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Halloween Luminaries

October 9, 2008

Here’s a great idea by TLT on the BT3Central.com forums. Rather than cutting pumpkins this year, he decided to take a few of the free pumpkin carving patterns available on the internet and use them as patterns to make his own luminaries. He used corner blocks with dadoes cut to hold the plywood panels, which [...]

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Black Cats Only

October 8, 2008

Sue Mey is tempting fate by inviting black cats over for Halloween. Bad omen or not, you can’t deny, this is a great pattern. This Black Cats Only design is available free on her website. This design is provided in JPG format for easy scaling. While you’re there, check out some of her other Halloween [...]

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Real Fez

September 30, 2008

While you have your passport out, lets jump over to Algeria. Real Fez has a new blog where he shares his most recent works. If that wasn’t enough, he was also kind enough to share some of his patterns! And who doesn’t love free patterns? Recently, he’s been experimenting with cork, which has been really [...]

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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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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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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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Country Cow

September 4, 2008

Here’s a fun little country craft pattern provided by Meliz Crafts n More that you can easily knock out in no-time. I tried this pattern and it only took me an hour and a half to complete (that includes the painting and watching TV). The pattern is a hand drawn scan provided in JPG format. [...]

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Jesus Falling Beneath the Cross

August 20, 2008

If you read any of the scroll saw magazines, or hang out on the scroll saw message boards, you already know Kevin Daly of Scroll Saw Patterns Online. He has designed a lot of great patterns, but he’s best known for his wildlife and scenic designs. Kevin has posted a free pattern of Jesus falling [...]

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