Square Ribbon Box

This small box was cut entirely on the scroll saw.  Made from Redwood Cedar, Basswood and Oak.  Pattern by Steve Good.

Needlepoint Box

This is a needlepoint box that was a request from a neighbor that wanted one of her needlepoint squares inlaid into the cover of the box.  Top and bottom are pine, and the sides are 1/4" birch plywood, stained with Summer Oak and two coats of gloss varathane applied.

My First Intarsia Project

Here is my first Intarsia project, a standing Miniature Pinscher, consisting of 38 pieces of wood all cut on the scroll saw and then glued together, almost resembling a jigsaw puzzle.  Woods used are African Ebony, Walnut, and Oak.  Some of the pieces intentionally have different thickness to give the appearance of dimension.  Size of the finished dog is 16"x13.5".

Workshop Humour

A whittle bit of workshop humour to brighten your day:


DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted vertical stabilizer which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it.

ELECTRIC HAND DRILL:  Normally used for spinning pop rivets in their holes until you die of old age.

SKILL SAW:  A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.

HACKSAW:  One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle.  It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you try to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.

VISE-GRIPS:  Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads.  If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.

PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER:  Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper and tin oil cans and splashing oil onto your shirt; but it can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.

STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER:  A tool for opening paint cans.  Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws.

HAMMER:  Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of diving rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent to the object we are trying to hit. 

Kitchen Utensil Bucket

Although this was not made with the scroll saw, it was however, an item that I made a couple of months ago with (mainly) my table saw.  A handy, large bucket to hold all our long-handled kitchen utensils.  Made from natural oak.  It actually turned out better than I thought it would.

Scroll Saw Village

This is a great website for anyone who works with a scroll saw.  Member forums, User Galleries, Free Patterns and much, much more.  Check it out!  Click on the title to be redirected to that site.

Potpourri Box #1

The dark pieces of wood in this potpourri box are 1" thick pieces of African Ebony, a very hard, very close-grained and beautiful wood.  Dipped in orange oil and later varathaned.  Another  great project pattern from the Scroll Saw Workshop .  My wife claimed this piece as soon as she saw the finished product.