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Veterans Day - 3D Compound Cut Veterans Blocks: Now with space force!

2026-11-09T14:41:02.253-05:00

3D Compound Cut Veterans Blocks

Coast Guard, Navy, Marine, Air Force, Army, & Space Force

Veterans Day is this Wednesday, and we wanted to share a favorite Steve Good piece honoring veterans. Bob Bakshis wrote in and shared an addition to the Veterans Blocks pattern with the Space Force branch. Thank you to Bob for adding Space Force to the pattern!

We have added the new version of the 3D compound cut veteran blocks pattern to the catalog for everyone to enjoy. They make a great gift!

Check out the original Veterans Blocks pattern!

AND

Check out the new version with Space Force added!

Bob Bakshis - Space Force Veteran Compound Cut

I recently used Steve's 3-D Compound Cut Veterans Block pattern for Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines.
I presented the blocks at the monthly DuPage Woodworkers meeting for the 'From Our Workshop' segment. They met with rave reviews. (See photo above). After the presentation, I realized that the set was missing the newly created Space Force.
I cobbled together a pattern using letters for other branches, did a bit of resizing, and created a logo for the Space Force.
I probably will never find a Space Force Veteran, but I am ready!
I have used several of Scroll Saw Workshop patterns and enjoy checking for new projects.
Keep up the good work,

Bob Bakshis

Check out the 3D Compound Cuts with Space Force added!

Thank you to Bob for being part of continuing Steve's legacy! If you have a pattern you have designed or modified, we would LOVE to feature your pattern on the blog and continue Steve's work of providing the scroll saw community with free, unique, and fun patterns.

Looking for scroll saw blades, scroll saws, or accessories?

Check out the selection of top of the line Pegas blades, saws, and accessories over at Bear Woods Supply. Deals and giveaways all throughout November!

NEW Pattern - Gratitude Tree Pattern by Wendell Woodworks

2026-11-06T12:01:00.773-05:00

Gratitude Tree Pattern by Danielle Wendell

New pattern alert! The wonderful Danielle Wendell of Wendell Woodworks has shared her Thanksgiving Gratitude Tree pattern with the Scroll Saw Workshop! Check out her YouTube video explaining how to make your own and what it means to her, and the special note from Danielle below.

Danielle Wendell's Gratitude Tree

I've always loved creating and crafting, even from a young age. After becoming a stay-at-home mom, I discovered a special love for working with reclaimed wood and appreciating its natural beauty. That passion for creating eventually grew into Wendell Woodworks!

One of our family's favorite traditions is writing down something we're thankful for each day leading up to Thanksgiving. This year, I wanted to create something special to hold those little reminders of gratitude while also serving as a beautiful piece of holiday decor. And so, the Thanksgiving Tree was born!

The two wooden layers easily stack together and come apart for convenient storage. While you could certainly use paper leaves, I chose to make reusable acrylic leaves that can be written on with a dry-erase marker and enjoyed year after year.

My girls have been adding a new leaf each evening around the dinner table, and it's become such a special part of our November. My hope is that this little tradition is one they'll carry with them and someday pass along to their own families!

Download the Gratitude Tree Pattern!

See more from Danielle!

Wendell Woodworks YouTube

Wendell Woodworks Instagram

Wendell Woodworks Facebook

Looking for more fall and Thanksgiving patterns?

Check out the full Scroll Saw Workshop Pattern Catalog!

Bear Woods Beat the Rush Bundles

Until November 13th receive a gift card alongside your new Pegas scroll saw,

bandsaw, rotary tool kit, or Colwood pyrography kit!

If you're looking for scroll saw blades or accessories, Bear Woods is holding bonuses, sales, and giveaways all throughout November! Don't miss out on the savings or the upcoming BIG tool giveaway!

Bearwood.com for the Details!

Thanksgiving Patterns - Table Setting, Serving, Decor: From the Archive

2026-11-04T15:45:04.348-05:00

Thanksgiving Patterns - Napkin Holders, Serving Platters, and Decor

Thanksgiving is almost here! If you are looking for a last-minute table setting, serving tray, or piece of decor, here are some beautiful patterns Steve Good released over the years.

Looking for more? Check out the full pattern catalog!

Turkey Napkin Rings - Pattern

The turkey napkin rings are the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving table, and make a great gift! Leave unfinished, apply a food-safe finishing oil like Walrus Oil (available at bearwood.com), or paint!

Be Thankful Napkin Holder - Pattern

The perfect napkin holder for the Thanksgiving feast!

Napkin Holder 1 : Messy Fingers 0

Pumpkin Serving Tray - Pattern

Great for bread rolls, cookies, extras, or whatever else you are trying to serve!

There are lots of other serving tray patterns in the catalog as well!

Thankful & Blessed Fall Door Wreath - Pattern

Steve created something really, really special with this blog. Sawdust, pilot holes, inside cuts, blade changes. The scroll saw community has been blessed by Steve, and we are thankful for him. And he was thankful for us.

In turn, each of you reading this has those in your life who you are thankful for and blessed by. Thanksgiving is a time of year to treasure those who make us better, who love us and allow us to love them. This wreath Steve made is a great example of that, of remembering who and what we are grateful for.

Thanksgiving Pilgrim Turkey - Pattern

He is so cute, Mr. Pilgrim Turkey.

Turkey Candle Holder - Pattern

Another great table decoration - make any candle fit the season! There are lots of other great candle holder patterns in the catalog as well!

Leaf Platter Serving Tray - Pattern

A leaf-shaped serving tray, great for Thanksgiving with the fall's falling leaves, or any occasion when you need a beautifully cut piece for practical decor.

Steve's Favorite Scroll Saw: The Pegas

Steve loved the Pegas scroll saw and was one of the very first to get one when they were released seven years ago! Check out Steve's Review from 2019!

Bear Woods Bundle Bonus on the Pegas Scroll Saw + Stand Bundles!

November 4th - 13th receive a gift card alongside your new Pegas saw!

Bandsaws, rotary tool kits, and Colwood pyro kits included as well!

Bearwood.com for the Details!

If you're looking for scroll saw blades or accessories, Bear Woods is holding bonuses, sales, and giveaways all throughout November! Don't miss out on the savings or the upcoming BIG tool giveaway!

BearWood.com

Boo! Ghost Patterns From the Archives

2026-10-30T13:23:12.437-04:00

Seeing as Halloween is tomorrow, here are some great Steve Good Ghost patterns from the archive! Looking for even more Halloween patterns? Check out the archive!

And if you're out there tomorrow night, have lots of fun but be safe and aware! And if you're looking for something to do, well BOO! These patterns are calling you. The scroll saw awaits!

Boo! Ghost Candle Holder (Download the Pattern)

The best part? The candle lights up the ghost making it look even spookier!

Beware Haunted House Ghost Pattern (Download the Pattern)

Beware all ye who enters here! You may have a fun time scrolling this ghost pattern and end up with a great spooky season decoration!

Ghost Tea Light Holders - B O O ! (Download the Pattern)

Again with the light of the candles making the ghosts even spookier!

Ghosts in a Casket (Download the Pattern)

This begs the question, does scrolling the ghosts into the pattern keep them stuck there? Do we want them stuck there? I am thinking probably yes, it is best they stay where they are.

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Pumpkins & Jack-O-Lanterns: Patterns From the Archive!

2026-10-29T13:24:43.175-04:00

Halloween and Thanksgiving are just around the corner, and there is a specific problem with carving pumpkins:

At some point, they rot, and if you leave them way too long.....they an get a little goopy.

Well, here at the Scroll Saw Workshop, that problem has been solved. Cut a wooden pumpkin on your scroll saw that will last a life time! It won't rot, and unless you leave soaking in water until next Halloween, it is very, very unlikely to get goopy.

Great gift ideas too!

Pumpkin Lights Candle Holders - 20 Patterns!

Jack-O-Lantern tea light holders! Lots of jack-o-lantern faces to choose from, a great holiday decoration!

Thankful Pumpkins Decoration (Download the Pattern)

A beautiful Thanksgiving and fall pumpkin decoration pattern!

Autumn Skies and Pumpkin Pies (Download the Pattern)

Falling leaves, every color on the trees, and a pumpkin pie baking in the oven.

Witch Jack-O-Lantern (Download the Pattern)

Very on-brand for the spooky season!

Jack-O-Box - 10 Faces to Choose From! (Download the Pattern)

The best part of a jack-o-lantern turned into a functional box. And even better, there are 10 faces to choose from! Several jack-o-lantern faces, dog, cat, and more!

Jack-O-Lantern Door Ornament (With bats!) (Download the Pattern)

Hang over a door, over a cabinet, from a shelf. A great Halloween / fall Jack-O-Lantern decor piece.

Looking for more patterns? Check out the archive!

Looking for blades, saws, or accessories? Check out bearwood.com for top of the line scroller essentials!

Murray Rose’s Tribute

We would like to clarify the name on a recent living tribute post as Murray Rose.

In case you missed it, read Murray Rose’s story and how Steve inspired his workshop!

Spooky Scary Skeletons: Patterns from the Archive

2026-10-26T11:57:26.047-04:00

Today is October 26th and that means Halloween is nearly upon us. Well, since Steve made a TON of SkeleTON patterns, here are a few favorites from the archive! (There are more, just search "Skeleton" in the catalog!)

30 Inch Tall Skeleton (Download from the Catalog!)

Okay, what do we think for names for this guy? These are my top 3 suggestions, in no particular order:

1. Ike

2. Sir. Sam S. SkellyTon

3. Mr. Skelly Mc NoPants

Skeleton Singers (Download from the Catalog!)

They're gonna rock your socks off!

(Not their own socks, because as we can tell in the pattern, skeletons wear high-heel shoes.)

Halloween Skeleton Cat (Download from the Catalog!)

Not so sure this one is spooky, but cats certainly can be easy to spook, so it feels fitting.

Skeleton Riding a Motorcycle (Download from the Catalog!)

Mr. Skelly Mc NoPants is on the highway to hell with this one! No helmet? No problem when you're already a skeleton!

Skeleton Casket (Download from the Catalog!)

This is a great muti-piece cut! Skeleton and Casket, a great decoration, or maybe you could store something in the casket.

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Living Tribute: Murray Rose's Story & Favorite Archive Patterns

2026-10-23T12:49:04.095-04:00

Steve's impact, the impact of the Scroll Saw Workshop spans decades and stretches across the world. Murray Rose shared his story of how Steve and the workshop impacted him and grew his own workshop.

Murray's Work Shop - Inspired by Steve Good

Like many of us, I looked forward to Steve's daily email to see what he'd come up with and if I wanted to make it. Although I get several emails on a daily basis, I always opened his first.

I chatted with Steve on and off several times. I found Steve very down to earth and I'm sure he raised his eyebrows and shook his head at some of my questions, but he never let on that I was just another rookie asking such basic questions.

Here is one of my scroll works inspired by one of Steve's golf patterns. The clock, which I bought from your Bearwood's online site, and a golf ball which is my own design, I gave to my son for his office so he could see how much longer before he could quit work and go golfing.

When Steve was in hospital I thought he'd like a little present so made this scrollsaw picture for him when he was a younger man. Sadly he passed before I could send it to him. It now occupies a space above my shop door along with a clock (also bought from your online site) that I look at every day. I think of Steve with every scrollsaw work I do. Rest in peace, Steve.

- Murray Rose -

Golfer Pattern by Steve Good

Get your daily dose of iron!

Bear Woods Supply - Clock Parts to build your own creative clock!

All the clock parts and clock inserts you could need to build a clock! bearwood.com

Tip: Check out the pattern AND check clock dimensions BEFORE cutting. Especially if you are using a clock insert, get the insert and THEN cut the hole so you can be sure it fits.

Check out all of Steve's creative clock patterns from the catalog!

Murray also recently won prizes at a local fair, including for Steve Good patterns from the Scroll Saw Workshop catalog! Congratulations, Murray!

Peace Sign Frog - Check Out the Pattern

Living Tribute

Whether your workshop is big or small, whether you've been scrolling decades or just got your first saw, if Steve Good and the Scroll Saw Workshop have impacted you, we would love to hear your story and share with the community. And, if you have designed any patterns you might like to share just as Steve did and grow the Scroll Saw Workshop catalog, we would love to feature you as a pattern designer. You can send any stories / patterns to ssworkshop@bearwood.com

Much love and sawdust,

the Bear Woods Team

Cat and Puppy Christmas Ornaments - 3 Free patterns!

2026-10-21T12:04:07.399-04:00

Christmas ornaments featuring furry friends!

A cuddly cat with a stocking, a puppy with a present, and cat and dog friends in front of a Christmas tree! From one family with furry friends we just adore, these are for all you animal lovers we know are out there!

Available as personalized name ornaments at BearWood.com

as FREE patterns from the catalog with Christmas sayings!

Don't want the 2026? Cut or scroll it off!

Cat with a Stocking Ornament Pattern

Puppy with a Present Ornament Pattern

Cat and Dog Friends with a Christmas Tree Ornament Pattern

MORE Personalized name ornament options!

And all the ornaments are available with Christmas sayings in the Scroll Saw Workshop Catalog!

Choose the names, download the patterns, scroll your ornaments! Links and instructions below!

And yes, the patterns have stencil font! The demo's are just an example to get an idea (and as the maker of the demo's, I wasn't sure how to make them with stencil font).

Make your next scroll saw project personal with customizable PDF patterns available through Bear Woods Supply. Choose a Christmas ornament design, add your chosen name and create a keepsake for your tree or a handmade gift.

ORDER YOUR PERSONALIZED ORNAMENTS HERE!

How it Works:

Choose your design and enter the name exactly as you want it to appear.
Add each different name separately to your cart.
Check out and receive your personalized printable PDF by email within 2 business days (this is our goal timeline, please note we are a small team!)
Print at actual size and follow the supplied instructions to begin your scroll saw project.

Tips and FAQ's for Ornament Ordering:

Double check spelling!
Don't want the ornament to say 2026? Just cut off that part of the pattern.
The customized ornament patterns are $2.50 USD. The Bear Woods team will be individually creating each PDF pattern, this small charge allows us to cover our costs.
Having trouble placing an order? Email service@bearwood.com and we can help!
Digital PDF patterns only. No physical ornaments, wood, tools or hardware are included, and no shipping charge applies to these digital items.
Patterns are prepared to order and are not instant downloads. Product images show example names and illustrated finishes.

Personalized Ornaments, Order by Ornament:

Need blades to scroll your ornaments?

Add them to your Bear Woods order along with the ornament!

Lots of accessories like micro drill bit adapters and bits are available as well to help you scroll beautiful Christmas ornaments!

BEARWOOD.COM

Not sure which blades to choose? View the blade selection guide!

Just want to cut the ornaments without custom names? Download from the FREE patterns catalog!

Note: Blogs / Emails with the PDF Download patterns for the cat, dog, and Santa scroller patterns coming next week, but the patterns may be added to the catalog sooner. Search for them on the catalog along with all of Steve’s Christmas and Holiday patterns from years past!

Santa Scrolling Christmas Ornament Pattern!

2026-10-19T15:14:15.477-04:00

Santa Scrolling Christmas Ornament Pattern!

Santa's hard at work on the scroll saw this Christmas!

In keeping Steve Good's tradition of new patterns and customizable name ornaments, we have released several new ornament designs! You can customize your Santa ornament, as well as the six other Christmas ornaments available at BearWood.com.

Check out all the customizable name patterns!

(And yes, the letters on the actual ornaments / in the Santa pattern are cuttable without holes, the demo image font is just solid because that's what we were able to put together!)

That said, if you're looking for a Christmas greeting rather than a custom name, check out the FREE Santa Scrolling pattern options! With options including Merry, Bright, Christmas, Jolly, Santa, Scrolling, and Family.

Download the Santa Scrolling pattern from the archive!

Don't want the 2026? Cut or scroll it off!

Choose the names, download the patterns, scroll your ornaments! Links and instructions below!

ORDER YOUR PERSONALIZED ORNAMENTS HERE!

How it Works:

Choose your design and enter the name exactly as you want it to appear.
Add each different name separately to your cart.
Check out and receive your personalized printable PDF by email within 2 business days (this is our goal timeline, please note we are a small team!)
Print at actual size and follow the supplied instructions to begin your scroll saw project.

Tips and FAQ's for Ornament Ordering:

Double check spelling!
Don't want the ornament to say 2026? Just cut off that part of the pattern.
The customized ornament patterns are $2.50 USD. The Bear Woods team will be individually creating each PDF pattern, this small charge allows us to cover our costs.
Having trouble placing an order? Email service@bearwood.com and we can help!
Digital PDF patterns only. No physical ornaments, wood, tools or hardware are included, and no shipping charge applies to these digital items.
Patterns are prepared to order and are not instant downloads. Product images show example names and illustrated finishes.

Personalized Ornaments, Order by Ornament:

Need blades to scroll your ornaments?

Add them to your Bear Woods order along with the ornament!

Lots of accessories like micro drill bit adapters and bits are available as well to help you scroll beautiful Christmas ornaments!

BEARWOOD.COM

Not sure which blades to choose? View the blade selection guide!

Just want to cut the ornaments without custom names? Download from the FREE patterns catalog!

Fall, Halloween, & Thanksgiving Patterns: From the Archive!

2026-10-16T11:24:17.146-04:00

The Scroll Saw Workshop pattern catalog is DEEP and includes so many fantastic fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving patterns. Whether you're a fan of spooky skeletons or triumphant turkeys or perfectly plump pumpkins, there is a pattern for you. Here's another roundup of some fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving favorites!

3D Black Cat & Pumpkin Pattern (Download from the Catalog!)

Personally, I love any pattern that involves cats, which is why this one just HAS to go first. How adorable is this 3D Black Cat & Pumpkin Pattern?! Perfect for fall and Halloween! Or, if you just love cats, this cat would look adorable on a book shelf or windowsill painted any color, at any time of the year.

Sincerely,

Julia the Cat Lover

(ps. No one asked, but my cat is a light orange with four white paws and is called Felix. If even one person wants, I'll do a full "Cats from the Archive" collection, complete with photos of my cat.)

Fall Pumpkin Door Initials (Download from the Catalog!)

This is such a cute fall decor pattern! Customizable with the fitting letter for your family or loved one! Last name, first name, welcoming in on the front door, saying goodbye at the back door, or maybe a nice "B" for the bathroom, these pumpkins add a little fall to any door!

Halloween Napkin Holders (Download from the Catalog!)

This was such a fun find in the catalog! Napkin holders for Halloween. Or any time if your BFF happens to be a pirate or cat lover. Or a bat lover. To each their own.

26 Halloween Patterns (Download from the Catalog!)

Seriously, 26 patterns.

5 Ghosts

6 Pumpkins

4 Bats

1 Spider

1 Vampire

2 Grabby-Claw-Hand

3 Cats

6 Witches

Happy Halloween Haunted House (Download from the Catalog!)

Steve made SEVERAL haunted house patterns over the years, search "Halloween" or "Haunted" on the catalog to check out all the patterns!

Thanksgiving Turkey (Download from the Catalog!)

I really like this guy. He is so cute. That is all.

Thanksgiving Napkin Ring (Download from the Catalog!)

Since there is a Halloween napkin ring, it seems only fitting to also feature this adorable turkey! Steve really made a lot of great Thanksgiving and turkey patterns, check them all out on the catalog!

Always Free, Now With a Face Lift!

Looking for more fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving Patterns? Check out all the patterns Steve made at the Scroll Saw Workshop Pattern Catalog! Now easier to search and find patterns for every occasion.

Check out the whole catalog!

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Check out bearwood.com for the top blades, saws, and accessories on the scroll saw market.

Custom Name Ornaments 2026

2026-10-14T18:20:20.269-04:00

Custom Name Ornaments are LIVE!

Seven new Christmas ornament designs.

Choose the names, download the patterns, scroll your ornaments! Links and instructions below!

In stewarding the Scroll Saw Workshop, the number one request has been that we carry on Steve's tradition of Christmas ornaments with personalized names. We have been able to read some of your stories of cutting name ornaments for children, grandchildren, parents, friends. Steve has been a good friend of my father, Stephen, who owns Bear Woods for many years. Thank you for giving us this opportunity to carry the torch, one Christmas ornament at a time.

I made the reindeer, angel, and bauble ornaments myself, and our amazing Lia from Parker Place Woodworking helped designed the Santa Scroller and dog and cat ornaments. We would LOVE to see your finished ornaments! Tag us at the Scroll Saw Workshop (or Bear Woods) on Instagram and Facebook or email us photos to ssworkshop@bearwood.com. I'd love to share some photos of finished ornaments on the blog too!

Love and Sawdust,

Julia, the Dinesen family, and the Bear Woods Team

Ps. Patty is Steve's wife and Steve always used her name in the demo ornaments. Elijah, Isaac, and Evalyn are my siblings, Hoss is our family's gentle giant of a Redbone Coonhound, and Felix is my cat!

ORDER YOUR ORNAMENTS HERE!

How it Works:

Choose your design and enter the name exactly as you want it to appear.
Add each different name separately to your cart.
Check out and receive your personalized printable PDF by email within 2 business days (this is our goal timeline, please note we are a small team!)
Print at actual size and follow the supplied instructions to begin your scroll saw project.

Tips and FAQ's for Ornament Ordering:

Double check spelling!
Don't want the ornament to say 2026? Just cut off that part of the pattern.
The customized ornament patterns are $2.50 USD. The Bear Woods team will be individually creating each PDF pattern, this small charge allows us to cover our costs.
Having trouble placing an order? Email service@bearwood.com and we can help!
Digital PDF patterns only. No physical ornaments, wood, tools or hardware are included, and no shipping charge applies to these digital items.
Patterns are prepared to order and are not instant downloads. Product images show example names and illustrated finishes.

Personalized Ornaments, Order by Ornament:

Need blades to scroll your ornaments?

Add them to your Bear Woods order along with the ornament!

Lots of accessories like micro drill bit adapters and bits are available as well to help you scroll beautiful Christmas ornaments!

BEARWOOD.COM

Not sure which blades to choose? View the blade selection guide!

Just want to cut the ornaments without custom names? Download from the FREE patterns catalog!

New Pattern Alert! Mallard Duck Pattern by Scott McKenna

2026-10-12T13:26:06.741-04:00

NEW PATTERN!

We've seen and heard the requests for new patterns like Steve. Well, the Mallard Duck pattern, designed and graciously shared by Scott McKenna is live on the archive! Scott is a talented scroll saw and fine artist and it is a pleasure to see his work and share this beautiful pattern. Even better, it is duck season! What a fitting time for a duck pattern.

Mallard Duck by Scott McKenna

When I first started working with a scroll saw, I turned to where so many others did… Steve Good’s Scrollsaw Workshop. His patterns taught me so much with a scroll saw. Now, my background was in fine art, not woodworking, so pattern designing was something that really peaked my interest. Drawing a viable design with no ‘floating’ parts is an exciting challenge…

Personally, I favor fretwork. Complex designs with numerous, small cutouts. So naturally, a lot of my designs reflect that. I’m constantly trying to challenge myself.

My bread and butter is Pegas spiral blades. Most of my designs have that in mind. It reminds me of drawing with a pen, able to easily move in every direction.

Ducks are my favorite animal. If you follow me, you’ll see a lot of duck themed art. For this pattern of a mallard duck, I’d likely use a size #1 Pegas spiral blades.

- Scott McKenna -

Download the Mallard Duck Pattern!

Scroll Saws, Blades, Accessories

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Save 5% on your order with Scott's code " SCOTT " at Bear Woods Supply!

Check out more of Scott's Art!

Bauble Bobble Babble - 3D Affect Christmas Ornament

2026-10-07T18:41:05.734-04:00

There are some big questions we never really get answers to. Like:

What if someone made a bobble head that was six feet high, would it feel like it is going to attack if you turn your back to it? Or would seventy-three six inch bobble heads with Christmas baubles as their heads be scarier, even if they can't move? That is a lot of bobble bauble.

Well, I doubt we'll ever get an answer to that big bobble question, but enough bobble bauble babble and onto cutting some fun Christmas baubles with this new 3D affect bauble ornament scroll saw pattern!

Download the 3D Affect Bauble Pattern

This is a two-piece pattern. The front and backer can be cut separately then glued together. Paint the back a different colour than the front or use two different tone woods for a 3-D affect!

Custom name option coming very soon! Keep an eye out for the email and blog announcements!

Need some good glue? Visit the selection at Bear Woods!

Options & Customizations

Merry, Bright, X-Mas, 2026

Like the Angel and Reindeer patterns, there are Merry, Bright, X-Mas, 2026, and Blank options.

Don't want a word or don't want to scroll the word? Don't cut out the inner white rectangle!

One Layer, Painting, & Multi-Medium

Just want to cut the front? Then just cut the front!

Just want to cut the backer? Cut out only the backer and wood burn or paint, decorate, and get creative with it!

Custom Names

Custom name options coming very soon! The instructions on how to order custom names will be easy to follow and announced on the blog and email list. Please note there will be a small charge for custom name ornaments.

Fun Historical Fact!

The abbreviation “X-Mas” dates back to the early church. The “X” comes from the Greek letter “X” or in English spelling “chi”, which is the first letter in the Greek word for Christ. In the English alphabet Christós or in the Greek Χριστός.

Thus X became an abbreviation for Christ, and as early as the 1100-1500’s, variations of X-Mas are documented being used as abbreviations for “Christmas” which comes from the words “Christ” and “Mass”.

Download the 3D Affect Bauble Pattern

Need blades or supplies? Visit BearWood.com!

Maybe someone needs to make Bobble Baubles, you know, mini bobble heads that can be hung as Christmas ornaments. (If you think of a pattern, let us know!)

Sweetly scrolling o'er the planes (of wood!) Angel Ornament!

2026-10-06T22:14:15.883-04:00

Angels we have heard on high, sweetly scrolling o'er the plains (of wood!)

Just like the reindeer pattern, there are several versions! Merry, Bright, Blank Spot, X-Mas, and 2026 options!

You could even cut just around the outside (and the halo for the hanger) and wood burn or paint on the details. Or if you just want an angel, don't cut out the space for the word, leave it as one piece!

Download the Angel Pattern!

Before you ask, YES, this pattern, like the others we are releasing, WILL have a custom name option. It will just look slightly different than this version in order to allow the custom names. We are only days away from releasing the custom name ornament option, so keep a lookout for the blog post / email in your inbox with how to select custom names for your patterns!

Blades to Cut Ornaments

To reduce sanding needs as you cut your ornaments, try Modified Geometry Blades! These are the most popular Pegas blade by far, and the reverse teeth at the underside of the blade clean up the back side of your cuts as you scroll.

Not sure what blades you might need? The Blade Selection Guide walks you through both how to choose blades, and the kind of cuts each blade is best suited for.

Stack Cuts - Multiple Ornaments at Once!

Looking to make several ornaments?

Steve Good made a video on the fundamentals of stack cuts. Learn from the master how you can make multiple ornaments at once!

Download the Angel Pattern!

Download the Rudy the Reindeer Pattern!

And more ornament patterns still to come! Custom name ornaments will also be available in the next few days. Keep an eye on the blog and emails for the release and instructions on how to customize!

Stewarded with Care by Bear Woods Supply

NEW Christmas Ornaments 2026 - Rudy the Reindeer (& More to Come!)

2026-10-05T23:54:00.527-04:00

Christmas Ornament Patterns 2026!!!

First up, Rudy the Reindeer!

Hello Scroll Saw Workshop! This is Julia from Bear Woods. Since Bear Woods has taken on stewardship of the Scroll Saw Workshop, the #1 request has been for new patterns. Our response: We are working on it behind the scenes.

Well, you've been asking about Christmas ornaments more than any other pattern and we are SO excited to announce brand-new 2026 Christmas ornament patterns!

Steve's Christmas Ornaments are some of the favorites every year, and we have been able to come up with some new patterns for 2026.

Rudy the Reindeer - Free Pattern Download!

And before you ask, YES, all the ornament patterns will have an option for custom names, just like Steve has done.

The first pattern is Rudy the Reindeer. I drew this one myself, so I hope you enjoy it! I have a little stuffed reindeer I knitted a scarf for in high school who lives on my book case. I was trying to think of what pattern I could make for the Scroll Saw Workshop, and saw my Rudy Reindeer. He always makes me smile, so I tried my hand at drawing him for an ornament. Then my brother Isaac scrolled Rudy for me as a demo! (Yes, you will be able to put custom names in the reindeer ornament and the other ornaments we are releasing!)

We just got in the Mascot benchtop mini drill press at Bear Woods and Isaac used it to drill the pilot holes for Rudy the Reindeer. It is so cute and takes up such a small foot print in the shop. For small pilot holes, we have micro drill bits and micro drill bit adapters for any drill or rotary tool.

While drilling the pilot holes in Rudy, Isaac and I made a Little Drill Press parody for fun! Do enjoy our sibling sing-along.

We used a random piece of wood we had and the new Mascot Heat Transfer Tool to transfer the pattern from the regular piece of printer paper right onto the wood. (Video demo coming soon!)

Then Isaac cut out Rudy the Reindeer on the scroll saw. In the Bear Woods workshop, we have the Pegas 21" Scroll Saw and Isaac has put a LOT of hours on it since we got it back in 2019. He used Modified Geometry #3 blades so the reverse teeth on the back side of the blade would clean up the underside of the cuts and reduce sanding since we were using a random, fairly splintery piece of wood we found sitting around in the shop.

One of my favorite parts of the Reindeer pattern is there are several options. There will, of course, be the custom name option, but we also will have options some general holiday options, with and without the year:

Merry
Bright
X-Mas
Rudy
2026

We will be releasing the free Christmas ornament patterns without custom names first, and within the week will release the custom name option along with instructions. Please note there is a small charge for custom name patterns!

Our Rudy came out very cute! He needs a little sanding and I think I might shape him with our Marathon Rotary Tool to give him a little extra something. He is going to look so cute on our tree this year! We were also thinking, the ornaments would look so cool if you just cut around the outside, no inside cuts, and then wood burned all the details / words. You could mix mediums even further with some colour! Lots of wood burner / accessory options available at Bear Woods!

My dad, Stephen, who was good friends with Steve, suggested mentioning at least 5 times that the custom name ornaments will be available very soon. I managed to mention it 7 times, so dad, if you're reading this, I think I did good.

Rudy the Reindeer - Free Pattern Download!

Keep a look out for more ornament patterns this week! Also, I would LOVE to see the ornaments you make! Tag us on socials and/or email us at ssworkshop@bearwood.com photos of your ornaments. And yes, we will have custom name options for the ornament patterns! Keep an eye on the blog and emails, they are coming very soon!

Julia :)

The International Reach of the Scroll Saw Workshop

2026-10-01T13:07:26.624-04:00

Community spotlights from scrollers around the world, and some great animal patterns!

Deer Family Silhouette Pattern

When we think of the Scroll Saw workshop, we first think of Steve. It’s his blog, his passion, after all. One of the pleasures in preserving Steve’s legacy has been seeing just how far his impact extends. Pepi from France wrote in about how because of Steve, she had a job she could do with her disability. Barbara wrote in from South Africa. Richard started a group of scrollers in England. Steve was from Indiana, USA, but like a stone tossed in a still lake, the ripples of his dedication, teaching, and care still radiate outward.

From France: Here is Pepi’s Story

English

Hello everyone... thank you for keeping alive what Steve built. I’ve followed Steve since the very beginning; I gave my all to what I love. I am a 69-year-old woman with a disability, and of course, it is thanks to Steve that I have my job. I’ve never seen anyone like him; he was the one who gave me the joy of working, but I’m staying on this blog in his memory. I am in France, and a huge THANK YOU to him... Pepi.

French

Bonjour a tous ...merci de maintenir ce qu'il a construit. J’ai suivi Steve depuis c debu j'en et fait oui mais tous donnee a tous ce que j'aime. J'ai 69 ans suis une femme handicape et biens sur cest grace a luis que jai ma sic. Des comme luis j'en et jamais vue pour moi c fini il et plus la.... pour me fair avoir cette joie de travailler. Mais je reste dans ce blog en son souvenir. Je suis en france et un grand MERCI POUR LUIS....PEPI.

3D Layered Giraffe Family

South Africa, Barbara

I found Steve Good’s site after my husband gave me a scroll saw. When I asked him why, his answer was, “You are always fiddling with wood”. When I asked him, “What do I do with this?” he said, “Go to the internet and look there”.

The best thing he could have done.

The first thing I saw was a site for free, Steve Good’s, and we were not in the position to spend too much money. It was my privilege to make inventions to my husband sisters wedding for everyone at the wedding.

Regards,

Barbara

Geometric Fox Pattern

The United Kingdom, Richard

I would just like to share the impact Steve has had on me and some of my friends. I bought a scroll saw with the idea of cutting some jigsaws with family photos on them. At the time of buying the saw, I had no idea of the potential the saw had. When set the saw up in my workshop, I looked on YouTube for tips on using the saw and of course came across some of Steve. This opened a whole new world for me in England. Scroll sawing is not as popular as in the US. After a while and following many of Steve's patterns, I joined a local Men in Sheds group, which was just starting up. When I started talking about scroll sawing, no one understood what I was talking about. I showed them some of the items I had made and Steve's great work. Now we had have small group of us that speak of little else. It was a sad day when Steve past away and between us we had a short silence to remember Steve and he is still in our thought now.

Wishing success with the blog in the future

Best Regards

Richard Styles

A Nautical Scene by Steve Good

Australia, Rod

I found this project really enjoyable. Even though all those enclosed bits were a challenge time wise etc.

Thank you for keeping Steve's memory going.

Rod

Victoria, Australia

The Pattern Catalog is now easier to search!

Check out the full catalog!

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Scrollsaw Workshop - The Catalog Face Lift

2026-09-30T16:58:08.032-04:00

The Scroll Saw Workshop pattern catalog got a face lift!

Same patterns, always free downloads, easier to search!

CHECK OUT THE PATTERN CATALOG!

We've heard you and Steve heard you: the pattern catalogue is a lot to search through. Why? Steve made, literally, thousands of patterns. Like seriously, he has over 1,000 holiday patterns, and that is just holiday patterns.

We are so excited to announce a new pattern catalogue! The complete Steve Good collection, all in one place and easy to search. Over 5,000 always-FREE scroll saw patterns. And the best part? Shane, Steve's son-in-law, did the work to bring the new catalog to life.

Find your next scroll saw project, check out the catalogue!

Bear Woods Supply is grateful beyond words to steward the Scroll Saw Workshop. And the biggest thank you to Shane for bringing new life to Steve's deep pattern catalog. Whether you're a new scroller or have been scrolling for decades, your next project is ready and waiting.

Measure Twice, Cut Once Pattern

New Patterns!

We've also heard your requests regarding new patterns and wanted to provide an update. Steve, as we all know, had an incredible talent for pattern making. We are working behind the scenes to learn how to create patterns and are building a team that can produce new ones, just like Steve did.

Here is where you come in: If you have created a pattern and would like to share, we would LOVE to feature it on the blog. If you have an idea and don't quite know how to bring it to life, we would LOVE the opportunity to create a pattern for you and to share it with the Scrollsaw Workshop community.

In the meantime, Steve has 5,000+ patterns to look through, going back to 2007 and we have some patterns on bearwood.com for puzzles and detailed inside-cut style pieces.

And never forget to measure twice, cut once, and buy extra just in case (pattern by Steve Good).

Looking blades, saws, & accessories?

Every blade and accessory you might need for your scroll saw is available at Bear Woods!

The Pegas blade selection PDF guide goes through the best material, material thickness, cut line, and cut style for each blade. The red links take you to more information on each blade.

Stewarded with care by Bear Woods Supply Company

Fall, Thanksgiving, Skeletons, & Spooky Season Patterns!

2026-09-23T10:57:33.685-04:00

It's official, fall is upon us! And with it are come lots of great fall, thanksgiving, skeleton, and spooky season patterns! Steve made a lot of fun seasonal patterns that make for great gifts and decoration. Here are a few favorites.

For even more patterns, search the catalogue with key works like: Thanksgiving, ghost, fall, pilgrim, spider, ghost, leaf, pumpkin.

Happy Fall, Y'all! Free Pattern Download

Build a pumpkin that lasts forever and fits a candle in the center! A perfect fall decoration to bring out year after year or gift to someone you love. A multi-piece pattern, easy to paint or stain. It's pumpkin season, happy fall, y'all!

Fall is in the Air, Free Pattern Download

A perfect fall wreath! Check out the full workshop catalogue for even more wreath options for fall, Christmas, and holidays!

Halloween 3D Skull, Free Pattern Download

Paint it, stain it, vary the wood species. A unique Halloween (or Pirate) decoration!

Thanksgiving Turkey, Free Pattern Download

How cute is this turkey?! Imagine cutting turkeys for thanksgiving and having the family decorate them. A sweet, classic, thanksgiving pattern!

BOO Baby Ghosties, Free Pattern Download

One of the cutest Halloween decor patterns!

Fall Jewelry, Free Pattern Download

Jewelry scroll saw patterns! Earrings and necklace options, beautiful fall designs.

Fall Table Centerpiece, Free Pattern Download

Beautiful falling leaves table centerpiece. Intricate, practical, and perfect for fall!

Skull Candle Holder, Free Pattern Download

Skull candle holder, perfect for fall and pirate lovers alike!

Thanksgiving Candle Holder, Download Free Pattern

We all have that person in our lives who LOVES a seasonal candle. For that person, how about a perfect thanksgiving candle holder? Or maybe you know someone who really, really, *really* loves turkey. Eating it or as a fun, extra-noisy, not-very-cuddly pet.

Halloween, Black Cat & Bats, Download Free Pattern

If you are a cat lover or love a cat lover (or bat lover, even cooler), Steve made the perfect spooky season pattern for you!

Halloween Skeleton, Full Body, Download Free Pattern

Well, we specifically promised skeletons. (Wink emoji *)

Community Spotlight: Steve's Halloween Skull Box

I made these for my grandchildren a few years back. I have enjoyed looking through his plans many times and there are more plans I’d like to make. Thanks for keeping the blog going.

- John K.

Halloween Skull Box - Download Free Pattern

The photo is the skull box John made!

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Blade Selection Basics: 4 Questions For the Right Blade

2026-09-21T19:09:38.370-04:00

Scroll Saw Blade Selection Basics

One of the top questions we receive at Bear Woods is:

Which scroll saw blades should I choose?

Scroll Saw Blade Selection 101 free PDF download

Our simplest possible answer is this: Pegas Modified Geometry blades are consistently the most popular and most frequently repurchased blades.

What that doesn't account for is which of the 7 Modified Geometry blade sizes will work best and why another tooth configuration might be preferred in certain situations.

There is more to it, but we can start with 4 main questions when choosing blades.

For in-depth information on blades and materials, check out the full guide.

1. How thick is the material being cut?

Thicker Materials

Choose a blade with a higher number and lower TPI (teeth per inch). The blade will have less teeth overall, but the teeth will be larger.

Thinner Materials

Choose a blade with a lower number and higher TPI. The blade will have more, smaller teeth overall.

The lower the number, the thinner the blade.

Tip: If you are using blades that are too thin for the material you are cutting, you will likely see more blade breakage.

2. What material is being cut?

Hardwoods
Medium Hardwoods
Soft Woods
Plywood
Corian/Plastics
Aluminum/Brass/Copper
Ferrous Metals

Certain blade styles are better for each individual wood / material classification. The blade selection chart on our website details the suitability of blade style and number vs material & material thickness.

3. How thin/tight do the cut lines need to be?

Thinner blades and spirals allow for tighter, more intricate cuts. Cut lines themselves are important when making puzzles or intarsia pieces. For these types of projects, you want next to not cut lines showing.

The technical blade selection chart on our website outlines how thin cut lines will be and how intricate the blades will cut. A simplified version of the technical sheet with the most popular Pegas blades can be found at the end of this document.

4. Flat or spiral, regular or pinned?

Flat Blades

Flat blades are the most popular scroll saw blade type. All the teeth are lined up on one side. The scroller turns the wood to follow the pattern and always pushes forward to cut. (The above image is an example of flat blades).

Spiral Blades

Spiral Blades have teeth around 360° of these blades allowing them to cut in every direction. The work does not have to be turned to make cuts which allows sharp inside corners to be created. This also allows working longer pieces which typically can't be turned on a 16" or 21" scroll saw. Tip: If you are using blades that are too thin for the material you are cutting, you will likely see more blade breakage. (See image below for a close-up of spiral blades!)

Pinned End Blades

Pinned end blades have good performance for use with 15" and 16" power scroll saws such as Sears Craftsman, Delta, and Ryobi. Most scroll saws take plain or flat end blades, though some models take 5" or 3" pinned end blades. Choosing pinned end blades is different than flat end, TPI and wood thickness recommendations being the most important factors. Pinned blade specs based on dimensions where flat blades are based on numbers.

Note: Pinned blades are not available with a spiral tooth configuration. To use spiral blades with your pinned blade saw, look into a flat blade adapter kit (available very soon from Bear Woods).

Pegas Blade Selection Guide + Scrollers Essentials from Bear Woods

Follow the links (in red on the PDF) to read more on each specific blade!

Special Note for Printing the Guide: On the first page, the top (red) link has a black and white option to save printer ink if you want to print the guide, otherwise the guide is in full color!

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The Workshop Legacy: Carl Posz

2026-09-15T13:57:03.260-04:00

New Patterns & the Catalogue

It's been a couple weeks, and we've gotten many messages about a) new patterns and b) making the pattern catalogue easier to search. We have exciting announcements about both coming very soon, so keep an eye out!

The Workshop Legacy

We asked the Scroll Saw Workshop community to share about how Steve Good's blog and patterns have impacted you. Carl Posz wrote in and shared his story about his journey with the scroll saw and the impact the Scroll Saw Workshop and the blog has had. From little jokes to charity work, Carl's story is an example of what Steve's blog, the scroll saw, is to so many.

(And if you're looking for something fun to cut, Carl shares many of his personal favorite Steve Good patterns!)

Carl Posz

Hello Scroll Saw Workshop & Bear Woods team,

It's wonderful to hear that the legacy of Steve Good now has a new home at Bear Woods. I started my Scroll Saw journey in 2008 after I got frustrated making Christmas projects on my Band saw. While I was in one of our local Minnesota woodworking stores I heard about Scroll Saws and bought a Dewalt DW788. In November of 2024 I upgraded to the 21" Pegas saw. I had multiple opportunities to try a variety of high end saws but decided on the Pegas.

I started buying pattern books and making a lot of Christmas ornaments and projects. At first BIG fret work, eventually working to more and more detailed projects. I heard about Steve Good when I joined the Northstar Scrollers, a Minnesota Twin Cities Scroll saw group, in early 2020. I'm not sure but I probably have made over 30-40 different patterns of Steve's. Most of them as gifts to friends and family. I started subscribing to Steve's daily blog (daily!!! Amazing) in January of 2021.

I'm attaching a few pictures, just the ones with stories behind them.

One of the 1st patterns I made was the Phone Stand (image below). I mean, who doesn't sit at the kitchen table with their phone? My first was right out of Steve's pattern with the single letter "C" on the 2019 Phone Stand Pattern. Steve, in his blog often talked about the tools he used to make the patterns. He used CorelDraw, but talked about Inkscape, a free vector graphics tools. He put out some video tutorials on how to make stencil fonts. I then started making the phone stand with people's names on them instead of just the single letter. I have probably made 20-30 of these alone. In 2022 I saw the Octo-Basket with 4 different patterns for the sides Octo Basket Pattern and I pulled that pattern into Inkscape along with the phone stand and then merged those patterns into the stand (second photo below).

I love the boxes Steve created for blade storage. I've made several "2023 Scroll Saw blade storage" pieces.

Blade Storage Caddy Pattern (left) & the Scroll Saw Blades Lid Box Pattern (right).

Another Inkscape project was I had some live edge wood and took his pattern "Roses and Hummers" rose and humming bird pattern, and modified it to fit on the live edge wood.

The 2021 Cuddling Cats has often been one of the most requested patterns to make for someone.

Cat Cuddle Pattern

Steve, on more than one occasion, would talk about how his humor was sometimes not appreciated by his wife Patty. Well, I found out the same thing at home when I made "2023 Best Seat in the House Pattern" I thought it was hilarious. Once I finished it I put it in our basement bathroom next to the toilet for when my football buddies would come over to my place. Well, a month or so latter my son was over visiting and he told me "Mom doesn't like that Scroll saw piece in the basement bathroom". She had never said a thing to me about it. Okay, I removed it from the bathroom. It sat in my office for a few months and when the Northstar Scrollers had an opportunity to sell at a church holiday fair. We all made pieces to sell and proceeds went to the group. I brought my "Best Seat in the House" to the sale thinking it wouldn't be sold. Well a mother came in and bought it to give to her son for his office. He was a colorectal surgeon.

A little about the The Northstar Scrollers. While our mission is 'to develop interest in and increase knowledge of scroll sawing', including the techniques of intarsia, fretwork, marquetry, pyrography as well as a variety of related crafts. During the meeting we have a program. In March of 2023 Steve presented to the group. When we offered to pay him he refused. In return, at the end of the presentation, he raffled off multiple very nice gifts. Amazing.

One of the other things the group is involved with is making toys and paintable's for a local organization called TLC Toys | Tender Loving Care Toys. In fact, outside a few volunteers at the TLC warehouse, Northstar Scrollers is the only other group cutting these patterns. They provide us with wood and then we cut them. Many of the patterns we cut have been modified patterns of Steve's (with his permission). TLC toys take the projects we cut and donate them to a variety of non-profit organizations as well as Police and Fire Departments. A lot of other people have benefited from these Steve Good patterns.

Thank you Bear Woods for maintaining the Steve Good legacy.

Carl Posz

When Steve Turned an Idea Into a Pattern

2026-09-14T13:49:29.416-04:00

When Steve Turned an Idea Into a Pattern

Not every reader who wrote to Steve could draw a pattern, but they often knew exactly what they needed. Steve listened to those ideas and used his own ability to give them a physical form that others could build.

In January 2024, Jarva Dodge suggested a rack for drying wet winter gloves. On January 19, Steve shared the finished pattern—a practical stand that holds two pairs of gloves over a floor vent so warm air can pass through, drying and warming them for the next trip outside.

Jarva recently wrote to us about that exchange:

In January 2024, I asked him about an idea for a winter glove-drying rack, and he made it into a pattern for us subscribers on January 19, 2024. I miss Steve a lot and learned of his work in 2014. Thank you for continuing his site and work.

—Jarva

This small exchange captures something Steve did again and again. He listened, replied, and used his skills to carry someone else’s idea the rest of the way. The result was a reader who felt heard and a useful project that the entire Scroll Saw Workshop community could enjoy.

Download Steve Good’s free Glove Drying Rack pattern!

10 Years Ago: Steve's 9/11 Tribute

2026-09-11T16:50:10.915-04:00

10 Years Ago

Let’s just let Steve’s voice be heard here… we can title this, “10 years ago today…” and allow his words to speak to his audience as true now as they were then. Repost the same pattern.

Steve's Post, September 11, 2016

“On this 15th anniversary of the terrible event that changed the world.
Never forget the almost 3,000 victims who lost their lives.
Never forget the 6,000 plus victims who were injured.
Never forget the hundreds of first responders who risked and lost their lives to help save so many.
Never forget the nurses, hospital staff and doctors who worked through the weeks to help survivors.
Never forget the thousands who still suffer health effects from the exposure at ground zero.

If you are old enough to remember September 11, 2001, the day is probably burned into your mind forever. Of course we will never forget. Will we?

It's not hate, it's resolve.
It's not anger, it's determination.
It's not revenge, it's justice.
It's not forgotten, it's remembered!

When I sat down to do this pattern tonight I had all these ideas of elaborate designs, graphics and slogans. It dawned on me that none of that mattered. It needed to be very simple. It's the meaning behind the pattern that matters. Anything more adds no more value to that meaning.

At 8:45am Eastern time on Sunday September 11th 2016 I will pause and take a few minutes to pay my respects to the victims and honor the heroes of that day.

Download Steve's 9/11 Pattern

A Workshop That Started with Steve

2026-09-10T11:38:53.208-04:00

A Workshop That Started with Steve

Steve made the scroll saw feel approachable by giving beginners the patterns, instruction, and encouragement they needed to try. Craig’s story shows how one video and an inexpensive first saw grew into seven years of scrolling, tubs of finished projects, and a complete woodworking shop.

Here is Craig’s story:

I was scrolling the internet one day and looking at something on Etsy when I ran across a design Steve had put out there. I didn’t own any woodworking tools at that time.

I clicked on one of his videos on how to use the scroll saw, and I said, “I am going to try.” I bought a cheap one at Harbor Freight and realized I could do this—and it was fun. I went and bought a DeWalt seven years ago and have been scrolling Steve’s patterns and other designs from the web. I have tubs and tubs of finished products. I usually hand projects out as gifts to friends, family, and coworkers.

It was Steve and his website that got me going, and I appreciate all of his teachings and patterns. Super nice guy.

I buy all my blades from Bear Woods and bought my Marathon rotary from them. Now I have a complete woodworking shop that all started with Steve.

— Craig

Building Workshops

Thank you for continuing to share your stories with us as we create a living tribute and continue the work of a man who loved all of you, and scrolling, so dearly.

Steve is known for his clever, inventive, FREE scroll saw patterns. As we work with our team to create new patterns, we would love to include you, Steve's community. If you have a pattern you've made and would be happy to share on the blog like Steve did, a story, or a piece of Steve's you cut, email ssworkshop@bearwood.com !

10 Years Ago (Yesterday)

2026-09-09T10:46:16.031-04:00

10 Years Ago (Yesterday): From the Steve Good Collection

The People Behind the Patterns

On this day ten years ago, Steve Good released a new dragon pattern. But when he sat down to write that day’s blog post, the pattern was not what he focused on. Instead, he shared an email and video from a 16-year-old scroller named Logan McEniry.

The patterns Steve created were free, but the work brought its own kind of return. Readers wrote to him, shared their finished projects, asked questions, and invited him into their workshops through photographs and videos. Seeing someone learn, gain confidence, and carry the hobby forward was what made the work worthwhile for Steve.

That is what makes this post such a unique tribute. Long before we began trying to put Steve’s impact into words, he had already shown us how he measured it. The patterns may have opened the door, but the people who downloaded them, made them, and shared what they learned were always at the heart of the Scroll Saw Workshop.

Download Steve's Dragon Pattern from 2016!

Here is what Steve wrote:

Steve's Post from September 8, 2016

Working on this blog makes me happy. Every once in a while I am reminded why it makes me so happy. Today I received an email from a 16 year old reader named Logan McEniry. Here is a quote from his email. “I have learned all that I have from you and I love waking up in the morning and reading your emails. They make my day.” Logan, you made my day. My favorite part of writing this blog is helping new people get started in the hobby.

Logan sent me a link to a video he posted on YouTube. He is clearly a very skilled scroller. Make sure you watch the video. You can go watch it on YouTube by clicking the link under the embedded video. That way you can leave a comment and let him know how nice it is to see the future of our hobby.

Thank you Logan for your kind words and allowing me to see your skills in action. You are proof that our hobby is in good hands for the present and future. I look forward to seeing more from you in the future.

Logan McEniry's YouTube Video from September, 2016:

Celebrating the Work: A Labor Day Pattern from Steve Good

2026-09-08T11:48:22.874-04:00

Celebrating the Work: A Labor Day Pattern from Steve Good

Labor Day is more than the unofficial end of summer. It is a day set aside to recognize the people whose work has built our communities, supported our families, and kept our country moving forward.

That celebration feels especially fitting in a workshop. Makers understand the time, skill, and steady effort behind something made well. Steve Good captured that spirit in this layered Labor Day project, featuring a waving American flag, working hands and tools, and a bold tribute to the American worker.

The pattern is designed for 1/4-inch-thick material and can be finished in patriotic colors like Steve’s example or adapted to fit your own style.

From the Archives

Download Steve Good’s free Labor Day pattern and make one for your home, workshop, or workplace.

https://www.stevedgood.com/laborday.pdf