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[workin for wood]

Hello everyone...I'm a trucker and a scroller, who prefer's intarsia. I scroll because it helps relieve the stresses of trucking and it allows me to find countless ways to challenge myself. I have been a woodworking hobbiest and completely self taught since the age of 12. Wood fascinates me. I have been scrolling for 4 years. I also have a wife and 3 kids. I only do my own designs and this year visited the midwest scroll saw show where I actually won first place advanced and scrollers choice award. None of this means I'm about to quit my day job, but it felt good that some people thought I was pretty good.
feel free to view my attachment of the picture that won.
The said it would be on the cover of the next scrollsaw workshop issue, but I won't hold my breath on that....but it's still a nice intarsia.

[Marcel in Longueuil]

Hi Working for wood (please add a first name in your signature for us)

Welcome to our little corner of the net.

We are a bunch of loons (or you could make that ducks if you read some the threads) tha love to scroll, talk about many different things, rib each other in a polite way, Oh! and did I mention we very much share a passion to scroll

WOW! 1st place, and you only do your own designs...

You should really, REALLY be proud of yourself, congrats.

Do you bring your saw with you on the road?
What kind of saw do you own?

Your attachments unfortunately seem to have gotten detached
Can you try again? make sure you respect the maximum size, and make sure you click the attach button after selecting them through the browse button.

Hopefully, we will have the privilege to see a lot of your work (we do like to see other people's work, a lot)

Respectfully,
Marcel

[workin for wood]

I am in Michigan, and I drive a tractor trailer but locally, and do not bring a saw with me, although I may bring some paper and pencils at times.
I'm using a Hawk G4, which is a great saw with some serious issues...why did they ever think to switch to plastic parts ???
Anyhow...thanks, and I'll try again with that attachment...I'll dumb the photo down...too bad about that and the quality....

[CanadianScroller]

Speechless.

WOW

[CanadianScroller]

Now that the image has sunk in a little....
That is one of the nicest pieces I have ever seen!
You have taken the art to a whole new level.

Thanks for sharing that with us. I look forward to seeing more pieces.

[Trout]

that's a very nice piece....

welcome to the board and thanks for your reply about the green in poplar wood in my "Now That's Service" post.....

Trout

[Marcel in Longueuil]

Dude,

You Rock!

Thanks for posting that, it is worthy of a cover shot.


Respectfully,
Marcel

[Trout]

cover shot...

it is worthy of a cover shot.

since I've joined this forum no one has ever mentioned a project notable for a cover shot.....

in the fishing world, we fish to be published...
did I ever mention that I made the cover of the Western Outdoors News fishing paper back in February of 1999...

Trout

[sheltiecarver]

WFW, (you really do have to give us something else to call you)
Wow!
Adding my to the list. That is the most amazing intarsia I've ever seen - bar none!
If it doesn't make the magazine cover, perhaps we should revolt. (Or perhaps, just become revolting)
Anyhow, welcome to the family. I think you will have a lot you can teach us. I'm eager for that.
Sandy

[sawdustus]

Workin for Wood,

Add my to the collection. I have yet to try intarsia but you are inspiring me. Welcome to our little corner of the net.

Sawdustus of Hiawatha

[BobD (Archive)]

It it were more holiday related, I might have been able to work something out for the cover...but since the next issue is our Holiday issue, we've gotta have something Christmas related for the cover...

But it's still a nice intarsia! And ya gotta tell me who is making promises for us!

Bob Duncan
SSW&C

[Bill Wilson]

And another WOW! That is absolutely stunning!

[Rolf]

Working for wood,

Your work is absolutely phenomenal. We need a name here,

I have the G4, What plastic parts are you talking about? And if they are bad have you talked to RBI about it? Their support is very good.

I have had my saw for about 1.5 years now , no problems.

[workin for wood]

Thanks guys...I never really felt I was that great, lets try to not burst my head too much. I do agree that it should be on the cover, and the photographer said it would be, but I have to see it to believe it...and if it is, that would be the kind of achievement that would leave me speachless.
I don't do this as a job, it's just about having fun, and challenging myself. The greatest thing about intarsia is that it allows you to break most of the rules involved in woodworking, and deep down I think we all are rebels in some way or another.
I have another picture called " Pocahontas " that personally I think is better than my flower bouquet. I'm very confident in my cutting abilities, but like anyone, I have my weak points. Lately I am concentrating on smooth as glass edges and unique frames. I have made some great pictures and some horrible frames for them, but I am starting to put the same effort into the frames as the pictures now.
The flower bouquet is actually 3 frames in one, the mahogany is the main frame and the scrollwork is inlayed and sits slightly higher, and the outside of the mahogany is also wrapped in Holly.
I'll edit down my pocahontas and display it in the display room.

PS...sure I like bass...there was a really well done bass at the midwest scroll saw show, but it was beat out by a boring super duper mega gloss bulldog. Hard to say how they judge these events.

[BobD (Archive)]

That solves the mystery...we didn't have a photographer at the Midwest Scroll Saw Trade Show. Kathy Wise was the only Scroll Saw woodworking and Crafts-related person there...so someone's impersonating us!

Bob Duncan
Technical Editor
SSW&C