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Blogger

December 20, 2007

The internet is a wonderful thing. There is so much information available at your fingertips. Email is more common than phone calls anymore. So it only makes sense to build your own website. I plan on writing several articles about building easy websites to show off your creations to online communities, or to direct your [...]

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Williy's Woodcrafting

December 19, 2007

Looking for more inspiration? Look no further than WillysWoodcrafting online gallery. William’s gallery has hundreds of pictures of his work. From fretwork clocks, portraits, 3d work to bandsaw boxes and pen turnings. He does it all from his home in Wyndell, Canada. He is an active member of several online communities as well as the [...]

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Grazing Horse

December 18, 2007

Here’s a quick and easy pattern for horse lovers. Tom over at Old Griz Scroll Art provides a free pattern of a horse grazing. The pattern is in JPG format for easy scaling and would make a great gift for any equestrian. While you are there, check out his other patterns he has available. His [...]

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Intarsia Teddy Bear

December 17, 2007

Now that you made your first teddy bear intarsia, your neighbor’s cousin now wants one. What to do? Well, Wood Magazine can help you out on your next intarsia project. They have provided a great article by Judy Gale Roberts, about getting started in intarsia. The article is free to download and presented in a [...]

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Intarsia 101

December 14, 2007

Are you looking to take that leap into intarsia? It can seem a bit intimidating, but Bruce over at Intarsia.net will help you on your way. He has put together a great tutorial and provided a free pattern for your first project. He shows you step by step how to put together a simple intarsia [...]

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Free Woodworking Catalog

December 14, 2007

Rockler Woodworking & Hardware is offering a free catalog to SSG Readers! If you haven’t checked out their catalog, you’re missing out. There is so many great products geared specifically to woodworkers of all types. From large furniture plans, to parts for wooden toys. They have a great selection of books, plans, and scroll saw [...]

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The Different Varieties of Scroll Saw Blades Used for Intricate Cuts

December 13, 2007

by Muna wa Wanjiru A scroll saw is used to generally cut intricate cuts. To help the scroll saw perform these types of cuts you will find the need to have a variety of scroll saw blades. These blades which are available from hardware stores are designed for many different purposes. For this reason you [...]

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Puzzle-Cutting Video

December 12, 2007

I wrote a while back about Carter Johnson. He is the resident puzzle-making master in the forums. He has made almost 600 full-size puzzles (400 of which still reside in his basement), 700 Christmas card puzzles and nearly 2000 stamp puzzles made from 1 cent stamps! This guy knows his stuff! It’s no wonder why [...]

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The Piano Man

December 11, 2007

Well, Steve over at Scrollsaw Workshop did it again. He knocks out so many great patterns, its hard to keep up with. So I usually only write about the truly unique items and this one takes the cake. This time it’s an Automata pattern. A what? Automata is a mechanical toy that mimics some sort [...]

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Train Name

December 10, 2007

Awhile back, I wrote about Shop of Arpop and the patterns he has to offer. Here’s another one of his pattern sets. He offers a train alphabet. This would be great for a little boy’s room. Each letter and number is presented in a JPG format so you can easily scale them to the size [...]

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