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This is my latest Intarsia piece. Pattern found in the issue # 54 of Scrollsaw Woodworking & Crafts magazine, designer Gary MacKay. Woods used Tigerwood, Maple, Canarywood, Quilted Maple, Sapelle. One generous coat of shellac. Used many #5 MG blades.

My adult son’s dog died. It wasn’t unexpected, he had cancer. Still we all loved him. Sheila Landry design.

I just converted my fluorescent shop lights to LEDs. Love it.

This is for my daughter's graduation. My apologies for the long read....It certainly took me multiple tries and a long time to create this. I used maple and walnut for the keys with black wood veneer turned sideways (the keys are 5/8 thick). The mahogany and walnut stripes are also 5/8 and were stack-cut on the Hawk G4 so the pieces could fit together when I separated them. I also used the veneer turned sideways to take up the kurf.... I made the ornament on top and the ones inside the box on my EX 21. I also cut a thin piece of walnut for the under side of the top since I didn't want the piano keys to show when you open it.. I polished it to a high gloss. The bottom was all walnut and I purple floxed the inside. The music box was a challenge since it came out of an antique powder box. 20240605_140234.mp4

Just finished this for my granddaughter who lost her dog last week. I want to give a shout out to Don who was able to add the name in there for me. He did a great job. Thanks again Don.

An Alex Fox modified pattern. I used 1/4" solid Walnut 8" square. Rather than cutting 12 rings, I cut 7 rings leaving a wider base. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #1 MGT blades. After sanding and dipping in diluted Shellac, two coats spray Lacquer Clear Gloss and sanding between coats. Comments welcome.

you will stir up some dust. get some COVID type masks for starters. Also protect your eyes and be prepared for fun

Today I proved that Willie Nelson is “palletable.” Can you spot and explain the nod to my favorite Willie album? Actually my favorite album, period.

The simple line drawings of RED LIP LADIES IN HATS are prolific online and most are stock images that cost little or nothing to obtain. There are also a lot the simple line drawings of RED LIP LADIES and RED WINE. With only minor conversion work needed, using Inkscape to make scrollable patterns from these simple line drawings is a snap. The patterns were each designed for an 11x14 panel. However, for these projects I printed them out scaled down in Adobe to fit 8x10 panels. As usual, the cut panels are 5/32” Maple Solid Core Ply and backers are 1/4” BB Ply. The backers were painted Black with, of course, Red for lips, accessories, fingernails, and wine. And, as usual, painting was done with an Air Brush using Artist Acrylic Air Brush Paints. Although the individual panels were rather simple cuts, using mainly Pegas #2/0 spiral blades and Pegas #1 MGT R blades for the smooth long cuts, the 10 panels did take quite a while to complete. Handling each individually, from start to finish, was quite time consuming. Then there was my choice to make gang frames. IMHO, the smaller panels look better in narrow rail frames, especially when ganged. Although all the construction is like what I do when I make my standard 1 3/4” wide rail frames, the narrow rails are difficult work with. This added a lot of time to the project. The frames were primed and painted Matt Black. Between our cruise, major yard projects, dealing with a stomach bug, and slipping in the Abstract Art Cat and Dog cuttings, this is the results of what has been occupying my shop time over the past few weeks. Comments and critiques always welcome.

Those are beautiful!

The board is walnut and poplar, and the pieces are maple and a giant stump I picked up off the curb, no idea what it is

I got the idea from a site that makes and sells customized metal signs. I changed their Celtic knot to one with a heart. I imagine for those that sell, this would be a good seller. Takes a while to cut out though. I'm definitely not a fast cutter. About 8", 3/4" Alder with flat black Luan backer.

I watched that the other day. I like Stumpy. He tends to offer a very reasoned and common sense perspective on a variety of WW'ing topics. This is another.

Plaque (one of three) made for a friends soccer team coaches. 18 inches tall. Birch plywood. #5 reverse tooth

New shadow box project. I combined the view under and above the water, I think came out nice. Project size is 6,5 x 8,5 inches, 5 layers. Video of making Bass Bass pattern

Lord knows I can’t change.

I’ve been wanting to do this one for quite a while. Very fun pattern by Botas Helder. Planning to do a few more similar patterns to go over my grill. The barn door is from a century old barn from my wife’s family.

#ArtisanPirate

Just finished this piece for my 9 year old Granddaughter who lost her best friend a couple days ago. She passed away unexpectedly. I want to thank Grampa (Paul) for making this pattern for me on such a short notice. This is her as a puppy and when she was a little older. Not even a year old.

I made this copy router to carve wood and gem stones. If you interested in you can check the video too:

OK, just could not leave it with just a Cat (see my post ‘Cat Picasso Style Abstract’), I had to make a Dog. No free SVG file this time, so I had to develop my own pattern from an Abstract Pop Art image I found on-line. Tried to stay away from any specific breed. This time the panel is 12” by 16”. Otherwise, all information is the same as the Cat so no need to repeat here. I will just say, although the finish product is striking, I will not be inclined to do more like these too soon. Although the cutting is quite simple, painting the colors is a SPITA. I’ll post the pattern in Pattern Exchange. Maybe some out there who like to do segmental type panels can adopt the pattern for such. Painting individual pieces would be much simpler and, the end result should be just as striking.

My All Time Favorite Action Hero Is 94 Years Young Today!

I started getting interested in cars when I was about 13. For a couple of years I really enjoyed Hot Rod magazine. When I got my first car at 17 I wanted a hot rod, but dad so no way. He did, however, but me really nice 1950 Ford. Drove that car for 7 years. Now, at 84, I got my first hot rod even if I did have to build it my self. This is cut out of Oak and Walnut. I started cutting using a Pegas #7 MGT blade. The cutting was tough, so I tried a Pegas #9 blade. Man, what a difference. First time I used any #9 blade for cutting. Hope you enjoy my first hot rod. Stained with MinWax Ipswich Pine, 3 coats of Deft clear gloss wood finish.

Completed the frames yesterday made from Imported Malaysian Meranti, finish is BLO/ Mineral Spirits mixture, very happy with the results, just needs the non reflective Plexiglass and then they can be mounted in the lounge.

The finished Bobcat pattern by Gayle at Scroll Saw Cafe forum. I used 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood 11" x 14". Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #0 Spiral blades. After sanding with a Sand Flee, dipped in diluted Shellac and three coats of spray Lacquer with sanding between coats. Framed at ArtCrafters. Comments welcome.

Here's my take on the "man in the maize", but as coasters. These are for High School friends.

Just getting back into the shop after a lengtly absence. We were away on a long cruise. Then I needed to complete two significant yard projects. On top of all that I have been suffering with a stomach bug for over three weeks. However, when possible I have been doing some cutting on a multi-part project, but I had to interrupt it to do this Abstract Art piece that I found on-line as a free .SVG download. I still needed to do a little tweeking to make it work as a 12’ x 18” Scroll Saw pattern. Cutting the 5/32” solid core ply was very easy using a Pegas #1 Mgt R blade. All coloring was done with an Air Brush using Artist Acrylic Air Brush Paints. Due to the many different colors the painting and finishing time was long. Dry time…ugh! Typical 1/4" ply backer. The frame is a 3/4” wide rail Gallery Style Floating Frame, painted Silver. There are a lot of shadows in the photo and the color of the frame is washed out. It looks a lot better when hanging on a wall and viewed from the normal four feet away. I’ll post the pattern in Pattern Exchange for anyone who would like it.

A few new projects. The animal pics are going to be donated to The Farmer's House, a local non-profit which helps prepare mentally challenged individuals for integration into the community.

Cut this one for my son who is as big a fan as I am. The text is a line from his song "Souvenirs" which is definitely worth a listen. Cut in 1/2" alder.