For my wife’s first Mother’s Day I decided to try and make her something unique. I discovered Welsh Love Spoons online before and I had read about the different symbols that can be carved into a spoon to show the person that you are presenting the gift to how you feel about them. I saw several different designs online and I decided to use some of those designs to create my own design.

The top heart was taken from a James Avery jewelry design that I’ve seen called “A Mother’s Love”. The vine and leaves wrapping around the spoon handle represent a growing love and the heart shaped spoon represents a life full of happiness.

I cut this spoon from a 1/2” thick piece of basswood using my scroll saw for the major cuts and then I followed that up with a small collection of in-expensive carving knives. I haven’t decided if I am going to put a finish on it or not, but that part didn’t get done before Mother’s Day arrived. My wife really liked the spoon and has already put in on display in her china hutch.

Thanks for reading!
-Robert

I found this scroll saw project inside the Holiday 2007 issue of ScrollSaw magazine. This is one of the “Historic Window Tracery Designs” patterns that I really liked. I plan on cutting all of them out when I get a chance to use as Christmas ornaments, or maybe even find a way to turn them into coasters.

I cut this out of a a piece of 1/8” scrap wood that was used a packing material for a set of chairs that we recently had delivered. I’m not sure what type of wood it is made from, but I’d assume it’s pine. The finished size is approximately 6” round.

Thanks for checking out my project!
-Robert

The second scroll saw project that I completed was this turtle puzzle that I found online. It’s been awhile since I found the original image so I don’t remember the website name. I cut this puzzle out of a scrap piece of 3/4” plywood I had in the garage. I did plan on painting the puzzle with some craft paint, but my wife and I have decided to look for some non-toxic colored stain to apply to the pieces instead. We are trying to provide safe toys for our daughter and any playmates she will have over.

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-Robert

My wife found several pull toys online that she wanted to buy for our five month old daughter. Since I got a scroll saw for Christmas I said, “I can make those.” I asked my wife to choose the pull toy she liked the most and I just free handed the shape on a piece of 1/2” pine board that I had laying in the garage.

This was my third real project to make with my scroll saw. I even cut the wheels with the scroll saw and used my drill press with a sanding drum to round them off the best I could. The rear wheels have an “off-center” axle to simulate a hopping rabbit when it is pulled across the floor. (I tried to show this with the difference between picture one and two) In an effort to keep the toy safe to chew on, my wife used tea to stain the wood a bit of a darker shade of brown.

Thanks for checking out my project!
-Robert