Don Recardo Posted August 29, 2018 Report Posted August 29, 2018 Hi, I'm Don and have been retired 10 years and live in Redditch, for any one that doesnt know thats about 10 miles from where William Shakespear lived I have for many years been into model engineering , mainly stationary steam engines but I decided I would like to have a try at scroll sawing, I particularly like the look of wooden gear clocks and also Intarsia. I have bought a plan for a clock from Brian Law , and Kathy Wise's book on intarsia for beginers. I didnt want to pay a fortune for a top line machine like an Excaliber or Hegner untill I know I want to stick with it so for now I have bought a Schepach SD1600 F which is fitted with the flexible drive shaft for dremel atachments. I thought it might be a good idea to subscribe to a scroll saw magazine for patterns etc but we dont seem to have one in the UK. Looking on the internet I found scroll saw woodworking and crafts magazine. I tried looking at back issues online so I could see what sort of items the magazine contained before spending out on a subscription, With the postage from the USA its quite expensive. especially if its not really what I like. looking up back issues online I noticed that I couldnt find any issue to look at before issue 24 , even stranger was I allso found scroll saw workshop magazine but with that I could only find up to issue 23 , It got me wondering, as the one stops at 23 and the other starts at 24, is it the same magazine that just changed its name ? or are both magazines still running ? I wonder if any of you from the USA can answer that for me ? Cheers Don Quote
bobscroll Posted August 29, 2018 Report Posted August 29, 2018 Hello Don, And welcome to the village, Thank you for the intro, I think you will like it here there are plenty of free patterns and plenty of help if you want it, The internet is a great place to look things up and youtube as well, You can get wood from old furniture & woodworking shops to practice on, See you later Don, Bob Quote
Scrappile Posted August 29, 2018 Report Posted August 29, 2018 Welcome to the forum. Very glad to have you join us. The only scroll saw magazine I currently know of in the US is ScrollSaw Woodworking and Crafts. You can look at what is in the current issue at their website and that may give you some idea of the type of content. It they would make them digital, so you could receive your copy via internet, it would be more convenient and I think they would get a great amount of subscription from other English speaking countries.... There must be reason why they don't do it. Seems to me there is also a magazine published in Germany. Do you read German? I know I saw their site once, don't know if they are still in business. Quote
GPscroller Posted August 30, 2018 Report Posted August 30, 2018 Welcome from Grande Prairie, Alberta. Jeff Quote
Rockytime Posted August 30, 2018 Report Posted August 30, 2018 Welcome to the village Don. Really glad to have you here. I too am a hobby machinist but have sold my large equipment. Scrolling can be all consuming. Quote
wombatie Posted August 30, 2018 Report Posted August 30, 2018 Hi Don, welcome to the Village. Yes Scroll Saw Workshop did become Scroll Saw Woodworking an Craft but I don't know when and the later is still in production. Anyhow pull up a chair and make yourself at home. Marg Quote
Foxfold Posted August 30, 2018 Report Posted August 30, 2018 Hi Don, Welcome from Doncaster, I'm new too but you'll find everyone so friendly and helpful. Enjoy !! Quote
Scrolling Steve Posted August 30, 2018 Report Posted August 30, 2018 Welcome to the Village, Don !...Glad to have you aboard ! Quote
meflick Posted August 30, 2018 Report Posted August 30, 2018 Welcome to the Village Don from across the big Pond. Glad to have you join us. You can find the only US published magazine for scrollers here: https://scrollsawer.com/category/current-issue/ and back issues can be found here: https://foxchapelpublishing.com/magazines/scroll-saw-woodworking-crafts.html If you scroll through there, they also have 4 CDs that have back issues on them. They go from issue 1 to issue 48 if you got all 4 cds. I bought them since I had not had a subscription that went back that far and I think they have lots of good projects. They usually have at least one Intarsia project in each one - sometimes more I think. They also have had wooden gear clocks and such in some in the past I know. They had a special issue back in 20015 called "Gizmos and Gadgets" you might want to check out: https://scrollsawer.com/2015/10/02/gizmos-gadgets-2015/ Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted August 30, 2018 Report Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) A big WELCOME from me. Roly Try PINTEREST loads of patterns on there as well. Edited August 30, 2018 by Phantom Scroller Quote
Don Recardo Posted August 31, 2018 Author Report Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) Thank you all for the lovely warm welcome Don Edited August 31, 2018 by Don Recardo Quote
amazingkevin Posted September 1, 2018 Report Posted September 1, 2018 Were glad to have you.Hope you'll be a regular here! Quote
heppnerguy Posted September 5, 2018 Report Posted September 5, 2018 Welcome to The Village. As mentioned already, there are a lot of nice free patterns here in our pattern library and they are added to on an almost daily basis. Feel free to give whatever you wish, a try and then post your work and be sure and credit the designer. They are very generous to share their pattern making skills with everyone. You might also like to take a look at Steve Good's site, as he has many free pattern you can download for free. His web site is www. scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com A big welcome to you from Sunny and warm Southern Arizona Dick heppnerguy Quote
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