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Wanted to do something to remember the beautiful Pheasants, which used to be plentiful in our area. Now it is very exciting to see one. Been hearing on but have not spotted him yet. This is a Mike Williams pattern, 1/4" BB. Both straight and spiral blades were used. Got to take a day and make frames, I have 4 pictures waiting for frames.

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Dog Portrait - Abby pattern by Gayle at the Scroll Saw Cafe. I enlarged the pattern to fit the wood. I used 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood 12" square and backed with black mat board. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #0 Spiral blades. I kept the large pieces in place for sanding the fuzzies off the back side. After sanding, a light coat of spray Shellac, another light sanding with a Mac Mop, and a final coat of spray Lacquer Clear Gloss. Comments welcome.

Wedding Rings pattern designer unknown. I used 1/2" solid Hard Maple. The object is 6" high x 6 1/2" wide. Cut on the Pegas scroll saw using Pegas #1 and #3 MGT blades. The #1 for the letters and numbers. After sanding, one coat spray Shellac and two coats spray Lacquer Clear Satin. Comments welcome.

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Thanks for the reminder. This is also a reminder that only patterns you have designed yourself can be uploaded to SSV. Please don't post other people's patterns, even if they are free. These talented artists are gracious enough to share their work, but they want to be able to control how their patterns are distributed. Reposting just strips that away from them. So, if someone is interested in a pattern you found somewhere else, point them in the right direction and provide a link to where they can download it for themselves. With that said, if anybody sees that one of Steve's patterns has been uploaded here on SSV, please flag it for me to review so I can remove it. Thanks all!

2 people ordered my hats. Both orders are from ex-co-workers. One wanted Red Oak ! He wanted a symbol called Ahm. Being one with the universe. Flat brim. The other guy chose Padauk !! This guy wanted a bear showing claws. Brim curved. If you bend Padauk let's form a new discusion. It did not bend like other wood did. So I had to experiment. Me. Mark Eason

Acrylic mirrors yes, I suppose with the water drip system and the right blade you could do these glass mirrors. I wanted acrylic but Lowe's didn't have any that I could find so I went with these mirror glass tiles.. With acrylic the laser will cut to shapes or sizes that I want.. I haven't found anyplace local that sells any type of acrylic.. and I'm not certain what plexiglass is made from.. certain types of plastics and vinyl are very toxic to engrave / cut etc on a laser and in some cases can ruin a laser machine..

Thanks Paul. The Cath lab went... okay. 99% blockage in one artery that was cleaned and ballooned. 70% blockage in another artery couldn't be reached for repair through the wrist. Will have to go back in sometime in the future through the femoral artery. Regardless, that as done on Thursday so Friday left me some time to work on the frames. Was able to cut, glue, spline, sand and stain five frames. Now all I have to do is finish them with a little polyacrylic and mount the projects. It was nice being in the shop again.

As I mentioned before look at Amazon. So many to choose from in all styles, lengths, colors, voltages. Look at Christmas decoration lights. Cut to size. Look at under counter lights for kitchens and work shops. Google is your friend. People have been using them since they came out for all kinds of craft projects. Want to get really innovative use fiber optic lights. That is another rabbit hole you can climb down. Many years ago when I was into making model trucks from Ertel and other companies I use to customize them with fiber optic cables to light up the running lights, headlights, dashboard lights and tail lights. They really look cool when done. Even back then I had a very creative mind and would always take it another step up the ladder. They have remote control lights. There are many forums that show how to make your own control boards from parts easily ordered. Take it any path you want. Back in the day when Radio Shack was around they had all kinds of crafty project kits you could build and be able to get their parts. I miss that store. Built a power mic for my CB back in the day from a kit from there. Brings back fond memories. 10-4 good buddy. Not to overstep but you could do that same project without lasers in acrylic mirrors and cut on scrollsaw.

That is amazing on a delicate project.

Check out amazon for Oak Home Bright lights, their partial description, 6 Pack 7Feet Starry String Lights Waterproof Fairy String Lights 20 Micro Starry LEDs On Silvery Copper Wire CR2032 Batteries Included. Price on sale for $5.87. this may be what you need.

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I bought/used an LED light strip from A**zon for a Christmas diorama last year. It was as you described, 25' long with one power supply and one remote. The way to use it is to cut off the lights you do not need and pitch them. You basically are buying a string of lights as long (short) as you need up to 25'. At the price I did not mind pitching the surplus lights.

I can't take credit for the mirror engraving or the lights behind it... It's something I seen on a laser engraving youtube channel that I watch. The design I engraved is of a ornament scroll saw pattern that someone named Dean made the pattern. I saved it a few years ago to make for her back then but never did.. then I modified the design to work on the laser.. IF you take a stab at engraving mirrors you have to engrave the back side of the mirror and since it's on the back side you need to mirror the image in inkscape or whatever program you use so when you look at the front everything is the way it should be.. If you forget that step it'll be backwards on the front,

I have seen several of Steve's patterns uploaded here, whole and in part, in the past. This is just a reminder that he doesn't want the patterns uploaded to other sites. See today's blog post.

At the top of the post, click the 3 dots for a menu of options. Choose Report. Then a poppup shows up where you can report a post. I get notified along with the link to the post and I can take care of it. Thanks for asking. I know it's a bit hidden.

Kevin, your creativity and ingenuity always amaze me and inspire new ideas for projects. Thank you.

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Well I went out to the shop s couple of weeks ago and fired up the 25 year old Delta saw. It went ooooooh and refused to move. So I figured that was a good reason to buy a new saw. I really think a good clean and lube will fix the Delta but always good to have a backup right. Here are my thoughts on the Bauer saw. 1 it's heavy. 2 it seems solid. 3 straight out of the box I sat it on top of an old sewing machine cabinet. I adjusted the table about 0.5 degrees to get square. The top arm was .002 inches closer to the table at the back than front. Figured that was close enough for government work. With the saw just sitting on the cabinet not bolted ,clamped or attached in any way it seems very smooth. Don't think it would papp the nickel test but after attaching it to something solid I have no doubt that it will. Decided to try it out. Cut a few of the Diana Thompson bird houses. After a lot of foul language and threat's of return I realized I had the blade upside down. I cut 2 poplar, 1 Cedar and 1 from the Spectra plywood stopper blanks. I am very satisfied with the performance of the saw Not sure how the longevity will be but I bought the 2 year warranty. The way that works use it 2 years take it back renew the warranty and you get a new machine every 2 years for less than $50.00. Bird houses are straight off the saw. No sanding or anything.All were cut with a #7 skip tooth Denny special blade.

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Been a woodworker for 50 years but new to scrolling this year. These are my first two Sheila Landry designs I did in 1/2 inch cherry

Possibly a hobby lobby store? Or maby buy another item with the lights you need and pitch the rest.By the way nice ornament.

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Here it is with the top ring done. Now it just needs a finish. I am thinking spray lacquer.

Well if you want to get back to the word modifying, I think we all modify a saw to fit our needs. As to fixing them that is not modifying. It is repairing. Modifying is adding a larger table top to a Hegner saw which I did and also did that to my RBI saws. Adding dust collection to a saw, adding lights and magnifiers, Adding a lift kit or system, adding a larger thumb screw, adding pegas blade holders and things like this. You can say this about other tools to. Using different parts than OEM ones is still just repairing the tool. You are not doing anything to make it more suitable for you. You say you maybe using better bearings or so but that is your opinion and again you are fixing a problem. So we want to get technical.

The whole quote is " Fix Or Repair Daily, or Find On the Road Dead"

I agree, I think that's your best bet. We just want to make sure we're not inadvertently sharing patterns that we didn't design ourselves.

I was going to suggest the same.

Ray: The simplest way to do it is behind the scenes Ask if anyone is available to help with your request then the 2 of you can P.M. or email each other. Fab4

A question does come to mind that might need some clarification. In the past I have tried working with patterns, that I scanned from books that I have purchased, trying to alter them in Inkscape. I uploaded my scanned patterns to get some of the Inkscape gurus to help me with what I was trying to do. How would I work around that situation? Let me be clear that none of these patterns were bought individually. They were either from Steve Good or from Fox Chapel books. This seems to be an area that needs to be cleared up. Thanks Travis for your patience.

This is also a Steven Good design. Made this for my grandson who loves all things truck. He is thrilled with it

I often see these cool birds when trout fishing on Rivers in the Northeast. They have a swoopy flight pattern and a raspy caw call. Very entertaining bird. Getting better at cutting the self frame. Used 9 degrees off from 90.

Yep, the release lever had to be designed by an engineer that have never used a scroll saw. They could have designed it so that when the arm goes up, it catches and stays up until you take the arm, raise it just a notch, release the catch, and you can lower the arm. The method used on the Excalibor I had was worrisome to me. A little ball bearing riding on a strip of metal. If you adjusted it too tightly, you could wear a deep groove in the strip of metal, and it was not a replaceable part. I was warned about that by Seyco when I purchased it from them. Search on this forum. There are other Bauer owners that have made devises to help with that release.

I now have 2 grandsons, and of course I am always making toys for them too! Welcome aboard!

The smile on his face says it all ! Nice work!

Yes, as Bill said, your work is better than many folks who have been scrolling for years. Very nice detail work and choice of wood. Keep the pics coming. It's great to see someone with nice work.

You might be new to scrollsawing, but your work says otherwise. Very nicely done!

Hello barb.j.enders. I'm the person you're talking about. Not Amos,lol... but Asmocrafts@uniquescrollersparttenshop I'm still using Hand held Fretsaw till date. Here is a Valentine Day gift I used my Handheld Fretsaw to handcut. It's pattern was hand drawn by me using my manual drawing instruments to design. The hand drawn pattern of this Valentine day gift is available on request for a token if you need it.