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I just finished cutting this monstrous Haunted House for Halloween. Hundreds of cuts. Pattern by me. This is backlit for "spooky" effect. I cut this mostly with Pegas #3 spiral blades.

Another one.

Chelcass I do Agree that Mikes Workshop is the best Deal on Blades. I just go a little lost from starting to look for Other Places to order. Yea.... Go Mike....RIP :+}

I lost track of the time at about 20 hours.

This is an Alex Fox pattern my daughter bought me for Father’s Day. After finishing it, guess who wanted it for her apartment, hahaha!

My last projects have been Christmas ornaments

I am having a problem with starting projects but not getting them finished. Has something to do with my age. But I did finish this one after I had started three other things.

i was needing some help on which scroll saw to buy,,,i would like one with the quickest blade changes ,,and where the arm raises up,,to be honest i like the excaliber,,but it seems like they have got alot of negative reviews,,plus i cant seem to actually find new ones for sale,,most are reconditioned,,,and im kinda scare of that,,,i like the pegas,,,,but the excilaber just kinda sticks in my mind,,,can anyone give me some advice on the excaliber,,or for that matter on any scroll saw

Started out with Flying Dutchman #5 PGT but the mouse needed Olson 2R crown tooth. Was like chopping through a old log... I modified Steve's design because 3/4 stuck out too far from the molding so it was off to the bench belt sander to sand off a quarter inch. Would have been less dusty if I had a half inch board... Still learning!

Well I looked at this pattern a while before deciding to get started. And I am Very Happy with the way it looks. Had some Hold the breath happenings, but All in All I Really did Enjoy cutting this pattern. I am not real sure, but think Jim Blume designed it. Anyway all comments are very welcome...............Danny :+}

One other advantage of clear shelf liner is you can still see the wood, thus the grain. When doing intarsia or other types of projects where grain direction, coloring variations, and/or patterns are important, you can easily arrange your stencil in place and orientation. Below is a recent project at the stencil application stage. You can see the clear shelf liner that the stencil is glued to. A lot of the times, I fold the liner down on the sides, sometimes not...

Me too! Dan & RAYFAIRCHILD said: I forgot another trick...shelf liner. I've used it several times. The peel-and-stick liner is placed right to the wood. Then glue the pattern to the shelf liner. The adhesive in the shelf liner helps lubricate the blade. And, no clear packing tape over the pattern. I use clear peel-and-stick shelf liner... WOrks on every type of wood. Come off real easy and leaves no residue.

The cutting took far longer than making the pattern.

@dgmanYes, clear packing tape is difficult to remove from the wood and probably would leave a residue. That is why I suggested using the clear packing tape as the second layer. Layer 1 - something that is easy to remove and does not leave a residue - everybody has their own favorite for this. Layer 2 - clear packing tape for blade lubrication. Place it here so you do not get sawdust under it obscuring the pattern lines. Layer 3 - the pattern.

Several brands of scroll saw are based on the original excalibur design: see the article " Excalibur Scroll Saw - What Happened?" posted in Resources, Articles in this forum. The Pegas, Seyco and King scroll saws are excellent examples of this design. But the scroll saw now marketed as "Excalibur" is a lower quality version of that same design.

I replaced my Craftsman router table a couple of years ago with a complete setup from Infinity. Absolutely love it!! That said, to answer your question. I made the zero clearance insert(white) it snaps into the standard table insert(red). I have used the Dremel router bits years ago in the Dremel router but it was all a bit flimsy for my liking. I use a MAC mop to soften any end grain tearout. This is the 1/16 bit.

I have an original EX-21 that was made in Taiwan. Now about 12 years old and used practically every day and is as good as the day I bought it. The only thing I did was replace the blade holder with Pegas blade holders. I think all the bad press on the Excalibur came when the manufacturing was moved to China. The original design is now sold under the King Industrial name. Not as expensive as the Pegas (In Canada about $200 cheaper). I hear good thing about it. What ever you decide on get a foot switch if not included in the package. I have the dead man one from Harbor Freight.

Yikes! Great job on a daunting piece of work.

Really great cutting and making puzzle.

ok very complex project. Looks amazing. But what took you longer, the pattern or the cutting?

Got to be one of the scariest cuts I have seen! Both in subject and cutting!

That is crazy scary Kris, great work! I love the witch!

DAng... really nice... How long did it take?.

JessL Nice clean cuts.

Great cutting.

ATTA BOY

And here we are profiled, sanded, and dipped in linseed oil.

Almost gets me in the mood! Your "snowpersons" trying to be political correct,,, are always the best!

Cool stuff Barb. Have a fun, safe trip!

fantastic job

Awesome job!

My latest project was mini model A cars. They are so cute and fun to make that I made a second batch of 18. These are for my upcoming shows. I’m currently working on a fleet of Kenworths which will soon be completed.

I use clear peel-and-stick shelf liner... WOrks on every type of wood. Come off real easy and leaves no residue.

You did a fabulous job in cutting Danny. Very fine pattern and nicely framed.

Awesome job, Danny. I can see why you had to hold your breath in some of those areas. That's what makes cutting these type projects so fun.

Danny as I am sure you found out Mike's is still the cheapest on blades plus free shipping. I have checked everybody I could think of and Mike's still has the best price.

I made this Jim Blume pattern dragon for my grandson. Backlit with LED strip lights.

I don’t know if this counts as a ‘latest scroll saw project’; but it is a project and it is for my scroll saw. it’s a below-the-table dust pickup for my Hegner VS22. All those Seyco, Excalibur, and Jet saws with the through the table pickups had me jealous, so I’m correcting it. i e to drill the hole through the dust port, and then hot glue it under the table. There’s a pair of strengthening ribs under it this will fit between. Then an adapter for my loc-line pipe and I get to try it out. Hopefully it won’t be in the way too much. If I don’t like it I can easily cut the hot glue loose and put it comes. it’s made from PVC pipe heated and flattened/shaped as needed. No scroll saw was used, however. All hand saws, chisels, heat gun, etc. if not allowed feel free to delete post!

This was done for a client on 1/4 Birch Ply, finished with Danish Oil, light Oak Stain and varnished. She’s very happy with the result.

Last three I cut, kirigami papercutting patterns from https://lightboxgoodman.com/. Cut them for myself, just trying to find places to put them since the wife is getting a bit tired of all the "wood colors" around the house. LOL

I cut this skull and crossbones for my grandson. I cut it from baltic birch plywood. We are still debating how to finish it.

I am trying to use a stack of random length and thickness wood pieces. I pick up a piece of wood and think: What can I cut from this?

Personalized enitials.

Project complete Team Tokens. 27 inlay tokens for engineering team I work with. I wanted some inlay practice. See my other long post for what the symbol is. Warning I kinda got too technical.

I've been on a Christmas topic for a while. This another Sue Mey pattern to share.

My own pattern for a segmented Jimmy Buffet tribute.

Heceta head lighthouse intarsia.

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