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An elegant drive mechanism powers this “punny” monster music box By John W. Hutchinson Photos and illustrations by John W. Hutchinson
An elegant drive mechanism powers this “punny” monster music box By John W. Hutchinson Photos and illustrations by John W. Hutchinson
Use longer blanks to make larger trivets By Ron Forsyth When I was having dinner with a neighbor one night, she served a casserole hot from the oven. To protect the table, she positioned two trivets side by side, which inspired me to make trivets large enough to hold a […]
Scroll this bonus fretwork fairy pattern In Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Summer 2014 (Issue 55), Charlie Dearing offered an intricate pattern of a lynx. Here is an equally intricate bonus Fairy fretwork pattern also by Charlie.The pattern is derived from an original drawing by Anne Stokes, www.annestokes.com. Big Book of […]
Make your own bowl press and angle guide to speed up the construction process If you only make layered ring bowls or baskets on occasion, you can probably get by using clamps and scrap wood. But, a bowl press makes the whole assembly process a lot easier. Here are a […]
Correction to the Butterfly Box pattern that appeared in Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Spring 2014 (Issue 54) SSW54 – Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts – Spring 2014In the Butterfly Box article by Gary MacKay, which appeared in Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Spring 2014 (Issue 54), there was an […]
Bonus patterns associated with the Cutting Fretwork Crosses article in Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Spring 2014 (Issue 54) In the Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Spring 2014 (Issue 54), Jay Hammerle shared patterns for his fretwork crosses, but not all of the patterns fit into the magazine, so we […]
Elaborate cross looks nice cut from thick hardwood. In the Holiday 2013 Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts (Issue 53), Bobby Riggs shared the pattern for one elaborate fretwork cross. Scroll down to download a bonus fretwork cross pattern. Big Book of Christmas Ornaments and Decorations | Christmas Ornaments for Woodworking […]
Mosaic lid embellishes a standard stacked-ring hardwood box In Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Summer 2013 (Issue 51), L. Kim Braa demonstrated how to create a mosaic-type lid for a scroll saw box. We’ve included detailed instructions below to create the stacked-ring box. SSW51 | Creative Wooden Boxes | Fresh Designs […]
Easy-cut puzzles will remind you of summer all year long In Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Summer 2013 (Issue 51), Judy and Dave Peterson offered their wasp and grasshopper puzzle patterns. Download a bonus dragonfly puzzle below. Woodimals | Making Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles | Zodiac Puzzles for Scroll Saw Woodworking […]
Use angled cuts to create an interesting table for your deck In the Backyard DIY Projects special issue (available here), our editors put together a host of outdoor projects. Unfortunately, we ran out of space, so we decided to include the article on making this flashy and functional table as […]