TripleJScroller Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hello, My name is Josh, I'm 40yrs old from Central Florida and while I'm very new to the Scroll Saw and woodworking in general I'm absolutely addicted to it. My wife thinks I'm going through midlife crisis and she may be right...lol. Upon turning 40 I started doing a bit of reflecting on the state of my life and realized that for the past 10yrs I'd been spending way too much time riding the couch and doing very little of anything productive outside of work. So I decided it was time to find a hobby that would get me up off the couch and doing something productive and hopefully even creative. When I was young I enjoyed helping My Grandfather do woodworking. Now I don't have a lot of room and not a whole lot of cash to burn so I started researching something that I could do with wood that wouldn't break the bank or require a large workspace. I found scrollsawing. It just so happend that my Mother-in-law had an old Ryobi scroll saw sitting in her garage and she said I could have it. So for the past couple of months I've been tirelessly cutting out every free pattern I could get my hands on. When I'm not cutting I'm scouring the internet for patterns, watching tutorials, and reading forums. Wow I didn't intend on writing a book here, sorry! lol. One last note, I just talked the Wife into letting me get a new saw. I'm looking at either the Dewalt 788 or the similar Delta. I look forward to learning all I can from all the wonderfully talented folks here. Thanks for having me!! Rob Roy and bobscroll 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Welcome, welcome, welcome Josh. If you have decidied on either Dewalt or Delta, those are two good choices. I have two Delta's. Let us know which you choose. We have answers, patterns and fun here. Join in and fix breakfast sometime. Rob Roy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Welcome to the Village Josh!.....Sounds like you will fit right in!...Be sure and post some of your work when you can....Again welcome! Rob Roy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hi Josh a big WELCOME from me your in the right place for good advice so fire away. Roly Rob Roy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducky Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 hi josh.i am allso new to village,been with them a few weeks now .and found everyone so helpfull.top friendly place,and if u ask nice u my get coffie (drink of the scroller ) come to uk and u can have a cold with it .lol wombatie and Rob Roy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hello Josh and welcome to the village, Thank you for your great intro, As others have said you will find plenty of free patterns and help if needed! Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleJScroller Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! I came home tonight to a very nice surprise as the Flying Dutchman blades I had ordered arrived. I can't wait to get out to my saw and get to trying them out, but I wanted to take a moment to thank ya'll for the welcome. bobscroll 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 welcome , don't forget the teeth always face downward,lol,Stop,in often,your comments are welcome! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hi Josh, welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia. Glad you found us, make yourself at home. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Welcome Josh.I am from Ohio. you can find lots of patterns right here in the village.I have a DeWalt 788 and am pleased with it. We need some pictures You will find some good friend s here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courdorygirl Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hi Josh! I'm also new to scrollsawing and yep it doesn't take long to get absolutely addicted. My husband also thinks I've gone crazy and possibly having a crisis, lol! Like you, I'm ready for something new and I've been looking at Craigslist. There are quite a few used nice saws that cost less than buying them in a store. Just some food for thought. Happy scrolling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordster Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Welcome Josh, you choose a great hobby, and yes it is very addictive but also rewarding.I'm Gordie from Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry A. Blakely Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Welcome! Be sure to check out all the great ideas under the Articles tab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleJScroller Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Once again thank you all for the warm welcome! I'm already learning so much just by reading through all the forum posts here and the Articles section. I'm sure I'll have lots of questions as I go along. For instance I tried some spiral blades for the first time this weekend and wow I got mad respect for the folks that use those. I was all over the place...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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