Norway woodworker #1: My workshop

great idea ,

so go ahead , we can wait for the pictures .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

I can’t find how to enter pictures. And I send the info hitting wrong button. I don’t see any link or info as thought it waspossible to make after I started writing.

I have to go and need to find out till later in the afternoon here.

Hope you all have patient with me.

-- Steinar, Norway - - Hegner SE

I was having great difficulty posting pictures, too.

I use a Mac and Mozilla Firefox. Maybe that’s part of the problem.

But … since you are from Norway … I’m guessing that part of the problem is this:

- You left your shop door open
- It’s winter
- Your shop is now full of snow

If I am right … Your picture DOES show us that … and … it’s beautiful ;-)

-- -- Neil

Still can’t find out how to share my pictures here!

Have many pictures I want to add – any could tell me how?

-- Steinar, Norway - - Hegner SE

Do you have an account with Photobucket ? I suggest you get one of those first, they’re free then it’s all explained easy .But you must have such a service provider for this.Then iof you have problems come back to us we will help good luck Buddy Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

in the little search window ,
top right of this page ,
write
pictures into projects , and click search .
the first one is how to do it .
also go to garyk blogs ,
he has a tutorial for this also ,
write his name is the window and click .
at his home page click blogs ,
and click the one you want .
to put them dirrectly from your computer to projects ,
they must be less than 3 mb .
on the right top again ,
there is your logo that sais , ’ my lumberjocks ‘
click that and a menu will pop down ,
select what you want to do there ,
and follow the directions .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

go for it.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Hei Steinar. It would appear you already have some pictures out on the web for your website. I’m assuming it is your website anyway. You can copy the URL (web address) for your pictures and add an exclamation mark ’!’ at the beginning and end of the address with no spaces. If you wan’t you can put your images in a free online album like Photobucket as Alistair mentioned of Flickr and then copy and paste the HTML tags for your images into your posts here on LumberJocks.

Here’s a pair of your nice sparks. Good work on these.

By the way, did you come to Minnesota in July?

Ha det bra.

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

Here I’ll try to show it off.

My 16 inch band saw is a wonderful piece of equipment.

Have made me a few jigs and it works wonderful with different size of blades.

-- Steinar, Norway - - Hegner SE

I bought the drill press cheap from a friend of mine. It doesmost of what I need of bigger stuff.

The square table did improve my use of this.

-- Steinar, Norway - - Hegner SE

The best part of what I did last week!

After having great problems with my Excalibur-21 I desided to go for the Hegner SE. This have showed me to be the best desition considder a scoll saw. I will never again buy a Taiwan or Korean saw. It is a lot better to pay some more bucks then have a saw that breaks several times and is impossible the saw straight. After the buy I made me a stand for it last week.
Then I had in mind I needed a place for my blades and have them marked where they are. Here it is and easy to find.

How you like it?

-- Steinar, Norway - - Hegner SE

I have been looking for a lot of fine stuff made from other scollers. I have always fancy the more complicated things people have made. After getting the pattern from finescollsaw I saw at once this must be a nice one. I used 2-3 weeks on it (not every day). I painted the few things and esambled it in just half an hour! Just gorgeous.

The worse job was to glue up the 4mm from birch. With the big router I made the finger cuts and glued the pieces together and they fit tight and nicly together.
The finish on this is almost nothing! I have never made anything from a pattern that was so well done

-- Steinar, Norway - - Hegner SE

Wow, Steinar. That is a very nice piece of work. Simply amazing.

Did you make up a pattern for all that?

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

Hi Dave.
No, the pattern is made of Pedro in Spain. He sell a variety of patterns that is very well done and it is worth every penny. www.finescrollsaw.com

We had snow for a week here and today +8 and the snow is almost gone. Last days has been cold – down to -10 Celsius.

-- Steinar, Norway - - Hegner SE

glad you made it , steinar .

your tools are great ,
and your work is excellent !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Some very nice tools. And the bridge looks fantastic. Nice job. And welcome.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

WOW !!! The bridgee is awesome !! Truly a work of art.
It is hard to believe that you were able to finish it that quickly.

Incredible work of art!

-- dionna, Mesa, Arizona

Thanks for the comments.
I really like to work with the scroll saw. After working with wood the last 40 years you get some pratic and work yourself up some levels. I have like all kind of woodwork and I am into many things. My daily work is not at all wood! My father had a wood work factory when I was young and as always if someone wants to listen to the old folks – you learn the basic handling of wood.
If you are a woodworker – I don’t mean houses etc. but fine woodwork. There is impossible to go to a shop a buy the wood you need for yourself. This lumber is cut stright forward and is just junk. Over the years I have made my own lumber.

And here is the result!

I have been woring with lumber all the time I can remember. My father cut his own lumber and got what he wanted. Since then – over 40 years – I have done the same. Any length – any piece – is worth to take care about. And when you cut it you always see and know where the good stuff is. I have yet no lumber dryer, but I have found a system worth while to wait for and the price is deasent. Then I’ll build my own so I can dry 12 feet long and 3 by 3 feet. Then I’ll have dry wood in 3-4 weeks. You can find the same in USA too and it is the same equipment.

I’ll post a few more pictures later today.

More then one line comment would be appreciated.

-- Steinar, Norway - - Hegner SE

Her is my new scrollsaw table. It is just made and I think it went out well. The table is tilted in the back and it is a good way of working.

This side I added a extra table that can be up or down depending what you do and how much place you need around you.

-- Steinar, Norway - - Hegner SE

Here is another work made in August after my vacation to USA and visite to Norm in Houston TX. Hello Norm I really appreciated the show in your workshop.

I do make 3D and warious sizes. One time last spring I made the chicken and it is 1foot 10inches high. Most of the things I find in Creative Woodwork Craft. I found this magazine last winter and are now getting it regulary in the mail. Great stuff that has to be done.

-- Steinar, Norway - - Hegner SE

Here is my birdhouse. Made as they have always made houses in Norway in the ols times. It is made of pine lumber and cut separately for every house. There is NO nedles in the house but I considder to use brass nails on the roof.
I made me one in 2005 and this is still outside and is in the same condition as when it was new. It takes about 25 hours to make. Any size can be made for the one ordering it.
Hope you like it.

-- Steinar, Norway - - Hegner SE

Well, here is my latest work – finished today. Idea from Creativ Woodwork Crafts. The pattern was really nice to do – took some time with all the small cuts though.

-- Steinar, Norway - - Hegner SE

Your scroll work is magnificent. I love that bridge you made.

Hi

The last month have been a busy time. Mostly taking care about the snow on the road here. And today my tractor broke down again. Too old. And I need it so bad…...

Well, I hope to make my scrollsaw clock ready by the beginning of December. It is a lot of work and the drawing I boughtis not as good as the pattern from Pedro in Spain. Now I just have to finish this before I strat with a new one. Pictures are coming…

-10C and more then one foot on the ground with the white stuff!

-- Steinar, Norway - - Hegner SE