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Hot off the saw. Tops ( or bottoms ) for hinges. Pattern from Steve Good, not altered for size. 1/4 wood. FD Polar #2/0 blade

Staring to show some character now.

I won't admit how long it took or how much wood was wasted... I won't show what the back looks like either. But it is what it is and ready for some paint. I have a lot to learn about routing the groove for the glass and project and not sure if I have the patience (or ability) to try any miter joints. All of the Youtube videos were either without instruction, just showing off their skills or explaining the details like an engineer.

it's a wen scroll saw that can hold both pinned blades and plain

Made this for a door prize for our local Meals on Wheels. Now my wife and daughter want one. 3 x $0 =$0

great overall job on this project. What medium did you use to paint this? It really pops. Dick heppnerguy

I stopped using glass because of the glare glass can have. the window in my living room faces the south so I get quite a bit of sun which causes a glare off of the glass. to dust, a soft bristle brush and/or compressed air does pretty good.

I have made frames. Now, I just buy them at the craft store during a sale. Frame, mat, and glass or just frame and glass

thanks!

Then plain is the blade of choice.

I frame mine under glass. Because I ain’t dusting that.

About the spice rack. The newer style spice containers, the round glass ones, do not fit in the spice rack by about 1/4". My fix is that I'm enlarging the pattern by 20% so that all the dimension will be larger and allow the containers to fit. 20% increases the slots to 5/16" so wood that I already have will work. Is this why so few people are not making "functional" items now? Ever changing "standard" sizes, who'd a thunk it. The other item I know changed sizes is the tissue box, On a recent trip to the store I noted 3 different depths of tissue boxes, yet all the patterns that I see only have one size.

I made the first to fit a particular brand. Once I found that having a cover, the no longer mattered. She was buying a "pretty" brand. Lol. Anyway I went out and measured every brand I could find and then altered my pattern to fit the largest box. I'm now saving a ton on tissue.

Wow, that's excellent.

Yepper....Had same Size Issues long ago when I cut a couple for my Wife and Friend. Learned that the Type of Brand they use was a different size than the box was designed for. So like you said.... Measure that type of project first. Love this Village.... Danny :+}

Very nicely done, Dick!

That is really cool! Is it your pattern? Can you share it?

Another nice addition to your air force. You must have quite the collection of models by now. Dick heppnerguy

Frame only.

I have only done 1 picture panel, Vietnam war memorial, made for my office, had it framed professionly and they used glass, RJ

No glass.

Typically just a frame.

Easter Pysanky Eggs created by me prior to starting scrollwork. I did not learn the traditional Ukrainian designs and colors so I created my own. Have a Happy Easter. Dick Mira

Some of my Easter-themed work from the past.

I agree it never was one size fits all. I use to make tissue boxes in the 90's and they were all different sizes. How many different candle jars out there.

I think this is an issue with any pattern. You just enlarge to fit your needs. I just expect it.

I tried the tissue box and had the same problem.

I have spring fever ......so I made a Sunflower welcome sign 5-1/2ft Tall, made from 2X lumber, so it's heavy and won't blow over very easy, stained dark walnut, painted cut out white letters Comments always make me feel good God Bless Dan

Agree with what Dan said. And a testament to that is the fact that most (if not all) of the better quality scroll saws only accept plain end blades.

Most folks use plain end blades for two reasons. When cutting inside cuts, you have to drill a larger hole to accommodate the pins. It’s virtually impossible to do fine fret work with small cutouts. The second reason is without pins, you can get much smaller blades, in more styles. As you progress, you will want to use smaller, finer blades.

From my experience... if you're going to be using the on board dust collection that comes with the sander.. stay away from the ones that have the little fabric dust bags... every one of the sanders I've had in the past.. the orientation of the power cord and the dust bag.. rubs a hole in the bag.. then all the dust blows out at you.. I've replaced three sanders simply because the bag.. now these was cheapy sanders and I could never find anyplace online to get a replacement bag.. So, my last sander I bought was a Bosh R/O variable speed sander... this has been used way more than the other sanders I had because back then I was just hobby playing in the shop.. not doing a whole lot of work unlike I do now.. I'm about 3-4 years now on this Bosh.. When I bought it I thought the plastic dust can would be cumbersome but actually less so than the bag ones I had in the past.. My only complaint is trying to open up the dust can to empty it out.. it is very smooth and not real aggressive.. I sand thin fragile portrait work with it with no issues..

Thanks all, sometimes it's just about making things - the ones I've seen are $30 each - haven't seen any refills for them though - feel free to link the ones you all use. $30 x 3 = $90. For me $90 will buy me 2 sheets of 4x8 ply (sanded 1/4 and 1/8) - so if I can make 3 of those things with the sand paper I have ( it would take me a life time to use all the sand paper in this box LOL), it works for me. Look at this way.... It's an adventure!

I came to the same conclusion. Life is already too short but to waste time making something that can be bought, even though the price gags you, your time is better spent on actually doing something you enjoy. Ray

This kind of discussion seems to come up every few months and I guess I really don't understand it - there are - at least for me - a few items where I notice costs - and replacing my sanding mop refills is not one of them - they last forever - in my six years of scrollsawing I have purchased sanding mops twice (I checked) - both times I purchased two refills - and still have a spare refill waiting for the next time I need it - so I guess what I am saying is that sanding mops are not a big expense. My top three expenditures - by a lot - are: propane (winter heat); hardwood (walnut, oak, cherry, elm); and rattle can polyurethane - any significant costs associated with purchasing sanding mops refills really don't even get to the ball park. Jay

I think they are pretty reasonably priced given the price of the Klingspor Gold and difficulty making them. Things like drilling the hole in 48 strips of cloth backed abrasive and cutting the 1/4" wide strips on both ends of 48 pieces is also not fun. After you have made a couple and compare them to the pre made ones, I would like to hear your review.

I have done both. I have made several from the Klingspor gold which is what they make them out of. It takes a lot of time and effort to make them especially cutting the thin strips on the ends. You need to use really good cloth backed sand paper to make them. Now, I just buy them.....too much of a hassle.

Bought mine. I use them a lot. Grits are 80, 120, 220, 320.