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I really don’t do too many Baltic Birch portraits anymore, as I have been working more with thicker hardwoods. That said, a friend asked if I had ever done any with Johnny Cash or Waylon Jennings, or if not, would I consider doing them. So I have some 1/4” BB, checked Charles Dearing’s site, found some cool patterns,and with some minor variations came up with these two. The Waylon Jennings has some very delicate bridges, which were a little nerve wracking.

Well, here it is. I am very happy with this one! Woods used - Purple Heart, Butternut, White Limba, Yellowheart, Canary Wood, Wenge, Aromatic Cedar, Orange Osage, Zebra wood, Cherry & reclaimed Elm. Cut with #5 MG blades. Finish is mineral oi/beeswax mixture & buffed. This will be heading to my niece - the one that grabbed me the purple heart- for her birthday at the end of the month. Everything for it seemed to fall into place. Her getting me the wood. It is an owl and she loves owls. It is her 30th!

Just so you I have been doing something. I am finished with the Halloween candy boxes (Alex Fox Pattern). I am so done! I have three more cut out, but I do not intend to finish them. Maybe next year. I enjoy the cutting, the painting, not so much. I have got to fill them with candy and wait time the time to ship them. So done with the painting. Painting sucks!

An Alex Fox Basket C261 Modified. I used 1/4" Beech 8" square. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #1 MGT blades. After sanding with a Mac Mop, glue each ring, spray with two coats Lacquer Clear Gloss, and light sanding between coats. Comments welcome.

I have two shows coming up in one month, so I have to keep busy and make some different items for sale. Golf season just about over so more times to spend in the shop.

Cut out of Rimu rescued from a building site

Steve Good design.

I haven’t been here in sometime, though I still scroll regularly, I don’t get online as often. I have been expanding into more hardwoods, though I will still cut an occasional portrait in Baltic Birch. This first one started from the Treehouse pattern by the incomparable Charles Hand, though I took a few liberties to make it unique. Instead of BB I used a 5/8” African Rosewood board and cut a large vertical oval with a recessed angle cut. I extended the tree, added the girl in the swing, added the foliage, carved the bark into whole tree, along with a couple of knotholes. Then I cut a piece of 1/4” BB to fit behind the recessed cut and I inlaid the boy with a kite, his dog, the two cats, butterfly, the hanging birdhouse, and the 4 birds over the treehouse. Hope you all like it! This one took a bit of time to do. I will add a couple of other recent projects on another post. Incidentally, other than the inlay work and the recessed cut, almost all of the rest of this was done with spiral blades and I used my Pegas saw. The carving was done mostly using a Foredom power carver, and some by hand.

Halloween is one of my favorite times of year. I especially love seeing what people make to spookify their homes. This month's challenge is all things spooky and Halloween. Post a pic of your Halloween projects. If you're not into Halloween, how about some projects that celebrate October? It'll be fun to see what y'all come up with. Happy Halloween!

@Wichman Thank you again, I will try that tomorrow. I'm going to pop open a cold Sammy Adams "Octoberfest" and watch my N.Y. YANKEES. They're back home at the STADIUM, so I hope they will go 2 up tonight. Rick

They came out real nice. I am thinking of using that pattern for a display box for any Halloween pens I make. I am gathering some objects to cast in a pen these days. probably won't be ready for this year but next, Thanks for showing.

I first bought these from my local Michael's.. https://www.michaels.com/product/uni-posca-pc-3m-fine-tip-paint-marker-set-10603258?srsltid=AfmBOopmc5Rvi3J9VAK2irKQUbCWHP1QWT4pmf6PbNprI5rkGajU0OpYi4c Then at Sam's club I run across these. These have some nice color varieties but the tip is a bit too large for some of the fine details I need so i've been searching and looking at this same brand but in a fine tip marker. I think I might try the dual tip ones but can't seem to find any local and hate to order something I don't want too, LOL https://www.amazon.com/ArtSkills-Permanent-Paint-Markers-18-Count/dp/B08DKBDP4G Looking for a link I see Sams now has the dual tip only but are out of stock. I think they're different colors than what I have in my set too and I'd like to get the same thing just in a fine or dual tip. Also worth mentioning that you can unscrew ( usually left hand threads ) these markers and clean them out to refill with whatever bulk crafts paint you like.. You'll just need to figure out how much to dilute the paints. In some cases I've just dipped the marker tip into paint I wanted to use as well. I just get better details with painting with a marker than I do with a brush... maybe just the cheap crappy brushes that I buy? I don't know but I prefer the markers over brushing unless I'm doing a large area then I use brush or spray paint.

Candy boxes for various grandchildren. Mine and others. Alex Fox Pattern.

great job

Great job. I also hate painting. You did yourself proud.

Fresh off the saw. Still need to sand and decide if I am going to do her all Black or color. I love when I can get two for the price of one. Several more to cut.

Backlit Frankenstein's Monster. Near life-sized and made to fit in our front door window.