How Long Have You Been Scrolling?

[Bishop]

Started scrolling in 1994 and did my first intarsia in 2004. So scrolling for 19 years and designing and doing intarsia for 9 years.

There have been a lot of changes in the scroll community over that time. Some good some bad.

God Bless

Homer & Carol

[jcrites39]

Coming up on 4 years.

[keefie]

I'm a total newbie - this December will see me scrolling fairly seriously for two years, I have done 1 serious project (a miniature grandfather clock) previously a long time ago with a basic saw and pinned blades. That saw very nearly stopped me ever starting up again lol

Keefie.

Edited July 29, 2013 by keefie

[heppnerguy]

Wow this is over 300 years of combined experience just in the ones that posted.

[Uncle Ricky]

I started back in December of 1997 with the Creative Woodworks & Crafts magazine, the one called Scroll World, Ive been hooked on it ever sence then. so it's been about 16 years for me.

[multitom]

 I have been scrolling since 2 years.

Edited August 15, 2013 by multitom

[amazingkevin]

started in 2004  but got into it heavy in 2008 I think

[artmill]

Started in the fall of 2011, still a newbe......

[inspirations]

I have been scrolling  since 1974  39 yrs

Brian.

[scrimper]

Oh dear I think I am going to 'upset the applecart'! I reckon I have been doing fretwork longer than most here although I am certainly not an expert.

 

My history is that My Grandfather was a fretworker back in the period between 1900-1940 when he had a shop selling Hobbies and Handicrafts fretwork items, he used to hold fretwork classes to give lessons to youngsters, he taught my late father who was very good at fretwork. Back in the late 1950's I used to help my dad make Fretwork items (toys and calendars etc) he did most of the work on his A1 treadle machine (which I still have).

 

I started with a Hobbies handframe and progressed to using the A1 when I was about 15yrs old, around that time a started to make toy farms which I sold to a toy shop near where we lived.

 

Naturally I have not spent all that time using a fretsaw, I was occupied much of the time with motorcycles and of course ladies; as you do when younger but I have always been a keen fretworker and still am today.

 

Although I have used Fretsaws for a long time they have been either a hand frame or a treadle machine rather than a motorised Scrollsaw so I am not sure my years count? I have been using a motor powered saw for about 28 years.

 

I have been using fretsaws for over 50years!   

 

[OutoftheWoodwork]

Oh boy... ummm wanna say somewhere around 99 but could be as late as 2003 (I know, that's a huge jump, but I honestly don't remember.)

 

But I remember doing some scrolling today, though lol.  Scrolled out a shape of Michigan to do a picture frame for my daughter to put a picture in from her trip to Sleeping Bear Dunes this summer.

[rjR]

I have tried to run a scrollsaw for about 60 years now.

 

I think that makes me the old man!

 

Eventually I might even get good at it.

[PawPawRay]

I'm 70 and got my first scroll saw for Christmas when I was 13.  Got away from it for a long time but got started back about 15 yrs ago.

[gator]

bought my first scroll saw in 1988 been cutting ever since first saw was a pin craftsman 2nd was a custom built s.a.g.e. saw built in branson .mo. solid oak. and now i own a excaliber 21"

[Phantom Scroller]

I started scrolling when I was in nappies, there beat that.       

 

Roly

[scrimper]

I started scrolling when I was in nappies, there beat that.       

 

Roly

Well if you are only 15 now it's not that long really!

[rjR]

On 60+years if you count the coping saw and a solid 59+ without counting the coping saw; I think I do BEAT the "nappies" brag.

[lineman]

About 8 hours now and I think I already lost some hair!

[campasano]

I have been scrolling for over 25 years, I attended a woodworking show and Hegner had a demonstration on their line of Scroll Saws. I became fasinated  by the ease of using the saw that I purchased their 18v model and never regretted it.

 

Mike

[DEVON BOY]

Just started in my third week need to buy some blades

 

Chris.

[Kepy]

If you're going to include coping saw, then I can claim 62 yrs.

[Frank Pellow]

I first used a scroll saw when I was about 8.  That's 65 years ago and the saw operated with a foot treadle (much like my Mum's sewing machine).

 

I've used one on and off ever since but never to do any of the type of "art" that we see posted here..

 

Then, about three months ago, I took up the hobby in a big way.  I LOVE IT but it did take me quite a while to discover that.

[oldhudson]

I bought my first scrolling jig saw at a garage sale in 1974 and started making Christmas ornaments of my own design every year that were dated and I sent them instead of cards.  Didn't have the internet and sure couldn't find any patterns back then.  Guess that makes 39 yrs or the same as my age for me. LOL

It would be great if you'd share some of your older designs, no doubt you have samples. Christmas ornaments was were I began.

[oldhudson]

I began woodworking in 1980 and I did my first scroll saw projects about 15 years ago. That said, I don't have near the experience scrolling as many of those regulars in The Village. I only do a few projects a year whereas many of you do several each week! So the years  ╪  experience.

[ONELUNG]

Started 1991 with a 16 inch Delta  Run the saw every day  and now have Delta  pro 20  it runs evey day for about 6 hours .Heated garage  car goes out saw goes on.  Have over 50,000 patterns  and over 5,ooo over lays for over head projector. Make things from 1/2 tall to  40" tall (turn blade and run backwards for 40")  Mostly use Baltic Birch as place I retired from gave me 3/8 and 5/8 " scrap which was nice    Have some still left and it will still be here when I am down under the dirt.(74  COPD  with bad heart )

    Have to take it as it comes and only one knows the answer to that so I ll just keep on making dust    Jerry