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I finished my scroll project of my agility dog, Baxter, that recently passed away. @Charlie E kindly made a pattern of him for me to cut. (Keep reading below the pictures) This is actually the first pattern I have ever cut...all my others have been free-hand. Anyway, I ordered an Aspen board and it was warped so after cutting it, it warped even more. I decided to glue it to a 3/4 inch backer board to try to flatten it. I decided to use a fairly thin coat of epoxy and put a large weight on it. I forgot, however, that the floor has become uneven in my shop due to the subzero (-11) weather and the bench was no longer level. So when I came back to see it 6 hrs later it slid off the backer and was stuck solid: I decided to take it to my 14 inch bandsaw and resaw the back off (it barely fit). After I was done I discovered I had a second picture of Baxter...a bit different/artsy/tye-dyed? from the original because the aspen wood was about 1/32 thick (or less) over the epoxy and shadows came through. Well, I made a new backer for the original piece and used titebond glue instead and pin nails. The aspen wood is now 3/8+ thickness with a 3/4" backer. So now I have 2 pictures of Baxter! @Charlie E thank you again for creating the pattern for me

Made this for my granddaughter's 3rd birthday. First time cutting acrylic sheet. Piece of cake! Reading about problems cutting it had me terrified beforehand!

My first wooden ring work. Stone: Facet cut stem emerald. Wood: Olive-tree.

My favorite would be this chess set I made for my son in law. I also made one for my nephew. Mahogany and Birch.

I asked hubby to build me a bird feeder to fit over the rail of our deck. This is what he came up with, plus he made one with a roof. I think the birds like them!

Well, it's been some time since I've posted here, so I apologize if this is a bit long. After seeing the awesome work some have done with epoxy fill on their work I gave it a try, several times (lol) and each time, in my opinion was an epic fail. I just couldn't get the epoxy to be bubble free. I really wanted it to look like stained glass. So then the little voice in my head went " just use actual stained glass". I really shouldn't listen to that voice, but I tried. I've learned that I suck at cutting glass, result..epic fail #2. Then while at work and pondering my dilemma about how cool the stained glass stuff is and how talented those folks who can create those awesome looking pieces and I really wanted to do something like that except with wood on my scrollsaw! So after many attempts I came up with this. As this is only a test I used basswood to keep cost down and colored acrylic, which I cut on my scrollsaw (win-win) ! The acrylic is in the middle so it looks the same from both sides. For me this is a success, so on to different woods and more complex patterns, I'm thinking that Intarsia patterns might be a good fit for this. Now to dig thru all my Intarsia patterns. Chris

The main pattern posted is the one I found and got permission from the artist who did it. Bill and Elaine Snell, Blackcat Artworks from Easley South Carolina. I made it for my doctors and my wife. There are many different patterns out there. Try typing in tree of life stencil you’ll find all kinds. The other one I did is designed by Jen Delyth , Celtic Art Studio. She doesn’t mind if you use her pattern for personal use but be sure and give her credit for the pattern.

A jewelry box for my only granddaughter. This project called for woodworking techniques I have never done before. From the hand cut blind dove tails to controlling chip-out on the curly maple - it has challenged (and frustrated) me beyond measure. The drawers are divided and flocked in black. The bottom drawer has a ring storage area. It is FINALLY done and I will be giving it to her at her birthday party today. It has a hidden drawer that is accessed by a sliding panel on the back. I am ready to get back to scrolling now.

Nice recovery and two nice projects. My wife is the dog trainer in the family (Obedience). Her Christmas present was a Papillon puppy. That makes three Papillons and a long hair Chihuahua in the family along with two cats and about 75 goldfish. Needless to say a puppy is very time consuming. Between the puppy and the nasty weather I haven't been able to spend much time in the shop. However, my Christmas present was a 6X8 popup greenhouse that I have erected in my shop and put my saw into with a heater. Now I can cut in cold weather. My other Christmas present was a new truck. Now I can buy full sheets of plywood and long boards without having to cut them down to fit into the trunk of a car. (Guess I was better last year than what I thought.)

Nice. I bet the birds would like them more if you installed a little heater! LOL

Beautiful job by Charlie and Marie of a great looking dog. Sorry for your loss, you surely will miss him. Rick

I don't know if you use PhotoShop or not, but in PS, you can create a script that will run through an entire folder and do the same action. For Photoshop, I think it's Image>Canvas Size.....then it will basically fill in the negative space with white.

great job on that. I see a ribbon i9n your future.

Very beautiful dog. Sorry for your loss. I have a border collie and he’s on his last leg. Great recovery job. It looks fabulous Marie.

Well Marie, you did a hell of a recovery job. Everything look great.

Results are beautiful, RJ

Awesome project and quite a recovery. Beautiful dog.

awesome job

Wow! Nice job on that resawing. Not sure I would have the guts to try that. LOL Beautiful pieces and great job on that pattern.

Congratulations! That worked out well and you do indeed have 2 very nice portraits of Baxter. I have done quite a bit of resawing but I don't think I could do that on my bandsaw. Q - how thick was the original Aspen board?

Great end result. You took the hard way around, but all turned out great. Baxter was a beautiful little fellow...

Neat idea on what you did. Great job on the pattern and final result.

I was going to suggest something similar to do with gimp.

You are very welcome. You did an excellent job cutting it! Sorry for the mishap. I'm amazed you were able to resaw it like that and not ruin it.

What a master piece amazing work. She will be pleased

What is that base? Did you make that also? Really cool project.

Most excellent! A little bigger than I thought it would be. Wow!

I couldn't have said it better... I see many post about upgrading from an entry level saw to a DeWalt and they all say WOW! what a difference in the scrolling experience.. Take that next upgrade to a Hawk or Hegner and imagine the difference yet again.. plus a quality saw that's likely going to outlast any hobbyist.. and in many cases outlast even those running them in the production type setting.. Hawk and Hegner could be as popular in the scrolling sector if they were sold in box stores around the world like the others are.. Last I knew a 20" Hawk was only about $200 more than a Pegas.. and you're getting a lot more quality build machine.. That's not saying that a Pegas is an inferior saw.. but it does have it's limitations in a production type setting..

I did this one a few years back. First attempt with spiral blades. I do one that was free from a colouring book page.

Well done! Wishing you the best!

Very well done. The picture with the light on sure helps.

All the best Sparkey. Beautiful work.

Good luck with the contest, you are sure to get a ribbon. Marg

Simple, but always received with thanks. I cut 'memorial' paws for any of my owners that have lost a much loved pet. Not hard to do, but it's the thought that counts I guess. Unfortunately in the last year we've lost 4 from our 'Foxfold' family.

Great job! Fantastic idea, may I ask where the pattern is from?

Honestly, when I looked at the first picture I thought it was sort of unique but wasn’t crazy about it. Then I saw the second two pictures, wow, that’s beautiful!

Hi Rusty: This will take home a ribbon for sure, well done I'm glad I didn't enter the same contest as you, this lamp would have kicked my butt...lol Good luck and keep up the great work Fab4

Looks great!

I actually went above and beyond taking an exacto blade plucking then painting black and brown dots. Plus cutting lines on the leaves. They were special people!