Crystal Lace Ornaments

Those are very nice - thank you!

This link takes me to the 2011 contest cover selection?

Takes me there too.

It took me to the patterns on the homepage the first time I clicked on it and now it takes me to something different - picture of a scroll saw that says 2011 contest winners. What happened?

Gremlins in the system again, I get the scroll saws too.

Admin is attempting to turn this monster off. It has a mind of it's own. Do not pay any attention to the bots postings. It was written by a former employee...

Hmm...it works for me... We're trying to get it to work for everyone. Unfortunately, it's not something we can turn off, because each article we post online links to this thread for discussion. Bob

The link works for me. Don

It works for me too, very nice. Thanks Mick

It appears to be pointed in the right direction now....It sure wasn't yesterday...

It takes me to right location at work, I will try again at home? These are great ornaments to cut. Alison does some beautiful designs. When I made these I stacked some 1/8 and 1/16 baltic and Finish birch. I prefer the very thin ornaments. As I stated elswhere I am not happy with the fuzzy holes on the snowman ornament pictured in the magazine. I must have sent FC the wrong ornament.

What is the best scroll saw to buy to cut the fancy ornaments? :003[1]:

The best is the best one that you can afford, be it $300 or $1,000. Each has its own merits but the bottom line is what you can afford. Then learn to use the saw as best as you can and you'll be cutting fancy ornaments in no time.

Verla, it doesn't matter which saw you buy to cut fancy ornaments, I have cut a couple of thousand over the years on a little Delta 16" model and the ornaments were well recieved. I then went out and bought an EX21 and you can't tell the difference between which saw they were cut with. It's not the saw that's going to cut fancy ornaments, it's the person operating the saw and their abilities. You can't expect to go out and buy a good quality saw and be a top notch cutter right away, you still have to put in the hours it takes to be an accomplished scroller. I would say that some of these patterns are for people who have been cutting for a while. Len

Len, I agree a hundred percent, you need to put your time in. But you can't do fine inner details with pinned blades,and the bigest difference(for me anyway) from a lower end saw and the Hawks or Hegners was the front to back blade motion. If you are trying to sneak up on a smalll detail it is a lot easier to do when the saw runs smoothe and the blade is more vertical. JMO

You mean I've been doing this all wrong? Go for the easier patterns first then the harder ones, not the opposite? LOL Seriously, Verla, they are absolutely right - practice practice practice. Once you get your saw, try one of the fretwork ornaments just to see what is needed to cut one. I believe if you want to learn to do something difficult you should start at that level, after you get the basics down pat. You won't know how or what you need to do until you actually cut the fretwork and see how you and your saw work together. After all, you can make a designer campfire if it's too bad. And remember, you never ever make mistakes. Just change in a design. Good cutting.