Aaron S Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Hey everybody! I have been scrolling since 2003 and I have made dozens of projects during that time. Right now I am trying to tackle the Dome Clock. Although at time I swear that it is trying to tackle me . Even with my experience, I feel like I'm still a novice beginner, especially after seeing some of the works of art that you guys have created. So I look forward to meeting some of you and expanding my horizons. bobscroll, Doug, Stogies and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover2 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Welcome to the village Aaron. I am AL from Tennessee. I have been wanting to tackle the dome clock but never got around to ordering the pattern. I would love to see some pictures of it when you get it finished or better yet show us some in-progress pics when you get a chance. Any questions? Just ask, there is a lot of talent here and your question or request will be answered. AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton717 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Hi Aaron. welcome to the village. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 More spirited talent trickles in! WeLCOME AARON! Our club is your club no two ways about it !We can learn from each other.Glad to have you and welcome aboard.Lots of down right friendly people here. You'll meet them all in short order.Plenty of regulars too.Show us your shop that will pump new blood in our veins.We love pictures.Scrolled clocks are a special breed so everyone''s got an ear open to all that goes on in building one here.Stop in for coffee to say hello, Larry's got vittles hot an ready for all plus coffee so strong you can stand your spoon in it,lol Welcome again!ENJOY!!!! LarryEA and Rob Roy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Welcome to the Village Aaron. I'm Marg from Australia. Would love to see some of your work. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron S Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Thanks for all of the great welcomes. I got into woodworking because my wife's grandfather was a master wood carver. The things that he made out of wood was just amazing. Unfortunately I never got to meet him. He passed away about 5 years before I met my wife. He only had daughters so my mother in law inherited all of his tools. She was never one to enjoy the process of woodworking so she just kept the tools in her garage. I then came along and found that all of the tools were just rusting away. So after several months of restoration, I was able to get the tools in good working order. Most of them are Craftsman and were made from the 1950's to the 1980's. After i got them all in working order my mother in law decided that it would be better if I had them at my house rather than letting them rust up again. Then one day I was going through a woodworking catalog and saw some scroll work. I was intrigued because I have always loved to draw and the way I saw it, I could use a scroll saw and "draw" by cutting wood. So I got a cheap scroll saw because I did not want to invest a bunch of money and find out I did not enjoy it. That first saw lasted a whole 14 months before it was completely wore out. Then I got a nicer Craftsman. I know that they are not the greatest scroll saw but it has for a decade and I have yet to make a single repair on it. I started making all kinds of stuff and more often than not, what ever I was working on was sold before I got half way done with it. Then I had to take some time away from the saw for health reasons. It ended up being about a year of not making any sawdust and now I'm back at using the saw for health reasons, go figure. I decided to make a dome clock because my family does not have any heirlooms and I want to change that. I am very proud of my family history and I want to do my part in enriching that history. So I plan on adding a small compartment to the back of the dome clock and inside that compartment will be some photos of me making the clock and then I want to make a list. The list will contain all of the people that the clock passes down to and when they received. I'm making it out of solid oak because I want it to stand the test of time. No plywood will be used at all. I know that some of you may think that all of this is odd, but I have known for a long time that I am a total nut and I'm happy with that. I'm still at the beginning stage so it would be easy at this point to start a build journal on it. As for my workshop, lets just say that I am thankful for any room I have. I get 1/3 of a 10 X 20 single car garage and inside that space I have a band saw, work bench, scroll saw, table saw, drill press, lathe, hand tools, and wood storage. As my daughter says "You get what you get and don't throw a fit!" Rob Roy, bobscroll, Doug and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson's Woodworking Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Welcome to the village Aaron! I am Danny from Nebraska. You are going to fit in just fine around here. I am sure your family will receive many handmade gifts thru the coming years and will cherish them for generations. When you get your clock finished I would invite you to go for an intarsia project or two or three or more. Also try some double bevel inlay. Jim Finn is the master of that as you have probably seen looking thru the forum. Do a search on the subject and he will teach you how to do it if you haven’t already. With your artistic skills I will be looking forward to seeing many pictures of a lot of wonderful projects. Aaron S and LarryEA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 A BIG welcome Aron! That is some project you are doing there with the Dome clock, I think it's a great idea the way you are going to do it, Thank you for the intro, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Welcome Aaron. I enjoyed reading your post. I was just saying that I would like to know a little more about our active members. Here you come along and give a little history. Yes there is talent here and it looks like that talent just grew a little. Touring the village and participating is enjoyable. Be sure to stop in the Coffee House, you can make us your favorite treats if you want. Hey, I'll bet you don't have the smallest shop. Amazing Kevin may have the biggest, he scrolls outside :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Aaron, I am happy to see that you found this sight. If you have not already noticed you will soon see that there are many people from all over this planet. Also there is a lot of talented people and a few of us that just love to spend time making sawdust. I hope that you have wondered around in The Village and discovered a lot of things exsist everywhere you look. there are pattern classes in the University forum, where our knowledgable leader has done a marverlous job walking many people through his classes. You will soon discover that some people seem to specialize in making certain things and are the specialist in what they do here. The important thing is that you come back often and get aquainted. You will soon discover that you have made many new friends and have, in the process, became a memeber of our big family too. Interested dto see how your clock comes along. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron S Posted May 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Again thanks for the welcome. This weekend I plan on spending some time making some saw dust. I plan on taking some pics of the dome clock and start a build thread for it. It is a huge project and will take a while to complete it. When I can I will be sneaking around with some secret sawdust. Next month is my anniversary so I am going to make something for my wife with out her finding out about it. That will be an adventure! The day after my anniversary is my mother in laws birthday. I am going to make something for her. It will be easier to keep her from finding out about it because she does go to her home and to work from time to time. For my mother in law I plan on making one of the religious plaques from the pattern library and for my wife I'm using bits and pieces of other patterns to make a custom one. I'm doing this because most of my computer time is on my work computer and on it I'm limited to MS Paint and have not really figured out how to make a pattern with it yet. Stogies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimi Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Hey Aaron Glad to see another oklahoman here. I live in Midwest City. Welcome this is a fun site. hope to see some of your work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Hi Aaron a big WELCOME from me, don't forget to show us your work and enjoy our tea and coffee mornings. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Hi Aaron a big WELCOME from me, don't forget to show us your work and enjoy our tea and coffee mornings. Roly Roly, did you notice Aaron has a pond garden...maybe something ya'll have in common. Phantom Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Welcome Aaron to the Village, What kind of saw do you use. and send some pictures of Projects that you have made over the years. IKE from Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Roly, did you notice Aaron has a pond garden...maybe something ya'll have in common. NO I didn't perhaps he'll show us some pictures Larry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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