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Victorian Mirror Frame

April 29, 2008

Add a touch of elegance with this free Victorian Mirror pattern from Mike at Scrollcrafters. The pattern is in JPG format for easy scaling, and it gives lumber dimensions to take the guess work out. He also has a overlay guide so you know exactly how to glue the pieces on. Using 2 contrasting species [...]

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Vintage Scroll Saw Patterns

April 28, 2008

New scroll techniques and styles are always popping up. We’re constantly pushing the boundaries of what we can do with this great tool. But instead of constantly looking forward, what about looking backwards for a bit? The scroll saw (fret saw) has been around for centuries. What was popular back then? Richard Preator of Peculiar [...]

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Kathy Wise's Intarsia Kits

April 25, 2008

Kathy Wise is another master of intarsia. She has several award winning designs to her credit. In fact, she recently published her first book, Intarsia Woodworking Projects. Her work is very inspiring and really motivates you to want to try your hand at intarsia. One of the problems with getting started in intarsia, is that [...]

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Intarsia MSN Group

April 24, 2008

One of the great things about the internet, is the number of specialized communities that are there to help. If you get stuck, post a question and before long you’ll have all kinds of advice from the resident experts. Intarsia is an MSN group of fellow intarsia artists. They are a very friendly group that [...]

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Judy Gale Roberts Intarsia

April 23, 2008

You can’t really mention intarsia without thinking of Judy Gale Roberts. She has been on the forefront of intarsia since the 70′s and has written numerous books and articles about the subject. Her website has a lot of great stuff, that it’s hard to pick just one to talk about in this article. So I’m [...]

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Intarsia Down Under

April 22, 2008

G’day Mate. Looking for some Aussie art for the wall? This free intarsia pattern from Fantastic WoodWorking is a sure fit. To get a hold of this great pattern, plus 2 other free patterns, just fill in your email and the link to the pattern will be sent your way in no time. The pattern [...]

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Rock The Wood

April 21, 2008

Ready to rock the intarsia world? Here’s a fun little project that will do just that. This free intarsia rocker is designed by Shawn Lloyd of Intarsia Plans. It is presented in PDF format for easy printing. The design is also ‘exploded’ for easy placement on your wood. No more spending valuable time breaking the [...]

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SawBird Intarsia Patterns

April 18, 2008

Need a jump start to get you started with intarsia? Garnet Hall of SawBird Intarsia has a few patterns to get you on your way. He is offering 3 free patterns that progress in difficulty. Each pattern is presented in JPG format for easy scaling. He also includes wood recommendations for each project, most of [...]

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Bull Puzzle

April 17, 2008

My favorite blog has got to be David’s from Tuliptree Crafts located at scrollsawblog.com. He writes daily posts about the behind the scenes work of his scroll saw/craft business. He has plenty of pictures of the projects he is working on. I especially enjoy reading which items tend to sell better than others and his [...]

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Spittin' Image Woodworking Patterns

April 16, 2008

I’m a big fan of wildlife portraits. Capturing the spirit in an animal wood is almost magical. Rick from Spittin’ Image Woodworking really has a knack of capturing those moments in the patterns he creates. He has a wide variety of other patterns available too. But you can certainly tell that wildlife portraits are close [...]

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