Old Dust

I have some old issues of Pat Spielma,'s Home Workshop News. If you need an issue to fill your collection or just want some please make offer. As most of you know I do 99% of my scrolling as a fund raiser. Any offers for issues will also be a donation. Please consider shipping when making offer. Here are the issues I have: Vol 2 Issues # 10,12,13. Vol 3 Issues 14 to 18. Vol 4 Issues 19,20,21,23,24,25. John Old Dust You can contact me at "scrollart1@hotmail.com

This is from a pattern by Steve Good. Would make a great "Thank You For Your Service" gift for your local VFW or American Legion Post. Cutting time about 1 hour. John Old Dust

Home Depot has the perfect stud for compound cutting. It is labeled "Select Pine". It is a clear, no knot, stud. Usually located near the "Craft Wood" display. John Old Dust

Waylon Jennings was a DJ here in Coolidge AZ before he became a star musician. John Old Dust

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It is in the pattern making. John Old Dust

I use 2 X 2 studs from Home Depot that is labeled "Select Pine". This is a clear, no knot stud. The actual measurement is 1.5" X 1.5". So to start open your publishing program and draw a 1/4" high and exactly 3 " long horizontal line. That will be the base of your pattern. Then at exactly 1.5" draw a vertical dotted line from the base. That will be your crease line. See B-1. Now we are going to make a compound cutting pattern of guitars. A regular guitar and an electric. All compound cuttings are silhouettes. Google "Guitar silhouettes" and expand to more. See B-2. I will be using the 2 that are circled. Click on the regular guitar and "copy". Past on your pattern page. See B2-b. Resize it to fit on your base on one side of your crease line. Repeat with electric guitar. Important!!! Both images MUST be the Exact same height. Now you want to "select all" and link all together. Then coy and paste to fill your page with repeated patterns. See B-3. There you have the patterns finished. Enjoy. See other illustrations. Sorry for the poor quality of some but I am a scroller not a photographer. B-6.bmp B-5.bmp B-4.bmp B-3.bmp B-2b.bmp B-2.bmp B-1.bmp

This is popular in Bars. John Old Dust

I do a l lot of compound cutting for my bar-hopping fundraising. I suspect that here in the US the compound cutting scrollers use 2X2 studs. (Actual size is 1.5 X 1.5") I have found that Home Depot has a 2X2 labeled "Select Pine". It is usually located near the craft wood display. It is a tight, knot free, clear stud and great for compound cutting. I use the scrap sides from compound cutting. I cut them as flat as I can and give them to preschool and kindergarten classes. The kids color them and also glue them to cards or drawings they make for their parents. The teacher can also use them as teaching guides. I get 1 for $7 or 3 for $20 donations for the compound cuttings. Not bad since it only takes on average 15 to 20 minutes for each cutting. If there is enough interest I will make up a tutorial on how I make compound cutting patterns. John Old Dust

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Sorry for the poor pix, but you should get the idea. John Old Dust

As some of you know, I do all my scroll saw work as a fund raiser for the Arizona Lions Clubs Handicapped camp. As a matter of fact, this past weekend I was able to go their and give them a few thousand dollars of equipment they had needed. A friend yesterday dropped off these two solid oak wood doors to me ( boy, are they heavy) to do as I wish. I removed the center panels from one door so far. The panels are 1" thick in the center. The styles and rails of the doors are 1 5/8" thick. I need some ideas on what to do with them. One thought I had was to rip some of the rails to 3/4" X 1/2" strips for key ring names. (Should be a lifetime supply.) What ideas do you have? Thanks; John Old Dust

A couple more... Why are there Interstate highways in Hawaii and Alaska? What other states are they connected too? Why do we Drive on Parkways and Park on Driveways? John Old Dust

Spread the Stupidity Only in North America ......do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. Only North America ......do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke. Only in North America ......do banks leave vault doors open and then chain the pens to the counters. Only in North America ......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage. Only in North America ...........do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.. Only in North America .....do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering. EVER WONDER .. Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed? Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'? Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word? Why is it that doctors call what they do 'practice'? Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons? Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour? Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food? Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes? Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections? You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?! Why don't sheep shrink when it rains? Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together? I like this one!!! If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal? John Old Dust

Suggest you check out Sloan's Workshop websight to have good scroll saw wood shipped to you. Another site is www.wooddealsonline.com John Old Dust

Over the years I have entered often in our county fair shows. Have gotten many 1st place as well as best of class awards. (I think because there are different class categories based on age and there are no other entries in my 'ol' fart age group.) Never the less, read the rules and if you can find another scroller who has entered before he would be your best adviser from experience. In any case, Just Go For It and have fun. John Old Dust

Hi Marg; Well scrolling is like sewing on wood. John Old Dust

These are patterns from Steve Good. Took less that 1/2 hour to cut both. John Old Dust

I NEVER KNEW THIS!!! INVOLVES THE SHAMPOO WHEN IT RUNS DOWN YOUR BODY WHEN YOU SHOWER WITH IT!!! WARNING TO US ALL!!! YOU NEED TO READ THIS. DON'T DELETE IT BEFORE READING ! I HAVE JUST RECEIVED THIS WARNING! Shampoo Warning!!! I don't know WHY I didn't figure this out sooner! I use shampoo in the shower! When I wash my hair, the shampoo runs down my whole body, and Printed very clearly on the shampoo label is this warning, "FOR EXTRA VOLUME AND BODY" No wonder I have been gaining weight! Well! I have gotten rid of that shampoo and I am going to start showering with Dawn dish soap instead. Its' label reads, "DISSOLVES FAT THAT IS OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE" Problem solved! If I don't answer the phone, - ... I'll be in the shower! John Old Dust

More lines from the show---- Q. Charley, you've just decided to grow strawberries. Are you going to get any during the first year? A. Charley Weaver: Of course not, I'm too busy growing strawberries. Q. In bowling, what's a perfect score? A. Rose Marie: Ralph, the pin boy. Q. It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudist camps. One is politics, what is the other? A. Paul Lynde: Tape measures. Q. During a tornado, are you safer in the bedroom or in the closet? A. Rose Marie: Unfortunately Peter, I'm always safe in the bedroom. Q. Can boys join the Camp Fire Girls? A. Marty Allen: Only after lights out. Q. When you pat a dog on its head he will wag his tail. What will a goose do? A. Paul Lynde: Make him bark? Q. If you were pregnant for two years, what would you give birth to? A. Paul Lynde: Whatever it is, it would never be afraid of the dark. Q. According to Ann Landers, is there anything wrong with getting into the habit of kissing a lot of people? A. Charley Weaver: It got me out of the army. Q. It is the most abused and neglected part of your body, what is it? A. Paul Lynde: Mine may be abused, but it certainly isn't neglected. Q. Back in the old days, when Great Grandpa put horseradish on his head, what was he trying to do? A. George Gobel: Get it in his mouth. Q. Who stays pregnant for a longer period of time, your wife or your elephant? A. Paul Lynde: Who told you about my elephant? Q. When a couple have a baby, who is responsible for its sex? A. Charley Weaver: I'll lend him the car, the rest is up to him Q. Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they? A. Charley Weaver: His feet. Q. According to Ann Landers, what are two things you should never do in bed? A. Paul Lynde: Point and laugh John Old Dust

Hollywood Squares: These great questions and answers are from the days when ' Hollywood Squares' game show responses were spontaneous, not scripted, as they are now. Peter Marshall was the host asking the questions, of course.. Q. Paul, what is a good reason for pounding meat? A. Paul Lynde: Loneliness! (The audience laughed so long and so hard it took up almost 15 minutes of the show!) Q. Do female frogs croak? A. Paul Lynde: If you hold their little heads under water long enough. Q. If you're going to make a parachute jump, at least how high should you be A. Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it. Q. True or False, a pea can last as long as 5,000 years. A. George Gobel: Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes. Q. You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman? A. Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake. Q. According to Cosmopolitan, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think that he is attractive, is it okay to come out and ask him if he's married? A. Rose Marie: No. Wait until morning. Q. Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older? A. Charley Weaver: My sense of decency. Q. In Hawaiian, does it take more than three words to say 'I Love You'? A. Vincent Price: No, you can say it with a pineapple and a twenty. Q. What are 'Do It,' 'I Can Help,' and 'I Can't Get Enough'? A. George Gobel: I don't know, but it's coming from the next apartment. Q. As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with your hands while talking? A. Rose Marie: You ask me one more growing old question Peter, and I'll give you a gesture you'll never forget. Q. Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather? A. Paul Lynde: Because chiffon wrinkles too easily. John Old Dust

One item I have found to often pay for my booth fee is a NAME SIGN. I also have a 3x5 card stating "YES! We Make Name Signs." A sample such as "The SMITH'S" shows what you can do and that frequent name will often sell off your table. "The JONES" also sells readily. I cut mine from ceder fencing and use Finnish Birch backing. My normal charge is $2 per letter or symbol (i.e. cactus, logo, etc.) plus $15 material. You can get $3 per letter too. Add shipping if you have to mail it. John Old Dust

On some really big pieces that I could not cut on a smaller table I was able to finish the cuttings by installing the blade backwards. I suggest some practice first. John Old Dust