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 […]
Make the Right Choice the First Time If you equate scrolling with a clunky saw from your junior high school woodshop days, you may be in for a very pleasant surprise. Today’s scroll saws are easy to use, quiet and very safe, making scrolling an activity the whole family can […]
From the Amazon Jungles to Your Home When my wife, Joyce, and I traveled to Africa, there were birds everywhere. We thought for sure when we went to Peru that we would see lots of birds, too. As it turns out, that wasn’t the case. The ones we had the […]
This particular project provides a solution to a very common problem: keeping track of keys. More and more people are taking to the highways and byways in all manners of recreational vehicles. You might have one yourself or you probably know someone with an RV. It’s no surprise, then, that […]
A Wild Country Christmas Wreath Capture the simple, calm feeling of the Western outdoors with this country Christmas wreath. Its natural earth tones set it apart from the glut of red and green decorations sure to flood craft booths and mall shelves this holiday season. Wildlife lovers, too, will be […]
Make an Ornament in a Morning Add a little German crafts-manship to your holiday traditions with this ornament from Volker Arnold. Volker is a marvelous German artist who has developed a wide range of ornament patterns and 3D scenes for scrollers. I’ve chosen a pattern from Volker’s Church Bells pattern […]
Two simple designs for traditional Hanukkah fun Dreidels have entertained people for centuries. Typically played during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the Dreidel game is fun for everyone, regardless of age or religion. Each side of the four-sided top is labeled with a different Hebrew letter: Nun, Gimmel, Hey, […]
Create the look of lathe-turned bowls with your scroll saw. At every craft fair I’ve attended recently, I’ve been drawn to displays of beautiful lathe-turned bowls. Having had some experience with cutting steep angles on the scroll saw, I thought it might be possible to replicate the look of these […]
