Thank you Gill, no offence meant but what a 'palava' to attach a picture, still I guess that there must be a reason.
Been watching on this forum for a while now, being a 'Pom' I have an attachment for things English and like to try to keep in touch. Have occasionally posted but quite reluctant being comparatively inexperienced.
Been scrolling for two and a half years and enjoying it. Much of what I cut my wife asks 'why', for example the pictures attached (which I hope get there).
As kid I had a hand saw and one of those metal table cutting 'boards' (cramped to the table top) and had a couple of Hobbies magazines. Knew of the treadle machines but no hope of getting one.
First machine was a 'toe ion the water' purchase, Chinese made sold by our local woodwork shop under their brand name, cost A$170 - 60ish pounds - then last year a Hegner lookalike, brand name WMS (I imagine very similar to the Axminster. ?From same factory?) And a few weeks ago bought a secondhand PS ScrollMate. Very pleased with the WMS and the ScrollMate.
Prefer fretwork and portraits but have done some clocks - the insert type. On a visit last year managed to find Hobbies new home (ever tried that?) and bought some plans among which were the clock and the carriage.
The carriage is Jarrah with Danish oil finish and the clock is Marri with Danish oil finish. Both timbers are eucalypts fro Western Australia. To illustrate how lacking in knowledge I am the plans said plywood but the thought of all those edges in ply wasn't appealing so I went for wood. Managed in the end.
Scrolling is very much a poor relation in the wood fraternity in Western Australia, and I think in Oz as a whole. The magazines are Yankie.
Enough from me.
Regards,
Bob H.
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