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Four more Miniature Birdhouse Ornaments. I used Ash for the birdhouses and Eastern Red Cedar for the little birds. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #6 Super Skip blades. After a light sanding with a Mac Mop, dipped in diluted Shellac. Another light sanding. Comments welcome.

An Alex Fox Basket C-09 Modified. I used 1/4" Hard Maple 8" square. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #1 MGT blades. After glue up, one coat spray Lacquer Clear Gloss, a light sanding with a Mac Mop and another light sanding. Comments welcome.

The buyer requested a custom size and color. They looked much better than I had anticipated. These trucks are what I was making when I did the blade test I posted elsewhere. When I do custom work, I always make extras in case something happens. There were no discards this time, so I have extras to sell or give away. My granddaughter has already claimed one. The six-inch-long trucks are cut from 2x4 construction lumber. I use 2x4 for this size because it is lightweight and is already the correct size. The bodies are brush-painted with satin acrylic, and the wheels are finished with clear shellac.

Here's one hot off the saw. 3/4 Poplar 5 1/2 x 17 1/2" (had to print diagonally on 11 x 17 paper) , #1 FD Polar blades throughout, Red food coloring for the poppies. Poppies from a Jim Blume pattern, eagle emblems from a Steve Good pattern, text is Z003 font.

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

I have been working on this over the last 3 days. I have about 6 cutting hours into it, I go slow. Cut from 1/4" walnut. First photo: I am just holding it together with the 1/4" spacers between the layers. Third photo: I have it all clamped up right now after gluing. Tomorrow I cut and shape the base, and glue that up before dropping it into linseed oil to bring out the chocolate hue. Second Photo: You can see that the trees are very fine and detailed, thankfully nothing broke. I still have all my fingers too! As I was working on the piece I closed some of the branches so there was better support, made a lot of changes to the design on the fly. I used #1 and #3 Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse Blades. The plan is to add a string of multi-colored micro LED 'fairy' lights between the layers. I enjoy making these layered pieces. When I get it together and lit, I'll post that, and then another after the final linseed finish.

Just finished this beautiful Russ Beard pattern of the African White Rhino, it was double stacked on 4mm Baltic Birch Plywood, cut with a #1 Niqua pin less blade, soaked in a BLO/Mineral Spirit Mixture and when dry a few coats of clear varnish.

I made the pattern for this from a painting that I found online. The original artist was not credited. It's 8 x 10 x 1/8 inch Baltic Birch plywood. Cut with Pegas #1, 2 and 0 spirals.

I have a number of basket patterns but they are all round... would like to find some oblong patterns. I have all the patterns by Alex Fox and many more round patterns

sometimes sawdust doesn't clear like I right now I am cutting figurines in Tara wood using #5 ultra reverse Niqua blade my dust extraction could be better

Yes sometimes the pattern will lift; I keep scotch tape close by just in case.

Also, as a line pattern, I can see you would save some ink!

My son is an avid runner, 5Ks, 10Ks, marathons, even does the occasional 100 miler. His kids are following in his “running steps” doing shorter 1 milers and one did a 5K. I made them some medal displays, and kept them generic so they can also hang medals from other sports or academic awards.

Hey, I remember that font! It was pretty popular here a couple of years ago. I made a sign for my shop with it. Can't remember the name. I think it was Don in Brooklin that made the pattern for me. Nice work!

Ha! I could run like that easily for several days if I saw a snake in the path!

To me it is definately an addictive/obsessive hobby, as I too, have a lot of my past projects in storage boxes. That being said, I do find this 'hobby' can be quite boring if cutting patterns is all one does. I need constant new incentives and motivations to get me into the shop to produce more projects. I'm not a pure Artist, but as a past career in Civil/Structural/Architectural Engineering, I have many related talents and craftsmanship skills that allow me to produce various Art pieces using a Scroll Saw. Since moving to Florida I have down sized from my previous large woodworking shop that I had In NC to my now very tiny shop where, I can still make sawdust, but my project sizes are very limited. To prevent getting bored, I have gone to great lenghts over time, to make this 'hobby' more than just about using the Scroll Saw to cut a pattern. Here are just a few of the things I have done and continueto do regularly to make this 'hobby' less boring, more challenging and keep me motivated (or maybe addicted/obsessed) to do more projects. I spend many hours making my own patterns using Inkscape. I have used other's patterns in the past, but cutting a pattern, that I made, is much more rewarding...of course, only when it comes out good! When cutting my art pannels, I really prefer to be cutting many (5 to 8 hundred) hole patterns, rather than simple patterns. Then, of course, I have painstakingly added color to my work in various forms. I have currently graduated to using an Air Brush and Acrylic paints. Getting better with the techniques needed but still need a lot of practice. I also make frames for each of the Art Panels that I do. This is somewhat an art in itself trying to make perfect miters and getting professional quality finiishes of all kinds. Adds considerable time to a project, but breaks up the monotony of just scrolling. I have tried my hand at various Scroll Saw related projects such as Sculptures, Lamps, Boxes, Vases, Signs, etc., in between scrolling my art panels. Most recently, I have begun to dabble in Intarsia, which is proving to be quite interesting and enjoyable while being somewhat artisticaly challenging. The down side of this part of the Scroll Saw 'hobby' is that the Scroll Saw work is a minor part of the project. It takes a back seat to the art of selecting the wood for its color and grain, sculptuing the pieces and assembling them into a beautiful wall hanging. I hope I haven't taken this post too off topic.

Thanks OCToolguy. I am leaning towards too much glue aswell but will need to do some test pieces later. It I hard to get enough shop time right now. Also my can of glue is getting closet empty. Is there a possibility the consistency of the glue could be different near the end of the can. Maybe I have not been shaking it well enough in th past. I may buy a new can and experiment with that as well as time allows. Thanks Lester

Thanks FrankEV. I have checked and my blade is installed correctly and cuts well.

very nice job

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

still some work to do, but Progress!

Finished these two items this week, both are Steve good patterns.

My SOs daughter requested me to make a Bethlehem Star to hang on the wall above her Nativity Scene she displays for Christmas. Believe it or not, I could not find any simple patterns of just a star. I finally found an image of a star made/folded out of card stock that was exactly what I was looking for. I converted the folding pattern to a nominal 6 1/2” x 12 12” cutting pattern. This size is proportionally correct for where it will be displayed over the Nativity set. I’m not sure what to call this…it is not Intarsia nor Segmentation nor Fretwork nor ???…, but I did cut it on the Scroll Saw, so I guess I’m allowed to show it off here. The two stars are identical with the small Star about half-size. I used a Pegas #5 mgt R blade to cut the bottom big star from nominal 3/4” (actual 5/8”) thick Whitewood that had very little grain and the small star from the same board milled to 1/2” thick – on the Table Saw. I sculptured the small star to taper the sides of the points, much like how the card stock was shown after it was folded. If I had used a harder wood, the sharp ends of the Stars points may have held their shape better. After sanding, sculpturing and mounting the small star, I applied an Acrylic Air Brush Sealer White prime coat. I then used my Air Brush to paint the star an Acrylic Craft Paint called Pure Gold. After the paint was dry, I applied a coat of craft glue and a thick coat of Fine Gold Glitter. This was the messy part of the entire project, and you can see in the photo, it is hard to remove from where it is not supposed to be. After the Glue dried the entire Star was coated with a Krylon product called Clear Glitter Blast, that is supposed to brighten up the Glitter while securing it in place. Like photos of most Scroll Saw work, all the blemishes are very visible, but when displayed on the wall it doesn’t look bad at all. My Lady is happy, and I think her daughter will be also. Comments and critiques always welcome.

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!