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It depends on the toys you are making. I make a lot of toys out of poplar. If I am making a toy for someone under the age of 3 it is a hardwood; maple or beech. Kids will eat the poplar and pine right up.

This is probably one of my favorite times of the year. It is when my club comes together and donates handmade toys to local charities. This is my favorite meeting of the year. Please share toys that are being donated.

High: new pattern, new blades, new something to try on the scroll saw that you haven't done before. High: making someone happy because the piece just made was personalized just for them. Low: Random problem with the saw, not broken but must be addressed before work can progress Low: Cleaning up. Thanks for the post. loved reading the comments.

I drill anything less than a 3/8" and a circle. It is faster and I don't have to thread the blade.

I would agree. The capacity needs to be one of the major points in looking at scroll saws. I have been close several times with maxing out the capacity of my DeWalt. I know the alternative is the spiral blades, I am just not that comfortable with them.

Not to advertise, but I like the toy patterns that I produce: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllNaturalToyPlans I have also used some of the ones mentioned above and will look at the ones I did not know about. Thanks for the list.

Congratulations. That is a milestone worth celebration and recognition.

Well done. fantastic job on the inlay.

Thank you for all the compliments.

I completed a couple of cradles last weekend and finally getting some time to post about them. They were fun to make and took some time to try some new things. Some ideas worked out better than others. Here are the pictures of my favorites. The complete plan is found on instructables. I go into a little of detail on how I made the hibiscus flower on my blog. The complete plan for the two different cradles is found on the instructables page. I am entered in the Woodcraft competition on instructables, so if you do download the plan please vote for my project. (voting button is on the top right corner) Any feedback would be great.

Great job. Thanks for sharing.

Great job. Love it when the younger generations want to learn.

Well done. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to seeing the boxes.

I guess I am a little late. That is too bad.