Lee Valley’s new picture screw offers a strong grip Lee Valley has designed a screw to be used specifically for hanging items on walls. The screw, which features a very small core, but large threads, will hold up to 20 pounds when screwed into drywall. There is an integral 3/8″-diameter […]
Black and Decker Firestorm Cordless Brad Nailer Many experts suggest attaching blanks for stack cutting with small nails or brads. While air-powered brad nailers have been available for years, and corded nailers have been out nearly as long, price and inconvenience have kept many from getting them. Black & Decker […]
The cordless Cold Heat Glue Gun is useful in the shop and home alike. Cold Heat, famous for the instant heat soldering guns, has applied that technology to hot-melt glue guns. The Cold Heat Hot Glue Gun, with its tip enclosed in a high-temperature rubber sleeve, is a cordless hot […]
The Dremel Workstation turns your rotary tool into a drill press and stationary grinder Dremel has adapted it’s drill press into a complete drilling and grinding station. The workstation is designed to hold any of the standard Dremel rotary tools, and, when combined with Dremel’s three-jaw chuck, it is perfect […]
The 9″ Sand Flee by RJR Studios is the perfect addition to a small scrolling shop The 9″ Sand Flee portable drum sander is the perfect addition to a serious scroller’s shop. Comprised of a precision-machined sanding drum set into an adjustable, machined-flat table, the 9″ Sand Flee, a scaled-down […]
The SeeSander lets you see exactly how much material you are removing when sanding. With traditional sanders, you can’t see how much you’re removing, so you sand, check the piece, sand some more, check the piece, and hope you don’t sand too much. The new SeeSander by Seyco solves this […]
Basic scrolling techniques to help novice scrollers Attaching Patterns Temporary-bond spray adhesive is the most common method used to attach patterns to stock. Photocopy the pattern. Spray the adhesive on the back of the pattern, wait a few seconds, and press the pattern down onto the blank. Rubber cement or […]
A Different Take on a Classic Scene The Nativity is an enduring symbol of the Christmas season. My Nativity scene is unique, as each figure is a small puzzle. It makes a wonderful addition to your holiday season décor, and you might just want to find a special place in […]
His Marine Corps Training Serves Him Well When the premier issue of Scroll Saw Workshop came out in the fall of 2000 not many scrollers had heard of Gary Browning or his method of scrolling portraits, which he introduced to us with a portrait of “The Duke.” Less than a […]
Delight Your Child or Grandchild on Christmas Day Pattern designed by John A. Nelson Walking through a mall around Christmastime can be jarring to the senses. Store windows are ablaze in flashing lights. Beeping and binging fill the air as electronic boutiques tout their latest video games. Kids tug at […]
