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For an avid bass fisherman, a friend of my son who lives in Reno. He loves to go for bass. This big boy is the third one of this pattern that I have completed this winter. Getting ready to UPS to the customer. Pattern by Candy Zine, this piece is again, cut into an inch and a quarter (1-1/4) maple burl slab. I mainly used my Seyco 21" for this project with straight blades, since I struggle with spirals.

I finally completed this project. I took me the longest of any project I have tried in my years of scrolling. Took two tries. I wanted to make a picture of a modern diesel train engine for my nephew-in-law that is a conductor. I could not find a pattern of one. Talking to @munzieb one time I mentioned it to him, he told to send him a picture of what you want and he would make a pattern. And he did, a real detailed pattern. A beautiful pattern.. I worked on it, gave up once, then decided to try again. I worked on this over a period of 4 or 5 months. Bernd Would call every once in a while to see how I was doing. I told him I was about to give up. I just could not scroll like I use to. He said he would give it a try. Two weeks latter he sends me his completed scrolled picture of it! So the challenge was thrown down. I had to quit whining and keep cutting. Finally got there. Many, many thanks to Bernd for the coaching and encouragement. Would never have finished it without it. I still have to frame it. The first picture is mine, the second is the one he cut and sent to me. His was even more difficult than mine, his was a little smaller.

Got this finished today. You can see the progress in "works in progress". Finished with three coats of shellac. I wouldn't normally show the back but I love the grain!!

A big thanks to Bobscroll for these patterns, which I got from the Scroll Saw Village library. All done on 1/4 in BB ply. When the morning sun hits them they really sparkle. I can't seem to catch it on my cell phone camera. I hope I submitted this right...I'm still learning the system.

First one is Steve Good and the seconmd is Sue Mey

After I finally broke down and bought a shipping label printer, I had many of the old labels I used with my laser printer. I made some SVG files that would fit on the labels using one of Steve Good's gnome patterns to try using labels instead of spray adhesive. I took the patterns to the shop, and while looking for some wood to use for the experiment, I looked into the five-gallon bucket full of offcuts from my scroll saw. Here is where the second experiment idea came from. How many gnomes could I make using only the wood in this bucket? Answer: More gnomes than I have time for. The wood in the bucket is 3/4 inch or thicker, too thick for the mini gnomes. I applied the patterns, cut them from the wood in the bucket, and resaw them using my Shopsmith bandsaw. Once I had a small bucket of parts, I began to assemble them. I stopped when I ran out of feet and did not have time to cut more. The labels worked well, but I had to be much more careful about dusting off the wood to get them to stick as well as I liked. If the wood was smooth and clean, the labels stuck tight enough that mineral spirits helped get them off.

Although it is still to early for our trees and bushes to show flowers, I just got this done.

Just finished this one I made for a craft fair I have coming up this Easter Weekend. It's made from 4mm Birch ply and finished with 2 coats of sanding sealer and 2 coats of acrylic lacquer. Hope you like it. Keith

This was a special order from a man whose father and step-mother claimed the zebra as their spirit animal of sorts. Both of these people died and the man that ordered it wants to memorialize his dad and step-mom.

This showed up on my FB page this morning.. I thought it was interesting set up.. I think it might work well for fine dust but I don't see how this would work for chips.. I see it getting plugged up with chips.. https://mullettools.com/products/mullet-boom-arm?fbclid=IwAR0lxHwegDTkpLSImNQdWxhcSu7dxCxsyKEDZdgPhWzdzm7jedLUI9deLts

Seems to me that would be ideal for intarsia artists, moving the dust collection to each different sanding device.

I bought this about 2 months ago. I have yet to set it up. But my thoughts I will use this in conjunction with my dust collector on my lathe for now. I plan on making some billiardball trinket boxes and the dust from them is pretty intense so I figured I will add my shop vac with this arm in a different direction to capture the dust. The arm is articulating enough and small enough to get in a position under the turnings as opposed to my dust collector hose and port. I also thought it maybe something I could use on the top side of my tablesaw. Yes I have my dust collector hooked to the bottom of the saw but many times what happens is when you use a zero degree throat plate the dust stays on top mostly as opposed to all be sucked downward. That I can tap off my dust collector hose. These are my intensions. It is a dust collector and not a chip collector. It will collect chip if used as a vac hose where you need to be real close to them Just like any dust collector. That is why they are called dust collectors and not chip collectors. Now setting up for scrollsaw I have no idea but could imagine it would work depending on the power of your shop vac or dust collector. I never used any vac system on my scrollsaws in all the years I scrolled and I scrolled alot. I just used a good dust mask and cleaned the area after each session of scrolling. I have an overhead air cleaner that did a great job and still does of cleaning air in the shop. I ran that because the noise is nothing compared to listening to a shop vac for hours in the shop and besides, shop vacs are not built to run for hours at a time. Running hoses to my dust collector would just be a waste of time in my eyes because how small you have to choke the hoses down and that defeats the efficiency of any dust collector. These are my thoughts on this topic.

3 from 1. The middle one is the original ornament the other two are the extra I always save.

The Chicken Puzzle was designed by Harvey Blyer. I used 3/4" Poplar approximately 8" x 8". Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #3R MGT blades. Actually, only one blade. After a light sanding, dipped in diluted Shellac. After drying, another light sanding. This is a gift for a friend that gives us eggs. Comments welcome.

I just finished my first two-part wood-art piece. Each part is 11 x 14 inches. I made this for a California friend. This is Dillon's Beach in northern California.

I found a picture of a 30's car that I knew I had to cut. Its a 1938 Cadillac V-16. Only a very few were made though there was some talk that Cadillac wanted to make the v-16 back in '08. Didn't happen. Plaque is 16 x 12 BBPW on 1/4" backer. Shellac and Gloss Lacquer finish and help from Denny at Artcrafter for "0" skiptooth blades.

Well I can tell you right now that the best dust collection at a lathe is a good dust collector system. This is not that. This is a supplement of for using a true dust collector. It is designed for use with a shop vac. The photo where they hook to a dust collector is pretty but because you are choking down the size of the hose the efficiency is so pinpoint it is not worth it in my opinion. As I said my objective is to be more pinpoint because of the dust I will produce when turning those billiardballs. Even when I try it on my tablesaw I do not expect much because again I have to focus right over the blade. My dust collection on my lathe is a 8" hood with a 4" hose hooked to it and works well but dust gets pulled toward it. It is a bigger hood so captures more dust as this is a small hood to match the CFMs of the shop vacs.

Barb that is so perfect for this time of year. Makes me want spring to come soon! Very beautiful!

Let us know what you think of it. I am looking for something for dust collection for my lathe right now as well. Marie

That is beautiful! Great idea for mounting it.

Wow! You just can’t help but stop and stare at that for a while. Amazing work!

I have seen their ads. Your link takes us to the page for the pickup arm. They also show it connected to a cyclone style dust separator. They are expensive but a way to get the dust pickup where you need it. It probably is an overkill for a scroll saw but might be good for the lathe and other woodworking tools. You just have to connect it to a vacuum cleaner with sufficient power.

Beautiful piece! Love the backer. (12 above F here. 12-24” of snow forecasted for the next couple of days.)

Awesome job Paul. Way to hang in there. Well worth it.

That came out great Barb.

Great job. Perfect wood for the project.

maple burl slab

Plywood or MDF would work. Hardboard was what I had in the shop.

Sorry I haven't been on much. Things have been a bit crazy with the weather, dealing with bills & belongings that were my mom's, animals, and hubby being down for 2 months with an ear infection. I haven't gotten much scrolling done, but my workshop is progressing. My new drill press is set up with a custom stand, I got a bandsaw a few days ago (and I should have gotten one years ago!!!!), and the dust collector is operational but is going to get a custom build with a Thien baffle and a better filter than that silly bag that came with it. The bandsaw was a deal that almost literally fell in my lap - I decided I needed one and magically () there was a listing on Marketplace for a new, still in the box, Delta 14" 1hp for half of what Home Depot & Amazon sell it for.

I'm not organized at all. I lose things all the time. The boards go into the stack with everything else. I lost an airplane last year. All the parts were cut, and it was ready to assemble. I sold a made-to-order item and dropped everything to get that done, and life got in my way. When I remembered the airplane, I could not find it. It' is still out there some where with something sitting on top of it.

Darn another organized guy to make me feel stupid and guilty!! You are "Bad",, "Bob"!

Now that is absolutely beautiful. Great work Barb!

Beautiful piece, Barb!!!

I still use Painters tape works well with me!

My, Barb, that is a work of art. Dogwoods will be in bloom in another week here in TN.

Beautiful job Barb! And hubby has an artistic eye too!

I'm calling it done. Spice rack. 1/4" Elm throughout. FD Polar blades, #1 for most, #3 for the shelves (gentle curves). BLO for the finish. 4 hrs cutting. pattern from scrollsaw.com. 14 1/2 inches wide 13 1/2 inches tall.

Thanks to all who took the time to view this Easter Egg project and post a "like". Dick Mira

Very nice, RJ

Never, Never, Never use a VS speed control footpedal with a scrollsaw that is VS speed control. You will burn the board out or possibly the motor. Speed controller can not control a speed controller. Get a on/ off foot switch and set speed by way of scrollsaw. I have always used the momentary ones where you need to stay on it to keep saw running. There are ones that is push to start and push to stop. But I found that just taking your foot off the footswich is faster than trying to panic and step on it again to stop for fear of stepping on it more than once and you now start it again. Especially when the blade breaks and the blade will break.

Couple I did last year. Springtime, butterflies are starting to visit the wife's garden again.

cut into inch and a quarter thick maple burl slab. Cut with Flying Dutchman and Olson blades on my 21" Seyco.

I love and hate harbor freight, at the same time. Hercules cordless rocks, period. But their advertising kills me. 30 percent off no exclusions* . . . . of course the * always has the "gotcha", in this case, "On Items $20 or under", which "is an exclusion" at least in my book. But, then I get over it, and see the bang/buck on Hercules tools, even at full or bundled prices. I've pretty well stopped paying for the yellow plastic and now everything new is Hercules, and they have been holding their own. It's not that HF doesn't still carry crap, but it's always a cost/value proposition. Their Cement mixer is underpowered, but I work around it, and since I can afford the cheap option, cheap wins.

Mt thought exactly! Plus, you have to buy a battery and charger if you don’t already have them.

My question is where are you going to use that you need it to be on a battery? it would never be used outside my shop, The thing I like most about it is the dial in speed control.

I saw this a few weeks back. Very expensive here in Canada.