Allen levine

My sister lives in florida and loves her golden retriever more th en life itself so I made this for her opened up pictures of goldens and just traced it off computer screen then drew female

Way too addicting i gave away several sets yesterday as well as all types of wooden figures then this morning after my morning walk to get coffee( I kill two birds with one stone I believe is the expression)get my mile and a quarter walk in and get my coffee,I went thru any scrap pieces from the dog puzzles as I leave a drop extra to handle them comfortably I shrunk down the man dog figures and cut them out no more waste and no more room i have 6 requests for doggie puzzles so I'll make a few more i don't take Zelle or PayPal or cash or credit card my payment is the joy these little things bring to friends and family running out of room but will cut any scraps I have until I try my first intarsia ive already bagged up figures for school i stopped making bandsaw reindeer since I've prolly given out a few hundred over the years but whenever I'm asked for one I have them ready

3 layers walnut Spanish cedar and poplar slipped on one cut and a piece of Spanish cedar cracked so I got 2 sets 1.5 inches cut might go for 4 layers

Not shy I've already ordered blades

Today I tried taping half inch together and got 2 colored puzzle walnut and Spanish cedar no gaps perfect fit now I'll go and try taping 3 boards together and then I can move on with puzzle cutting I'll add poplar to the mix i have 100 bf of sapele and about the same of hard maple but not sure if I can cut thru 1-1.5 inches easily enough just getting a feel for feeding wood thru the blade the painted pieces were yesterdays poplar pieces

Pegas blades ordered experimenting with a few types all on reco s from here and familywoodworking i always appreciate the advice please never walk on egg shells regarding my work im always looking for critism to help me improve

I was so careful as to not force or rush any of the cuts and followed lines as best I could and it still came out wrong tomorrow I will give it one more try with a better pattern otherwise I will make only one species or use paint

Next shot all made of poplar and cut from one piece and of course it fits like a puzzle All practice but I will put second coat of paint and paint eyes and noses somone will want it snother one reading a book

Ok so my son and dil are big dog lovers they have two rescues and anything doggie I make for them and they luv it yesterday she texted me a pic of this doggie puzzle from the text I tried to print and cut it as clear by this photo it was a failure i will still sand it and paint on the eyes and noses that is just washable marker now I will print out glue to one piece of wood and cut out all parts as one so even if shape is off it will match other piece its a learning curve for me i used walnut sapele poplar cherry and Spanish cedar on a side note I got stool yesterday and the seat height is perfect for hegner tall stand its ok to make of this piece I've made many of the bear families and elephant families for people with kids with my bandsaw never this far off

My daughter is a special Ed teacher every year I give her bandsaw reindeer for her students to paint and decorate this time she asked me for 14 sets of the male female holding the heart to incorporate them into a sel lesson im going to make a lot of the wooden people with animals etc to pta or student council for fundraising

Here's my grandaughter taking her first steps ever we were lucky to have it filmed sort of the way I felt today like I accomplished something IMG_9437.mov

I figured instead of just practicing and playing I'll just cut letters for practice since I need for a Halloween project I made well one hour 20 minutes to cut these letters i switched out blades until I found the blade that felt best one was super aggressive and I couldn't control the small tight curves they are far far from perfect i traced them from font I found on internet It's like iM learning woodworking all over again i used the quick change out knob supplied with rhe hegner what a beautiful thing it was changing out blades was why I gave up on scrolling years ago with the dremel this was quick and easy letters are painted and will be attached to piece of wood and hung on my lawn ornament gotta learn to walk before I can run i understand this is baby stuff to most here but it was my first time using the saw for something besides wooden figures where accuracy isn't as important

I currently have a sample pack of 5 dozen dutchman blades and a pack of sample blades from an internet company. somoene on familywoodworking sent me his blades as he sold his scroll saw. so Im flush with blades to start. my next blade purchase will be pegus, as it seems to be the choice of many here.

tomorrow Ill try installing the quick release knob and try cutting out letters that happy halloween. I know i can p;urchase those letters for 1 buck each for the 2 inches I need but it will be much more fun, frustrating and keep me busy to get my own cut. simple letters, took them off office or word document, cut them out of 1/4 inch hardwood to install on a decoration I made. I will leave all the blade changing letters till the end. due to the high height of the hegner stand I purchased a new stool with back so I can work comfortably.. i wont play around too much with it, Ill start some simple intarsia as soon as I find a place that sells th ekits with wood included....once I get my feet wet, Ill use my own wood, and maybe purchase a few other items I might need im apologizing in advance as over the next years I will be here alot asking questions about tecnique and procedure. only a fool wouldnt take advantage of the millions of hours of craftsmanship offering up advice for free on this board. I intend to teach myself like I did woodworking by experimenting and asking the experts questions.

Thanx for all the advice I read it all and take notes i straightened out the shop and my scrollsaw found it's new home that entire back wall of the garage used to house a jet 1642 lathe i also took back a lot of the scraps I tossed to save for future projects i have one question i have a foot pedal from an Excalibur saw not sure if I'll use a foot pedal but I need to find an adaptor to plug the hegner cord into the foot pedal plug there is a picture of it here

I realized over the past 15 years all the scraps I tossed could have lasted 20 years with scroll sawing even with all the turning i did I still had boxes of scraps I finally had to dispose of a few months too soon

I purchased a used dremel for 50 bucks years ago i had so much trouble with blades so I gave up recently I purchased a new Excalibur from Amazon but what I received was a boat anchor the unit came in a shredded box no pieces included no speed adjustment knob a cracked body and speed control didn't work as machine kept stopping so instead of playing around everyone said get a hegner

I live on Long Island and have been doing all sorts of woodworking including furniture and decided I wanted to try scroll sawing and get into intarsia eventually i purchased a hegner 18 and just received it so I started making wooden figures of people and animals from a book I purchased I've been using my bandsaw but it creates a lot of burning and blades are expensive and don't last that long its an adjustment getting used to the machine dictating the speed of cut and following lines and curves are a learning experience I do have a question to start what is the best blade out there for cutting 3/4 inch poplar and Spanish cedar and what blade is best for harder woods at 3/4 inch like oak or sapele or cherry or maple here's some figures I got started in yesterday and today I'm making them for someone who needed 12 sets i used a Flying Dutchman psr blade and it worked ok with little blade drift but I think blade drift is my fault since I'm still learning and waiting on a stand to keep the saw more steady with less vibration