Dylan Welsh Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Hello, I just bought a scroll saw to expand my home business selling crafts. I have never owned one before and didn't realize how versatile these saw are until after I bought it. I'm interested in learning as much as I can about using it. amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaughn Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Welcome to the Village. You will find on this site generations of lessons learned the hard way so you don't have to. No question too dumb, and everyone here seems to remember they were once where you are. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Welcome to the village Dylamn! You have come to the right place. Lots of folks here willing to help! So, come on in and join the fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Welcome to the Village Dylamn. I'm Marg from Australia. Ask as many questions as you need, you will always get a reply. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Welcome and pleased you joined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 A big WELCOME from me Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Hello, I just bought a scroll saw to expand my home business selling crafts. I have never owned one before and didn't realize how versatile these saw are until after I bought it. I'm interested in learning as much as I can about using it. Your going to be glad you found us.We even have free food now and then.Tomorrows your turn to cook breakfast,loltell us about your saw.We here to help make your scrolling as good as it gets .We know all the short cuts to get around problems you may run into.Like using spiral blades for one.Welcome friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabitha1986 Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Welcome:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Welcome to the Village Dylamn !...Glad to have you aboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 welcome to the village Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Glad to have you sign in. Look forward to seeing your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Welcome to the village. We will answer your questions. some times you get two different answers try both and see which helps you the most. IKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawTooth1953 Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Hi. I can tell you that there is a LOT of info here and elsewhere on the web. But I will add that the public library system has a LOT of books on scroll sawing. I learned a lot by borrowing books from the library. There are excellent books that review basics of scrolls saws and give an overview of all of the kinds of projects that can be done. There are workbooks that serve as tutorials, as they progress from simplest projects and graduate skills to more advanced. You should be able to browse library holdings from your nearest library as well as any and all libraries in the wider area. You should be able to borrow from any library (following whatever rules they have) and they should send it over to your nearest library for convenient pickup and return. Some of the best books like that are authored by people like Spielman and Nelson, and Boelman. Then there are other books that focus on projects using one of the methods or making one kind of project. Among the popular projects/methods are: fretwork, intarsia, segmentation, box-making, bowl and vase making, marquetry/parquetry, clock making, jigsaw puzzles of all kinds, 3-D or compound cut projects, and more. When it gets down to the details for a particular project you are starting, feel free to post questions, eg. wood selection, blade selection, getting a pattern onto the wood, sanding, applying finish, backer boards, framing, etc. A lot of answers are project-specific, even though there are also a lot of generalizations that can be made, some in the books and some from the experienced scrollers here. Lastly, I am hoping you have a scroll saw that accepts plain-end blades, as many of the finer cuttings require that. If you can only use pinned blades, all is not lost, but you might run into limitations and might find some categories of projects or specific projects just aren't conducive to being done on that saw. Still, after you get a LOT of pleasure from whatever it is you decide to do, don't be surprised if you start applying what you know of your saw's limits (even if it takes plain-end blades!) and you might find yourself shopping for a new saw in a year or two. Pretty much all of us do that!! Enjoy!! Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Welcome from Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. You have come to the right place to learn. Visit often and enjoy. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Welcome to the Village. Look forward to your participation. Lots of great people here who are happy to help out Newbies like you and me. I started last year. Lots to learn here simply by following along and reading all the threads posted now and looking back through others from the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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