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Scrollsaw and Fretsaw (7 books)
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This guide to making fretcut painted relief sculptures covers every stage step-by-step from the initial design to the completed project. It includes: working drawings; working out a colour rough; transferring the design to wood; shaping; introducing mixed media; painting; and framing.
With over 120 intricate designs for scroll saw work, this book offers a wide variety of themes - including a wolf, a lamb, Victorian men and women and a cowboy. It provides tips, hints and advice, along with precise line drawings and photographs of finished projects.
This is Ivor Carlyle's second collection of colourful and sturdy wooden toys for scrollsaw enthusiasts to make. From a mobile to hang above a cot, to a "come-apart" car that will enthral young mechanics, each toy has been finished with a stamp technique which is described in full. The projects range from the simple to the more complex, thereby matching a child's growing development and the reader's growing skill with the chainsaw. Each project includes plans, cutting lists and step-by-step instructions, accompanied by colour photographs.
A gallery of the work of some of the world's best woodworking artists. Patrick Spielman introduces the woodworkers themselves who share some of their expertise, cutting patterns and special methods in 46 projects.
A comprehensive guide to the scrollsaw, one of the most popular power tools today, with 20 projects that are decorative, practical and simple to make. All the basic scrollsaw techniques and necessary woodworking knowledge are covered, including: what to look for when buying a scrollsaw; choosing suitable material to work with; blade types and when they should be used; making and scaling cutting patterns; basic cutting, internal cut-outs, stack-sawing and bevel cutting; and safety measures. Each project is broken down into easy-to-follow, illustrated steps. The projects include a magazine rack, shoe rack, tool caddy, hanging basket bracket, wind vane, picture frame, mug tree, CD/tape rack, scrollwork shelf, and book ends.
A collection of Victorian fretwork patterns for readers who would like to try their hand at the authentic, intricate fretwork that was the glory of the Victorian woodworker - a wide variety of patterns adapted to a mix of old and new uses ranging from shelves and plant holders to a doll's bedstead.
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