amazingkevin

DONE ON 1/4" PLY.PAINTED IN ACRYLICS,CLEARCOATED WITH ACRYLIC SILICONE CONCRET SEALER ,IT'S SUPER GLOSS AND THICK!sHE'S THE MANAGER OF A STORE I'M APPLYING FOR A JOB AT AND HOPE THIS MIGHT PULL A STRING TO GET ME IN!SHE LOVES GREENS YOU SEE IN VERMONT SO I MADE IT ALL GREEN.OOP'S SORRY FOR THE CAPITALS I'M IN A RUSH TO DO THINGS TODAY.CUT WITH MIKESWORKSHOP PUZZLE BLADE 2/0

My guess is that the wood being so hard ,extra pressure is needed to cut it and that will throw off the bottom of the cut in the wood from the blade bending.I'm only guessing.

Here's one i did for annie a few years ago.3/4" plywood,painted with acrylics ,done on a 16" delta ss250.This is one of over 800 names i've made in three years.I used to be busy as a beaver trying to make a name for myself in scroll work and aquire customers but it never really got off the ground.It's better to try and fail than not try at all.

I never knew wood could be so hard .I wonder what the" flying dutchman" has to say about this one.

Welcome George!Today is your lucky day,you have won a brand new scroll saw of your choice,complete with free delievery airmail next day shipping.Were pround to have you as are newest member and would like to show our graditude with the saw of your dreams.Hope this makes your day .With your 6 years scrolling and unlimited years of wood work you'll fit right in here with the best.Open up your own gallery to store patterns ,photo's and projects to share with us.The forum is the place to check out everyday to see what's been going on in the scrolling world .Were a close knit family of careing people who's ultimate dream is to make scrolling an enjoyable encounter for you.your problems are ours and we'll solve all your questions about anything scroll saw related fast.From machine repair advice to building a wooden clock ,it's all here at your finger tips.APRIL FOOL'S N THE FREE SCROLL SAW!I have'nt done a april fools joke in 20 years ,i don't know what came over me, lol welcome to scrollsawvillage(ssv)

Now here's a tip your going to love,not wood oriented but works for me .It took me 56 years to figure this one out.when the toast won't pop out so you can pick it up hold the handle down a little from the bottom and snatch it up and the toast will fly right out of the toaster so you can catch it in mid air.so simple why it took me so long to figure it out is puzzleing.the answer was at my finger tips all this time.lol!

real nice job micheal,that Hegner help's out too i'm sure .How good a saw is it anyway i never here anyone speak about them as not to many own one because of cost.i tryed real hard to trade for one down here but it fell though.Beautyfull home you have there.Did you build the clock in the corner too?Thanks for posting.Keep them coming!

Welcome Jim1I have good news for you ! In my 3 years being a member have never seen a question that could not be answered!.I fact we'll answer it a few differant ways and you take your pick.Their all great answers.I laughed at a few but when i tryed them i was immediatly sold on it!Scrolling is the hobby for me from plain to detail ,big to small ,simple to complex it's all here.I have tryed allmost all the ways you can use a scroll saw and intarsia really makes me smile.I hope you'll find a home here at ssv(scrollsawvillage)it's the only place i want to be Welcome again,be sure and open up your own gallery to store you works,photo's and patterns you might find here.

It sure does look great Jim.You know how to pick the best looking wood for your projects.So this is mystery wood,guess i'll have to go get some too! lol.Next time turn a fancy one of a kind knob on that lathe you just bought .That will make it real interesting with a knob from cj's.Id'll give you a reason to fire up that lathe!She's a beauty!

Thanks DW my pleasure glad you like it!

That's great to know Trevor,when i'm up that way i'll stop by for a cup or two and we'll trade patterns .I only have instant and that is'nt coffee unless you can smell it brewing! Your the lucky one today!what a great idea to have that in the shop!Now the mini fridge is next!

Sandy is the lunch truck driver at my friends mechanic shop.Just though i'd make her name for her to brighten up each days for her.Give and it will be given unto you!

Thanks Mark ,That's one thing no one can take from you is experience!And being a handyman ,tradesman all my life ,my job is fixing other people's problem's,lol.solveing my own are the tough one's lol.Thanks for looking and commenting and glad you got a smile out of my hardship's lol.Reading this was better than the daily news!Can you believe the guy that had this small piece of scrap would not give me two pieces.he said he sells them for scrap at the scrap yard.I told him it was worth 1 or 2 penny's whats the problem.He would'nt budge though.My friend owns the sign store and was'nt there other wise he would say take all you want.He usually gives the whole 55 gallon barrel to the homeless shopping basket people!When the going gets tough the tough get going!

Hi michael, welcome to your new home!Not seeing the pattern your talking about i can't say to much to help you.BUT it the pattern was aquired from here ,SSV(scrollsawvillage) then you either cut out the letters or you leave the letters and cut around them.Hope this helps .The more you familiarize your self with the goings on off scroll work it all will come to gether as to what to do.It's the most enjoyable hobby i've ever had.There's so much to learn and interesting things too that can be learned in the forums.You can go back many months in any forum to see what you've missed or to see what can be learned .the page numbers are on the bottom right.I'll be watching your progress scrolling and will offer and tips and tricks to help you along as we all will .Glad to have you as a member,your new friend amazingkevin!See you soon

This was some fancy cutting skills Brett that you displayed here.!Real nice job to both of you one this award!

Thanks Claytonand DW,your exactly right about speed and heat,the fine toothed blade heated up quick being thin soon softer metals it would be better i think!Brett that soda can should be a breese to cut,use a sissors to git it down to size and place between two pieces of wood to keep it flat and not damage it ,then cut the pattern you put on top of the wood .tape the wood together too.andy you hit the nail on the head there,now all that's history till the next time where i'll be useing a differant metal and have tolearn all over again the idiosyncrasies of that metal and blades!thanks everybody for looking and commenting !

Thank you Clayton and Andy ,i really hated to see them go but i'd rather have the dw788 .That's what they call twisting my arm.I would,nt sell the sitting bull dog for less than $250 i i had a choice and the dog in the shoe for $150.00 but i could'nt refuse the trade!Hated to see them go.

Nice job Jim .looks like the real wide glide harley!Not my kind of bike but your wood one would be nice on my shelve!

Thanks Chris all work and no play make's kevin a dull boy ! but it was fun too!

This one was a nightmare keeping track of all the piece's as i went thru the step's of intarsia.I have no idea(BUT IT'S A LOT) how many times i had to put this puzzle together.Each time i had to study it again and again as it's a brand new look and never looks like the last time i assembled it.I had to put a curtain behind the drum sander on the drill press to catch the guided missle piece's that got away from me.Saves a step looking for them later.I used many differant stains and white glue to finish it off.I'll bet it weighs 60 pounds being 2" thick veneir covered particule board.( a poor mans intarsia) lol!I'm just useing what i have!.This is one of the three intarsia's i traded for my dw788,The other one was the "dog in the shoe" "the eagle"plus some fret work like grampa's angry pit bull,jesus praying at the rock.The dw788 owner would rather scroll saw on a ryobe 16" then the dw788.Everybody's has their taste's .I'm so glad he was overwhelmed to trade me,and no cash involved!this is one beautyfull piece of art work .Intarsia 's sure give a gift that keeps on lasting as they are beautyfull.Not to bad a trade for imitation intarsia's!And these are my practice piece's!30" x 28"

Thank you so much fellow scrollers.glad to have you take a look at my endevores,lol !Dw,Mike,Chris,Clayton717 and Brett,For cedar this cut very hard.the wood smells like cedar and is very light like cedar,must be cedar?huum?

Hello Donna,I'm glad we met!Now can we teach you something? lol There's so much enjoyable learning to be had here at ssv(scrollsawvillage).I've learned so much and strive to keep checking in daily to learn all i can about this fasinating hobby.Keep coming here and soon you'll be a master of the scroll saw .I'm totally amazed at all the things that can be done with the scroll saw.We'll be right here waiting on you to finish up so you too can relax and enjoy this wonderfully inspireing hobby.! Thanks for joining!

Thanks Trevor ,there sure was a lot of saw dust from the drill press drum sander i used in the house!My dust collector a.c. vent with paper filters did a great job collecting it as i work right next to it and and a fan blows it that way!

This intarsia project is 2" thick venier covered particule board.I guess it was a door someone thru out and i had other plans for it.My neighbor has a shar pei and he is a puppy but is huge!He plays rough too and wants to play all the time .Fighting is what they love to do. He niped my nose and ear and drew blood so i had to show him who's boss and grabed his lower jaw so he is help less then .This intarsia is one of the heavyest ones i've done .I hung it for him and won't he be surprised when he takes it off the wall some day.His dog is all one color just like the intarsia.this was more work than i wanted to do but it's fun and the finished project made it allworth while.I gave him the eiffels tower ,grampas pit bull and the shar pei to pasifie him for any scroll saw noise i might make .I never heard a word from him and were 6" apart by a wall!The wood was stained and painted but all pieces are separate. All cut were made with the flying dutchmans FD-HD blade,"the blade that could"This is a kathy wise pattern kathywise.com/intarsia

Here's a compound cutting that i did in hard cedar.6" by 3/4" x 3/4" Penguin silver reverse FD-PSR#9 11.5y.p.i. 8 teeth reverse blades were used while i assisted.the letters came from stevegoods scrollsawprinter program.