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Here are a few things I have done lately...did the butterfly also...used 1/4 inch oak with a backer for a change to it. The Eagle is an inlay I was playing with...The Cape Breton one is where I live Cape Breton Island..

Needed to get back to scrolling after all the shop tool/jig projects. Found a quick and easy Sheila Landry Sun/Moon project. My wife added the clock and paint. Time for another project.

I had the opportunity to be an sponsor in a Golf Tournament that had place yesterday. Lot of work for a good cause, all the money collected will be donated to homeless kids in my town. I want to share with you guys some pictures.

Came back to Canada too soon, still freezing here and more snow, so in the shop I went, did a couple of napkins holder, the coasters I found on youtube looking for something else, and the police sign is from Sheila Landry. My daughter works for the Ottawa police department, I told her that I do not want an order for 50 !!!!! I hate cutting square letters, you have to be precise or it will show.

Had My show yesterday, and did better then I thought I would, as far as the weather and sales. Did $300 and $120 of it was on the credit card, I'am sorry I didn't have the square reader years ago, most of the people don't carry cash. Sold mostly Eagles items which is very popular in my area. Looks like I will be busy making more, as they will be popular for Christmas gifts. edward

My first shop area was in the carport behind me in the picture with me and my youngest daughter Bella shoveling the 12 tons of rocks I hauled to the back yard in a wheel barrow. When my neighbor put a day sleeper sign in the window above the silver Honda also seen in that picture I decided it was time to build a shop. Also seen in the pics are my older daughter Ryan helping out with the compactor, my son Chris helping me with the trusses, and my nephew Kirby helping out on the siding. And finally the inside of my completed happy place. The Pop's Shop string art sign was made by my daughter Ryan and my first grandson Ryder. I'm blessed with a wonderful family!!!

I just finished this Alex Fox pattern, really like the vintage pickup. I've always liked the wildlife patterns and my wife like these scenery ones, think I'm starting to swing her direction. I have a covered bridge for the next project. Winter doesn't want to leave Wisconsin so I'll stick to the shop for a while longer. Mike

This is my first time doing inlay. A few "should have done in different order" but very happy with the results.

Both my grandfather and my father were skilled woodworkers - so I think my own interest in working with wood was a direct result of the example they set and the encouragement they gave me. I was also lucky to have access to workshops from childhood on and have been able to have my own workshop my entire married life. In the late 70's I started making replicas of antique wall and mantle clocks - maybe one or two a year for many, many years - don't really know why I settled on clocks - maybe because they looked so good - and wherever they went they became a family heirloom (with at least one family having a serious squabble over where that clock should end up when their parents passed on). I first thought about scrolling shortly after retirement - despite the fun and the satisfaction of clockmaking it is a lot of money - the wood is expensive - the movements are ridiculously expensive (all mechanical movements) - and anything close to cost recovery is pretty much a very vague and distant notion ...... So I guess you could say I got into scrolling because I'm cheap: the wood may still be expensive - but the work is labour intensive so you don't use a lot - so that makes it cheap. you can use scrap wood to make a lot of great stuff - that means the designer firewood bin is a LOT smaller. most projects don't take up a lot of space - so you can do multiple projects at a time without a whole lot of problem - and the workshop doesn't look like a major cyclone hit it (most of the time). projects generally take less time - so you get the satisfaction of seeing more done and more finished. ..... so I guess at the end of the day I still may not actually make any money - but I know I lose less money ..... Worth mentioning is that the saw has a rhythm about it that allows you to put your mind in neutral and just cut away to your hearts content ..... (or your back gets sore - whatever happens first ....) ...... think in my old age I would call that therapeutic ...... in my younger days my teachers called it daydreaming ..... (or I seem to recall the term "wool-gatherer" appearing on my report cards .....) There is one more thing that is really neat about the scrollsaw that, at least for me, has become maybe it's greatest attraction - that is - with the scrollsaw you can craft genuine pieces of art - not saying I'm an artist - but I still like doing those one-of-a-kind projects that become someones family heirloom ..... Jay

How Did You Get Here??? it was a dark and stormy night........

My daughter wanted this. He is her favorite. Well this week anyway.

Thank you Frank. Wish I could have taken a nicer picture but it did turn out very good. It was cut on a piece of elm.

Just need to put a hanger on the back, then find a place to display it!! Shout out to the wife for painting the background!! ( The real artist in the house! )

Basement shop

How I got here? When I was a child I asked my grandfather to teach me. He told me to go upstairs and have my grandmother teach me to cook and sew and stuff. When I was in Jr And High schools, I had to take home ec because girls weren’t allowed to take shop classes. (Girls weren’t allowed to wear pants until I was in high school!) My husband didn’t have any woodworking experience, but he did find a used craftsman Scroll saw and brought it home for me. He also started buying tools that he thought I should have. Tablesaw, jigsaw, planer, etc. I went to the library a lot! When we retired and moved to NC I found a great group that not only has an on-line woodworking group, but a group that goes around the state to teach a little woodworking to others. I wanted to do that. They put me on the scroll saw. I loved it. I practiced and found that it is my favorite type of woodworking! I still build other things but my scroll Saw is the best! Did I mention that I now teach Scroll Saw to others in the club?

I put a smiley face after it. Not enough for you??? Sorry We are all winners here. But I do respect your words. Travis has done a great job with the site and it is good to come to a scrolling site that is informative and entertaining. Keep on scrolling!!!

You have a very nicely made box and the Velcro is a great idea also.

I think I have 26 different blades. So far I have only used FD Polar and #5 Pegas mg. The reason I have so many is I first bought some Olsen and Pegas mg blades at Woodcraft. It's because that is what they sold. I knew nothing about blades and still don't. Then on SSV the talk was about FD blades so I bought a dozen of everything. I had no idea what I needed. I suspect most will be bequeathed to whom ever get my saws upon my unfortunate demise. I use mostly polar blades because they seem to do everything I want them to. I don't like reverse blades. Too jumpy for this old man. I'll give them a try. I just have to get used to holding the wood down firmly.

Clutter seems to be a very common theme - with subtle variations of earthy brown coloring ...... pretty sure I could feel very comfortable in every shop that has been pictured - actually - they all make me kinda feel at home ..... Jay

I seem to be drawn towards American Indian pieces....

Well I got some Great News!!! The MRI I had done came back negative!.Although they still can't figure out whats causing the pain and stiffness in my neck at least there is no medical problem.Maybe fatigue or I need a different pillow. I am going down to my shop today and get busy.I have my Dr,s AOK. So you just may bee seeing something by me soon.I hope.

My shop is a 12 by 24 building. I have my late father in laws table saw which might ba as old as me with my jointer on top of it. My new Rikon band saw. I haven't had a chance to do much with it yet. My v-nailer for making picture frames. My DeWalt scroll saw. My Rikon VS lathe. The red box is the vacuum generator for the vacuum chuck. It works great and makes no noise. Some extra storage. I used to have a workbench there but needed the storage more than a bench. I keep my clamps on the bottom of the loft. My oscillating sander and drill press. My old Jet lathe. I use it mostly for buffing now. My new sliding miter saw. I sold my old miter saw and radial arm saw to buy it. More storage. In the back over the Jet, Rigid and drill press I keep all of my picture frame stock. Last but not least is my welder.

just playing with a new idea.... a different kind of jimmy your thoughts would be great....

Dad started remodeling the house in 1991. He bought a single speed scroll saw at True Value Hardware to build a gazebo bird feeder. I started playing with it then just messing around making small simple airplanes. I was off awhile in 2013 and found a used DW788 on craigslist. I then joined SSV a lot of great people and have stuck with it since. Thank you Travis for all you've done here it's the best forum for scroll sawing.

Hi there!!!! I have been out of the forum for a long time, I´m back, now I´m full dedicated to my workshop and business is going quite well. Here some of my jobs.

I found this in a general automotive store here in Canada (canadian tire), I used it to do some inlay and it worked great. The material seems to be the same that you get on the back of new credit card attached to the letter they sent with the cards. It dispense the same as a tape machine to correct mistake on a letter (white tape). Attached is a picture so maybe it is available somewhere else, any way great stuff.

My story as how I got "here" - I have always been a "crafting" person. I have done many types of work and projects over the years. I have lots of tools for different hobbies. I still have most of them because I enjoy doing many things. I made lots of things for my kiddos, their schools, their sports teams, etc. I usually say I am the "jack of many trades, but master of none." As far as scroll saw work specifically, my husband had an Aunt who did beautiful tole painting pieces. I loved what she did. I have many of them and treasure them and would be devastated to lose any of them same as my mother's cross stitch work she did (new Christmas ornament for each of us each year until she couldn't do it anymore.) When hubby and I first got married, my MIL and I took a tole painting class together. I knew my husband's Aunt's husband used a scroll saw to cut all the beautiful pieces that she did. All of that was 33-35 years ago. Fast forward to probably to about 18- 20 years, we had small children at home and I had hubby buy a scroll saw for me to try and cut some things with. I wanted to learn to cut my own pieces to paint like his Aunt did. I quickly grew frustrated and couldn't figure out WHY I couldn't cut a straight line with that $#&*@ saw! Hubby's uncle was deceased so couldn't ask him. Nobody else i knew used a scroll saw, and no internet to research on. Plus, did I mention I had small children at home - so I put that idea to rest, for then. Fast forward another 16-18 years until about two years ago. Both of my kiddos were just off to college (it's true - time really does fly ), about the time they were off to college, I was helping my mom who was dealing with two types of dementia, Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementia (causes small mini-strokes). She passed away two years ago last week. Around about that same time maybe a couple of months before she passed away, my hubby's cousin had brought one of Judy Gale Robert's catalogs over to my MILs house. I saw the catalog, saw she offered classes and said - I want to try that - I need to try that. The good news for me is that she is somewhat local to me so I could do it fairly easily. She had a spot open, so I signed up to take her beginner's class. She offered an intro to the saw class for 1/2 day before the Beginner class. I knew I still needed to get some what comfortable with the saw though even before that class so I went out to the shop and played with the saw some. We now had the internet and Youtube so I did some research, I found Steve Good's site, Youtube videos, this forum and SSWC's forum, and looked around and read everything that I could. Figured out WHY I couldn't cut a straight line before. Worked on that. Did some basic cutting and did some of JGR's projects from her beginner's book before her class. (Those will not ever see the light of day but I do have them! ) After signing up for the classes, my mom passed away shortly after signing up but before the class (I had already lost my dad to lung cancer many years before.) I found working with the saw therapeutic. While at the saw, my mind was on something else, something enjoyable. If you have ever had to deal with a loved one with significant dementia issues, you know why I needed some therapeutic. It had been several long years watching my mother deteriorate. I took JGR's Beginner's class a month after losing my mom. I loved it. I took her Intermediate class 5 months later. I still loved it. At the same time, I became a regular here in the village, reading everything and every forum every day (and still do most every day!) I have learned so much from everyone here. I tried other things because of you guys and gals here. While I primarily wanted to do Intarsia work, I have done several other things because of things I saw here that I wouldn't have tried but for you folks here in the forum. I made compound cut Christmas ornaments for my sisters, their children and my children in honor of my mother and her annual Christmas ornaments she always gave us. I hope to do that every year until I am no longer able! I have done all these different types of work with the saw because I liked them and because I figured it would all help me get better on cutting on the lines something important with Intarsia work and fitting the pieces together. It has. I enjoy it all but am pretty sure detailed fretwork is not in my future plans! You know, those some of you do with hundreds, if not thousands of drilled holes to cut! I admire those of you who do it, but my patience is not there for that. I have strayed a while from the intarsia work that drew me in, but it still is what I want to work at the most. I have enjoyed doing other things and will do other things though for as I already noted, I tend to want to try new things. I am signed up to take JGR's two advanced classes this year. She will be switching the topic of her advanced class this Fall so I am taking one in May where it is a Giraffe and her baby (just their heads) and then will do something different in the Fall so I am signed up to do that one too. I am looking forward to them both. I do not do it thinking to make it into a business or into a way to make money. I do it for the enjoyment, for the fun, for seeing what comes from the wood. Have i added new tools to the toy err tool box, most definitely, and there are more I would like. Good thing Hubby is the one who taught me that it is important to have the right tool for the job!

I'd have to say because of my Dad and my nephew. My Dad truly was a craftsman. And my nephew is also. My Dad had a AMT Scrollsaw. He made many a intarsia with it. If you were to Google "hidden forest" and "new shoes", both designed by Judy G Roberts, you'd see the type of work that he did. Proof that you didn't need a top of the line saw to do that type of work. When he moved, he gave the saw to me. I struggled with the saw and didn't enjoy it at all. Fast forward to my nephew. He is what I call an old school wood worker, he prefers hand tools over power tools, and he does wonderful work. He taught me how to carve spoons by hand. he said he had a DeWalt Scrollsaw that he wasn't using and that I could "borrow it" until he wanted it back. What a difference the saw made The rest is history. I've been scrolling quite awhile and really enjoy it. I think I've found my niche. I have to agree with RangerJay about the rhythm of scrolling, and how therapeutic it is. It's teaching me patience and that it CANNOT be rushed. Like Clowning, it helps me get away from the rat race.

Huh I guess I am the only one who has printed his trophies out and got them on my wall I think it is a good fun idea and I am sure one day my whole work area will be covered in trophy wallpaper

Ill keep it as short as I can I am an ex builder with back issues for many years forcing me to quit my chosen trade and onto another which was driving until my physical health said no more and the medication also stopped me from doing my job . I have 2 herniated discs that are high risk for repair and a likely outcome would be wheelchair bound due to the surrounding damage around the base of my spine. I have pain on back and legs 24/7 even with strong painkillers and was at a point where to be honest I was losing the fight. I was looking on the internet one day and a picture popped up in wood and I looked at it and thought how is that done this set me on a mission to watch and read as much as I could to find out how this is done. I then purchased a very old Axminster scroll saw so old in fact in was snapped in half at the base I fixed it to a board to hold it together and practised on that for a couple of months to see if I could get to grips with it and put up with the pain of sitting , the sitting side did not work out to well so I now sit stand sit stand like a lot of us do . I then thought you know what when I am scrolling my pain is there but I am not so focused on it as I am more focused on the cut and hey presto it is my best form of treatment I have found yet not just for the physical side of dealing with long term pain but also the mental side as well which is as equally as bad as the physical. Since then I have moved onto a Hegner and am now trying the pattern making side out to so I can help others with their requests etc I am also dabbling with Pyrography kind of . How long have I been doing it now less than 2 years so compared to most on here I am a newbie but I like what I do and it has without doubt got me through a rough time. I just wish I had found it when I was a tad younger so I could of spent a lot longer at it when fully fit . The satisfaction you get from making something from nothing especially when it was wood destined for the chipper or burner still drives me to pick up all scraps. I like to make as much as I can from reclaimed stock including as some may know Vinyl records I like to keep my options open on what to cut etc. That is my story of how I got to Scrolling and why I will carry on Scrolling. May I also say Thanks for all the encouragement from fellow scrollers without that I would not be as far forward as I am now

Thanks! for all the ideas. Here is my solution. A blade box. Pretty basic. 1/4" plywood, sliding plexiglass top. Holds 16 tubes.

This has been one of the best topics to come along. I have enjoyed reading everybody's story. The one thing that I have seen in common with many of them so far is it seems that we are all short of shop space. Very few of us have all the shop we would love to have. The other thing is that it seems that scrolling is very therapeutic for many of us. It is something that most folks can do even with some sort of injury or physical limitation. I'm very lucky in the respect. I am still very healthy at 75 and only have a weak back to contend with. Sitting at my computer is my main problem. I truly need to have a time controlled spring mechanism on the seat of my chair to "boost" me out of it every half hour or so. I have promised myself that I am going to get something accomplished this Spring/Summer season. Even if its just to clean out my shop. Anyway, thanks to the OP for starting this thread and I hope more stories are coming. I have already told mine too many times so I won't bore you with it again. Ray

A better look at the shop machinery.

Back in 2004 I went to an arts and craft show and saw some people making things on a scroll saw and thought it would be cool to do. I went and bought a harbor frieght saw and it vibrated so bad it scared me. I went to the new wood craft store and tried a Dewalt and fell in love with the saw and the hobby. This hobby has helped me in many ways. When I was going to school I would study for a while and then go and cut some things out and was able to write my papers and pass my classes. Now it is used as stress reliever and a side income. A lot of people i work with have ordered thing and I have upgraded to a Excalibur and I make Christmas ornaments for the babies in the infant room at the day care I work at. A lot has changed since I started scrolling and it has helped me in many ways and am glad I found this hobby.

Well, I'm a real private type person so, I don't even know why I am posting these but, here you can see a couple of over-head cabinets I made for the tape, stains,, etc. A 10' long section of bowling alley used for my main work table. My Craftsman 18" scroll saw, a planer, a harbor freight dust collector, a belt sander and also a 5" wide sander (on the floor under a trestle table) and a roto-zip and router hidden under there also. A good, large heater in the corner and I can put a window air conditioner in every summer. Over-head storage for lumber. The small barrel on the right side of pic 1 is for small cut-offs that can be used for other projects but, as you can see, the place is a mess and a lot of those pieces of wood are on the other tables. The tarp isn't really hiding anything. We got our 5 year old grand-son a 125CC atv for Easter and left it in the garage to clean it before putting it in the storage shed where it belongs. God Bless! Spirithorse

The kids have been a bit like caffeinated squirrels this morning so no detail shots. This is my school shop. I teach 5-12 grade wood shop, grouped by age and interest level. I am at a setting 4 facility for kids with disabilities or other special needs so I have small groups of less than 10 kids at a time. We got a new Delta scroll saw earlier this year that my kids love. We also have a saw stop cabinet saw and a big timesaver sander. The drill press, jointer and bandsaw are all jet.

Back in the 60's (19 not 18), I went to an auction with my Grandfather. He purchased a box of what I thought was junk that I gave him a hard time about. After he got it home and put back together he had an old Delta scrolling jigsaw (the old cast iron floor model). I had to eat my words but learned a little about running it. In the 70's, I went to a yard sale and found an identical saw all together and working. There wasn't much info available back then so I just experimented. Started designing Christmas ornaments that I painted and included the date. Gave those out instead of cards and found out that a lot of people collected dated ornaments. In the 90's I became unemployed due to a hostile takeover of the company so I sold out and moved to the hills of Arkansas. Bought a company that did wholesale craft supplies from a couple wanting to retire. Most of the business was mail order but I opened a small store and sold to tourists. Also built quite a business cutting wood blanks for tole painters. My old Delta wasn't keeping up so I bought a new Delta Q3 in 94. Also accumulated 3 Delta 350s and eventually a Hawk 20vs. I got out of the business and moved to Missouri in 2009 for retirement. Found a DeWalt which I am still using along with my Q3. Don't do very much selling now but enjoy making things to give away.

When I was a boy My Grandfather and I would do a lot of woodworking projects together. He didn't have a scroll saw, but I did a lot of stuff with a band saw. Fast forward many years and I found myself battling depression pretty badly. Not being the type to go talk to doctors or take medications I would find things to take my mind off of things. First it was video games, but I started to want to do something more productive with my time and have something to show for my efforts. I wanted to get into wood working, but I didn't have much room to work with and about that time I came across an old Ryobi scroll saw in my Mother in laws garage. She let me have it and I took it home and looked up some you tube video on how to use it. Soon I was hooked and upgraded to a Delta. The past year or so I haven't had much time for the hobby as my Grandkids take up a lot of my free time, but I'm hoping to find time to dive back in soon. Mostly do it for fun and relaxation, but I've sold a few items here and there. I absolutely love the hobby and never find it boring or anything like that. I hope to be scrolling well into old age. As far as goals, well I'd love to make one of those fancy clocks one day, but will probably have to wait for retirement for that. Other than that I'm hoping to upgrade my (shed) workshop soon to one that is climate controlled since I live in Florida and the summer heat is brutal.

I've never been very good at woodworking - in fact I still am not. I took woodworking in grammar school but wasn't permitted to take it in H.S. (long story about student prejudice during the 70's). I needed something to do in spare time rather than spend money endlessly with nothing to show. I had purchased a table saw quite a few years ago, on a whim I dusted it off and tried to make a workbench for the wife's planting since wanted to grow vegies. I found a bunch of a websites/forums and joined a few, asked a boat load of questions and eventually was able to make a work bench with wheels (I still have and use the first 3 I made). One of the was a 8' x 3' table I made because I didn't think I would be able to measure and cut anything to size. As time went on, I started to make jigs for the shop practicing skills etc.and decided my old craftsman table saw was not cutting it - literally! So, after a bunch of research I bought a Delta 36-725! And things started to turn around - I was able to actually cut straight, learned how to measure and cut and started to learn a bunch of things about woodworking. I was really getting excited and found an incredible online woodworking course by Steve Ramsey! The course was cheap, and I had been watching his videos for several weeks and enjoyed his style, so i took the class. It was an incredible experience! With his guidance, I started to make actual furniture which looked really decent! I started to think maybe I could make stuff and sell it. One problem started to plague me though as I thought more about this... I didn't have the room to make a bunch of furniture and store it while I waited for it to sell. I mentioned this to someone on the woodworking forum I was visiting and they suggested I come here and have a look around - which I did. Once I got here, I started to look at all the great works and researched and questioned the members and eventually bought my Wen. Wow what a difference! Not only was I able to make something within minutes and know exactly what it was, but it was also small and easily able to be stored in one of the cabinets I had made. That was all it took - I now really enjoy scrolling, hoping to one day sell a few items - if not I'll just give them away to anyone who will take them.

I retired seven years ago and the first year went by very fast , filled with projects and honey do's......into the 2nd yr. of retirement i needed a hobby.....I saw some very nice scroll work others had done and decided i would like to try it...Steve good's site and you tube videos helped me along.....I bought a EX21 an the rest , as they say, is history !...I think i am addicted and love hearing people say "you did that" ?!?.....Scroll On !

In Venezuela we have an aquatic rally that takes place sailing the rivers of the country. I understand that in its category, it is the longest rally in the world (http://www.nuestrosriossonnavegables.com/web/) . I had the opportunity to perform the trophies for this competition. Here I show you some photos.

Those look geat Gord are the 5 oclock piece and the wine piece your own patterns? Where in cape Breton do you live been over there a few times years ago visiting family in glace bay.

Came out great. Fun, wasn't it?

Welcome back! I love the background on the fish. All are nice cuts.

Ok, I'm only showing my "corner" of the shop. Hubby is a woodworking hobbiest. He has been for more than 20 years. He usually builds furniture pieces. He also started turning in the past year or so. His shop space is a garage bay with a bit more "bump" out on one side for a little more space. It is separated with a wall from the rest of the garage in which we park our cars (and collect other junk! ) The shop vac sets outside the actual shop but all the equipment is tied into the shop vac. My ever growing wood collection is also outside the shop area. Since its hubby's shop, it means there are lots of tools and equipment in his shop available for my use (or my asking him to use for me. Actually now, I will use most things like the band saw, the miter saw, the drill press, BUT I will not use the table saw yet (even though he got the Saw Stop a while back - I really encouraged him to get that, I wanted him protected ). When I picked up working with the scroll saw (which we already had so maybe I should say - tried again since I was the one who had him buy it originally but that is another story.) I started with the scroll saw almost two years ago now (next month) and since then, he kindly has given me a "corner" of his workshop to use. He even moved some things around to create my "corner". However, all those sanders in "my corner" are also used by him. The only sanders I added to his shop was the flex drum sander with the wonder wheel on the motor in the middle for my Intarsia work and the Foredom with the small drum sanders for the small pieces of Intarsia. (He can thank Judy Gale Roberts classes for those purchases. ) Pretty much the only thing he doesn't use is my scroll saws (and I think he has even used them a time or two for a quick cut! ) He hasn't whined too much about me invading his space. Fortunately, I mainly use it during the day while he is at work anyway. The first pictures shows my corner with the scroll saws on the right and the sanding station in the back. The second picture shows my two scroll saws that are setup for use around the "bend" from the sanding station area and final picture shows the "sanding corner" station. It has all the sanders except for the SuperMax 19 38 drum sander which is on the other end of the shop by the garage door. picture shows looking down the "aisle" past the saws to the sanding station. All those storage bins and stuff above the sanders are his. I try to keep my area "straightened" up which is why I can show you pictures of my corner. His area, not so much!

Looking for suggestions for a nice soft smooth mop sander that can be used on thin delicate work but also be able to knock of flat edges and round or smooth them out. I have some older cheaper versions but hey are too hard and will break the pieces. Or if not a mop sander then something else I am listening. Thanks again.

all great work! I like the "gone fishin" one the best!!!

Chihuahua, Luis! These trophies are the best around.

How did I get here? To start with I have been working with wood in one way or another most of my life. I was raised working on my dad's sawmill and logging business. After high school I got into the electrical trade that I worked in for 45+ years. In my spare time I built 2 houses and remodeled one. During this time I acquired quite a few woodworking tools. When I retired I built a lot of the furnishings for our current home including various types of tables, chests of drawers, a glide rocker etc. During warm weather I can comfortably build most any project using my whole garage. I have a 10'x20' heated workshop in the back of my garage. Scrolling is a good type of project to work on during our cold winters here as not much room is required. I have sold some of my work but mostly I give it away as gifts to friends,family, and to charities. Yes I am addicted.

Hi Charley. I also have a Delta Q3 so would be interested in whatever you come up with if you would be so kind to post about it in due course. Rob