Scroll
Saw Fretwork Patterns
by Patrick Spielman &
James Reidle
Softcover
200 x 255mm
256pp
Published by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc., New York USA
R.R.P.$24.90
ISBN 978-0-8069-6998-5
Extract from back cover of book:
Fretwork is back again and more popular than ever. These beautiful, intricate Victorian gingerbread designs have offered a feast for the eyes both inside and outside the home for generations.
Fretwork accents range from grilles, balusters, and door and window frames, to furnishings and accessories for every room. With their ornate elegance they're stunning to look at, but for the woodworker they've always been a fiendishly complicated challenge until now.
In this book two expert woodworkers make it possible for you to put your scroll saw to work in creating the magic of fretwork design. Projects that used to take untold hours now can be finished quickly and easily.
The secret lies in the Spielman touch and the Reidle design concepts for a variety of projects, with easy-to-follow instructions, photos of finished pieces, and pages and pages of shortcuts, tips, and handy techniques.
Best of all, here are over 200 fabulous full-size fretwork patterns the most in any book including many not available anywhere else. The patterns include the most loved classic designs of the past, plus dozens of imaginative new ones.
Choose from a variety of animals, alphabets, numbers, signs, brackets, balusters, grilles, Christmas ornaments, silhouettes, Victorian arches, running trim, clocks, even miniatures, and many more.
The treasury of advice based on years of workshop experience will turn you into an instant expert yourself. And pattern after practical pattern (you'll want to try them all) make this the most complete compendium you'll ever need on the subject.
Illustrations: Black & White
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Patterns
Silhouettes
Country Designs
Home Accessories
Mirror & Photo
Frames
Musical Designs
Birds
Animals
Alphabets & Numbers
Signs
Shelves
Delicate Brackets
Architectural Brackets
Balusters
Running
Trim
Victorian Arches
Gable Ornaments
Grilles
Inlays
& Overlays
Christmas Ornaments
Arrows
Nautical Silhouettes
Wheels
Vehicles
Miniatures
Clocks
Miscellaneous Patterns
Metric
Equivalency Chart
About the Authors
Current Books by Patrick Spielamn
Index