dvickers Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Posting my first ever scroll saw projects. Got into this to see if I could make a few Christmas decorations then found scrollsaw workshop.blogspot.com and found a scroll saw pattern tutorial for Inkscape by Travis on this website. Yes I'm hooked! Just started this hobby at the end of November when I picked up a scroll saw and a local big box store. Quickly learned about the different blades on YouTube and ordered a couple of variety packs of Flying Dutchmen. The blades that came with the Ryobi were really worthless. But with the proper blades I guess the little Ryobi 16" did a pretty decent job after I learned how to drive it. I'm very surprised how fast time flys by when scrolling. I already have some ideas of what I will be looking for from my next saw. I found one of the frame patterns from scrollsaw workshop.blogspot but it was really advance for me so I only made one and messed it up pretty good then found an easier frame to cut. The key chain patterns came from Steve Goods site scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com as well with a Windows application that he offers for a donation. It's simple and easy to use. Merry Christmas David tomsteve, Young_Scroller, amazingkevin and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Posting my first ever scroll saw projects. Got into this to see if I could make a few Christmas decorations then found scrollsaw workshop.blogspot.com and found a scroll saw pattern tutorial for Inkscape by Travis on this website. Yes I'm hooked! Just started this hobby at the end of November when I picked up a scroll saw and a local big box store. Quickly learned about the different blades on YouTube and ordered a couple of variety packs of Flying Dutchmen. The blades that came with the Ryobi were really worthless. But with the proper blades I guess the little Ryobi 16" did a pretty decent job after I learned how to drive it. I'm very surprised how fast time flys by when scrolling. I already have some ideas of what I will be looking for from my next saw. I found one of the frame patterns from scrollsaw workshop.blogspot but it was really advance for me so I only made one and messed it up pretty good then found an easier frame to cut. The key chain patterns came from Steve Goods site scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com as well with a Windows application that he offers for a donation. It's simple and easy to use. Merry Christmas David Welcome David ,Make yourself at home,Your family now! Pull up a chair,pour some coffee and make lots of friends here daily.Plenty of action packed fun and games here with a learning curve at your leisure that's hard to beat with our help.Problems with blades breaking ,can't cut a straight line,hard to follow the lines ,We can save you hours of frustration with many correct answers for you to chose from.You'll really like getting a foot pedal on off switch for your saw to keep you happily scrolling with less wasted time making unnecessary repetitive moves.And for your ever increasingly quest for knowledge you can go back in time in each and every forums by clicking on the page numbers at the bottom of each page all the way back to 2009 if you like with Tips and tricks just to help you all we can to be the best you can be in the shortest time frame.You might want to think about getting a back up saw as down time is not happy time once you get going making projects after the scroll saw bug bites you.I've made thousands and thousands of projects and wore out over a dozen scroll saws.And not being able to scroll is like fish out of water.I'm content as a bird with a french fry scrolling.I'm a little nervous at how well you acclimated yourself to scrolling already .Your lettering skills are second to none and it looks like i'll be playing second fiddle in no time with your lettering skills .Thanks for joining my new friend and Merry Christmas to you and yours! Rob Roy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Welcome David. That is a good beginning. Glad you have joined the village and are sharing your work. As you have found out there are folks here that are great pattern makers, great portrait cutters, box and bowl makers and everything in between. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Well done David they look good, a bit more sanding next time before painting get the little furry bits out otherwise great start. Roly LarryEA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Welcome to the village. I agree with Roly and you are off to a good start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 A Big Welcome From Southern Tenn,Hey your off to a Wonderful start,You have great advice up there,these people have helped me a Great deal,Love your Key Chains,Frames looks Great.Looking forward to seeing more of your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Welcome to the Village !.........You are off to a great start, Thanks for sharing your work with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Welcome.not a bad start my first few attempts using a scrollsaw went as firewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordster Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Welcome Dave...nice start to a great hobby...you will love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamminjack Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Welcome Dave to our village. I can see you were bitten....Thats not a bad thing. Glade to have you. Thank you for sharing your first pieces, and look forward to viewing plenty more in the months to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 You -Just joined our "asylum/haven"-- WELCOME TO THE INSANITY--Best advice I can give is-- do the things you want to--Please the person in the mirror-- and after 60+ years of running one I eventually may learn how! Oh and make the "nest" comfortable for you! Chair-light- noise maker- wind machine(REVERSE) and all the other comforts! Phantom Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Looks like your got that 16 inch saw humming along. Very nice work they all look good. Thanks for showing your work to us and welcome to the site. jim penquin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Very nice. Pleased you showed us your fun projects. To add to Roly's suggestion, Go buy a tooth brush for false teeth (whether you need it or not). Use the brush to scrub those fuzzies of. The brush wil get most of them off. d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Oh, and I like your painting........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 hay you are doing all right. thanks for showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywoodmaster Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Looks better than my first attempts. Keep on sawing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Looking great. I really like your plaques with the pictures on them. Are you gluing them on, then varnishing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Really fantastic start to your new hobby I must say. By this time next year you will be knocking the socks off some of us. Keep up the practicing. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Hello Dave, I think you did very well on your first projects! I appreciate you posting them, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvickers Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Well done David they look good, a bit more sanding next time before painting get the little furry bits out otherwise great start. Roly Yes looking back at these I would agree... I don't have a variety of sanders but have a hand held band sander that I used to get the flat sides. I'm still trying to figure out how to get in between the cuts. Is the best low budget way to get started is to just cut a strip of sand paper and carefully slide in between each cut? I'm all open for suggestions on sanding. I also would like to add sander equipment as the budget will allow but not sure what to look for exactly. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATRK Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Emery boards are a good cheap alternative as well for getting in the letters, they can be cut length wise with a scissors to fit any size you need. You'll find as you get better you'll sand a lot less. dvickers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young_Scroller Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 good job for your first project, what I do for the fuzzies is fold sand paper into small squares and just kind of work it into the spaces, another idea is to glue sandpaper to a popsicle stick dvickers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkey Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Welcome to the Village David. Very nice job for your first projects. dvickers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 I use a standard nail sander stick and cut to size buy them from the pound shop all different sizes in one pack and if it's to thin I have a surgical knife.and an electric toothbrush with the bristles cut off and a piece of sand paper glued on Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young_Scroller Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Here is a great video on different ways and tools for sanding scroll saw projects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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