EarltheScroller

Geez, I could have whipped that thing out in a couple of hours! What took you so long? Ha, Ha, I lie a lot, too. That is a beautiful box and I can't believe how long it would have taken. Great job.

Beautiful work.

Great idea!

Not sure if this should go in the Atheist thread but figured it might get lost there. Here is my contribution to that thread. I chose Casey's design but I might still do Don's. Moderators can move this. Somebody can also put the design in the appropriate place. Thanks.

Beautiful job. Love using the slab for a backer. Great job.

Yes, please, let's just discuss different ideas for scroll sawing and keep quiet with all the editorial comments about religion or non religion. Our challenge was to come up with different scroll sawing ideas for all religions or non-beliefs. Anybody here of other religions than Christianity? I'd love to see your ideas, too.

Casey & Don, I like them both. I will be travelling for a week and when I get back I will cut one or both of them. Thanks for the ideas.

Boy does that ever sum it up. That's the best idea I've seen floating around for selling at craft shows.

It's too bad I just don't have the where-with-all to design a plaque. If I could it would include a modernist graphic of two or three people with each other and the saying: " Humanism: Because all we have is each other. " Any takers? If I like the idea I'll cut it and post it here.

Most people (including my wife and I) go to craft shows to find unique things at low prices. They won't leave orders because they are buying on impulse. Similar to intarsia in being labor intensive, I create pine needle baskets, often with fret work bases or lids. I used to sell them at a gallery for $100 and up. Now I sell them at craft fairs for 1/3 or even less...offering "unique things at low prices." Others who make similar items have gotten upset with me because I am selling art at craft prices. But I love making them, end up with boxes of them and want to move them to make more of them. I may be selling at bargain prices but I usually end up making several hundred dollars at each show, which gives me the $$ to feed all my hobbies. At 76 I'm just not into the art for art's sake anymore. I have no argument with those who will disagree with this...just presenting a little different approach to think about. On edit: one more thing to think about. My wife used to get upset when I would take things off the wall or baskets we were actually using, dust them off, and sell them. I always say if she or I like it enough I can make another one for us. It's actually sort of nice to get rid of some of those things and put fresh new stuff on our own walls. Again, just another point of view.

Very nice.

I like it!

Wow!!! Great job. I would love to be the owner of one.

Good idea, Travis. I'll have to put some thought into that.

I think you have put it best and most clearly. While there are a few aggressive and evangelistic atheists or agnostics that really try to convert the religious to non-religious most of us non-believers feel no need to convert others. I simply have no interest in cutting or scrolling anti-religious themes. However, now you are piquing my interest in doing some positive Humanistic saying.

Very interesting topic. I do think that the absence of patterns for other religions or non-religious is simply the fact that Christianity is the majority religion in the US and the majority of people say they are "Christian" even if they don't practice it. It is always safe to cut out and give or sell a Christian themed piece. This site also seems to have quite a few vocal conservative Christians that post patterns and make comments that support their beliefs. I'm a Humanist so just pretty much ignore those posts or patterns. I guess if there were a whole bunch of us vocal Humanists on this site, then you would see a lot of comments and patterns from us..but I suspect I'm the only one (or one of very few). Most of us that are Humanists, atheists, or non-Christian evidently just don't feel the need to do a lot of sign cutting proclaiming our beliefs or non beliefs. No judgment here...we all do our own thing.

I don't get to comment as often as I want on this site but thought you might get a kick out of this. I was watching the Olympics tonight around 6pm and saw this Bobcat on the neighbors wall about 3 feet from their front door! I couldn't get to my camera fast enough for that but caught it getting ready to bounce on a rabbit. Great things here in southern AZ, just south of Tucson.

I lived in my RV for several years and packed the DeWalt with me. But I did hesitate taking it out unless I was going to be stationary for a couple weeks. It is heavy. And I always worried about getting it out of whack by carrying it the wrong way. If I were not doing anything really intricate I would sure take a lighter saw along and use it. If I were you, I'd go with the Harbor Freight.

Nice job. It gives me some new ideas.

Nice job. I like it.

Wow! Good going.

So sorry to hear about your best friend. I've been through it, too, and know how hard it is.

I've heard a lot of good things about the Polar blades but have not tried them. Guess I'll order some. Thanks, Kevin, for the push.

I started using the Paypal one because I already had an account with them. It is very easy to use and because I already had the account I could move money around with no problems. Accepting cards definitely boosted my sales. At least 1/2 of all sales are by cards and I have a big sign saying I accept credit cards.

Somebody actually took advice from a forum? Must be a first. The advice paid off and you created a great looking box. Well done.