where too go

[tony coleman]

hi all,
as i peruse through these pages i see pieces on scrollsaw picnic this and scrollsaw show that.but all this is in america.what about us mere mortals in ireland,england,scotland,wales.does anyone know of any shows over here.yeah i know of some woodwork show,s but none that are dedicated too scrollsaw work.do any of the eouropean scrollers who use this forum know of any.any help will be deeply appreciated.

[JohnB]

G'day Tony,
I'm in the same boat as you mate.
Do they have any local markets near you, or even a trash and treasure.

There's a monthly markets held in the main street of Boulder on the 3rd Sunday and I take my stuff there.
There are craft stalls, businesses, Fund raising stalls, etc. It takes a bit of perseverance as a lot of people that frequent these type of events expect something for nothing, but after awhile, you'll notice that you will get what you ask, and you'll develop a following.

The same with Trash and Treasures or swap meets. People expect to buy buy others junk and pay nothing for it, but if you persevere with a stall, you'll find that people will ask if you are going to be there next month etc, before long you'll do alright.

Hope this helped a little.

There are also special events held in Kal that I sometimes attend. If you see something interesting, just make a phone call and ask if they accept stalls. Rotary and Lions conduct an Xmas fair which I try to attend, there is the local spring festival.

[tony coleman]

thanks john,but selling stuff isnt realy what i am after;at least not yet;what i realy want is too meet other scrollers face too face .and find other scrollers work,swap ideas etc,.have we got a scrolling society over here,maybe not,what do other scrollers over this side of the world think,are there any scrollers on the forum that share this view.

[Ramjet]

Hi Tony . John has the right idea . I live in western Canada and the closest show I attended was in Oregon a few years ago . That has since closed most likey due to poor attendance . Most of the shows available seem to be in east or mid USA .Not much help .
Roger

[Ramjet]

Tony you may want to ask your question in the Off Topic section .Must be other United kingdom , European scrollers seeking the same thing .
Roger

[EoinB]

Hi Tony,
Just started scrolling. Do you know where in Ireland I can get wood for scrolling, blades etc...

Regards
Eoin

[JohnB]

The start of a scrolling club.

[tony coleman]

could be john,could be.any more [B]irish scroller,s out there.]

[wood-n-things]

Tony,
take the bull by the horns and try to organize an Irish picnic....You may be surprised.

[jigsue]

Hi Tony and Eoin

I'm from Norfolk, England. The only other scrollers I have met face to face are a couple of mates I persuaded to buy saws. They are both concertina repairers and use their saws for making new fretted ends for instruments. There used to be quite a lot of interest at the National Woodworking Exhibition (every Feb), but only Hegner display there now and the competitions seemed to have gone. There was even a magazine a couple of years ago produced by the Guild of Master Craftsman (our Fox Chapel, I guess), but it ran out of steam within a year (I got doll house making mags for the rest of my subscription).

I really don't know the answer, and I, personally am not really a club joiner, although I would like to see more stuff.

Keep looking and if you find anything, let us all know.

Good Luck

Sue