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Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Summer 2017 (Issue 67)

The Summer 2017 issue of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts features a variety of projects, patterns, and features, as well as interesting techniques. This issue is a part of the regular magazine subscription. It is also available from your favorite retailer or from Fox Chapel Publishing, www.foxchapelpublishing.com, 1-800-457-9112.

 

 

 

 

In This Issue:

Features

 

Sizzling Hot Scroll Saws!
By Bob Duncan
Exploring the new saws from Jet and Seyco

 

 

 

Summer Roundup
By Kathleen Ryan

 

 

Projects

 

Functional Fishing Lures
By Billy Allmon
Functional lures are easy to make and better than store-bought

 

 

 

 

Water Lily Box
By Carole Rothman
Delicate and beautiful box is surprisingly easy to make

 

 

 

Neptune’s Gumball Challenge
By Bob Gilsdorf
Easy-to-build toy rewards your hand-eye coordination
CLICK HERE to watch the staff of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts try the challenge

 

 

 

Hungry Giraffe Lamp

By John Hutchinson
Add animation to a bedside still life with a simple electrical motor
Click here to see a video of the lamp in action.

 

 

 

Doll Scooter
By Paul Meisel
Create a combination toy and stand for American Girl® and other 18″ dolls

 

 

 

Patterns

 

Clockopelli
By Dave Van Ess
Whimsical decoration is based on Southwestern-style art

 

 

 

 

Silhouette Fretwork Swan
By Theresa Ekdom
Classic mosaic transformed into a beautiful fretwork design

 

 

 

Big Top Puzzle Playset
By Carolea Hower
All the spectacle of the circus is packed into this portable puzzle playset
Click here for a whole book of puzzle playset patterns.

 

 

 

 

Layered Welcome Sign
By Sue Mey
Give everyone who enters your home a cheerful greeting with this charming sign

 

 

 

 

Crawly Critter Mobile
By Tom St. Aubin
Delight bug enthusiasts with colorful scrap wood insects

 

 

 

 

Compound-Cut Earrings
By Ronald Nelson
Transform scrap wood into unique jewelry

 

 

Techniques

 

 

Learning Lath Art
By John Nielsen
Invented during the 1960s, lath art is fun & easy—and back in a big way

 

 

 

King of the Jungle
By Kathy Wise
Learn how to make a realistic mane for a magnificent lion

 

 

 

Web Exclusives

 

Online Videos

• Click here to see the staff of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts attempt Neptune’s Gumball Challenge

• Watch the Hungry Giraffe Lamp in action.

Online Exclusive! Meet the Artist
• Barrie Casement “saw” Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral in a unique way