Kiwiscroller Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 G'day everybody, I'm Clive and I live in the South Island of New Zealand. I have been scrollsawing for about eighteen months on an entry level Ryobi 405 scroll saw. I hope on day to upgrade to an Excalibur 21 which should last me till I fall off my perch. I am retired so I get a lot of time to practice. Most of my scroll sawing has been in making jigsaw puzzles for children which i make for an organisation to which I belong. This organisation is Santa Claus workshop, a group of about 10 retired men who make about 1000 toys a year to give away to needy children at Christmas time. I am keen to learn as much as I can from all you other scrollers and to also try different areas of scrolling such as portraits, and fretwork pieces bobscroll and wombatie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Hi Clive a big WELCOME from me your in the right place to learn anything woodwork here, there are so many skilled people around the world more than willing to help your out, so feel free to have fun and show some of your work. Roly Kiwiscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Hello Clive and welcome to the village, Thanks for the intro, See you soon, Bob Kiwiscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Hello Clive, Good for you for being a part of the Santa Clause woodshop. It is a great feeling to make things that will bring some joy to others, especially kids. I hope that you venture into some new scrolling projects because , at least for me, variety brings added joy. I like trying new things and discovering that I am not limited to only what I "thought" I might be something I was not sure I would be able to do. discover new things and try a lot of things. Take time and explore all the things we offer each other here on The Village from free advice on anything to free patterns to try and free tutorials on pattern making..Log on often and you soon will have a lot of new friends, share you projects with us too Dick heppnerguy Rob Roy and Kiwiscroller 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Welcome Clive, Hope you don't mide making coffee and tea for the Coffee House Patrons. At least join in on the conversation. In the Pattern Library is a Children's corner you may want to check out. Glad to have you. Larry Rob Roy and Kiwiscroller 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover2 Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Welcome Clive. I am Al from Tennessee USA. It is a great thing that you are doing for Santa Clause Workshop. Kiwiscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Welcome Clive. there is a lot here at eh village for all of us, and other places on the internet that you can get patterns for free , Try Steve Good's workshop there is some toys there. I have been doing scrolling for about 20 years off and on and this is the best we site I have found. IKE Kiwiscroller and Rob Roy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 G'day Clive, welcome to the Village. I'm Marg from across the ditch in Australia. Congratulations on your fine work with the Santa Claus workshop. If ever there is a certain type of pattern you require just ask and I am sure someone will come up with something for you. Marg Kiwiscroller and Rob Roy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwiscroller Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Thanks everybody for your warm welcome. I'm sure that I've joined the right community and look forward to getting to know you all better. Rob Roy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) Hello Clive, I'm Roy from Scotland. A big welcome to the village. You'll find just about anything you'll need or want, It's a great place to be, full of wonderful characters, some of whom you've probably met already. It's a great thing you and your friends are doing with the Santa Claus Workshop for the kids. Speaking of Santa, we have our own Special Elf right here, and his name is Kevin, well, actually, he's Amazing Kevin and he is well named, as you will find out in due course. Come on in and ENJOY YOURSELF Rob Roy. Edited April 14, 2014 by Rob Roy Phantom Scroller and Kiwiscroller 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Welcome Clive,Bad thing about being retired is you'll have way to much to do and so little time to do it all.!Show us your perch where you do all your scrolling at. We thrive on pictures as they convey a thousand words as you know.Puzzleing thing about the village is when your puzzled about something feel free to ask and many will set you straight in a flash.Speaking of puzzles whats the most piece puzzle you have made.I've noticed these days that santa usually wears glasses ,not sure if they are safety glasses Great feeling it must be to give of your self and time to reward those less fortuneate with custom made toys.God loves cheerful givers !Welcome again and check in offen to see what you would have missed! Kiwiscroller and Rob Roy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwiscroller Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Hi Kevin,yes, retirement is fun with so much to do. if I showed you the perch where I do all my scrolling you's all laugh. it's a little corner of the garage with my scroll saw perched on a workmate stand, a drill press and bandsaw on another. Anything else like sanding, table sawing I have to do outside when it's not raining. But what the heck, it's good fun. The biggest piece puzzle that I have done is 211 piece on 4 mm MDF. It was just a little smaller than an A3 sheet of paper and it was of an oil painting that I did. My glasses aren't safety glasses. I need them to see where the scroll saw is.... . I am thinking of getting one of those large magnifying glasses with a light i them to be able to see the pattern lines. If I can find out how to load photos I'll post pictures of some of my work. Just don't expect anything too good....lol Rob Roy, bobscroll and Phantom Scroller 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Clive, both you and Kevin have the big outdoors for your workshops. Helps keep the dust down. Rob Roy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Clive said: If I can find out how to load photos I'll post pictures of some of my work. Just don't expect anything too good Clive, There is 'some' fine work here and some worth bragging about. But it all isn't Hallmark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multifasited Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Welcome ,don't worry a bout Hallmark ,There new motto is when you care enough to send the best ,BUT are too dam lazy to write a letter ! Post what you can when you can we would all love to see what you building for the kids . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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