ChelCass

A few I have done over the years.

Jimmy, I was in Dollar Tree today and they have the 12 inch rounds for 3.00 with hooks on back and 12 square for 3.00 . Just in case you have a need for this size.

Awesome! The grey behind the wings is perfect.

Well it is like this. LOL I make a ornament pretty much every Christmas for our pets and we have 3 dogs, 1 cat, 1 rabbit and 5 chickens..................hence the Rooster pattern. I will do a hen one as soon as I find one I like. I tried to talk Steve Good into doing different animal Christmas ornaments last year but he didn't go for it......................LOL However he did make me a bunny one. ps. Some people do eat Chicken for Christmas dinner ")

No the dog is from Steve Good. This is one of his Christmas Ornaments for 2023. The Rooster however is a SSV pattern.

Just a few started, still need to sand and stain or paint.

Love these, I find paper cut patterns very adaptable to scrolling.. On my to do list but....................................lol

Dollar tree's is 1.25.

Jimmy, Also check Dollar Tree, they have these as well. I got a bunch and they work good. If you can't find them in the store you can but them on line at their site. www.dollartree.com.

I google whatever item I want to paint such as when I did Goofy. Several pictures popped up and I just chose one that looked closest to my cutting. Here are a few examples. I just noticed I didn't finish Donald. Sigh!

Dick, you may already do this however when I am painting a project especially my cartoon character I will print out a color picture of that character and use that as a guide. Same with birds, etc. I have the pictures stored in a 3 ring binder for future reference.

Since they didn't have the battery you wanted in stock ask for a raincheck so when they do get them in you still get the sale price.

One thing to keep in mind is all of these batteries need to be recharged. This means you need electricity! Now maybe a generator would work in the old shop to recharge the batteries (and/or run corded tools) or else you will need to tote the batteries to somewhere there is electricity.. Just food for thought.

Ok, I post the pictures again, hopefully everybody can see them.

Finally finished the Sign for my Chicken Coop. Plus a couple of Christmas ornaments wip. Two for the price of one on the Snowman.

Beautifully done Danny.

Danny as I am sure you found out Mike's is still the cheapest on blades plus free shipping. I have checked everybody I could think of and Mike's still has the best price.

Good Morning Jimmy, I have been scrolling for about 14-15 years now. Started with a yard sale Craftsman and used it up till last December when I bought the new Wen 21. I also have a Hegner but don't care for it. Over the years I have learned a lot but still have more I can learn. I have my first piece and looking at my latest piece I see a vast improvement. I have done silhouettes, portraits, a fair amount of fret pieces. Like Gene I am a slow as you go cutter. My go to blade is the #5 reverse or ultra reverse. Since I did stained glass before Scrolling I had somewhat of advantage with using a saw (I have a glass cutting saw) and fitting pieces together. Some people are natural scrollers and others have to work hard at it. A lot also depends on the type of wood you use. I generally use 1/4 inch anything thinner I have issues with. Hickory, birch, and cedar are my favorite woods to work with. Oak is harder but I still use it. Some woods seem to cut cleaner than others so less sanding. The little fuzzies are the ones that drive me crazy. As for the items you see in Hobby Lobby and other big box store they are machine cut and done by automation. They don't have the character a nice scrolled piece has. Remember we are all our own worse critic, we see the flaws that others don't see. Give yourself time and practice and you will continue get improve. Don't beat yourself up you are doing fine work and will keep improving. Take pictures of each of you cuttings and date them, then you can look back and see have you have improved. Chels.

Steve Good posted this u tube demo on his site this morning. He is trying to get ahold of a machine to test it and do a proper review on it. My Wen has the locking button on the back of the saw and I really don't have a problem with it. The only time I really put the arm up is when I change blades.

Very nice.

I bet it's a paper cutting pattern. You certainly did it justice. Beautifully done. Found it! Better late then never.........................lol.

Also while at Steve Good's site go up to patterns and type in Sewing. There are 7 Patterns there.

Some ornaments I am working on.

Very cute. You could always put hook and loop on the back of each piece if they are too loose..............Maybe??