Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-06, страница 32

We first met Dave and Jackie Cottrell while working at a craft show in Venice, Florida, a number of years ago, where Dave related that, he had been a scroller since the early 1980's and was interested in where we got our patterns. That was the start of a friendship that continues today. He further advised that he had been a woodworker nearly all of his adult life and that he had really fallen in love with scrolling.

Dave and Jackie are deeply religious folks who donate nearly everything Dave makes to churches and civic organizations. basically selling enough at a few local craft, shows and privately to pay for their materials. Dave's work is in high demand, not just bccause of the price, but also because of its high quality. Along with scrolling and working at a golf course, his latest pursuit is that of a professional Santa Claus.

In the early 1970's, Dave's "shop" was an enclosed corner of a carport, which housed a repossessed Sears radial arm saw and the lawn mower. As is typical with most of us, he was given tools for birthdays and Christmas presents over the years. Subsequently, the lawn mower had to go, and the shop grew to the size of half the carport.

Finally, his collection of tools required more space, so while he was at work, his wife, jackic, and a neighborhood youth enlarged his shop to its present si/,e, in addition to rewiring and insulating it. What a woman!

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As you enter the front door you notice that everything is in its place. Dave advised that they had spent several days cleaning it prior to our arrival, but every time I have been in his shop, it is the same—neat and orderly.

His method of organization is set up so that large items to be cut go directly to the radial arm or table saw for breakdown; that way he does not have to contend with large sheets of plywood or long boards cluttering the walkways and work surfaces.

This area is the scroll saw center, everything he needs is at his right side and stored in drawers. He recently installed a halogen work light, overhead, but is not very happy with it bccause of the heat it throws off and its short bulb life.