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Frank, So happy you found us and we all hope to see you participating often. Be sure to check out everything in The Village and you will probably be quite interested in a lot of what you find. Ask questions of any kind. So with that said, Welcome from Southern Arizona Dick heppnerguy

Brandon, I too want to give you a big welcome to our world wide family. You picked a great place to log into as there are a lot of scrollers here that love to share photos of their work as well as lend a helping hand with their knowledge and skills. You can request a pattern be made for you at no cost or simply jump into the pattern forum and you should find all kinds of pattern you can download and give a try to. So log on often, post your questions and projects and if you do this often you will soon feel like you have known the regulars all you life. From sunny and warm Southern Arizona, Dick heppnerguy

she is not afraid of spiders and will catch them, should she find one inside the house and take it outside and release it. If she did that, the spider may walk away and then what would I do? I like your sense of humor. You think a lot like I do Dick heppnerguy

that would be very helpful to people like me. If you do find the time to do that, I sure hope I don't miss it Dick heppnerguy

sounds like the perfect gift for that person Dick heppnerguy

you are right. I know this but mine is a tarantula and they don't have the red hourglass, so once you learn to identify your spiders, you will understand that..HEY don't look up as there is a huge spider coming down from the ceiling on a web. There really is....darn, you still didn't look up Dick heppnerguy

I think you are right.. how fun it would be to get this one especially if it was a surprise. I know, wrap it up and put it in a box. I bet that would spook her Dick heppnerguy

Oh great.. is sure is a fun item. I think the 5 year old will really like it . It only took about an hour and a half from start to photos. Good luck with it Dick heppnerguy

It is a rather interesting like or big spider and I could not resist cutting it Dick heppnerguy

I have this book also but I have only made one or two items from it. I am thinking some boxes may make some nice Christmas presents for the right people this year. I will have to confer with the wife to be sure. Thanks for the detail tutorial on the hinges I am going to copy and paste them into me 'tutorial' folder for future reference. I do not use many hinges but I think the boxes are much nicer with them. That is a beautiful box for sure Dick heppnerguy

Nice to hear from you..It has been awhile since we have chatted, I need to send you a PM and see how you are doing. Thanks for the blessing, I can use it Dick heppnerguy

Nice piece.. What a fun plaque to put into a restaurant. I bet he gets a lot of comments on it and probably will be making a lot more pots of coffee as a result of your work. It reminds me that I have been going to make a "free haircuts tomorrow" sign for my barber too. Dick heppnerguy

More fun from the other side of the big Ocean. So glad you are with us and post on a regular basis. It is nice when we get a new family member that logs on often. These will be nice gifts. Hand made gifts are really special because you can't get them anywhere else and they are all made with a touch of love Dick heppnerguy

Looks like the search for the perfect frame will begin soon. I love it when someone receives something that is home made and so perfect that it just has to have a great frame to set it off. This one will sure find a place of honor where everyone entering the room will notice it Dick heppnerguy

I like it a lot. Can't go wrong when the pattern and the wood choices produce a project that is this catching of the eye. Nice to see your post Dick heppnerguy

I would like to be there when he sees it the first time. I bet they videos tape that one. Fun and creative piece, Kevin Dick heppnerguy

This baby is so big that I am going to cook and eat, once my wife catches and kills it for me. I saw this one on Steve Good's site and just had to have a go at it today. I'm not sure what I will do with it but when my wife gets back from Oregon, I am sure she will let me know. A really quick piece to cut and finish and it is a rather cool Halloween pattern, I think. If you are looking to make an additional Halloween decoration, this just might be one you might enjoy putting out every year or giving to a family member for their decoration Dick heppnerguy

you can do it.. give it a try. It is a Steve Good pattern Dick heppnerguy

I like the way you used other animals as the pieces in a couple of your puzzles. fun Idea Dick heppnerguy

I too send my congratulations on not only a job well done from designing to finishing, but for winning the contest. I can not imagine you not wining with a piece like this. It is a wonderfully done project, indeed Dick heppnerguy

I would really like that. I too like blues but my wife does not. With the 75 mph speed limit I think it is more like an hour between the two cities. I go your way about 4 times a year as like to take people to Tombstone because I love that place and the history of Arizona so much. Dick

you are an exception person with the mind set we all would like to have. For me to succeed at something, gives me the incentive to try further. If I try my hardest and fail, then I immediately decide it is something that I can not do. I wish I was more like you but I am not. Being willing to accept my limits but understanding that if I go easy I WILL IMPROVE, helps me to want to learn as I go and then try new things as I progress. That is the way I am built, I guess. I understand that it is OK to be different from one another but at the same time respecting others view points. That is what I like about The Village, is I have learned that there are many ways to do the same thing. Everyone has their own blade, saw and wood favorites. Everyone is a little different and has their own personalities but everyone is always friendly and helpful to one another. I hope I did not offend you, I was only pointing out going slowly with something new is sometimes a better way for some people rather then feeling like a 'I can't do this" and quitting at the beginning. I always encourage new scrollers, even if they are struggling and having their own doubts about themselves and their abilities. I don't always like the way I am but I am always willing to give most things a try. Not so much now that I am getting older though. In ending, I want to say that I truly admire your attitude and willingness to tackle things head on and not worry so much about the results but that you know you can do whatever you decide to tackle. I will I was more like that, but I am not. Don't get me wrong, I like to accomplish what I set out to do, but I have learned for me, not to set my ambitions too high at first. Glad we had this discussion as you pointed out to me that there are more then one way to look at things and so once again I learn from someone I do not even know. One last thing, I see you live in Tucson and I live in Casa Grande. If you are ever coming up to Casa Grande, send me a note and plan to come to our house so we can meet and get to know each other. I would really enjoy that. I have made many friends here and spend time with them whenever I am in their neighborhood. Most of them live in Oregon so I do not have a lot of opportunity to do so but I cherish it whenever I do. Dick heppnerguy

great attitude and I have been scrolling for several years and I am constantly learning and still trying new things. I think when one thinks they know it all, they have closed their mind to what others have to say. I believe one can learn something from every person they meet. Dick heppnerguy

what ever you are going to print has to be inside the box. Any part that overlaps the box will not be printed, even though it is selected. You also have to go to the top left and click on 'file. then scroll down to 'document properties' and click on that. It will open another box on the right then select 'in' for inches and select the 8 1/2 by 11 paper size. Very important to do that so you know what the printer will be seeing when you do to print it. Dick heppnerguy

I do not disagree with your premise but sometimes people try things for the first time and put their all into it and they fail because it was too difficult for most beginners. that is why when someone wants to be really good at oil painting, they take classes and continue to find better teachers until they find their own style and use what they have learned from others. But some jump in and think if they give it their best efforts and fail, then they just tried to do something they really can not do themselves. So as a result, they give it up as a lost cause. My belief is most people can learn about anything if they do not expect to be Rembrandts when they first try. So seeing they can cut an outline of an animal and it looks like the animal they are cutting, it gives them some assurance that they can indeed do that. But if they start off trying to cut a detailed Eiffel Tower and after hours and days of cutting, nothing goes together or they have a lot of broken pieces. They just might throw in the towel and move on to something else. Some people can handle these inabilities and keep trying while others will be defeated by them. So with this in mind, starting on easy projects and feeling successful and then challenging themselves and trying something they thought was way beyond their abilities and they find out they can do that, helps some to continue on the road to happiness instead of defeat. I would rather the ones who are easily defeated taste success and progress slowly into more difficult items then to see anyone quite because they think they found out it is way beyond their abilities I am not saying you are wrong, I am just stating how I feel about this idea Dick heppnerguy