Gregledder Posted June 17, 2014 Report Posted June 17, 2014 Hello everyone, Hope you are all well and that life is treating you kindly! I'm a Brit now living in Thailand where I have managed to buy a very basic 22" scroll saw called a 'Bigwood' - not a Hegner by a long shot but it allows me to indulge my 20 year passion for Scroll sawing - particularly fretwork. I first got hooked after buying 'Scroll saw Puzzle patterns' by Patrick Spielman many years ago - and have loved scroll sawing ever since. I'm no expert, always learning and being in Thailand means that half decent blades are hard to come by but as you can see from the photo's, there is some fantastic tropical hardwoods to work with here and I have managed to turn out the odd acceptable piece along the way - and a lot of dodgy ones too it has to be said! Looking forward to meeting you all, getting some good advice and I have been blown away by some of the fine work featured in the gallery - awesome doesn't quite cover it and makes my efforts seem quite humble in comparison! Still, onwards and upwards as they say! Catch you later, Greg amazingkevin, Wilson's Woodworking, Rob Roy and 5 others 8 Quote
bobscroll Posted June 17, 2014 Report Posted June 17, 2014 Greg Welcome to the village, There are plenty of patterns on here for you to take a look at, And thank you for the intro, I see you have done some nice looking pieces of work, Thanks for showing, Bob Gregledder 1 Quote
spirithorse Posted June 17, 2014 Report Posted June 17, 2014 Very nice work you have shown. Thanks for joining us and God Bless!Spirithorse Gregledder 1 Quote
amazingkevin Posted June 17, 2014 Report Posted June 17, 2014 Welcome and glad you found us!I looked for your scroll saw but could not find.Maybe you could show us yours.Your right ,You've found some exotic woods to work with.Makes for all the merryer of projects.I see your no stranger to scrolling and quite pronounced at it!Keep us posted with your fabulous work.Coffees free in the wee early morning so grab a cup sit on down and make some fantastic scrolling friends here.Welcome aboard sir! Gregledder 1 Quote
Gregledder Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Posted June 18, 2014 Many thanks for the warm welcome guys - it's great to meet you all! Not surprised you couldn't find the saw Kevin - it's probably made in china and marketed under several names. I bought it at a DIY store and to be honest I was surprised to find one over here. It's very basic but I'm not complaining - it does the job and has proved to be reliable up to now so happy days! Have added a few pics so you can get a better idea.... Greg bobscroll 1 Quote
Mike Miller Posted June 18, 2014 Report Posted June 18, 2014 Greg... Thanks for sharing and I'm fascinated you're living in Thailand! I had a Navy port of call in Pattaya Beach years back and visited Bankok. Scroll saw looks more than adequate. A suggestion: bare metal table can be improved. If you can get a sheet of 1/4" acrylic/plexiglass/stormwindow or even MDF (med. density fiberboard) you could cut a table with larger surface areas, blocks glued to board around circumference of metal table and placed on top with double-stick tape, you would have a slicker surface and larger work area. I think I like the 22" throat and would be doing larger projects than I have been. Best of luck to you in all your endeavors; looking forward to see more, more, more! Mike Miller Gregledder 1 Quote
wombatie Posted June 18, 2014 Report Posted June 18, 2014 Hi Greg, welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia. With your scroll saw does it have a blower or do you have to blow the dust away? Your work is beautiful I especially like the first piece. Marg Gregledder 1 Quote
Gregledder Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Posted June 18, 2014 Hi Mike, Thank you for your message - and for the advice re a larger table area. I do have a piece of MDF covering the table but I really need to replace with a bigger, thicker piece as you suggest. Thailand - wonderful place and I am truly blessed to be living here in gorgeous rural Isaan - in the north east of Thailand. Have been here nearly two years and still have to pinch myself now and then just to make sure I'm not in some kind of wonderful dream.... The saw is better than I expected and 22" does come in handy sometimes. I just need to be able to get some decent blades as I tend to use very hard, dense tropical hardwoods - Mai Deang, Teak, Mai Padoo (not sure if my spellings are correct!) amongst others, often in excess of 1" thick - as well as MDF for some of the templates / stencils. Great to meet you my friend, All the best, Greg. Quote
Gregledder Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Posted June 18, 2014 Hi Marge, Thank you for your welcome message - it's nice to meet you! You have produced some very fine work - Malbry mill is a stunning piece - very nicely done! My saw did come with a blower which was attached to the 'hold down' clamp. I removed the arm as I prefer to work without one - seems to give me a bit more control over the work-piece. Not safe practice I know but just personal preference. I have a large floor-standing fan that I position next to the saw which blows all the dust (and my work-piece if I'm not careful!) away. It's a bit crude but it works! I will get around to sorting a better system out at some point. Keep up the great work, Best wishes, Greg wombatie 1 Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted June 18, 2014 Report Posted June 18, 2014 Hi Greg a big WELCOME from me.Nice work keep um coming. Quote
Gregledder Posted June 19, 2014 Author Report Posted June 19, 2014 Hi Phantom, Thanks for your message - and you have some fine work too my friend - a very varied range. Nicely done! Look forward to seeing more! All the best, Greg. Quote
Gregledder Posted June 26, 2014 Author Report Posted June 26, 2014 Hi Clayton, Nice to meet you my friend - love your intarsia work - exceptional! All the best, Greg. Quote
ike Posted June 26, 2014 Report Posted June 26, 2014 WELCOME to the village, your work is well done. I too like fret work best but will do anything, thanks for showing your work and saw Bill Quote
heppnerguy Posted July 16, 2014 Report Posted July 16, 2014 Hi Greg, Nice to see you have found our sight. You should be able to get blades from the USA. I can't imagine the postage would be too much. Your work is very nice and the wood in quite interesting.I hope to see you here often, sorry I did not see your introductory post until now Dick heppnerguy Quote
LarryEA Posted July 21, 2014 Report Posted July 21, 2014 I'm late welcoming you...Welcome!!!! For not being a pro, You do a very nice impression. But I know what you mean, we all continue learning,,,, well, maybe not Kevin and Roly and Jim Quote
Gregledder Posted August 12, 2014 Author Report Posted August 12, 2014 Hi Bill, Many thanks for the welcome - I love your fretwork, especially the shelves - very nicely done!! All the best to you and yours, Greg. Quote
Gregledder Posted August 12, 2014 Author Report Posted August 12, 2014 Hey Dick! Thanks for the welcome - it's a great site and the quality of the work on here is outstanding! Your gallery is impressive my friend - a great mix of styles and techniques, very fine work!! Best wishes, Greg. Quote
Gregledder Posted August 12, 2014 Author Report Posted August 12, 2014 Hi Larry, Thanks for the welcome - it's great to meet you! You have some very fine work in your gallery matey - obviously a seasoned pro - keep giving us more!! All the best, Greg. LarryEA 1 Quote
mike1611 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Posted April 11, 2015 Just signed on to ask--, we also live in Thai. Husband is looking for a scroll saw as well. Can you recommend where he might find one? Thanks! Quote
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