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Travis removed two pics that he considered nudes which I guess is not permitted in this forum. Yes there was the female upper naked frontal view, but I personally did not consider them to be anything but art, not unlike all the others. It is his site. his guide lines and his control, so I realy can not complain. This site is a great place to show off our work and happy to be part of the village.

The original “Stencil Art” I used for these pieces is by Lee Czembowski, aka BoyKidWonder (BKW). The characters, in BKW’s art, were inspired by characters in comics and the like, and created with slightly naughty interpretations. You may recognize many of the characters. Since they are already stencils, I had to do very little work to adapt them as patterns for the Scroll Saw other than adjusting pattern size. I decided to break away from my usual large panel presentations and do this series of B&W cuttings in small 5/32” x 6 1/4” x 8 1/4” solid core Maple panels affixed onto painted oversized ¼”x 8” x10” BB ply backers. Of course, I could not stop myself from adding a little color by painting the oversized backer frame area pink. After assembly, all panels were protected with Clear Gloss Acrylic. The small pattern size and the intricate details required me to exclusively use Pegas #2/0 spiral blades as many cutouts were not much wider than the blades themselves. I also had to be extra careful not to cut though between adjacent areas as many were very close together. My success rate was maybe 98%. And, yes, in a few places CA glue came to the rescue. I also parted from making custom frames for these pieces. I found very inexpensive – less than $3 each - 8” x 10” frames on Amazon, which I decided to use. The painted black rails of the frames are about 1/2” wide and were supplied with the usual glass (plastic), matt board and backer for hanging or tabletop standing, all of which I discarded. I only had to add a small sawtooth hanger to each frame and the pieces were complete. Comments and critiques always welcome.

I use the 1/4 BB ply exclusively for fretwork art type panel backers. I use 5/32 in thk solid core project panels for the cut panels. I find even the best quality 1/8 in thk BB Ply is not nice looking enough lacking grain and color. Also it does tends to warp and will not lay flat.

Beautiful, simply beautiful!

I like your work and this piece is very nice. However, at first view I lost the work as my eyes went directly to the LP's in the bacground. I know I'm being picky, as I have been with others, but why in the world would you photograph such a nice piece in front of a cluttered bacground like this. This forum is, IMHO, a place to proudly share "your work" with your piers and the photos used should do that. Again , in my opinion, the background should be very neautral and the photo cropped so the work is shown up-close for all to appreciate. If you are offended so be it, but once again, this is simply my opinion which I stand behind and make no apoligies.

I looked up the product. I found thst it is framing mattboard usually used when framing potos and such. That is why it almost looked like fabric. Appreciate the info. Thanks

Great cuttings, great presentations, great frames! Love the oversized Backers on the cats. Are the backers natural wood or colored with ????? Or maybe fabric? They look pinkish in the pics.

Like everyone says...Excelent Cutting. But, just curious, WHY? Were you just testing yourself or do you have a need for the cut out words?

Extreamly well done...both the cutting and the frame. Thanks for the pattern.

Do you,or anyone else who has wheels on their stool, have any problem staying in place while scrolling? I have a very ucomfortable cheap shop stool without wheels that I would like to replace.

I actually created my own from an on-line image. My cut was the mirror image of yours. This was the original Image I used Thia is the pattern I made. Tree of Life 2.pdf

I cut that TOL a while ago. Nice pattern. Should look great when finished.

Very well done. The recipients will love them. I made this peice many moons ago when I first started to Scroll. Mine looked good but your look much better.

I predominantly use ply for cuttings and pine or poplar for frames, so most if the scrap is not reusable. I keep a lot of the larger pieces of ply that are large enough for small cutting panels. However, don't cut to many smaller pieces. The stockpile is getting quite large.

See, I told you so!. The oversize backer and rustic frame makes the cutting stand out. I might not have gone so dark with the frame, but I'm guessing you did not have a choice with the wood you used. Overall a nice presentation.

I lost two fruit trees I had in my back yard due to the severe cold snap we had this past Winter and they needed to be removed. I filled in one tree area with sod, but the other was partially in my paver patio. After removing the tree and replacing some of the pavers I decided to build a fire pit to enjoy next fall when the weather cools off. After many trips to and from Lowes, this 30” square fire pit is the result of my efforts as shown in these pics. Those 3.5” x 7.5” x 11.5” blocks are heavy. I used 48 of them plus 32 of the small spacer blocks. My aching back! I have a trash can next to my saw that gets a lot of the waste pieces I cut out. This material, along with other trash and trimmed off strips have been going out on garbage pickup days, and presumably winding up in the landfill. Upon completing the fire pit build, I realized that I will be needing Firewood and, of course, kindling. The wood cut outs and other trim pieces I generate will make excellent kindling. So now I need two buckets next to the saw…one for wood the other for trash. I think this is a win-win for both the environment and me. And, BTW, sawdust is a great fire starter. I usually turn my sawdust, collected in my vacuum system, into my garden beds, but now I will save some to use in the fire pit. Just a litle bit of useless but important information for your reading pleasure.

I don't buy longer than 8' because of storage space in my small shop. However, If you find a nice clean clear grain 12" wide board, it is more $ up front, but cheaper per frame. In Poplar, I usually on by 6' lengths, which is long enough to make frmes up to 11x17.

All very very nice. I really like the use of the oversized backers to create the matt-like inside frame. The frames are all very well done with nice neat and tight corner miters. The natural rustic frames go very well with the cuttings. If and when you make frames for, say "less rustic" subjects, if you buy the little more pricy premium pine found in Lowes or HD, you can avoid knots that would detract from a less rustic frame. This is especially true if you plan to piant the frames as it is impossible to hide the knots even with paint. I comb through the wood bin to find the clearest boards I can find for my frames. And I buy the widest boards (min 8" but preferably 12") that I rip down to 1 3/4" wide sticks. It is the most economical way if you plan to make a lot of frames.

From 1984 til 2013, I taught Ballroom Dancing as a side job. Each year we attended dance conventions where we demonstrated dance routines. A Black tux and a White Dinner Jacket was common attire for these proformances and the formal Galas that were held. Since retiring from teaching dancing, my white dinner jacket kinda turned a bit yellow from hanging in our closet for 10 years. So I baught a new one with the Black collar to take on this past cruise and some future cruises and vacations we have planned. I really don't mind getting gussied up for the appropriate occasion...otherwise Florida garb is almost exclusively shorts and Tee shirts.

Like others, glad you are on the mend healthwise. Very nicely done cutting. An unframed presentation is fine if the backer edge is not too visible. If you used an oversized backer at least 1 inch all around, a nice rustic frame would work. I feel the image should have been made a little smaller or a larger board used to create more free space around the image. The presentation sort of looks squashed to me. The proportions of the board just are just not right, again to me.

We just returned this past Sunday from an eight day/seven night cruise to Nassau, Ocean Cay, Balize and Costa Maya. We were very lucky, although quite windy every day, we had Sunny Skys and no rain for the entire week. There was a formal evening on Wednesday where we got to dress up and it was a good opportunity to have a nice picture taken of us in our dress up attire. Of course, we had to buy a package of five Photos, one of which was a large 10” x 14” print which I used for this project. Steve Good recently sent an email with a Scroll Saw pattern of a frame for a 5” x 7” photograph that caught my attention. It took me quite a bit of time to convert his pattern to fit an 11” x 14” Frame. I also had to modify the oval to suit the print. Did a lot of cutting of the paper prints of the pattern to make sure things lined up correctly. The biggest modification to the pattern was reducing the width of the edges down to 3/16” so they are hidden under the frame. I did most of the cutting with Pegas #0 Spiral while the long straight edge cuts and the oval was done using a Pegas #1 MGT R Blade. The Oval is cut in what was the 1/8” thick hard board back panel of the commercial frame I used and primed and painted rattle can gloss White. The fancy corner filigree panel is cut from 5/32” thick solid core Maple, primed and painted rattle can Flat Black and attached to the White panel with just a bunch of dots of CA Glue. The picture is mounted to a 1/4” thick BB Ply backer, that was sealed with clear lacquer, with just some photo mounting tape in the 4 corners. The three layers are fitted in the frame under Glass and mounted to the frame with 1/8” frame mounting clips since the total thickness of the panels and glass is greater than the depth of the rabbet in the frame. I also installed a wire hanger on this piece as it is really about the photograph and not the scroll work. This framed photo will hang in our home if I can rearrange hanging pieces to free up some wall space. Comments and critiques of the Scroll Work welcome. OK, if you must you can make fun of us in the photo also! Don’t forget I’m going to be 81 next month.

Great job on all three cuttings and I particularly like the Frames. The rough material works for the images and the corner splined joints are real well done. Something I should do, but I just use "V" nails to reinforce the glued joint. Also, Kodos to Grandpa for well done Patterns.

Nice job, nice pattern, well done! Wondering about how you made the many small cuts in nose area, ears, etc.? Are they mostly vain-like/single line cuts using just a large blade or were they each actual "holes" having a perimeter pattern line requiring a very small blade. If the latter, you said "Time-intensive", and I can see why.

If anyone wants my version, the pattern can be found in: Pattern Central, New Pattern Announcements.

Here is my version of a sign with the saying Judy (chellcass) found and posted in New Pattern Announcements. When my Lady saw it she said please make me a sign with that saying on it for my Birthday (which isn’t until August). I think she wants to hang it over her desk at work…not sure the boss will be happy with it! Well impatient me, I couldn’t wait. So, I used Scroll-Calligraphy Font and developed a pattern for this sign cut with Pegas #2/0 Spiral blades in an 5/32x8x10 Solid Core Birch Ply panel affixed to a 1/4” Solid Core Walnut Ply backer that was stained to darken with Minwax Dark Walnut. The frame is a 1/2” wide Pine shadow box type primed and Painted a rattle can spray satin Dark Brown. Comments and critiques always welcome.