Barry5180

Keep looking Kevin, and saving. It took me four years to get around to getting the 788 and it was worth every minute of the wait. Hopefully the scrolling gods will smile on you in 2011 and deliver a nice shiny yellow saw to your door. Barry

Does designer firewood count as a scrap bin?

The best part of the whole thing is that you had a great time Dan and that it sounds like you generated some future sales. Glad it was a success. Would love to see some pictures from your next show if you remember to bring the camera..lol Barry

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all at SSV and their families. May 2011 bring nothing but happiness and much sawdust. Barry

Thanks for sharing the project with us Malc. I've been wanting to do one of these ever since I saw the videos on youtube. I'll be curious as to the total time involved to complete as well as your overall thoughts on the project. A very close friend of mine loves clocks and something like one of these would make a great gift. Barry

I love that DW. Great idea with the cellophane. Was it difficult to work with? Barry

Terrific job on these. The red on the tree was a great choice. Barry

I'm sure she's going to love that. You did a great job on it! Barry

Clayton, I love looking at your work. This is another fantastic piece. I have the same attitude as you when it comes to charging for my work. As long as my hobby can support itself, I'm happy. I usually tack on a little bit for profit to use for upgrades and such, but otherwise I usually only charge for materials. Barry

Congratulations on a successful first craft show Kevin. I'm so glad to hear that your first experience was a positive one. You do some great work and it's just a matter of time before even more people start ordering stuff. Can't wait to hear about the next one. Barry

Fantastic work! You did an amazing job on that. If he doesn't like it, I'm sure you can send it to Len. I bet he would like it.. Barry

Nice job on those Brett, and congrats on the orders. Barry

Beautiful job on that. Looks great! Barry

Terrific job Frieke. I'm sure that whoever receives it will just love it. Barry

I'm in Brogue, PA which is just a few miles South of York, PA the snack food capital of the country.

Brian, you are correct. You may sell any work created with the patterns from that book. The pattern designers and publisher only make money from the sale of the pattern, distributing or selling copies of the pattern would limit their ability to earn income, selling and distributing the work actually enhances their ability to earn income since other scrollers seeing the work might be inclined to purchase the same patterns. Barry

Congrats on ordering the new lathe Travis. If you're looking for a less expensive way of sharpening your lathe chisels, check out this website: http://www.freewebs.com/johnrob281/index.htm He has a video on the site to show the jig in use, and the plans are cheap enough. If you use something like this then you will probably have more money for some pen kits quicker... Barry

Now that's a way cool video! I've seen the hot dog video from their web site, but I didn't know that the show Time Warp did a piece on it. That's a product I think we all can trust. If the creator of it is willing to risk severe injury like that and is that confident in his product, I guess we can be too. I've got to admit though, I was getting a little weirded out by the thought of him sticking his finger into that blade. Sent shivers down my spine since I know what a saw blade can do. Barry

I don't really think I would have changed anything, short of which scrollsaw message board to be a member of, then again, SSV wasn't around then. I started on a $69.00 Harbor Freight saw and turned out some great stuff on it. Like many, didn't want to spend a ton of money on it if I was bad at it. Turns out I'm pretty good at it and so I upgraded to a Craftsman 21". By the end of February I'll have my DW788. Mark, the Eclipse is supposed to be an awesome saw. Not too many of us have them because of the cost. You could buy 3 DW788's for the price of the Eclipse. I believe the Eclipse is all hand built as well as opposed to the assembly line built saws. This could be what's adding to the long delivery time. I've heard good reviews about the saw and about their customer service. I would try and find out from them exactly what "top of the list" means from a time standpoint. I would also ask them what happens if they can't deliver by that date. To keep a customer waiting that long isn't cool. You should get something for your extra long wait time. Barry

Terrific job on both of those. The nephews are going to love them. Barry

Hi Dan, Chris said it best I think. Depending on the type of pattern and what you are trying to accomplish with it will ultimately determine what software to use. I use GIMP and Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 and Corel Photo Painter Essentials 4. I find myself for most portraits of people that I do, Photo Painter Essentials 4 does a great job at the initial conversion without much modification of the original first. Then I finish it with GIMP. I would highly recommend starting with GIMP and going through the excellent tutorials Travis has created here on the site. From there, you will discover what works best for you in what situations. Barry

Harvey, all I've got to say is, "You're a natural." If this was a first attempt after only three days on the site, and the pattern took only two days to make, well my friend, you have a natural eye for pattern making. Awesome job! I can't wait to see what that looks like cut. Please upload the finished cutting when done. Like Chris said, if you keep progressing at that rate, you're going to make the rest of us look bad...LOL Barry

I get about the same for a custom portrait. I usually use Baltic Birch or Oak plywood, matted and framed behind glass. The only other thing I do is charge a $25.00 non-refundable pattern fee if I have to make the pattern. For turned pens, I usually charge two or two and a half times the actual cost of supplies. This seems to work and most people can't believe the pens are so cheap. Barry

Awesome job on that Chris. I know they will cherish that for a long time, and eventually will go to their grandchildren. A piece you should be very proud of. Barry

Congrats Paul on becoming a non-smoker. I know it's tough at the beginning, but you'll start feeling better soon enough. Good luck and stay the course. Barry