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  • First Name:
    Joe
  • Occupation:
    Retired USAF and retired DoD civilian
  • Location:
    North Carolina
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Scroll Saw:
    Excalibur EX-30
  • Project Types:
    Fretwork, Intarsia, stand-alone pieces, some compound cutting. -- my interests run the gamut.
  • Interests:
    Flying, Genealogy, Reading, Traveling
  • Pattern Designer:
    No
  • Favorite Books:
    Dan Simmons, David McCullough, Steven Ambrose
    (The Terror, The Wright Brothers, Band of Brothers)
    I generally read all genres -- fiction, non-fiction, historical fiction, and biography. Not that interested in science fiction
  • Favorite TV Shows:
    The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon, NCIS, Hell on Wheels
  • Favorite Movies:
    Dunkirk, The Darkest Hour, From Here to Eternity, Battleship
  • Two Truths & A Lie:
    1) I was once a bowling machine mechanic.
    2) I have been married four times.
    3) I have testified before Congress
  • Quote:
    Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is right to do -- Potter Stewart

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  11. jacques45
    The first pic is from today. The others from a few months ago. Small, cramped, cluttered, and dusty, but it's mine. When we built our house, I had the extra bay built with a wall and door between it and where we park our cars. I built the floor furniture. Everything but the two work benches (far wall and far left) are on casters. I put my bench grinder on my table saw when I shape my intarsia pieces. Most all my projects are scrolling, with an occasional honeydo for the house. I give the shop and tools a good cleaning between most projects.
  12. jacques45

    A neighbor recently asked me to make something for her husband's 75th birthday, I modified the birthday cake pattern I purchased from https://www.scrollsawartist.com/birthday-cake-with-numbers.html.

    It was well received, and I've made a few others since, each personalized with a name, but this is the only golfer's tribute I have cut. 

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  13. jacques45
    In the beginning, I probably would have been voted the scroller most likely to never make anything that people would like. But with my wfe's encouragement , cajoling, and downright lying about my "really good results," I gained some confidence and have produced some passable works. So I am elevating myself from the level of poor, to semi-poor. Like most of you, I am in it for the fun of it. If it puts a few bucks in my pocket, an extra cup of coffee is all I ask for.
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  15. jacques45
    Is there an accreditation that goes with scrolling, for example, what is the criteria for becoming a Master Scroller and any levels below that? Is there a certification process, or is an individual's expertise self-declared?
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