I just found this site after everyone left the Wood magazine site. I was wondering where everyone was heading off to. Anyway good to find another scrolling site. Hope to be able to jump in now and then and will watch what everyone is up to. Just started getting back into my shop after about 3 years away due to health issues and family issues but it is good to be back behind the saws again. Have some inventory to catch up on and a whole lot of ideas I want to try out. So happy scrolling and hello to all. 

Thanks JT! We do have scrollers here, and our Scroller Forum Host is a great guy, @Fred Wilson .

Thanks again for joining!

Fred's an awsome guy. But, lets not give him a big head, now.

Do some scrolling myself sometimes.

Would like to see some pictures of your projects!!!

 

Estate sale had a saw....but I turned it down...

Twas a might too rusty.    The power to the place had been shut off, so I could see IF it would even run.   BTW, that "wheel" on the floor?    Is part of an over head  Line Shaft drive for other toys in the shop.   Somehow, I don't think that base would move around much when the scrollsaw was in use.    I couldn't find a name on it,either.    Guess I'll stick with the old Craftsman Scrollsaw I do have...

$10, from two years ago, yard sale ( it WAS laying IN their yard)  Uses pinned blades, though. 

Thanks all. I have known Fred for many years from different forums. I have not been in contact with him for quite awhile though being I fell away from scrolling for quite awhile due to health issues and family issues. Also took up turning too so that occupied what little time I had. But I am back in the shop and have all the tools tuned up and ready to go. 

JT - WELCOME ABOARD "OLE" FRIEND.  Knew you would make it.  It's great to have a published scroller in our midst.

Regarding a "big head"?  Just a figment of someone's imagination.

Edited October 11, 20169 yr by Fred Wilson

Hello Fred. Hope all is well. Just getting back into the shop and starting the saws up again. Hope to be able to join in now and then. Scrolling sites are getting harder to find these days. Woodworking of all kind is in the veins as they say. I lost my Mom in Jan. of this year and had to scramble to finish a project of a cross I started making for her 3 years ago. It was one of the hardest projects I ever made after the one I made for my Dad when he passed 10 years ago. I am not sure she even seen it while she was in hospice because she was sedated so much. But I want to think so and it went with her to her final resting place. There was that empty feeling there and hard to do much. But I am trying to move on and this is good therapy. Been rough few years. 

 

Good to see some familar names and as I said I will try to join in when I can. Have some projects to finish to do for a show in Dec. Inventory is very low. Thanks all for the welcome. 

18 minutes ago, jttheclockman said:

Hello Fred. Hope all is well. Just getting back into the shop and starting the saws up again. Hope to be able to join in now and then. Scrolling sites are getting harder to find these days. Woodworking of all kind is in the veins as they say. I lost my Mom in Jan. of this year and had to scramble to finish a project of a cross I started making for her 3 years ago. It was one of the hardest projects I ever made after the one I made for my Dad when he passed 10 years ago. I am not sure she even seen it while she was in hospice because she was sedated so much. But I want to think so and it went with her to her final resting place. There was that empty feeling there and hard to do much. But I am trying to move on and this is good therapy. Been rough few years. 

 

Good to see some familar names and as I said I will try to join in when I can. Have some projects to finish to do for a show in Dec. Inventory is very low. Thanks all for the welcome. 

JT, so sorry to hear about your mother, I can only imagine the rough year you must be having.

I am very glad to see you here, Fred speaks highly of you, and we are trying to fortify our scrolling department, so anything you can do to help us is greatly appreciated.

Thank you for joining us JT, let us know if you need any help around your new community.

Thanks for the welcome John. I will jump in when I can. 

JT - really sorry to hear about your mom - been there, done that.  Two years ago we lost our oldest son and I made a special box for his ashes - yes - hardest thing you have to do - too many tear stains in the project.

On 10/9/2016 at 10:12 PM, steven newman said:

Estate sale had a saw....but I turned it down...

Twas a might too rusty.    The power to the place had been shut off, so I could see IF it would even run.   BTW, that "wheel" on the floor?    Is part of an over head  Line Shaft drive for other toys in the shop.   Somehow, I don't think that base would move around much when the scrollsaw was in use.    I couldn't find a name on it,either.    Guess I'll stick with the old Craftsman Scrollsaw I do have...

$10, from two years ago, yard sale ( it WAS laying IN their yard)  Uses pinned blades, though. 

Both look like really good "project" saws.  Anything old is worth keeping around - at least that's what I tell my wife about me.:)