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From a pattern from a book called scroll saw wooden bowls ,by Carole Rothman.

Saturday morning, thankfully, my saw is working again. As it turns out, I didn't need any parts at all, the blade holder(#41D) on the drawing, was bound up , and had the spring locked at full compression. I sprayed some dry lube on it and after a while, I finally got it to budge. It took more effort than I would have expected, to free up the holder, but where would we be without effort. This has been an awful learning experience, but I hope it's over. Now onto the 38 Christmas ornaments for our families. Thanks for the help. Rick

A little something I just finished for my granddaughters anniversary. Made out of Ash and Cherry. Able to do this with Denny's help. Pattern maker unknown.

This year has been really hectic. I feel like I'm always playing catch-up. So, I was looking forward to November when I can slow down a bit and settle in. The weather is getting colder. I have the fire going with a nice cup of coffee. I thought this month's scroll saw challenge could be about coziness. It's a bit of an abstract idea since "Cozy" means different things to different people. But I think we're up for the challenge. Post a scroll saw project that means Cozy in your mind. Maybe it's a trivet for your favorite tea kettle. Napkin holders for your Thanksgiving table. A yarn bowl made for the knitter in your life. Maybe a scenic cutting of snow falling on the mountains or an old farm truck driving down a country road. I'd love to see what you come up with. When you post, tell us a little bit about it. I love the stories that go along with the projects.

"Creature from the Black Lagoon" 40 x 67,5cm, backer board 8mm, lagoon 4mm, bottom overlay 4mm, backer board head 4mm, head 4mm, cheap DIY store ply, done with a fretsaw using a #1 blade. The thing is the size of ca. 4 A4 sheets. Everything is done by hand, as I don't have any power tools. I found the original pic at deviantArt, making the patterns required redoing every single line in CorelDraw, which took about 20 hours. Fretsawing is a very slow process, I guess it took about 30 to 50 hours for this one. Some details: the pattern for the head the finished head on it's backer the lagoon and the bottom overlay

I like the idea of different colored rings. I have this pattern thanks to Denny but have not gotten around to trying it out. I have a few ideas of my own. Nice work.

I'm interested just need to get inspiration.

Well my first show of the year is over, it was a pretty cool day temperature around 6C not too big of a crowd because it was in our community of 184 houses. My sales were better than expected $578 and another $80 for special orders.

@kevin I absolutley agree with you abot GROBET, I sent an e-mail asking for some guidance and I didn't get any return. Denny tried to guide me through some trouble shooting, but after I spent a little more time, I realized that the spring was under compression. I thought I was going to have to order a new clamping head, but after some GENTILE persuasion, the head move slightly and then I realized what the problem was. So far, so good, the saw(EX21), with the PEGAS clamps, is working and I can get the Christmas cards done for my wife so she can start her part of the project. Thnks for your help with the pictures. Rick

Glad you got it all back up and running without need for taking it apart etc. Several years ago my saw had started working harder than it should and the spray lube really fixed it and made it work so smoothly that now I just spray the moving parts every month or so.. amazing how much smoother things work when they're slick with some spray lube. As I said in your other post.. I feel like Pegas should mention this in their manuals etc.. as not everyone is mechanical incline and wouldn't know that it's working harder than it should until they break the thing or make the spring work much harder making it weaker.. I've got almost 600 hours on my saw and have never replaced any parts in the chucks.. not even the thumb screws.. I spray the threads of the screws every now and then too.. Just gotta be careful not to get any on the tips where they pinch the blade and when you see how smooth the threads work you get way more tightening power so need to be careful not to over tighten them.. when the threads are stiff and gritty feeling it takes more clamping power to tighten them to the same torque and it's only because of the threads binding instead of working slick and smoothly. Some people say I over maintain but I just rather have my stuff working smoothly and not broke down..

DeWalt scroll saw is on sale on Amazon for $399 (US prices). This is the lowest I've seen in a long time. So if you're in the market for a new saw, be sure to check this out: https://amzn.to/4f9JsQD Here is the price history for the last 120 Days. Pretty good deal if you're interested. Note: These are US prices and are accurate at the time of this posting. These prices fluctuate quickly. So if you find a deal, I'd jump on it!

They do run crazy sales every once in awhile and you just need to be aware or have it bookmarked and watched. That is a good price.

Awesome! Great job cutting a difficult pattern and great job coloring it.

Well done. They are always popular.

well done. I like the rings done that wayl

very nice job

Nothing like a hot cup of coffee on a cold winter's morning.

Proud to be a member. Thanks for your help Denny. Using the blades you recommended. Jerry

Awesome job!!! This piece would have been challenging on a scroll saw. Unbelievable talent using only a fret saw.

Ash. The rings are cherry to off set it a little.

Mighty fine cutting!

Mighty fine cutting

Wow that is great being done with a fret saw, RJ

Great cutting on that one,

You did a great job on that piece Frand.

Very nice!

Great portrait!

Love it. Marg

https://www.instagram.com/ridgeback_wood_lamp_design/

terrific job

Excellent cutting, RJ

This must be the before picture. Love it!

That is a great one. How does one check out his scroll saw patterns? I can not find them

@OCtoolguy, you flagged my last comment as sad... I am not sad. I am not ready to go just yet. But I have had a chance to live during a great time, and I have no regrets other than my Grandchildren did not live closer. But they have always been in touch and included me in their lives, so I am very grateful. A week ago I got to go to a party for my oldest Grandchild, my Granddaugter's engagement to a very fine man. I now have hope for great-grandchildren. If they are not too slow on the draw if you know what I mean. This thread is about light, so I will end by saying there is a ray of light for great-grandchildren.

LEDs use a lot less electricity have little or no flicker instant on, even in cold weather produce better quality light environmentally friendly (No mercury) and no trips to hazardous waste disposal dimmable they are small and easy to install I have been changing to LEDs for a long time. I replaced fluorescent ceiling lights in my shop with LEDs. The fixtures are 1-inch wide and 48 inches long, and they daisy chain together, so I have a continuous. I got 3 times the light and, instant on at full brightness, reduced the cost of electricity by about 25%.

Sorry… I’m an idiot. I see that now. Thanks for the reply!

I have both the Fluorescent and LED light magnifiers on my website. I use mine all the time.

It is very pricey but after I took a class from Judy Gale Roberts I purchased this light from her. I don’t scroll without it. I got it 8 years ago and if memory serves it was about $150. https://intarsia.com/products/daylight-omega-5-magnifying-led-lamp?_pos=34&_sid=00dd55174&_ss=r

I have purchased one expensive magnifying light and one Harbor Freight. The Harbor Freight one works best for my eyes. The expensive one has an LED light that is too bright for me. It has a glass lens instead of plastic. I like the glass but it is too powerful of magnification. A lot depends on your eyesight and preferences.