noob and hooked

[grezs]

Hi everyone. I'm a 65 YO retiree, looking for a new hobby and I had the good fortune to come across a scroll saw book in the library. Reading it in a day, I was impressed at the projects included in the book. After reading the Buyer's Guide on this site, I went out in January and got a Porter Cable 16" saw and started on my first project - a bowl. Pleased with the results, I immediately ordered Carole's scroll saw bowl book. I'm now working on my 5th bowl and I am totally hooked, to the point where I am looking to upgrade to a better saw - possibly the 16" Excalibur. BTW - right after buying the PC saw, I subscribed to Scroll Saw Woodworking. What a great hobby!!

Gary

[Intarsia.co.uk]

Welcome to the forum....The place where questions certainly will be answered.....my next upgrade i hope will be the excalibur....fingers crossed

Danny

[Jan]

Welcome. Might as well get the 21 in. Excalibur because that's what you're going to want to do more quickly than you can imagine. Especially if we can lure you over to the Dark Side, otherwise known as Intarsia.

Jan

[wood-n-things]

Welcome A Board!! You will be hard pressed to find a friendlier or more knowledgeable group on the net re: woodworking. Share your knowledge and do not hesitate to ask questions. The only dumb question is the one that remains unasked.

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[Greenfield_Bob]

Hi Gary welcome to the group.

Bob

[Wood Dog]

Welcome "a-board" Gary. Smart move subscribing to the magazine, its one of the best.

[frieke]

Welcome to the forum Gary! Have fun here!

[HAMMER]

Another one hooked for life. It got me several years ago and I still have look forward to making saw dust. Wait till you venture out into fretwork, intarsia, toys, ornaments, boxes, making your own patterns.........you get the idea I am sure.

[Toneman]

Welcome Gary! I am also new to scrolling and just purchased my first saw about a month ago. I find it to be addictive!! Can;t wait to finish a project so I can begin another! I have learned already to slow down and enjoy making dust! LOL

Tony, aka, Toneman From Paris, Texas