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Many thanks to everyone for their kind comments and encouragement. Marcros has indeed raised some valid points but at the outset I would like to point out that my motives for writing a book are not financial ones although there will be some financial reward. The main reason I shall be...

Very nice piece there Pete. That will grace any place in the home and I bet your other half is delighted with it. I am almost certain that the oak is American red oak, one of my favourite woods to work with.

Hi Jamie. I thinks always exciting when we stumble across something that will benefit our scroll sawing and the wood butter sounds an excellent product. I was impressed with the before and after photos and see no reason why it could not be used on other items beside food utensils. It will be...

Over the years we have had a regular influx of new members and when a newbies join the forum they tend to ask a lot of questions, which is understandable. We all know the frustrations of when we first started using a scroll saw, we made mistakes and some mistakes were expensive as we bought...

Hi Gill. Some years ago I went through a period where I made loads of coasters but sadly they did not sell as well as i had hoped at the craft fairs. I to made them in ply and hardwoods. The ply ones I spray lacquered and the hardwood pnes I wax polished after dipping them in teak oil to...

The blades from the various manufacturers have their own characteristics and they take some getting used to. I did a test report on the Olsen blades and found the mach speed to be perfect for the type of scroll saw work that I do. However, even the same blades can behave differently. When I did...

As you say Brendan, the hegners are so reliable that hardly anything goes wrong, but when something does go wrong then we are up a creek without a paddle and like you any down time is a serious loss of income and letting customers down with their orders. I have quite a few spare blade clamps...

Well done Pete. You are going forward in leaps and bounds. Sadly for the wife scrolling is highly addictive, very soon she will be coming to your workshop saying it's time for bed, or maybe breakfast. Personally I would steer clear of linseed oil, ordinary linseed oil can take days to dry. Have...

When I first saw Walney Cols post about using brass plate on his lovely fretwork piece it gave me an idea. I spent hours looking at various suppliers and all were very expensive but I found one that did off cuts in various sizes so I ordered a pile that were 4 inches square. I came up with...

I love your cemments Barry, made me laugh. Reminds of when I was married. The wife said, "Your as deaf as a post. I said, "Was there any for me." Seriously, I am not that deaf. I get by with just one hearing aid.

Barry. I have never had to wear ear defeners in the workshop. The Henry is just about the quietest vacuum on the market. I can easily hear the radio/CDs playing in the background when the Henry and the saw are working in harmony. The noisiest machine is the router table but even the noise from...

Hi John. A very warm welcome to the forum. I envy you living on a narrow boat. It was my dream when I got married to live the same lifestyle but my new wife would have none of it. Also wanted to sail across the channel to France, down through the canal system to the Med and then up to the...

Hi Gill. Dust extraction has always been a problem for the scroll saw user and I don't think we will ever get a system that is 100% efficient. I have tried many ways to over come this problem and the system I use now is the most effective so far. The blower pipe blows the dust towards the...

I watched the video as well and thought the same as John as I saw the guy cutting the internal cut, he spun the blade rather than back it up as John as explained. Although it is slightly quicker to cut out you cannot get a sharp corner. to the untrained eye it would not be noticeable but...

Very nice Brian, a place for everything and everything in it's place.

Hi Brian. Yes, I do have another photo of that candle holder. Just a mo, there you go. If you would like another photo like a birds eye view it would not be a problem.

As John has said, there are members here who have the diamond saw, I think between us we have every saw going. Could you not fit a bar to the tensioning knob at the rear, it would give you more leverage with less effort. I too suffer with a back problem so can understand your problem. I also own...

Since we packed up the last craft fair just before Christmas I have been working on new things for this year and here is just a few of them. The one at the back is for a couple getting married and I sell quite a few wedding related items. To the left and right of that one are two new key racks...

That would be a cheap price to pay but in my opinion I feel they would be knackered coming from a school. If you did go for them and it was me I would want to put each of them through their paces before I bought them.

Firstly I would like to thank everyone who sent me e-mails, PMs and took the time to wish me well here on the forum, such genuone concern. I had the dates changed a couple of times and have just got back from the hospital. It's all good news and I can keep my feet but it comes at a price, all be...