Charise2009

That does look awesome! And I just adore roosters - they are peaking out of various nooks and crannies in my kitchen hehe. Where did you find that pattern if you don't mind me asking?

I prefer 9mil and 22 as they have WAY less of a recoil then the .357. I use either a ruger 22 or a Cz 9 mil. I like 22 rifles as well.

well not a "nut" but I do like to shoot at paper on the occasional Saturday or Tuesday (22 Range days).

I've been using a 5R or 7R depending and not have much problems. However, when it comes to finer cuts I'm moving to a 2R. However, I have found some sheets are just worse than others. I had one sheet that it didn't matter what blade or how thick the cuts the darn thing splintered and broke. I wound up using that sheet for backing only. My dad had a look at it and thought perhaps it wasn't actually baltic birch they had sold me.....

I love Steve's site and have cut a number of his clock patterns. I love the ones with people in them... they don't have many cuts but do wind up very realistic looking

I have a friend coming over to take "professional" looking pictures of my work for my website & blog And I plan some time actually in the shop doing some cuttings!

Thank you all for your words on encouragement! I was nervous about making the blog, but when I started my post about the Chickadee clock I really was getting into it! I'm looking out for other blogs about scrollsawing and so far have found lots about general wood working or wood turning but not so much about scrollsaw. And Travis, it was your blog that brought me to this great site

I'm just curious how many people have their own blogs about what it is they are doing. A friend of mine is an avid bird watcher and has been at me for several months to start a blog (I already have a fan page on facebook) and so I started one today. However, I'm feeling a little self concious about it and was wondering if anyone else was doing it..... http://wendyswoodcrafts.blogspot.com/ PS Travis... as my second blog was about a Chickadee clock that you made the pattern for I put a link for this board in my post which I hope is okay

since my scroll saw workshop is actually in my house and beside the downstairs rec room I can actually turn the saw to face the tv and so I tend have that on lol

Oooo nice!

What I did was go out to a local dollar store and purchase a number of thier disposable tin foil roasting pans in different sizes. I use these to stain/paint my items (I'm a bit anal so they are all labled with the colour stain I use them for hehe ). When I'm not using them they just stack up and sit on a shelf! They would probably be quite good to hold the peices you are working on as well such as puzzles or intarsia provided the peice you are working on isn't too too big. Another thing that I have used in the past is a tray that you serve coffee on. It's flat and has nominal sides to it but is a little bit bigger than the biggest "roasting" pan that I have. Perhaps even an old cookie sheet. As for the staining, I saw a picture in a scroll saw magazine the other day that someone was using an indoor green house from lee valley. It has shelves and a plastic tent area around it.

I'm really lucky in the fact that I have two different workspaces, each with their own "workbench" type area's I have "shop" inside the basebament where I keep my scroll saw and drill press. My scroll saw is on its own little cupboard (the pull out from where a built in dishwaser went years ago) on wheels that my dad made me years ago. Attached to my cupboard is a holder for different scrollsaw blades and a bendable light. In a lttile L shaped cubby I then have an old dresser (6 drawer) that my drill press sits on and I use the drawers for items like finishing nails, clock inserts etc. And an old hanging cupboard from my kitchen on another wall to hold other items. As well as two old desks with shelves/drawers to store other items like patterns and peices of wood. In my garage is where most of my other tools are but it's also my paint/drying area. I have converted an old metal clothes drying rack to hang all my items to dry after I stain/paint.

That is great!

Perhaps Trivets & Coasters?

Hi All, I've been making projects on my scroll saw for a number of years now and keep seeing patterns that are using Acrylic as the body of the work or as the backing. My question is where to find the sheets (I'm assuming they come in sheets) of Acrylic. I'm located in British Columbia and would perfer to go to a store to purchase but ordering on-line is not out of the question (just means I have to wait longer ) Thanks so much!