The painted White Backers are 1/4" BB ply. Why, when you take a commission project, everything that can go wrong will go wrong. So read on only if you want to know my sad story. First time, after cutting was complete (with no cutting problems), the double-stick tape I used left residue on what was to be a finished side of one of the panels. No matter how much cleaning and sanding I did, the tape outline was visible through the paint finish. Then, after what seemed like an eternity for the Black paint to dry, when I clamped the glued-up assemblies in my press, when removed from the press the paint surfaces were marred. Obviously, the paint was not fully cured hard enough. Trying to salvage the work, I sanded the surfaces lightly, to make everything uniform, and applied a Clear Gloss Krylon coating. Again, it was immediately obvious that something was wrong with the combination of finishing materials as the painted surface all bubbled up. Both went to the bin of scraps that will be used in my fire pit this fall. On to a second cutting, again this time with no cutting problems. Made sure there was no tape on the finished panel face. Decided to try using a Black Lacquer Finish instead of Paint for this second set. The lacquer dries much more quickly, but again when the glued-up assemblies came out of the press, the surfaces were again marred slightly. I guess it needed to dry even longer. However, Lacquer is more forgiving, and an application of clear Gloss Lacquer returned the surface to the finish desired. Things were looking good at this point. I had made the floating frames earlier and they are designed to have a 1/8” gap between the panel and frame. The dimensions of the panel and frames are never an exact match as intended, so I usually need to slightly trim the panel to make the 1/8” gap uniform all around. Trimming panel number one and then fitting and mounting it in its frame went perfectly. Not so much with the second piece. While trimming the second panel, I took my eyes off the panel momentarily, and the edge of the panel was slightly gouged by the saw blade. CA glue and sawdust came to the rescue and, with a little black Lacquer touch up I was able to repair the damage. However, while installing the mounting hardware clips on the back side, although the face down panel and frame were lying on a protected surface, a small area of the now finished surface got damaged somehow. With careful sanding and applications of both the Black Lacquer and Clear Gloss Lacquer, I was able to repair the damage. Although I should charge double because I had to make them twice, I will be giving the customer a discount on the price I quoted. If there is a moral to my story, I have not figured it out yet, other than "don't look away while timmimg a finished panel on the table saw".

Frank, you do great work and I'm sure that's why you get commissions to make things. Folks know that you put your heart into whatever you make and when they receive their item, it will be the best it can be.

awesome job

Reminds me of a favorite poem: Quote by Edgar A. Guest: “When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, W...” (goodreads.com)

The Papillions are beautiful but Hershey is adorable! You gotta love him!

They came out great, and I love the personalized take with your stocking-house. I've cut dozens as gifts for clients and friends. Keep it up!

Love your story about Hershey....You need to post a picture of him if you have one available....gotta see that one. I did agility with my full size Aussie and if I were to get another dog I would consider a Papillon, because they are great agility dogs, smart and super fast, but also very nice little dogs.

Looks great Denny, I did a few of these too and added a little color to the bottom. I used food coloring thinned out to the shade I wanted.

I have been amazed at all your beautiful work and artistic talents. In fact, I was beginning to think you are a robot. Although I am not happy that you had issues with this project, I am happy that you are HUMAN. I would be happy to take you ones you had issues with off your hands. I am certain that whoever you did this work for will be very happy. Jerry

Another Tennessee welcome to the Village. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Steve Good’s blog posts. He posts a free scrolling pattern almost every day. He has lots of good information for scrollers of all levels but especially beginners so be sure to look back through his older posts. https://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com

Murphy was an optimist!

Well Done! This is a beautiful piece!

I love how you used the woodgrain to create such a beautiful yet simple piece of art! Well done!

The grain ties in with the pattern very nicely on both pieces. Beautiful work Dan.

awesome job

They are already cut up and on the burn bin!