Another newbie

[Chip Woods]

Hey all. Im a retired woodworker, from home building to furniture and boats. Bored to tears, i joked about making birdhouses and whirligigs. So i found a mint hawk saw, i think an original version. Nothing fancy but so much better than the old cast iron Rockwell i found 30 yrs ago. But Ive found scrollsawing isnt as easy as i thought it would be. Heck of a learning curve just to get the blade in right. Who would have thought…

Chip Woods

[Richard Hotchkiss]

Chip, welcome to the forum from Ashland, Virginia. Everyone on here is very helpful and they have a wealth of knowledge. Enjoy your new hobby.

 

[Scrappile]

Welcome to the village!  Building boats has always been my dream.  I did build a skin-over-frame kayak.  It was great fun to build, but my back would not take the sitting position.  I have the hull and running gear built and for a little 12' sailboat sitting in my garage.  All I need to finish is to build the mast and sails. Afraid, I will not get it done. Hopefully someone will want to finish it up.  Have had plans for several others, but life kept getting in the way.  Now I am just plan too old!  But scrolling keeps me satisfied now and very enjoyable for me.  You are correct, figuring out the blades was the most difficult for me.  I just kept trying different ones until I settled on about 5 variations I like and work best for me.

[clocks and more]

Welcome to  a Great hobby. we  all have done upside down  blade chance at least once. Happy Scrolling

 

[wombatie]

Welcome to the Village.  Pull up a chair and make yourself at home.

Marg  

[jerry walters]

Welcome to the village from Colorado.

Jerry

[Dan]

Welcome from Ohio!

[daveww1]

welcome to the village

[Denny Knappen]

Welcome to the Village forum from Tennessee.   As a Pegas dealer, if you have any Pegas blade questions, I would be pleased to help.