RabidAlien

Now, THAT is cool! I wouldn't have thought about wooden plates if you hadn't posted this!

Sending prayers. And never forget the healing power of SawdustTherapy!

Aw, man, I'm sooooo jealous!!! My shop is in an un-airconditioned/un-heated garage (in Texass). I have to go in the house for something outta the fridge, and my wife is constantly fussing about the layer of sawdust coating the outside of her minivan...even if I back it into the driveway before I start cutting. To have space....cooled/heated space....with beverage options...and room for up-to-date tools.....yeah. Jealous. :)

Probably....the description at Lowes said "whiteboard". I used a Pegas #3 modified geometry to cut it.

Cut another of my patterns, just cuz. 3/4" 'whiteboard' from Lowes, stained Minwax Dark Walnut. Font is "Grease" from dafont.com, I even cut the little accent lines along the W, T, and F (helps em stand out a bit from the other letters), only to discover that I need to re-align my blade as the cut got to be paper thin at the bottom and some gluing was necessary to shore up some crumbly bits. No biggie, this one's for me anyway. Currently sitting in my garage bakin.....er....drying on an old washcloth that my long-suffering wife has allowed me to use since it "accidentally" got stained at some point in the past. Along with several of its cousins....hehehehehe!

Not sure how *well* its done, tho. This is a pattern made from artwork by Polish artist Jakub Rozalski (with his written permission), titled "I see you". I enjoy all of his artwork, since everything seems to be a stillshot of a scene just before something epic goes down, and every piece he does tells a story all on its own, but you have to like either science-fiction or fantasy (or both!) to appreciate his work. His art either deals with someone encountering a werewolf, giants, or giant battle robots in a 1920's rural peasant setting. Anyhoo. Been working on this one for over a year. Started when we were living in the DFW metroplex, using my old Dremel 57-2 with 3" pin-ended blades, and completed it in the Austin area with a Wen 16" saw and 5" spiral blades. 3/8" BB ply. Finished piece and the original for comparison. Any comments/gripes/concerns/tips/rotten fruit are welcome.

Sorta swiped that one from a Tshirt I saw at Walmart....which, oddly enough, was ALWAYS sold out.

My Dad's been gone ten years now (effin' cancer....), but he was a Texas history buff. The "Goliad Flag" is one of my very first forays into woodworking, two years ago, but he would've loved it. He was also an Air Force Vietnam Vet, and had some pretty strong opinions on the politics of that fiasco. He loved his coffee (black....which is why I think I may be adopted, since I have never gotten the hang of drinking coffee black), and unfortunately shared a lot of the same sense of humor that I have. Were he still around, I think he would've appreciated these.

LOL

Its from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Its the forest moon that had the Death Star's shield generator and a bunch of Ewoks. https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Endor

I grab any and all patters that strike a chord deep inside (and with my sense of humor....there are some interesting patterns!) and/or I think are at or just above my skill level. Plus, I make a bunch of my own. I've got a lot of them printed out and hanging from a clipboard over my workbench....only to find out, after moving some stuff around, that I have TWO clipboards full of ready-to-go patterns. LOL Occasionally, I'll finish up a project and get to a point where I haven't found anything that tickles my creative bones, so I'll flip thru the clipboard and find one there, and cut it. My problem is not how many patterns I have nor where to store those patterns....my problem is where to put the finished products! LOL

For a friend:

Here's a couple of better shots:

Ouch. My jaw just hit the edge of my desk. THIS IS AWESOME!!!

So between honeydoos, family stuff, work stuff, and ....stuff stuff, its been a while since I got to finish up a project. I have several "in progress", but I finally sat down this weekend and said "darnit, I'm finishing something!" That may be a rough quote, edited down to PG13. Anyhoo, to make a short story longer, I'd ordered these tubes from Amazon.com (gumball tubes, if anyone's wondering) and they've been sitting around on my workbench for several months, just collecting sawdust. So I finally remembered to pic up a 1 1/4" paddle drill bit at Lowes and went to work. 2x4 scrap ripped in half. Used Inkscape to drum up some circles with a cross in the middle, sized for the tubes, and printed off two rows of 5. The wood wasn't quite wide enough to fit both rows side by side, so I staggered them. Taped the top and bottom pieces together, then set the depth of my drill press so that the paddle bit went about halfway through the bottom piece at its lowest, and drilled the holes...that bit throws out a LOT of sawdust, and may have caused some smoking. Sides were originally just a couple of of flat pieces, but I figured that if I was building a rack for scroll saw blades, then a scroll saw should probably be involved. So back to Inkscape! Found a basic "icthus" (the Christian fish symbol) file on Google, imported that into Inkscape, duplicated it, flipped it, and overlapped the two so that the tail of one lined up with the head of the one below. Stack-cut the sides again, stained everything, and glued it up. Shot a couple of nails through the contact points this afternoon and had one "fin" break off from the force, but some wood glue and its back in business. I now have an organized stand for my blades! Sorry, I didn't save any of the Inkscape patterns, but I can throw together the side-pieces in a couple of minutes if anyone wants them.

Nice!!!

Having to have someone point out that its NOT laser-cut is about the highest form of compliment! Awesome job!

The "Austin" one should have an extra "S" at the end of Texas. Lookin good, tho!

Okay, quick question...I've seen several posts here and there where someone filled a scroll saw project with epoxy of varying colors. Does anyone have the process for that (or a link to a site?) My experience with epoxy has been "mix it up, blob it on, and make sure nothing else gets glued down by accident".

VERY nice!!

I'll kick it off with a couple of flower's I've made for my wife. The first was something I found on Pinterest while searching for Celtic Knots. I couldn't find any info on the original artist. The second is a Steve Good pattern, and after making one for my wife, I got a request to make another for a friend to give to her husband on their anniversary.

::salute::

Looks great!!

Somehow, "Like" just isn't enough for something like this!!!! AMAZING!!!