DaveESL

Hi Marg. West Virginia is a small State just south of Pennsylvania, east of Ohio and west of Virginia. Our claim to fame is that we seceeded from Virginia when they seceeded from the Union in 1861. Most people think WV is all coal mines, but that isn't always true. I live in a very small town (Marlinton) in the eastern part of West Virginia (confused yet?). We did not have coal, we had timber, so our economy is very different than most of the state. We rely on tourism, as we are inside a 1,000,000 acre national forest, the headwaters of 8 rivers. We don't have cell coverage here for two reasons, main one being that we are in the National Radio Quiet Zone, which surrounds the Greenbank Radio Observatory. The other reason is that the terrain is so rugged and the population so few that it doesn't pay for any company to even try to put in cell towers.

Hello everyone. Dave here. I'm an old, retired guy who loves to play with my woodworking tools. I was a "boomer" sailor many years ago, so I am also an avid "yard sailor", meaning that I'm cheap and looking for bargains. Yesterday was a good day as I picked up a 30+ year old, JET SS-26 26" scroll saw, with it's original box and accessories for $40. It looks and runs like new, but jeez it is heavy! I'm just learning how to do scroll work and I'm pleased as punch with this latest edition. Oh, and got a propane torch for a $1, still in the sealed display pack. This has actually been a great year for yard sales here in the mountains. I've picked up a decent, small Delta 10" table saw with stand for $10. A Kobalt router table with plunge router for $5. A couple of Skil saws for $5 each and a Skil 16" scroll saw for $10. I just have to keep them all separated so that dear wifey doesn't start asking "Isn't this just like that other thing you bought last year?". I like having these cheap backups for when I tear up something good. Anyway, I am so happy to have Scroll Saw Village as a resource and folks for me to beg for help from. I've always wanted to learn how to do scroll work and now I have no more excuses. Dave B