tomsteve Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) youre first time using a scrollsaw and embarrassing? there aint nothing to be embarrassed about here. i made fancy kindling for quite a while before i got the hang of it . your first piece is great! Edited August 12, 2022 by tomsteve John B, OCtoolguy and Eplfan2011 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Let me say that to cut letters as the first thing you cut using a scroll saw you have a great future ahead of you! Cutting letters or words for most scrollers is the most difficult! You have nothing to be embarrassed about, you did a fine job on the first cut! As others have said keep that first cut in a safe place and go back and look at it in a years time! You will be amazed! Erv OCtoolguy, John B and Eplfan2011 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaughn Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Eplfan2011: " I mostly kept to the line (but they are only a suggestion right) but the s has a few flatspots on it ( I'm presuming I'm turning without feeding?) " I do a lot of word art. I have discovered that we - the "cutters" see the micro-departures. Those who look at our work see the macro outcome. Minor departures become nearly invisible to those who view the whole. My motto has become "Cut with care and trust the pattern. Don't sweat the small stuff." Your work is hand-crafted and minor departures are a signature of "hand made." Great job and keep making sawdust. Bruce OCtoolguy, John B, Gene Howe and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 Hi Colin, As others say... You did a really good job on your first project! I'm sure you will be on your way now and enjoying scrolling! Well done, Bob Eplfan2011 and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 That is better than anything I cut when I first started, so a big well done and keep going. Marg OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted August 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 6 hours ago, wombatie said: That is better than anything I cut when I first started, so a big well done and keep going. Marg Thanks for the kind words. Just glanced at your profile and noticed your originally from West Brom, I was born in Handsworth Wood just down the road and now living in the States ..... It's a small world. OCtoolguy and wombatie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerdon Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 Looks a lot better than my first cutting. Well done. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted August 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 (edited) On 8/12/2022 at 10:34 AM, Blaughn said: I do a lot of word art. I have discovered that we - the "cutters" see the micro-departures. Those who look at our work see the macro outcome. Minor departures become nearly invisible to those who view the whole. My motto has become "Cut with care and trust the pattern. Don't sweat the small stuff." Your work is hand-crafted and minor departures are a signature of "hand made." Great job and keep making sawdust. Bruce Bruce thanks for your insight and I know you're right! Building furniture I'll see small flaws because I know they are there others hardly ever notice them. But we are our own worse critics, right? Edited August 14, 2022 by Eplfan2011 Blaughn and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaughn Posted August 14, 2022 Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 13 minutes ago, Eplfan2011 said: Bruce thanks for your insight and I know you're right! Building furniture I'll see small flaws because I know they are there others hardly ever notice them. But we are our own worse critics, right? We are, indeed, our own worst critics and that keeps us striving for perfection. It is that instinct that produces the greatest compliment: "Sooooo, where did you get your CNC router?" Eplfan2011, John B and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 On 8/13/2022 at 9:59 PM, Eplfan2011 said: Thanks for the kind words. Just glanced at your profile and noticed your originally from West Brom, I was born in Handsworth Wood just down the road and now living in the States ..... It's a small world. Hello neighbor. It certainly is a small world. There is a member of the Village from Smethick but he's not here very often. Marg Eplfan2011 and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted August 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 Well after a busy weekend I finally got free time to try another cut, I feel like I went backwards on this one .... Rushing maybe? Maybe a good sanding will help... Thinking of giving it a coat of paint if it tidies up ok. I guess that this will wrap up this thread and I'll put in some hours practicing and making fire wood lol. OCtoolguy, bobscroll, meflick and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, Eplfan2011 said: Well after a busy weekend I finally got free time to try another cut, I feel like I went backwards on this one .... Rushing maybe? Maybe a good sanding will help... Thinking of giving it a coat of paint if it tidies up ok. I guess that this will wrap up this thread and I'll put in some hours practicing and making fire wood lol. Looks good. Where'd you get your CNC router? Lol tomsteve, Gene Howe and Eplfan2011 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted August 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 56 minutes ago, OCtoolguy said: Looks good. From a distance, squinting with one eye closed Gene Howe and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 I think Nurse Shelly will love it. You are doing great. I still run in fear when I see lettering. OCtoolguy and Eplfan2011 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsteve Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 On 8/12/2022 at 11:34 AM, Blaughn said: Eplfan2011: Those who look at our work see the macro outcome. Minor departures become nearly invisible to those who view the whole. about 15 years ago( and not long after taking up scrollsawing), i did a fishing scene plaque for a friend. he loved it. i told him there were mistakes in it, which i knew where they were but didnt point them out. few weeks later i went to his house. he says,"check out that plaque hanging on the wall. i think its pretty friggin amazing but the dude that did it said theres mistakes in it. can you find what he was talkin about?' ill be darn if i could even remember what the mistakes were meflick, OCtoolguy and Gene Howe 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 Congratulations on a project well done. It looks perfect once the pattern is removed. that is one of the nice things about scrolling is it is difficult to determine if you went off the line after the pattern is removed, unless you went quite a bit off the line and then went too quickly to get back on, then it leaves a very noticeable jagged line. Dick heppnerguy OCtoolguy and Eplfan2011 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted August 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 Got some time to myself this morning put a little paint and lacquer on it after sanding. It's a little janky but my wife has already snagged it for her desk at work lol OCtoolguy, bobscroll, Gene Howe and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted August 22, 2022 Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 Hi Colin, Well finished with care, Again Colin you did very well on your first project! Thank you for posting, Bob OCtoolguy and Eplfan2011 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munzieb Posted August 22, 2022 Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 It looks like you have arrived but now the journey begins. I see mountains of saw dust in your future! Eplfan2011 and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted September 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 (edited) Been revisiting a couple of old threads lol. It been just over a month since I posted my first cut. I thought a reasonable way to gadge my progress would be to cut another name block. I couldn't find another 3/4 peice of pine all I could find in my scrap pile was a peice of 1 1/4 inch laminated pine board. This is fresh off the saw no sanding and took about 1/4 of the time to do, also the edges are shiny smooth none of those ridges I had to sand out on the first one. For once I'm quite pleased not with the cut (still room for a lot of improvement) but with the progress of my techniques, smoother and more consistent cuts. Edited September 22, 2022 by Eplfan2011 OCtoolguy, bobscroll and barb.j.enders 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodrush Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 You're well on your way Eplfan2011 and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 Well done! Eplfan2011 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 You are well on your way to - and not too far now - from getting requests for signs and such Eplfan2011 and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 Hi Colin, Very neat indeed! I bet you would be good at fretwork, Thanks for showing us your work, Bob OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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