heppnerguy

Way to go, Kevin. I love doing things for other people. Put a couple of things in the fair this year and a gal came by the house and asked me to do a couple of things for her for Christmas presents. she wants me to cut a piece with a brand they use on their ranch. Should be easy enough.. Like your piece

Thanks for your help Paul. I am getting quite the collection of good songs. You will have to come to my house and give a listen...Thanks again for those. Dick

thanks for the help on the password change. I was unable to log my account here and that frustrated me a lot. I love this place. I think it is now back up and I am finally able to log on again.. I appreciate the efforts given me

Frank, Between you and Homer and Carol, I think this 3D thing is going to catch on. Still hoping for some time to get started on Homer and Carol's 3D fish. hopefully next week. Been a very busy summer around our house, as summer usually are. I like your bull very much..

hey, can anyone tell me where to go to change my password to get onto The Village ? I can not for the life of me remember what I used the first time I came on here. Now, for some reason I have a really difficult time logging on and if I could only change it to what I want it to be, I would be so happy. This sight is where I enjoy spending most of my time on the computer and most of the time, now, I can not even log on. I went through the procedures sent to my email and this is the first time I have been able to log on here for some time. I thought it would bring me to a spot where I could put in my new password but instead it gave me a variety of numbers to use, which I will never remember. I hope this is not a blessing to most of you, but to me, it is miserable. you are family to me.

I'm not much into samurai things but this......... wonderful piece. The frame is a great one too. adds a lot to it. Very nicely done. thanks for sharing it with us.

Wow this is over 300 years of combined experience just in the ones that posted.

Barb, Are you considering posting the pattern for the dog. I have a friend that has one of those dogs and I would love to give her a cutting of it.

Russell, I probably would have perhaps seen the potential, but I don't know that I would have had the ability to develop it into your final project. Good imagination and follow through.

Thanks for your ideas and help. I never was enthused about making a puzzle but I now believe that people might be willing to buy something like this if the photo is an important one to them. Until my skills develop doing free hand puzzle cutting I think I will stay about $25. I will try you tips..so far the glue part seems to be ding OK. the next one I will try top coating it. i will not start charging until I am really comfortable with doing them.

I have one of those saws under my work bench and I did use it for some time. My results were satisfactory but it was a little time consuming to use. The threaded rod that the adjustment knob is connected to, is not very hard and it strips after a little use. be prepared for that to happen because it will. the good news is, you can by replacement parts on line, really cheap. When you get ready to replace a part or two, buy a couple at once, you will need them again. Like I said they are cheap to replace and easy to do by yourself. I did find that I was able to use 'non pinned' blades without having to buy anything special to do so . You do need to tighten the holding screws well, but it does work, at least it did for me. Also the first thing I did was take off the hold down mechanism for the wood, It only gets in the way. the blades are so small that I think you would "have to want to cut off your finger" in order to do so. Enjoy your saw and take your time and you will do just fine. don't take on the harder pieces at first look for simple ones like names and not too many cuts. www.scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com has a lot of easy and not so easy free patterns to download, and you probably know the Village has a great assortment here, too. Welcome aboard the Village and let us see some of your projects. We are started at the beginning, you know. Dick

thanks David, I have viewed this video before but I enjoyed seeing it again too. I am still looking for answers to my questions to anyone who might be able to direct me. This is truly a good video and I was inspired to make the puzzle because of it.

I printed a photo that I really liked, of a friends baby and glued it to a 1/8 BBP board. I used regular wood glue. then I free cut it and put it in a baggy and sent it to them with my daughter who was going to their house. They really liked the puzzle and wanted to purchase more of them from me. I have never cut a puzzle before and I have a couple of questions for those who have. 1. should I use some particular type of glue or is the Elmer's wood glue, just fine? 2. Do I need to put any kind of additional finish to the puzzle ? I printed the picture on a good Quality glossy photo paper. 3. What would be a fair price for a photo puzzle that measures 8 X 10 inches ? I free hand cut it in about 20 minutes with a puzzle blade, probably about 120 -150 pieces. any additional information would be appreciated. Heppenrguy

I've had my eye on that pattern too. it appealed to me. i am not an animal lover, but it is a very nice pattern. I just made another donation to Steve Good, because I have cut so many of his patterns and it has put a little change in my pocket. I would hate to see someone like Steve Good fold up his sight because he comes up with so many ideas for patterns. Great job on the pattern. that moves it up on my priority list of things to cut. thanks for posting it

Frannie, So glad you found us. We extend a big welcome to you. If you decide to become active here, and we all hope you do, you will most likely rekindle your love for scrolling. we do have a lot of free patterns and you are welcome to download and use as many as you wish. We also have a lot of experienced members who can not wait to help you with any questions you may have. Please feel free to ask anything or to comment if you see someone that you might be able to help too. come back often and get to know everyone here, you will be so glad you did and so will we

Russell, We here at The Village are delighted that you not only found us but also decided to join up. We are a friendly group, that consider ourselves as a family and we all want you to know that you are very welcome to all of it. I hope that you check in often because that is how you will get to know us all. How long have you been scrolling? What kind of saw do you have? What are you favorite kinds of scrolling do you like ? are you a pattern maker ? Are you looking for free patterns,( we have plenty of them here and you are welcome to download and use them, as you please), do you have any questions about anything to do with scrolling , just shoot away and you will receive the help you are looking for. Log on often, post and get to know your new family. welcome aboard

Keith, I love cartoon characters, I just need to understand 'islands' better. Never sure where, how often or how large to make them. I guess I just need to study other peoples work to 'get it'. Maybe you should go back to the doctor and complain loud and clearly that this knee seems way worse than before he worked on it. I would think be now, at least the swelling should go down by now. You are starting to worry me.

I love how the people here are able to come up with such great ideas. I did a set of house numbers for a client and it cost me a lot of time to get something they really liked. it came out fine but I love your idea. this brought about the "Why didn't I think of something like that ?", thought. I like it and might do my next one like that.

here is a fun riddle and it is so fitting , the answer will become apparent when you read it, but almost no one will get it when you tell it to them What is it that the builder, who makes it doesn't use it and The person who buys it, doesn't want it and The person who uses it, doesn't know it ? a coffin. I knew you would get it because of where I posted this, but I bet the next person you ask, will not

I too have very little carpentry skills and I do not know that it really matters how thick the osb boards are. I being older, would probably use the 1/2 inch because it is lighter to handle and hence, easier on my back as I packed it around, besides that, it would be cheaper too. I used it to divide my garage into 2 single car spaces, I did paint the divider wall white to match the rest of the existing walls and it does provide for more light refraction, as Mrs N said. Good luck on whatever you decide, I do not see how you could go wrong, either way.

I am praying for you Sully, that you get the help you need and soon. Please do let us know how things progress and keep you focus on the Lord, He is there for you and He does answer prayers. Don't lose you faith and trust everything will work out for the better.

A really nice pattern, hope it is in the pattern page, It is one of the nicer horse patterns, in my estimate..and as everyone has said, great cutting job

I would love to try some inlay work, but I know nothing about how to go about doing it. Is there a tutorial somewhere that you can possibly direct my to ? Your boxes are fabulous. If I could figure those out, that might be Christmas gifts for my family this year.

I, personally have never used rounds but I have seen some really nice things done with them It looks to me like they are naturally framed, so work with them until you find the finish 'you like' and then the rest is magic,

A very nice response. I wish I could be as creative as you are. I think you had to have more than fulfilled their fondest dream with this wonderful and touching sign. Not only is the sentiment of it extremely well done, but also the entire thing is a true work of art. I will rate this one for sure.