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Currently working on inventory for the one "event" I do each year. Starting with puzzles, word art, and portraits before moving on to other things. Examples include …

Well the cutting is done, now to decide about the backboard (thinking green) and the framing P.S. cut 2 at once

So this is something I've been messing with on my laser cutter but I don't see any reason someone couldn't do this with a scroll saw.. though you'd probably need to be a pretty good with the scroll saw to make it work correctly. Look at how you can cut several lines into this 1/8" BBply and then you can bend it right around a corner. When I first run across this type of work I thought no way that really works so I had to purchase a laser file ( also comes in a printable PDF for those wondering ).. so the design could be printed and cut on a scroll saw. The designer has many different things like clutch purses etc.. I'm not sure how the designer quality of the particular person I purchased this design is as I'm having fitment issues so they are sort of working with me on a fitment flaw of their design. For clarification the design comes made for several different thickness of plywood and they designed this maybe they tested with 1/4" but the 1/8" version is off I don't know but the one I used is not correct to work right.. hopefully they'll fix the pattern and make it right with me.. But anyway back to my point of this bending right around the pretty sharp curve by just cutting several relief cuts.. I've not seen anyone doing this sort of thing with a scroll saw.. I may have to try it on on the scroll saw just to see if I could do it. Btw: This is a card box if you didn’t figure that out. Edit: Guess I should have uploaded the pictures.

"Vamp" 36,5cm x 45,5 cm, backer board 4mm, Vamp 4mm, 'cheap' DIY store ply, done with a hand held fretsaw with a #1 blade.

Finished! "Vamp" 36,5cm x 45,5 cm, backer board 4mm, Vamp 4mm, 'cheap' DIY store ply, done with a hand held fretsaw with a #1 blade.

Beautiful work. Unique idea too.

Wow, less than a year and I've got it done!

Very nice.

I've started on my next project, hopefully I haven't bitten off more than I can chew This will end up being a fishing rod rack, but I want it fancy for my Son in law. I found the pattern for a round end table with a dragon motif, the legs are dragons, and the top has a lot of veining cuts of a fire breathing dragon. I also wanted it to spin on a lazy Susan bearing. I've got all the parts and pieces together to be able to begin the project. The base will be a 2 inch thick 12 inch diameter slab of Elm, then the lazy Susan, next a solid 1/2" Elm circle, next layer will be another 1/2" Elm disk with recesses cut for the butt of the fishing poles as well as recesses for the bottom of the dragon legs. The legs come next with a 3/4 square center support, topped the the 12" diameter top. The top will have slots for the top of the fishing poles to set in. My plan is to finish with "latches" for the top of the rod fashioned from extra tail sections. Picture of the original table:

Steve Good has a “Living Hinge Box”. The box walls are cut so it bends to make it a round box. I guess that’s what the design is called.

Excellent job, RJ

Interesting, I would not think they pack that much punch!

Somewhere, in my collection of patterns, I do have one for a purse. Never got around to making it.

I carried a punch like that back when I was running rescue. Works great for popping tempered glass in vehicles to gain access. Wonder what ever happened to it?

While it would be fairly simple to make a jig for the cutting of the slots; spiral blades, an oversized auxiliary table, a fence rigged at an angle across the table, and square dowels (as many as needed) the width that matches the pattern and an adjustable stop system for the length of the slot(s) to be cut. But cutting one of these would be mind numbingly boring (for me). I made a fence for my Hegner several years ago to prove ( pictures ) a point, so I know it can be done.

Steve Good has a pattern for this in his catalogue to build a bending guy.

I just do not see that as an advantage in scrollsawing. We build boxes with thicker materials and can cut any shape we want. It would be alot of work scrolling those kerfs and not worth the effort. You won't get the money for the extra time because no one will see how that is done. Laser you sit back and watch the machine do the work. You would always have to use a plywood because hardwoods will be difficult to bend in those radius Maybe get away with bendy plywood. https://www.bord.com.au/products/bending-plywood-bendy-ply

What a great chess set and board. I ply chess almost every day with my neighbor. I also made a chess set but I have yet to make a board. Looks like a great Christmas gift idea. You did a splendid job on yours. Dick heppnerguy

I haven't been doing much-making things in the shop. There is much broken stuff. I made these fluffy kittens today for a custom order. Nothing fancy, just some cutouts for her to paint. I cut them from a piece of premium pine from Home Depot.

Check this out. The smallest pieces of this are about 3 mm x 1 mm.

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

Instead of a nail set, before I start cutting I’ll use an awl to enlarge the exit hole from the drill bit. It cleans up any tear out there might be and gives me a better target to thread the blade through.

I ran across this in another forum and thought it might be of interest.