Larry | October 23, 2009
My daughter loves Halloween. I love my daughter. Put the two things together and when October rolls around I start thinking of what to make that will make her giggle. This year, along came Steve Goode, the guy who runs the blog called The Scrollsaw Workshop. He posted a set of patterns for some pumpkins, [...]
Larry | August 8, 2009
Recently I did a blog post on the basics of a scroll saw. In that post I implied that spending at least enough on a scroll saw to get beyond the inexpensive ‘big box store’ saws was a good idea, particularly if the saw was intended to be used for miniatures. I’ve implied it in [...]
Larry | July 31, 2009
Pat Roberson asked if I’d mind is she “copied” the simple bird I cut and stuck our garden. I assume that she took from my comment that I just drew the outline directly onto wood that the artwork was original with me. Alas, that is not the case but it gives me an opportunity to [...]
Larry | July 28, 2009
I’ve made several blog posts on doing various things with a scroll saw. In each you see close ups of the business end of a scroll saw. But it was pointed out to me that I’ve failed to present a single photo of the whole saw for people who aren’t familiar with the tool. My [...]
Larry | July 26, 2009
Many miniaturists own a scroll saw. Often it’s the only major power tool that they own beyond a Dremel tool and they use it in their miniatures work. It seems like I’ve had one in my shop forever and for most of that time, like others, I used it in my modeling and never gave [...]
Larry | June 19, 2009
It’s probably heresy to say so but if there was one thing a miniaturist could learn that would improve many aspects of their craft it would be that home building centers and mass-market craft outlets are often NOT the best place to buy the tools and materials they use. I know, I know… how could [...]
Larry | May 18, 2009
I was asked how to cut several parts at once with a scroll saw. Stack-cutting is a time-honored tradition and there are a number of ways in which people hold a stack of wood together while cutting several pieces simultaneously. For miniatures, however, I’ve settled on this approach as it suits the small size of [...]
Larry | May 16, 2009
Due to some health problems my shop time has been limited t very short intervals so I did this project that took me very little time and yet was fun and it produced something. And it amused me which is why I do any of this stuff.
I made a couple sets of earrings from a [...]
Larry | May 14, 2009
Scrollsaws are handy tools for miniature woodworkers. Unfortunately, no matter how much you spend, or how little, they all suffer from the fact that they’re designed for people who generally work larger pieces of wood than we do when making miniatures. This is reflected in the size of the hole through which the blade protrudes [...]
Larry | May 10, 2009
I really like my mother-in-law. She’s been my “French mother” since I married my better half, who happens to be French-Canadian. And while I struggle to speak with her, my mother-in-law is an important part of my life.
Lately, though, she’s been having some health problems and I thought it might be nice to do a [...]
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