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This is the third chess set I have made using the scroll saw. Black Walnut and soft maple. Chess pieces were cut on my Hegner with Pegas #5 MGT. I went through 43 blades. It took me roughly 50-60 hours to make. Finish for board and box is shellac/alcohol, 50/50 split, applied using French polish method. Same finish was applied to chess pieces using a rag and tiny brush. A shout out to Dave Monk the master of chess sets for his input. IMG_6438.mov

I finished cutting this scroll saw wood-art piece yesterday. From an original painting by artist Ken Zylla.

Went to a Estate Sale and picked up 13 4x4 x 3/8th thick sheets of Luan plywood for $13.00. Hubby didn't waste any time putting them in the car. lol. 450

Building a sign and lamp for my son's Tiki Bar.

Hello, I'm a former structural engineer living in Boulder, Colorado. More of a woodcarver, but I just purchased a used scroll saw to help cut out patterns. I'm glad I ran across this site as it has been very helpful in getting started. Looking forward to learning more.

AI is just new. I do not even have a cell phone yet. Nothing against "New". I just would rather talk to people. So @JTTHECLOCKMAN, I say state your opinion. It will not offend me. I do not know if I love or hate AI. I have not been involved with it. Probably never will. At 81, I do not think I could figure it out, just like a cell phone. I do think with Gimp, and Inkscape, other available software; Pattern making is way more difficult than it should be. But just because I can't do it does not mean I hate it or it is bad. Just means it is all way over my abilities. I have been around computers most of my life. My main job when I got out of the service was as a computer operator, way back when Computers took up rooms. They were in climate-controlled rooms, cooled by liquids and took crews to operate them. So look what has happened in my lifetime. Now, a cell phone has more computing power than those old computers. Pictures back in my day: Yes, you had to wear a coat and tie to operate a computer, even on graveshit!

Thank you Marie. This is the book that has the patterns. Dave Monk recommended it to me. It is out of print, so I bought used on line. Like I told Scrappile, I suggest 2” squares for chess board. 1 1/2” is too small. The reason I went 1 1/2” is my planer can only go up to 13” wide. However, on this board, I didn’t have to plane it, as I glued it up the correct way using cauls. Believe it or not, I had .010 flatness after sanding it only. It did end up cupping just a smidge though, but not enough to care.

Stylized Owls pattern by Sue Mey. I reduced the pattern to fit the wood. I used 1/2" Red Oak 4" x 12", so each is about 4" square. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #3 MGT Blades. After a light sanding with a Mac Mop, dipped in diluted Shellac, another light sanding, and one coat spray Lacquer Clear Satin. Comments welcome.

Lucky you Judy. I look, but never have found wood working tools or wood. Just have to keep looking. Jerry

I took my reply down because I do not want to start another tech war. Seems there are people that love that stuff. I am old school scrollsaw hobby. No lasers CNC or AI for me.

Thanks Paul! I too was worried about how much lumber I needed. I sat down and did the math and then doubled my numbers. The last thing I wanted was to not have enough and then buy more and have it not match. if you make a set, I’d suggest minimum of 2” squares on the board. 1 1/2” is too small in my opinion

A lot of very cool stuff in this thread. Good job everyone!

Excellent craftsmanship, RJ

Well done!

Nicely done. Jerry

I was a computer programmer for 40 years and this stuff is way beyond me and have no desire to learn. Much rather sit at my scroll saw rather than the computer.

awesome job

fantastic job

Beautiful.

Wow! really nicely done. Amazing!

Yep, me too!

Thank you, I set it at 28 degrees. I put the final finish on the bowl today. I’ll be posting a picture or two.

Beautiful, excellent cutting, how thick the wood, RJ

All before my time and my brain, RJ

It depends on the thickness of your board also check “angle calculator by Van Ness

There are a great many of these floating around. I am not sure of the years of production, just that there are many. I have my Great Grandma's Singer treadle sewing machine in a cabinet very similar. The bulk of its value is sentimental and only to me. They do tend to sell for more the closer you get to large cities, such as Minneapolis (I am located a short drive West of Grand Forks, ND). If you feel comfortable drilling into it, go ahead. That said, the cover should come off easily and a clamping mechanism could be easily made to secure the saw without causing much/any damage.

Hi Judy, Lucky you! Good find, Bob

Incredible cutting.

You are amazing! I love it!

Exactly so. Years ago nearly every house hold here had one of these. Those days clothes were often hand made or hand me downs that needed adjustments. Later there was a period where charity organisations were collecting them to send overseas. Now they all seem to end up as ornaments and tables. The price can vary hugely from the ridiculously high to the giveaway cheap no matter what the condition.

I showed it to my wife, she said it would be criminal to use it as a scroll saw table!

My thought exactly. Just look at all those little ornate draws just begging for blades etc.

One. Project finished and another one on the scrollsaw

Finished this butterfly one

You don't happen to want to make another trip to Michigan do you? I have a huge stockpile of Walnut lumber I need out of my way.. It's not high grade stuff as it didn't pass grade inspections at my brothers sawmill due to a knot in the middle or split in it etc.. They reject anything that doesn't have a good 6 or 8 ft section in it.. but there are many good sections in it for a bowl, clock, puzzle etc.. or? whatever you want to make.. perfect stuff for cutting boards and small craft projects where you can work around those bad areas. I cut most of it down to 6 - 7 ish foot for my storage area. It's all rough cut and about 1" thick various widths.. most being at least 6" wide. I have 4 stacks of it about 3 ft tall stacks.. like to have at least one stack disappear. LOL.. I've already got rid of a couple stacks to my daughters boyfriend.. At my brothers mill yesterday and he asked me if I want some more as he has about a few hundred Bdft more he needs out of his way, LOL.. He just burns it in his outdoor boiler or it goes into his wood chipper or turned into sawdust depending on his demand at the time. so I've already passed on it and said I don't need anymore walnut for a couple years, LOL.. but if he gets Maple, Cherry, or Poplar I'll take it, LOL I just burned about 150bdft. of spalted maple because it doesn't work well for scrolled projects that I make.. I saved it from his wood burner and it sat in my shop for 10 years and I finally put it in my wood burner a couple months ago. Tried selling it first.. but nobody even sent a inquiry about it.. I put the walnut on marketplace but most want to come get just a couple boards.. then they want to dig through the pile and leave a big mess.. I'll burn that too before I deal with that kind of stuff again.. now see why my brother doesn't mess with this stuff. If you're interested send me a message.

A very good point from probably one of the most experienced with running and rebuilding these saws. One of the reasons I purchased the Hawlk from you, also the price and your honesty, I wouldn't be surprised if it would be running until I run out of projects.

The current generation, my kids and grandchildren, do not put the same value as the our generation and before did. I do not know if that is good or bad. but it is a fact. My wife is really struggling with it. She is an antique person. Our kids, not so much.