The Stickmen are back at it again. This time they are on the Stickman Rodeo Circuit.
Jimmy has been a professional bull rider for two seasons. He has had every stick in his body broke at least once. Jimmy has never made an 8-second full ride. They don't call him Dusty Butt for nothing.
By the way, the bulls name is Stick Breaker. Stick is mean. How mean is he? He is so mean that his cow chips have to be removed from his pin by a HAZMAT team.
Tex is not a real cowboy. He just sits on the fence and tells everyone his name is Tex. Tex has broken every bone in his body at least once. He falls off the fence a lot.
Lonnie is one of the best rodeo clowns to ever jump in a barrel. Cowboys love him. Lonnie has never been married. He did not have a mother, father or brothers, and sisters. He was simply made from an old whiskey barrel. Lonnie plans to retire after this season. The other cowboys are going to take Lonnie's barrel and make him a girlfriend as a retirement gift. Now that's a thoughtful gift.
Phillip "The King" Mountbatten III
Phillip was in the second line to be the King of Stickastania. Before he could take his rightful place on the thrown the people of Stickastania formed an uprising and threw him out of the country. His crime? The people found out that Phillip was cut with a laser.
Phillip now works the circuit as a clown bullfighter. He hopes to one day return to Stickastania and convince the people that lasers are real woodworking. It will be a long hard fight.
$3 PDF Catalog updated to Version 13:
The $3 PDF Catalog is simply a large PDF file with thumbnails of all of my patterns. You can browse the thumbnails easily to find a pattern you wish to cut. You then enter the name of the pattern in the downloader program to get it. It is just a much simpler way to see all my patterns than using the free online catalog. The $3 PDF Catalog is completely optional. You do not need to buy this to be able to get my patterns. It is just an add-on to make it easier.
The $3 PDG Catalog update for Version 13-3/29/2018 is now available for download. If you have previously purchased this product then use the link at the bottom of the program to go to the update download page.
Start the program and look for the update link.
If you do not use the Windows version you can check for the update from the Online search page you should have bookmarked.
Here is a video explaining the $3 PDF Catalog.
If you would like to order the $3 PDF Catalog you can find it at this link.
Heritage Wood Specialties:
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I was asked about the wood I have been using for my Stickman series. I get most of my wood from Heritage Wood Specialties. I get a package from them every month in exchange for advertising. The picture above is one of my orders. I typically get Walnut and Maple. Those are by far my favorite species to cut.
One of their products is named Scrollsaw Blanks. These are glued up panels but they do a good job color matching the blanks. They come in different sizes but I get the 12" X 16" in 1/4" and 1/2" thicknesses. As an example, the 12" X 16" X 1/4" panel of walnut is $14.57. The same size maple is $10.14. These are decent prices for scroll saw ready boards. Their shipping prices are also within industry standards. If you do not have the tools to mill your own scroll saw ready boards then give these guys a try.
These guys are a small mill. Their shipping can be a tad slow sometimes but the quality of the wood has always been great for me. I picked them as an advertiser because many of you emailed me with kind words about their service. I get very few complaints from my readers who use their wood.
Check out their website and give them a call if you have questions. While you are at it tell them I sent you. They will probably charge you extra because you know me. :)
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Scroll Saw Pattern Design Tutorial: DVD
Let me teach you to create a beautiful wooden portrait pattern. I will show you everything you need from start to finish. The video will show you the free software program you can download for Windows or Mac OS. I will show you how to install the program and configure it for best results.
Let me teach you to create a beautiful wooden portrait pattern. I will show you everything you need from start to finish. The video will show you the free software program you can download for Windows or Mac OS. I will show you how to install the program and configure it for best results.
Then I will show you the technique to take your photograph and make a pattern from it. When the pattern is complete we will go in the shop and cut it.
The DVD is $10 plus shipping. This is a data DVD that you will use on your computer to watch the video tutorial
Every Scrollsaw Workshop Pattern from 2007-2017 in DVD
Purchase the entire Scrollsaw Workshop pattern catalog for offline access.
This DVD has 2,300 patterns published from 2007 thru 2017.
The DVD is $20 plus shipping. Ships to 60 countries around the world.
The DVD is $20 plus shipping. Ships to 60 countries around the world.
If you use the DVD on a Windows PC there is a simple viewer program to browse through the patterns.
The DVD also works fine on a MAC. The viewer program is not MAC compatible but there is an included PDF with all the patterns shown as thumbnails for easy viewing.
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