The other day when I posted the picture of the rotating jewelry box with the inlaid initial it caused many emails. Several of you wanted to know how it is done. This pattern is a complete pictorial course of what is called double bevel inlay on the scroll saw.
The course will take you through the process of making a key fob with inlaid initials. On the last page of the book is the patterns you need to make this project.
The technique and patterns can be used on any project you make in the future. You can also do the inlay with basic shapes like hearts.
This technique will give you perfecting fitting inlays. In the picture above you won't see any gaps. That is because of the technique we use. It works every time.
The following pictures are just high lights of what's in the book. There are 39 illustrated pictures with everything you need to make this project.
Who am I?
My name is Steve Good. Many of you have been with me here on the Scrollsaw Workshop blog since the start back in 2007. Over the years I have talked with some of you and we have grown to know each other as much as is possible on the internet. I have friends all over the world in something like 80 countries. Pretty cool.
Every year the blog grows and new scrollers join the fun. I have received a few emails lately asking what my story is. I thought I would take just a few words to tell you who I am. If you care, read on. If not then close your eyes.
I am 61 years old and live in Lexington Kentucky with my wife Patty. We have one grown daughter, Kellie. She also lives in town with her husband Shane. We have another child of the four-legged variety. Our dogs' name is Holly.
I am retired after 37 years with Xerox Corporation. I spent those 37 years as a technician. It was a great career. I worked with many smart and wonderful people at Xerox. I still stay in contact with many of them.
My training before Xerox was a two year Associates degree in electronics. I hired on with Xerox right out of schools and spent my entire working career with them.
My hobby other than the obvious is the computer. I became fascinated with computer technology in the very early days. I bought my first computer back in 1979. In the last 39 years, I have spent too many hours to count developing my skills with the computer. I have bought more computers than I can remember and have several up and running right now.
My computer skills are general. I can program in a couple of different languages. I have built a few computers. I am close to expert level with many pieces of content creation software. I would say I am expert level with Corel Draw. That is the program that I use to design the scroll saw patterns. I have used it daily for thirteen years so I should know it pretty well by now.
I can work my way around web design software but am no expert. My son in law, who is a programmer/web designer/marketing expert says I have one the ugliest web pages on the internet.
I learned my web design skills in the early days and it shows. One day I may try to take the blog into the modern era but that sounds like a lot of work.
I now spend my days working full time on the blog. When I say full time I actually mean a few hours a day. Some days it's four hours, other days it's ten hours. Most of those hours are fun. Some of the business-related stuff is not so fun but necessary so I do it when I have to.
That is pretty much my story. I love working with the people in the scroll saw community. I hope to continue writing the blog for as long as I am able. Thanks for lsitening. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.
Important note about signature coin orders:
I have several orders almost ready to ship. My goal is to ship the orders Monday. Monday is Christmas Eve and some of the post office locations may be closed. If I can get them in the mail I will. If not then I will ship the day after Christmas.
$12 per sheet of 12 coins plus $3.50 shipping
Inlay with a 1" Forstner Bit.
The perfect way to sign your work.
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Products for your consideration:
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.
Want to create beautiful wooden vases on the scroll saw?
My two "Wooden Vases on the Scroll Saw" books make it easy.
The books are $12 each and available for instant download after purchase. Click for Video Demonstration.
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