Quote Originally Posted by drone View Post
I've got an old Delta scroll saw my grandfather gave me, no guides or anything so it's all freehand. That one looks really nice.

If you are going for those kinds of projects, I'm out of my league. I imagine lots of practice and lots of sanding are in your future. For the wooden ships, are you planning on replicating the keel/frame structure, or just the exterior?
This one has one guide on the side, for straight sawing, and one small guide to cut things in angles. However, most of the cutting is being done freestyle, you feeding the machine and turning the wood piece as you want. All of these may look very difficult, but basically, all they require is "some" practice for the leading hand.

As for the ships, I plan to replicate it in its entirety, either 1/350 or 1/700 scale, that means everything, keel, frame, deck, rudder, masts, sails, ropes, you name it. Now, I foresee that these projects will take a "bit" longer than making these aforementioned stuff. You can make a wooden clock/portrait within an hour or two, depending on how complicated it is. A wooden sail ship of the "olden times" could take months of work, depending on the level of detail one is prepared to invest in it.

I got my machines set up, but I am still in search for decent wood - will have to test out what is good for what. I'll make sure to post about anything I make, see the feedback and hope for some constructive criticism.