meflick Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 Wanted to introduce myself after "browsing" around for a bit. My name is Melanie. I live in the Knoxville, TN area. I am a newbie here on the forum and to the scroll saw although I bought my scroll saw a number of years ago (Dewalt 788 Type 1) when my children were young. Not much time then and I put it away. They are now in college and I have more time to learn and play (and more patience as well). I am just now getting back to learning it. At the present, I am primarily interested in Intarsia work and recently took a beginner class with Judy Gale Roberts. I was fortunate to meet several nice scrollers there including at least one fellow forum member from here, Scott, aka NC Scroller. I have a lot to learn and I appreciate all that everyone shares here, on other forums, blogs, etc. while many seem to indicate Intarsia is intimidating to them, all that "intricate" small detail work done by many with fretwork, inside cuts requiring all the holes to be drilled, etc. is what I find more intimidating. LOL I have done a few small intarsia pieces and will try to share soon. They are beginner pieces for sure but I hope to learn and grow my skill with time and patience. (patience is the hard part for me I am afraid.) I had cut several pieces out to practice my line cutting as I was having to wait on my husband to help me get my flexible drum sander and such setup for proper use to "finish" them. We finally got it setup so I can start doing all my sanding. He is a hobby wood worker himself (primarily furniture type work but his latest venture is into "turning"). That means I am now "sharing" his workshop and some of his tools. He "seems" okay with it! LOL Thanks. I look forward to learning and sharing here. lawson56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Wanted to introduce myself after "browsing" around for a bit. My name is Melanie. I live in the Knoxville, TN area. I am a newbie here on the forum and to the scroll saw although I bought my scroll saw a number of years ago (Dewalt 788 Type 1) when my children were young. Not much time then and I put it away. They are now in college and I have more time to learn and play (and more patience as well). I am just now getting back to learning it. At the present, I am primarily interested in Intarsia work and recently took a beginner class with Judy Gale Roberts. I was fortunate to meet several nice scrollers there including at least one fellow forum member from here, Scott, aka NC Scroller. I have a lot to learn and I appreciate all that everyone shares here, on other forums, blogs, etc. while many seem to indicate Intarsia is intimidating to them, all that "intricate" small detail work done by many with fretwork, inside cuts requiring all the holes to be drilled, etc. is what I find more intimidating. LOL I have done a few small intarsia pieces and will try to share soon. They are beginner pieces for sure but I hope to learn and grow my skill with time and patience. (patience is the hard part for me I am afraid.) I had cut several pieces out to practice my line cutting as I was having to wait on my husband to help me get my flexible drum sander and such setup for proper use to "finish" them. We finally got it setup so I can start doing all my sanding. He is a hobby wood worker himself (primarily furniture type work but his latest venture is into "turning"). That means I am now "sharing" his workshop and some of his tools. He "seems" okay with it! LOL Thanks. I look forward to learning and sharing here. hi Melanie,Glad having you join us here.Do your self a favor and keep coming back.So much info is giving freely and each and every question will be answered.Oil painting and intarsia both take a long time but that time spent is well worth it.Lucky you to have a well equipped shop with a help mate.NC Scroller is going to be a big help for you,He's a very knowledgeable and will be very very helpfull for you.We have many intarsist here so any questions you have will be answered.Show us your saw dust pile as soon as you can,lol Welcome to the village friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Hi Melanie, welcome to the Village! This is a great place to Learn and share. Come on in and in the fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Welcome...........Pleased to have you. You sound like a fun person. Maybe sometime you could fix us all a breakfast. Have a chat over coffee, tea or chai. Pictures are always welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott1 Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Welcome to the village. I've just joined recently myself and I can you there are alot of talented folks here willing to share knowledge. Looking forward to seeing some of your work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Hi Melanie, welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from Australia and I am part of the furniture around here because I've been here so long. Anyway pull up a chair and make yourself at home. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronx Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Welcome to "The Village". Sit back and make yourself at home. Your going to love this joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be_O_Be Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Welcome Melanie, there is a world of resources here and many talented crafts people. Remember, once you peel the pattern off the wood no one knows the you drifted off the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Welcome to the forum, also from TN. Just an hour or so west in Dayton. We own a store in downtown Dayton, ArtCrafters. Come for a visit. We always have coffee and goodies at the coffee bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Welcome to the forum. So glad you joined us, and I am very anxious to see your work. The thing that intimidates me most about intarsia is gathering all the different species of wood needed. It is expensive.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Welcome to the Village. Melanie !......Glad to have you aboard, and looking forward too seeing some of your work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Melanie, glad to have you aboard. I too started with intarsia but never had the opportunity to get some first hand instructions like you have. Lucky you. It is all a learning experience for me. I have to agree that intarsia really is a lot easier to do then fret scrolling but for some reason a lot of people seem to be intimidated by it. I have to say, loggin on here often is a must, as that is how we all get to know each other. If you do that you will discover that everyone if very friendly and it will only take a short time before you are comfortable with us. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted July 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I look forward to learning more from everyone here and sharing where and when I can. We just returned home from an Alaskan Cruise with our kiddos. It was lovely, had a great time but was ready to get home and back to my scrollsaw and sander. LOL I will as soon as the piles of laundry are done. I will also try to get some pics of what I have been working on up soon as well. Denny, I will have to try and get down and visit your shop at some point. I will probably have to wait until my kiddos return to college maybe. I have a son who will be starting his 2nd year out of state at UGA (hard on me since I am a die hard TN Vol fan LOL). Then I have a daughter who will be starting her 3rd year at a somewhat local DIII liberal arts college where she also plays on their volleyball team. He will leave to go back first week in August and she will move in and start VB the 3rd week. I look forward to getting to know everyone and learning from all of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Hi Melanie, Welcome to the Village. I have never attended one of Judy's classes but have been to her studio many times. We (wife and I) try to get to Knoxville a couple times a year(have friends there) and I always try to make it to Judy's to buy a pattern. I enjoy fretwork but I like intarsia more. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted July 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Thanks for the welcome Clayton. Let me know next time you all head down south and are going to Judy's studio and perhaps I can meet you in person one of those times. I was excited to learn that I was so close to one of the great Intarsia talents - definitely makes it easier to take her classes - lot less expense since I can drive over every day and sleep in my own bed. I am signed up for the intermediate class in October and am looking forward to that. Need to get some more work done in the interim on my own. That was one reason I signed up for that class a well, to "encourage" myself to keep going and working on projects. Clayton717 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 We will be in Gatlinburg the week before Thanksgiving. I'm hoping to make it to her studio during that week. It would be nice to meet another scroller from the Village. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Great - right now I think we will be in town that week. As you get closer to your trip and deciding your plans let me know and maybe we can work out at least meeting up at Judy's shop. Clayton717 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 welcome aboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Melanie A Big Howdy from Lawrence County Tenn,Thats is South Mid.Right on the Bama line.And Thank you for the Warm Welcome back.As you can see this is a Great place to be. A lot of Great Down Home Folk here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Welcome enjoy your stay with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted July 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 thanks for all the warm welcomes from everyone. I have been enjoying my time here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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