This little doll chair is 6" tall. The construction is slot and tab so it's easy to assemble. The chair is made from 1/4" wood so you can easily stack cut the two arm pieces and cut the project faster.
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I have had a few readers outside the continental U.S. ask if they could enter the scroll saw giveaway contest if they provided a U.S. shipping address. That is fine. Just understand that the box is almost 50lbs.
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I have made all kinds of sports patterns and even a cheer leading pattern but I have never designed a band pattern. Salute to the young men and women that put that groove in Friday night football.
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I know it's difficult for the untrained eye to see but I am hard at work in this picture. You just can not imagine the mental exertion involved in running the Scrollsaw Workshop. I spend hours a day in this position thinking up new patterns. My wife says the amazing thing is how I can do all this work with my eyes closed. Folks I'm a trained professional and you should not try this at home. I spent two years studying with Himalayan monks to perfect this dangerous technique.
I just wanted everyone to understand the reason I am so far behind on returning my email. It should be clear by now that I just don't have enough hours in the day. Don't worry though because I have purchased a trained monkey. The seller assures me that the monkey can do as much work as me.
If you want to practice your 3D scroll saw cutting skills this pattern is for you. The pattern is easy to cut but you do need to be precise. The hole in the top needs to be drilled dead center and you need to follow the pattern lines close.
The blank needs to be 1 1/2" x 1 1/2". Use a 3/4" forstner bit to drill the top before you apply the pattern. Make sure you mark the depth of the hole so you don't go too far.
I used a small piece of construction grade 2x4 and ripped it to 1 1/2". I used a vice to hold the piece on my drill press and drilled the hole. I then applied the pattern and carefully cut side one. Flip the piece to side two and continue to cut out the pattern.
If you have never done any 3D cutting before I have a couple of videos in the video library that explain the technique and how to make a 3D cutting jig if you like. The videos are from several months back but are good reference material for this project.
3D cutting jig video.
Basic 3D cutting video Part 1.
Basic 3D cutting video Part 2.
Important. This piece is not heavy enough to handle a candle. It is for decoration only.
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New scrollers are always looking for thin stock for their scroll saw projects. Many designs require 1/2" or 1/4" wood. If you don't have a thickness planner this can be a problem. You can order thin wood online and that's a good option. You can try your local hardwood dealer but they generally don't sell thin stocks.
Most seasoned woodworkers would rather cut off their left thumb than buy wood from the big chain stores. They will tell you it's just too expensive and they don't have much selection. Both statements are true but as scrollers we work with small quantities of wood for most projects.
I put together this little flower pot stand for $3.28 for the wood and $2 for the flower pot. I went to Home Depot and purchased a 1/2" x 6" x 24" poplar board for $3.28. They sell 1/4", 1/2" and 3/4" boards in their hobby wood section. You can build all sorts of scroll saw projects from boards this size. You are limited to red oak and poplar but that's not as bad as it sounds.
Poplar looks fine for many scroll saw craft projects. Red oak is not my favorite wood to cut but it looks fine stained or just oiled.
Don't be put off of projects just because they require thin stock. It's great if you have a full work shop and can dimension your own stock but you can enjoy the hobby without all those tools.
The flower pot stand comes with several decorative figures for you to select. It is designed with slot and tab construction. If you cut carefully you can fit the pieces so they don't require glue. This make it easy to break them down for storage or shipping.
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Cut from 1/2" wood. Requires a 1 7/16" mini clock insert.
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At one time or another most woodworkers think about selling their work. Some are looking to make a little extra cash to buy supplies. Some dream of doing their craft full time. Either way there is a big learning curve to do it well.
Someone gave me a piece of advice one time. They said if you want to learn to be a sheep herder hang around other sheep herders. Well the same thing goes for selling crafts.
David the owner of Tuliptree Crafts started documenting his pursuit of making a full time business out of his scroll saw crafts. He started a Blog and began posting almost daily about his travels on the craft circuit. He started blogging sometime in 2006. He has built an incredible wealth of information for anyone willing to spend the time going through his archives.
If you want to sell crafts, hang around other crafters who sell crafts. David would be a good crafter to hang out with. Check out Scroll Saw Blog
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To make this heart shaped candy dish you will need to tilt the table of your scroll saw to produce a bevel cut. The wood for the bowl in the picture is 1 1/4" thick and I used an angle of 1 1/2" degrees.
The angle will vary depending on the thickness of the wood you use. Practice the correct angle by test cutting quarter sized circles in scraps of the same stock. You want to be able to push the plug out about half way. To make the bowl deeper decrease the angle. To make it more shallow increase the angle.
There are patterns for two sized dishes. The big pattern will make a dish about 8" wide like the one in the picture above.
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This small wall clock is just the thing for a new scrollers looking to build their first clock. It uses a 2 3/4" clock insert that you can buy at Woodcraft. Model #142320. The clock is only 9" tall and about 6" wide so you won't need much wood for the project either.
The construction is slot and tab so assembly is straight forward and easy. Once you take a look at the pattern you will see their are very few cut required. It uses 1/4" thick wood through out. You could build the clock from 1/4" Baltic birch ply or hardwood.
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The Scrollsaw Workshop Stencil Printer 1.7 is my latest software for creating patterns. It will create key chain fobs, desk name plates and more. Click the image above to download the latest version. It is free to use donationware. This software is for Windows PC only.
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Remember to keep the safety of yourself and others in your work shop in your thoughts at all times. Always wear eye and ear protection. Follow all the manufactures warnings that came with your power tools. If I demonstrate something on this web site that you don't feel is safe, don't do it. Your safety is your responsibility. Fingers are handy things, try to keep all of them.
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This little doll chair is 6" tall. The construction is slot and tab so it's easy to assemble. The chair is made from 1/4" wood so you can easily stack cut the two arm pieces and cut the project faster.
