RabidAlien

Start with the feet. Those little tiny details are, in my opinion, the worst to cut (takes longer to move then blade than it does to make the cut). The rest of it was a fun cut! Much as I hate those little bits around the feet, I do appreciate how much detail they bring to the project.

Different stores have different policies, I guess...I've had a lumber guy tell me he needed to take them up front and initial them so everyone knew I wasn't stealing them (used a Sharpie, sanded off easily enough), and another guy on another trip kinda chuckled and said "you want to help take out our trash? Pull your truck up, how many ya need?" Taken some busted pallets of their hands that way, too.

Had to take a week off work (use it or lose it...apparently I don't take enough vacation time), so I finally got this one finished up. 3/8 bb ply, used a number of Pegas #1mg blades (maybe some 0/2's as well?). Minwax "Natural" for the eagle, "Honey" for backer and frame. Not sure why, but I didn't stack-cut this one, so just the one version. Frame is scrap from Lowes....your hardware store may vary, but Lowes won't sell any scrap or cut ends of lumber, they just give them away (even if someone needs a 7" piece off the end of a 2x4x6, they can't sell the remaining 2x4x5). I have discovered that their fence slats come on a pallet, and in between various layers of slats, there are these nasty, greenish, ratty-looking little strips about 2" wide and maybe 1/2" thick. Sanded up, they make EXCELLENT frame materials. Rough, scarred up, live-edge, great grain patterns. Usually the greenish tint is only on the surface, so sanding brings out some nice wood. They don't tend to be straight, though, but to me that makes for some nifty rustic frames.

Love it!!!!

Dang, these are snazzy!!!!! VERY nicely cut! Got links to the sites/patterns?

Nicely cut! As far as I recall from grammar lessons [mumblemumble] years ago, having an apostrophe s makes it possessive. The garage/workshop belong to Dad. Without the apostrophe, its just plural. Multiple dads in this garage/workshop. From what I can tell these days...none of that matters anyway. LOL

Majestic ships, and a great cut!!!

Nice!!

Every goof is a chance to take a look and see what happened and how to prevent it or learn from it.

Here's what they look like. They're a pain to find online, the one or two times I've halfheartedly looked, but it'll give you something to keep an eye out for.

Nice!!!! Post a pic, I'd love to see it! One of these days I want to try my hand at blacksmithing, but figure I'd be better off learning that from someone, rather than self-teaching. Making a mistake with a scroll saw costs me some bad words and a bit of wood, and a bunch of sawdust to blow out of the garage. Its less likely to burn down the house.

These make excellent bookmarks. I get em at Hobby Lobby, sorta-kinda in the section with craft sticks (I seem to find them in different places each time). They're not quite as thick as a popsicle stick, but still sturdy and work wonderfully as bookmarks. Never had one damage a books pine, so I'm happy with em. I usually pick up an extra bag if I happen to get dragged in to HL by the wife, and see them. Since there's no outer scrap border to glue together, you have to be kinda creative with the blue tape, but I get the 2" wide rolls and usually don't have too much of a problem taping two layers together securely. It cuts well and doesn't tend to splinter on exit, but since there's no glue I wrap tape all the way around....which may prevent feathers on the bottom side....which.....hmmm....I may start trying on regular cuts.

Got another multi-layer project going, and have been stuck on the detailed mandala portion of it for a while now (lots of tiny cuts, lots of repetition, and ....bleh....lots of family drama that limits the daily available sawdust time). So, since this was a long weekend and we obligated ourselves to stay home and save money, I managed to get in a lot of sawdust. Finished off the mandala, finished another layer (this one is 7 or 8 layers, IIRC), then decided I needed a quick project that could be finished relatively easily. I'm always in need of bookmarks, so another pair it is. While cutting, it occurred to me that my wife has some epoxy/resin left over from another project she did, so I'm going to take one of these and give the resin fill another try. If it works out, it'll mean I don't have to worry about delicate cuts getting crushed or smashed or broken while marking my place or while in my backpack. Stains are Minwax "Early American" and "Honey". Wood is some oval craft-stick type I found at Hobby Lobby, not 100% sure the brand or item number.

Looks dang good for a second project!!

Now, that's a handy little trick!!! Nicely cut, too!

I did that guy, too. Depending on the wood you used, a rustic frame would look good. I'd used a piece of scrap 1/2" plywood, so I just put a couple of eye-screws in the top and ran some hemp twine through to hang it on the wall.

Dang, that "black-n-white" one is striking! What angle do you set the table when you cut the rings? Just curious.

Cut well, they are. Nice job, you did!

Some early silhouettes. Yorkie with the pink bow was for my aunt, the Great Dane was ours (we will always and forevermore have a Great Dane in our lives). Perch is still being used by Rosie, the very inquisitive Eclectus Parrot, and the person loving on the pupper....well....we're dog people. I also have a little wind-up key I cut out of some scrap wood that was supposed to get strapped around our tortoise, but the wife didn't see the same level of humor in it that I did.

Love the waves!

Looks good!!!

A couple of crosses I've done in the past. Need to finish up a handful of still-in-progress projects....

Okay, both of those are cool! And nicely cut!

Heh. It leaked all over my cardboard box before it had a chance to set up. I'd sealed the bottom with shelf contact paper (it was a round mandala pattern I'd cut and had no idea what else to do with it, so no open ends, no need to build a mold). I stirred the heck out of it, it was the sealing that did me in. I'll check Amazon and take a look at the IceCast Epoxy, maybe give it another shot.

What epoxy did you use? I tried it once, didn't turn out too well. I didn't get a good seal on the base, apparently, and the color flakes I mixed in clumped up and just piled up everywhere.