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This is a Steve Good pattern cut from an extra cedar fence slat. I have a couple of extra boards so thought I would try using it. #5 FD polar. Very easy cutting.

I believe this is an old Spielman pattern. Cut from 1/2" ceder. John Old Dust

Steve Good patterns.

Finished this yesterday, SG pattern. edward

Grampa!! Second would be Steve Good. Both are Free! Oh, then there Birchbark and Bobscroll. All free!

Made this for a friend on his wedding day you drop little plywood hearts into it after writing a message on and slide into the glass. Something for them to keep James & Fiona. Roly

Been there... Good thing I love to scroll.

I want to apologize to the designers here. When I posted this my mind sat was on PAID patterns. Although the one I was cutting from Karl Taylor was free. I totally respect and appreciate those that take the tie and efforts to help the other villagers and share their skills here. So with said I hope I didn't step on anyone's toes. I assure you it was not intentional. Please accept this apology.

Only 4 pieces ,lol, I can beat that!!!!!!!!!!!!I dropped an aromatic cedar project and it exploded into so many pieces there was no distinguishing what it was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Schmit happens!

Oh we all have been thereeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Some time ago several posters asked if I could post a how to our tutorial of making bracelets. I will try to start that process as u wait in line for Costco gasoline.... The one I will show you is an end grain bracelet as it has the most steps. Gather your wood that you want as end grain components.

newest intarsia piece. A beaver. measures 14.5 x 20. It has 41 pieces and 6 types of wood. the woods are - cherry, walnut, aspen, poplar, wenge, and quarter sawn sycamore. Pattern by Judy Gale Roberts.

I sleep way too much but found time to do this today.The frame is from some of the $9000 worth weathered teak lounge chairs I pick up when I see them.I planed all 4 sides of the wood to clean it up and looks great like new.I'm no frame man but I tryed.Hopefully, i'll get better .

The party planner more than 25 miles away has another order for me.Whoa.I know you want better backgrounds but the shopis to loaded down to even set something down.The "B' is 6" tall and the 16 is 10" tall.

Thought I posted but guess not yesterday.as usual, I forgot to take pictures of the cedar ones which went to the yoga girls next door.I've made 10,000 names an finally one called after 10 years and wanted something for a valintines day gift.After i making the names i told him i should have put a heart between the names.He liked that so I did. Old English letters he wanted ,He's Jamaican. $20 bucks,beats a sharp stick in the eye!,lol

P.S. 1 and 6 of the exotics look somewhat like bubinga

thats spraying some mineral spirits on the face to see the color and grain better.

Yeah,, sure have been there.. my most recent one was posted here.. and I didn't even break it.. I mis-spelled it in the pattern design work.. then proceeded to cut it out and apply a finish on it.. I didn't even catch this mistake until I was packaging it up and getting ready to deliver it to the customer.... Also have been known to glue the backer on the front side of the project a few times, LOL

For the hanger I mix up some epoxy and glue a saw tooth hanger to the back is it is too this to use a screw or short brads. You can also use a glue called E-6000 which sets up pretty quick and holds very well.

Rob if you type designer firewood into the search bar on this forum you will find some examples. Oh yeah been there done that!

Well I just cut about 40 spots on a leopard pattern yesterday afternoon, and it's performing much better. So I guess it was worth the aggravation. Be holding off for awhile in my new saw quest because it's getting to be traveling time in Rudy the Roadtrek RV.

I didn't even break anything (yet) (today) and I think it's time for a beer. It is only 6:30 am here, but you can't drink all day if you don't get started early. Beer for breakfast.

Rob.I know just how ya feel.Ya want to#*&%@? all over the place, we all have been there.

I feel for you Rob..................as you said time for a beer.......................

Me! I couldn't possibly say in case I upset someone. Roly

I think it would be safe that many of us have been there and done that. Not a happy place I know first hand. The worst one I had was 16 hours cutting, taking off the pattern it slipped out my hand ( like a fool I was walking around to stretch my legs ) and it hit a concrete floor. I still haven't forgot that and now remove patterns on my work bench.

CHEERS!!!

I hope so Dan. It will have a backer so with luck I'll get away with it. Right now I'm too pissed off to even look at it though! Time for a beer. Rob P.S. It is evening here....

One thicker and one thinner option, these are absolutely great. the oak Combs I posted a few weeks ago are obviously porous, this wood is not, this is sanded down to 1000 grit. My son shows that he took part....I just cut another from torrified maple, it's even thicker but may be my favorite...

When I started this some 35 years ago the best designer that I followed and used soooooo many of his patterns and still do today was Rick Longabough and his wife Karen from the Berry Basket fame. The next would be Dan and Ray Wilckens designs and again still use many of their patterns and always loved their style. Next would be Karen and Dirk Boelman of the Art Factory. We lost 2 of the greatest pattern makers in Dirk and Ray over the years. Last would be John Nelson. I always liked his work and had the pleasure of working with him on a few projects. I have many patterns in my possession from various artists and some have been mentioned already but the top ones are my list.

Bummer dude! We've all been there. Can it be glued back together?

Oh Rob I feel your pain, I really do. Marg

Yes I agree, cannot go past our very own Village pattern designers, who do not have to do what they do and freely. Marg

Depending on how thick it you could cut a key hole with a router. Otherwise I'd go with a saw tooth like spirithorse suggested. Chris

I hate HF for anything with a motor. That is just me so you all do what you want. I have 3 dremels and never burnt one up yet and in fact just bought another when they were on sale at Lowes for Christmas sales. You can go with the drill press feature or the plunge router feature with the dremel and yes all today are VS. My drill presses are 16" Delta floor model and I never change speeds with fostner bits for the small inserts up to the 2-3/4" and any drilling with bits. I change speeds when using larger fostner bits such as 4" No need to in my opinion. Look at the recommended speeds on them. I would have to look what it is set on but can tell you it is somewhere in the middle speed range. I also have a Delta 12" table top drill press and really like this one for small work and extremely accurate drilling. It has a zero clearance chuck on it as the 16" does not. That is a factor if using very tiny drill bits. Same thing when buying a hand drill. Not to go into details with the Craftsman that someone mentioned but you really need to check the quill on them and make sure the chuck is sitting in properly. The chuck itself could have runout in it so an easy fix. Having 2 drill presses comes in handy many times if you have a couple different operations going at the same time. Both drill presses have depth setting capabilities which is a must. Ease of table raising is also key along with the ability to tilt table at times. Love to own a radial drill press but no room for it.

There is no right or wrong way of doing things just many ways to do it. I would cut the rabbit ears off and let the inlay sit within the front piece and then cut a backer piece just about 1/8" to 1/4" larger that the front piece so that it shadows the piece and you can paint the center a different color or just stain it all a different color than the front piece. Next one I would make the front piece thicker than the inlay. You can make the front and back piece the same size and just router the edges to relieve the thickness look somewhat. You can rabbit around the opening on the back side and inlay the colored piece and just add a backer Layers do not mean anything. Also on something like that I would give the customer an option as to hang on the wall with a saw tooth hanger in the back or other type hanger and also use a photo easel. I do this with my claddagh clocks. They have the option to hang on wall or I make a stand for them to display and is included. You can buy the stands.

If it where mine, I would use 1/8" BB the same diameter as the back piece as a backer. Either stain or paint it to contrast the the forest scene.

If you don't want to put a backer on it to show through the fret-work, you can just add a saw-tooth hanger on the frame. God Bless! Spirithorse

I vote for our own pattern makers. Those are all good but these are all in one place and very helpful to all. My hat's off to all you designers at scroll saw village!

I bought a new drill press last year but does not fit your requirements. It is variable speed from 50 - 4000 rpm with a twist of a dial.

Agree with dgman.

I have a HF drill press going on 3 years now....it has met my needs up to this point ...my advice would be spend a little more...My next one will have the crank table and a lot less spindle run out (Wobble ).... Good luck !

some clearer pictures close up would help some, but on the exotics, but #2 is definatly purpleheart. can ya get some pics of both the face( wetted with MS would be nice) and the end grain of each piece?

Good day all, I am long retired from teaching special education for thirty-eight years and living in Michigan most of my life. I'm brand new to scrolling but have been a woodworker for years. I have a DW788 on the way along with a couple books to get me started. I'm one of those who have a lot of interests. I've long been into drawing and painting and music. I am presently building a Hammered Dulcimer, so I'll be able to make my own rosettes with the scroll saw. A lot of other things, too, I hope. I'm glad to have found this forum. The work I've seen here is amazing. You are a very talented group of artists and I'm looking forward to getting acquainted and learning from your expertise. Bill

Made a couple more of the boxes that were in the latest SSWC issue....The body is 3/4 cedar with the top and bottom in 1/4 Purple Heart...Cut with Pegas #3 & #5 blades.....Thanks for looking !...Inlay is Aspen.

Another great designer the late Dirk Boelman He designed some really nice patterns, Bob.

About 95% of my projects are crosses and other religious items. Sheila and Sue are my go-to gals for those patterns. (And Keith, too.) Steve Good also has several cross patterns that I have used.

If I had to choose one, it would be Charles Dearing, but a lot of great ones out there !...Our own Alex Fox is very good !

http://www.wood-database.com/ Is a site that has pictures of different woods, you may be able to compare some pictures to what you have

I have a 12" craftsman I bought 1 1/2 years go (April 2016). I just sent it in for repair (after pulling what is left of my hair out trying to find out who to send it to), and was told yesterday by the repair tech, it came more damaged than when I dropped it off at the store that sent it. The reason I bring this up is, the repair was for a wobble - the bit would wobble slightly and wouldn't make a clean hole. The tech agreed that something had to be defective as it should have lasted a lot longer that 1 1/2 years. And of course it is out of warranty and I never buy extended warranties on anything So the moral of the story for me, is no more craftsman power tools - this is the 2nd craftsman power tool I've purchased within 2 years that have failed miserable (first was circ saw). Interestingly enough, I have an old craftsman circ saw and drill both over 30 years old and only the drill recently died. I'm liking the Wen line of products for inexpensive power tools - they're cheap (inexpensive) and work fine for hobbyists IMO I've bought a lot of things from HF and IMO it's hit and miss with them - at least they take things back no questions asked.