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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.

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

This project was cut, but the shaping, finishing and assembly process was put on hold while I made the African Elephant and then the Cute Pink Jacketed Bear. I made this project for myself to join other SS Christmas pieces I use to decorate the outside of my home between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. This will be mounted on a common Mailbox structure located in front of my neighbor and my Duplex. The pattern is a coloring book page that is free to download from various sites on Pinterest. A similar, but slightly different, color image titled Noel can also be found but no specific credit is given. The pattern was cut from one piece if 3/4” thick premium pine, shaped and sanded like doing Intarsia, asssembled and mounted on 3/8" thk Plywood backer, then painted with my Air Brush using Artist Acrylic Air Bush paints and protected with multiple coats of Clear Gloss Acrylic Finish spray. I made and mounted a simple wood stand on the back side, that will be screwed to the mailbox structure, that was painted Black. With this project finished in time to decorate for Christmas, I can now slow down and concentrate on what my next project will be…of which there are too many in the hopper. Comments and critiques always welcome.

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.

Grizzly always runs a long holiday sale on many items.. There has been a lot of talk about the Harbor Freight saw which is cheaper but it also lacks some of the nice options such as dust collection port and the ability to adjust the blade aggression with the slotted motor mount. This also has a much larger table than the EX Pegas type saws.. Really nice price for what you get with this saw in my opinion.. There was talk about this saw a few months ago and it was said that these are made in the same place as the Pegas, King, and Seyco saws so it's probably much better than the China made Excalibur.. I don't care for the color but I do like the price and a can of paint can make it look good too, LOL.. about $400 cheaper than the Pegas, King, and Seyco saws and a bigger table.. https://www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-21-variable-speed-scroll-saw-with-foot-pedal/g0969

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.

I was looking through my mail on my computer, and this scroll saw popped up. I know of the BAILEIGH TOOLS name, an aquaintence of mine has one of their bandsaws, it's a monster. I was not aware of them making smaller shop tools. I may be in the markey for a new saw, looks INTERESTING. https://baileigh.com/woodworking/wood-machinery-specials/bss-22-22-scroll-saw?utm_source=email&utm_medium=3p Rick

Maybe it's the speed I cut and the thickness of the wood plus the angle all together, I still think the hawlk is great to use for cutting patterns,I purchased the other saw mainly because I like to make the bowls. I will be shur to clean out the motor and speed pod on the next pattern. I also want to give the new saw a good deal of use at least for the next few months.

Nicely done!

Great looking piece. I love how relief cutting works. The only thing that bothers me about it is most people probably think it’s just cut and glued on the board when it’s so much cooler than that. Shows I care too much what other people think I guess.

A few months from now, you are going to be wishing you had bought that Seyco. It would be worth a 6-hour trip to me at that price. Just a nice day drive.

If the saw was American made would make a huge difference. Especially for parts and spending money here in USA so it does make a difference. Unfortunately tools made in the USA are a thing of the past. $$$ controls supply's. Maybe this company has a good handle on parts too. You just do not hear much about their scrollsaws.

My opinion is probably worthless because I do very little bevel cutting. The big difference is with a tilting arm the cutting piece is always laying flat and you do not have to worry about it sliding off as you cut. Just one less thing to think about when doing bevel cuts. Back in my day when I was buying saws this option was not available so I learned on a tilting table top. I made it work well. I use to cut those collapsible baskets/ trivets and they needed bevel cutting of the rings. I made many of those. I would say if I were buying today I would like the tilting arm better. Then there are some scroller that never done bevel cutting and have no idea what the difference is. Try both and you will see first hand what it looks like. Now I do not want to sway you with your choice . As many people know me here and know I am not a fan of HF power tools of any kind. they can brand them with any name they want but to me they are cheap price for a reason. But with that said their warrenty is far better than that of Dewalt or the store you buy it from. Dewalt has been around a long time. The Bauer saw is brand new and no reviews worth anything are out yet. Tough choice but just stating facts. I am sure either saw will give you a great scrolling experience. others can chime in. Both saws land in the mid range area of scrollsaw evaluations. and price range.

Thank you for your advice,,, I will take it into consideration, I notice that the Bauer has a tilting head, not a tilting table. Does this make a difference? Reviews of the Bauer compare it favorably to the Dewalt??

if you are looking at the Dewalt and the HF Bauer, they are 2 different saw designs so be aware of this. You are not comparing apples with apples. yes they have double link cutting arms but look at table size. Look at tilting arm as opposed to tilting table and it may not come into play in your mind now but can later. Look at ease of arm raising. Look at room under the table for blade changing and how easy it is to do. Play with each machine. Look at warrenty. look at any other options given. Look at ease of blade tightening system. Good luck

It was when they first started out made in the USA all tools. I know this for fact because they use to come to woodworking shows and sell their products and touted the fact they were USA made. I remember when they first hit the scene. The link I first supplied stated that. The second link shows that the company was sold to JPW tools so they can now be made anywhere. As mentioned it looks exactly like a Jet with a different paint job. Same price range too. best I can find.

I love the title. Nice intro. it took me twice to see the play with words. " Wordcraft "

Okay get back on the horse. That is what I have done lately. The heck with house and yard work! The leaving the pattern on to paint or stain parts, I cannot take credit for, I was mentioned in a discussion on here not too long ago. It does work great.

Never heard of King. KMM,, I’m going to pass on your RBI, let me know if you decide to sell another saw. Those two on Facebook…one of them is a 6 hour round trip,,,, the other is possible. Howver, I’m going to wait until after Wednesday. I am going to both Harbor Freight ad Home Depot…Perhaps seeing the actual saws in person might help me decide

If it was me, I would choose the Seyco. That is a great buy, and the seller of those is in Texas, always helpful, and carries parts. The King is an Excalibur knockoff; I do not know how good they are. The Seyco says OBO. This means you may get it for a little less, Cash talks... There is also that little drill Seyco sells sitting on the shelf under the saw. That costs around $130 Actuall I just looked $159 now. Get that thrown in if possible. Check them out at Seyco.com. You would be set up with a not only good But a great saw. It has a nice big table on it.

awesome job

excellent work

Beautiful work and a beautiful verse.

I purchased the warranty because a lot of things I cut are 1/2 in. and at a 30deg. angle, I noticed the motor on the hawk was getting hot after cutting a couple of rings, no issues with the motor on the Bauer. I figured after two years I should have enough bowls cut.

Very nicely done.

The bigger table is a big deal to me and that's one of the reasons I ended up buying the Grizzly last summer. So far, I have no complaints about it, though I'm rather new to scrolling and have used only one other saw, the Wen 3922. The Grizzly is so much easier to use - especially when doing fretwork. Moving the blade from one hole to the next and re-tensioning is a breeze. It has only been available for a bit over a year, so how it holds up long term is yet to be learned. It was also on sale when I bought it for about the same price it is now. Like many online stores, Grizzly will send you a coupon code for 5% off if you leave something in your cart. That brings the price down another $28. It's not red, but I rather like the green color and the label on the side of the machine says it is made in Taiwan.

Well done Paul. It is a lovely piece and sentiment.

Wow! That looks like a very good deal. If it were closer to me, I might be tempted.

Very nicely done, RJ

Paul, you have done a beautiful job on that, RJ

Great job on both I especially like the bowl,something for me to strive for. Winter season brings new projects.

Yeah, I seen this a while back when searching for something else.. I've never heard of the brand.. but it looks to me like a rebranded Jet 22" saw... OR a possible Chinese knock off.. I'd be curious where it's made.. IF rebranded Jet then this is a good deal as I believe the 22" Jet runs around $1000 or $1100.. I personally don't like the 22" Jet model because of the very little table surface in front of the blade.. However I have considered the 18" Jet as it has around 4" in front of the blade.. if memory serves right I think the 22" only has 3 inch in front of the blade.

It looks like a Jet Saw clone. Bottom feeding only. Otherwise, it looks good!

Not for sure where you are in relation to this but this one looks like a decent deal.. new this saw runs around $1100 I think.. doesn't look to be used a lot to me.. Maybe 50 - 100 hours https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1302295034104092/?ref=saved&referral_code=null This one has been listed for a few weeks now... never been used with stand and foot switch etc.. He may haggle on price a little to get into your price range. This saw new is another $1000 for the saw only.. stand I think is another $100 ish so to buy all this new is probably around $1200 + tax https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/952241970096593/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Accf7a6ec-d3c6-4207-866c-5ae7526b64a7

Looks good to me even with big store ply wood. Goes to show you don't always have to purchase the expensive stuff. 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

Nice :I can relate!

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.

I placed an order with them . They are sold out of 3/4 but had 1 5/8". I can resaw with my new bandsaw. Thanks

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.

Very nice job on that bowl.

Excellent work on the bowl. Marg

Yes, but it's really hard to find stuff that is barely usable (like 1 sheet out of 10), and it's also risky to use because at 4mm overall thickness the veneer is very thin and likely to break off just for the heck of it. I'm doing a more intricate pic right now, so far the veneer has chipped in seven places. But I make the best of it, as I have no other sources for the wood (and couldn't afford it even if I had).