malar Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 My name is LaMar I’m from South East Idaho I’m no stranger to wood but have little experience at finer wood working. I was a carpenter for thirty years and the last contractor I worked for (13 years) built big fancy homes. It would take a year to build one. One was a Frank Loyd Wright home. I was involved from the footings to the roofing. We did some pretty fancy things. I also worked as a machinist (self taught) for thirteen years. Some of the things I like to do are. Photography, Camping, Cooking, Shooting antique fire arms, some in competitions. I’m now retired and have time to do things I think? Time has a way of speeding up and disappearing. My father passed thirteen years ago and he had some wood working tools. He was an accomplished wood worker. My mother passed last September and I inherited some of my fathers tools. Among them was tools my grand father had. A scroll saw was one a 1940’s vintage Craftsman model 103.20720 it was kept outside in a shed. I’ve gone through it and did some repairs and cleaning, refurbishing, removing rust, and making parts. It now runs like a top. I’ve done a bit of scrolling with it and have searched the web for information on the craft. I think I’m hooked. amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Welcome Malar. Pleased you joined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Welcome to the Village - I'm sure you will pick up some good info here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Welcome... from South East Washington... the sane part of Washington... If you get into scrolling you may need to upgrade to a newer saw.... That one, I think, only takes pin blades... very limited... LarryEA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Welcome to the village from East Tennessee. Glad you’ve joined us. Sorry for your loss. Glad you got the tools from your father and grandfather, look forward to your participation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 With your skills we all will win here!!! Welcome friend!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Welcome to the Village LaMar. Wow what an inheritance, to even get some of your grandfathers tools. I am green with envy. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malar Posted February 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 4 hours ago, Scrappile said: Welcome... from South East Washington... the sane part of Washington... If you get into scrolling you may need to upgrade to a newer saw.... That one, I think, only takes pin blades... very limited... Nope 6" plain end blades can fit a 5" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfold Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Welcome to the Village from our side of the pond too. Enjoy, it's a great place to be !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 welcome to the village Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Welcome to the Village from the East Coast of Central Florida, Lots of fre patterns in the Pattern Library. Check them out and jump in and start cutting. Got questions, fire away, you will get answers real quick. Lots of truel experts in our membership will ing to help.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Ohio also welcomes you to The Village. Ditto with what everyone else said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 Welcome to the Village forum from TN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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