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Same here, totally my go to blade for most of what I do and also wish they made a smaller size. I break more blades because they get kinked when threading them through the drill holes.

Great job on a great pattern. Those 2/0 sprirals do wonders, but realy tough cutting when the drill hole is almost as big or bigger that the cutout...I know I've done many.

Bumped to top...added Santa 4.

Search for Vaneer suppliers. Very thin and used for Marketry. Most very exspensive, but some of the basic wood should not be too costly.

Just wonderful...absolutely beautifu!! You have definately done JIm's pattern justice. The Maple ply is beautiful and the grain works very well. Your use of spirals is well done. I use oversized backers often and they add a lot to the presentation as it does in this work. Nicely done. Your Frame is well done. I only have one minor comment just for your consideration. Be careful of your frame proportions. Wide frame rails can overpower the actual art panel. Looking at most over the counter standard style commertial "picture" frames, the rails are ususaly around 1 3/4" wide. And, JFYI, If you need to purchase wood to make frames, you can rip nominal 1x8 boards into four 1 3/4" pieces with just a sliver of waste. A 6' long board will make four 11x14 frames.

Very nice!. The details in the Christmas ornaments is very, very well done. Your english may not be perfect, bet we understand everything you had to say.

That is an absolutely beautiful clock. The fretwork is wonderful. I would find making a clock like that pure enjoyment and would do it in a heartbeat if was something I would hang in my own home. Unfortunately, there is really very little wall space left in my house and the motif just would not blend in. So, i'll just continue to do my Art that I can hang in the galery and hopefully sell some now and then.

When I asked frankorona about patterns for his Modernist Figures, he was kind enough to send me the original photos he had made them from. Again a big thank you goes out to Francisco. I had created a pattern for the “Two Heads” sculpture I made and previously posted last Tuesday, 10/5. The second photo was of a piece that was a little strange to say the least. The apparent male and female figures kind of look like two “aliens” lying naked and embraced in some sort of “rock” structure. I think I know what the sculpture is supposed to represent, but my imagination tends to run rampart very easily, so I saw “aliens”. I was able to create a pattern for this sculpture I’m calling “Entwined Bodies”. Frank chose to cut his sculpture all out of one piece of wood, but the photo shows the “aliens” in a light color and the “rock” in a dark color. Therefore, attempting to be true to the original photo, I decided I would use contrasting wood - Maple and Walnut that I happen to have. My planks are ¾” thick, which I stack cut, so I wound up with parts of contrasting colors that made two complete sculptures. It may seem that way, but I was not trying to politically correct, it just turned out that way. These sculptures are about 16" tall and the base is 5" wide x 9" long (width in photoi). I used a Pegas #5 MGT skip blade and found my saw is not quite adjusted correctly as the cut outs would only push out in one direction and when reassembled, one set of “aliens” fit loose in the contrasting wood and the other fit so tight additional sanding was required to allow them to fit properly. Like the Two Heads sculpture after cutting all edges had to be eased and then sanded smooth. This time I was able to use a round over bit in my router table to ease all the edges followed by a lot of sandpaper and elbow greased. And once again I coated the parts with Lacquer sanding sealer before final sanding and assembly. The contrasting “aliens” and “rocks” were assembled using superglue and to attach the upper sculpture to the corresponding base. And like I always do, the sculptures were finished with multiple coats of Deft Clear Gloss Lacquer. I'm very happy that I was ble to do both the "Two Heads" and these "Entwined Bodies" sculptures and that they came out fairly well. I don't plan to become Scroll Saw Sculpter, but it is nice to know I can do some 'out-of-the box' projects once in a while. Hope you enjoy. Comments and critiques always welcome. I'll post my PDF's in Pattern Announcements shortly.

Welcome. Don't forget there is a library of free patterns here on SVV.

Did these for my neighbors last year. This year they will get Christmas subjects. Added this one to my collection that I hang on my house this time of year.

For the patterns I convereted I have them posted in New Pattern Announcements. See Santa PDFs. The Botas and Fox patterns can be purchased on line. Google them to find their selling sites.

Like it very much. Well cut. It may be the angle the photo was taken but the wording is very hard to read/see. The Black Walnut is a beautiful piece of wood but the extreamly dark grain seems to overpower the cutting. Again it may be just how shows in the photo.

Realy nice!!!

Great work. Nice frames. I also, enjoy making frames for all of my Portrait type panels. Defenitely makes the work a much more finished project. I have been using only stained or painted Poplar for most of my frames due to the cost and the lack of availability of other wood. Would love to find a source of othere kinds of affordable wood for frames to add some more veratility to my projects.

A while ago on September 21st, Francisco aka frankorona (a kindred spirit as I am actually a Francis but I use Frank) posted his “Modernist Figures” in Bragging Rights. I thought they were just outstandingly beautiful and asked him if he had made a pattern that he was willing to share. He replied that he had not made a pattern, but instead, sent me a copy the images he used. I was able to use the images to make a pattern for the “Two Heads” sculpture. I’ll probably do the other piece in the future. Therefore, from this Francis to my friend Francisco in Mexico, I say Muchas Gracias. This work was not the type of work I usually do, but a change of pace is sometimes a good thing. So, here is my attempt at making this beautiful sculpture. I used solid 3/4” Maple for the busts and a piece of 3/4” thick solid Walnut in an oval shape for the base. The busts are about 16 inches tall, and the oval base is 9” long x 6” wide. Cutting was relatively easy and done with just one Pegas #5 Skip blade. I then used a combination of my rotary carving tools and a lot of sandpaper to ease and smooth all the edges. The wood was left natural color. There is lots of grain coloration in this piece of Maple After initial carving and sanding I applied a coat of lacquer sanding sealer prior to some final sanding before finishing. Finishing was multiple coats of Deft Clear Gloss Spray Lacquer with some very light sanding between coats for nice ‘smooth-to-the-touch’ finish. Side 1 Site 2 Hope you enjoy. Comments and critique always welcome.

Beautiful saying. Cutting is as equaly beautiful. Please name that Font and where is it available from.

True, but most people can not buy my pieces because I do not sell them at "craft" prices. I charge "fine art" prices for which some people, who appreciate my work, will gladly pay.

Fun piece. Just proves it doesn't have to be complicated to be a great piece .

I'm short but not quite the "Jolly ol' Elf" like these cuttings portray. So no sefl protrait included, but I do proudly disply this sign on my desk: One of the first patterns I ever cut.

Nope! Whether I cut to sell or give away, for every framed portrait type piece I make, I can honestly say it is "ONE-OF-A-KIND". Although I consider myself a fine craftsman, I consider this is my art, not a craft product. One of these, that I intended to keep for mysel anyway, may wind up in my booth in the Gallery for the month December.

I have a very enlarged version of this sitting in the shop waiting to be cut, but my Santa's took priority. Wanted it big as it will hang on the front of my house. The coloring is great. I might have used more Christmas colors with some glitter thrown in, but yours is great none the less. Color makes everything better! BTW, very nice cutting, especially the letters..

I remember you showing thsi one last year. I've see that pattern but not sure where.

I decided this year that I would give Gifts of my cuttings for Christmas to some local friends and to also send them to members of my remotely located family. Because I made this decision early, I also decided to interrupt my regular work and spend some dedicated time doing Portraits of Santa. I’ve spent more than the last two full weeks cutting and finishing this grouping of portraits. I obtained great patterns from Botas and Fox along with a few stencil patterns I found which I converted to work as Scroll Saw patterns. I had previously cut the Santa Portrait by Fox last year which had been given away once already. All cuttings were done in 5/32” thick Solid Core Maple or Birch panels using mainly Pegas #2/0 and #0 blades. All cut panels were affixed to 1/4” thick BB ply backers that were stained with Minwax Barn Red and as always protected with multiple coats of Deft Clear Gloss Lacquer. The Frames are simple 1 3/4” wide Poplar and finished with Krylon Hunter Green all-in-one primer and paint. Santa 1 is an 11” x 14” Botas Pattern Santa 2 is an 11” x 14” Botas Pattern Santa 3 is a 12” x 15” conversion Santa 4 is a 11” x 14” Blume Pattern Santa 5 (Father Christmas) is an 11” x 14” conversion Santa 6 (Merry Christmas) is an 11” x 11” conversion Santa 7 Is an 11” x 14” Fox Pattern I plan to gift these pieces to all by Thanksgiving, so they only need to be hung for display for about a month and then put away with their other Christmas decorations, maybe to be displayed again each Christmas thereafter. Hope you enjoy. Comments and critiques is always welcome. PS: If you are wondering where Santa 4 is...it is J. Blume's recent offering which I msay still add to the group, but these had been started beforehand. Santa 4 Added. Watch New Pattern Announcements. I'll post up PDFs of the converted patterns shortly. Posted.

Great Job. Some of that "Bull" cutting looks really delicate.

Great work on a piece that large. Amazing what you can do with spirals.