Travis

I added you. Looks good!

I'd use mineral oil. You can also go to the hardware store and buy butcher block oil or salad bowl oil. I recently made some cutting boards and used something called butcher block conditioner, which has mineral oil and wax. Worked pretty well.

I'd make a straight line, then add a node part way down (about a 3rd down). Pull the top node to the left of the middle node so you have an upside down L shape. Select the horizontal line between the two nodes and push up to make a curve. Then bend it into a candy cane shape. Thicken up the stroke to something really wide. Then go to Path>Stroke To Path to make it into a shape. From there, you have your basic candy cane shape that you can tweak. Let me know if that doesn't make sense. Perhaps I can put together a video this weekend demonstrating it.

I added you both! Great stuff.

Seems to be a problem with Internet Explorer. Lots of people are having trouble with copy and paste (https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=IE11%20can%27t%20paste). There really isn't a good solution from what I can tell. It seems most people get frustrated with IE and switch to Firefox or Chrome. Here's a workaround, though. In the upper left corner, click the icon that looks like a light switch. This will take you into BB Code. You can paste your text there. It will strip away all of your formatting (if you created any). Then click it again to get back into your formatting mode.

This is not the work of a new scroller! You did a beautiful job. I look forward to seeing what the future has in store for you!

I use FB to promote Scroll Saw Village and Scroll Saw Goodies. I use it a bit differently than to generate sales, though. I use it to drive traffic and to remind people that we're still here. I post pictures from the bragging rights section with a link to the thread. I think that get's people excited about projects and gets the wheels turning. Then hopefully, they stop by SSV and say hi. I think the best way to use FB (or any social media, for that matter) is to keep you and your services in front of eyeballs and remind people you're still there. Just keep posting and sharing. Even if it's only your friends and family watching. They have fun seeing what you're making. Then, one day, when they're in the market for a special gift, they'll shoot you a message. After awhile, you'll get other people looking. Shoot, they may be woodworkers/crafters too looking for ideas. But maybe, there's something they don't know how to do for a project (pattern designing, cutting, etc), and they'll commission you to do something. Keep it informal. Have fun with it. And be sure to post regularly, even if it's just pictures of your shop (people LOVE behind the scenes stuff). Once you get an audience, it's easier to keep going since you'll start getting "Likes" and comments. It's a lot of fun when people really like seeing what you're up to. It's quite the motivator. I don't have many Likes/Subscribers. SSV has about 2,900. Scroll Saw Goodies has about 1,400. But, when I do post something, I can get in front of about 900 eyeballs with one post. One thing that I've been having a lot of fun is Instagram. There's quite a community and it's fun to see what others are working on.

Some other people have had that problem too. SSV isn't blocking it, however. They just switched web browsers. SSV works the best with Google Chrome or Firefox. Have you tried using the paste function in the compose window? The one on the right should paste from MS Word.

I'm not sure what a puzzle ornament would be. I'd love to see one if you have an example. We have some slotted ornaments and some compound cut ornaments. You can download it for free and check it out.

I removed the pattern. We cannot share patterns from copyrighted works. More information about what patterns can or cannot be posted can be found here. Great cutting, BTW.

I have one. I bought the XCarve, which is a DIY kit you have to put together. It's not too hard to assemble, though. It's a lot of fun. I just need more time to play with it. I upgraded the spindle to the DeWal 611, which I recommend. One thing to keep in mind, though...CNCs are pretty slow. You can cut something out in the traditional way in 1/4 the time. The only real advantage is precision and being able to do other stuff while the machine works. I like it because it combines my creative side with my technical side. Lots of fun.

I'm proud to announce that SSV's Ornaments For Charity - 2015 eBook is now available! This year, we got 5 designers to design 25 additional patterns. The eBook is now 48 pages with 165 Holiday ornament patterns! You can download the eBook for free and check it out. If you decide to keep the eBook, we ask you to donate to your favorite charity (we're on the honor system here). Remember, this isn't about "buying" an ebook of patterns, it's about giving to a worthy cause. So dig deep when donating to your favorite charity. Please spread the word about this wonderful eBook of patterns. Post to your favorite social media, other clubs and organizations. The more people who know about it, the more money we're able to raise for worthy causes. You can find the ebook here. There will be a tab on the navigation menu through Christmas. After Christmas, it will be moved under the More tab in the navigation window. Special thanks to the following for donating patterns to this year's eBook: bobscroll DonR jesse Travis Trip I hope everybody has a wonderful Holiday Season surrounded by those you love.

Reminder, today is the last day to get in your designs!

Reminder that all patterns need to be in by next Wednesday. It's coming up fast, so if you want to participate, please get your patterns in. Details are in the first post of this thread. Thanks!

It's coming close. Only a week and a half. I'd love to get 4 more pattern makers. Remember, it's for charity! Good will and all. So far we have: Travis - DonR - Patterns Received WayneMahler - Trip - Patterns Received jesse - Patterns Received bobscroll - Patterns Received Who's Else wants to help?

Hi Sam. Here is the tutorial people are referring to: http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/12658-word-art-intersecting-word-art-with-inkscape/

I completely understand. I've had some of my patterns taken and sold without my permission, and it's frustrating. At SSV, we try hard to protect our fellow artists, no matter the medium. If the pattern, design, artwork, or whatever other intellectual property is posted without that artist's permission, I'm happy to remove it. I'm sure it was an honest mistake. Sometimes these designs are posted onto sites that claim it's free clipart. The pattern-maker downloads them and alters it so it can be cut and shares it with others. Unbeknownst to them that someone else owned it. I wouldn't worry about it too much. I was asked to remove it from SSV and I was happy to oblige. What you do with your own library is up to you.

inkscape.org is the official website. Its safe there.

Howdy All. I want to remind everybody not to distribute patterns or designs that they haven’t personally designed themselves. I was contacted by a copyright owner about a design in our Pattern Library. I was given a legal notice and asked to remove the pattern from SSV. The original design was altered to make it cuttable on a scroll saw. Simply altering an existing design so it’s cuttable is not sufficient to call it your own. This is considered derivative work and still violates copyright laws. You pretty much have to alter the design so much that it is unrecognizable from the original. Here are some guidelines as to what is acceptable or what is not. With your cooperation, we can keep the lawyers off our lawn and keep the lights on at SSV.

So far, we have 6 contributors signed up. I'd like to find 4 more pattern designers. Who's willing to lend their pattern-making skills to a worthy cause? So far we have: Travis DonR - Patterns Received WayneMahler Trip - Patterns Received jesse - Patterns Received bobscroll Who's in!

Awesome. So far it looks like we have: Travis DonR WayneMahler Trip jesse Anybody else? I'd love to get 10 people this year. That would add 50 new patterns to the eBook! Who else is in?

Halloween is over and Christmas is right around the corner. Scrollers are starting to think about gifts and patterns to cut for loved ones. But since the Holiday season is also about helping others in need, we're continuing our tradition here at Scroll Saw Village as a way to give back. This will be our 6th year of publishing an e-Book full of Christmas ornaments. This popular e-Book was featured last year in the Holiday 2014 issue of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine. Our ornaments designs are exclusive to this eBook and designed by SSV members. Anyone are can download the ebook in exchange for a donation to their favorite charity. Our hope is that we'd be able to raise some money for very worthy causes, and provide some cool patterns at the same time. But we need your help! So I'll need some volunteers to design some ornaments. Each designer will provide 5 patterns (no more, no less) I ask that the designs are not made available anywhere else (this gives value to the e-book) They have to be designed specifically by you (no posting other people's patterns) Designs must be emailed (or PM) to Travis by Wednesday, November 25th (info below) A few things to keep in mind: Religious and secular designs are accepted. Other religions/traditions also celebrate this time of year, so lets not forget them. Keep detail and size appropriate for an ornament. Don't submit copyrighted or licensed patterns. The due date will sneak up on you quicker than you think. Get them to me ASAP. What do you get in exchange? Credit for your design. The warm fuzzy feeling that you're helping others in need. Submitting your ornaments: Email the ornaments directly to Travis (travis [at] scrollsawvillage.com) or PM me. Formats accepted are JPG, PNG. Please keep the pattern in black & White only (no gray) . That way I can convert them easier when putting together the ebook. I'll also accept Inkscape files (SVG). This is ideal if you know how to use Inkscape. That way there is no conversion. If you haven't seen it yet, here's our article in Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts from last year: I'm designing. Are you? So who's in? .

Can you post your InKscape file? That way I can see what's going on.

Can you post your file? I can take a look.

You hit the nail on the head. I tried this in the early days of SSV and it went very poorly. The special "feedback" forum only lasted a few days before I shut it down. I think if you want a critique or feedback on a project, you need to explicitly ask for it. Then be prepared for the opinions, because there will be plenty; most of which are contradictory.