600 days ago
by Sheila Landry (scrollgirl) |
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In scroll sawing, there are several different types of ways to make a nice design. Some people make beautiful portraits by playing with lights and shadows. Here is an example of portrait designs:
The above portrait was designed by my partner Keith. I have not yet done much portrait cutting, but there are many scrollers here such as Scroll3r, KnotCurser and William who do really nice work on them.
Another type of design is what is referred to as a ‘positive’ design. I...
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1593 days ago
by closetguy |
2 comments »
I guess seven years as a full time woodworker qualifies me to have an intelligent opinion on the subject. Some of the blogs I’ve written, along with the occasional forum comment, have generated quite a few private emails from members asking specific questions about starting a business or looking for ideas to market their projects. I can certainly feel for all those searching for these answers because seven years ago I was in the same situation. I was clueless. I wanted to do this, but I c...
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1498 days ago
by RusticElements |
12 comments »
I’m sure most of you know I started building beehives. Well, I thought I’d write an article about the benefits of these special hives and see what happens. I submitted the article to Bee Culture magazine, and they accepted it! The article came out in the April issue and I’ve bees swamped with orders ever since. I am now 4 weeks behind in orders and they’re still coming in!
In case anybody’s interested, you can find the article here.
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1343 days ago
by degoose |
25 comments »
Lost track of the days and now only a few weeks before I have to pack and ship… does not look good, Every time I make a new design I sell some of them and with every thing else going on,, oh well still two weeks.,KEY =NGR new guinea rosewoodTB tasmanian blackwoodPH purple heartSA silver ashEWC european wild cherryFW french walnutThis weeks designs seem to be a winner as far as Xmas orders go,NGR with SA and TB/SA borderSame but biggerThis one is not really part of the 150 but I put it ...
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1123 days ago
by Hisingwooddesign |
1 comment »
Check this out at www.hisingwooddesign.com
I have been woodworking for about ten years as a hobby and recently have been thinking about the idea of starting my own woodworking business. What would you recommend? I have little business experience and have never owned a business of any kind. Do I need to go to college or take a course or some kind of training. Any advise would be appreciated.
Well Donald that is a great question. As far as I’m concerned college courses and other higher ...
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888 days ago
by Sheila Landry (scrollgirl) |
7 comments »
Sometimes all it takes is just one person to ask a question for me to be inspired. I believe that is why networking and interaction with others who have similar interests is very important.
There are many small bits of information that we have learned from our daily woodworking and other related crafts and after years of doing things, we take them for granted. I believe this is true for all of us. In the process of creating, we have performed these steps so many times that they become sec...
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577 days ago
by Michael1 |
2 comments »
I apologize to the faithful readers of my blog series for the delay in getting this bog out. I have had an exceptionally busy week this past week and have limited computer time. Hope you enjoy….
How to Present your products to win sales
When you transition from the interview stage to the presentation stage of the sales cycle, it is important to remember that the sole purpose of the presentation stage is to lead into the closing stage and effectively be able to close the sale wit...
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809 days ago
by Huckleberry |
3 comments »
A guest on the show Dale Meiners shows us how to achieve a high gloss clear coated finish. This is a process and a rather lengthy one too.
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514 days ago
by sawblade1 |
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Good Evening LJ’s,
I know it has been a while since I posted here on LJ’s but that is because I have been busy in a sense and on another I was in a major funk :( So Get your glasses and a cup of coffee this is going to be a long post I hope you enjoy.
All year has seen setback one after another wondering what was wrong I went on a research binge well her is my story of why Get ready this is deep!!!
This past Sept 27th I attended a Presentation put on by LRMR Marketing an...
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1232 days ago
by degoose |
20 comments »
For the last few days at the end of last year ….LOL…I was very busy… I was designing a recessed base for my Lazy Larrys..I have just taken the time to post this….To start I have cut a circle of 5/8” plywood to mount the bearing.. this is roughly 300 mm or 12” in diameter as seen to the left in the first pic.This is accomplished by using the router to drill a hole in the centre.. the same size as the pin in the table. The hole is dropped over the pin and th...
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