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Scrollin4Fun Patterns

February 1, 2008

I’m always on the lookout for great patterns to add to my cut list. When I saw the patterns created by Scrollin4Fun, I knew I was in the right place. I remember coming across his patterns on MyPhotoAlbum. I asked him if it would be OK for me to point my readers to his wonderful [...]

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Willy's Workshop

January 31, 2008

More shop pictures! I knew you’d be just as excited as I am! A while back, I wrote about Willy’s Woodcrafting Gallery. Well, if you didn’t notice, he also has some pictures of his workshop! Many of the pictures refer to his other obsessive hobby, wood turning. He has pictures of some of the jigs [...]

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Poll Results & A New Poll for Feb. 2008

January 31, 2008

The current poll is over. We had 46 people chime in. The results are below: What kind of scroll work do you do most often? Fretwork – 54% (26 votes) Portraits – 17% (8 votes) Puzzles – 2% (1 vote) Intarsia – 10% (5 votes) Segmentation – 6% (3 votes) Compound Cutting – 4% (2 [...]

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Wooders Scroll Saw Gallery

January 30, 2008

I love galleries of other’s work. I stumbled across a great scroller’s gallery at Wooders.com. 4 pages of scroll saw projects submitted by their members. It is a lot of fun to look through all of the great projects. Take a look. Perhaps I’ll inspire your next project.

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Stained Glass/Intarsia Pattern Tutorial

January 29, 2008

The last post, I wrote about Chantal’s Stained Glass patterns, which make really great intarsia projects. She has put together a great tutorial on how she creates her fantastic stained glass patterns. A lot of these techniques can be easily adapted for creating intarsia patterns too! Check out her tutorial. Perhaps it will inspire you [...]

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Chantal's Stained Glass

January 28, 2008

I have a treat for you intarsia and segmentation artists! Stained glass patterns often make really great intarsia projects. I’ve come across several websites that offer free stain glass patterns, but I found one that is by far my favorite. Chantal’s Stained Glass has so many great patterns, you won’t know where to begin. She [...]

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Geno's Scroll Saw Blog

January 25, 2008

I love blogs and blogging. Its a great sneak peak into some one’s lives to see what they’re up to. I especially love blogs related to my interests. Geno is a scroller and woodworker from the Adirondack Mountains of NY. He runs a scroll saw blog that he posts to several times a month. He [...]

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Dollar Store Goodies

January 24, 2008

There is a great article by Toni Burghout in the latest issue of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts (Spring 2008) about dollar store finds. She found great items that can be used for your scroll saw projects. From salvaged clock parts, to clipboard blanks. So I thought I’d drop by my local dollar store to [...]

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Wood Finder

January 23, 2008

Finding a hardwood dealer can be tough. Where I live, the one and only hardwood dealer doesn’t even advertise in the yellow pages! I had to ask around before finding somebody who knows where I could buy hardwood. Well, to make things a little simpler, I found a great website. Wood Finder will locate the [...]

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Hot Cars

January 22, 2008

Andy Deane of 80 Art Designs has a number of great patterns available for sale. He has wildlife, famous faces, and provincial silhouettes. But my favorite is his car portraits. He has hot rods to beat up ol’ farm trucks. Check them out. Any one of these would make a great gift for that car [...]

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