BeckyLil

Beautiful. That looks like it was a very fragile inlay too.

Definitely the spiral! Makes me a little woozy just looking at it.

Awesome work - both of you. Lettering gives me the willies. One slip is all it takes. Even big, clunky letters make me nervous. I would not take on either of these projects. Kudos to you both.

Thanks. I was a member here but didn't post much. No plans to take on another project like that anytime soon, trust me. It's just probably the best thing I ever made so I was bragging a little.

Thanks for the warm welcome and the tips. I think most family and friends are not expecting things from me. I broke that mold with all this time off. Heck, I made that mold myself too so I know what to avoid. I'm still a short ways from retirement so my time will be limited. I am to the point where I miss having the ballgame on the radio and me just getting into that zone of focus when the time flies by like nothing. No telling what my new work will look like for a while. I've been piling things up in the "shop" so I need to clean up the space and check the supplies. Still pretty nippy out there most days too. Here's a pic of what I'd probably call my pride and joy from earlier:

Hi from St. Louis! I began scrolling in late 2009. A few years back I burned out. As my skills increased, so did the difficulty of my projects - and the time it took to complete them. But birthdays and Christmas kept coming at the same speed and time at the saw became more like work than fun because there was always a deadline. So I stopped. Halfway through a project I just up and stopped. I still have the pieces though, lol. I've done a couple of small things here and there, but very little. This spring I really want to get started again. My saw is in the garage so warmer is better - at least until warm turns into hot. I imagine it will take a while to knock the rust off. My rust. There's no rust on the saw. I make sure to keep it waxed, even if I am not using it. I saw my first robin of spring last week, so I am ready when the weather breaks for the better. I like fretwork the most. Well, I did then. I don't know what will grab me this time but I have downloaded a nice wolf pattern from the library. I might take a whack at that. It'd be really hard to tell where I go outside the lines anyway and I am sure I will be doing that for a while until I get the knack back. Thanks for having me back.