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I took a break from the basket to make a gift for a friend. This is an example of why I like to use small blades, I get twofors. First picture is the fallout glued to a precut plaque (the gift). The second is the opening, this will become a gift for my granddaughter, I thinking of attaching a picture ( or pictures ) in the opening. If I do I'll post the results. ? Wood: 5/16" Elm, Blade: FD Polar #1 for the inside cut, #3 for the outside Time: about an hour of cutting. Pattern: found on a facebook group. Finishing, one coat BLO 50/50 with MS, The plaque will get 2 coats rattle can shellac.

I made wood-art pieces for a California friend of his beach house and the coast at Dillon's Beach.

Scenery piece that I just finished.

Here is some of stuff I did in March. The stacking puzzles were previously cut and I just painted them. I had tried to sell at a show last year as "paint your own" - didn't go over very well. I did two of the sunflower puzzles. I also cut & finished two guitar puzzles and a bass guitar. I have a sale coming up at the end of the month so was putting a push on to get product out. Nice to be retired and able to spend most of the day in the shop!

I really should not be posting this in Bragging Rights as it is nothing to brag about. I found this haunting image of a panther face and attempted to duplicate it just as it appeared...Bright Green and White against a solid Black background with a very faint grey-black shading. Although a relitively easy cutting, suffice to say things did not go smoothly as expected, and one ‘bugger’ led to another. I had many problems with the painting, especially the finish of the Black. And then, after deciding to make a Gallery style floating Frame for this piece it took three attempts to get the size correct and the mitered joints, tight. I used 5/32” solid core birch ply for the cut panel and 1/4” BB Ply for the backer. The panel size is really oddball at 11 1/8” by 19”. The cutting was done with Pegas # 1 MGT R blades for all the long-curved cut outs and Pegas #2/0 spiral blades elsewhere. The assembled panel was protected with multiple coats of Clear Closs Acrylic finish. The frame was finished with Black Lacquer. I’m most interested in comments about the image and If I should consider doing a remake as I think this first attempt will become fuel for my Firepit.

I found a way to use up all my scraps. https://www.facebook.com/reel/700794108932098?s=yWDuG2&fs=e&mibextid=Nif5oz

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.

I was cutting a pattern from the pattern library and ran across something that didn't look right... When I got to a section on the hair I saw two pieces that looked as if it wouldn't be attached anywhere if I cut them as the pattern showed. Ended up cutting it different but since so much had been already removed it's barely hanging on. Thought I would mention it if someone wants to cut this particular pattern...

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

One more picture and a note. I use a #65 drill bit for the pilot holes (.035") I drilled them at the far upper right hand side at the tip of the wing and at the upper right hand where the two fingers meet, this is so I can "hide" the hole within the pattern. Finished piece, many light coats of rattle can shellac:

Very well done and twofers at that. Not only small blades, but small entry hole as well.

I have a 6 year old Seyco, use it lots.haven't considered lubrication yet. I did have a Dewalt type one that was about 20 years old when it began making noise, changed a bearing and lub up with quality grease. The moving parts were slightly dry

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.

They look great Barb.

Not needing oxygen, yet. But I have my own complete photo studio. It's small by comparison to most, so I have had to come up with ways to make it safer. I had way too many trip hazards in there, with cables and tripod stand legs making trip hazards everywhere. So I built a ceiling grid to hang the lights with power running along the sides to the grid. Now, all power is within 5' of wherever I hang a light and all of the power cables and lights hang from the ceiling instead of being trip hazards on the floor. I'm thinking that hanging your Oxygen extension hose from the ceiling, centered over where you usually work in your shop might work for you in a similar way that I have set my photo studio up. For me, only one communication cable hangs from the ceiling with enough slack for me to move the camera around the usual half of the studio where I use the camera. From that point above it runs along the ceiling to where my computer is located and drops down along the wall to the computer table where the computer is located. In your case, this would be your oxygen system. My cable connects my cable to my computer so every time that I take a photo, the camera sends the photo to the computer within 2 seconds. Though the cable hangs low between the camera and the point on the ceiling, it stays off of the floor no matter where I use the camera. I think running your oxygen hose across the ceiling in this same way would keep you connected, yet free to move around in a 10' X 10' or so area without "hanging" yourself in the process. Make this hose a permanent installation in your shop and switch to it whenever working there. Have another shorter hose to use when carrying your oxygen tank around with you. Charley

I have said it over and over. If our microwave ever quits, we'll starve to death.

if you don't have enough scraps let me know. I will send you some AND then I will buy this from you.

Fantastic job. Such detail. Love it.

Congratulations Paul! A wonderful rendition sure to please your Buddy!

15+ years ago I would have to agree with what Larry and JT are saying.. and many folks years ago got burned on the money they spent on the crap tools they sold back then and will never buy from a company again because of that.. so I do understand where they're coming from. Not all of us are rich enough to go buy a $300 DeWalt or Milwaukee sawzall for a 1-10 times of use.. example.. I need to cut a hole in my roof to install a vent.. I don't have any saw to do that job.. do I spend $300+ or - just to do this job or do I go to HF and buy the $40 tool? Likely will not use it much at all after this particular job but if I need to and it still works then that's a bonus I suppose. The other option is to pay a contractor $500 or so for doing the job for me.. Years ago I would have not considered HF for the tool but they have improved the quality quite a lot.. and they are very good at honoring the warranty if it's needed. I broke a 18" breaker bar, I snapped the pin that holds the end onto the bar. Guess adding a 4ft pipe to it wouldn't hold up.. also bent the handle quite bad. They exchanged it too with no questions asked and it was probably over a year old.. Sears wouldn't do that for me 10 years ago with their Craftsman one.. At one time they used to be good on exchanges like this but they got pretty peddy in the more recent years.. I'd buy HF "Pittsburgh" brand tools way before I'd consider Craftsman now days. Craftsman built up a great name years ago but then cheapened up trying to make cuts for more profits.. HF started out cheap but over the years have gotten better.. A lot of contractors and ditching DeWalt stuff from what I've heard locally because DW is kind of doing that now... Just how companies do to try to survive I guess.. So that All said I can understand why some feel the way they do about HF tools.. I can also relate to buying a cheap tool just to do a job yourself and save a few bucks too. Most tools I buy from them are just low expectation use tools for a particular job I'm working on.. If I intend to use a tool a large amount then I do look more towards a well known brand quality tool.. but also got to watch it with some of those too as most of them are cheapening things up.

The most important thing here is good to see you post again, @hotshot You have been missed.