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Introducing Scroll Saw Wiki

March 9, 2009

I’m happy to announce a new feature to the Scroll Saw Village network. Introducing, Scroll Saw Wiki. Scroll Saw Wiki is a new scroll saw reference anybody can edit! You can find this new resource at www.scrollsawwiki.com. Scroll Saw Wiki operates on the same powerful software Wikipedia operates. Anybody can edit, add info, or create [...]

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Scroll Saw/Lathe Wonder Tool

March 6, 2009

I love my scroll saw, but there are other tools on my wish list too. Like a lathe! Wouldn’t that be fun? It would be awesome if there was such a thing as a scroll saw/lathe combo. Nah. That’s just too good to be true. Or is it? And if we make this wonder-tool ourselves, [...]

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Kits Make Intarsia Easy

March 5, 2009

One thing that holds a lot of scrollers from trying intarsia is the amount of wood inventory you must maintain in order to create a project. This initial investment could be hefty, depending on the complexity of your project. Mike Mathieu of Midlothian Woodworks has made it easy to jump into this wonderful hobby, without [...]

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Getting Started in Intarsia

March 4, 2009

Awhile back, a member of Scroll Saw Village (Clayton 717) put together a wonderful set of progression pictures where he created this intarsia portrait of Christ. It was a lot of fun to watch the process. The end result was stunning. I asked Clayton if he’d be willing to write an article for Scroll Saw [...]

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Homemade Spray Booth

February 20, 2009

My wife hates it when I spray finish my projects indoors. She doesn’t like the smell and she worries about what’s floating around in the air. Most of the time, I have to wait for her to go shopping. Then I bolt downstairs with my spray can in one hand and an arm full of [...]

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Toymakers: Sign of Relief

February 4, 2009

I’m not a political person in general. But there was one issue that was close to my heart. I’ve written several articles (Good News For Handmade Toys, Save Hand Made Toys, and No More Handmade Toys) about the CPSIA and their new rule to require expensive 3rd party testing on products intended for children. This [...]

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Scroll Saw Blade Holder

February 3, 2009

David Pruett from Folding Rule blog and podcast has a really neat project that’s perfect for scrollers; a saw blade organizer! He designed this organizer for a friend that does a lot of marquetry. David’s design will hold 6 blade tubes, a Archimedes drill, and drill bits. Beautifully made of cherry and finished with shellac [...]

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Stock.xchg Free Stock Photography

January 30, 2009

Last week, I wrote an article about Copyright Free Photos. Well, I’ve got another great resource for you. Stock.xchg has a huge collection of free photographs available to publishers. With over 350,000 photographs from 30,000 photographers, you shouldn’t have too much trouble finding the right picture for your next pattern. If you create free account, [...]

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Cutting Compound Christmas Ornaments

January 29, 2009

This video series was brought to my attention by Steve Good’s blog Scroll Saw Workshop. It was so wonderful, I had to share it as well. Dick Sader of Northwest Indiana Woodworkers Association has put together a great three-part video tutorial on how to cut compound Christmas ornaments. He goes through each step with detail. [...]

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Copyright Free Photos

January 23, 2009

Often, as pattern designers, we’re always on the lookout for photographs to create patterns from. Unfortunately, this can be a sticky situation when using someone else’s photographs. Unless you were given explicit permission to use a photographer’s picture, you may be in violation of copyright law. But before you throw in your pattern-making hat, there [...]

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