Dave Wittich

I made this Sue May design for our church "flea market" and it lasted about 5 minutes. Got an awful lot of "I want one of those" after it was gone. Definitely need to make a few more.

Been working on this one ever since I finished the Lord's Prayer a couple weeks ago. FINALLY getting to the point that I'm putting finish on it. Pic was taken about 2 minutes after the spray gun first hit it, so there's a lot of "shine" that won't be there when it's all dry. Minwax Spar Urethane, semi-gloss. The cutting is 1/4" aircraft-grade Birch ply, background is dark-stained 1/4" oak ply from the bigbox, and lettering and overlays are 1/8" aircraft maple. Had some question for quite some time as to whether I wanted to stain the first overlay like the oak background - finally decided to do it. Sure am glad I did. This one was FUN, and just adds to the addiction. Looking for another design to play with now.

Lockdown projects - I like this idea!! Actually, my year of new projects started long before the lockdown but I've managed to start/complete quite a few over the past few months. And now, with the latest complete, another is on the table with the first couple pieces cut already. First pic is what I've managed to complete, center & bottom is the new project and my progress so far. The American Legion sign was/is over 60 years old and was showing its age rather plainly. Looks pretty good now, restored to her original greatness.

Hmmm, definitely need to look into the router idea. I've seen some around here but was never very impressed (too "crafty" looking) with them. The good news there is that my router isn't as old as my scrollsaw - only about 25 years old, or so.

Thanks, brother Fedido! Your situation is exactly my situation - stress relief during/after the USAF, AND I'm kinda imitating those incredible signs I saw on every shop throughout Europe. Those people have a flair for making a simple business sign into a work of art - I'm kinda trying to imitate that kind of workmanship. Y'wanna see a tiny shop? Yeah - I can imagine your situation quite well. Got a couple pics here, first is one side of the shop while I was restoring our 60-yr old Legion Post sign, second is my scrollsaw corner, which was immediately behind me when I took the first pic. The whole shop is 14' long, 8' wide. My "standing" room is about 4' wide, 12' long.

Hey Brenda! Thank you - sure hope I don't make too much of a fool of myself around here. Still, lotsa fun seeing/learning things.

Hey Sawyer!! Thank you - I'm having fun watching what everybody else is doing. This is a great place to see/learn things.

Sure am glad my other half doesn't see this page - she'd absolutely SMOTHER me.

I don't make mistakes, my wife makes mistakes. Of course, she's going to argue that first statement. See? Another mistake. (OMG, I hope all y'all don't get the wrong idea and think I'm something special or something) Another mistake she makes is that she thinks I don't have a sense of humor. I have a GREAT sense of humor. Just ask me, I'll tell ya. BTW, in fairness and full disclosure - my best, latest mistake can be plainly seen on my project page. It's a dewsy (sp)!!!!!!!

I like that clock design, Scrappile!!!! Mahogany would be just about right for that design too. Lower pics show the true size better - perfect for nearly any room. Semper Fi, my brother.

Thanks, and Semper Fi. Clocks are FUN!!! Got a few more sitting around the house too.

Pattern is definitely still available, as is one I'm just starting right now, the OLD larger Lords Prayer. Here's the link to the small Lord's Prayer that I just finished. https://cherrytreetoys.com/small-lords-prayer-plan/ One "heads-up", if I might - I've never seen this one actually assembled as a whole with the frame and center 3 panels all connected. BUT, I think that's how it was originally intended to be. If one were to do that, WATCH OUT for the width of the 3 center panels (inside the frame) - bottom one is wide, middle is about right, top is narrow. On the plan sheet, they're all the same - I think the wood actually shrinks as it's cut. I've done 4 of these (two sets of paired cuts) and they all came out that way. If I were to cut one with the intention of assembling them together, I'd leave the ends long until I was ready to actually mount them. I'd mount the frame, measure the gap and then cut the panels to fit into the frame. Just a thought. BTW, I'm ordering a new one (probably 2) myself. Screwed up, used my master (sheesh!).

Hey y'all! Dave here, newbie on Scrollsaw Village. I found this community 100% due to Dale's (Oldmansbike) bragging rights entry of his Lord's Prayer - FABULOUS work, to be sure. It sure got MY attention! Anyway, just a bit of an intro - been scrolling for about 30 years with my trusty dusty Dremel model-1601 scrollsaw, which has served me quite well. Being a military brat (dad was a Marine), I did my own 22+ years in the USAF and then hopped a couple different lines of work until I finally decided to retire completely. So, now I'm able to actually enjoy life a bit more with my other half, our horses, my model planes (her garden, when I can't get out of it) and scrolling. Anyway, while I'm announcing myself, I'm also going to brag a bit - here's the latest to come out of my little hole-in-the-wall shop in the basement just this past weekend. It's an older design, but I've enjoyed doing it immensely.

I just now joined the scrollsawvillage, 100% due to your Lord's Prayer. What can I say? Only possible response is "WOW"! Beautifully done - got the design myself just a week ago, plan to start it within a week or so. You made a comment that you've made 4 of them. Do you sell them, and if so, what kind of price? Just curious. Dave Wittich