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General Category => Introduce Yourself. => Topic started by: Keefie on November 28, 2011, 04:02:04 pm

Title: Hi all
Post by: Keefie on November 28, 2011, 04:02:04 pm

I'd just like to say hi and thank you all for the help I recieved already (probably need lots more before I'm finished  :). My name is Keith and I come from Newquay,  Cornwall in the U.K.  I'll swear on this site now and tell you I'm mainly a woodturner, but I enjoy using my scroll saw as well. I'm partially disabled and find it hard to stand for too long, so I used to do a bit of turning and when I needed to sit I stopped everything and sat on stool. then I thought all I needed to do was turn stool around and face scroll saw and I could make things on that while sitting and resting my leg.so now I'm a woodturner and a scrollsawer (if the latter is a proper word). I tried to upload  a picture of my latest piece of work, an anniversary heart, it says on my profile i managed to upload it, but I cant see it in the pictures on here, maybe it has to be vetted first or I did it wrong again lol. I have been on here looking through the patterns and the pictures of everyones work - I think you are all an extreemely talented group of scrollers, and I look forward to seeing more of your work and even chatting with you too. 

Title: Re: Hi all
Post by: Russ C on November 28, 2011, 04:12:01 pm

Welcome to the Scrollsaw Forum Keith. Hi I'm Russ from Florida, I am glad you found us. A day without saw dust is like a day without sunshine.  :)

Title: Re: Hi all
Post by: Keefie on November 28, 2011, 04:20:29 pm

Hi Russ, had a play about and tried again to insert a picture of an anniversary present for my daughter, lets hope it works this time (http://)

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Post by: newfie on November 28, 2011, 04:22:06 pm

welcome Keith I'm Todd from Newfoundland Canada

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Post by: rob roy on November 28, 2011, 06:39:50 pm

Hi Keith, I'm Roy from Scotland. A,very warm welcome to the fun house. You'll find all the help you need here. no need to look any further.

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Post by: dgman on November 28, 2011, 07:35:12 pm

Hey Keith, Welcome to the forum, I'm Dan from Southern California. Come on in and join the fun! We have many turners on this forum including myself, So your in good company!
Your heart plaque is gorgeous, Very nice work!

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Post by: wombatie on November 29, 2011, 12:36:20 am

Hi Keith, welcome to the forum, I'm Marg from Australia.  Love the plaque.

Marg

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Post by: GrayBeard on November 29, 2011, 01:26:53 am

Welcome from the middle of the US...St. Louis, Missouri...Home of the world Champion baseball Cardinals!

Very nice piece of work you presented. Obviously not a 'beginner'!

~~~GrayBeard~~~

Title: Re: Hi all
Post by: Keefie on November 29, 2011, 04:07:10 am

Thank you all for the nice comments about my plaque. I would like to say I designed it too, but that honour goes to Steve, I downloaded it from him and just changed the number in it. Before this I haven't done much work with the scroll saw, I originally purchased it (a "Clarke" cheapie one) just to make 300 kitchen chalk memo boards in the shape of a fish and 200 in the shape of a teapot, after doing that I got quite fed up with repetative work so it was consigned to the corner to collect dust. I revived it a couple of weeks ago and started to use it again (but NO repetative work this time lol). I have just watched Steve's tutorial on designing a pattern in CorelDraw and have just made my first pattern for a clock, I'll post a picture when it's done for your comments (only nice ones please). I am thinking about upgrading the saw to one that works a little better and one you don't need an allen key to change the blade, and my 12 yr old grandaughter has asked me for my old saw and for me to teach her - It will be like the blind leading the blind lol but I'm sure that I'll manage especially with the back up I seem to be getting from here, I must admit I was dubious about becoming a member but now I'm certain I made the right decision and joined your family.
 I would also like to thank Steve for his quick replies and advice he gave me by email. This is an excellent website with a brilliant family here too.

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Post by: DaveP on November 29, 2011, 05:12:47 am

Hi Keith

Welcome to the forum from SW Scotland  ;D

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Post by: daliclimbs on November 29, 2011, 08:00:08 am

Hello Keith... I'm Scott from West Virginia.. welcome aboard!

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Post by: beginner on November 29, 2011, 08:56:20 am

Welcome to the group.  I'm Jim from NC

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Post by: SheGold on November 29, 2011, 10:29:44 am

Hello Keith, I'm Sheila from Texas. Welcome to the forum..

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Post by: Judy Hunter on November 29, 2011, 01:56:48 pm

Yep the heart anniversay picture worked and looks very well done. Welcome to a great bunch of scrollsawers.  I'm from North Dakota.

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Post by: cameronj on November 29, 2011, 02:13:02 pm

Hi Keith,
I'm Jim from London, Ontario.  Welcome aboard.
Your anniversary heart is very well done.  Keep up the great work.

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Post by: tux_linux on November 29, 2011, 06:53:20 pm

Keith, you and your granddaughter will learn together. Enjoy.


Torsten from Munich, Germany

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Post by: geneVG on December 06, 2011, 09:53:07 pm

Welcome Keith, I'm Gene from Iowa