Hudson River Rick

Very nice work Don. Bless you and your granddaughter for helping the hospital. Rick

I'm 3 months into recovery from major back surgery, about a month ago I was able to ditch the walker. I have been useing a cane that actually belonged to my grandfather, I was given one of the newer aluminum canes by the girl who was my PT instructor, but I didn't like it. I am having balance problems now, but THANKFULLY, I am not experienceing any pain. This is a picture of a model the doctor showed to me and Ann Marie before the surgery.

@Bernd, not only do I remember the Hudson River Dayliner, every summer our mom would take me and my brother on the Dayliner to Rye Playland Park. The trip took all day to go down river and back in the evening, as long as the ship was going with the tides, this all happened about 65 years ago. If you remember the area, we lived right at he foot of the Mid Hudson Bridge, next to the N.Y. central Railroad yards, as a kid, we thought we had the greatest playground in the world. About 30 years ago, when we opened our Gallery/Frame Shop, I was given the opportunity to meet Capt. William G. Muller, Bill was the pilot of the Dayliner that docked on lower Main Street in Poughkeepsie. Bill is also a Maritime Historical Artist, if you have some spare time, look him up on the internet at WilliamGMmuller.com, I'm proud to say that Bill and I remain close friends. Bill's eyesite has failed him and he can no longer work at the easel, but I enjoy sharing the stories he has about his life on the river. Sorry for the longpost, and I did not mean to hijack your post.

Great job on a really nice pattern. Thanks for sharing. Rick

Hi Kevin, really like that pattern, can you share where you got it, you may have forgotten since it was a while ago. Thanks for sharing. Rick

@Don, as usual you did a great job on your sport ribbon racks, but I really like the "mine calls me MOM". Leters are some of the hardest cuts for me to do, not you, yours are right on. Thanks for sharing. Rick

WOW !!! Those look great. What a TEAM. Rick

@Ron, are you trying to pull the wool over our eyes??? That can't possibly be your first attempt at painting your scroll work. You did a great job, can't wairt to see your next piece. Thanks for sharing. Rick

Hey Scott, you hit it out of the park with your project. GREAT JOB. Rick

@Jerry, I did receive the pattern that you posted,,THANK YOU very much. We were away for a couple of days on a short vacation at the beach. I will post a photo when I get the project complete. Rick

Again, I thank you all for the very kind remarks. Rick

Thank you all for the VERY KIND remarks. I felt like I was meeting an old friend again when I was allowed to go to my shop.

I finally convinced my doctor that I would be careful going down to my shop, and he convinced my CEO that I could try to scroll again. This piece was made for a very special lady in our lives, she was an Emergency Room nurse for 40 years and her greatest joy was helping anyone. Unfortunately, she succumbed to cancer a while back and we have finally had a chance to honor her. Her usband has her cremains at home on a dresser that she used, so I cut this stand for him to put the urn on. The ladies name was Roseanne and she loved roses, the cross is cut from bloodwood and the base is suger maple, I finished the piece with WATCO oil. Thanks for looking. I have posted this on 2 other sites, sorry if you looked twice.

GREAT job Jerry & Richard, Thank you for being so proud of OUR country. Is the pattern available anywhere, I would like to make some of these for some friends who served in the military? I'm sure they will be greatfully accepted. Rick

And I NEED a spelling lesson. Rick

Marie, your project only neds one word, OUTSTANDING Your daughter will treasure that forever. Rick

@ChelCass, @OCtoolguy That's the cross I'm talking about, THANKS for posting it. We did get in touch with Donny, he graciously doesn't ask for a payment for his patterns, I think on his facebook page(???), he tells of a charity that he supports. Ann Marie and I are going to track down the charity and offer a donation in his name. The people we meet in this hobby are the best. So is this site!!! Rick

@OCtoolguyI did find the pattern. The designer is Donny Hollingsworth, Foot of The Cross Scroll Saw Art. Ray, if anyone out there thinks they can explain how to show a picture of the cross to a doorstop (ME), I would be glad to show it. When Ann Marie comes home from shopping, I'll ask her to post the picture...she's a software personans knows her way around a keyboard pretty well.

@ScrappileThank you, I'll give it a shot.

Hi everyone, I'm seven weeks out of my back surgery and I will see the doctor on Tuesday, I'm going to try to get him to say it's okay to go down stairs to my shop. With that in mind, one of my good customers recently had a death in the family and she saw a picture of a cross with a heart and a rose on it, the deceased woman's name was Rose. The picture was on PINTREST and she said the designers name is Bobby Riggs. I know my computer is a lot smarter than I am, but I can't seem to find any way to get some information about a pattern. I am chomping at the bit to get back to cutting, and I would like very much ti help my customer. Thank you all for any help. Rick

Great job, Charlie. The best of the "OUTLAWS", I have many of his albums on vinly, tape, CD and now on our computer. Thanks for sharing. Rick

Hi everyone, I'm having an operation next week to try to fix this old mans back, Doc says about 4 to 5 weeks before I can go up and down the stairs to my shop. My CEO, COO and everything else in the house reminded me of some gifts I had to complete before my down time, I just wanted to show them to you guys & gals. I won't be able to work, but I will be able to sign on the internet and see what all my friends are working on. I posted this on the other 2 scrolling sites, sorry for the double post. Thanks for looking. Rick

WOW. Fantastic choice of wood, the burl is absolutley beautiful. You did a grat job on a real nice pattern. Thanks for sharing. Rick

Real nice job jimmyG, and a good recovery on the base. Thanks for sharing. Rick

Your typical perfection, Ron. Nice job on the build and great choice of woods. Thanks for sharing. Rick