FrankEV

I'm kinda a Nutcracker collector. I have over 40 of them I that I put out each year for Xmas. Ususally add to the collection each year, this year being no exception I bought a 3' tall piece that stands on the floor garding my rear entry. I jumped on the site and purchased the pattern, grabbed the freebe and a chess set just in case I get in the mood.. Not sure when I will get to it, but it probably won't be for this Xmas. Looks like a fun little project. Thanks for sharing.

The pattern was purchased from Scrooler website and was slightly modified to suit an 11X14 panel. Cut panel is 5/32" Maple Solid Core Plywood affixed to a painted black 1/8" BB Plywood Backer. I used a combination of Pegas #2/0 Spiral and Mgt R Blades. The cutting was relatively easy although the pattern has a number of long, poorly supported, areas that proved to be challenging to prevent accidental breakage until glued to the backer. The panel is finished with multiple coats of spray Lacquer and set lose in a commercial frame. This piece was requested by my daughter as a Christmas gift for special family friend who is a Decon in her Church. It took USPS over a week to get me the pattern from Scrooler located in Michigan so I was under a little time crunch to produce this piece in time to get it to NY via FedEx for Christmas. It was completed in two long Days and will be packaged and shipped today, thus the choice to use a store bought frame.

Great Job. I assume if your uncle is like me, a Harley Rider, he will love it for his man cave and display it with pride. I made one of those a while back but it did not come out anywhere as good as that looks. I note you did the real Logo, cutting evey piece individually and afixing them to the backer. Did you use one of H-D's window stickers as a template?

I think the portait is wonderful. Great cutting. However, I'm going to be blunt,as this just my opinion, so take if for whatever it worth. I know I will get some greif but being perfectly honest, I Do not like the flame torched border. Yep, it easy and takes little effort to do as opposed to makeing a real frame, but again , in my opinion, I think it totaly destroys your work. Sorry if I hurt feelings.

That is a really outststanding cut. Other than the work WELCOME the panel screames use a spiral blade. I'd be using mostly a #1 Pegas spiral to cut it. Probably a #3 Pegas mgt R for the Font. For only three layers of 1/8" BB ply, almost any blade you like will work A #1 and/or #3 is probably you best bet although I would not hesitate to use a #2/0 for some of the smaller detail areas. Just remember, when the panel gets thicker...push slower and let the blade do the work!

Welcome to the Village from the Never White South...the East Coast of Central Florida to be exact. The 21" Pegas scroll saw is very popular with many member in this forum including myself. Great Saw for the price. Contact Dennis Knappen at [email protected] , he is one of our members and is a supplier of the Pegas saw. You can't beat his pricing. Shoud yo purchas a Pegas, do your self a favor and get the Pegas stand. Very sturdy and well worth the price. Tow other important things to get from day one is a Foot Switch and a bright high magnification LED extension arm lamp. You wont be sorry.

Yep, very nice. Just wondering how many are actually old enough to remember Tom & Jerry although it seems there is a lot of old fogies who do this thing called scroll work.

Very nice. Yep, I agree that Barn Red works good for Christmas.

Wonderfully simple...and...simply wonderful!

Very nice. I would use a small glass Tea Light holder so wax soes not run down and ruin the beautiful scroll work.

Cut the stuck piece in half or thirds if necessary so it has room to fall out. I have had the same thing happen in a complicated piece of fretwork, so I jujst cut up in pieces until it falls out.

I posted both of these before under Bragging Rights with long winded stories. Both of these were made for my Lady who loves Hummingbirds. I made the Hummingbird lamp a few weeks back and it was supposed to be a supprise for Christmas but, as things go, she got to see it and claimed it right there and then. So I managed to make the Hummingbird Jewelry box without her catching me, posted pics of it a few days ago, and then wrapped it and put it under the tree before she found it. Whew...took some doing. I have one more gift to make for Christmas at my daughters request and I'm cutting it thin (no pun intended) time wise. I ordered a special pattern from Scroller over a week ago and it has not arrived yet. If it shows up soon and I'm able to finish and ship in time for it to get to NY by Christmas I'll grab a quick pic and post it. Wish me luck. Edit: OOPs, I did forget to include a pic of the six Christmas Crosses (Stack cut) I made for neighbors and family members: Edit #2: In case anyone is interested, I did manage to make the Gift my daughter requested and shipped it to NY. The package is sitting in the FedEX facility near her (today 12/17), but deliveries are being held up by the snow stome in the NE. She will get it tommorow so still made iot in time for Christmas with a little time to spare. Edit #3: (12/22) Thought I would just add another gift I just made for my Lady. Look under Braging Rights "R" if for my Lady.

Excelent cut. Gaurenteed you daughter will lovee it but can any daughter-in-law please her mother-in-law...that is the real question? Should be a good try though!

Well done. I also especially like the Bee's.

You have done it again...absolutely awsome! Your imagination on how to present you work is amazing.

Beautiful! Wondering how you find the patterns designed to be cut by laser work for scroll saw cutting. I see a lot of very thin work projecting into space that I would think is very dificult to cut. I ran into this same situation with a humming bird cut I did a while back.

Easily done with another 1/4" layer on the end panels that are shorter by the vertical dimension of the tray. Would be glued on just before adding the felt liner.

Nice work! Panel looks thick. Details would be nice.

Yep, dipped in Minwax Barn Red stain then a quick wipe off with blue shop towels. I tend to use small blades for most of my cutting. Better line following control. Easier to make those "going in the other direction" turns. I onlyt use a large blade when I'm cutting a long straight line...it seem easier to do a straight cut with a large blade.

I apologise for another long story. A couple of recent post showing a box projects got me looking for one I might like to do. I found a Steve Good box pattern called Hummerbox, which has a Hummingbird and flowers in the top panel (Perfect for another Christmas Present for my lady). As downloaded, the box was 7”L x 4”W x 3 ½” H and was suggested to use 1/4” thick material. The pattern was for notch and tab construction which left panel edges exposed. The pictures which came with the pattern showed using painted backer to highlight the scrollwork, an idea I liked very much. I decided on this cut pattern for my first box as it was relatively simple, but did not think the box size was correct and I did not like the method of the box construction. My previous woodworking (BC scroll saw work) box building skills prevailed, so changes were necessary. After converting the PDF pages to a JPG file and then inserting the images into Inkscape, I used the TRACE BITMAP command to make an editable pattern. I then did some editing to increase the box size to 10” L x 5 1/2” W x 5” H and eliminated the notches and tabs. I converted the line work to red with a light gray fill at the same time. I cut the scroll work out of 5/32” thick Maple solid core plywood and created duplicate size backer panels out of 5/32” thick Walnut solid core plywood. I darkened the Walnut backers with Minwax Walnut stain to improve the contrast. The backers were glued to the cut panels (which I had stack cut) forming 5/16” thick side, end and top panels. After the glue up of the panels was complete, I used my table saw to create a nominal 1/8” W x 1/8” D dado for a 1/8” x 9 ¾” L x 5 ¼” W BB ply bottom panel. I then stack cut the glued up panels to remove the bottom cut out area between the legs. Like the process I use for the Oak Hummingbird Lamp I previously made, I beveled the vertical edges of the end and side panels with my vertical belt sander to 45 degrees, which allowed the box to be assembled with clean sharp corners. Before final assembly and glue up, I applied Red Felt to the interior face of the box walls and bottom using contact cement. Since the top is also two layers of plywood, the edges are exposed in this design and I was not happy with how it looked. I used my router to create an L-shaped trim piece out of some solid maple that I applied like a frame to the top and hung down about 1/8” all around which acts as a lid keeper for the un-hinged top. (This worked but, if I was to build this box again, I would do the top differently, using 3/8” or ½” thick solid wood instead of plywood with and undersized ¼” thick backer that would act as the keeper. if I can find a piece of Solid maple I may redo the top for this box.) Here is my version of the Hummingbird Box. And, just for your information I've attached the Steve Good PDF. hummerbox.pdf Late edit: As I looked at my box I think a big upgrade in the design would be a felt lined drop in comparmented tray easily constructed of 1/8" plywood. My Lady is a jewleryholic and never has enough storage for her jewlery.

Once again...outstanding! Great panel and a very well done frame for it. Your productions seems to be prolific. Just curious as to approximately how many shop hours do you spend on a project such as this one? With cutting, finishing and framing I'm happy if I can complete an 11X14 flat fretwork portrait in under a week, and I'm retired with plenty of time on my hands.

Inspired by a post by Charlie E "Initial Ornaments", I decided to try my hand at these reatively simple Steve Good Ornament poatterns. I made the clamp he suggested with the patterns for holding the block while cutting. I used 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" Poplar I purchased at Lowes. Nice and square and cuts well. The cutting was done with Pegas #1 MGT R blade. The Red ones are stained and lacqured, the green trees simply spray painted. As I was informed, these are not very dificult and that was correct. Centering the hole for the hanging hook was the most difficult. I do not have a drill press and the pre-drilled hole in the block was not perfectly vertical in the red ornaments. I waited to drill the holes in the Green trees until after the cut was completed. Using my small drill bit in my dremel i still had difficulty centering the hole. This was a fun little project and these will be hung on my tree. However, I don't think I will be doing much compound work in the future. Not quite my preference for the kind of work I like to do. In case you are wondering they are hanging on a stretched piece of fishing line .

You did good...will be a cherished gift I'm sure.

That is a great cut from a well done pattern. You gang with your pictures of your dogs is makeing me wish I had a dog again. Always had a dog in our family until my last one passed and I retired and moved South.

Beautiful...he will love it. Boo boo's are not apparent. We are our own worst critics...aren't we?