re: Completing the project

Thank you for those great compliments LWL and Paul. I loved doing the work except that I did get a bit bored doing the scroll work 5 times using a little over 2 hours for each one. I would like to consider myself a real craftsman, but I am continually humbled by the work I see on LJ and elsewhere. However, It’s satisfying to me that I have come a long way since I took up woodworking, so I’ve found it best to measure my success against my own learning curve and not the skill of others.

Besides continuing with marquetry I do hope to develop other products where the scroll saw plays an important role, but where general woodworking is still the dominant factor. There are so many possibilities. These baskets are the only project I have made quite a few of, and that is mainly because they are perfect gift items and so useful, and I have to admit that I am a little proud of the design too.