Friday, November 2, 2018

Boston Red Sox World Series Champions Commemorative Plate Scroll Saw Pattern. A new Giveaway!


The Boston Red Sox won the 2018 World Series over the Dodgers in five games. The series had a memorable game three that went a record 18 innings over 7 hours. The series MVP was Steve Pearce. This was the ninth championship in franchise history for Boston. Congratulations to the Red Sox and all their fans.

This commemorative plate is eight inches in diameter. It is designed in three layers. The backer board, plate, and decorative bat and ball. 

I also included a smaller 6" plate but it will be difficult to cut the small letters. You will need a steady hand and a #1 blade. I would only recommend it for scrollers with some experience. I included the smaller version so I could write about the next section of this post.

Using my patterns with laser cutters:

I have more and more readers who are using my patterns with their laser cutters. These machines are slowly becoming more widely available to the home woodworker/crafter. Decent laser cutter/engravers are still quite expensive. Fortunately, many cities now have maker spaces and libraries that have laser cutters available to the public. I have a local library that has a very nice laser cutter and requires no payment to use it. You just take a simple orientation class and you are ready to get started. Check your library to see if they offer a maker space.

When I create the pdf of the pattern I make sure that the pattern pages remain in vector format. This gives a couple of advantages. It gives a fine line pattern that is easy to cut on the scroll saw and it is a format that allows it to be easily imported into vector programs. After the pattern is imported into a vector program it can be edited to work with a laser cutter, CNC router etc.

A free vector program named Inkscape is a good choice to import and edit my patterns. You can even use this program to edit the pattern for use on the scroll saw. You can personalize the pattern, change the size, convert to red line or other changes.

In today's pattern, I included a smaller version that is 6" in diameter. It would be more difficult to cut on the scroll saw but it is easily cut on a laser. In the picture below I let my laser engraver/cutter make today's pattern. I cut all three parts from 1/8" Baltic birch plywood. I painted the backer board red. I have a nice keepsake from the World Series.


Bear Woods Sponsored Giveaway:


The 1st Winner will receive a $100 Bear Woods gift certificate.
The 2nd winner will receive a completed Charles Dearing artwork.

Bear Woods is celebrating giving during the month of November. Each day in November Bear Woods will feature a different charitable woodworker/crafter. Bear Woods will donate $50 to that woodworker so they can continue their charitable work. 

When you enter the contest you will be asked to visit the Bear Woods Gives page that celebrates these charitable woodworkers and features their story.

The giveaway ends the last day of November. You can enter every day. The winners will be chosen randomly by the contest organizer. 

Please read. On the contest entry page, you will have to click a button to continue to the Bear Woods Gives page. You will have to close that page and return to the contest entry page to complete the entry.





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Inlay with a 1" Forstner Bit.
The perfect way to sign your work.

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Products for your consideration:


Scroll Saw Pattern Design Tutorial: DVD
Let me teach you to create a beautiful wooden portrait pattern. I will show you everything you need from start to finish. The video will show you the free software program you can download for Windows or Mac OS. I will show you how to install the program and configure it for best results. 
Then I will show you the technique to take your photograph and make a pattern from it. When the pattern is complete we will go in the shop and cut it.
The DVD is $10 plus shipping. This is a data DVD that you will use on your computer to watch the video tutorial  



Every Scrollsaw Workshop Pattern from 2007-2017 in DVD
Purchase the entire Scrollsaw Workshop pattern catalog for offline access.

This DVD has 2,300 patterns published from 2007 thru 2017.
The DVD is $20 plus shipping. Ships to 60 countries around the world.

If you use the DVD on a Windows PC there is a simple viewer program to browse through the patterns.

The DVD also works fine on a MAC. The viewer program is not MAC compatible but there is an included PDF with all the patterns shown as thumbnails for easy viewing. 

Unique Wooden Vases:
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The books are $12 each and available for instant download after purchase. Click for Video Demonstration.


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Thousands of FREE scroll saw patterns. No registration or signup required.

The projects form these patterns can be sold without restrictions. The patterns cannot be sold.

Click here for the Free Online Catalog.

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Wooden Vases on the Scroll Saw Book $12 Each

http://www.stevedgood.com/woodenvases.html
Each digital book is available for download immediately after payment.
The books are $12 per edition and contains eight unique patterns each.
Watch the following video to see how easy these beautiful scroll saw vases
are to make. 

Order the $3 pdf Catalog

This is a PDF of all the patterns in my free catalog. It is for Windows only and has a program to automatically download the pattern to your computer. Please watch the video below before you order. Click the picture to order.
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You do not need a PayPal account to order. At the bottom of the PayPal page is a button that will allow you to pay with a credit card. After successful payment click the Return to Merchant button for the download.

Stencil Printer 1.7

Stencil Printer Instruction Video.

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.

Scroll Saw Pattern Printer update 1.1

Scroll Saw Pattern Printer update 1.1
Download the Free Scroll Saw Pattern Printer Version 1.1. Create name patterns in seconds. Windows PC only.
Download Version 1.1
Please consider a $5 donation for The Scroll Saw Pattern Printer v1.1.

Scroll Saw Keychain Pattern Maker

Use the Scroll Saw Keychain Maker to start a small keychain business. Build yourself a nice display and make up severl keychains with common names. Sell at craft shows, on Ebay or at work. Everyone needs a keychain. Take custom orders. Heck just make them and give them away as gifts. It's all made easy with the Scroll Saw Keychain Maker. Watch the video demonstration then download the file below and get started with the fun.
The following link will start the download process. After the file download is complete just click the setup file and the program will be installed. Please consider a $5 donation for the program.

Download the Oval Keychain Pattern Maker.

Enjoy designing and printing these great personalized key chains. Give them as gifts, make them for fun or sell them at craft shows. It's easy, just watch the video demo then download and install the program. You will be designing these fun projects in minutes. Windows PC only.
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Philip Lowndes Noah's Arc Pattern Available. Watch the video below.

This video is from Philip Lowndes. He is the designer of this beautiful Noah's Arc puzzle pattern. If you would like the pattern follow the link below.
Buy This Wonderful Heirloom Puzzle Pattern

Think Safety

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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