Old Joe

I put a picture of this on a social media blog and a couple of people expressed interest in buying it. I wasn’t actually trying to sell it, just showing off, but one lady seriously wants a price. I have no idea how to price this, or another Alex Fox piece I did a couple of weeks ago, the Girl with a Violin. Because the patterns are not my originals, I feel that lessens the value somewhat, but I also feel that in both cases the work was done well and they are very intricate pieces. Any suggestions from those of you that have experience selling your work?

I bought mine at that price from them about 3 years ago. It was the best price then, and it is the best price I’ve seen anywhere since until this sale came up. It’s a great price for a good saw.

I just finished this Alex Fox pattern. It took a while, and my Dewalt developed issues when I had about 75 cuts left to do and I nursed it through. 1/4” Baltic Birch, mounted on nominal 1” Poplar. 252 cuts!

I know a few people that would love this medicine box!

I agree 100% regarding Steve Good. He has been, and continues to be, a huge influence and inspiration to this old man.

Love them all! Great cutting!

Well done, Sir!

When doing most of the fret work that I have been torturing myself with lately I rarely use anything larger than a #3.

If your saw is like my Dewalt , the saw’s blowers on your left side. If so, if possible I would recommend putting your box fan to your right side rather than behind you.

The ceiling fans like the Wen, Jet, Shop Fox, etc removes fine airborne dust particles and helps to improve the overall cleanliness of the shop. My box fan with a furnace filter sits on the floor next to my saw and it sucks up a ton of fine dust. I hate wearing a respirator and rarely use one unless I am cutting some exotic woods or MDF. So, my system is as follows: I have the ceiling unit on most of the time, and usually set it to run for 4 hours when I leave the shop for the day. I also run an unfiltered box fan on low from about five feet, on a bench, away pointed towards my sawsaw. Then I have another box fan with a furnace filter cable tied to it on the floor a couple of feet away from the saw. I find this works great to keep the scroll dust out of my face and lungs.I learned the box fan trick years ago when working residential remodel work. I have seen examples on-line of extravagant boxes that people have made to put the box fans in, though I believe in the KISS theory on this i.e. Keep It Simple Stupid. If you want, I can take pictures of my setup and post them tomorrow..

I like Pegas and Flying Dutchman. I found Olson to be less consistent and less responsive. The difference in price is negligible.

I bought the Grizzly version of this and I think it is basically the same thing. I buy Wen filters from Amazon for it and they fit perfectly. Also, I took a $15 box fan and cable tied a furnace filter to it and it sucks up a ton of stuff, about as much as the more expensive hanging version. The timer on the hanging unit is key for me.

Kevin, you probably don't remember, but when I first joined this blog and bought my Dewalt saw you encouraged me enough to get past the beginner's wall, and for that I will be forever grateful.

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I’ll guarantee you that I clenched my teeth and other body parts more than once!

Honestly, this wasn’t a very relaxing project. I changed blades often, and I found the regular Flying Dutchman scroll reverse #1 easier to get along with than the Ultra Reverse, or the Bear Woods Pégas Modified Geometry blades. I did use some 2/0s on a few of the tight cuts. But removing the tape and pattern was gut wrenching! Also, I wanted to share with you all that I have been buying all of my Baltic Birch in 5’x5’ sheets at a local exotic lumber yard. It’s a fraction of the cost from scroll saw supply dealers, and the quality is fantastic.

My son in law is a cop and he’s alway bemoaning the paperwork that comes with the job. I should make something similar. Thanks for sharing!

Terrific!

I just finished this Alex Fox pattern. BB with natural oil mounted on Red Oak stained with espresso. This one had some (for me) intense bridging.

Choice quality stuff, Kevin.

Thank you, Alex. I envy your creativity. You are the true artist, I am but a lowly craftsman. And many thanks to everyone on this blog for your compliments and supportive remarks. Ok, I think that I have a project waiting to start.You all enjoy your Sunday!

Very clean!

This was adapted from a Steve Good design. I bought his CD tutorial on making portraits from photos and hope that my next portrait project will be an original. Thanks, Scrappile, I liked he challenge of this pattern of Willie. I have been a fan of Willie’s since Patsy Cline.

I’d never tried a portrait before. I bought Steve Good’s CD on how to design portraits, but am still wading through it. I decided to try one of his, with a couple of minor changes. I used 1/4” BB mounted on a piece of 3/4” Poplar. Used natural Danish oil on the B.B.and stained the Poplar with Expresso to give it contrast. I also did one more Alex Fox basket. I think I’m done with baskets for a while.

Curious, as it's hard to tell from your picture, but are you using Russian B/BB Baltic Birch? I always use B/BB and I'm reasonably happy with the outside of my baskets.