Scruffydog Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 Hi, I'm back. I honestly have no idea what happened since I joined in 2017, came back again in 2019, went thru Covid, layoff, re-employment, and now into semi-retirement. Anyway, my shop is now reorganized and my Delta scroll saw repositioned by the basement egress window and I am hoping to do more scrolling. Did a Steve Good pattern yesterday and it was a lot of fun. See attached. Gotta work on my finishing skills. One thing I learned: I'm shooting for smooth lines rather than getting hung up on following the lines exactly. Like everyone says, once the pattern is off no one knows where the line was anyway, and people who look at it don't know that either. Hopefully I'll get better with practice and keep my mind sharp. Thanks for still being here. meflick, Gene Howe, heppnerguy and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 We have had several I'm backs lately... That is so great, so good to have you back. Stick with us. Scruffydog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry walters Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Welcome back Doug. There is absolutely nothing wrong with your work, might need a little work on your spelling. The main thing to do is to keep your mind sharp and I think scrolling will help with that because there is so many projects to do and new things to learn. Jerry Scruffydog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Welcome back again. It doesn't matter how many times you come back as long as you come back. Marg Scruffydog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelCass Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Welcome home Doug! Glad to see you made it back. Most of the regulars are still here and quite a few newbies. Glad to hear you got thru Covid ok. Scruffydog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffydog Posted March 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Thanks for the re-welcome! Yeah, Covid. There is a word I hope will be stricken from the lexicon. The best thing about being laid off and locked up for 8 months was that it prepared my wife and I for what life would be lile during retirement. We used that time to figure it out, and it was actually quite nice. There were many blessing along with the weirdness of it all, and the Lord got us thru. You know, I thought I would do a lot more woodworking during that time, but the motivation was just not there. Anyway, good to be back and good to be scrolling again. ChelCass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 welcome back, nice work Scruffydog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Welcome back and glad you made it through the hard times. Scruffydog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Welcome back to the Village forum from Tennessee. Scruffydog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaughn Posted March 30, 2023 Report Share Posted March 30, 2023 Welcome back and greetings from Minnesota. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 Welcome back, Doug. I have to add this as I used to have way more line following for years. I didn't have problems with going off line and then trying to correct it quickly, leaving behind a lot of sanding to smooth out the crooked lines later. My problem was I felt really good about being able to cut a pattern really fast while doing quite well following the line, most of the time. I started doing a lot of difficult fret work and as a result I finally begin to slow way down and take time doing my projects. What used to take me one hour to cut, now might take me 3 hours to cut. I let go of the idea that I was liking finishing fast and now I learned to enjoy my time as I cut and the result is more satisfying in the long run. So my advice, should you want it, learn through my years of scrolling, to slow way down and take your time. It is not a race at the saw. You did quite well, by the way on your project. It isn't easy to get on the saw after a long break. Hope to see a lot more projects from you too. Dick heppnerguy Scruffydog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffydog Posted March 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 Thanks for the advice Dick. I will keep that in mind. So far I've been too nervous about messing up to go fast. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieC Posted March 31, 2023 Report Share Posted March 31, 2023 Welcome back Doug, I am one of the newbies...very new... but working on just sawing lines (which often have a mind of their own!) ...will look forward to seeing your work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 Welcome Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 Welcome home Doug. Look forward to your participation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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