OCtoolguy

Dan, we went out on the road full-time RVing in 08. We sold everything we owned except what we could carry with us. I got looking for a hobby that wouldn't add any weight to our rig. We stumbled into Ladybird Johnson Municipal Park in Fredricksburg, Tx. and the Texas Woodcarver's Guild was having their semi-annual outing. One of them took me under his wing and exposed me to the world of carving. I bought a knife, a book and couple of pieces of basswood. Then another member gave me a cowboy boot and a piece of wood and told me to carve a boot like the one he gave me. I still have that boot. And the one I carved. I've done a couple of things but nothing to brag about but I want to get better. I won't abandon my scrolling though. The two are going to have to mesh together somehow. The neat thing about carving is I have everything I need in a small Kobalt 3 drawer tool box in my office. No sawdust to worry about. Just chips. I wear an apron that has a large open pocket in the front of it and that catches almost all my carving chips. I bought it at the Carolina Visitor's Center on the Blueridge Parkway. There are some fantastic artist represented there.

Originally I got hooked on woodcarving and only bought a scroll saw in order to cut out roughouts for carving. Then, the sky fell and I got so hooked on scrolling that I put aside my carving hobby. Now, I have reconnected with carving and so I was wondering if we have any scrollers here on The Village who have managed to combine the two artforms. If so, I'd love to hear and see all of what you have managed to come up with. I've been watching all the Lynn Doughty videos on caricature carving and am anxious to start something but not sure what yet. I did try a basic search here using "woodcarving" as the search word but didn't find anything so I hope this will get some interest.

I've got a Canadian 21" that I paid $300 for. I have a Taiwanese 16" that I gave $250 for. So I would guess a Taiwanese 30" would be worth $400. If it were close to me, I might have to go check it out. I could complete my "set".

We should all send them to one person and they can put them all together and make a "hold-down" tree.

It sounds like he "stabbed" the wrong parent. Glad you got shed of that one.

My thoughts exactly. Let the gene pool sort itself.

I've bought and sold quite a few saws and always seem to forget to give the new owner the hold-down. I've got a box full of them. I'm thinking of making some sort of artwork out of them. LOL.

My thoughts too but I always have to haggle.

What motor does it have? Hopefully not a Fasco.

I didn't realize that a 220-3 had variable speed. As suggested, Bushton.com has all the info you need. You can also download an owner's manual. It looks like a clean saw.

There were some vintages of saws that had motor issues. But first, with power off try to get he motor to rotate. It might just be on a bad spot on the armature. See if there is a hole in the end of the motor where you can insert a flat-blade screwdriver to turn the armature. If not try to move the crankshaft and get it to rotate. If your saw has variable speed control that could also be a problem but can be repaired. Good luck. Let us know what you find and welcome to the Village!

Have faith Rick. You are doing all the right things, eliminating possible causes as you go. At this point it's probably going to be a loose or broken bolt in the drive mechanism. When I tore mine apart I found a non-stock bolt (screw) that somebody had installed before I bought the saw. It also helped quiet mine down.

I take a regular blade, mount the bottom. Then, using pliers, I twist the blade twice and mount the top. Is there another way?

Appreciated by Californians who have no clue what those "floaters" are. Love it!

Bah! Humbug!

Your "ex"? Wife?

We each, in our own way, need to expose people to our hobby. Any way we can. I think many folks would get interested if they just knew that anybody can do it with a bit of practice. People are always amazed at what I make and I always try to explain how it's done. I wish our park had a facility that could be used as a hobby shop. I think if the interest increases, the vendors will see the potential and start finding ways to put on shows. I know there are many woodcarving shows. Why not scrolling? Why not a combination of the two? Or other hobbies? Clubs? Why not get something going? Ok, venting over.

Sign & date it. Look back at it next year.

Home Depot has something called project boards that are laminated with hardwood outsides. I think they are 10x12 or so.

That's awesome Dave. You really have inlay mastered. I'm in awe of your work. Beautiful!

Great stuff. I really like the butterfly. Glad to hear you're back at it. Slow and easy wins the race.

Beautifully done Denny. It will be appreciated, I'm sure.

Very nicely done. I like it.

Welcome back Ron. I wondered where you've been. I hope all is good. I know about time flying. 80 in April.