Scroll Saw Blog

We made it back from the piano show we did in Dayton–it seemed to go well (at least nobody booed or hissed !). Along the way we talked to Rita Caz.  We’re going to try to sell some of those small butterfly magnets if we can get some shelf space.  It’s late, so that’s [...]

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- Got the slatboard display started.  It’s basically screws to a pair of 2×2 posts that are weighted at the bottom with some concrete block.  A test setup in the wind yesterday went well.  Pictures later.

Got the slatboard display started.  It’s basically screws to a pair of 2×2 posts that are weighted at the [...]

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Jenny had Spring Break this week, so we went to a cat show, spending a night in “The White House on Park Avenue” bed & breakfast along the way. This was a Queen Anne-style house, built in 1891 as the main house for a decent sized farm.
The house had a lot of interesting wood work [...]

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We spent the day on the Ohio house, replacing plugs and general cleaning.  Not to mention a trip to the commissary. I got a  nice email from someone who has cut out the Diana tray from the magazine article.  She included pictures, which I plan on putting up here shortly.
Right now we’re battening down the [...]

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I got both cat-and-mouse clocks cut out today.  One is assembled, and the other is almost. Jen needed a break from homework, so we went to see “Dances with Smurfs in 3D”.  The walnut version is complete, and the movement is in testing.  Every once in a while you’ll get one that doesn’t work, so [...]

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This is Jenny’s big semester: two course each at two different colleges 140 miles apart. But we’ve got to do what we have to in order to get graduated.  Anyway, that means I’ll be cutting back on the saw to help her out. This is the slow season, so it’s not that bad, and it’s [...]

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We’re still ramping up little-by-little. Right now I’m finishing up leftover puzzles from last year.  Then we’ll start with the dogs and cut out one of each (Most of our stock went to Rita Caz, and this way we get fresh puzzles).  I’ve also created a new worksheet to record cutting time for each animal [...]

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With about 6″ of snow on the driveway, we made it back to Indiana.  The scrollsaw still sits unused, as we had church today and lots of clean-up (i.e. “BILLS”) to take care of.  Having to work with some clueless people on the phones didn’t help–if you’re trained to take credit card numbers you ought [...]

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We spent the new year down in Nuevo Progreso, Mexico. Nice little border town without the violence issues as some of the other towns in this area. They did have a shoot out a few weeks ago, when one of the drug lords was chased into the area–that single shooting caused a big stir, which should [...]

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We made another run to Ohio.  We’re still packing things up, and getting the floors replaced.  While we were there we dropped by Rita Caz and picked up November’s check.  Not as much as we’d like (of course! ), but they’re still selling.  Jenny traded one of the puzzles for some jewelry from one [...]

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