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Wood Marvels

May 14, 2008

Here’s a cool site that sells patterns pretty cheap. WoodMarvels.com has a number of projects that are animated! Basically, it shows you the construction of some of their patterns in a cool 3d animated video. It doesn’t tell you much on how they’re built, but it is fun to watch. Many of their projects are [...]

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Pictures In Wood

May 13, 2008

Here’s a great gallery for you intarsia/segmentation artists. This gallery shows the work of Pictures In Wood from Cambridgeshire, UK. They do a lot of custom work and primarily use pine because it’s an easily renewable resource. They depend on staining the wood with acrylic so the grain shows through and really bring the project [...]

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Teddy Bear Bookends

May 12, 2008

Here’s a fun project for the little reader in your life. This child’s bookend pattern is provided by Reader’s Digest. It certainly is a quick project and perfect for beginners. They take you step by step through the process of building this cute teddy bear bookend. I’d suggest taking the pattern grid and enlarging it [...]

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Great American Scroll Saw Patterns

May 8, 2008

Here’s a great pattern from the folks at Berry Basket with their sister site, Great American Scroll Saw Patterns. They are offering 7 free patterns. This is a zip download. Inside you’ll find 2 PDF’s for easy printing. The first PDF is of 5 Victorian shelf designs. The second PDF has 2 deer mini clock [...]

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Rustic Black Bear Wall Hanging

May 7, 2008

Here’s a fun project for a cabin, hunting lodge, or a rustic bedroom. The project is provided by AOK Corral Craft & Gift Bazaar. It’s pretty simple and can easily be completed in an afternoon. The project calls for leather to be used for the bear and trees, but you can easily substitute wood. I [...]

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Photographing Your Work

May 6, 2008

Photographing your artwork is important. Most of the time you’re not keeping your work for yourself. So its nice to look back on projects of the past. You can remember projects that were a lot of fun to make, gage your skill progression, or share your work with online communities. A good photograph of your [...]

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Summer Dreams

May 5, 2008

Sometimes you come across a project and all you can say is, “Wow.” Robin from WoodWirtz has several pictures of her work that is really remarkable. Including this fireplace screen with 5664 interior cuts. She embellishes the woodcut with an airbrush. She uses watercolors so the wood grain shows through. It is a beautiful technique [...]

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John Nelson Patterns

May 2, 2008

We can’t talk about vintage scroll saw patterns without talking about the master himself. Although John Nelson designs a variety of different patterns, he is most known for his Victorian era patterns. He has written numerous articles for Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine, sharing some of his wonderful designs with the scrolling community. SSW&C [...]

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Vintage Scroll Saw Catalog

May 1, 2008

The cool thing about vintage scroll saw patterns, is that it can serve for inspiration for more contemporary designs. Browsing old patterns can give you a lot of new ideas. Combining old styles with new styles could really set your design apart from others. You can easily borrow elements like motifs, style, and function to [...]

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Fine Scroll Saw Patterns

April 30, 2008

Now that you have a taste for vintage scroll saw patterns, Pedro from Fine Scroll Saw has a treat for you! He has nearly 100 free vintage patterns scanned. Each pattern is presented in PDF format for easy printing. Remember these patterns are antiques, so there may be wrinkles or tears on the originals which [...]

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