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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: Billy in Va on October 12, 2013, 07:59:49 am
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Steve posted a pattern today of a lucet. My wife is a spinner and knitter and I have made a good number of lucets. We attend several Fiber Festivals during the year. There are a couple where AI actually set up and sell scrollsaw items. Wen I first made lucets and put them on the table, they gathered little interest other than a novelty. The do make a nice bradide cord and there are a number of different styles of cord that can be made. A couple of years ago, my wife was demonstrating a lucet to a lady and almost yelled out I do not know what you called that thing but it make I-Cord. I had no clue!!!!! However my wife told her, yes it does. Seems there are quite a few knitting patterns that require I-cord. After that I still call them Lucets, however I have a sign that denotes them as I-Crdr Maker. They sell much better that way!!!!!!
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Hey Billy: Those are nice. had the same idea and wondered how they would do at craft shows. Did you consider taking a computer and putting the video on and just letting it loop during the show? What thickness of wood did you use?
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great job Billy,
I saw the email and think they are nice.
did looked on youtube and saw a double version (http://kws.atlantia.sca.org/photos/doublelucet/).
(http://kws.atlantia.sca.org/photos/doublelucet/027.jpg)
I did send Steve an email, who know's he makes the extra pattern. ;)
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Most of the lucets I make are around 1/2". I tried them in 3/4" but a couple of the ladies sait the were too thick and harder to hold. I put one of the 3/4" thru the band saw and cut it down to 1/2. The other piece was thin but worked. I gave it away. As for the computer at shows, power is usually a problem, especially for street festivals so we just go with printed instructions.