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That is a perfect Valentine's Day present. Looks great to me.

Very nice....Looks rustic and peacefull.

The use of a photo was from someone on youtube who used a sunset photo. I decided to use a photo I had taken of the two ducks swimming because it was simple and the focus point is on the ducks on the right, their paddling wake on the left, and a brighter "sky" section showing through the top of the tree through the smaller holed out sections. It really depends what effect you are looking for. I may do some others with different photos down the road.

Thx.....the wood was birch plywood (the label also says Balt---though I do not know what Balt means). I did 2 coats of stain and 3 coats of polyurethane spray.

Thanks all for your nice comments.

When I saw a youtube video of someone who did a scroll saw tutorial on the tree of life....it convinced me to get into the hobby. So I bought a scroll saw and made this my first project. I decided to attach a photo as well for the background. Also added a white backing so the light would show through a bit. I put the finished tree of life on the window sill.

Festus is one of my all time favorites. I love the way he and Doc Adams would needle each other. Great job on the portrait of the old scudder. Mike

Just confirmed my account 2 minutes ago. I read a bit here and thought it was sort of amusing how many folks from Ohio have recently become members. Hope no one takes offense to my Ohio State Buckeye allegiance. I did not go to OSU but when you live in Columbus (Hilliard) being an OSU fan is almost required. Any way....I just purchased a new scroll saw (Delta) and am just beginning to get my feet wet learning mostly from youtube videos. I am almost done with my first project (Tree of Life) as the clear coat is drying and I have to attach a photo serving as a background to the tree itself. My biggest learning points were that you have to make sure the pattern is really on securely all the way around as mine became unstuck at a couple of places.... though I managed to work through it. Also I learned the importance of a sharp blade. When my first spiral blade broke and put on a new blade it cut like butter (The wearing down of the first new blade sort of crept up on me). I know I will learn a heck of a lot here from the experienced membership.