Popular Post Oscar Myer Posted November 30, 2019 Popular Post Report Posted November 30, 2019 Hi all... not to brag but... I sold two of my creations today!!! I'm feeling pretty proud considering that I'm technically a three week newb. I know that I didn't even make near enough to cover my time and material costs, but hey... it's worth the feeling I got from the fact that someone actually thinks it's good enough to pay me for it. These are the two pieces I sold... they are both Steve's patterns. Be_O_Be, RabidAlien, meflick and 18 others 19 2 Quote
trackman Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 Very nice cutting on both especially the Christmas Greetings one. Letters are very unforgiving. Mistakes stand out. Three weeks it sure doesn’t look like it. OCtoolguy, Oscar Myer and danny 2 1 Quote
Rockytime Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 Congratulations! You are off to a greet start. Oscar Myer and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote
dgman Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 Congratulations! It’s a great feeling isn’t it? Nice work and continued sales. Oscar Myer and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote
OCtoolguy Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 Very nice work. Now you can just adjust your pricing. It's tough knowing what to charge. I'll never sell my stuff because I won't work cheap. Oscar Myer 1 Quote
Ron Johnson Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 Congrats Oscar on your first sale. Very beautiful work. OCtoolguy 1 Quote
John B Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 ONYA Oscar. Put all your cash from sales in jar, mate and then use it to get blades, timber finishes etc, and maybe a new tool every now and again, and it will be a great hobby, wont cost you a thing. BTW, they are both very nice pieces. OCtoolguy, Oscar Myer, danny and 1 other 3 1 Quote
JimErn Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 Very nice cutting and presentation, kudo's OCtoolguy and Oscar Myer 2 Quote
LarryEA Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 Good job OCtoolguy and Oscar Myer 2 Quote
daveww1 Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 awesome job Oscar Myer and OCtoolguy 2 Quote
meflick Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 Congratulations on the sales. Nice work on the pieces. OCtoolguy and Oscar Myer 2 Quote
hawkeye10 Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 I really like the first sign. You did a great job. I like what John said. Put the money in a jar. OCtoolguy, Oscar Myer and danny 3 Quote
hotshot Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 32 minutes ago, hawkeye10 said: I really like the first sign. You did a great job. I like what John said. Put the money in a jar. Hawkeye, I thought you dropped off the earth. Good to hear from you. Hope all is going well. ----------Randy Oscar Myer and OCtoolguy 2 Quote
OzarkSawdust Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 Great looking pieces! That first sale of scroll work is cool! Makes me hungry for the next...lol. OCtoolguy and Oscar Myer 2 Quote
Scrappile Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 Very nice work. Congratulations! OCtoolguy and Oscar Myer 2 Quote
Oscar Myer Posted November 30, 2019 Author Report Posted November 30, 2019 Thanks all for the encouragement...much appreciated!!! The reason I say that I'm "technically" a newb is because I got my saw 7 years ago. However, about a month after getting it all the problems in my life began. Lost my mom, mom-in-law, brother in-law and dad within a 5 year span. And then there were the 5 surgeries I had on my foot. So even though I have had the saw it was virtually not used over all that time. I have discovered just how much fun it is to scroll. There has been a few chunks of firewood along with some better stuff over the past 3 weeks. I've been watching a lot of videos which have helped tremendously. /Oscar meflick, OCtoolguy, dgman and 1 other 3 1 Quote
spirithorse Posted December 1, 2019 Report Posted December 1, 2019 Congratulations on the sales! Very well cut and I really like the finish on the fist image. God Bless! Spirithorse John B and danny 2 Quote
Oscar Myer Posted December 5, 2019 Author Report Posted December 5, 2019 Sorry for the fact that I haven't given any replies to the new posts since my last time here. Many thanks for all the positive feedback and encouragement. however, I do have a GREAT excuse for not being around lately. I started cutting a couple more Steve Good patterns and a Sue Mey pattern. The photos were posted on Facebook thanks to my better half. And then the orders came in!!! Aside from them there's a few orders from the Mrs herself. She's thinking that they'll be great gifts to her family - brother, two sisters and three nieces. So I've been spending my days in the workshop. The part of my creations that is taking the longest time is the painting. I spent most of the past two days painting rather than cutting. I'm a painting newb as well as a scroller so I'm not very quick at either task. But I'm very happy to report that my time cutting is really coming down. I've discovered a couple of things on my own that are really helping me. Of course, I'm following the rule that says that cutting is "not a race." Bottom line is I'm having a great amount of fun!!! I'll post a few more photos of my work when things get a little more quiet. /Oscar meflick and danny 2 Quote
Oscar Myer Posted December 8, 2019 Author Report Posted December 8, 2019 Two more pieces cut... and sold!!! Gotta love Facebook once in a while... and my wife. I have a couple more orders. It seems that the candle is very popular for some reason. I have two more orders to make. /Oscar danny and Scrappile 2 Quote
wombatie Posted December 9, 2019 Report Posted December 9, 2019 Your work is something to brag about, fabulous. Congratulations of the sales. Do you mind me asking where you got the pattern for the Moon/Merry Christmas ornament? Marg Quote
Badgerboy Posted December 9, 2019 Report Posted December 9, 2019 Very nice Oscar. It appears you may have flipped the thickness of the wreath and backer board from Steve’s pattern, is that correct or just a photo illusion? If so I like the look of the wider wreath against a thin back plane. Quote
ike Posted December 9, 2019 Report Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) I remember my first show I didn't make table ($10) That was about 40 years ago so keep it up you are doing great . just rememger that this is fun. when it becomes a job that is when I will hang it up and give everything away. IKE Edited December 9, 2019 by ike Quote
Scrappile Posted December 9, 2019 Report Posted December 9, 2019 I like your ornaments you just posted. In fact the Merry Christmas one from Sue Mey is on my scroll saw right now. It is one that I am giving to friends and family as their Christmas card this year. Oscar Myer 1 Quote
Oscar Myer Posted December 9, 2019 Author Report Posted December 9, 2019 19 hours ago, wombatie said: Your work is something to brag about, fabulous. Congratulations of the sales. Do you mind me asking where you got the pattern for the Moon/Merry Christmas ornament? Marg Hi Marg... The moon/Merry Christmas pattern is from Sue Mey. She has loads of great stuff, some of which I just can't resist putting out the $5 for. Quote
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