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A neighbor requested this one for her 14 yr old daughters birthday. Got my ply from Sloanes last night and got to work this morning. Cut 0n 1/4" baltic birch ply. Overall it's 8.5 X 11" Used FD-PSR5 blades. I finished this one with MinWax natural stain. I'm not sure if I like this finish. It did darken the wood a bit.

The plaques came shaped. They were the 5X7" french curve plaques from Walmart. But I've routed edges on 1/2" oak with my dremel and the dremel workstation. You don't get the depth like normal router bits, but it's great for adding detail for bases on mini clocks. The praying hands are common. I just adapted them for cutting and added the cross. The Kokopelli is a god of the southwest native american tribes. Again it's a common graphic. I added the sun symbol and fire.

Waiting on a shipment of ply from Sloane's. Looking for something to cut I went into the wood box and found a couple of small plaques I had. These were for wood burning but what the heck. Grabbed a piece of 3/4" pine board and made a couple of simple stands for them while I was at it. [attachment=2]kopelli.jpg[/attachment][attachment=1]hands.jpg[/attachment][attachment=0]stand.jpg[/attachment]

I can't help with the PSP software but...I'm going to suggest you try Gimp and Inkscape. The best thing is that they are both free and there is a great tutorial on both in the village university. I will venture a guess and say that within a few days with both you will be off and running again (making patterns).

Congrats Clayton Making the big bucks now

Try contacting the software manufacturer and ask if they have a "fix" for that compatibility issue with Win7. A lot of software companies are playing catchup trying to resolve these problems with W7.

Hey Kevin: Here's one (intrasia) for you...I like chocolate chip cookies http://www.freeintarsiapatterns.com/Dow ... terns.html

Great looking Tom. He will be happy with that one.

Ahaaa...Now it makes sense That guy has to be a mechanical engineer. Those clocks are fantastic That's some great functional art!

Very Interesting. He lost me after the first set of gears Evidently he's a man of few words I'm gonna check out the web site.

Thanks all...Now my wife wants a bigger tree so she can put in some xmas lights Gotta start hiding these things so she doesn't get any more wild ideas

Came across these free (PDF) books. Problem is they're from the late 1800's to the early 1900's. I started reading a few pages and found it interesting. The have fretwork, intarsia and marquetry. Anyone interested in old school woodworking might find these interesting. http://www.craftsmanspace.com/free-book ... books.html

Came across this site while surfen. I know that there are a few scrollers who like stand up puzzle patterns. This should keep you busy for a while http://www.freewoodpuzzles.com/ This might already be listed here...I don't remember

Pulled some scraps out of the box and tried a xmas decoration. I used Travis's xmas tree pattern from the library, whipped up a base on Inkscape and raided my wife's craft supplies. I thought they would make cool place settings for the kids at xmas dinner. [attachment=1]xmastree2.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=0]xmastree3.jpg[/attachment] They measure 4"H X 4"L X 2"W. You could make the tree a little bigger and scroll in the kids names and just paint in the decorations.

Great cut! Clock works nicely.

That came out great. Saved a few bucks on the deal too.

Thanks all. It was a fun project. What to do next

It's tuff to come to a fair price without having a better idea of last years show. Since the rain cut down on the amount of people that actually showed up (including vendors) it's hard to gauge. I actually purchase my 1/4" b/bb ply from Rhonda (Sloans). Like mentioned, if need be I can adjust my prices. Hopefully the weather will be better. If nothing else it will be fun to meet other scrollers.

Great info...I like the keep it simple idea. I can usually turn out a medium detailed 8.5X11" cut in about 4 hours (breaks included). I just received my issue of CW&C with quite a few xmas ornaments. There are a lot of great patterns in the library to choose from also. This will be a hit and miss for me. Ya never know. If all goes well I will actually plan for next year

As I mentioned in my "How much" post, the craft fair is coming to town again. They have made arrangements for a train to come in from Boston, MA. The question is now what to cut? I would think a few considerations would be 1) seasonal themed items...We have thanksgiving, holloween and of course christmas coming up. 2) Your particular location...Midwest, south west, new england, etc...This also comes into play when considering your themes. 3) What items have sold previously at your particular fair. Thanksgiving, hollowween and christmas ornaments are a given. My area is partial to sea scapes, lighthouses, ships, native american, religious and wild life themed works. What seemed to sell last year was ornaments (detailed fretwork), religious pieces, native american and mini clocks. Unfortunately, like the regular vendors I hadn't planned in advance for the fair. I have a few cut already but will cut a few more this and next month. The problem is you don't want to get stuck having to store those items that don't sell. Luckily, in any event they make great gifts . How do you plan on what to cut for fairs/craft shows?

We are having another craft fair in town coming in October. The last one was a bust. It rained both days. Unfortunately they don't have rain dates. I was fortunate enough to sell most of my wood burningsthough. This year I will try selling scroll portraits. Problem is how much to price them for. I will basically use the same formula as my woodburnings. Cutting time X Rate per hour For example 6 hours X $4.00 per hour = $24.00 dollars Wood Cost per sheet (+ shipping) "" "" 8.5 X 11" BB birch ply =$4.00 dollars Blades Amount used X Cost "" "" 6 X .30 =$1.80 dollars Stain/Finish (rough estimate) =$2.00 dollars Frame (Walmart) =$2.00 dollars I don't get into making my own frames for a couple of reasons. 1) The cost 2) Most people usually will change the frame to match their particular home decor 3) I don't have the room or proper tools. So rounded off it comes to $35.00 dollars for an 8.5 X 11" framed scroll portrait. Which I think would be a good price. The other consideration would be is there anything like this being sold at the show? What is the quality of the works and what are they charging? It's always a good idea to walk around and check out the other vendors You can adjust your prices as needed. I wouldn't personally go lower but higher is not a bad thing How do you price your work?

I just enjoy cutting. It's a hobby as well as therapy for me. I give away a lot of pieces. Some are sold so I can buy more supplies. I've done commissioned wood burnings but found it becomes stressful really quick. Seems like they always want it yesterday

That came out fantastic. The cut and finish are great. The design is an eye catcher for sure.

I found them on Bing. Just type in "Public Domain Images, Twighlight" in the search box. It will come up with a few sites to choose from.

Beautiful work. Those would look great in my parlor