Scroll Saw Workbook
Learn to use your scroll saw in 25 skill-building
chapters
by John A. Nelson
Softcover
215 x 280mm
88pp
Published by Fox Chapel Publishing Co. Inc., East Petersburg PA USA
R.R.P.$26.90
ISBN 1-56523-207.0
Extract from back cover of book:
John Nelson has taught hundreds of students how to quickly and safely use the scroll saw to make practical and beautiful projects. Now it's your turn!
Inside this new book, you'll find everything you need to know, boiled down to the best and simplest methods.
In each of the 25 chapters, you'll learn a specific skill, practice it and then use that skill to make an attractive project. As you progress, each chapter builds upon the previous skills you've learned. By the time you've completed the book, you'll be ready to tackle any scroll saw project with experience and confidence.
Photos: Colour
Contents
Notes from the Authors
How to use this Workbook
History of Scroll Saw
Types of Saw Mechanisms
Today's Scroll Saws
Scroll Saw Blades
Accessories for the Scroll Saw
Features to look for in a Scroll Saw
Scroll Saw Patterns & Material
Getting Started
Safety
Practice
Exercises
Exercise
1: Following lines
Exercise 2: Making continuous, flowing exterior cuts
Exercise
3: Making sharp exterior corners (loop methods)
Exercise 4: Making sharp interior
corners
Exercise 5: Cutting very small or very thin objects
Exercise
6: Stack cutting (staple methods)
Exercise
7: Stack cutting (tape method)
Exercise 8: Stack cutting (brad method)
Exercise
9: Stack cutting (ear method)
Exercise 10: Cutting paper, cardboard or cloth
(exterior cuts)
Exercise 11: Cutting paper, cardboard or cloth (interior cuts)
Exercise
12: Cutting metal
Exercise 13: Cutting plastic
Exercise 14: Relief cutting
(relief Cut Blade / Angle Tester)
Exercise 15: Relief cutting (collapsible
baskets)
Exercise 16: Relief cutting (dimensional effects)
Exercise 17:
Inlay (Inlay Blade / Angle Tester)
Exercise 18: Inlay
Exercise 19: Compound
cutting
Exercise 20: Layering (woven basket)
Exercise 21: Using scrap wood
Exercise
22: Making puzzles
Exercise 23: Relief cutting (alphabet)
Exercise 24: Segmentation
Exercise
25: Lapover basket
Appendix