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I decided to create a new puzzle for my kids. I wanted it to be a 3D puzzle that is a bit more difficult to do as opposed to traditional 2D projects. And this is what came out in the end. Wooden Tuck 3d puzzle pdf plans.mp4

I found the patterns here at the village. Thanks to all the creative people here. I cut double stacks 1/8” Baltic Birch. Natural Danish oil finish, Repurposed frames.

This is cut from 1/4” Cherry with an 1/8” Baltic Birch backer. Both finished with natural Danish oil. It is a Sue Mey design.

Here is the lover's tree all finished. The painting too the longest because the weather is so cold. I spray outdoors and bring it inside to dry in the spare room. Marg

This is something I have been working on for two years. I would work on it for awhile, get stuck on something and then come back later. It was a combination of a plan and actual drawings of the car. A lot of different tools were used but many cut with my scrollsaw. The fenders were compound cut and then shaped. The difficult part was fitting the fenders to the curved body. The Spoke wheels were a huge challenge and I made many bad ones before figuring it out.L

My aunt asked me to make an Urn for her beagle, Buddy, who passed a while ago. Dark walnut box, with a scrolled front. I think the pattern came from The Wooden Teddybear.

I've followed your advice and it works. A very light coat on both surfaces. Then let them dry almost. Like using contact cement.

Hi all !! I have been a woodworker for pretty much my whole life (42 years young), well certainly as soon as I could hold a toy saw anyway. LOL I got into scrollsawing back in the early 2000's when I'd saved enough money to buy myself a craftsman scroll saw. I know that doesn't sound like a huge deal but at the time I was a young father with 2 kids both in diapers. We lived in a rented mobile home and I used the back porch with a tarp wrapped around it as my workshop. If you dropped anything chances are it would roll into a crack between the deck boards and be gone forever. There was no power outlets so I tapped into the outside light fixture with one of those screw in things that give you an outlet. If anyone turned off the switch I was in the dark and my tool stopped. Fastforward many years and I have a full shop. I wore out the craftsman scroll saw years ago and only just recently bought a new saw. I went with the 16" king industrial which seems to be similar to the excalibur, pegas and excellsior -- although I'm still not clear on the differences. Oh, and I also 3d print and designed a better vac attachment for my saw that works pretty well. (I'm sort of proud of it) LOL

I got a request for some of these so made these

I have been itching to cut another Eagle pattern but could not find an image that I liked or that had not been done by others. Since the Bald Eagle is our National Bird and the Emblem of our USA Nation, it is very fitting that it is often shown in various portrayals with the Stars and Stripes, our Grand American Flag. I found this Image of an Eagle that I liked, but it had a distressed Flag in the background that I did not like. I tend to be a purest and find the many images of our American Flag shown distressed or with other colors to be, IMHO to some degree, unpatriotic. I feel Our American flag should be treated with all the respect it deserves. So, I went searching for a more, again IMHO, standard Image of our Flag. As you are probably aware, there are a vast number of free images available. I found an Image of a waving flag that was more suited to being converted to a scroll saw pattern. I combined the Image of the Eagle (minus the distressed flag) I liked with the version of the Waving American Flag. My problem was that the Eagle was a “positive” image and the Flag a “negative” image. I solved this problem by cutting two separate cut Panels. One of the Eagle and one of the American Flag, with the area that is hidden by the superimposed eagle removed. The Eagle was cut out of a 1/4” x10” x 12” solid core Walnut panel and the Flag was cut in a 5/32” x 14” x 12” solid core Maple panel. The backer (third layer) was 1/4” x 14” x 12” BB Ply. The positive Eagle cutting was quite fragile, so I darkened it by dipping it Minwax Dark Walnut Stain. The stain was lightly/gently wiped off, hung up and allowed to dry for over three days. I used my Air Brush to paint the Backer and Flag Cut Panel, the flag “Red, White, and Blue” colors. In lieu of using Acrylic Gesso under the colors, I sealed all the surfaces to be painted with clear Acrylic Sealer. The Eagle panel was cut with Pegas #0 and #2/0 spiral blades while the Flag panel was cut with Pegas #1 MGT R blades. After the stain was dry and painting completed, the panel was assembled in two steps. The Backer and Flag cut panel glued up first and then the Eagle cutting was glued to the surface of the Flag cut panel. Thus, three layers. You can see this in the second Photo below. The assembled panel was then finished with multiple coats of the Clear Gloss Acrylic For this unique piece, I custom made a gallery style Floating Frame using nominal 3/4” Maple hardwood with a thin nominal 1/8” gap around the panel. To match the Maple Cut Panel the Maple frame was left natural and finished with the same Clear Gloss Acrylic Protective Finish. You can all salute now. Comments and Critques always welcome.

I can't blame you there. It is brutally hot down here. It's always been a dream of mine to now day visit Alaska. It's on my bucket list. Seems like such a beautiful place.

Welcome from Alaska. I spent my grade school years in Louisiana. Really love it down there, but that heat keeps me up here.

Looks great but it would do my head in, cannot do puzzles to save myself. Marg

Found this on Lightbox Goodman's site (someone posted another project they'd done, so I had to go and browse https://lightboxgoodman.com/collections/trending) and thought it would be a fun cut. I was right, for once. 1/4 bbply for the jelly and the backer, both stained Minwax Honey. Frame is a random 2x2 ripped in half, stained Minwax Provincial. I hit the jelly with a rattlecan of blue and purple, making the blue heavier on the top and purple heavier on the bottom. Thought it turned out pretty darn spiffy.

Yes my own design.

Very nice Marg!

You did a great job a piece of art.

Really nice!

awesome job

Looks very natural. Well done with the cutting and finishing.

That tree trunk lines really look good. I can almost see the texture of the bark. Has the feels of it being natural. I like it.

Looks well done.

I just finished this monster. Boy it took a long time to cut and to make the pattern. I like how it turned out, though.

A few things I have cut recently. Like the heading says, nothing special. 40 boomerangs cut from 3mm Mdf and 40 Hugs cut from 3mm ply, all for a kindergarten The Lovers Tree cut from 5mm marine ply. Showing the rear because I damaged the from. Marg

You are wrong Marg, These are very special. When one takes the time to do something for the younger people, it is ALWAYS SPECIAL...and so are you Dick heppnerguy

First puzzle box. Followed the directions from the latest issue of the Scrollsaw magazine, mostly. It was a block of basswood from KJP woods. Didn't add the 1/4" layer because I knew I was painting it. Finished with beeswax butter (beeswax mixed with mineral oil) 20230612_185413.mp4

Oh, okay...for some reason it didn't show up as a video on my phone...Dumb phone ...that is very clever and looks tricky to cut...excellent work!

Well, seeing all those roosters lined up made me happy...thanks for sharing

Very well done l they look great.

Well done! Very nice of you to share your talents with a family member, I'm sure it won't be forgotten. Rick

Rich, what a handsome little guy you were blessed with, he certainly will only have to ask grandpa for a new toy and it will be there. Love and good health to your daughter and your family. Rick

Just finished this Birthday ornament for a good friend of mine. I want to thank Don for doing this pattern so quick for me. We had a couple of problems with it. I had spelled the name wrong but Don was able to fix it for me. It measured around 5 inches in diameter and made out of walnut. I used a #3 UR blade for it. Thanks again Don.

Finally got my #3 blades in the mail and started on this. 3/4" Pine with the Horse letters of the pattern still on. Another Steve Good piece. This will add to our granddaughter's collection, who has a bazillion toy horses already. This was fun to do and I'm sure I'll be making more puzzles.

It looks excellent. One to cherish. Marg

I have almost completed this jigsaw pattern, just a couple of coats of wax still to do. The Eagle is on vertical grain Sapele and the fish is on cross grain, both pieces of wood were 3/4" thick and I used Pegas Modified Geometry #1, #3 and #7. Turned out OK but I know what I need to do next time to make me happier with it.

I am not a real fan of wooden toys so I have stayed away from them. Once I made a model that had some realism in to them, I found I did like wooden toys. Because the wooden toys do not excite me is just my own problem, as i found out, the little ones love them. I guess I had best stop making my own judgements and look at the real picture. I tend to stay away from projects that do not interest me and have found our through the years that what I, personally, don't care for, a lot of others do. I have to say that you wood toys here are really cute and I am sure they will become Liam's favorite toys as he continues to grow up Dick heppnerguy

I am still learning about working with epoxy. The Tree of Life is my second attempt. The wood is 1/4" mesquite. Drips & Dragons is a Fiona Kingdon pattern I had cut a year or so ago. I had been trying to figure out how to finish it and this sounded right for it. The wood is 1/4" Monkeypod.

My main reason for getting back into wood working is due to this little guy now 14 weeks old. My first grandchild. Poppy's Workshop is open 24/7. This is what is bringing me pure joy. The "LIAM" car was done on a whim, at the request of my daughter during a family dinner one night (advantage my daughter and her husband bought a house 3 doors down from us!). The other cars I cut out a while back, but just left them in dry fit stage. I will sand and finish them when he gets a bit older. Will also build a diner and gas station to go with the cars.

A funny thing happened this past week. We have 3 great grandkids born within a couple of months apart. 2 boys and one girl. The little girl had the first party last Saturday and after the party she watched my wife wrapping presents for the next boy to have his party. My wife was wrapping the red car I posted and when the little girl saw it, asked if it was for her. She really wanted it and at the little cousins birthday she played with the little car again. My wife convinced me to make her one also and I will be mailing hers tomorrow. I painted hers blue. Dick heppnerguy

Don to save you the trouble I have that book and the eagle is on page 116 of this book. It is on my to do list. Really well done.

I want to learn epoxy also but haven't gotten up the nerve yet. Good for you to 'go for it'. projects look great Dick heppnerguy

Wow. You may be still learning but you are doing an excellent job. Love them both. Marg

Really pretty colors! Very well done!

That is great, I have that pattern cut and collected some stain glass to put behind it. I never got around to it. I think your's looks better than mine would with stain glass. May rethink and give epoxy a try.

HECK, I AM A LITTLE BIT OVER THREE AND I LOVE IT. I AM SURE HE WILL ALSO.

Nice job Dick, even with the photo. I think we tend to forget that these simple patterns can give us a lot of joy when giving them to kids. Your great grandson will get many hours of playing and imagination. Jerry

I got this off of Etsy. Six wheeled animals in the plans. This is a recent set I cut out. Not sure if these are too simple for a 3-year-old, but the 2-year-old my wife babysits for loves them. I made a set for my grandson (but he's too young right now), and I have been making more to give as gifts to people who are just having kids.

That is a lovely cut, and I ain’t horsing around either!