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I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. I will be taking a couple days off from blogging and just focus on my family for the weekend. Thank you all for making 2011 a very special year for me. The Blog has continued to grow and I have made many new friends. Everyone be safe in your travels. I hope Santa brings you all happiness and health. Enjoy.
This plaque and Christmas ornament honor the mothers who have lost a son or daughter while serving our country in the military.
This is just a heads up on a good deal I read about today. In my local Woodcraft store ad they had the Delta 20 inch scroll saw on sale for $349. This price may not be available at all Woodcraft stores. The Delta is a re-branded DeWalt scroll saw and at that price is a very attractive deal. If you are looking to purchase a new saw for Christmas this would be worth checking out.
I received an email from Mike a couple days ago telling me he liked to reduce the military plaques so they could be hung from more places. It sounded like a nice project so I asked him if he could send me pictures. 
Add a special hand made touch to your gift wrapping this season. You can stack cut several of these at a time from 1/8" stock. The DecoColor paint pens write on wood very well. They can be purchased in several colors. I personally like the liquid gold color because it looks great on wood.
Some time ago I designed a set of patterns honoring the veterans of the different branches of our military. One of my readers has made several of these plates and given them to honor their service. He made a great suggestion to me today that I should redesign them to honor the mothers and fathers of our active soldiers. Too good of an idea to pass up so here they are.
This one might get you in a bit of trouble so use at your own risk. :)
It's been a long week on the road and I'm glad to be home. I had to be out of town last week for business. I spent four days in a hotel room with terrible Internet connection. For a geek like me that's like a duck out of water.
Today I want to pass on a free pattern from artist Sue Mey and give you the opportunity to take advantage of her December special. For those of you who may be new to my blog let me introduce you to Sue. She is an artist from South Africa who uses her artistic gift to make scroll saw patterns. Sue is one prolific pattern designer. She has enough patterns available to keep you busy for a lifetime of scrolling. Sues' patterns have been published many times in magazines so don't be surprised if you reconize her work when you visit her site Scrollsawartist.com.
This Chinese dragon sculpture stands 10 inches tall and is 7 inches wide. I want to thank Jose Lobos from deviantART for the dragon stencil. It will make a beautiful scroll saw pattern.
The following three part review of the Excalibur was done a few days after I received the saw. The comments in the review are still pretty much my feeling about the saw. If anything I am even more positive about the quality. If you are interested in purchasing the Excalibur take a look at the videos and it might help you decide.
Here is a pattern for a 50 inch long Christmas train. Add this project to your fire place mantle.
Sheila has been hard at work on her website. She wanted me to let all of you know that she has another free pattern for your cutting pleasure. This self framing cardinal plaque is part of her seasonal songbird set.
I have talked about Toymaker Press before but I'm going to again. I love this site. I admit that I am a great big kid at heart. I like toys. I especially like wooden toys. John and Cynthia over at Toymaker Press are two of the most creative toy designers I have ever come across. When you visit their web page you are swept back to a time when toys were simple, imaginations were required and no batteries were needed.
Sometimes simple is better. These five scroll saw ornaments are simple to cut and lend themselves to stack cutting. If you cut all five and package them in a small gift box they will make a nice quick and easy gift.
Would you like to design patterns to create bowls and vases like those in these pictures? Dave Van Ess has designed a website that has the tools you need to do just that. In the video below I will take you to scrollmania.com and briefly demonstrate how to use the tools.
