The Pontiac GTO was manufactured from 1964 thru 1974. The 1964 GTO is widely considered the first popular American muscle car(super car). General Motors was hesitant to let it's Pontiac division make the GTO because they thought their conservative customers would not like it. High ranking Pontica managers secretly developed the GTO and after showing GM a large number of dealer orders they relented. The GTO went on to be a great success for GM.
Make it Perfect?
I talk to scrollers all the time who have never shown their work to anyone. Maybe they let their wife or husband take a look but that's as far as they go. I hear the same line over and over. "My projects are not good enough to show anyone.".
Most of us are critical of our own work. If it is not perfect we think others will see the goofs and judge us. Let me explain something that you may not realize. Most of the people that you show your work to have no idea what a scroll saw is. They will be amazed that you are able to cut such fine detail in the wood. Some won't care for the work and others will be interested and impressed.
It's fine to try to improve your work. We all want to get better. No project is perfect. Don't waste your time trying to be perfect. Scroll saw art is hand made. The advantage we have over digital manufacturing is that each piece is one of a kind. "Hand made" implies that it is not perfect. Perfect can actually decrease the value of a piece of art.
Hand made does not mean sloppy. Sloppy is something that happens when you don't take the time to work to your ability. Take pride in your work but don't be so judgemental that you don't have the enjoyable experience of sharing what you make. The reward outweighs the risks. Your obituary will not say "He was a great guy but a terrible woodworker".
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Every Scrollsaw Workshop Pattern from 2007-2018 in DVD
This DVD has over 2,600 patterns published from 2007 thru 2018.
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.
All the same file but on an easy to use a thumb drive. The USB thumb drive option is $23 plus shipping.
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Don't have a DVD drive on your new computer. No problem. Buy the catalog on a USB thumb drive.All the same file but on an easy to use a thumb drive. The USB thumb drive option is $23 plus shipping.
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
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My two "Wooden Vases on the Scroll Saw" books make it easy.
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