heppnerguy

look in the Scenery album. if you still can't find it, let me know

Hi Greg, Nice to see you have found our sight. You should be able to get blades from the USA. I can't imagine the postage would be too much. Your work is very nice and the wood in quite interesting.I hope to see you here often, sorry I did not see your introductory post until now Dick heppnerguy

I am glad you came back. Everyone has missed you... well, I haven't because I don't know you yet, but if you come back often, I bet I will before too long. Glad you got back to the scrollsaw. and here Dick heppnerguy

Welcome to The Village, Take a look through the pattern library and find a simple pattern you like. Take your time cutting it. the biggest help you are going to find is in the blades you use. You will understand the difference in the blades you will find in the building supply houses and the ones found on line. You saw uses pinned blades and I also started with a Ryobe and it worked OK for about one year before I started buying replacement parts for it. fortunately the parts are not expensive for them. I did find that I was able to use non pinned blades in it, which surprised me and that helped some. Woodcrafters carries scrollsaw blades that will work for you saw. Come back often. Ask questions. have fun making sawdust and don't get discouraged because you will enjoy scrolling in a short time.. there are also a lot of simple and free patterns at www.scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com you might find something there too. come back often and discover the fun and helpful people here. Dick heppnerguy

When i first saw this pattern by Grampa I knew that I had to cut it. Yesterday I ran across it once more in the pattern library and printed out the pattern and started for my 90 degree shop. I finished it this morning and I am going to give it to my daughter. she is a horse breeder and trainer and definitely a western country girl, so this is one she understands. I posted it on my facebook page too. this one stood out to me as being one of those "A picture is worth a thousand words" things. There just seemed to be a story in that pattern. I cut it the size that it printed out and the wood I was used for it was low quality piece so I was quite concerned about some of my cutting being too close and possibly falling out. I carefully worked my through the piece and everything stayed in tact. the problem was that I took the liberty to eliminate a couple of cuts and combined a couple of others, but it worked. I used a #3 penguin blade, which is my blade of choice for 1/4 inch ply because it is not too aggressive and follows the lines very well. It also does not seem to leave a lot of fuzzies like so many other blades seem to do. As I was cutting this, A LIGHT BULB CAME ON IN MY HEAD, instead of destroying a pattern makers skills and effort by adjusting the pattern so that it is safer or easier to cut, all I have to do it to enlarge the pattern and then cut it. the lines are not only bigger and easier to cut but the spaces between them are obviously spaced farther apart. No need to feel like you need to destroy your pattern makers work. sorry, Grampa, for my reworking and destroying your beautiful pattern. It will not happen again. Now that the lights are finally lit in my head Dick heppnerguy

I find myself searching for posts from you, now. I enjoy your creativity and great work, a lot Dick heppnerguy

I do OK with word art things, I feel, but not my favorite to do.. You jump right in and go for it, I admire that about you, Kevin Dick heppnerguy

Not bad, you say? I think it turned out really beautiful. I have made a few boxes and I seem to struggle a lot with them. Yours is very nice. Love it Dick heppnerguy

What a great recognition on your wonderfully done projects. They would make anyone stop and take notice. Dick heppnerguy

great piece..you executed well, again. wow, you have been giving your saw a real workout.. Dick heppnerguy

not my kind of thing, but your work is outstanding. I wouldn't expect to see anything else from you anyway. beautifully done. Dick heppnerguy

Gator, There is a fish story eternally locked in art for that fishermans wall Dick heppnerguy

another piece from what I call 'Kevin the word art king'..another great job Dick heppnerguy

Fay, I too am impressed. You have been turning out some really nice things. Makes me feel bad about my not being very ambitious lately. I should be in the shop right now and not on the computer. Dick heppnerguy

there you go again. creating patterns that stand out with every project Dick heppnerguy

another great pattern. I really like it.. very nicely exicuted Dick heppnerguy

a nice fresh idea. Would look great on anyone's shelf Dick heppnerguy

nice job congratulation on your pattern design and finished cross ooks really good Dick heppnerguy

Roly, Always good to see a post from you that has something you made in your shop. I look forward to seeing what new thing you have been making . I too like your business card holder, a lot. Thanks for showing it to us. Dick heppnerguy

kevin has the right idea with checking out Craigs list. there are all kinds of scrollsaw for sale. You just need to keep an eye on the lists and pretty soon you will find exactly the one you are looking for, no matter what that might be. I have discovered a lot of high end saws are purchased by people who think they have a desire to do a craft with them and give up quickly so saws with little use are sold there, often with really good prices. Give it a try Dick heppnerguy

When you want to post one of these, you just go to the lower part of you post and click on the 'more reply options' button. It will display another smaller window. click on the 'choose files' button and select the photo you want to attach to your entry. when you open that selection window, if the photo you want to select is not in that spot, you should have some options on the right side of that pop up where you can select the folder that holds your picture in it. click on the photo you wish to upload and then it will upload in the lower part of your post. then post it . if that is not clear to you or if you can't understand what I am telling you, please feel free to let me know and I will be able to help you further, with no problem. Good luck Dick heppnerguy

nice fresh disigns, Dan. I wish I had your imagination. I think mine left me when the dinosaurs died. Up to that time I was doing pretty well Dick heppnerguy

I did the Lincoln penny from Steve Good's site and it was one of the first pieces that I did. It was for myself and i enjoyed it a lot. I looked at this quarter, Kevin, and I was considering doing it too. You did a great job with it. It is right up you alley as you do a lot of word art. I'll bet you 2 bits that I will get around to doing it too, but it might be awhile away Dick heppnerguy

i love the portrait ones. This one has truly shown the possibilities of producing a likeness that is outstanding. This could be a photograph. Looks perfect in every way, to me. Dick heppnerguy

impressive. One should be able to find about anything they would like to cut, here. but still our amazing pattern makers, never run out of ideas. which keeps me scratching my head in bewilderment. A truly outstanding sight. It sure would be missed if it ever goes down, heaven forbid. Thanks to everyone that makes this sight what it is today Dick heppnerguy