Can all scrollers please report in here. Thanks guys, I just want to take a tally and see what we have.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

I have one but don't use it very often.

I have some projects on my to do list so I'll clean it up soon and get back into it.

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HARRY
BULLDOG WOODWORKING.MONTANA

thanks for finally getting into my area of woodworking, appreciate very much

gaylord, this forum is for you! How would you like to give a swift kick in the rear to get it goin. We are trying to spur interest here, scrolling is so specialized, sometimes it's hard to get a specialized forum up and running, but we'll give this one some time. Thanks for checking Gaylord

gaylord howe said:

thanks for finally getting into my area of woodworking, appreciate very much

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

Thanks for checking in Harry!

Harry Brink said:

I have one but don't use it very often.

I have some projects on my to do list so I'll clean it up soon and get back into it.

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HARRY
BULLDOG WOODWORKING.MONTANA

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

Like Harry, have one but doesn't get a lot of use. I do like to scroll saw initials for inlay work. Make a photo puzzle every now and then.

I'd like to do some intarsia, too.

Wife made several scroll sawn  gifts for grand kids' teacher in the Japanese pre school that they attend.

I do some scrolling.I use my scroll saws to embellish other projects or straight out for projects. I do fret work, intarsia and marquetry work with the ones I have. This is a picture of a Rose I did to embellish a cabinet I built for the Mrs. The cabinet had two Yellow Roses ( Yellow heart Wood ) and one Purple Rose ( Purple heart wood ) on the top. Below is the Cabinet I made for her. It's got a place for keys, cell phones, notes and mail.

Yes I know the top key bar is off. It moved and I didn't notice before the CA glue dried. Would really enjoy seeing some other work. One thing I love about intarsia work, is each piece is very distinct. No two will ever be the same  even using the same pattern and design.

 

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Wayne Mahler
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hi gene, this is gaylord howe, i am like you for scrolling, it's probably been close to two years since i really sat down to do some serious scrolling, but if i have more friends to chat with about it, then yes, i will get serious about it. i am a basic scroller, the wife wants me to try some intarsia, maybe i will. the other one you mentioned, is that the rose work?  anyway maybe if we get the forum up, we can discuss some of our work......later

Gene Howe said:

Like Harry, have one but doesn't get a lot of use. I do like to scroll saw initials for inlay work. Make a photo puzzle every now and then.

I'd like to do some intarsia, too.

Wife made several scroll sawn  gifts for grand kids' teacher in the Japanese pre school that they attend.

Gaylord

I you are interested in working with intarsia I will be happy to guide you through it. It is really not that hard. it is more getting a feel for it and an extra pattern to keep track of the pieces you are working on. One of the more delicate issues with it is wood selection. Choosing the right colors and grain direction and patterns. Let me know what direction you wish to go and I will do everything I can to help you.

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Wayne Mahler
God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

thank you wayne, i will remember that when i decide to start my first intarsia project

 

Wayne Mahler said:

Gaylord

I you are interested in working with intarsia I will be happy to guide you through it. It is really not that hard. it is more getting a feel for it and an extra pattern to keep track of the pieces you are working on. One of the more delicate issues with it is wood selection. Choosing the right colors and grain direction and patterns. Let me know what direction you wish to go and I will do everything I can to help you.

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Wayne Mahler

God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

Have a 16" Dremel scrollsaw which was giving to me as birthday gift about 9 yrs ago.  It what I call 3 speed.  High, low and off.

I'll go in spell not using it and then I making something for 3 or 4 months.  Been mostly fret work in the past.  Now looking into try

my hands on intrasia since I sort of re- arrange few things in the garage/ shop.  Just need to order some wood and maybe a good book to read up on intrasia.

 

 

Wayne 

 

Wayne

Anything I can do to help you along the way let me know. When starting into intarsia start simple. You can use good old plain pine to get a feel for the process and steps involved. Just take your time and start slow as with any new adventure. There are a lot of good resources out there, I will look in my archives and see what all I have that is not copyrighted that I can share openly. If there is anything I can do in the mean time please feel free to contact me.

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Wayne Mahler
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Hi all. I am a total scroller. That is all I do. I have a DeWalt 788 (one of the older models) and it is the work horse of my shop. I do a lot of fretwork for myself and also cut blanks for my wife to do her tole painting on. Hence our web site name-- The Scroller and Toler. I am not a designer but rely on the likes of Sheila Landry (and Keith) and the desiners on the various scroll forums that I follow. I have been involved in this for around 16 years and I am still learning.

Rick
www.thwscrollerandtoler.com
DeWalt 788

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Wayne Mahler said:

Wayne

Anything I can do to help you along the way let me know. When starting into intarsia start simple. You can use good old plain pine to get a feel for the process and steps involved. Just take your time and start slow as with any new adventure. There are a lot of good resources out there, I will look in my archives and see what all I have that is not copyrighted that I can share openly. If there is anything I can do in the mean time please feel free to contact me.

 

 

 

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Wayne Mahler
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Wayne

I have several plans on intarsia on file now.  Also have been subscribing to  ScrollSaw Woodworking & Crafts for several years.  I think I have what I need in the tools to shape the pieces for intrasia but not sure.  I just have hard time picturing the process in cutting out the pieces when each pieces are different

types of wood and in determining the wood thickness.  I love the looks of intrasia.  I am probably next week will order a couple of books on intrasia  hoping they will shed some light on this.  Any help you can give would be appreciated.

Thanks

Wayne

Hi Wayne

When working with intarsia, you actually print out two sets of the cutting patterns. One you will cut up and use as patterns for scrolling out the pieces. The second you use to place the pieces you cut out on. That way you can keep track of what has been cut and was has not. On some of the cutting diagrams you will notice little arrows. These are to indicate the grain direction of that particular piece. As for the thickness of the wood, most of the directions will tell you that. But instead of buying so many different type and thickness of boards you can use a belt sander to get to the proper thickness. As for the shaping of the pieces I use a Dremel and a drum sander attached to my drill press. You will also need to cutout a backer board to glue all the pieces on once cut, shaped and sanded. I use a lot of different things for backer boards but 1/8 or 1/4 hardboard work well and are not expensive. I hope this helps some. I have a lot of good information on intarsia and other methods. If you are looking to purchase a book, I would suggest Judy Gale Roberts. She world renowned and teaches classes. She is also a contributing editor to many of the magazine. Keith and Shelia is a member here and very good also. That link will take you to her website. Sue May is also very good and her site has lots of great information as well. As you embark on this please feel free to ask anything and I will do my best to help out.

 

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Wayne Mahler
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Guys

Keith was kind enough to post a link for free scroll saw classes. His partner Sheila is presenting them and they are FREE. If you want to know more, click on this link. Free Scroll Saw Class . It is starting out as a primer for beginners but she promises to get into more subjects and types of scroll saw work. I read it and was very impressed. Hope you guys enjoy it too.

 

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Wayne Mahler
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I had the honor of attending Sheila's class back in March when she was at the Northeast Woodworker's show. She is an excellent teacher and you can learn a lot from her no matter how long you have been scrolling. Another great site is Steve Good's blog. He has all levels of scrolling and the best part is the patterns are FREE.

His site is http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/

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Rick
www.thwscrollerandtoler.com
DeWalt 788

Your right Rick. I forgot about Steve Good. He has tons of free patterns and loves scrolling. I have done a few of his pieces and have a few more that i want to do. I ordered an intarsia piece today. Christ on the Cross. Measurements are 53 tall 36 wide with the figure of Christ 44 +- an inch or two. Really looking forward to seeing these plans. It is a Judy Gale Roberts piece and since we are building a new Church I figured it would fit right in. I forget how many pieces this thing has in it. But this will be the largest intarsia project I have ever done.

 

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Wayne Mahler
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The Judy Gale Roberts patterns arrived today. Amazing when you look at them how huge this piece is going to be. I can now see why it is rated for "expert" and am really looking forward to this project. Unlike standard intarsia patterns this one also contains carving. Yes with general carving tools. Looks like this piece is going to get a lot of hand sanding to finish.  I am so excited after seeing these. This is going to be a great fun project with very deep meaning for me. I'll do a blog on it once I start on it. Have to finish up a few projects first and a few commission pieces. I'll let you guys know when I start on it. You can see this pattern Here it is on the home page of Judye's web site.

 

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Wayne Mahler
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Just joined today. Am 68 and got my first scroll saw for Christmas when I was 13.