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These are all based on patterns I bought from Fiona Kingdon, with a few liberties taken and changes made for individual uses. The common denominator is that I did recessed cuts allowing the inner ring to slip forward 1/4” to allow the stained glass panels to fit enclosed behind the scroll work. The “Entwined Lovers” were all wedding/engagement presents.

Got a little bit more done should be able to satisfy the browsers, the last image is from the cuts out of the Falling leaves tray.

The glue hasn't cured yet, and I am trying to decide whether to do anything else to it. I have never made anything like this before, and it was a bit more difficult than I anticipated.

First let me say that, we...here on the East Coast of Central Florida..., weathered huricane Milton with all being OK. Never lost power, no damage other than a lot of rake-up branches and leaves from neighboring trees. Others here in Florida did not fare as well and I know a number of our SSV members may be amoung them. Our thoughts, prayers, and best wishes for a quick recovery, go out to all who may have been affected. Now to the post! This project was completed over the past week while waiting for Milton to arrive. I purchased a digital download (JPG) of a printable cartoon clipart wall décor of a Cute Turtle off ETSY. I imported the image into Inkscape and converted it into a scrollable segmentation 12” x 10” pattern. The conversion was mainly a manual trace. The Inkscape 'trace bitmap' command realy does not work well to produce this kind of pattern. This piece is also for my Lady’s soon-to-be Grandson. I used nominal 3/4" x 12” wide premium pine and cut the pattern with Pegas #1 MGT R blades. I used Intarsia techniques to shape the pieces and after painting, the pieces were mounted on a 1/8” thick BB ply backer with the edges painted black. Painting was done using my Air Brush with Artist Acrylic Air brush paints with some detail brush work. I’m still not able to do very fine detailing with the Air Brush. The painted and assembled piece was protected with multiple coats of a Clear Gloss Acrylic Finish spray. Comments and critiques are always welcome.

Done at the request of my wife, Jack Skellington. Just found a cool pic on Google, same with his bow-tie. Also, done at my daughter's request (double-stacked this one, cuz its just that cool), John Wick. AKA, Baba-Yaga, the Boogeyman. Pencil holder was kludged together from some scrap, cut and sanded to size, and two holes drilled in for the pencils. Ignore the nail file, that was there to keep the pencils from leaning against the frame as the glue dried (also, they're great for sanding in hard-to-reach places, easy to cut to shape for awkward sanding, and a pack of 50 cost me $1 at WalMart).

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

My wife’s uncle, who is of Czech heritage, is an extremely talented carver and created this piece many years ago. This is one of my most precious pieces of his that sits in my office. Thought you might enjoy.

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.

Steve Good design.

Normally I am not a big fan of Harbor Freight power tools. Although they have stepped it up a bit. They have a New scroll saw. a 22" tilting arm saw https://www.harborfreight.com/22-in-variable-speed-scroll-saw-59416.html A tilting arm saw for a meer $249, It is their Bauer line of tools. Has anyone tried one of these? I am sure it is coming from the the Chinese clone factory. so buyer beware. It may be a good entry level saw .

Recently finished these up while taking a "use it or lose it" week off from work. The fidget-spinner came from some Etsy 3D print patterns, that one was fun as I had to modify the pattern a bit. It had 3D printed clips holding the top and bottom together. The other three patterns came from the Pattern Library, here. The two lovers were done in some live-edge oak, I had a small piece left from another project that I didn't want to throw away, and had been looking for something to use on it.

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.

Being inspired by the amazing chess sets by @Dave Monk, I have decided to do my own set(s). Being that I work in an international alliance, I will do a Paris-themed chess set for my first one... Yeah, I know ambitious, but the cuts look easy and I am not one to back down from a challenge, and if I don't screw it up, I might be able to sell it to a French Officer! Then I can do an Italian-inspired set! That being said before my stock of wood blanks comes in, I am going to practice. My first order of business was to create a jig to hold my blanks securely. This is version 1, and I am already planning on v2. I used 3.5" 1/4-20 bolts ... I need to go to 4" to give me a bit more leeway with the spring tensioning and larger blanks if I want. I am also thinking of making the holes for starting inside cuts a bit bigger, and also using self-adhesive 180-grit sandpaper on the inside of the jig to give a better hold on the blank, thus reducing pressure. With the springs my idea is to simulate the pressure of the hand, but still have fine pressure adjustment. I have to consider the physics during the cut, as I need to maintain a steady pressure to hold, but not so much that the kerf gets pinched thus binding the blade during the cut. The other part of the spring tensioning is so I do not have to keep adjusting the hand nut as I cut. I glued up some 'scrap' wood to create some 1.5"x1.5" blanks to practice with. So I will start with the golfball/clubs, Jesus/Mary-Joseph, then do the ballerina/swan compound cuts. I most likely will add to this thread as I move through this process, make a v2 of the jig and make a boatload of mistakes!

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!

That would be great!

Not really spooky will go on porch right after our Thanksgiving.

Like your clamp When doing compound with a base I have found that by adding a little bit extra to the base and then drilling 2 starter holes and holes to end the cut you don't have to use clamps at all. Cut first side and then turn and cut second side. Once cut straight across the base. I usually cut with band saw or table saw. I used to have a clamp but recently have been using small clamps with two blocks. I have sand paper on two sides to hold even. I have 2 different size blocks. 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 for most patterns and I have smaller ones that I use to cut small birdies. (2 at a time}.

I love him, he is just tooooooo adorable.

Very good work on turtle kiddies will love it for sure.

WOW Frank, you did it again. Jerry Thanks for the update on hurricane Milton. Glad all is OK with you and your loved ones. I'm certain some of our SSV members did not fair as well. Our prayers and thoughts go out to all.

Don't have to be in Enlish to understand what is meant.

Frank, that looks good, RJ

Very nice. I have a brother in St Petersburg and he came out all right. Water came up the driveway about 12 feet but that was it. They have power.

That is beautiful. There is some talent there. Now that is worthy of a scrollsaw pattern but of course in English.

That is awesome!

very cute

fantastic work

Very nice work @Old Joe! I have done a few of Fiona's patterns and appreciate the detailed work that goes into them. Plus, I like your use of stained glass as a backer.

Very well done. I have done her other tree one and have the pattern for that one. You did a great job.

Beautiful work, RJ

Excellent cutting, the hot rod has it all covered, RJ

Yes, they are all great, but the Hot Rod is best for me.

My wife got me 1. Should be here in a few days.. I was unsure if I was going to be able to repair my Excalibur and she got nervous and ordered the Bauer.. I however did repair my Excalibur so we shall see if I'm allowed to touch it before Christmas

If I were you I would route your own in. Every shelf I made when I was selling I routed my own keyholes in. here is a few jigs I made for the shelves I made. They make keyhole holders for pegboards too that I hade to use a few times when I displayed in stores. My shelves that I used for displays all were hung with key holes. You have to route that bracket anyway or else it makes the top of shelf sit proud and has a lean to it. If you route them it is more professional looking and sits flush on the wall. They have different size key hole bits too. Now there are many ways to find these holes when hanging the shelves too. Some do alot of measuring and some use tape but you have to plan on your anchors too.

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.

Tiki I made for my son.

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

I did that on our dining table. Wife not happy.