TheWoodArtist
-
Posts
79 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Store
Profiles
How-To & Articles
Scroll Saw Reviews
Clubs & Organizations
Clubs & Organizations International
Pattern Shop
Suppliers
Village University
Help Desk
Forums
Gallery
eBooks
Everything posted by TheWoodArtist
-
They were told I wasn't ranting more less making an comment and also letting any newbies that don't know or have seen others doing this and thought about doing it... It's not just morally wrong it's theft and will end up causing problems and could lead to not having patterns available. Sorry if I offended anyone. (Actually I'm not really sorry as if it offends someone then the way I see it is that most likely they are one of the ones doing it). Sorry just tired of dealing with it as I'm sure others are also.. I've been guilty of having designs from others that others on my behalf posting for me on my sites but once found out they were removed and lead me to handle my sites myself.. But do like the idea of your "wall of shame" for a couple of reasons: 1) to let people know who they are and 2) to let the designers know to refuse service to these people. The only downfall about that is that it would be kinda hard to actually know if they stole it or not with so many designers using images that are available to everyone. Which in this case could lead to even more problems.
-
I'm not going to say that designs are being copied and stolen, but it goes on. My thing is this, if you find a design and it looks just like someone's already out why not just change it to the point it's clearly different or just not design it and use the one already posted. Also, if you buy a design/pattern from somewhere or someone, why share it. I mean you payed for it why not have others do the same. Designers are getting a hard enough time trying to pay their bills anyway. Why take away from them. I know one design isn't that much but when you share it to everyone, it does add up. PLEASE PEOPLE, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO START DESIGNING YOUR OWN PATTERNS/DESIGNS, I SUGGEST JUST SHARE WHERE YOU GOT IT NOT THE DESIGN!!! ALSO, IF IT'S NOT YOUR DESIGN, DON'T SHARE IT, SHARE WHERE YOU GOT IT... IF IT KEEPS UP, NO ONE WILL OFFER FREE DESIGNS ANYMORE AND AGAIN YOU'LL HAVE TO DESIGN IT YOURSELF! AND FACE IT, IF YOU ARE USING SOMEONE'S DESIGN THAT MEANS YOU EITHER COULDN'T MAKE IT YOURSELF OR YOU LIKED THE DESIGN AND COULDN'T DO IT BETTER THAN THE ONE WHO DESIGNED IT.. IF IT DON'T CHANGE I'M AFRAID YOU'LL START SEEING MORE OF A DECLINE THAN THAT'S ALREADY GOING ON. Ok rant over back to normal activity..
-
I installed it the first day it was released and haven't had any problems other than trying to figure out how it works and where everything is with it. The one thing you need to know about it is that if you do install it, you will have to reset your settings as it will be like purchasing a new computer. I didn't know that at first and yes I was cussing but once I figured it out, I love it. Seems it's a little like windows 7 and 8 all in one. Seems they took the good things from both and made one.
-
RT @5NEWS: Fort Smith police have released a photo of the shooting suspect. We will have a name shortly. http://t.co/0N0tuqS8zE
-
Take 2 after brain fart and mess up yesterday #thewoodartist #slinginsawdust http://t.co/6tEuoOyOao
-
Thanks for the input... I've decided to go ahead and buy him out of all his scrollsaw stuff (patterns, tools, and other things). This being said, I'm only going to keep the original patterns and trash the copies.. This person is an oldtimer and isn't making money off of this I promise with what he told me he wanted and he's not advertising this either, he's a family friend that I think is slowly getting out of the woodworking business all together and told me he would sale them after visiting but also wanted to make sure I and he wouldn't get in trouble. I told him that with the price I'm buying the tools and he's giving me the patterns, books, mags and so on. I will take each pattern on an individual basis, if I am not 100% about the usage I'll contact either the designer or publisher or both depending on the pattern itself. I know a lot of people buy out people/businesses a lot and do know of a few that have bought someone's design library in the buyout and that's what they told me to do this evening after having a talk with a few of them. They said that I should be ok with the situation just might not be able to sale the finished projects on some, but most designers would be willing to either give me the permission or have me purchase permission maybe even at a discount. I do know a lot of these pattern books are obsolete as I said he's an oldtimer and have been doing this for a while. Again, thanks for the responses.
-
I'm posting this in a couple of groups I belong to so just posting a comment on one will work, just doing it to get all the comments I can: I am thinking about buying a woodworkers patterns that he has made and ones he bought as he's getting out of scrollsawing and going into other forms of woodworking. My question is this: would this be considered a copyright issue on the ones he bought as I will be making some of the patterns myself. I'm just curious as I do some woodworking as a business (that is when I'm not making something and end up giving it away as a gift). I know what the copyright laws are but I also know that people buy people out a lot also. Thanks!
-
I didn't mean it like that, sorry I wasn't more specific. It happens a lot but for the most part others ask for permission before posting and give credit but there are a few that don't. At least he's trying or so it sounds. I've actually had patterns of someone else that wasn't signed and had them posted on my site by the person that ran my site thinking that b/c they weren't signed were my designs and once it was noticed by myself or the designer it was corrected. Where I see a problem is if after knowing they belong to someone else the person posting them don't do anything either removing it or getting permission to post. I'm not saying I agree with it but then again the free patterns are posted on free pattern sites and in a way they are just reposted to another free site. IF THE DESIGNER DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN THEN EITHER PUT ON THE PATTERN THAT (AS SOME HAVE DONE THAT) OR DON'T POST TO FREE SITES IN THE FIRST PLACE. I could go on and on with this subject as it's the hottest topic on the internet now but what's the use. The only true way to not have this happen is to not post patterns. But as a designer myself, I post them so others can use them. I would like to have credit or asked but being that I post them when I do for free use theirs not really anything that can be done about it unless I pay to have them legally copyrighted which honestly it isn't worth the price to go through all that. If I design a pattern I don't want shared I just don't post it just a finished piece.
-
The admin. has added a new post about copyright. He stated in it that he got a lot of the patterns from the old "free4all site." He stated in it that if one of the patterns posted is yours and you want your name added or want the pattern removed to contact him. I agree with Roly, it's a site to get free patterns of patterns that are free on one fourm or site and it's not a big deal unless he's selling patterns. This is how I see it, if it's your pattern handle it with him in private not on another fourm.
-
Hey Robert, I'm also a fellow razorback. I'm down the hill from you in the fort. Welcome to the village and you'll get great info and tips and help from everyone here.
-
I use adhesive to apply my patterns to wood and sometimes use packing tape over that but not too much to hold the pattern more to lube the blade but it also helps to hold the pattern down. When finished cutting I use a heat gun/ hair dryer on high heat and carefully as not to burn or catch the paper on fire and heat it and it releases the pattern really easy and then take spirit oil or paint thinner dilluted with water and clean the wood to remove residue. Hope this helps.
-
I use it also and love it. I haven't used any other ones. Makes for enlarging or even reducing patterns a breeze.
-
Some use the dipping technique. I have used this method and still do sometimes, especially on fretwork. It works great but I still always spray clear and use a few coats and use a sandpaper of really fine grit and even use a piece of cheese cloth in between coats of clear.
-
PORTER-CABLE 16" Variable Speed Scroll Saw
TheWoodArtist replied to juvy's topic in General Scroll Sawing
I use both but mostly pinless and yes for the most part they are easy to change and work with the only ones I found to give a little problems is the spiral blades but then I have the older style ones that aren't straight on the ends I've saw the new design FD spirals that have straight ends so when I use up the ones I have now I'll be getting them. They aren't that bad to get to stay just have to pay closer attention to get them in the right spot on the clamps. I think you'll have no problems with this one as it's toolless blade change and it allows you to see the bottom clamp pretty easy also. I also love the clean up on it two screws and you have access inside. Plus it don't need to be oilled at all. I thought it did and read the manual it says you don't need it. Of course I did use some 3n1 oil on it and it made it even work better. I also like the table slant adjuster as it is pretty accurate and has a gauge to help get the angle right. -
PORTER-CABLE 16" Variable Speed Scroll Saw
TheWoodArtist replied to juvy's topic in General Scroll Sawing
I have the pc saw that came with the stand and have had it for a couple of months and have used the crap out of it. The only down fall is the blower but that's going to be a downfall on any saw once i set up the blower with a fish pump it works great I have no complaints. For the money, it's a good saw. I debated with it and the craftsman and went with this on as the craftsman came with no stand. I use to use a craftsman and liked it. But now think the pc is a little better and being that it comes with the stand everything matched up and made less vibration and noise. I give this saw a 7 on a scale from 1 to 10. The only thing I would change on it would be put a higher wattage light on it. Other than that it's great. -
I knew you would get it straight Travis, I wasn't sure what the publication was getting at, the only thing I got from it was what I previously said and that they were asking for everyone's help on pointing the sites and companies out that were using the logo for wrong purposes.
-
The Marine Corp is having problems with groups and sites of untastefull nature using the marine logo and so being it is actually copyrighted they are starting to enforce it, I'm sure the others will follow soon. I read an article about it through one of the Marine publications I receive. Unfortuantly, I see this not stopping, soon everything will be enforced. It's the times we are in.
-
I use 1/4 most of the time but every now and then when I want the light shadow effect with great detail I even use 1/2 and 3/4 but most of the time it's 1/4 on everything.
-
Originally published in The Village Square newsletter - Dec, 2009 With the economy the way it is these days, I struggled to find the funds to get materials to cut with. As I'm sure a lot of you know, it can lead to a lot of cost. This made me think back to when I was in the business of doing woodwork with my father. We use to have a lot of scrap wood that we would give away to whoever came to the shop and got the scraps. We only required them to load it themselves. Anyways, I decided that I would make a few phone calls to local wood shops and see what they did with their scraps. With scrollsawing, you don't need very big pieces. If you do, you can glue up slabs (which can make some really interesting grains). I first contacted cabinet shops and wasn't shocked when I was told they gave away their scraps or grinded them to make shavings. I worked out an agreement with them that I would come once a week and take all they had. Of course I only use about 50% of what I get from them, but hey it's free and they have to pay to have it hauled off. So that was the agreement. It didn't cost them anything to get rid of it and I had some great and sometimes exotic woods and some firewood. My next place to contact was tree trimmers, as they just cut the trees and grind them. I found a couple of small business (not the big companies as they have their waste used for other things). So I made an agreement with them that if they would haul it to my barn I would take all they could bring. Of course this only works when the tree trimming is in season. But again, you get some great wood, plus you have the wood with the bark still on it. Now of course it takes a while to dry, but if you have a good storage area that is enclosed to the weather and humidity, then it works out. Usually, if you get enough from the trimmers, you'll have enough to last until some more dries. A good way to store this is take and make an airtight area in your barn or shop with plastic sheeting and lay the woods un-milled in it until it dries. Drying time varies depending on the type of wood. One other place I thought about checking in with is a pallet company as most pallets are made from hardwoods. To my luck, we have one here where I live and they were not as kind as the other sources b/c they have to buy their wood also. But I did make an agreement with them that I would provide them with a trailer and if they would load it and contact me when it was loaded (standard car trailer double axle) I would take all they had. They were happy with that and I pay them $20 a load. Now out of each load I could use over 3/4 of the load, the other I used for other things (backers and bottoms for the drill press). So, in closing, if you will just take out your phone book and look in it for anything dealing with woodwork, you'll be surprised at what you'll be able to get for no money or for a nominal fee and very little work. And one last place to look at is as your driving down the road going on with your day, look at other peoples yards and see what they may have laying out for trash or haul off, I've found some great birdseye maple, tiger maple, and mahogany from furniture people were just throwing away. Never forget the classifieds in newspapers either. They sometimes have free furniture if you haul it off. You can find some great woods this way. Never, think just because you may be short on funds you have to sacrifice the choice in materials you use as there are a lot of places that you can get great scrolling wood as most pieces aren't very big and with a little of time you to can search and find a great wood source without it costing an arm and leg or having to take a loan.
