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I have a granddaughter that lives in Montana and takes her time. every day to call her grandmother and also she loves my intarsia animals and requests new ones every year for Christmas. Her hallway it covered with my projects and she never seems to tire of them. I am one step ahead of her, as this bear will be her next addition. I am not sure of the wood used but it is extremely dense and making the fur lines on this peace was really difficult to do because of the density of the wood. It was also extremely heavy and took a few blades to get it cut, even with the simplicity of the pattern. I have more to post in the following days to come. Dick heppnerguy

I finally finished my Sue May design, the Ressurection Cross. Cut from mahogany. I first started this as a triple stack. However, reality hit me hard, and quickly. The intricacy and precision required did no favors in the triple stack and it became a source of immense frustration. Blades broke frequently, (I never break blades) accuracy issues arose with the blade drifting off the liines, and the whole process felt more like a battle than a joyful craft. My ego and self-confidence took a hit. It became clear that I needed to step back and reassess. Continuing down this path would only lead to more frustration and potentially compromised quality. So, I made the difficult decision to set aside the original multi-wood concept. The project was reimagined, simplified, and refocused. Two layers were then taken off. And I had most of the bottom done, so a lot of wasted wood. I might try and lay a stencil over those cast-offs, but that might be near impossible. Right now I do not want to see this design ever again! Soaked in raw linseed oil for the finish.

Bought my Dewalt scroll saw a year ago today and created hundreds of items with it. Scrolling was easy to learn, safe to do and it's a very rewarding experience to transform a piece of wood into something beautiful. I have so much more to learn but the helpful members in this group have made my progress much easier. Thanks!

I have cut these beautiful Russ Beard patterns before but gave them all away, so I decided to cut them again, one set will be in my workshop to remind me why I wake up every day. The remaining two are going to two unsuspecting parishioners in our parish. Patterns cut on 4mm Birch Ply, #1 Niqua Blade, treated with BLO and Mineral Spirits, and then a few coats of clear varnish.

I don't know for sure when I bought my first saw, but I was cutting Cub Scout Pinewood Derby cars for my now 30 year old son and I am on my fourth and final saw now nd treasure my time on the stool behind my Delta, Hitchai, Dewalt and Pegas. Scrolling is my tension relief, my calming influence and the folks driving saws across the world are family.

Puzzle Black Lab - Cooper. Yes, the dog's name is Cooper. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #3 MGT blades. The puzzle is made from 3/4" Poplar and the base is 3/4" Eastern Red Cedar. After a very light sanding with a Mac Mop, dipped in diluted Shellac and after drying, another light sanding. I glued the puzzle pieces together as this will be a shelf sitter. Comments welcome.

Another attempt at an Intarsia project. For a detailed write up see my post in the Intarsia/Segmentation furum. Comments and critiques always welcome.

And the learning continues. I am with you, great joy when you finish a project. Scrolling is my safe place. And yes Jimmy, the folks here are very helpful. The picture of your work is beautiful. Jerry

I cut the "IRON HORSE & THE BABE", using the pattern by Kris, that he so graciously shared with me. I took the liberty to add the famous ediface that surrounded THEIR Yankee Stadium and then framed the piece. It was a gift for our Pastor, who would greet everyone after mass on Sunday and ask me to wait because he wanted to speak with me. He needed to speak with me about his Yankees,when I prsented him with this gift,he couldn't belive it and it stillhangs in his office to this day. Thank you again, Kris, for your generousity. Rick

When I can I'm still putting smiles on the girls faces!!!

I started my scroll saw hobby because of a booth I ran across in a small town celebration and I could not believe that anyone could even consider that they could make something out of wood that looked so fantastic and impossible to me. It was a couple of years after I had seen that booth that I ran across a lady in Wisconsin that was also selling them in a little shop. I asked her what that art was called and she told me it was intarsia. After I got back home from that vacation I looked it up on the computer and decided to give it a try. I did not own a scroll saw machine but I did have a band saw so I made myself a simple 7 piece pattern of a dolphin intarsia I had seen on the computer and cut it on my band saw. I knew that diving into something new to me like intarsia meant I needed to start with something very simple. Well after a bit of sanding to get the different colored wood to match without gaps, I was surprised to find out I could actually do intarsia and I fell in love with it and soon I had purchased my first scroll saw and purchased a pattern. I made somewhere around 25 different objects and I loved it even though I was not an artist at it, I was still happy and I was instantly receiving great comments from family and friends. My point is....If you can scroll, and I know you can do that well, you can also do intarsia. Start with a simple pattern and give it a try. Dick heppnerguy

Great job, RJ

Nothing like sitting behind the scroll saw and making something beautiful. As Jerry said we all continue to learn.

That is stunning Dick, lots of detail cuts. Love it!

GREAT job Dick. Get ready for 1 HAPPY granddaughter. Rick

that's a beautiful bear, great job

Lovely! I sure it will be much appreciated.

Thanks, Jerry. It was more so during the time I was doing the triple stack. 1/4, 1/2, 1/2. I got stubborn for a while and refused to strip it apart. When I finally let go of my ego, things went much better. Still, it wore me down by that point so even though I was having no issues on the single, I was just already stretched to the limit. It was a lesson in just cutting your losses when you see things are not going to work. Do not prolong the agony for the sake of saving some wood.

It looks great Dick, she will love it. Marg

That looks terrific and very unusual. Excellent work Frank. Marg

I can understand you ego taking a hit, all of us get hit at times and I might add mine has been hit more than once. But, don't let your self-confidence take a hit. You are much to good a scroller to let that happen. Some day in the future try it again. Jerry

This is really nice Richard. I like the looks of intarsia, but I just can't get into it. Lot of folks here really do a nice job. Jerry

Very well done. You are one talented person. Thanks for posting Dick heppnerguy

Something I left out: Each truck body was cut with a different blade, with the exception of the last two, both of which I cut with the #12MGT. Yesterday, I cut the windows all with a 12MGT.

Here's the finished product after being dipped in raw linseed oil and hand-wiped. The red in the bloodwood pops now.

The tray is an accessory item from US General (Buy at Harbor Freight), just like the drink cup holder you see in 2nd photo above, it is magnetized. I also have the paper towel holder too. They are reasonably priced.