Scroll Saw Goodies

Scroll Saw Chat

Travis — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:39:34 +0000

Scroll Saw Village has added a live chat feature. Talk in real time with fellow scrollers about the hobby we love. The chat room is open 24/7 with a scheduled chat every Thursday at 7pm MST. Once a month, we’ll pick a topic or invite a special guest to host a Q&A session. For those of you who have taken the GIMP or Inkscape class, on Nov. 19th I’ll be hosting a live screencast in the chat room to answer any GIMP and Inkscape questions. This is a great way to get your questions answered and demonstrated. I hope you join us for our scroll saw chats. We have a great time and look forward to seeing you there!

Holiday Festivities

Travis — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:09:34 +0000

With Christmas right around the corner, its time to start thinking of making a few Christmas gifts for loved ones in your life. To help motivate you to create a little Holiday sawdust, Scroll Saw Village is holding a contest! The winner will recieve a Rose Jewlery Box intarsia kit provided by Midlothian Woodworks, a $40 value. Entry into this drawing is very easy. Just post a picture at Scroll Saw Village of a cutting you intend to gift this Holiday season. That’s it! Want to increase your odds? Post a Works In Progress tutorial in the forum as you put together your gift. Include pictures and description and you’ll get another entry in this awesome drawing. The winner will be drawn at random on December 1st, 2009. You can find the entry details here.

While you’re at it, check out the other intarsia kits Midlothian Woodworks has to offer. Mike has a wide variety of kits to choose from and any one of them would make an awesome Christmas gift. Be sure to thank him for sponsoring the contest too. Without him, this fun little challenge would not be possible.

While we’re in our Holiday festivities mode, Scroll Saw Village is holding a Secret Santa. Give and receive a cutting from a fellow scroller. The deadline for registration is Black Friday (Nov. 27). After which, you’ll get the name and address of of your recipient. Put it in the mail and wait for your scroll sawn gift to arrive. There’s a $10 cap on materials. You might want to get started on your gift sooner than later to ensure it gets to the final destination on time. You can register and find the details here.

Making Scroll Saw Patterns With Inkscape DVD

Travis — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:26:01 +0000

The free online class on how to create scroll saw patterns with Inkscape is now available on DVD! This is the exact same series that you can download (and participate in) for free at Scroll Saw Village. So why offer it on DVD? Some folks have trouble downloading video because of dial-up issues. Others wish to have the convenience of learning in the comfort of their living room. Either way, we made the class available on DVD and CD. You’ll get 2 DVD’s with all of the video instructions and demonstrations. You’ll also receive 1 CD that includes PDFs of the written instructions plus the example images/illustrations used in the class. This 3 disk set has nearly 3.5 hours of video instruction, plus convenient written instructions. Perfect for beginner to advanced pattern designers. All this for only $12 (which includes shipping)! What a deal! Not only are you getting great information, you’re also helping to support SSG and future podcasts! Doesn’t that make you feel good? We’re also offering a bunlded package that includes the Inkscape Class and the GIMP class. So if you want a copy of this amazing class, be sure to check out our DVD page and order yours now!

Note: This offer is good for US Residents. Outside of the US, please contact me for more information. This is presented in NTSC and on DVD-R format. Some older DVD players may not play DVD-R formatted disks.

Making Scroll Saw Patterns with Inkscape – L8

Travis — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:18:29 +0000

Welcome to the very last lesson in our free online class on how to use Inkscape to make your own scroll saw patterns. This time, we demonstrate how to use the tools we learned up to this point to create an elk mini-clock. The clock takes a standard 1 7/16″ mini-clock insert. You can find these inserts online or at some local craft stores. This lesson is a bit long, but you’ll see the entire process as we create this really neat desk clock. You can find the finished pattern here.

You can find this lesson and others at Scroll Saw Village in the Village University forum. You’ll find videos, written instruction, downloadable source material, and classroom discussion where you can have all your questions answered. Be sure to stop by and check it out.

I hope you guys enjoyed this class and learned a thing or two. Inkscape isn’t a hard program to learn, it just takes a little practice (just like anything else). The possibilities are endless with this program and you can come up with unique designs that nobody else has. I hope you choose to share your talent with the rest of us and upload some of your creations to the Pattern Library. Scrollers are very appreciative of pattern designers. Plus, its a huge thrill when you see someone cut one of your patterns. I can’t wait to see what y’all will come up with. Anyway, on with the show!

Click here to view the embedded video.