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Jacob's Ladder

September 25, 2008

The Jacob’s Ladder is a folk toy that dates back to the ancient Egyptians. This simple toy was especially popular during the American Colonial times and still played with children to this day. Donald DeVeny of Woodcraft Arts has a nice tutorial on how to make this timeless toy. While a scroll saw isn’t necessary [...]

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Hobby Horse

September 24, 2008

My son loves cars. If it ain’t got wheels, he just isn’t interested. Mom and dad drive cars, and so does he. Much was the same for children of former times, but instead of driving cars, they imitated their parents by riding hobby horses. Woodcrafter.net has provided a nice set of vintage plans with instructions [...]

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Climbing Bear

September 23, 2008

This little climbing bear folk toy has been around for generations. Originally, it was used to teach children the art of milking cows. But in today’s day and age, it’s just plain fun! Pull each of the strings in an alternating pattern and the little bear climbs to the top. Release the strings and he [...]

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Folk Toys: Patterns & Projects For The Scroll Saw

September 22, 2008

In this day and age of mass-produced plastic toys, it’s so nice to see a hand-made wooden toy. Toys that have character in their simplicity, but never short in fun or imagination. There’s definitely a sense of great satisfaction when a child puts down his Transformer to play with a toy you built with your [...]

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Bobby's Scroll Saw Works

September 19, 2008

Bobby from Bobby’s Scroll Saw Works has a number of great patterns, including the wonderful picture of the Columbia shuttle crew. The patterns are provided in JPG format for easy scaling. To save these patterns, just right click the image and choose “Save Image As” and save it to your desktop. This pattern is located [...]

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Kat Cat Intarsia

September 18, 2008

Here’s a fun site for you intarsia artists out there. Kathy from Kat Cat Intarsia offers a number of great things on her website which really makes it interesting. First, and formost, she has several original patterns for sale that might interest you. But my favorite area is her Catalog. Here she is able so [...]

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Scrollin' America

September 12, 2008

The new presidential election is right around the corner in the US. Campaign slogans, bumper stickers and heated debates are everywhere. It gets a little crazy, but exciting at the same time. We may have different political views, but one thing that unites us is the love for our country. Here’s a great patriotic pattern [...]

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Too Good To Be True

September 11, 2008

A while back, I wrote an article about Great American Scroll Saw Patterns and their amazing deal. Although I’ve seen the price fluctuate a little, at the time of this writing you can get more than 1,800 high quality patterns for $27. During their sales pitch, they continually emphasize this as a great business opportunity, [...]

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Classic Lath Art Progression Pictures

September 10, 2008

I recently wrote about Rod Skramstad from Classic Lathart. He has updated his website to include a series of progress pictures that turned out quite nice. Although not necessarily a tutorial, it does give us some insight on how he goes about putting together one of his lath art paintings. Rod has a series of [...]

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Crescent Wooden Gear Clock

September 9, 2008

Here’s a treat for you clock makers out there. Jeff from Wooden-Gear-Clocks.com has a new design called the Crescent. This asymmetrical design will certainly make a statement and impress friends and family alike. You can purchase these plans and build it from scratch, using your own choice of woods and finish. Or you can buy [...]

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