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Been planning to cut this since, "a long, long time ago." If you know, you know.

A few oldies from yesteryear.

Two day show last weekend. Set up was on Friday afternoon. I have done this show for about ten years now. I had to miss it last year though as work wast so hectic that I didn’t have time to cut. Because of that, I lost the prime spot. I was way in the back of the room. Despite that, I had the best sales I have ever had. 80% of sales were credit or debit cards. My best sales were anything Christmas, but most sales came from ornaments. I have two price points of ornaments placed on two different trees. The Sleigh and reindeers sold for $250. The large Steve Good Nativity sold for $250. The biggest problem I had was working by myself. At times there were customers waiting in line to buy!

Oh boy... went from hardly any business to .... I have a order for 25 of the praying hands clock to make and delivered by 12-6.. AND 26 pieces of the word "knowledge" cut out as a desk / shelf sitter cut from 3/4" material and just using the scrollsaw font. Now I just got two more clock orders for my Dachshund dog clock and has been sold out and switched to a made to order status.. LOL.. Meanwhile ornament sales also picked way up and many are getting close to being sold out.. Moral of my story is.. be careful what you ask for.. a couple weeks back because business hadn't picked up yet I prayed.. not asking for work but for guidance as to where the big man wanted me to be... business had been slow and I was only asking if I should keep at it or look for a job.. Now I got a whole years worth of work to do in a few weeks, If I'm missing from the forums I maybe sleeping in a pile of sawdust in front of my saw..

I join a local small town holiday merchantile every year. It is only open Nov and Dec. Everything is made by locals and the vendors are required to work 2 days running the store - my 2 days are today and tomorrow. The owner only takes 10% of sales to fund the operating costs. This year I am for the first time putting up some scroll saw items. I only have some ornaments made, but am happy to see 8 of them (out of 17) sold in 4 days. That is pretty good! I mainly make beaded jewelry and sometimes salves. This year I added some crochet items and beaded spiders. I don't make a killing but it is a fun place to try and sell my hobbies with the rest of the locals.

Sometimes, simple is all it takes. I found the B&W clipart image on-line in an obscure commercial website that allowed free downloads, and I just took a liking to it. I converted it and resized it to a 12" x 18" scrollable pattern by just the addition of a few bridges. I cut the 5/32" thk solid core Maple panel in a little over a hour using Pegas #0 Spiral blades. The backer is 1/4" BB Ply. I added color using my Air Brush and Artist Acrylic Air Brush Paints. After assembly, I finished the cut panel with multiple coats of a Clear Gloss Acrylic protective coating. The frame is a- not my typical - Poplar 3/4" wide rabbeted rail frame with a Black Gloss Lacquer finish. I thought a narrow frame would look good with this image and I think it works. Comments and Critiques always welcome.

That is one heck of a booth! Laid out very nicely. And your work is awesome.

I had a small piece of 1/4" BB with the shelf paper already on it so I tried another SG pattern... Happy with just about anything scrolled that doesn't end up in the burn barrel!

Lots of beautiful work that took lots of time is displayed there Dan. So glad you pr sales were so good for you. Perhaps being at the back was a good thing, by the time they got back to you, they had done all their “window shopping,” knew they had seen everything and knew you had the best so they were ready to buy. Congratulations on selling those two big price point items.

Great display and congrats on the sales. That sure is a large booth!

good for you. tables are well organized . sales like this help with cot of materials

Terrific report of your show with clear pictures. The display is beautiful with top quality scrollwork. Glad to hear that your fine workmanship was recognized and that the quality commanded appropriate prices. Great job! Dick

They knew they were getting the best. Congratulations Dan. Marg

What a dilemma to have people queing up to buy,great display you put up with great work.

Yep That is awesome. Beautiful display.

WOW Dan, happy to hear things went so well. Looking at the pictures you really have a nice display set up and your work looks top notch. Jerry

Glad for you, moneywise, but it would take the joy of scrolling to be under that pressure. I do it only for the joy, thank goodness.

Fantastic display with lots of variety. Lots of great items to pick from. Glad you did well at the show.

So glad people are buying true heirloom quality, handmade scroll art, and not cheaping out on the price. Bravo!!

Very glad you did well. Good to hear and maybe there is some hope for the craft shows yet. very nice work and nice display. I know about the working alone thing. I always had to beg my brother to give me a hand because of the carting and setting up and also able o deal with a couple shoppers at one time. Good job.

Very neat picture.. Well done.

Yep, the most valuable thing you have is time, and you don't know how much you have.

First Christmas thing I've made this year. Gorgeous piece of walnut. 5 1/2" nativity made for my daughter's dorm room.

I was able to squeeze this project in between commissions. Unfortunately, the creator of the pattern didn't provide their name or handle. If anyone knows, please give them credit. The piece is 8X10 Baltic Birch stained Natural with a 1/4-inch Birch backer stained Ebony. I used Polyacrylic to seal the piece with sanding between the four coats. Prefabricated framing material cut to size finished the project. This was a fun piece to cut and I was able to use a few #2/0 and #1 Pegas MGT blades rather than the spirals I typically use on my heavily fretted projects. Again, thanks to the author of the pattern.

The Recacril I used is essentially the same as Sunbrella but costs less. One of our local boat canvas places now uses it. I figured if it is good enough for them, it is good enough for me!

I believe I may have posted that pattern in '21 with a bunch of others I did at the same time. I purchased it on line. This was my version. Santa 3.pdf

Sure looks like the style H. Botas designs in but could not see on his Facebook page. There are other Santa's that a close I used google images search and it is here to $2.99 https://svgmilo.com/products/santa-claus-svg-santa-face-svg

Yes it is a easy one to make and about a 20 minute cut.. cutting time is really only a small portion of involved time though... sanding and finishing is another good 20 minutes.. packaging them up for the mail is probably another 10 minutes making up boxes and wrapping them etc.. at the end of the day each one is probably around 2 hours in time investment.. It's one of the patterns from the cherry tree? if I remember correctly.. They have a bunch of clock patterns.. I bought the complete set of patterns from them when they closed up the business.. something like 3000 patterns I have on file from them. The person that ordered them is going to be giving them out to the pastors at some Association Appreciation Dinner thing is what she told me.

I see them bloom for me and you, and...

Love it. Awesome job Charlie. Marg

Outstanding Dan. Your efforts and hard work paid off. Well done!

Lovely work, well done. Marg

Very nice and colorful, well done. Marg

That is beautiful Charlie. She won't want to take it down. Marg

Wow that is fabulous. The handler will be proud to display it. Marg

Looks great. Marg

Sue Mey, (scroolsawartist.com) I can tell you because I ordered it yesterday.

That is beautiful. Who’s pattern is it?

By, By, Miss American Pie! Excellent job Charlie!

Sorry, just saw your question. tI is sitting patiently on a shelf. My last show of the season is December 2. Preparation for my shows have been keeping my busy. I also have to get some more blue pine so I can redo it. Hopefully by the middle of December I will have it done.

very nice work

Nice job! Can the pattern be found here in the library?

Welcome - I figured you hadn't yet. I understand the head going in different directions - mine has been spinning endlessly it seems for many months now!

Very cute and well done

OK, Things worked this time. A Steve Good pattern that I reduced down to 3 1/2" w x 4" h. The two side were an easly stack cut using Pegas #2/0 spiral blades. All 5/32" Maple solid core ply from my cut-offs pile. I like the slightly smaller overall width. I feel it just looks nicer. By mitering all the pieces and using tape, so they can be folded up together, the joints glued up nicely using Titebond III. I was able to include with the cut panel pattern, a pattern for the base with the necessary cut out to suit the clip for the night light attachment. The pattern is already posted in Pattern Exchange No paint this time, just multiple coats of clear Gloss Lacquer before gluig in the clip and translucent acrylic sheets with AC Glue. These close up pics make the vertical joint and the surfaces look bad, but in real life, they do not look bad at all, especially when viewed from more than just a few inches. Unlit Lit Bottom Inside As always, Comments and Critiques welcome. I have one more light with a clip. Thinking a nautical scene would be appropriate for that one.

very nice

I have spent the last couple of weeks making this 14” x 11” Framed Art Panel while I documented nearly every step along the way in photos. I have also spent many hours writing a detailed description of each step to accompany the photos. This work resulted in a 28-page Tutorial I produced and will provide, in PDF format, in a separate post you will find in the Learning Center, Works In Progress & Tutorials, for anyone who may be interested. The Tutorial is a step-by-step documentation of how I go about creating a piece of Scroll Saw Art MY WAY from concept to completion. It includes nine major steps: 1 - Concept, 2 - Creating the Scroll Saw Pattern in Inkscape, 3 – Choosing and preparing the panels, 4 - Scrolling the Cut Panel, 5- Adding Color, 6 – Art Panel assembly, 7 - Adding Logo, 8 - Finishing the Panel, and 9 - Making the Frame. If you want to know more about this project and/or are interested in MY WAY of doing this kind of project, please download the PDF titled: Art by Sam Savitt Interpreted in Wood with a Scroll Saw - A step-by-step Informational Tutorial by FrankEV. (pdf file name is: A step by step Tutorial by FrankEV.pdf) I will aslo post the pattern in Pattern Exchange

This project is my own design, and this finished product was an experiment. I was asked if I could make a small plug in Nite Light with a Dragonfly Shade. I told the lady that I thought I could, and she should get back to me after she returns home up north, and I would show her what I come up with. The panels are 4” square. The Dragonfly Image is from a bundle of Dragonfly SVG files I purchased from Etsy. I added some cattails for background and positioned the image in a surrounding, 1/4" wide, perimeter border. The panels were stack cut face to face out of 5/32” solid core Maple Ply from my, ever growing, pile of cut offs. I mitered one edge of each panel where they will be joined together to form a 90-degree open shade. I cut a triangular piece of the same 5/32” thick material to act as a base for the bottom of the shade. Glue up was a catastrophe. When I do more of these, which I plan to do, I will need to make a jig to hold the panels while being glued along the one mitered edge. And, also, to hold it while gluing in the triangular piece for the bottom. For this one, I wound up using AC glue because there was no way to clamp the parts together. After it was finally assembled, it looked OK and I should have just applied a clear coat to finish it, but I decided I wanted it to be darker, so I decided to Air Brush it a darker color. The first coat I applied looked horrible, so I did a second coat that made it a darker muddy Brown. Now it was too dark so, I added a light purple color just to the Dragonfly. Admittedly not well done, and it needed touch up that I did not do well, as is very noticeable in the photos. OK, after finally applying a Clear Gloss Acrylic protective coating, I glued in, the Orange plastic which I had previously applied a velum sheet to the inside to make translucent. The Nite Light itself is a product from Florida Shells and Gifts.com but I originally ordered them on Esty. They don’t appear on the Florida Shells and Gifts website. However, you can find them by searching Esty for: 3 Pack: Night Light Base Set - Standard On/Off Switch - complete with Bulb and Mounting Clip - DIY Night Light Parts. They are also available as a Single or 6 Pack. They each come with a clip that you can use to attach something (like the shells they sell) to act as a shade. I first tried to cut the shape of the clip out of the bottom triangular piece, but it had no give, so it would not slip on and when I opened it up just a little it became too loose to hold the shade in place. So, I opened the cutout area more, I created a slot for the clip, and then secured the clip to the wood with AC Glue. All in all, when viewed from a distance during the day when unlit, it looks OK. When it is in a dark room, and it is lit, it looks great! The cutting took less than an hour. The assembly and finishing took much longer than I will admit to. Unlit Lit Inside upside down showing the glued in clip Comments and critiques are not just wecomed, I really need to hear them. I’ll post just the Pattern of the Dragonfly panel in Pattern Exchange. However, if you decide to try and make one, you are on your own after that.

I've cut out one of these not too long after getting into this addiction. Sold it and finally cut out this one. Backer is next on the list soon as I the new printer gets delivered Wednesday. Got 4+ years out of the old one with over 22k printed pages. Switching from HP cartridge to Cannon tank printer. Anyway, still using up the leftover Canadian Cedar. Planed it down to 3/4". Will finish with Watco Danish Natural unless I can think of something better. Used #5 Pegas MGT blades for interior cuts.