Xmas trees for gifts along with reindeer for gifts

[Allen levine]

My boss has me making 20 trees and I need approx a dozen reindeer

since nothing meaning furniture is coming my way to build I need to keep busy and these little scroll saw projects will do just that

glued together any scraps to make trees

got a bit to go

reindeer will all be Spanish cedar

tbis one reindeer needs sanding just trying on different bells and chains

gotta lot of scraps but don't think I'm putting a dent in the pile 

water bottle in picture to show size

[rjweb]

Allen, very nice, who's pattern is the tree, are you able to hang an ornament from it, I thought when I was at lowes today the were rushing hollwen but here you are working on christmas, RJ

sorry i just seen large picture and seen ornament

Edited August 5, 2025 by rjweb

[Allen levine]

This is a small tree that hangs a 1.5 inch ornament

i just free hand drew it from pictures 

cut a template from 1/4 inch ply

i could stack cut 2 at a time but 1 inch of hard woods is easier for me to just cut one at a time 

[wombatie]

Love the way you did the trees.  Excellent work on all.

Marg

[daveww1]

nice work

[ChelCass]

Love the reindeer and the trees.  Your scrap pile looks a lot like mine.  Had to buy a shed just to store all our scrap wood as hubby is a woodworker, so we accumulate a lot of scraps.  Being as thrifty as I am I never toss a piece of wood I know I can use again. 

[Denny Knappen]

Mighty fine projects and to think you are the designer!

[Allen levine]

1 hour ago, ChelCass said:

Love the reindeer and the trees.  Your scrap pile looks a lot like mine.  Had to buy a shed just to store all our scrap wood as hubby is a woodworker, so we accumulate a lot of scraps.  Being as thrifty as I am I never toss a piece of wood I know I can use again. 

Every six months or so I just go thru and make a box or two for kindling and give it to a guy down the block who goes camping with his kids and he loves having dry kindling 

if I didn't I would not be able to get into shop

its only good for intarsia because most small pieces I can't resize on saw or planer

[ChelCass]

7 hours ago, Allen levine said:

Every six months or so I just go thru and make a box or two for kindling and give it to a guy down the block who goes camping with his kids and he loves having dry kindling 

if I didn't I would not be able to get into shop

its only good for intarsia because most small pieces I can't resize on saw or planer

The really small pieces work great for mosaics, like coasters and inlay for table tops.

 

[Allen levine]

So this is where I'm at

made 24 trees 3 were taken to Florida this morning even though the oil was still damp(friends were driving down so it was easier for them)

I offered them 2 his wife took 3 and refused to take the ugly green ones I had from last year

i sprayed some white paint on them let the green show theough

 no one wants them burn pile 

just need to out hooks and ornaments

made 5 Steve good reindeer they took one also not oiling them

had 2 different ones from last year not sure where I found that pattern

i have some bandsaw reindeer in a box somewhere if I remember to dig them out of attic soon

must have given away 250 bandsaw reindeer over the past 10 years no one wants one anymore

i have a 2 and a 4 year old coming tomorrow morning till Sunday night

i expect to need at least 2 days next week to rest after having them sleep over

thr 4 year old just  learned how to ride a 2 wheel bike so I know I'll be in park with him in the heat

he already told me grandpa I wanna go ride my bike and he wants me to set up the sprinkler and the slip and slide

Silly me I thought my wife was my only boss 

[Allen levine]

Best thing about these small projects

mis cuts or burn marks just some tung oil it hides it all

no fussing and everyone seems to like them

my Jewish friends want to know when I'm making them some holiday stuff 

[Allen levine]

All finished ready to go

not sure when she's handing them out since it's only August but I have no safe place in shop to store them

found one bandsaw reindeer 

[rjweb]

Allen, with the oil they really stand out, nice, RJ

[Tom Gi]

Can you share the patterns for the reindeer and Christmas trees I would really appreciate it

thanks

[Allen levine]

reindeer are on steve good p;atterns, downloads....trees, I just free hand drew the tree, measured different size ornaments and drew different sized trees.....pictures of all styles are on the internet....I made a few quarter inch plywood templates for different trees and I just trace them onto wood....even if the tracing is off, it wont be noticed. 

[rustynail]

Great work they all look good... I think I like the two tone trees in wood tone more than painted. 

How tall and wide are the trees?

Edited September 23, 2025 by rustynail

[Allen levine]

Approx 6 inches