One does not have to scroll down very far on my blog here to start seeing the title and subsequent link to Scroll saw Goodies. I have been writing about this wonderful site since I first found it. Since that time (which is a bit over a year) I have come to know the blog writer by his name Travis.( Not a hard name to remember since I myself gave that name to my 2nd born son. LOL!!!)
When I first started my journey in working with wood and more so in my beginning of blogging about it, I had named my blog Willowshimmers Woodworks and it was that blog that Travis wrote about one of my projects. It was that write up on that project that got my feet wet into the world of blogging, and woodworking. I could not even begin to guess all the internet friendships I have now due to that one article. It also gave me the courage to become a little more outspoken and a little more bold in speaking with those in the woodworking community.
In a nutshell Scroll saw Goodies is a site you could and still can find out what other woodworkers were up to, (as in the article he wrote about me) or you could find links to wonderful articles about scrolling, intarsia, etc. With that were links to tons of websites to find free, yes I said free templates (patterns). He suggested books to read, videos to watch, along with tips and tricks. I could go on and on about how wonderful this site was/is for the woodworker, from a beginner just starting out to a professional. There's something for everyone.
It always has been my favorite website out there for the wood working I do, and I could never imagine how it could get any better.
Well I do not imagine well I guess!
Why?
Because Travis has branched out and started a new site (and did not leave Scroll saw Goodies behind).
He announced it on New Years Day, and I was so excited for him I just could not wait to write about it here.
But I changed my mind about writing about it that first day or two. (I am a woman after all, Is that not what we are famous for? changing our minds?) I decided to wait a few days to write this because I wanted to know more about it myself, and I wanted to be more informed on its contents.
Well for starters, I have always found, like in movies, the sequel always seems to suck compared to the first movie. Theres also those websites that started getting big, than bigger, no longer seemed concerned with their readers or their readers thoughts and after awhile when you the faithful reader all of the sudden felt like there really was nothing there in print that pertained to you the reader. It all pertained to the greater good of the writer of the site. I myself personally have seen that happen 5 times this year in blogs I used to love!
Well just trust me when I tell you this is not the case with Travis's new site which he named Scrollsaw Village. That's the exact feeling you get when you get there. He could not have come up with a better name in my opinion.
He has forums for all different aspects for the woodworking community. You can e-mail others, reply to others questions, help others with their concerns or questions, and then if that were not enough, you get to be a part of a community that all have one common interest, and that is wood working!!!
There are free patterns there, along with interests in different aspects of working with wood.
There is a lot of people to meet, a lot of things to learn (and hopefully if you will become a member there,) a lot of things YOU can share.
Please do yourself a favor and go on over to Scrollsaw Village and become a part of it.
I will look forward to seeing you there.
If you do join and its because you read this here, Do me a favor and tell Travis, Allison sent you.
You will not be dissappointed!
You really must go do a "check it out thing" yourself, there is a bunch going on over there!
PEACE!!!
Allison of
Wood Alley
This again is cork board flooring from ”Wicanders”: I felt like it looked like sand and that is what I was going for. I have made this little boat scene before when I very first started scrolling. This time I thought I would place it on a mirror. The sails are mystery wood a dear friend of mine gave me in the beginning of December. The bottom of the boat is dear old Dad’s Pomegranate tree. Green Poplar for the palm tree tops, and the big palm tree is that wood I wrote about here asking if anyone knew what kind of wood it was. The “water” is what I call blue pine, and my favorite of all is the little palm trees. That is wood from my fathers Apricot tree. That wood has got to be the prettiest wood I have ever laid my eyes on, but because it was/is such a small tree, I never did get a big nice chunk of that baby!
