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You have got the right idea Brendan. You won't make sales sitting behind your stall and reading a book, we have some like that here. I am like you, when ever anyone approaches my stall I am standing by the side the the tables. It is very important to break the ice with customers and I start...

Amazing and so intricate. Your wife will love that. I can see you getting extra turkey on Christmas day.

Very nice Brendan. Yor stall is absolutely perfect in every way. It is well laid out, it is not to crowded and you have lots of height. It is the height that atracts the customers and it is regardless how big the hall is you will be seen from where ever people happen to be. On top of all that...

So pleased for you Gill, I bet your like a kid with a new toy. I feel the problem you are facing is the wooden floor of the shed, it's not absorbing the vibration. I know of people who have had the same problem and one guy ended up cutting out a small section of his wooden floor and filling it...

Ardenwoodcraft. Two years ago I bought an excalibur 21. The clamps were a nightmare for blade changing, it is far quicker on my Hegner. The table on the excalibur is to thin and marks very easily, the dust extraction is a complete abortion. I sent mine back after 3 months. They were that bad...

Very nice indeed. Your wife will jisy love it and treasure it always.

I too would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and new year from a very wet Wales.

There is a lot of copying going on at the craft fairs. At my regular weekly craft fair a woman was told not to come any more as she went round copying other stall holders ideas. It simply is not on, most of them are struggling to make sales and do not want to see the same items on other peoples...

Brian and Brendan. You brought back memories Brian. I too had a punch up with another at a craft fair last year, he was a so called childrens entertainer and had his set up right the other end of where we were poutside Tesco's, he refused to turn the noise down, everyone was complaining. I...

I have just had my last craft fair and now I am so looking forward to taking the next three months easy. It’s also nice to unload the craftmobile, put all the seats in and the parcel shelf and have it as a normal car. For 9 months of the year it is loaded with 16 boxes full of scrolled items...

That's really nice John and as you say, very unique, a one off that no one could ever buy in a shop, that is the beauty of scroll sawing, we can conjure up an idea, get working at it on the computer, print off a pattern and before we know it we have a very nice wonderful creation such as your...

I did exactly the same thing Brendan. Soon after I started doing the craft fairs. I had taken six welcome signs with me and sold the lot before lunch so the following week I made 20 and did not sell one for six months.

Hi Gill. You could use some sandpaper but that would clog up. In the past I have used a cabinet makers scraper and then re-sanded it down. Are you going through the grades of sandpaper to get it really smooth. On something like your jewellery box i would end up with a 400 grit. When you get it...

If you take the clamp with you to B and Q you can buy some allen bolts that will fit. I know how frustrated you must feel as you want to build up stock. What will be a good idea when you get sorted is to buy some spare clamps so if it should happen again you won't be left in the lurch. I too...

Hi. Welcome to the forum. When I read your post it brought back memories of when I first started. What you have experienced is part of the long learning curve. There are several things to take into account. On some saws the tablke insert may well move about when cutting wood. From what you are...

Hi Rodders. That was a customers order made in oak and it too round about an hour to make. During the course of a year I make dozens like that.

What about something along these lines. If you wanted something like this I could always make you a pattern.

Many of us on here USED to use FD blades but not anymore. The reason for this is that the quality of the blades has dropped and as a result they break very easily. Those of us who no longer use FD blades have gone over to Olsen or Pegus blades. I used Fd blades for many years and a few weeks...

Very nice cutting Jamie. You have hit on a very good idea there. Are they all made from plywood, if so I would not get £8 each for them down my way.

You may find that it is not so much the blade that is causing the damage but the insert plate and the aperture being to big. If this is the case the thin plywood is not being supported when it is close to the blade. You can make a new insert from a variety of materials and make a zero clearance...