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Paul, great to see the final product after seeing it on your saw the other day. It turned out wonderful!

Excellent! I was so lucky to have seen that in person

Alex, which one would you say is the simplest to cut?

Very nice...Great idea using the resin!

Really nice idea! I am sure they will really love it!

Great video, I knew you did that so it was so fun to see you in action!

Don, @don in brooklin on I read that you already adhere the pattern to the BB 1/4" ply. Do you also have all the holes pre drilled as well? When you say "My practice pattern is attached. I first explain cutting straight lines and then cut in half." I am not sure what you mean. Thank you again for these great ideas. MC

Thanks Denny, I will look for that book and see if it will work for this class....thanks again!

That is super funny plus great work on cutting that font!

Those are great suggestions. I at least have time (I won't be teaching until August) I will be sure to address all those that you mentioned and of course the village. My Boss is pretty laid back so if we don't have an item in our store, he is cool on letting folks know where else they might be able to find them. By the way we do get folks from your area as well as Walla Walla. I think it will be great fun to have more scrollers coming to the store! Anytime I run into someone who is a scrollsaw-er they are so excited when they find out that I am as well.

Dick, Thanks so very much! Coming from you, that is quite the compliment! I did give it to them yesterday and now they will put it right by their front door. They really did like it. Thanks so much!

Thanks Bill, So if you top feed do you still need the 2x4 block? You are correct about not doing any beveled cuts. I will talk about those since I use my EX 21 for that purpose but for this class it will be all flat cutting. I think I may have the wood prepped as you said because in order for them to use any of our other tools like the drill press, our store requires them to take a Safety class and I think I may be able to have them skip that class if all they will be using is the scroll saw. I can teach about safety just for that class. Thanks again!

Don @don in brooklin on,Wow! this is super helpful...I was hoping there was someone who had experience teaching....Let me look at all of this and digest it and I will get back to you with clarifying questions. Thanks again

Where I work, I have been asked me to teach 4-6 hr scroll saw classes. They will get me 3 or 4 new dewalts and 1 or 2 King scroll saws to have folks learn on. I have never used either saws but I don't think I will have much trouble. I have a Excalibur which I believe is similar to the King ...I think it is a top feed and I also have a Hawk G4 26 which I can top or bottom feed. Is the Dewalt a bottom or top feed? Anyway my questions are the following: Should I just start with an easy pattern like the Beginners practice piece such as the one we have here: I thought it might be nice to do something that has a little bit of fret work so when they go home they have something to take home with them. Like an ornament or? Should I use baltic birch or a hardwood that is maybe 1/4 -1/2 inch thick? Any suggestions on blade selection? Should I start from scratch with them and have them glue the pattern, drill the holes or should I just do that for them ahead of time? I would appreciate any tips that I should emphasize for beginners. The hope is to get folks started, enjoy this fun activity (and of course introduce them to the Village!). Thank you ahead of time for your suggestions and help

Thank you! Yes you are correct regarding the saw that I have. Thanks again

Welcome from The Evergree state - Washington.

Kevin @kmmcrafts, I did what you said with the allen wrench and oiling it and it worked....now time will tell. I will check the sharpness of the trangular shaped thing in the back....Thanks again for the tip...so glad you are part of the village!

Barb @barb.j.enders, thank so much! I took calligraphy in college so I tried to remember all the directions the letters were shaped. I goofed on a few but for the most part I think I remember correctly. It was really not too hard to do. Thanks again!

Thanks Paul. It was difficult to photograph. The background is really sparkly but it didn't come out. I will try to remember it bring it with me when I come down and see you....

Thanks Charlie! I haven't been to an irish pub either but I hope she feels the irish vibe from it!

This a modified Charlie @Charlie E rendition. Thank you Charlie! I changed the pattern he sent me because I wanted an Irish look (since they love Ireland) I had to actually cut and paste the letters and used white-out to make the pattern I wanted, plus she likes plants/trees so I added some leaves. Attached is the pattern Charlie made me as well as my final work. I also decided to do some hand carving since I wanted a bit more depth. I used green satin fabric in epoxy for the background over a thin sheet of Paruvian walnut.

Wow, Kevin, thanks so much....I will need to read this a couple of times through just to get all that you said....I think I get it....thanks again!

Wow, I missed seeing this one....I was out of the area for a bit....I am so glad I got to see it....very wonderful work.

Paul, I will have to see how that works when I come over to see you and Patti....

@kmmcrafts Kevin, As you may know already I am a rookie when it comes to the scrollsaws in need of repair......So, when you say "I will say if your front tension cam isn't adjusted properly and or worn out that it'll make that lever pop up and not hold the blade correctly" I am unsure what the front tension cam is. I have the Hawk G4 26 could you take a picture of what that looks like. I got my Hawk used so I do not have a manual to look at. My back knob pops up once in a while so was wondering why it is doing that....thank you.