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Yet another kirigami piece from . 1/4 bbply, I found its cheaper to get the 4'x8' sheet and cut it down into manageable quarters than to buy the smaller pre-cut sheets. Single-stacked this one, so it used a lot of Pegas #0/2MG blades. Stains are Minwax "Natural" and "Honey".

Martin Luther King Jr. January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968. I cut this this a few years ago. Today is the 60th anniversary of the I Have A Dream speech.

Finished a couple pieces over the weekend. The Eagle is a Arpop pattern double stack cut in 1/4-inch ply Birch. One is finished Natural stain while the other is Ipswich. Both have 1/4-inch Pine backers painted black. The frames are custom fit using framing material. The Lab with Duck was at the request of my wife and is a pattern by H. Botas. I double stacked 1/4-inch Maple ply and again finished one with Natural and the other Ipswich. I used 1/4-inch Birch for the backers and painted one black and the other is stained with Espresso. Again, the frames were custom cut using framing material. All the pieces were sprayed with four coats of Polyacrylic with light sanding using 320-grit sandpaper between coats. I used Pegas 2/0, 0, 1 spiral and 2/0 MGT blades. The wife plans to gift one of the Labs with the duck to her dog training instructor. Obviously, she has a Lab. I'm almost finished with a Papillon piece she plans to gift one of her dog training classmates. She and my wife are the only two training Papillons. Both were fun and relatively easy cuts.

3/4" Red Oak. 10" x 6" #5 Pegas MGT blades.

Thanks Don for doing the pattern for me. I did this for a friend at work for a relatives wedding. I used a #3 skip tooth,3/4” oak and a semi gloss poly. I really like the piece of oak. I had it stacked in the garage for about two years. I have about four more feet of it. That is white oak correct? I usually can only get red oak. I got this from my brother. Thanks for looking.

These are from a Sue Mey pattern. She has a LOT patterns of crosses. The one on the right is 1/4" cedar and the one on the left is 1/2" white oak (more substantial). Cut on my Pegas scroll saw. I used a Pegas MGT#3 blade for the cedar cross. I started the white oak cross with the same MGT#3 blade but soon changed to a MGT#5 blade. I intend to put a backer on the cedar cross to give it support. I am still deciding how to finish the two of them.

Here are the latest, these are custom patterns per requests at the market. Material cost is about $3 ea. I may be able to reduce that if the book holders sell.

I made a few of these last year. My sister saw one that had a red/red scarf and wanted one. So I made her one and one for her friend that likes the Illinois college teams. Made from 3/4" MDF with a 1/8" BBply backer. My wife does the painting.

It is a special magnet for wood. Just kidding I had a piece of scrap metal that I screwed to the table.

For your problem, I frequently leave the outside edge square, until the last. but I have also hot glued extension strips to the flat top and/or bottom long enough to support the work on the saw table while I cut near the ends of it. Then I can cut the outside edge or the strips free as the last steps. Charley

Super scrolling. I should do the lab one only with a ball in it's mouth, for my lab! He doesn't hunt, scared of guns.

I am visiting today. I bought the Festool midi after winning a Festool track saw in a raffle and my wife bought me a Festool RO sander. As I don't us the those tools often I connected it to my Hawk. I mounted the tubing on a wooden base that has two "Mag Switches" so I can easily take it off. Little did I know I was going to buy a used EX 16 as a travel saw. It is now my primary. I just move the dust extractor over. I run the Festool vac at about 50% speed. I have the saw plugged into the Festool outlet so it comes on with my saw. I added a swivel and a dust trap that has a screen in it to catch those tiny pieces that get sucked up that you still want. The swivel allows me to swing the upper arm out of the way and back without messing with my adjustments. Also I did NOT glue any of the joints in case something got jammed in one.

I have so much to learn and I'm not getting any younger... Decided to print out that practice pattern with all of the scrolling examples to try but it was boring... So I decided to test out the different blades I have on another SG pattern Even if I screw it up it's still more fun with the pattern. Tested it on 1/4" BB plywood with the pattern spray glued on clear shelf paper and got a feel for the different brands and styles of blades. It still turned out okay as long as you don't look too close.

Commissioned project. Enjoyed making although it took some time being everything had to be cut to size with opening parts having a snug fitting. A.bit of thought has to be given to how to open the two hidden drawers. Some people are able to figure it out quickly while others have no idea. Box is made of walnut and ash. Size is 9 ½” L x 4” W x 3 ¼” H.

Patrick Renna as Hamilton "Ham" Porter, from The Sandlot. First piece is red oak stained with Minwax Barn Red and True Black. Second is Sycamore with 50/50 BLO and mineral spirits. Patterns in the library.

3/4 ply cut with free blades from our member Kmcrafts. I think it is a #3 I needed to go forward much slower but time holding my arms up is scarce. Still needs a nice routed edge and try an true up the mistakes. Thanks for looking! The flowers get enlarged when I can stand and take all the clutter off the printer to clear a jam . The letter (R) popped out as it had a weak point in the word Jardin.

Probably one of the greatest speeches ever.

Hey Everyone! In this fun scroll saw project video, we make this Small Intarsia Mummy to get into the spooky season! This is my very first Intarsia Video and the project comes from the latest (fall) issue of Scroll Saw Woodworking Crafts Magazine by Fox Chapel Publishing. Hope you all like the video! #artisanPirate

Very nice, RJ

Excellent cutting, RJ

Rodney, Good doggie, catches both ducks and crickets at the same time. Nice projects and great topics. Me. Mark Eason

Very detailed piece with a lot of fret work. Cutting this piece with MGT blades had you doing a lot of spinning on the table top. The end results turned out great.

Nope. Gotta pay extra for him!

I snug up the swivel just enough so that it seals but can still rotate. The screw is a set screw to keep my setting in place and keep it from unscrewing. I drilled and tapped the ring (10-32)

I scroll in a spare room in my house. I bought a Scrollnado to go on my Dewalt 788, and hooked it to my Festool vac. The smallest one. It works fine. It isn’t dust free. It is much better, and my husband doesn’t complain.

Nicely cut Rodney. Does the cricket come with the lower lab?

Very nicely done on both Rodney. Really like the eagle.

Very beautiful and fine cutting Kirk.

Dewalt makes a new Stealth Sonic Vacuum that is supposed to be about 65 DB or less. and you can get a HEPA filter for it. The 10 gallon dewalt is about $145 and the best Hepa filter for it $66. I have not heard it running, but if the specs are true it certainly is quieter than a shop vac.

Great precision cutting. Make a beautiful piece.

terrific work

Great work on both. I really like the Lab.

Fine cutting! Thanks for sharing. Great choice for stains too.

I tried music, I like scrolling better .

I have a Festool Dust extractor and use it on my Hegner and works very well. I also muse it with my sanders.

My two love the last was my first request to make something

Thanks for the detail reply @kmmcrafts Kevin. I was thinking some here had gotten the Festool so was hoping for some good insight before I pull the trigger. I was thinking @Rolf had one. I know he doesn’t visit the Village everyday, so hopefully he’ll stop by soon. If not, I’ll reach out directly to him as I get closer to the move which will be n the not too distant future, depends on when I can get movers lined up.

I'm with your wife. Mine is in a landfill here in Orange Co.

Funny you should mention the accordian Ray. I always wanted to play the accordion. When I was 16 after 8 years of piano lessons my parents finally aggreed. I got quite good, played in an accordion band and also played in a trio with two other accordion players. Won a couple of prizes and would travel with the accordion band to other states for accordion contests. Accordions were quite popular in the 50's and 60's. I don't have any regrets in life, but do have a couple of wishes one of which was I would have kept my accordion. Wanted to buy one after I got married but my wife wouldn't let me, she hated the accordion. Jerry

Awesome Dan. Love the live edge. Fabulous wedding gift.

Really well cut. Didn't know if it could be done in 3 inches. Looks great.

Really remarkable lettering! great work

Nice scrolling and a great piece of wood.

Very nice! Has lots of character.

I watched a demo of a lot of the Festool tools from the vacs to saws and sanders etc.. The vacs seem like they was real quiet. I really want to do as @Rolf had done and build a system from PVC, I've ordered some of the flex piping a couple months ago but gosh life happens sometimes, LOL. I believe @Sycamore67 has posted about having a Festool system set up on his Hegner. Rolf has his on a Hawk and I believe he made a system for his Excalibur as well. I have the Seyco system on my Excalibur and also did similar set up as Ray with the Metro vac, which by the way is basically what the Seyco system is. My experience with the metro vac is that it's quiet at first but gets louder and louder.. I get enough fine dust passing on through the dust deputy and making it to the vac.. and it's not a Hepa system and I find it actually blows "some" of the real fine stuff right out the exhaust port.. I have no experience with Festool or the Fein.. But I think the Festool is the way to go with it's Hepa filter. Fien are similar and cheaper however in my research I found that they do not come standard with Hepa.. that's a add on and then the price is very similar. Back to the Seyco system for a sec. also would point out that it doesn't have both top and bottom collection points.. I did buy a scrollando set up too.. I haven't used it enough to really give a good review of that.. I'll first say I think the kit is pretty cheaply made in my opinion.. and think one is way better off just building a system from PVC pipe and the line-loc flex tubing. Should also note that some time back someone posted about a new DeWalt Quiet vac that was supposed to be a good system.. Can't remember who is was.. I'm thinking at the price point of this though.. it's probably not a Hepa system... The only negative thing I believe I've seen about Festool is the price tag, LOL.. most cheap out and buy a cheap system and are either happy there is not sawdust in the lap or like me.. disappointed in all the fine dust blowing out the back of the vac. and the filter / bag getting lined with fine dust and making the Vac louder. The amount of money / time I've spent fussing with the cheaper set ups I wish I had just done what Rolf did.. I think for light weekend work the seyco type systems would be great for the money.. If I want the seyco system to stay quiet I have to change or blow out the dust from the bag / filter at least once a day sometimes twice.

I'm thinking if it's for a class and only $50, why not? Just make sure whoever is using it that no matter how bad it might be that it's just a learning saw and there are much better saws available if they choose to follow the hobby.

A suggestion at the market a couple of weeks ago and I thought this might be a good way to use up some thicker scraps. Thumb book holders. You put your thumb in the hole and then pinch the book between you fingers and thumb keeps the book open and is pretty. Here's the purty one. 3/4 box elder burl, #3 FD Polar blades, one coat BLO, I'm planing one multiple coats of shellac, until it's good and shiny. I printed out one page of patterns to see how well they will sell at the FM here's the batch so far:

How about a little flower power.