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My wife’s idea, my daughter’s painting skills. I just cut the popsicle and Hello.

My latest Intarsia piece. Done for the PAM (project a month) in the Facebook group Just Intarisa. Kathy Wise donated the pattern. Woods used: Spanish Cedar, Rainbow poplar, Walnut, Cherry, Aspen Wenge. The eye highlight is a pencil crayon sharpened and pushed in the hole. Finish is 2 coats of Osmo Satin with a coat of Walrus Oil over top. 25 pieces.

Very easy to explain.. after you went to bed, the scroll saw elves cut a new pattern from dried wood! Beautiful dog!

Although it isn't fully finished, I thought I would post here. Patttern supplied by @FrankEV, thanks. 1/4 bb ply cut with #5mg blade. It is just under 6" square. Colour is acrylic paint. I will be putting a floating frame around it. That will be stained black. It will be a ckear finish, probably Tung Oil.

That makes sense!!!

#ArtisanPirate

I borrowed @dgman’s idea from the Spring scroll saw challenge and made this for my wife, Connie, who the grandkids call Nonnie. She fills our yard, porch, patio, etc with beautiful flowers and has 3 bird feeders, a hummingbird feeder, and a bird bath.

My wife has been visiting family out of state and the chores and animals around home have kept me busy. I've also been quite busy cutting commissions. This one belonged to a member of the dog training club the wife is a member. Unfortunately, the cutie went to doggie heaven recently and my wife wanted me to do a piece for her friend. This is cut on 1/4 inch BB stained Ipswich. The backer is lauan stained pure black. The frame is cut from a 1X10 and also stained Ipswich. Both piece and frame are finished with several coats of Polyacrylic with sanding between coats. The wife is on her way home and hopefully I'll be able to get back enjoying the art and comments from my friends here in the Village.

Trying to get some stuff done before I get my cataracts addressed, I am making embellishments for some scrabble tile name ornaments. I found the blanks for these at Hobby Lobby which saved me a ton of time sourcing 1/16" ply and cutting it to strips. The snowflakes have two light coats of shaker can white and the holly is handpainted with Unicorn Spit (full strength). Dime added for scale. Cut these in 10 to 14 piece stacks--but they are fragile.

With a platinum man card!!!

I used 3M 77 and glued the pattern straight to the wood. It stuck fine.

How you doing Scott, when i cut a pattern it can take weeks to I get it finished, its just a hobby to keep me out of my wife's hair, RJ

How did you get the pattern to stay? Very nice cutting.

Recently I cut a 3 cm width piece of pine, see picture (Steve Good's pattern). After a few days, the piece of wood started to crack and there were fissures all around. I knew this might happen because the wood was really fresh green, but I just wanted to give it a try. After two weeks, all the cracks simply disappeared, as if the wood shrinked to its original shape. Unfortunately I don't have a picture with the cracks. Since I am a total newbie, I just wanted to ask if this is kind of normal and if you know the reason why this happened. Thanks!

That is way cute.

Mighty fine cutting, Rodney, and framing too.

nice job

Another great job, barb! I know you are a boater and this is your boating season, but have you figured out a place on your yacht for a scroll saw and maybe some sanding tools? What could be a more peaceful place to scroll than anchored in some beautiful cove?

One of a kind for sure. Love it!

Very nice, RJ

Charlie, could you explain a bit how you added color? I assume it's paint vs some sort of stain? Please use small words, as if explaining to a small child who's only ever used spray lacquer.

Gave me goosebumps when I finished cutting, took the pattern off and realized I could see "the tracks of her tears."

my wife has a lot of problems with balance, dizziness, and a couple of major things that are not good, that makes her in need of much assistance. I doubt very much that I will be traveling to Oregon for quite awhile. If I do, I will make every effort to go and see Paul again. I have a lot of admiration for him and consider him to be a good personal friend of mine. Dick heppnerguy

Dick @heppnerguy, thank you so much! On another note, It was about a year ago @Scrappile, you and I got together...that was alot of fun. Do you know if you will be over here anytime again? Would love to see you both again.

Birds on a wire

I have shown this before but it is sitting close by and I thought it really looked like spring. And I have a real urge to make some birdhouses of I purchased some cedar boards a couple days age. Little late for this years brood of babies but start for next spring.

Springtime brings lots of birds to our backyard. I made this for my wife who is the bird lady of Moorpark!

Yes, there is one in a town near me that I inquired about over six months ago. I was told it was sold. Still listed. Maybe the sale fell through. But I wrote and asked a couple of months ago and got no response but still listed.