Allen levine

reindeer are on steve good p;atterns, downloads....trees, I just free hand drew the tree, measured different size ornaments and drew different sized trees.....pictures of all styles are on the internet....I made a few quarter inch plywood templates for different trees and I just trace them onto wood....even if the tracing is off, it wont be noticed.

I was happy when I made first frame because I had a leg from a hall table I made that was not needed originally this hall table had curved front aprons with 5 legs while Dry fitting it all I fell in shop grabbed onto the table and my weight snapped all the tenons so instead of recutting all this curved aprons I just made it all straight but of course the first frame was too small so that didn't work out oh well

Must sleep more I made first frame too small then made a second frame and it was also 1/2 inch too small but I can use need to sand frame tomorrow and apply tung oil but tomorrow I can get busy gluing it all in place i laid all the pieces in frame to make sure it will fit and look ok nothing is glued or centered correctly just showing color contrast hopefully this piece will be done by Saturday or Sunday I have a nice frame for future use

Paint drying glue up will require patience tweezers and some luck bsckground will be light shade of blue will start making frame tomorrow I should have switched colors on bottom flowers pink on left side but I'm not repainting at this point

Making large hummingbird pattern Small parts made pin board to hold parts for painting too small to number some so glue up will be slow and tedious what else do I have to do

All finished ready to go not sure when she's handing them out since it's only August but I have no safe place in shop to store them found one bandsaw reindeer

Best thing about these small projects mis cuts or burn marks just some tung oil it hides it all no fussing and everyone seems to like them my Jewish friends want to know when I'm making them some holiday stuff

So this is where I'm at made 24 trees 3 were taken to Florida this morning even though the oil was still damp(friends were driving down so it was easier for them) I offered them 2 his wife took 3 and refused to take the ugly green ones I had from last year i sprayed some white paint on them let the green show theough no one wants them burn pile just need to out hooks and ornaments made 5 Steve good reindeer they took one also not oiling them had 2 different ones from last year not sure where I found that pattern i have some bandsaw reindeer in a box somewhere if I remember to dig them out of attic soon must have given away 250 bandsaw reindeer over the past 10 years no one wants one anymore i have a 2 and a 4 year old coming tomorrow morning till Sunday night i expect to need at least 2 days next week to rest after having them sleep over thr 4 year old just learned how to ride a 2 wheel bike so I know I'll be in park with him in the heat he already told me grandpa I wanna go ride my bike and he wants me to set up the sprinkler and the slip and slide Silly me I thought my wife was my only boss

Every six months or so I just go thru and make a box or two for kindling and give it to a guy down the block who goes camping with his kids and he loves having dry kindling if I didn't I would not be able to get into shop its only good for intarsia because most small pieces I can't resize on saw or planer

This is a small tree that hangs a 1.5 inch ornament i just free hand drew it from pictures cut a template from 1/4 inch ply i could stack cut 2 at a time but 1 inch of hard woods is easier for me to just cut one at a time

My boss has me making 20 trees and I need approx a dozen reindeer since nothing meaning furniture is coming my way to build I need to keep busy and these little scroll saw projects will do just that glued together any scraps to make trees got a bit to go reindeer will all be Spanish cedar tbis one reindeer needs sanding just trying on different bells and chains gotta lot of scraps but don't think I'm putting a dent in the pile water bottle in picture to show size

You're correct I just searched his patterns using fish as search and I did not see it not sure what to tell you it was there when I did it not sure why it's gone there are similar sculptures there

A happy girl

I just sit sometimes and scroll thru (pun intended) all his patterns if I'm watching a game or a movie

Or this side

Finished sprayed a few coats of lacquer and she will be playing with it tomorrrow some cuts were slightly off but I'm not telling her since she's 2 and won't notice i increased size so had to make adjustments for some fitting since I didn't increase thickness of wood i gave my wife wrong measurements for cradle mattress again I doubt my granddaughter will complain grandma and grandpa aren't perfect i started an intarsia project this morning a sunflower in pot and I won't be finishing till I get home next month but it will keep me occupied till I leave

I thought I'd be busy for a few days but I finished off the cutting just now of this doll cradle still needs sanding and fine sanding then glue up alot of cutting ended up using a 3 blade because of all the tight turns broke one blade all pieces are 1/2 inch i increased the pattern by 25 percent but think I should have went to 50 percent since a lot of dolls are 12 inches or more nothing is glued or sanded in this pic just put together so my wife can quilt a mattress and blanket I used what I had Spanish cedar and poplar when I get back from vacation I'm going to place a big wood order and possibly order some exotics online

And this is the last Steve good pattern for a while im starting an intarsia project I will be leaving next week for a month but at least I'll have some pieces to cut before I leave here's the word plaque I made yesterday and today i I have the kids so no work till 3 bit too hot today but wanted to finish cherry

Finished these 2 garden gnomes just now spraying a few coats of spar urethane made out of scrap leftover 2x8 lumber and I'm not using 2 bys anymore didn't feel comfortable scrolling couldn't seem to control any size blade

Finished the two larger versions today started some garden gnomes but I'm not cutting straight I'm using scrap 2x8 s sliced and planed to 1/4 inch so I probably have to go down to a 1 blade tomorrow is another day Put the smaller one also so size difference can be seen

So I used 3/8 fir ply for back on larger ones stack cut 2 and the only headaches I had was cutting the plywood back part tree had a miscut or two but I'll rasp it a bit before sanding and painting also didn't have wide cherry so I cut that part in 2 pieces will glue together during assembly here's the original one I made yesterday so the size difference can be seen too hot today to sand and paint I'm totally bushed and probably isn't smart for me to be out here at this time hot and humid a friend of mine wanted all three I told him you can't afford me anymore anotjer buddy whom I've known for 60 years asked me last night if I had a cutting board laying around he needed one after 50 years he finally tossed his i only had one wanted to keep it for me since it's a flag board but he gets it

I have staples within walking distance they enlarge any patterns I need

my wife doubled the pattern size just now for me,,,,its alot of pages to tape together but Ill try to start tomorrow and stack cut 2 more as I know some of the relatives and friends want one of these for holidays, holiday stuff goes over well, I never get stuck with any, but then again, I never charge anyone, but I get alot of dinners paid for so IM happy with that. I appreciate and it makes me feel good when someone admires something i make, no matter how silly small or simple. and I never mind giving away something that doesnt cost me alot of money to make,

Another quickie this morning showed it to some family members and they want it but I think I'll remake it tomorrow but enlarge it at least 20 percent maybe more Old cherry ply painted green cherry hardwood and letters are poplar

Finished did what I wanted on base