Joe W.

Thanks for posting this. Back around December I saw this event scheduled for the first weekend in May on the internet. Looked again this morning and now I can't find anything. I'll keep looking, but if you find anything, please let me know. I wanted to attend as it looks to be the nearest scroll saw event to me.

Yes, I did find my mind wandering from time to time - and me catching myself and asking myself: "now where did that thought come from and why?" If that defines being a little bit crazy, then I'm in!

Thanks Ned. Yeah, I've got a feeling I'm going to get some requests for this one too when the friends come over and see it. Funny, at the time I was printing off the pattern I considered doing a stack cut of two or three. Should of went with that.

That gets my motor running. Outstanding!

Really nice cutting on the letters!

Thanks, I'm working my way through Steve Good's patterns. Between wife, family, friends, and my own likes, Steve's patterns will keep me occupied for quite some time. Figured I'd get a solid foundation in the basics before trying my hand at spiral, compound, and collapsible works. You guys and gals rock when it comes to the many works I've seen here at SSV.

Kow-wa-bunga! Looks great!

Welcome and Nice setup - You have some serious dust control there - and good on ya!

Cut this out while the tree guys were cutting down our trees around the house. The wife saw this pattern and wanted it for the guest bathroom. Except for one moment of not paying attention -which will be fixed - it came out OK. Now it's her baby to do with as she will. 9" x 13 1/2" using 1/4 Birch and #5 Pegas blade.

Looks good! Thanks for the details. Gives me some ideas for future cutting.

nú at's skipr Old Norse for "now that's a ship"

A different kind of beer cozy - nice!

WOW! That is a Beauty!!!

Ah, you got my reference (big smile). We still watch "Christmas Story" when it airs. It's a tradition in our house. To use this for a geocache, I'll publish information on the Geocaching website that will show them where the decoder is physically located. The published information will also have the encryption key used to encoded/encrypted the message and the encrypted GPS coordinates of where the geocache container is hidden. (The geocache container itself has a paper log they have to sign, proving they actually found the geocache.) When they have the decoder in their hands, their challenge is to figure out how the 3 wheels are used to set up the encryption key, enabling them to then decode the encrypted message. It will be a little bit evil, but it adds to the satisfaction of cracking the code. On one occasion, it took a group of 9 of us two hours to figure out how to unlock a puzzle. We were all doing the happy dance when we finally got it. The puzzle caches are just one of 7 different geocache types. Lots of fun for young and old. And basic membership is free!

Welcome from the other side of the US of A. You will love it here - something for everyone and loads of good information from lots of experienced scroll sawers.

Ya done GOOD! Can't wait to see more of your work.

Yeah, I just read it also and my take-aways were that 1) sealed bearings make for a machine that needs less maintenance and 2) there seems to be enough demand for scroll saws that even if you bought a saw you decided you didn't like, you would be able to resell it and recoup most of your money, chalking up the difference to research and experience. And 3) For those who scroll saw for a living, machine maintenance/replacement costs and associated time is a part of the business and has to be quantified to get a true picture of how efficient their business is. For me, it's a hobby and I'm having a blast with it.

You know, I think it did. It bugs me to no end when I can't lay hands on something I need when I need it. I think I am part magician - I can lay a tool down when I'm working on something and seconds later turn around to grab it, only to find it's not there. Heck, I bet I spend as much time, sometimes, looking for tools as I do the actual repair job. It really is a simple project. Printing, gluing the pattern, and cutting it out didn't take much time at all. I spent a little more time on gluing the pieces together and a little sanding on the end piece and SHAZAM!, it was done. Using 1/4" wood, you could stack cut 3 or 4 of these things and I think they would sell well or make a nice gift for family members/friends.

So the other night we had the neighbors young kids over and I tried to lay hands on my Penny Drop game I made a few years ago (BSS - Before Scroll Sawing). Not to be found, we went with a card game instead. After searching the house twice over to no avail, I remembered a Penny Drop pattern on (you guessed it) Steve Good's website. Shocked and amazed, I got this cut out and assembled in what seemed like only 2-3 hours. But who knows how long it took - when I get cutting, I lose all track of time and the clock is behind me. If you've never played the game, give it a try. You can even make up your own rules to include your favorite beverage (wink and grin). On a side note - I'm thinking this could be a money maker for those that cut for a living with stack cutting 3 or 4 at a time. Thoughts?

If you don't already have one, I think you should start your own art gallery! precision cutting to the enth degree!

Yeah - What he said. How big is it and what kind of resin did you use? I was going to use polymer clay for a sign I've made, but the cost factor scared me off. Looking for an alternative substance.

Firm believer that everything happens for a reason.. many times we look back on the bad in life and actually see why and or what good came from that bad.. God works in mysterious ways. Yes - I got a dose of that yesterday - breaking a couple blades from using too much tension. Switched from a larger blade to a much smaller one. I am learning something new every time I sit down at the machine.

Sometimes Millie disguises herself as finding free wood or wood for sale at a reduced price. For me, it's often just getting out of the bed in the morning without moaning

Murphy's Law is unfortunately a real thing. But fortunately, Murphy has a sister - Millie - who goes around doing good things for people. Kind of like the Fairy God Mother. So hopefully, she will visit you in the near future and give you good fortune, thereby replacing this bad memory with a good one. May she visit you more often than her brother.

A great place to start for starting out with a scroll saw. A WIDE variety of patterns to choose from in addition to a wealth of scroll saw information in Blog and VLOG formats. Patterns range from easy to medium difficulty level.