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Post 4 of 5: May 9 DIY Virtual MonSFFA Meeting

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12) Cathy’s Crafts: SF in the Workshop

If you have been to a MonSFFA meeting, you might have seen the wooden projects I often give to the club for use as raffle prizes. I make these with a scroll saw.

This is a hobby I’ve been pursuing for a long time. I’m especially fond of scrolling wooden stand-up jigsaw puzzles, but I also do some fretwork, mostly in the form of Christmas tree ornaments. I also make clocks using fitups like these:

https://www.woodparts.ca/premium-clock-inserts.html

This is a short video (8:49) in which I attempt to explain my hobby.

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Welcome to my workshop!

Addendum– (0:56) — The puzzles being oiled, some are to be raffle prizes.

If you find this an interesting hobby, there are far better videos on Youtube made by professionals. There are also some facebook groups where scrollers show off their work.

 

15 thoughts on “Post 4 of 5: May 9 DIY Virtual MonSFFA Meeting”

  2. Fascinating. How long does it take to make an average piece, starting from ‘I have the pattern, the piece of wood, and all the tools’ ?

    1. HI, Danny!
      Now that I have a flapper wheel and can afford good quality blades, I can work quite a bit faster as there is a lot less sanding to do. Of course, it also depends on the number of pieces if it’s a jigsaw puzzle, and the size of the wood. Also, the type of wood. With hard maple, I run the saw at top speed, but it doesn’t move any faster than cutting an intricate puzzle from cherry at minimum speed. The gargoyle you saw in the raffle prizes took about 1.5 hours to cut, then it had to be sanded and oiled, so probably about 2-3 hours in total. The dragon letter opener took about 3-4 hours, as it also required the band saw (which I have yet to master) and all the entry holes have to be drilled before I start cutting. The little wyrms take about an hour each, start to finish, but OTOH, because pieces are so small, I usually break one in three.

  4. Cathy,
    Don’t feel bad that was a nice video that you did. It was clear, focused, and the sound was good too. Nice job!

  5. Loved this, you are a lot more organized than I’ve ever been.
    Cathye did woodworking when she was in college, and used some of the same tools you did. Definitely remembers how easy scroll saw blades are to break. However, she never did anything as intricate as the patterns you’ve been doing.

  6. Geee Cathy, I never fully appreciated the work involved or the fancy tools that were needed.

    1. I bought the fancy tools over the course of years. Not a cheap hobby. Sigh–all my hobbies are expensive! But I spread out the costs, take my time, growing as I get more skillful.

  7. Thank you, Cathy. This is actually the sort of thing that you could not do live at one of our in-the-flesh meetings, so it was an excellent choice, well presented.

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