Graeme Butcher Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 Hi there. I'm the other Kiwi here. I started scrolling a few years ago. I had a project requiring a scroll saw and had been using my jigsaw bolted upside down to my workbench up until then. I have been enjoying finding out what i an make on my Frejoth since then. I realized pretty soon after buying it, second hand, that it is possible to make a wooden geared clock and so this has been my ultimate goal. I have only made the escapement gear so far. I want to make it out of Tasmanian (or Australian) Blackwood so i have made a plywood press to make my own ply. I love making wooden mechanical and game boards. I have made 3 cribbage boards, one and a half chess boards (plus pieces) and am planing on a backgammon board and "Cathedral" game. I hate creating for commission. It introduces time and design restraints. bobscroll, amazingkevin, keefie and 2 others 5 Quote
amazingkevin Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 Welcome!If i read your profile right your 98 years old! No time like the present to get started in scroll sawing.I see your very interested in trhe finer aspects of scrolling too.Clocks have been on my chopping block since day one ,but it never happened.Your goinf to wow us with your handywork as soon as you can post pictures of your works.Clever of you to mount the jig saw on a table like that,your wheels are always turning to get the jobs done!Keep coming back as your a member now.I can see were going to be learning alot from each other!Welcome friend!!!! :thumbs: Graeme Butcher 1 Quote
Scrolling Steve Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) Welcome to the Village,Ghost.......Sounds like your background lends itself to scrolling, you should be a natural!.....My son and his wife are in New Zealand at the moment and say it is a beautiful place! Edited February 8, 2015 by Scrolling Steve Quote
bobscroll Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 Hello Graeme, And welcome aboard and thanks for the intro, Bob Graeme Butcher 1 Quote
LarryEA Posted February 8, 2015 Report Posted February 8, 2015 Show 'ME' your cribbage boards. I made 14 of them and can't find another player. Welcome to the Village. Love to see pictures of your scrolling. Good luck on the gear clock, It's a challenge, not just to cut, but for it to actually run. Phantom Scroller, Doug and Graeme Butcher 3 Quote
wombatie Posted February 9, 2015 Report Posted February 9, 2015 Welcome to the Village Graeme. I'm a neighbor of yours. I'm Marg from Australia. Glad you found us. Quote
Scrolling Steve Posted February 9, 2015 Report Posted February 9, 2015 Graeme, I have looking at the work you posted in your gallery and Wow.....You do good work for a 98yr old ghost!......Very nice work! Graeme Butcher 1 Quote
Bendita Posted February 9, 2015 Report Posted February 9, 2015 Welcome Graeme to the village. .../Hans Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted February 10, 2015 Report Posted February 10, 2015 A big WELCOME from me cobber . Well I think that's right or that might mean a shoe repairer. Have fun and enjoy the scrolling. Roly Quote
heppnerguy Posted February 11, 2015 Report Posted February 11, 2015 Welcome to The Village. I have not viewed your gallery, but I will in a few minutes. I hope you make it a habit to log on very often. You will find that this is a great site filled with wonderful caring people from all over our planet. I hope you find the time to scroll often too. there are a lot of free patterns to cut here and they are yours for the taking. Dick heppnerguy Graeme Butcher 1 Quote
Graeme Butcher Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Posted February 15, 2015 Welcome!If i read your profile right your 98 years old! No time like the present to get started in scroll sawing.I see your very interested in trhe finer aspects of scrolling too.Clocks have been on my chopping block since day one ,but it never happened.Your goinf to wow us with your handywork as soon as you can post pictures of your works.Clever of you to mount the jig saw on a table like that,your wheels are always turning to get the jobs done!Keep coming back as your a member now.I can see were going to be learning alot from each other!Welcome friend!!!! :thumbs: Having finally fixed my time machine i am now my normal age relative to the rest of you. Youth is, as they say, wasted on the young. Bolting my jig saw upside down was just the beginning. Before I owned a bench-top sander I also bolted my belt sander upside down to my work bench. I was going to do the same to my skill saw but there is a 'lock on' button. Thank you for your welcome. Quote
Graeme Butcher Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Posted February 15, 2015 Welcome to the Village,Ghost.......Sounds like your background lends itself to scrolling, you should be a natural!.....My son and his wife are in New Zealand at the moment and say it is a beautiful place! Welcome to New Zealand Steve. What brings you to MY country. Where are you visiting? Quote
Graeme Butcher Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Posted February 15, 2015 Show 'ME' your cribbage boards. I made 14 of them and can't find another player. Eagle Cribbage.jpg My ist cribbage board.jpg Welcome to the Village. Love to see pictures of your scrolling. Good luck on the gear clock, It's a challenge, not just to cut, but for it to actually run. Are you leading me to believe you have 14 Cribbage boards lying around you place? I have made 3 so far. Two of which have removable tops. I wanted to make a sliding top using dovetail cuts but I am too new to the router. Indeed the clock is going to be 'fun' to make. I want to use Australian Blackwood so i have to make my own ply. I have only make the escapement gear. I need to make the rocker , pendulum and weights to confirm 'proof of concept'. Once i get continuing ticking i can start adding gears. Quote
Graeme Butcher Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Posted February 15, 2015 Welcome to the Village Graeme. I'm a neighbor of yours. I'm Marg from Australia. Glad you found us. Howdy neighbor. I had a little look at some of your stuff. Cute sleigh. I Like the idea of using a felt tip pen. It saves the time of opening the can, painting, closing the can washing the brush. Painting time, 25 seconds. Everything else 5 mins. (Not including cutting). wombatie 1 Quote
LarryEA Posted February 16, 2015 Report Posted February 16, 2015 Are you leading me to believe you have 14 Cribbage boards lying around you place? I have made 3 so far. Two of which have removable tops. I wanted to make a sliding top using dovetail cuts but I am too new to the router. Indeed the clock is going to be 'fun' to make. I want to use Australian Blackwood so i have to make my own ply. I have only make the escapement gear. I need to make the rocker , pendulum and weights to confirm 'proof of concept'. Once i get continuing ticking i can start adding gears. Well Ghost, I did sell one. the others are neatly stacked on a shelf. Like this one. I have a clock finished except for the pendulum which has been the clog completing it. Quote
Graeme Butcher Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Posted February 16, 2015 Well Ghost, I did sell one. the others are neatly stacked on a shelf. Like this one. Cribbage Tiger.jpg I have a clock finished except for the pendulum which has been the clog completing it. Did you come up with the plans for the clock your self? do you have a photo in your gallery? Quote
LarryEA Posted February 16, 2015 Report Posted February 16, 2015 Did you come up with the plans for the clock your self? do you have a photo in your gallery? The gear clock plans are from Scrollsaw Woodworking and Crafts Magazine. I will find the issue and let you know which one it is. Quote
LarryEA Posted February 16, 2015 Report Posted February 16, 2015 Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts - Making a Wooden Gear Clock ...www.scrollsawer.com/.../making-a-wooden-gear-clock-video.html - Similar to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts - Making a Wooden Gear Clock ... Apr 8, 2013 ... Fox Chapel Publishing, Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts. ... Saw Woodworking & Crafts, Brian Law offered patterns for a wooden gear clock. Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts - Wooden Gear Clockwww.scrollsawer.com/videos/wooden-gear-clock.html - Similar to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts - Wooden Gear Clock Aug 28, 2009 ... Complete instructions to create the MLT-13 wooden gear clock can be ... Tovar here is a link to his site Wooden ClockWorks Scroll Saw Plans. Quote
Graeme Butcher Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Posted February 16, 2015 Nice. What is holding you up on the pendulum? Quote
ike Posted February 16, 2015 Report Posted February 16, 2015 Welcome to the village from OHIO USA. We are always interested in your projects an do like pictures.Never herd of the saw you have. send a picture of it. Quote
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