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General Scroll Saw Talk / Price for name ornaments

« on: September 14, 2010, 04:19:44 pm »

Good afternoon,
I saw the notice from Steve about doing the patterns for the name ornaments and fell in love with those.  I sat down and start to make my list for steve to make the ornaments and afterI made my list for friends and work and family, then the wife made her list for her friends and church and her family the pist was just a little short of the national debt.  At this point I sat down and decided to figure out how to make the patterns myself.  Wife the help of some friends and photoshop  I made a pattern and now have to just fill in the names. save and print.  I first want to thank Stve for ginving me the motoviation to learn this now pattern makling process.  Second I have had a lot of offers to make some at work and not wanting to waste a good oppurtunity I have no idea how much to ask for them.  I cut them out of 1/4 brown maple and the ornamets are approx 4" in diamater.  Ater cutting them my wife sands them and I then put 4 coats of a pray lacquer on them to get the nice finish.  Does anyone have any idea how much I shoudl charge?
Thanks in Advance.
Geno

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Introduce Yourself. / Hello from upstate Ny

« on: September 14, 2010, 01:58:36 am »

Hello from upstate ny.  My name is Gene my friends call me Geno.  I have been scrolling for about 7 years now and have ball dowing it.  I retired from the Navy in 1999 and was looking for a hobby.  During a visit to my Grandfathers he was in his garage making lamps.  He has been working with wood all of his life.  I loved the lamps he was making so I asked him if he would teach me.  The next day I bought a table saw and an sander and the rest is history.  woodworking went from a corner in my basement to consuming the whole basememt.  My Wife of 30 years does alot of my finish work so this is a joint venture.
   We started doing Holiday craft shows about 5 years ago and that has been our main focal point.  We love doing holiday ornaments.
Ok I have to get ready fro work now.   Just wanted to stop by and say hi and thank you.
Geno