I've been busy in my shed again

hows the big dogs going to get upstairs?

 

Just for you...

 

really like your work sandybay, very nice.
have not done any fine detail work my self so far just name plates for kids toy boxes.
i do have coping/scroll saws from my aprenticeship but my wife bought me a machine for last xmas so will have to crack on and use it more.as they say practice makes near perfect....

 

I love the business card stand (and the business card design!).

I've looked at the picture of that saw several times and I can't even work out how you hold it!

I'm pretty certain you'll sell some stuff at the craft fare - good luck

 

I'll have to have a keyring for my pickup - just need a name

 

Crack on then, it's very therapeutic.

 

Thank you.

I'll get Jan to take a picture while I'm using it.

Thank you, and I hope so.

 

I'd love to make one for you when you've decided the name.

I'm going to continue making these for £5 plus postage for TLBers but I'm going to be charging £8 at any craft fairs I do.

 

Good luck with the fair I am sure things will fly off the shelf...

 

Had a bit of a go on the lathe last week and made some pens to sell as well.

 

Is there no end to your talents?! They're really lovely.

 

I used to make loads of these and got my sisters to sell them in the run up to Christmas in their big posh offices in London. We'd split the profit between us which was a tidy sum as the people they worked with seemed to have plenty of money and also appreciated handmade individual gifts. Unfortunately both my sisters retired so that was the end of that.

 

This is how you use a fretsaw. The blade cuts on the downstroke and depending on how intricate the design the blades range from quite substantial to almost as thin as a hair.

 

Aha! Looks very fiddly and awkward to use ... !

 

how do you get your patterns for cutting, do you use programs like corel or adobe.
what do you do to pictures to get just the pieces you need to cut out..
i have some scrap teak if you need some for your key fobs

 

looks very errm theraputic.

 

Most of them I either buy or download free ones from tinterweb. If I'm doing something like names or particular personalised patterns I use either PagePlus or Photoshop.

For patterns like the cat and the superhero mirrors I get the basic picture and then just pencil on areas that must be kept to stop it all falling apart.

I would love some Teak to work with. I used the last bit I had on one of the pens, (bottom row 4 th from the left). Can you let me know how much you want for postage and would you like a nice Teak key ring?

 

It is. it's one of those jobs where your mind relaxes and you become completely engrossed in the cutting. Doing this has probably saved me a fortune in therapy over the years.

 

my dad used to do quite a bit ,i can use a hand one but not got the skills or patience to do your stuff , im sure my dads power one is still in mums garage somewhere ill have a look next time im down . Like the pens too, nice bit of turning skills , shame your sisters have retired ,how inconsiderate of them

 

Dig it out next time your there and I'll send you some patterns.


And don't be wasting any sympathy for my sisters, they used to beat me up and make me cry when I was little.