Enjoy the harvest moon year ’round By Deb Nicholson This nightlight, which combines basic woodworking with fretwork accents, makes a nice accent piece for the evening. The frosted spray and black paint on the acrylic plastic diffuse the light and give the full moon a subtle glow. If you would […]
Want to revamp your scroll saw? Switch out that clunky old blade clamp for a tougher, more streamlined model By Bob Duncan and Mindy Kinsey The blade clamps are among the first parts to fail on a scroll saw. The clamps, which are also called blade chucks or blade heads, […]
By the Staff of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Like the Excalibur saws, Jet’s scroll saw uses a link drive system and has a tilting saw arm (insets of a tilting table). But it has a few special features. Jet’s major innovation is a quick-change blade holding and tensioning system. The […]
By the Staff of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Created by Ray Seymore of Seyco, who has been selling Excalibur saws since 1986, this saw is intended for scrollers and has features designed specifically for these woodworkers. Like the Excalibur saws, it uses a link drive system and has a […]
Welcome to the tenth issue of Short Cuts! Our quarterly e-newsletter, Short Cuts, is our way of staying in touch with you between issues of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts. Here we share projects, features, tips, insider scoop on books and authors, club news, and more. We hope you enjoy reading it as […]
Capture the feeling of Opening Day with this classic fretwork baseball scene By Jacob and Wayne Fowler While baseball season is in full swing, this fretwork design captures that moment where the pitcher winds up, the batter focuses on the ball, and the catcher waits for the ball to […]
Make blade changes faster and easier for a couple dollars and 20 minutes in the shop By Bob Duncan The partially free-floating blade clamps on the Porter Cable scroll saw make it a challenge to change blades. But with a few tools and basic hardware, you can make them stay where […]
This year’s event promises classes, demos, door prizes, contests, and more Get ready for the 20th Midwest Scroll Saw & Woodworking Trade Show, held on Aug. 3-4, 2018, at the Dubuque County Fairgrounds (14569 Old Hwy. Rd., Dubuque, IA 52002)! This show is a great way for scrollers of all […]
Get ready for an exciting, jam-packed weekend—this October in Wilmington, Ohio “Artistry in Wood is a perfect name for the show,” said the well-known intarsia artist Judy Gale Roberts about the Dayton Carvers Guild’s annual event. “The show encompasses so many woodworking techniques—carving, pyrography, fretwork, intarsia, woodturning, and combinations of […]
This scroll-friendly alphabet is perfect for your next weekend project! Stick them on boxes and picture frames to liven up home decor. Use them to personalize a child’s bedroom sign or make magnets for the fridge. Heck, even sand one down and wear it as a pendant around your […]
