Simple
Scroll Saw Projects
from Scrollsaw magazine
Softcover
210 x 295mm
126pp
Published by Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd, East Sussex UK
R.R.P.$34.90
ISBN 1-86108-180-4
Bevel Mirror Overlay
Dolphin Clock
Christmas Characters
Display Tiers
Ches/draughts board and pieces
Photo Frame
Rocket Book Ends
Cook's Organiser
Table-top Music Stand
Inventive Building
Yachting Peg Hangers
Train Coat Hooks
Nautical Mirror
Plant Holders
Shutters
Chopping Board
Play Farm
As reviewed in The Australian Woodworker Issue 97
The attraction of the scrollsaw to so many woodworkers is its ability to create almost everything, from simple cut out forms to the most complex three-dimensional architectural models. This amazing machine can easily expand its output as the skill level of the operator rises, and its rising popularity is reflected in the growing number of publications devoted to scrollsaw projects.
Simple Scrollsaw Projects is a collection of project articles for the scrollsaw, published by the Guild Of Master Craftsman Publications. They range from the simple to more advanced, with a good cross-section of subject matter, from toys to household decorations. Each project is detailed using clearly numbered step-by-step instructions, colour photos of methods, and - in almost all cases - full size patterns.
The simpler projects include a mirror with decorative overlay, name plaque (with a pattern for bubble alphabet letters), a dolphin clock, Christmas decorations, a three tiered corner unit display shelf, a chess set and board, picture frame with mushroom decoration, and book ends with a rocket motif.
On the practical home front, the Cook's Organiser - featuring a see through acrylic face to protect precious recipes from spills - is sure to appeal to many.
Budding musicians will appreciate the music stand made from three simple parts, hinged in the middle, with a decorative saxophone cut out.
More complex and involved projects are included, such as the castle - made with over 60 different blocks - decorated with a myriad of trees and bushes cut from plywood. Home furnishings can be made with the scrollsaw, too. Designs range from the nautical sailboat towel knobs and a mirror for the bathroom, to a window sill plant containers and shutters (the latter featuring a rooster and heart pattern). The Yin and Yang chopping block would kit out any kitchen quite stylishly, as would the Oriental style shelving unit.
Imaginative playtime is catered for, with a large barn featuring a removable roof and two garage doors, as well as a stylised yard with a pond - perfect for the kids when they're playing with those small model plastic ducks, cows and other farm-yard animals.
For the more ambitious and handi-craft oriented who like to share their talents with friends and family, the hand made Christmas cards might just fit the bill. Patterns include a Santa figure, Christmas candle, Noel lettering, Celtic knot design and a pair of mistletoe leaves. The window hangings would fall within the more advanced project category.
These are designed in homage to Alphonse Mucha, a poster designer of the late 19th century. One hanger is an image of the actress Sarah Bernhardt, and the other is a female portrait adapted from a 1894 design for a calendar, commissioned by a then popular French magazine, 'La Plume'. These attractive intricate designs round out the eclectic mix of projects. There is sure to be something for everyone in this book, and a wide range of skills can be developed by trying out the great variety provided.
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Metric
Contents
Note and Measurements
Introduction
Easy Projects
Reflected
glory
John Everett shows how to make a simple but effective bevel mirror
overlay
Signs
of the times
Tim Foxall says that making signs are a directly useful
way of using a scrollsaw
Make
a splash
This children-friendly dolphin clock is by John Everett
Christmas
characters
Ivor Carlyle brings you some super, fun decorations just for
Christmas
Tiers
before bedtime!
Here's an original space-saving idea for displaying your
favourite items designed by John Everett
All
the King's men!
Tim Foxall designs an unusual, multi-purpose chess/draughts
board and pieces
Fairy
tale frame
Ivor Carlyle comes up with an idea for a photo frame
It's
life Jim but!
Jeff Loader shows you how to make these fantastic rocket
book ends
Cook's
organiser
The ideal solution to losing your recipes is this useful kitchen
accessory by Ivor Carlyle
Blow
your horn
Make a table-top music stand for your budding musicians by
Christine Richardson
Inventive
building
Terry Lawrence redesigns the building block
Sails
Ahoy!
A yachting theme is the basis for this original bathroom design
by Christine Richardson
Thomas
comes home!
With a three-year-old grandson obsessed by Thomas the Tank
Engine, Jack Marsh makes his day
Intermediate Projects
Sails
Ahoy! Part II
You can have fun in the bathroom with our nautical mirror.
Photography and project by Christine Richardson
Celtic
Christmas
John Burke says you need never panic about Christmas cards
again
Flower
Bower
A pair of plant holders for the window sill and wall, make the
most of the tilt facility on your scrollsaw table
AII
shuttered up
A traditional folk design adorns these practical and charming
window shutters. Project and photography by Christine Richardson
A
cut above the rest
A utilitarian object can also be beautiful as Jack
Hudson demonstrates here with three-colour chopping boards
Down
on the Farm
A play farm designed by Jack Hudson for the enjoyment of
children of any age that can be added to over a period of time
All
aboard the orient
John Everett shows how to make a Japanese-style shelf
unit
Obeying
battle orders
Display shelves for a special toy makes tidying up less
of a chore. Project and photography by Christine Richardson
Glorious
windows
Based on posters from Alphonse Mucha, Terry Lawrence creates
some stylish acrylic window hangings
Metric
and imperial conversion charts
Index
Japanese-style Shelf Unit
Display Shelf for a special
toy
Acrylic Window Hangings