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Thanks for sharing about Jaeheon’s new book published by Fox Chapel. I know many here are familiar with Jaehon as he has been a participating member here in the village for a a few years now. He has shared several of his fun puzzles here in the past. @namunolie Is his user name. I had seen where Fox Chapel had published him in the magazine, glad he is also publishing a book of his puzzles. Congratulations Jaehon on both. He also has an Etsy shop where he sells patterns as well. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Namunolie

Amazing work Roberta. Excellent work.

Welcome home Kevin. Don’t stay away so long. Hope you are doing better. Nice work.

Ok, I finally got a chance to get some of the images. The first one is direct from Rockler’s website. It is images of the first two original branding irons hubby and I have. The top is the one I have with my full name (where it says Rockler). I usually put date and my initials signed by hand in the middle if I use this one. He got it for me as a gift when I first started dabbling in woodworking. The bottom one is one I got him even longer ago as a gift for signing his woodworking. His full name is where it says Rockler. I don’t think we added a second line. He builds a lot of different things, but enjoys bigger projects like furniture. They are both pretty big, so work on furniture but small pieces, not so much. All the branding irons we have are electric and not torch, and the branding head can be removed and switched out for another. Then one year for Christmas, I had gotten both of us some of Steve Good’s signature coins. This is mine, I have eradicated my last name for posting. Mine has a female scroller, his were a male woodworker since he doesn’t scroll. When I wanted to do something smaller for small projects, I ordered a smaller branding iron with a logo I had created for my side hustle. At the same time, I got a branding iron of my signature. They are smaller then they appear here. Then, I have the last logo and my signature setup to burn with the laser and that allows me to adjust the size up and down based on size of project. WHEN one or another is determined as the one to be used, depends in large part on the size of the project, who it’s going to if a gift, and WHEN I remember in the process to mark it. If really small, I will just use the pyrography pen or a permanent marker to sign my initials or name and add date. Even if I brand with one of the other methods, I will try to date with my pyro pen and my initials. I don’t sell stuff, I’m either keeping or giving as a gift, usually to extended family so I like to have the date I crafted on it. I like Brenda’s way. It is quick and easy and lots cheaper then buying signature coins, branding irons, or a laser and it also allows for easy sizing up and down depending on the size of the project. Nothing wrong with doing it by hand either. Matter of fact, many of mine is done that way because I forget until I’m done and it’s just easier that way!

Welcome home. Beautiful work.

I found the video Don referenced here: Unfortunately it appears that Tim’s website referenced is no longer there so you would need to figure out info. needed from just the video. “I have used to paint my Yoda’s and to do some wood burning, it’s basically a modified Lay Susan, it’s not my design it is Tim Vande Sluis in his Powercarving video on you tube, where he tells you how to make it.” . . .

Thanks for sharing. Your work looks good. I’ve been learning to carve. I’ve beeen doing relief carving to start. I’ve been using some nonslip shelf liner on my work table since I don’t have the ability to clamp on my work table. It has worked surprisingly well. I have also purchased and used a lazy Susan for finishing work. Maybe I will try with the carving.

Kevin, did you do anything in regards to either of those?

We are blessed. We built our present house and moved into it 17 years ago next month. The joke is that we built it for his garage workshop and my craftroom. Neeedless to say, 17 years later, and many different toys errr tools editions later both are full. My craft room, supplies have extended out of my room into the bonus room over the garage. With now being empty nesters, we talk about downsizing - except those two spaces - The laser is a desktop one like Rolf and easily moved around. The CNC and my two scroll saws and sanding equipment has been responsible for his shop space becoming fuller. He’s a good man to share his shop. My biggest problem is I can’t get rid of “that” I might want to do that hobby again (and I often do, after a long period away from it. ) we should probably rent out as a “maker space”.

Yes I sign most of my work if at all possible. How and where I sign it depends on the size of each piece as well as when I remember to sign. A small ornament, I may only sign with my initials and year with a permanent marker or with my pyrography pen. If. bigger, I may sign my full name. I also have a couple different branding irons that are different sizes that I can use or I also have my brand files on my computer and have used them with the laser. The benefit of doing it with the laser is I can size it up or down depending on the size of the piece and it still looks good. It’s late so I will have to add photos later (if I remember )

“Bee utiful”

Nice work Ray. Look forward to seeing your others.

https://eclecticproducts.com/product-category/stains/unicorn_spit/ https://www.amazon.com/Unicorn-SPiT-Gel-Stain-Glaze/dp/B06WLMVN7R The magazine review was in Issue 76, Fall 2019. Since then, it has become fairly widely available at various stores in the US including most of the Arts and Craft stores, I saw an ad for Lowee also as well as a number of online stores. People use it on lots of projects, a quick Google or Pinterest search will show lots of different uses. Ice work on yours Barb.

Nice board Pete. Scrolling orders can help pay for the golf.

I’d been wondering if you had gotten that. Boomerang to work or not. Guess the answer is yes, but no

If you decide to go with a word art plaque, Keith Fenton and Sheila Landry have a few wine related ones on their website. https://sheilalandrydesigns.com/?s=Wine&post_type=product

Thanks for this info. @Jim Finn. I will file away and try to remember to use it when I finally give inlay a try.

Thank you to you and all of our vets for your service and thanks to all the families for their support and service as well allowing you all to do your work. These look great Nickel.

Nice work. I’m with Marge, still need to try my first one. It’s on the list. still trying to work up my courage to give it a try. Thanks to those who give tips on fixing the entry holes, figure that will be important for me for sure.

Joe and @BrianAthe old man in the rocking chair one was just posted earlier this week by Steve. This one of the skateboarder was one Steve put out a couple months ago now (March 2022). It can be found on his blog here: https://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/2022/03/balancing-skateboard-guy-scroll-saw.html

Welcome to the village Andy from across the pond in the foothills of the great smoky mountains. Nice work.

Nice work on those Ray.

@john nelsonThanks John. I agree with you about Dianna Thompson and her skill with creating compound cut patterns. I am very familiar with her from the older magazines where she regularly had articles as well as own several of her books. Unfortunately, it seems she retired from creating patterns a few years back and no longer has her website. What I saw, it seems she got a bit burnt out with it all. A loss for all of us, but definitely can understand for her. what I have been wondering about, and believe to be correct, if you were the John A. Nelson who also has been published and printed in magazines and your own books (at least 10 I think I saw) with Fox Chapel. i have read many of your articles and some books as well if you are the same John Nelson (and I believe that you are one and the same.) it is great to have you here and sharing your knowledge (whether it is the same John Nelson or not. ) Thank you for all you have done for the scrolling community as well. When I got interested in scrolling about 6 years ago, I purchased the Scroll Saw Workbook to help get me started.

@Travis, thanks for all you do for the scrolling community here. there is a thread here in the village, from back in 2017 (has it really been that long ) that talked about compound cutting. Several of our members here gave a lot of good information and details in that thread that would be a great compilation perhaps for an article. CharleyL gave a pretty detail description post referencing that free compound reindeer as an example, but there is a lot of helpful tips and tricks from several sprinkled through out the thread. It was quite helpful to me and was the encouragement I needed back then to give compound cutting a try. It might be a good “article” that could be fairly easily compiled from that thread. https://www.scrollsawvillage.com/forums/topic/24171-compound-cutting-wood/#comment-262796 several people in that thread also wanted to know how one creates a compound cut pattern. I have never seen anyone explain how that is done, so if anyone knows and can explain, it too would be a great resource for an article. just throwing couple ideas out there.

Glad to hear you both are doing better and on the mend. Look forward to seeing what you do on the saw.