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30th Anniversary Excalibur Scroll Saw

September 19, 2012

General International announced a limited edition version of their popular Excalibur Scroll Saw to mark their 30 years of making this outstanding product. Not only does it look amazing, all black and trimmed with gold, but they’re offering a few new features too! Probably their best feature is their dust collection system. Keep the scroll [...]

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How To Price Your Scroll Saw Work

April 12, 2012

Spring time is here and people are gearing up for craft shows.  One of the most common questions that gets asked is “what should I charge?”  Here is a little article I wrote for the Scroll Saw Village newsletter back in September 2009 that may shed a little light on the matter.  Enjoy!  Pricing Your [...]

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DIY Scroll Saw

July 7, 2011

Short on cash, but still need a scroll saw?  Build your own!  Kurt built his own scroll saw based loosely on a Roy Underhill design.  He documented each step in an Instuctables tutorial.  Even if you don’t build your own scroll saw, it is really neat to see how to put one together.  You’ll definitely [...]

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Intarsia Wood Chart

August 11, 2009

Selecting wood for your intarsia project could be a tricky deal.  Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a chart you can look at to help you choose?  Well, Mike Mathiew from Midlotian Woodworks has a great article and reference chart he wrote for Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts (Spring, 2009).  He includes a picture [...]

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Clubs & Organizations

March 25, 2009

It’s Wiki Wednesday! Wiki Wednesday is an ongoing series providing tutorials on how to use the wiki and highlighting interesting articles on Scroll Saw Wiki (www.scrollsawwiki.com).  This week’s highlighted article is on Clubs & Organizations. Local clubs provide an opportunity to share your work, exchange ideas, and enjoy the company of like-minded folks.  Often times [...]

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Scroll Saw Wiki Tour

March 18, 2009

It’s Wiki Wednesday!  I’m starting a new series called Wiki Wednesday.  I’m not sure how long I’ll run the series, but each week I’d like to highlight a new feature of the wiki.  Hopefully, before long, you’ll be wiki experts and wanting to help out in this collaborative effort.  You can find Scroll Saw Wiki [...]

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Making Wooden Hinges

March 17, 2009

Sure, you can buy hinges for boxes.  But if you want to add that extra touch of class to your next project, try making your own hinges!  Gary MacKay wrote a great article for Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts back in 2005 about how to create your own hinges with a scroll saw.  Don’t have [...]

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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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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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