Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Winter 2020 (Issue #81)

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Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Winter 2020 (Issue #81)

The Winter 2020 issue of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts includes a variety of patterns and features, as well as a kid-friendly project and 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, foxchapelpublishing.com, 1-800-457-9112.

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Scroll down for a sneak peek of our winter projects!

In This Issue 

 

Features

Wooden Paintings 

Leonard Locatis uses reclaimed wood to create depth, dimension, and texture in his portraits

By Hannah Rachel Carroll

  Tackling Tough Fretwork

Cutting a crazy-delicate piece on the scroll saw? With these helpful tips and tricks, there’s no need to fret

By Rolf Beuttenmuller and Charles Hand

  The Impossible Fretwork of Fiona Kingdon

One day, she rescued a scroll saw from the trash. Now, she uses it to make jaw-dropping depictions of nature 

By Kaylee Schofield

  The Drum Sander: A Tool You Didn’t Know You Needed

Pre-sand blanks or refine scrolled projects without breaking a sweat

By Carole Rothman

 

Projects

Toy Race Car

This fun weekend build can be made entirely from scraps

By Brad Anderson

Techniques

Making Turning Blanks on the Scroll Saw

Spruce up conventional pen designs with a multitude of accent stripes

By Barry Gross

 

Polka-Dot Bowl

Stack and sand colorful rings to create a one-of-a-kind addition to your kitchen

By Carole Rothman

 

 Patterns

 

Grizzly Bear Intarsia

Power carve the fur to add texture to this fierce face of the forest

By Brad and Hazel Eklund

 

Two-Piece Tree

Ease your way into fretwork with a festive freestanding design

By Ghylenn Descamps

Stylish Fretwork Ornaments

This year, deck the halls with simple statement pieces that celebrate brightly colored hardwoods

By Dan Wilckens

Compound-Cut Earrings

Don these decorative baubles and look as snazzy as the Christmas tree

By Sue Mey

Bread and Cheese

Practice cutting thin bridges in hardwood with this charming avian duo 

By Fiona Kingdon

Layered Nativity

Start your own traditions with this stunning take on a classic German Christmas arch

By Beatrix Brockman

 

Rocket and UFO Puzzles

Scroll two out-of-this-world designs for your little future astronaut

By Sarah Lyn Chamberlain

 

1940s Jeep

This intricate WWII-era vehicle is a win for extreme puzzlers

By Eric Van Malderen

 

Compound-Cut Ornament

Test your precision on a wicked, wire-thin project that pulls no punches

By Clayton Meyers

 

Buddy the Sparrow Fretwork

What this winter bird lacks in size, he makes up for in personality

By Charles Hand

 

Online Exclusives

Bonus Pattern

Click here to download the design for a majestic fretwork wolf.

Bonus Wolf Design

Free Projects

What’s puzzle, animal, and word art all in one? Find out with this fun freestanding design.

Woodimal Pattern

Free Projects

For more wintry projects, visit the How To section on our website.

 


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