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Volker Arnold

December 7, 2007

Guten Tag! I hope you paid attention in German class, because we’re going on a little trip! One of my favorite scroll saw artists is Volker Arnold. I’ve seen several of his patterns in Scroll Saw Woodworks & Crafts. They are amazing designs and I can’t wait to try my hand at one. I’m especially [...]

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Scrolling Clip Boards

December 6, 2007

Looking for a quick and easy gift? These clipboards will certainly satisfy. Toni Burghout of Chrestensen Burghout Designs put together a great tutorial on how to make these one-of-a-kind clipboards. Turn an inexpensive clipboard into something cherished. While you’re there, check out their patterns. They have a great selection from word art to fantastic creatures. [...]

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Dave Danchuk

December 5, 2007

Its really nice to see an artist take a medium in a direction you normally don’t see. Dave Danchuk of Amazed Creations creates truly unique ‘paintings.’ Dave is a segmentation artist from Coquitlam, BC. He first lays out his drawings on MDF. Then he uses his Dewalt scroll saw to cut out each individual piece, [...]

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Foot Powered Scroll Saw

December 4, 2007

Oh No! Tell me it ain’t true. Your scroll saw broke down! This is the worst time it could happen. Its almost Christmas and you’ve got 4 granddaughters to make puzzles for, 6 grandsons who want wooden cars, a church craft fair just around the corner. You certainly can’t wait to have your saw fixed! [...]

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Mike's Scroll Saw Patterns

December 3, 2007

Looking for a bit of a challenge? Mike Williams over at Mike’s Scroll Saw Patterns has one for you with his free bobcat pattern. It certainly will impress your friends and family, but isn’t for the faint of heart. Mike also has a number of other patterns available for sale too. Maybe someday I’ll try [...]

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Tom's Wood Portraits & Scroll Art

December 1, 2007

I really enjoy coming across people’s personal scroll saw galleries who also throw in a few free patterns. Tom over at Tom’s Wood Portraits & Scroll Art has done just that. Along with a gallery of his works, he has made available 7 patterns for anybody who want them. They are all presented in JPG [...]

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Make Your Own Picture Frames

November 30, 2007

OK. So you’ve cut a beautiful portrait that you’re quite proud of. What’s the next step? Frame it, of course! You can go to Wal-Mart and buy a $3 frame. The problem with that is it looks like a $3 frame. You can go to a frame shop and buy a $30 frame. It looks [...]

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Stack Cutting Bookmarks

November 29, 2007

David at Scroll Saw Blog has put together a nice article on how he stack cuts bookmarks. It isn’t a tutorial per se, but does offer really great insight on how he approaches bookmark cutting. Give his techniques a try. I think these would make really great gifts. He does quite well with selling them [...]

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Billy The Kid

November 28, 2007

OK. Time for a little shameless self promotion. I started a blog a while back called Free Scroll Saw Patterns. The intention was to distribute patterns I that I have created. Unfortunately, life has gotten in the way of my pattern designing. But someday soon, when all of the craziness has subsided, I’ll develop a [...]

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Workshop Tour

November 27, 2007

I’m always a sucker for looking at pictures of people’s workshops. Its nice to know what tools the people I admire use. It’s also fun to see how they work and how I can improve my own workshop. Steve Good over at Scroll Saw Workshop put together tour of his workshop in a 2 part [...]

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