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I started making Christmas decorations for family members a couple of years ago. We send it out early so they have a chance to add it to their decorations the same year as they get them. I pick rather simple items and I started them a little earlier this year so I would have a clear slate for regular Christmas items if someone wants to place an order with me. This year I am doing these little snowmen. I am planning on making 12 of them, so far I have finish 4 of them. Here are a couple of them so you can see what I am up to in my shop this year. Dick heppnerguy

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.

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

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.

Hi Dick, nice job on the snow people ( my attempt at humor), thanks for sharing. I have a niece that would go bonkers over them, can you share where you obtained the pattern. Rick

It's almost been a year since I bought my nice Dewalt scroll saw and have cut over two hundred items/projects with it. Everything I scrolled has been top notch with only having two failures that ended up as kindling. I'm trying to gauge my real progress in relation to how much time I have invested in Ass Hours getting those projects completed. The example posted here was done over the last two days with a total of 5 hours in A H I look at patterns and to scroll guessing how long it would take to complete and 99% of the time it's way underestimated. I watch in awe, Youtube scrollers with many years experience scroll in real time. I'm thinking my skills are not too bad but my confidence is where I'm lacking. Should I be satisfied taking five hours to scroll something simple as the example???

The number of items add up quickly when you make a lot of smalls: tea lite and cell phone holders etc that I give away. I'm retired and with a bad back and poor circulation in my legs, I want to be efficient with the amount of A H spent scrolling. To me efficiency means progress at what I set out to do.

Different strokes for different folks. Jerry

Well, Dick, this was made as a gift for a special friend that comes into ArtCrafters almost daily for a break from work. She is the city attorney.

I am confident that she will as she continues to ask for more to add to her rather large collection she has hanging on her wall. Intarsia is her favorite decoration in her home. That makes it really worth while making them for her too. Thank you for your nice comments. I appreciate them a lot Dick heppnerguy

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

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 have not been in the workshop for a month, it's just been too darn hot (95+ with 105+ heat index for weeks)and my little window a/c could not shed the heat. Even on days that the temps dropped a little I just could not find the motivation. Well, we are finally in the 80s, and I forced myself to work in the shop, 30 minutes at a time, getting back to an hour, then 90 minutes. It's a forcing function. But the heat this summer broke me mentally. Here is a tree of life (no roots though) that is a little nontraditional, but I think it came out pretty nice. 100% inside cuts, even the perimeter. I used Bloodwood, which is hard as heck and I went through blades about every 20-30 minutes. Used Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse. #5 for the smaller details on the right, #7 for the larger on the left, and #9 for the perimeter. Cut on a 30" Pegas, with Pegas chuck. Here are a few images. The finished piece, a closeup through my lighted magnifying glass, and the pan under the saw, I throw the waste wood and dead blades. It is magnetized, so I do keep blades that have a little life left stuck to the back.