Leaderboard

Tried something new today. Comfort Birds. I started with a compound cut bird then used some different sanders to do the rounding and shaping. They feel great in your hand. I enjoyed carrying mine today while walking and reading. Kind of like a soothing fidget toy.

This a Steve Good design modified to have only 2 people as we are empty nesters. I also enlarged. This was supposed to go the door to our garden. I was going to paint but ended up using some left over cedar fence and deck board. I was testing painting and nothing would pop. The red and white were really dull no matter how many coats. I even tried primer with some success. Going to too much work. BUT - my wife said she really liked it the ways so I just finished with spray on spar varnish.

Here is a second Steve Shears hummingbird. It has been reduced in size from the original. It is maybe 6" long. Because of that I grouped a couple of the wing bits. Woods used are Quilted Maple, Yellowheart, Canarywood, Eucalyptus, Tigerwood, Lacewood, ebonized Walnut. Finish is a coat of Walrus oil. I am disappointed in the lacewood. I was hoping for more grain showing.

Fidget birds, a new species. I like it

"Boba Fett" 44,5cm x 62cm, backer board 8mm, Boba 4mm, 'cheap' DIY store ply, done with a hand held fretsaw with a #3 blade.

Mighty fine shaping.

WoW Barb, that came out great.

They look great. Must of been trickey holding them to try and sand them.

Very nice, RJ

Barb, another beautiful piece, and i checked this is a current post, LOL, RJ

Duh, my bad I am a little late, RJ

Very well done. Veery cheerful colors.

I’ve enjoyed making some simple things lately. My sister in law wanted a Celtic Cross. I found an outline I liked online to use as a pattern. I stack cut two 3/8” oak crosses, then removed the circle from the top one, routed it then glued them together

Nicely done! I like Celtic crosses and knots patterns

RJ, the original post is from 2021.

Those look great.

More thoughts from me! It is always amazing, to me, how hard we are on ourselves. We never expect kids to know how to do something right away. Telling them to practice, practice, patience. We need to take our own advice. Please hang in there.

Wow! That’s beautiful

Hi, I started here only 4 yrs ago. I struggled at first. I asked many questions on this village. I showed pictures. I asked more questions. After about 3 months, I made the decision to continue. I had an entry level scrollsaw and was deciding sell it or use it. So I searched this village and tried a few projects. I was hooked after getting past my struggles. I liked it so much that I got a better scrollsaw used, and it helped my struggles with tension of blades. This group also shares it's projects with pictures, it helps up my effort. There are many masters here, I can't ever match their quality. But I learned that my projects don't have to be compared to the masters. But I do like my projects. A few of them told me that patterns a guide, missing cuts or going outside lines is ok. Relaxing and enjoying the experience is important also. Lower your shoulders let the blade teeth do the work. Enjoy the detail work that the tool can do. The villagers also share their struggles. We now all pitch in from our learnings. Even me sometimes. So let us help. Ask us questions with pictures. Me. Mark Eason

Here it is only the 3rd of March and all these great looking projects, excellent work, RJ

I admire your work and your work ethic. Great job!

Welcome from North Carolina. Don't give up... You'd be passing up a very enjoyable hobby. Stay determined and remember, you're only cutting one hole at a time.

6 flamingos are ready to go along with 2 Elmo birdhouses and 24 sets of stick figures some of which were sold already i I don't think it's up for auction or sale till end of April or beginning of may but between travel and appointments I want to make sure all is finished on time I'm working on doggie planters

It is very easy to tell if the furniture is made from particle board or MDF by looking at the back edge of the top. The only exception is tables, which do not have a back edge. As for disassembly, if the joint doesn't pop loose easily by whacking it with a dead blow hammer, I cut it apart with a jig saw or reciprocating saw. I can't use the wood in the joint in any case.

Check, where your blades in correctly. Not joking; I have done it myself a time or two. Teeth to the front!

Since I scroll in the house, I have been using draft inducers from furnaces or water heaters for the vac portion of my dust collection. They work adequately and, while louder than a scroll saw, are quite quiet. I will say that they could use a little more CFM, but when trying to do it on the cheap, its what I could find.

I use the Seyco scroller drill works excellent

A tip for drilling a 'square' hole with a hand drill. Some drills have a bubble on the back for lining up plumb. If your work surface is true, you've got it. If your drill doesn't, a small square will help. You may have to make one at the table saw to get it small enough but its all the same as long as it is true. Start your hole, and use the square at, say, the 3 o'clock position to check plumb, then carefully move the square to, say, 12 o'clock, and check plumb. Drill a wee bit and repeat. This is how it was done back when a brace was the tool of choice to drill. The important thing is to check for plumb at 90° to each other. With practice, you'll get to where you don't need it much. Also, with the wee little drill bits we use, they bend quite easily. You can not rest the weight of the drill on them or they will go where ever they wish.

Kevin, glad to see that everything is working out for you, enjoy life while you can, RJ

Yeah too much time, . I'm currently caught up on YouTube videos.. I've watched every single uploaded youtube video they have and am patiently waiting for someone to upload another, .. My favorite channel ( sleeperdude ) usually uploads on Saturday around 1pm so I guess I'll have to settle for FB Marketplace ads for the next couple hours. On a more serious note, I built a exhaust system for my new laser and finally powered it up.. out of the box it run pretty good but mirror alignment was slightly off and I've effectively made it much worse,. I have a engraving job coming up that needs to be completed by August and at the rate I'm going with this mirror alignment thing it might be 2026 before I have it running correctly, I engraved / cut some ornaments on it the other day and even not tuned right I successfully cut 4 of them in 6 minutes and my small laser took 16 minutes to do the same ones.. I think once dialed in this thing will be awesome for where I'm going with future business. I also will say that there is a lot of YouTube time in the shop now as the machine makes my products and I either watch it do design work in the background, work on website or take a nap... I always wondered how so many etsy folks had so much time for promoting their laser / cnc products and now I know..

Kevin, interesting you must have too much time on your hands, surfing the net, RJ

Allen, they are great, you have been busy, RJ

All I can say is WOW! You do amazing work.

Made a lot of progress today even though I still feel the congestion left over from the flu decided to walk to store for something but cold windy air triggered coughing so I just went back into the garage/shop and kept working all pvc birds have second coat of both colors and cut all pieces for the first doggie planter want to see how planter comes out before I cut another one lots of sanding and painting still but I'm good where I finished today way ahead of schedule(I have to make a schedule in my head so I set goals )

You are one busy person. I love that you are doing it for your daughter's fund raising event at school. That makes scrolling really great in my eyes. Good for you. Dick heppnerguy

Late to the party I know. The only 'beach' thing I've ever done.

Made this one from a sign I saw on a street post down the way from me. made it a few years back.

Cut this a few years ago as a Father's Day gift, from a photo of my son and his kids, walking the beach and heading for the water. Fortunately found a pices of oak veneer that reminded me of the pattern water leaves on the beach as the tide ebbs and flows.

Swordfish Puzzle from the SSWM (this year - don't remember which #) We took it on vacation and my grandson has a blast putting it together again and again.

I love puzzles, especially animal puzzles, and this one is especially fun for kids because you can hide a little Jonah inside that rattles around, so if they solve the puzzle, they rescue Jonah! The only challenge I found was doing these is they are thick hardwood, meaning it’s difficult to eject the sawdust, and the blade tends to wander and tends to overheat.

I had the same thought, used furniture from the thrift stores. Went to my local goodwill and found an old dresser. Wow I though solid wood. A deal at $15.00. Took it home and started to dismantle. What a disappointment particle board with a thin laminate of wood. This was a two drawer dresser and I was able to get two drawer fronts. Trying to get the drawer backs, sides and bottom was another disaster. They had been put together with so much glue and staples that I just gave up. That was my last adventure in used furniture. I don't know maybe in the northern areas you can get some deals but down here in Miami, not so much.