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Heirloom Puzzles For Children

February 15, 2008

While looking through YouTube, I came across Ceal Pedersen as she demonstrates how she makes unique wooden puzzles for children. The video is very interesting. I especially like how she mounts her artwork to the wood. Very informative for any puzzle maker out there. Check out her YouTube video here. And while you are at [...]

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Fantasy & Legend Scroll Saw Patterns

February 14, 2008

I’m a sucker for the fantasy genre. I love wizards, dragons and evils that must be vanquished by a group of unlikely heroes. Naturally, I’m always on the lookout for fantasy based scroll saw patterns When I came across Fantasy & Legend Scroll Saw Puzzles, by Judy and Dave Peterson, I knew I had to [...]

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Wooden Gear Clock Plans

February 13, 2008

OK. Now that clock making doesn’t look as scary, are you ready to give it a try? I’ve gathered a bunch of sources for plans so you can build your own wooden gear clock. Now it’s just a matter of browsing through theses sites and find the clock plan that suits your tastes! Clock Plans [...]

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The Ascent – A Wooden Clock Kit

February 12, 2008

Last post, I talked about Adrian Iredale’s video on how he makes wooden gear clocks. It is pretty inspiring and he makes it look a little less intimidating. But, maybe you’re not quite ready to jump into the deep end just yet. Jim Bumgardner of KrazyDad.com has written about his experience making a wooden gear [...]

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So You Want to Make a Wooden Clock?

February 11, 2008

One of my Holy Grail projects is to make a wooden clock. I think I would have a real sense of accomplishment. It would be a great way to show off your skill and impress your friends. Besides, they look really cool. Adrian Iredale has a bunch of videos on YouTube that show off the [...]

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Willowshimmer Woodworks

February 8, 2008

When Allison White put together her blog to show off her intarsia and scrollwork, she didn’t quite know what she was getting into. Blogging, just like scrolling, can become quite addictive. Her blog, Willowshimmer Woodworks, highlights her artwork along with her thoughts about each project. Along with her woodworks, she shares some of her favorite [...]

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Stretch Those Cutting Muscles

February 7, 2008

As a dad with a 1 year old boy and a husband with a honey-do list a mile long, its tough for me to spend some quality time with my scroll saw. Typically, I can only get in a couple hours a week. The problem with scroll sawing, like any other skill, you have to [...]

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Dingbat and Font Resources

February 6, 2008

Last post, I talked about using Dingbats in your designs. Sarajane listed a few of her favorite sources for Dingbats. Just Google the word Dingbats and you’ll find hundreds of webpages that have Dingbats available for download. Many of these websites are cumbersome to use, however. But I was able to put together a list [...]

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Dingy for Dingbats

February 5, 2008

As pattern makers, we like to collect unique fonts to use in our designs. But often overlooked is the use of dingbats. Dingbats are fonts that have small pictures instead of letters. Sarajane of polyclay.com has a great article about how she uses dingbats in her crafts. She lists some of her favorite dingbats as [...]

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Scroll Saw Art and Art in Wood

February 4, 2008

by Pete Jansen Creating scroll saw art in wood, and scroll saw portraits takes a lot of time and patience on the artist’s part. Each portrait starts out as an idea, and goes through many stages before he, or she can show off the finished product. These stages include, but are not limited to, selection [...]

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