The Summer 2017 issue of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts features a variety of projects, patterns, and features, as well as interesting techniques. This issue is a part of the regular magazine subscription. It is also available from your favorite retailer or from Fox Chapel Publishing, www.foxchapelpublishing.com, 1-800-457-9112.
In This Issue:
Features
Sizzling Hot Scroll Saws!
By Bob Duncan
Exploring the new saws from Jet and Seyco
Summer Roundup
By Kathleen Ryan
Projects
Functional Fishing Lures
By Billy Allmon
Functional lures are easy to make and better than store-bought
Water Lily Box
By Carole Rothman
Delicate and beautiful box is surprisingly easy to make
Neptune’s Gumball Challenge
By Bob Gilsdorf
Easy-to-build toy rewards your hand-eye coordination
CLICK HERE to watch the staff of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts try the challenge
Hungry Giraffe Lamp
By John Hutchinson
Add animation to a bedside still life with a simple electrical motor
Click here to see a video of the lamp in action.
Doll Scooter
By Paul Meisel
Create a combination toy and stand for American Girl® and other 18″ dolls
Patterns
Clockopelli
By Dave Van Ess
Whimsical decoration is based on Southwestern-style art
Silhouette Fretwork Swan
By Theresa Ekdom
Classic mosaic transformed into a beautiful fretwork design
Big Top Puzzle Playset
By Carolea Hower
All the spectacle of the circus is packed into this portable puzzle playset
Click here for a whole book of puzzle playset patterns.
Layered Welcome Sign
By Sue Mey
Give everyone who enters your home a cheerful greeting with this charming sign
Crawly Critter Mobile
By Tom St. Aubin
Delight bug enthusiasts with colorful scrap wood insects
Compound-Cut Earrings
By Ronald Nelson
Transform scrap wood into unique jewelry
Techniques
Learning Lath Art
By John Nielsen
Invented during the 1960s, lath art is fun & easy—and back in a big way
King of the Jungle
By Kathy Wise
Learn how to make a realistic mane for a magnificent lion
Web Exclusives
Online Videos
• Click here to see the staff of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts attempt Neptune’s Gumball Challenge
• Watch the Hungry Giraffe Lamp in action.
Online Exclusive! Meet the Artist
• Barrie Casement “saw” Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral in a unique way