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This is a pattern by Steve Shears @Wood Logos Studio. He was the sponsor of last month's PAM project (FB). Although my project didn't "win" Steve generously gave all entries a couple of patterns. Woods used: Orange Osage, Spruce, Aspen, Canarywood, Quilted Maple, Wenge, Aromatic Cedar and the tip of a white pencil crayon. Finished with one coat of Osmo satin. I may mount it on a slab of Elm.

I tried something new for me. This is a SueMey pattern. I have been wanting to try some "relief" cutting. Where you cut part of a picture at an angle so it will stand proud of the rest of the picture. I started with the verse, then cut the tree with a 2.5° slant. When I finished cutting the tree and saw how it looked, I decided the heart should stand out proud, also. I had some bloopers, but nothing serious. My intent was to remove the tree and stain it, but the root area was just too fragile to mess with. So I removed the pattern from the tree and the heart and colored them, leaving the pattern on the rest so I would not get stain it. It Worked pretty well. Anyway, I am happy with it and will do better next time. It is cut in 1/2" Oak.

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"Contemplating life" 30cm x 20.5cm, backer board 4mm, Donald backer board 4mm, Donald 6mm, 'cheap' DIY store ply, done with a #3 blade.

Been a long busy summer and not much happening in the shop. Been camping a bunch this summer and gave a lot of pieces to unexpecting campers. Here are my 2 newest projects. The checker bowl is probably the favorite one I have made. Made out of poplar and walnut. The pipe holder is for my son. It was cut out of some old rough cut oak from the property.

This is a quick pattern to do. I had one at my last show that sold, yeah! Got this one done for the next show. Woods used: Pink Maple, Maple, Aspen, White Oak. Finish is one coat of Walrus Oil.

I do agree, not everyone needs a higher end saw either.. most entree level or better saws will last a good amount of time for I'd say the majority of scrollers.. and as JT pointed out.. the used market usually has some pretty good buys on high end saws.. Back when I first got into scroll sawing I didn't even have a saw or the money for one.. so I just bought a pack of blades and used my fingers to hold each end of the blade.. made enough products to sell to buy a actual scroll saw with a motor on it.. This is just my scroll saw version of having to walk to school in 3 ft of snow uphill both ways barefoot and without a coat when I was a kid...

Kevin, that's too funny, RJ

Where there is a will there is a way! That would not work here in NM, a sudden gust of wind and he would be flying! Got to give him credit for having a way to get the ply home and not paying for delivery charges! Erv

That was some pretty thin plywood. It sure bent easily.

Hey, if my wife is gone with our only car and I need plywood, I'll keep this guy in mind.

Well when buying a saw, you have to buy the best you can afford with your funds, not everyone can buy top of the line, but this way they can enjoy the hobby, RJ

The last time I saw something like that was when I was in Vietnam, thats how they moved their roofs of there huts, RJ

Nothing cozier than a comfy chair (gnome), a cuppa strong coffee in the morning, a tub of hot gooey cheese in the evening, and the unconditional love of your dogs.

This is NOT a scroll saw project, so please remove it if necessary Travis. I'm posting it because I came home yesterday morning after having coffee with "THE BOYS", and I walked in the house and saw this displayed in our living room. Ann Marie, my wife, took down all the Halloween deorations and she said the house looked too dull, so she had some very small hay bales that she uses in our NATIVITY scene and some small pumpkinsand she placed them in the stake truck to add a little FALL/Thanksgiving to our home. The truck is a pattern from WOODSMITH magazine. I made this about 5 years ago and it never looked so good. Rick

Hey, that really looks nice Paul. You did an excellent job. Jerry

If you want to use the BladeRunner as a scrol saw, DON'T. It is basically a Jig Saw mounted upside down. Blades are jig saw blades. I bought mine because I thought I could use it like a table saw. Thought it was a good idea. Not so good. At leaset I didn't spend a lot of money on it. Was about $80.00 at Lowes. That was about 10 years ago. Does OK cutingt thin boards, no thicker than 1/2 inch. I tried cutting a 1 1/2 X 1 1/2 inch square of pine with it. Did OK till I got close to the end, than BANG bout broke my hand and scared the bjibbers out of me. Haven't used it since. That was about 2 years ago. Jerry

Well, your ahead of me Paul! Nice work. Excellent tip on removing just the pattern off the tree to get it stained. I'll have to remember that should I ever do something similar!. I'm getting closer to getting a project or two started.

Well, it should be obvious by now, that I don’t know what I am doing,,,buying used is not a problem for me,,,can get some good deals that way, The Rockwell does use larger blades, which would be not good for fretwork. I still want to make ‘hearts’. Beyond that I don’t know..Have to do more thinking, and research. This board has been very helpful by the way, there is a vintage used scrol saw on EBay,, it looks pretty rough and the asking price is $8,000. Can you believe that???lol

You almost had me Kevin.

Maybe you need to figure out what it is you plan to make with these saws... Scroll saws can do a very wide variety of work from cutting wood to thin sheet metal to plastics etc. etc. then the various projects within these materials also has a wide range of things to make.. You will not be able to do intricate fretwork very well with any of the machines you have mentioned as they just are not user friendly for those types of projects.. I could see this saw being used for rough cutouts of shapes etc.. imagine much sanding would be needed but in that case a bandsaw would probably be a better choice.. But maybe if that is what you plan to make then it might be a good choice.. most of us when we hear you're looking for scroll saw we think of fine detailed artwork and things like that.. The proxxon and this tool are not a good choice for the things most of us would think of using as you would a scroll saw.

I'm 50 miles South of downtown Grand Rapids or 10 miles North of downtown Battle Creek. The main saw I'd like to sell is the 1998 RBI Hawk Ultra model 226VS.. has around 6-8 extra blade holders.. Don't let the year of the saw scare you as this saw was still sealed in the original box when I got it. I put hour meters on all my equipment and this is the lowest hour saw I have with only 102 hours on the meter so it's still like new. Somewhere I have the receipt from the original purchase.. guy I got it from ordered it in Dec. 1998 but didn't get delivery until January of 1999 and he had a stroke and couldn't use it.. it sat in a climate controlled shop until I bought it in 2017.. I'd let that saw go for $450 that's a firm price as I don't haggle. I've got a 2002 Hegner Multimax 18 that I might be able to be talked out of but I currently haven't played around with it enough and would like to get more time on it to see whether I really like or dislike it.. but I could be talked out of it for $350. I don't know much history on the saw other than it was pretty grimmy / dirty and needed much elbow grease and cleaning up when I got it.. Runs great and seems to work good.. I've only put 5 ish hours on this saw which is why I'd kinda like to hang onto it. I ran the other saw I had in mind this morning for a few minutes and I currently cannot sell it.. It's a China made Excalibur but this saw might be having some issues and I just can't sell it to someone the way it is currently.. May just have been some dust in the speed controller but the motor was hunting speeds this morning so I need to look into this before setting a price and selling someone a faulty saw.. That's not how I do things.. It's got quite a few ( 560 ) hours on it, and may need a few things checked over.. so currently not for sale. I also bought this new in box from someone that won it in a raffle.. I got it in Nov. of 2018 I have a 2018 Hawk BM26VS that I bought new in Dec. of 2018 but didn't take delivery until April 2019.. saw has 500 hours on it.. Can't say I really want to sell this one either but I suppose I could be talked out of it for around $650.. IF this saw sold then the other RBI 226VS wouldn't be for sale... I'll be keeping one of these bigger saws.

Stay as far away from that object whatever it is. https://www.toolboxbuzz.com/power-tools/saws/rockwell-bladerunner-review-model-rk7320/ Look at the thread recently started First Scrollsaw. It may help you too.

I wonder where he would have landed if a gust of wind came up! Like @rjweb wrote. It always amazed me the things the villagers could load on their bicycles and haul around.

KMM, where are youu located? And which saws do you want to sell and what is their condition? thanks for a reply.

Thanks Frank. It measures 9.5" x 6". I got the Orange Osage from KJP Hardwoods.I order it in the S4S 3/4" x 2' size. I realize it might be more expensive that way, but I don't have anyway to mill the wood. https://kjpselecthardwoods.com/

Lovely work Barb. Marg

Oh wow that is beautiful. Marg

A Cute Pink Jacket Bear by Наталья Москвитина is a FB Intarsia Group November Project of the Month, otherwise referred to as PAM. This will be my first time entering this “competition”. Therefore, my intent was to reproduce the project as close as possible to the Color image of a Stuffed Bear wearing a Crocheted Jacket, Hat and Trousers, that was included in the pattern PDF the group made available, using what kinds of wood I had available. Wood used: Cherry(the most pinkish wood I had), Aspen, Mango, Monkeypod, Yellowheart,and Poplar. The Eyes, Nose, Mouth and the two deep shade areas are “Sharpie” Black. The Backer is 1/8” thick BB Ply and the assembled panel is protected with a multiple coats Clear Gloss Acrylic Finish spray. Approximately 7" x 10". Comments and critiques are always welcome.

That is so cute. Excellent work Frank. Marg

just finished this evening. Lettering is cherry , back board is Walnut and I framed the walnut with oak on the back. I had purchased the walnut from a widow years ago and when I planed it down I was disgusted when I hit a nail I did not see , it’s the first nail I had ever hit with this walnut so I was not expecting it. I of course ruined my planer blades but in my mind as I looked at it , the holes and black spots in the wood reminded of the nails on the cross .

But and this is a big BUT the used market opens more possibilities than what people realize. We all want new but that does not mean best for the budget. Just saying. Everyone has to make their own choices for sure. But look with your eyes wide open.

Yes, I do want to downsize and sell at least two saws.. been wanting to do this since the beginning of the year and now it's almost the beginning of the next year. My issue is I like each saw for certain projects I make and I am having a hard time on which saws to let go and what ones to keep.. Maybe you need to come pick for me.. My prices will range from $300 - 650 depending on the saw you choose, LOL I'm getting out of doing so much of the scroll sawing and getting more into laser and cnc work.. Amish people just moved in a mile up the road and he is a cabinet maker that just built a huge new shop and wants to hire me to do their CNC work on the cabinet doors etc.. so it's looking like I'm going to be doing less and less scroll work and going more and more to the dark side with the cnc and laser stuff. I have 5 saws but only willing to sell two of the 4 in my shop.. the 5th saw was a saw my father bought new and started his hobby which when he upgraded I asked to play around with his old saw which is what got me started in the business.. same saw got him in the business.. I restored it and for now it's not going to be for sale.. I'm down in southwest Michigan.. your name here makes me believe you're from Shelby Mi.. that's probably at least 2 hours from me..

Your bowl is something else! Impressive! being a pipe smoker, I like your pipe holder. (Pipe looks cool also)

Excellent work, RJ

Barb, another beautiful piece, RJ

Never thought of that. I do have shelf liner, I'll have to try that. Thanks!

Tthat is a realy nice bird! Well done and great choice of woods. Looks very small. What are its dimensions? And, BTW, where did you find Orange Osage? Been looking for an Orange but have not found it?

Very nice!

I say @kmmcrafts is correct. I am not a huge DeWalt fan, but for some reasons that I do not understand, they have the best resale value of any scroll saw. After scrolling for around 20 years, If I knew starting out what I know now, I would look at used Hawks or Hegners. But look carefully at Hawks; there are good ones and some not so good. Hegners, it runs smooth, not much to worry about, they have changed very little over the Years. I have had a Hegner for several years longer than any other saw I have owned, and I would not part with it. I also recently purchased a used Hawk. I purchased it for $275 and did not buy it until I had asked for opinions here on the forum.

Unless the Shop Fox and the Proxxon have changed up the saw in the last couple years I would stay away from those.. The reviews on these a few years back was not very good and blade changes were not user friendly etc.. be sure to research them well if you choose that route. Knowing what I know now and just getting started in the hobby the buy the best you can and buy once is true.. however if you don't even know if you'll enjoy the hobby it's a tough call because a lot of these expensive machines do not hold the resale value.. A brand new Hawk or Hegner cost you around $1700 and if you don't like the hobby the resale on them is lucky to get $600 back from one that is barely used.. on the flip side a DeWalt runs you $600 but used ones will sell upwards of $350+ for like new machine.. These other new to the market saws we have no idea of a resale value.. but if I were looking at used saws online and a like new Bauer came up.. since I can get a new one for $220 on sale with a manufacture warranty I'm not paying much for a used one with no warranty either. The DeWalt name holds some resale value.. and are nice saws to start with. IF I was just throwing some cash around and wanted to take a chance of loosing some $$ knowing it going into this I'd probably look pretty hard at that Bauer.. seems like a nice starter saw in my opinion. Also don't rule out a good quality used saw.. Knowing what I do now about these saws and the help from others on these forums and groups.. I wouldn't be afraid to buy a quality used saw for the same price range.. just ask here about a saw you find.. many of us here can tell a lot about a saws condition based off of photos... and high end Hawk and Hegners can be had in the price range of these "new" starter saws depending on your location.

The truck body is cut from 2x6 pine and brush-painted with bright red acrylic. The wheels are finished with shellac. The hook is 1/2-inch baltic birch.

Beautiful work.

Beautiful original painting, beautiful sentiment and beautiful rendition in wood!

This this pattern reminds me of our dog Rambo. Pattern by A-nder Yalmaz from pets patterns. Cut on the new saw.

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.

This actually doesn't mean "cozy" to me, it's a gift to my sister.

This is an older project, but I made a caddy for my tea. I kinda wanted it old farmhouse style.

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