Book of the Week

Compound Christmas Ornaments for the Scroll Saw

November 3, 2008

OK…now that Halloween is over, its time to get serious. Christmas is much closer than you think. Only 8 weekends away! Can you believe that? I know there are a lot of people on your list, so lets get started. How about adding a bit of dimension to your scroll saw Christmas. This week’s Book [...]

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Ready-to-Use Humorous Halloween Illustrations

October 13, 2008

I thought I’d stay on the Halloween theme this week. So to kick things off, this week’s Book of the Week is Ready-to-Use Humorous Halloween Illustrations from Dover Clipart. I really like Dover clipart because they are all royalty free images and perfect for designing some of your own patterns. Often, the clipart is in [...]

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The New Scroll Saw Handbook

October 7, 2008

Yesterday, I posted episode 2 of Scroll Saw Goodies Podcast. In this episode, I talk about how to choose a scroll saw. One of the major resources I used while researching this topic was Patrick Spielman’s The New Scroll Saw Handbook. This is such a great book, I wanted to make it the Book Of [...]

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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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Holiday Ornaments for the Scroll Saw

September 8, 2008

One of the problems with making holiday ornaments is everybody wants one! And why not? Handcrafted ornaments are much more interesting and offer an infinite amount of sentimental value. They’re not hard to make, nor time consuming. But when everybody wants one, you’ll soon be back-ordered until the following Christmas! So that’s why I’m making [...]

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Compound Scroll Saw Creations

August 26, 2008

This week’s Book of the Week comes from the queen of compound cutting, Dianna Thompson. Compound Scroll Saw Creations is a great book for those wanting to get started in 3d cutting. Those with more experience will find some great patterns too. Not sure if compound cutting is right for you? I’ve written an article [...]

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New Feature: Book Of The Week

August 26, 2008

I love books. I read mostly informational/how-to books, but I love ‘em! So, I’m always on the lookout for new books to add to my library. The great thing about the scroll sawing hobby, there is no shortage of books to look at. So I thought I’d start a new feature on this blog. Introducing, [...]

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