ScrollerGuy

Thanks RJ, Jerry and daveww1 for your kind words. My daughter seemed to like it when I gave it to her, but we'll see if she hangs it in her new house. First house for her and closed on it today!

I started this project over a year ago and finally finished it. For most of that time it just sat collecting dust as I just couldn't find the motivation to work on it. Because it's a little too big (23x17 inches) to cut with standard blades on my 21 inch saw, I had to use spiral blades near the corners and the right and left sides which gave me some trouble. It's far from perfect and I should have cleaned up some of the cuts, but I'm just happy to be done with it. No more projects that require spiral blades! My second attempt at a portrait, this was done using GIMP and Inkscape with a photo from my daughter's wedding. It was cut into 1/4 inch Baltic Birch with the frame made from pine.

Like the leopard but love the lighthouse. The child in the foreground really adds some depth.

After a long, cold winter I'm again able to do some scrolling out in my scroller shed without freezing my .... Here's a Russ Beard design cut into 1/4 inch Baltic birch with Pegas 1 & 3 MGT blades. It was stained white, added a black backer and placed into a frame made from scrap 3/4 inch pine stained gray. Finished size with frame is 10.25 x 13.5 inches. I really like Russ Beard's designs and have already started another. Lots of holes, but easy to cut.

I believe the Grizzly G0969 21-inch saw is another Excalibur/Pegas clone and may be a source for parts. The parts page with diagrams for this saw is here: https://www.grizzly.com/products/g0969/parts

I've purchased Baltic birch both online and in store from Woodcraft and the quality was good. In the store I was told that Woodcraft is discontinuing carrying it because of its Russian origin. The 12 x 12 pieces have been on clearance for some time at good prices (1/8 inch $2 and 1/4 inch $3). They had it discounted even more until January 3rd, I believe. The larger pieces haven't been discounted. I was told they have "hundreds of thousands" of the smaller pieces to clear out. If you add some to your cart and leave it there, they will send you a discount code for free shipping.

I have the Grizzly 22 inch which has a very large table with the blade similarly further from the front. It took a little while to visually get used to the increased distance, but it became normal pretty quickly. More room in the front of the blade makes cutting large pieces a little easier because more of the weight is on the table instead of hanging off, which makes tipping of the project less likely. I would likely have purchased the Bauer saw if it was available when I got the Grizzly. The price is too good to not give it a try, especially if you can get your hands on one of the 25% off coupons.

Here is one of the blade charts. Lots of information, but ignore the prices. The pdf will hopefully be attached to this post SS_BLADE_CHART_2-22-2013.pdf

With 26 views and no replies I'll start this off. Have you read the manual? Here's a link: https://www.manua.ls/excalibur/ex-21/manual?p=11 . Page 11 has your answer - unpinned 5" scroll saw blades. You can find them on Amazon and many online retailers. Your next question will be "which 5" unpinned blade should I buy?" Books could be written on the subject, so maybe a quick search of this site will get you going. I'm sure others will chime in here too. Good luck with your scroll sawing. Looks like OCtoolguy and I were responding at the same time.

The bigger table is a big deal to me and that's one of the reasons I ended up buying the Grizzly last summer. So far, I have no complaints about it, though I'm rather new to scrolling and have used only one other saw, the Wen 3922. The Grizzly is so much easier to use - especially when doing fretwork. Moving the blade from one hole to the next and re-tensioning is a breeze. It has only been available for a bit over a year, so how it holds up long term is yet to be learned. It was also on sale when I bought it for about the same price it is now. Like many online stores, Grizzly will send you a coupon code for 5% off if you leave something in your cart. That brings the price down another $28. It's not red, but I rather like the green color and the label on the side of the machine says it is made in Taiwan.

Very nice job! I looked for this pattern and haven't been able to find it. Where did you get it?

Wow, absolutely beautiful! A few questions if I may. Which took longer, the scrolling or the pattern making? What are the dimensions of the piece? Is that Baltic Birch plywood? Thickness and blades used? I'm rather new to scrolling and pattern making and have much to learn. Thanks for sharing.

I'm not currently looking for a new scroll saw, but I recently (monthly actually) received a 25% off coupon from Harbour Freight. The coupon is good in store only and on in stock merchandise. There aren't any exclusions in the fine print that would exclude the scroll saw. Out the door for around $200 would be a great deal and puts it into the "entry level" price range. Seems like a lot of saw when compared to the many "entry level" saws in the $100 to $200 range.

Nice job, Ralph! I like all of them, especially the second to last one with the witch and the cat. Is it a Steve Good pattern like many of the others? I don't recall seeing that one before.

A few projects for Halloween.