I've only been scrolling for about three weeks, on a HF Bauer 22". And I have been experimenting with regular reverse cut blades from Olson, and New spiral blades from Flying Dutchman.

The Christmas ornament photo attached shows a 5R Olson on the left and a 3/0 FD spiral on the right. Only a surface sanding done.

I have done multiple other designs with both flat and spiral. I am finding that while I love the concept of any direction cutting, spirals don't do well at inside angles, and especially for me, creating smooth circular cuts. The outside of the spiral ornament is terrible.

I understand that some people say it is a matter of practice to get better with spirals, but I'm not sure.

I think I will focus on flat blades with reverse teeth.

This is my first shot at doing a portrait. Pretty happy with how it turned out and I learned a lot!

Messed up the first post, sorry about the duplication. Made these for family members who are fans. I don’t paint too well but I think they turned out alright!

This is my first time sharing, so here it goes…. These are some name plaques that I made for my high school students who come into my work daily to learn job skills. At the end of every year I like to make them so that they have something to take home and be reminded of their time with us. I cut all of the names out on the scroll saw and hand sanded each letter, I have four more plaques to make, and then I am going to put a finish on them. I will definitely share the final result. Thanks for reading!!

If background i think black

Mandala coaster made from 1/4" cherry, ~113 cuts. Pattern from Charles Hand's book Fantastic Fretwork Patterns for the Scroll Saw

Im looking for a scroll saw that is good for trying working with them, with out much of a financial impact ( i am poor)

I have done a number of these and have experienced some warping, but nothing this extreme. Is there any advice you n how to avoid this in the future? Or anyone have a tried and true method for making these panels?
Thank you

I’ve been messing around with simpler intarsia patterns lately.

This deer was my latest test. I tried to keep the main shapes bigger and avoid the tiny cuts that make a project annoying halfway through.

Still not sure where the sweet spot is though.

For anyone who does scroll saw or intarsia work, do you prefer cleaner/simple patterns, or more detailed ones even if they take a lot longer?

Just a beginner in the Scrollsaw world. Looking for advice/tips on how to best create this logo using my scrollsaw. Thanks!