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Too Cool Steve.. That will be a piece for your Daughters Hope Chest perhaps..The phrase " sheds a pleasent light " comes to mind..

Yes I did see Victors crib boards. Tried to get ahold of him, but my computer wiil not email via windows express. I declined the request order for 8 boards because I cannot drill straight lines without a jig and drill press. If any one finds interest in such a project I will gladly contact the game shop and pass on the info to you. Mark

I signed a contract this morning to cut ou 60 pieces. Enough to work at my saw 10 hours per day 6days per week for a month, all paid daily if i choose. An open account at the hard wood shop. And on top of that account I have 7 other requests that came in rapid fire once they seen my work. The people at the hardwood "GAVE" me 10 feet of curly cherry 8 inches wide. a box full of blood wood, purple heart and wenge. Ordered my first gross of blades ever.. Wow, that is a giant step for me in a month and a half. originally set my goal for 6 months to get this far. A very, very large ammount of credit goes to the Village for this accomplishment..... Thank You All For your careing for the new stranger in town and helping me as you have. Travis you have a wonderfull place here you have created. I have read other scroll sites and they are missing the "homey" feeling that I have found here.. Much Respect.... Mark in the mile high city

I have an open order for crib boards that are out of the ordinary for a game shop. Is" general scroll sawing" the proper forum to discuss such things???

Andy, looks like you are slipping a little bit on this bet with your wife..Hope the payoff dosen't hurt to bad..I'd sure "like" to have my saw in the house above any other place if that counts for any thing on your 25% tally..I'm hearing "honey you sure need a large insulated, heated shed in the back yard" from the Lady here lately. So, looks like I will be getting farther from the house by summers end. Still a lot of answers to come in, you may win the bet yet

Ok then!! All hooked up with my order...12 dozen blades coming my way via Mikes Work Shop. This will save me a bundle and then some..Brett - Clayton - Mike - Hats off to ya for your replys. THANKS GUYS

Good day to all, Things are moving faster than I would ever imagin in my scroll saw world, I will keep you in suspence until I sign the contract this evening. I have a rush request from any one with experiance in ordering Flying Dutchmen blades. All I have ever used is what was available at local hard ware stores. I would like a rcomendation on ordering 6 doz. blades. All for 1/16 to 1/4 inch hardwood doing overlay work. And another 6 dozen of your recomendations.. All for 1/16 to 3/8 in. for Baltic Berch ply South western art type stuff. Am used to using #55- 56- 63 size bits. I would like to order these online this eve. Through SSV if it helps the village.Thank you, thank you, and thank you all. Much Respect Mark

Hats off to your work and your cause..GO NAVY......

Wonderful stuff you create with your saw John..I think the name Old Dust fits you very well. Much Respect, Mark

Im happy to say, It's not on a shelf ''collecting'' dust, it's smack dab in the middle of the garage ''making'' dust.. Unless the my Gal needs to park out of the snow, I still place her before my saw....

Hey folks ,thank you all for putting some thought into this for me and coming up with some some solid guidposts for me to follow. I do not have a camera capable computer yet or for that matter dont even have a camera yet, starting literally from scratch. I will post my work soon. I got a full sheet of 1/8 baltic birch and a half sheet of 3/8 to start some stack cutting as Old Dust suggested. I will do overlay on most of the thinner stock. Got some nice sized pcs of solid cherry 3/8 inch- mahog-canary- sugar maple. all cupboard doors so they are nice sized. Am going to read your artical now Travis and thanks again everyone.......Much Respect Mark

Thank you for stopping off at SS Village. Wise. Friendly. Funny. thoughtfull folks here, not to mention folks from around the globe. By the by! What is a " Hawk " Welcome

BONANZA..What a sweet find..I can imagine your enthusiasm......better stock up on blades and bits cause you may not want to leave your new wood pile, so much cutting to look forward to.... Much respect..Mark

Thats funny, cool piece in the right place.... Nice Mike.. Any ideas on what kind of plant to use yet? During the superbowl parties you could put a jersey of the loosing team on a ken doll and plant em in the crapper..

It seems that the time we put in on a project and get nothing but frowns at the price tag. Say I put 16 hours into some scrill work, used 8 blades and around $12.00 for materials. seems things sell real well if I put the price down to $2.00 per hour for my pieces. In other words , The shelf I put up for $32.00 means I pay for the wood the blades, laquor, etc...That puts me in the $ 1.63 per hour.. Hmmmm. Hmmmm..Dose any one here at SSV have a formula -Cheat sheet- Rule of thumb spread sheet or some thing you use to price and sell your work. I am no asking for any trade secrets, just a guide post or two to help me find my way.. Much Respect...Mark

Here you are, in a nice village. A fun place to be with lots and lots to learn for me, hope you enjoy all that is here as well.. Mark

Dakota, my reference to the hard woods only found in the central United States, my examples would be--buttrenut-mockernut hickory-pignut hickory-shagbark hickory-yellow buckeye-5 variatys of maple,red-silver-striped-suger.etc..some of the woods from your area are prized by craftsmen,and sometimes hard to find.. Just sayen' a craftsmans paradise..

Real nice stuff you have done. each piece is better and better.Keep sharing your work, we like to see talent from around the world.

Hello and welcome Dakota. Sounds like you are at the heart of the " Centeal Hardwood District"..A good place to be with a Delta Scroll saw and some inspiration..

Real cool boxes, I like the tight grained small knots in the pieces that are visible to the users eye. Cant wait to look up the wood origens.Very nice

Nice, nice. The wenge is a great wood, the natural shine you get from just buffing it is incredible.

Bush Oil made by Bush products in Amsterdam N.Y., Is a replica version of Watco Danish Oil which I have used. www.woodworkersresource.com is the place with an explanation of its history and where you can purchase this product.

I have been looking at boxes to see the best way to make and incorperate something more than 4 alike strips of wood a top and bottom. This is a grand Idea to use on a special piece of wood such as you have done. Ill be looking for that special piece now. Have you discovered what type of wood you used yet???? Monkey ??? Indoneasian toyin?? Very Nice..Much Respect

Welcome to a friendly Village. Check out the sites pattern library. If your new at scrolling there most likely is something there to suit your taste and be an educational journey as well....The only dumb question, is an unanswered one. Much Respect...

I was visiting Missouri with my Mother a few years back. The visit left me with lots of time on my hands. The hard wood was in abundance, priced accordingly, but they werent giving it away....There are medium, small and smaller wood mills scattered all through the Ozarks, my three month stay, plus having family in the state allowed me to get to know these good ol' boys. bla, bla, bla... Long story short.. There are charcoal mills as well that take all the scraps and burn them into bricketts. There are massive ammounts of banded and stacked for ageing and natural drying 1/8 - 1/4-3/8- 1/2- 3/4 inch rough cut to 6 and 8 foot lengths...I thought I was in heaven. Ended up with a jeep load { all I could squeeze in} to haul back to Casper Wyo. I noticed Dan-Woodman here in the Village may reside in the very woods I speak of. Lots of my family has worked for Ozark Lead around Ellington and Redford.. If you don't mind chit chat with Missouri folk, have a good heart and a sturdy trailer, it would pay to vacation in Missouri this summer. The Old Timers still set on the porch and carve ax handles from hickory branches that they harvested 2 and 3 years prior and can talk about hard woods forever. For some its their main topic.