scrollinfool Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Hey Everybody, Well, I'm new here. New to Scrolling too. It was an unfortunate chain of events that led me to start Scrolling, but I am so glad that I did. I had a Heart Attack in January of this year, needed triple bypass surgery and had major complications involved with everything from the surgery to the recovery. I had purchased a new scroll saw three days before my heart attack and never even had a chance to take it out of the box before everything went South on me. After 14 days of ICU I was pretty messed up when I got back home. It took me a whole month before I unpacked the thing and tried a few cuts. My energy levels were lousy so I couldn't last long scrolling. As time went on however, and many broken blades later, I finally turned out my first simple project. It wasn't anything fabulous by any means, but I made it for my wife since she was beside me every step of the way through everything. I have been out of work for 6 months now and will be returning shortly, the down side is that I won't be able to scroll as much as I am accustomed to. By mid March I was spending 8 to 10 hours a day on my saw, and learning fast. With the help of websites like this and others I found a passion for scrolling that I never knew I had. I used to absolutely HATE working with wood, but now it's a big part of me. The scroll saw was good therapy for me, and helped me to recover from all the bad things that had happened and what I had gone through. I have made about 50 projects to date, and some of them are pretty darned complicated with compound cutting and 3-D shapes. I even purchased a newer saw that had more features and it is a dream to work with. My ultimate goal is to be the proud owner of a General International Excalibur, but I'll have to be back to work for a while before I can afford that. I'm only 44, and felt that it was unfair to have what happen to me, but the scrolling has given me a new reason for being and like I said, has been excellent therapy. Paul M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captlucky Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 welcome to the site hope it all works out for you Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Welcome Paul ,were glad to have you on board!Yes a scroll saw is great therapy just like a pet animal.Both can be your best friend in time of need.Looks like someone above knew you needed a scroll saw when you did.It's a fortunate thing someone keeps an eye on us!Keep on keepin on thats the spirit!Sounds like your having a ball with that machine of yours.Just wait till you get that excaliber!Check in here offen and make some new helpful friends .Glad you found this hobby and us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 welcome to the village. Sorry to hear of your health problem, but glad you found us. I find scrolling relaxing for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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