Scroll Saw Village

I love looking at galleries of other people’s work. I often go seek them out specifically. Unfortunately, the search engines I use only offer English speaking websites. Its a shame, because there is a big ol’ world out there. I stumbled across Bouyerchrist’s scroll saw gallery/blog awhile back. Bouyerchrist is located in Chambéry in France. The website is mostly a gallery of photos, so the language barrier won’t be much of a problem. You can use Babel Fish to translate the web page for you and you should get a good idea of what is being said. Check it out. Bouyerchrist has some wonderful scroll sawn artwork. I’m sure it will be a great inspiration to some of your own designs!

When Allison White put together her blog to show off her intarsia and scrollwork, she didn’t quite know what she was getting into. Blogging, just like scrolling, can become quite addictive. Her blog, Willowshimmer Woodworks, highlights her artwork along with her thoughts about each project. Along with her woodworks, she shares some of her favorite quotes, funny cartoons, and her thoughts about life. It really is a neat scroll saw blog that has a personal and sentimental touch.

She has tagged each post so you can find the posts you are most interested in. Look under the Labels section for a list of her tags. She has a lot of great work and worth checking out.

I love galleries of other’s work. I stumbled across a great scroller’s gallery at Wooders.com. 4 pages of scroll saw projects submitted by their members. It is a lot of fun to look through all of the great projects. Take a look. Perhaps I’ll inspire your next project.

It’s time for more free patterns! David Sudekum has created a bunch of patterns he has made available to anybody who wants them. They are hosted by MyPhotoAlbum. Each picture should give you an option to view the full size image. You can also click the download button to instantly download the pattern to your desktop! They are presented in JPG format for easy scaling. I know I found a few that I’ve added to my ever expanding queue. And while you are there, check out the gallery of his work. He has some really nice pieces that should serve for good inspiration.

Sue (jigsue) from the SSWC forums has a bunch of great patterns available in her online photo album. She has a wide variety of patterns from Hedrix to Potter. The patterns are presented in JPG format for easy scaling. However, high resolution copies of the patterns are not available. So you’ll have to right click and save to your desktop and scale them to the desired size. While you are there, check out her galleries. She does some really great work.

Jesse Davis at Scroll Sawn Art has created a great website dedicated to Scroll Sawing. He has a gallery of his most recent work, he has a few patterns for sale, and a has a number of free patterns too! Its nice to see a well crafted website dedicated to the hobby we all love. Take a look around. He has plenty to look at. And be sure to check out his free scroll saw patterns too. I’d hate for you to miss out on these great designs.

Looking for more inspiration? Look no further than WillysWoodcrafting online gallery. William’s gallery has hundreds of pictures of his work. From fretwork clocks, portraits, 3d work to bandsaw boxes and pen turnings. He does it all from his home in Wyndell, Canada. He is an active member of several online communities as well as the admin for the Woodworking Friends online community. He’s always willing to share his experience and tips for new woodcrafters. So check out his gallery. Not only does he do fantastic work, it will certainly inspire you to create some sawdust of your own.

Its really nice to see an artist take a medium in a direction you normally don’t see. Dave Danchuk of Amazed Creations creates truly unique ‘paintings.’ Dave is a segmentation artist from Coquitlam, BC. He first lays out his drawings on MDF. Then he uses his Dewalt scroll saw to cut out each individual piece, paints them, then glues them all together again to form a pretty crazy picture. Each ‘painting’ is full of color and energy. It’s not hard to see why his work is sought after.

His website showcases his work and talks a little about himself as an artist. He also sells merchandise based on his ‘paintings.’ One really neat thing he does with his website is offers progression pictures where he shows you each step as he creates a unique piece of art. Take a look through his gallery and his progression pictures. Perhaps it will inspire you to get a little crazy, too.

I really enjoy coming across people’s personal scroll saw galleries who also throw in a few free patterns. Tom over at Tom’s Wood Portraits & Scroll Art has done just that. Along with a gallery of his works, he has made available 7 patterns for anybody who want them. They are all presented in JPG format for easy scaling. Take a look. And while you are there, check out his work. I especially like his wildlife portraits.

From time to time, I’d like to showcase galleries of scrollers. Its really neat to look at other’s work and find inspiration.

Carter Johnson is a regular contributor on the Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts forum. He’s the ‘go to’ guy when it comes to puzzles. If there is a question about puzzles making, he’s right there to answer. He believes that puzzles should remain freehand and not cut with a pattern. Check out his gallery of the puzzles he has made. The are quite amazing!