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Pattern by Bruce Worthington

My new pattern and project. "Cutest key hanger" - I hear when someone see it for the first time, it has kinetic mechanism, when you hang keys - cat (dog) appears from the box. Project size 2 x 2 x 4 inches. Watch the video, it shows how it works and full assembling. Video of assembling Key Hanger Key Hanger pattern

A new style for the mothers rose, 3/4 ash rose tinted with food coloring ( I like the pastel look)

I may still have mine...someplace. But I sold the saw 5 years ago.

Take it off and toss it. It serves no purpose other than to get in your way!

14 wands cut for a friends, ankle biters birthday party. Only posted because it's been a long time between watering holes. Maybe the next things I do will be more interesting.

I purchased a set of three Cat statue patterns from Richard Myrchak I found on Pinterest. I modified this one slightly to resize it to 7” wide x 14” tall and added tenons for mounting into the base. This piece is cut from 3/4” thick Maple. Cutting was done using Pegas # 5 skip tooth blade. I tapered the perimeter of the base about 6 degrees. I use a small cove bit in my table mounted router to ease/round over all edges. I applied a coat of Lacquer Sanding Sealer then sanded using my Dremel and lots of hand sanding (I don’t have a spindle sander which would make this kind of project much easier). Finish is multiple coats of Clear Gloss Lacquer. I’m thinking I may cut this pattern again, using a less expensive piece of wood (maybe Poplar), and finish it with High Gloss Black Lacquer. Comments and critique always welcome.

I used to tell my students that it was possible to cut your finger off with a scroll saw, but you would probably have to change the blade at least once!

They operate in much the same way as the original Excalibur clamps, but they hold much better resulting in far less aggravation. But, I don't think that my saw runs any smoother.

Welcome to the hobby Pete. I hope you get as much enjoyment out of it as do all of us here at the Village. I am recalling a prior discussion here on the forum along these lines. As I understand/recall, the British government is concerned about the safety of you / her citizens, and requires a magnetic switch in such appliances. i.e. deadman style foot switches will not work for you. Regrets but I do not recall the solution, if there is one. Perhaps some of our knowledgeable British members will chime in on this.

Toss it!

Been working on this off an on. Red Oak an Walnut. Finished by dipping in 50/50 BLO. Front blade goes up and down also the blade swivels left an right. Hardest part was making the tracks. You can’t see in pictures but the tracks are guided by wheels. The tracks turn also. Used Pegas MG #5. Used bandsaw to cut groves around the engine cover. 15”x9”x9” pattern from Toys & Joys.

Back on January 24th, Dave Monk posted “Box for Valentines Day’ (https://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/topic/45253-box-for-valentines-day/) made from Maple and Padauk. I liked the box and asked him if he would share his pattern so I could make one for my lady, which he graciously did. A big Thank You to Dave. I did not have the necessary Maple and Padauk wood on hand and decided to order it from Ocooh. Delivery took some time and other priorities intervened, so I got a late start and had to tell her that her Valentines present would be late. Well, I got it started and the lacquer finish is drying as I write this. So, she will get it tomorrow, Valentines day. I modified Dave’s pattern slightly. My box is cut from blanks that were 8” square so the box is about 7 ½” tall by 7 ½” wide. I also decided to use five 3/8” layers (Padauk, Maple, Padauk, Maple, Padauk) which made my box 1 7/8” deep, allowing me to cut two stacks, a 3 and a 2. I use 1/2” Maple for the top and Bottom. The Top inset Heart detail was made from a stack of cut-outs from the body (Padauk, Maple, Maple) which produced a 1 1/8” glued up stack. When I cut the opening in the top for the Heart detail I undercut it slightly and sanded it to get a nice tight fit. The glued in inset piece projects 3/8” below the Top to act as a stopper for the Top into the Body and 1/4"above the top to provide the raised Heart detail. Dave has the advantage of having a Band Saw and a spindle sander which I do not have room for in my tiny shop. I eased all the edges with a round over bit in my Router and did all my sanding using my Dremel and a lot by hand. That is where I ran into some difficulty. Not the sanding but with the Padauk dust!!!! The Padauk sanding dust acks like a stain when it gets on the Maple. You just cannot wipe it off clean with a tack cloth. I even applied a coat of Lacquer Sanding Sealer to try and control the staining, but It did not really do the job. Like Dave, I finished the box with multiple coats of Clear Gloss Lacquer and added a Red Felt to the box bottom. I like the way it came out, but not happy with the Red staind on some of the Maple. Lacquer drys fast so I was able to sneek and take these pic's before she gets to see it. As always comments and critique is welcome. EDIT 2/14/22: My lady was very happy!!!!

I think they are guards that they have to have on there so they can’t get sued if you should cut your finger.

I found less vibration and the simplicity of flipping a lever to apply tension much easier than rotating the slider. And my saw just seemed better & quieter.

How do they improve your experience? Is it a matter of quicker blade changes, or does the saw actually run smoother in some way?

That turned out great...Love the colors !

Congrats on the new saw! I hope and trust it will give you many years of happy scrolling. New saws always cut great - that is until the first blade gets dull. But then you can always put in a new blade. I seem to recall a Steve Good comment when testing a new at that time brand/type of blades to the effect that it was like getting a new saw.

By all means take it off BUT DO NOT TOSS IT. Should you have to return it because it dies you will need to put it back on. Some companies void the warranty if you make any changes to the original.

very nice, it sure is cute

I agree with the common consensus, Ditch it.. It's as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle.

I cut this sleigh for my daughter.

Hi PeteL I have learned so much from this village. It is great that you started with questions. But we need a bit more info. So does the saw still work? Nothing smoked. Can you hold the foot switch down and turn on the saw? My saw needs the foot switch down for about 3 seconds. This is called a soft start feature. Is the foot switch you bought a speed controller unit? Me. Mark Eason

This says it all Kevin,

Welcome to the village and your new hobby. I agree with Ray as to having a magnetic styled safety switch. I would try to contact the manufacture before I started trying to rewire the saw. They may have an answer of a certain type of foot control you can use. I have used a "dead man " control on my saws for the past 10 years or so and would never go with out one. Also welcome to the addiction

Yep, I agree with Ray.. LOL.. That was the second thing I took off the DW I had when I first got it.. first thing was the hold down foot.. thought I could work with that guard on there but kept getting in my way so like before the first project was completed I had to remove it, LOL

First of all, welcome to the SSV. I love the Brits. We watch nothing but British TV. As to your question, I have 3 saws with foot pedals that are what we refer to as "dead man" in that the saw only runs while my foot is on the pedal and if I lift, the saw stops. Some folks prefer the on/off type pedals where you have to tap the pedal to start the saw and tap again to stop it. I'm not familiar with what you describe. I have my saw plugged into the foot pedal and the foot pedal is plugged into the wall outlet. The switch on the saw is left in the ON position all the time. I think the way your saw is made is to protect the user from if the power goes out and the saw stops, when the power comes back on again, the saw won't start on it's own. We call that a "magnetic switch". I had one on my Delta Unisaw. I hope you get it figured out. Best of luck in your new hobby. But, let me warn you, it's addictive. All consuming. Be sure to post pictures of your work.

Those are really nice! Thanks for posting them, I like yours a lot more than mine. So I'm stealling, err borrowing, err copying that design

Beautiful

Any time on the saw is a pleasure. And I can almost assure you at some point while you were cutting the wands you learned something new. Great job and I'm sure the kids will enjoy them.

They should be fun. Even "ankle bitters" can have fun.

Very nice, John. Wand can you make next?

The kids will make magic with those and THAT is what matters.

I'm blessed with wall space but I've had to give up some old road signs and such that I had hung up. They do get really dusty but I blow them off occasionally. I put in a jet air filter and while it keeps the air cleaner I can't tell much difference in the dust that settles. Still lots of it. I like the beer idea but for me it would be more like .

nice wands

They might not be worth $100 a set if one is calculating the cost to the designer, the manufacturer, or the seller, but they worth worth at least $100 a set to me when Installed them on my ancient EX30.

Just sent this out to my granddaughter. A Steve Good pattern.

I made these for my wife this year for Valentines Day. All of the patterns come from Steve Good. Dick

A little something for my wife. The rose is aromatic cedar, background is soft maple? And frame is walnut made on my router table.

How did she do the hearts on the canvas is it stitched? Love them both!

Sorry for the sideways photo; but some fret work with the subject being my chocolate lab! Enjoy.

I rewrote the script. Took the puddle out. A bit of touch up and he’ll be finished.

One of Steve goods newest patterns, my wife and daughter will get these with a little necklace inside. Scrap wood used with #2 spiral blade used. Darker one is red Mahoney with hearts and letters in lind seed oil. Other one is red chestnut!

I made this Gnome couple from a recent Steve Good pattern. The piece is cut from 6mm thick Baltic Birch plywood and stained using Saman water-based stains.

What a nice idea and a really great little gift. Her mother will be jelous. Dick heppnerguy

I have a lot of friends that like this pattern. It's my fourth time cutting it

It is a Patrick Spielman pattern.