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My brother gave me this piece awhile back. I’ve seen this drawing of a cross before. Cindy did the pattern drawing it on the wood for me. Pretty piece of cherry. Semi gloss poly for the finish. The walnut piece, we did the same thing. I’ve had that walnut since about 1992. It came from some rotting worm eaten trees on my sisters property. If you give that wood long enough it will tell you what it wants. Thanks for looking.

A couple of dog portraits for friends

How about a little flower power.

A couple of Tealight stands, and the drop outs in front. : Steve Good pattern. 1/4 inch elm and an unknown wood, FD Polar #1 for the cut outs, #3 for the outside cuts (easier to keep on the line). One coat BLO on the stand none on the drop outs. One good thing about saving the dropouts is measuring the kerf for the slot together assemble. I stand the dropout on the pattern and "measure" where to cut. The picture show that this one needs to be cut on the inside of the line, the other one I needed to cut on the line itself.

Can you see him? A Brontosaurus head and neck in the grain. I can't wait to try some new techniques on this. Just over 5 feet long. "Bronty"

So I also want to nominate pattern makers. @alexfox My cutting / paint does not do his pattern justice

A handful of "love" related pieces I've done over the years (in no particular order). The wolf bookmarks stem from a love of reading, I've handed out quite a few of those to others. And what goes better with reading than a nice cuppa coffee!! Caffeinated, for me. As a military history buff and Navy vet, I still love this country (which has nothing to do with political parties). My wife loves gnomes....I've done a couple of them for her, but found the "rock on!" gnomie and that one just screamed for a colorful background. Googled "tye-dye wallpaper", printed it, and it makes for a killer background. Sign language spells L-O-V-E. Not sure where the sculpture pattern came from, that was a couple of years ago.

It used to be Bing maps, I think. I think the api was no longer supported or something and it no longer worked. I can look to see if they have something new. It was a cool feature.

I love cherry wood. You did this piece proud.

I cut a fret work box a few years ago that I really liked. It was made out of Bubinga wood and had a great looking redish color. I have used up most of my Bubinga and come to find out it has become very hard to get. I had some 1/4" Mahongany left over from another project and decided to give a try. The pieces I had were not as wide as the original project, so I had to go a little smaller. Lots of repetitive cuts and I liked adding the funiture style feet. I dadoed the edges 1/8" on all side but the top for a stronger fit and glued in place with CA glue including the bottom. I recessed the hinges 1/8" on the base and flush on the top and used my 2 sided tape technique for positioning the hinges. Waxed and pretaped the screws and then ground down the screws for the top so they would not pass through the the 1/4" material. Finish is Shellac and Gloss lacquer.

The 60's were about acceptance, this is the closest I've done. Not my best work, I was asked to make something for a fundraiser a day before it was happening. I think it was a take on a Sue Mey pattern.

Table plaque made from 1/2” Cherry. Cut with Flying Dutchman UR #3 blades. Finished with my 50/50 blend of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits, then top coated with spray semi gloss Laquer. I don’t remember where the pattern came from.

I have the Dremel plunge router. I really don't like it. As OCtoolguy said, they are sloppy and don't go up and down smoothly.

I've been using mine only for drilling pilot holes and have found that it is sloppy enough that it bends the bits. I've tried to figure out a way to tighten it up but so far I haven't had any luck. But, now that I have the Stewmac I will probably put the Dremel up on the shelf.

This is a good place for all types of scroll saw info. I found this sight about 5 or six years ago and do contribute annually, Treasure chest for patterns and ideas

Well, as people have noticed I have been quite the Welsh Love Spoon maniac of late... All thanks to James WeIch! I said I was going to take a spoon break (I lied and posted those) and do some clocks. Well, here is one that I just completed yesterday, just waiting for the finish to cure so I can do a 3000 grit final sanding. I also decided to fit the brass finish clock insert vs the silver. It is made out of oak, ang finished with Old Masters satin polyurethane gel. Rocking chair clock measures 6h x 5d x 6w Pattern comes from the Fox Chapel book: Miniature Wooden Clocks for the Scroll Saw ps: I have four more clock inserts, so I need to make some more

I've seen some on this forum. So, there's patterns out there. You might try searching the pattern section of this forum.

Welcome, Al.

Here's my latest work. Old cedar fence boards and a cedar crawfish.

Nice, very nice!

Beautiful!

Beautiful piece of cherry, looks to have some curl in it. Makes a very nice picture.

Great work!

Seems like all I am making lately are memorial items for friends and family. A good friend up in Kentucky Mom passed away recently. We had trip planned to go North with Kentucky being one of the stops. I saw barbs "Wings" plaque and thought that it would be nice for her. Made from 5/8'' Maple with 1/8" BBply for the backer. Used my go to blade FD UR1. The first pic was when it was laying out to dry, second pic was hanging on my shop wall,, pics didn't turn out well. I swear I spend more time finding the correct placement for patterns than cutting! I was trying to get the birds flying into that "light", ( the lighter spots of grain)

Very beautiful boxes. I have made several fret boxes and always enjoy the outcome of them when I do. Your work is so nice and well done all the time. I always enjoy seeing when you post a new item. Dick heppnerguy

A client commissioned me to make a jewerly box for his wife for their anniversary. He gave me a picture of some hibiscus he wanted inlayed into the top which I made a pattern for. He also wanted the message put under the lid. I got it done way ahead of schedule but this time of year I start getting super busy with shows.

Got these two finished today.

I got a message from Woodworkers Source, BB is available again. 60 x 60 x 1/4, $70.00 and free shipping in the US ground delivery. They will cut to size.

Welsh Love Spoons...

This is a tough challenge for sure. So it might take a bit of thinking and loose association....LOL. Here's mine. I made this for my son when he was little. He liked playing with matchbox cars, so I made this wavy rainbow so that he can run his cars through the tunnels. it's kinda hippy-like. He actually played with it a fair amount, which surprised me. Sometimes the simplest toys are the best toys.

When I started there was no internet. I went to the library and checked out books to learn. I have learned many things through books.

Been awhile scent I posted a picture. Been working on none scroll saw things. Seen these patterns on Sheila Landry web site a just had to make them. Used hickory and #5 pegas mg blades.

Welcome from Louisiana !

Welcome from Louisiana !

You can start designing at any point. The rules are the same every year. 5 unique ornament patterns not available anywhere else. I prefer SVG files, since they make my job easier. But I can also accept JPG and PNG. You can send them to me at any time and I'll hold onto them for you. I'll make the official call for designers on Nov 1st. I'll need the patterns the Wed before Thanksgiving (Nov 25) so I can publish the book on Thanksgiving. I hope that helps.