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10X8 BBPLY cut with spirals

Jus finished this Eagles plaque in new colors

Steve put this pattern out a few weeks ago and I thought it was funny, so I gave it a try. Just piece of pine scraps used and most of the cutting was done on my band saw. If I would have thought about it sooner, I would have drawn a line in the toes to make it look like it had flip flops on! I'm guessing that the top is supposed to be shaped like a butt! The feet on Steve's go in opposite directions, guess it really doesn't matter.

I ran across this pattern, which by the way was not a scroll saw pattern, and liked it so much I printed it so my wife could look at it later that day. Immediately she said that she really liked it and wanted me to cut it. I told her that it was not a scroll saw pattern and it was not a really clear photo of it anyway. Well my wife usually gets her way, so I told her I would try to look it up again and see if I could get a clearer look at it, but I could not find it again, so I enlarged it and gave it a go. I was going to make a frame for it and make a rectangular background but she did not want one like that. So I made an extended background and painted it with three different colors, as I did. So this is how it came out. Reminds me of something from a kids story book about witches or something like that. Dick heppnerguy

Don't get much scrolling time anymore, but I did squeeze in one over a 5 week period. This is a pattern by Jacob and Wayne Fowler. Book titled "Woodworker's Pattern Book, 78 Realistic Fretwork Animals" The pattern is made to be done with one piece of wood, but I figured out how to at least make the head with White Aspen. the body and stand are Black Walnut. I/2" thick.

Did two spoons out of the same slab of Cherry. Have not been in the shop much due to the heat, and also extra hours at work.

I bet it's a paper cutting pattern. You certainly did it justice. Beautifully done. Found it! Better late then never.........................lol.

Lockheed Jet Star II Thought it was time to visit the “Way Back Machine” and look at the Jet Star II. Back in the mid 70’s and 80’s I worked as an aircraft mechanic at White Plains, NY (HPN) It was a major hub for business aviation aircraft 45 minutes north of NYC. One of the most familiar aircraft on the airport was the Jet Star I and Jet Star II. Companies like Xerox operated a fleet of these aircraft along with Reader Digest, Avco Lycoming and Texas Gulf Sulfur. It had 4 Honeywell 731 Turbo fan engines and fuel capacity of 18,000 lbs. with a range of about 2,500 miles. It could carry 10 passengers and 2 crew. It had inflatable leading edge boots on the wings for deicing. The original Jet Star I (P&W JT-12 Engines) was first produced in 1961 as part of a Gov program and the Jet Star II’s were produced from 1976 to 1979. A total of over 400 of both models were manufactured. The Jet Star I model has been retired but there are still some Jet Star II’s still flying.

Bats and Moon puzzle by Al Baggetta found in the current issue of SWWC. I used 3/4" Hard Maple 8" square. Cut on the Pegas scroll saw using Pegas #3 MGT blades. After sanding, stained the bats with Saman stain and dipped in diluted Shellac. Then another light sanding with a Mac Mop. This puzzle is a little difficult as several bats are very similar in size. Careful assembly required. Comments welcome.

Dave, that is another beautiful piece, RJ

Various projects for the market; drying in the shop. I have several lengths of rebar, so I utilizing it for drying projects.

Excellent cutting!

This is the index that I got from Karl one of the members here I think. It is not complete but pretty close. I have only limited number of issues but I will look for oval basket. Creative Woodworks Index-3.xlsx

Great looking puzzles.

That is different. Kids would love that.

Came out great. Looks like a few tough cuts.

awesome job

very nice

Lovely. You did a terrific job, well done. Marg

I love this pattern. It is on my to do list also. you nailed this one. beautifully done Dick heppnerguy

thank you so much Barb. It was a fun project and I will be looking for more paper cutting patterns as there are a lot of nice ones out there just waiting for me to try Dick heppnerguy

There it is alright. I could not relocate it. I forgot where I had seen it. My capture was not nearly as sharp as was yours so I was not sure I could do it any justice at all. But that said I was somewhat pleased with the outcome. Thank you for your post Dick heppnerguy

It caught my eye because it had so much going on in it and just had to give it a go but then, after my wife saw the pattern I really did not have a choice in the matter, did I? Dick heppnerguy

great job!

Excellent cutting, RJ

Good job, RJ

Now that is. Definitely a stool I haven’t seen ; funny. Well done Ron. I’m sure you’ll get a few laughs.

A person had shared this on another site so I thought I would share it here. Woodcraft has it.

Hahaha, I just posed about this saw before I seen this topic. I'll share this YouTube Demo of the saw here. It reminds me of the Jet saw kind of but it appears to have EX style clamps rather than the barrel clamps of the Jet. Also.. it looks like there is a lot more table surface in front of the blade... I don't think I could get along with the "locking button" for the upper arm.. It looks like it's way near the rear of the saw.. who would want to reach way back there to unlock the arm... Not me.. especially on a detailed fretwork piece

Looks like some mighty delicate cuts, Dick. You did an outstanding job. Especially if the pattern you had was blurry.

Finally got around to making "Walt" to lend his helping hands!

Fabulous cutting Dick

https://www.stevedgood.com/catalog/index.php You can look under the category games and puzzles. He shows the dollar puzzle. I used that puzzle pattern and just bought movie prop money and sized my pattern to that. I use 1/4" BB plywood to make these. I found that is a good size to keep the puzzles from being to floppy and they stay together better. I lightly sand the wood to make sure it is smooth. I then seal it with a dewaxed shellac (Bullseye) . I then spray the back of the money with 3M 77 adhesive. carefully line the money up on the blank and use a roller to flatten down. I do not worry about any glue squeeze out. After I have both sides done I I take it to my disc sander and just lightly run the edges through to get rid of any glue and any paper hangover which really there never is if sized right. After I let them set and dry overnight and then spray with a satin gloss lacquer. making sure I get the edges too. I do both sides and of course one at a time. This seals the paper. I like Deft or Watco lacquer. After all said and done and now it is up to you to apply pattern as you normally would with any project using whatever method works for you. I will say I like to coat the pattern with some clear tape to help lubricate the blades because those puzzle blades which you need to use are very breakable and you go through a few per puzzle because all the tight turning. After awhile you do get a rhythm though and they are addictive. Good luck if you try them. oops I see a couple other questions from Charlie that I will answer here as well being I basically laid out my process of making them. I get my Puzzle Blades as they are called from Mike's Workshop and are FD blades. I only ever used FD blades. The prop money I will have to look up link. but it is movie prop money. There are many sites including Ebay, Amazon, Etsy and many more. Here is mine. You can get in all denominations as well as used or brand new. Now I remember why I never did $2 bills is because they did not have any. It has been some time since I did these. You could always use real money if you like. https://propmoviemoney.com/collections/full-print-prop-money Might as well lay out the rest of it. I cut these in rows as I found that to be easiest and also helps when I have to reassemble. I bought small thin boxes to use so I can sell completed. I use a carboard layer under the puzzle that customer could choose to use or not when storing puzzle. I place puzzle in a reuseable small bag all assembled and slide it in box. After that it is up to customer as to what and how to use them. Now I do warn people the pieces are small so not a childs toy. One other thing I should mention because someone mentioned mixing denominations to fool people. That is all well and good but remember the same pattern is used for all so they actually will go together but look weird.

You can make your own and select the size you want and how big of pieces, piece styles and many other custom options at this link.. Us laser guys cheat as the scrolling community would say. I'm not sure if this is the one I used in the past or if it was a different one.. There's many different programs to do this exact thing and you can search them by google searching laser jigsaw puzzle filemaker if you want to look for something different.. https://proceduraljigsaw.github.io/Fractalpuzzlejs/

VERY nicely cut!!! I've found there are a TON of great papercutting patterns that lend themselves nicely to the scroll saw, @ChelCass beat me to it. I like the multi-tone background, too, I gave that a try with two colors on a jellyfish kirigami papercutting pattern recently and was VERY pleased with how it turned out.

Thanks Dick. Those points on the bat wings were a bugger.

Beautiful piece, excellent cutting, RJ

WOW Avery nice you did an excellent job

The angle will change for thickness of the wood and how wide are the rings. https://www.scrollmania.com/AngleCalc.html select angle calculator

Great scrolling, Dick. You are really stepping things up a notch with the colors. Very beautiful.

So this one I like. Just a nice pattern from Sue. The base is actually a limb from an old plum tree. Cool how nice that wood turned out. One is painted an off white color and the other is just covered with linseed oil.

That's beautiful, Dick. Great eye finding something that wasn't designed as a scroll saw pattern! Chances are you have the only one like it.

terrific job

It IS beautiful!

Very nicely done Dick

Really really nice.

That is so beautiful, I can understand why your wife wanted it. Excellent work Dick. Marg

I took my time at these 27 tokens. I cut out 3 per day. 2 are on the drying rack. After struggling with getting the correct blade and table angle. The inlay technique came out very good. Use a #1 blade for tight turns , 0.8 deg cut angle. I am delivering the team tokens tomorrow. Sent out emails to each team member and all responded surprised and thankful. Me. Mark Eason

Took another shot at ordering some 1/4 Baltic birch plywood. It "looked" fine at first glance but after the pattern was applied and 40 some holes drilled it turned out to be a chip out mess. The thickness was NOT 1/4 and the outer veneers were paper thin. After trying every fancy blade I own it was not meant to be. Tear out was horrible on both sides. That crap is on it's way back. This part of my woodworking experience has been very challenging. I don't mind paying a premium price if I'm getting value!