Fox Chapel Publishings Books

Description: Make your next scroll saw project something wild with a pattern from this collection of designs from artist Lora S. Irish. Choose from more than 50 superbly rendered patterns of wild animals from all over the globe including panda bears munching on bamboo shoots, elephants surveying the plains and mother kangaroos protecting their young.

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Description: Intarsia enthusiasts can get right to work with this array of more than 25 full-size patterns suitable for a wide range of skill levels. The book displays an artistic style of woodworking that focuses on nature, the outdoors, and nostalgic scenes, with full-size patterns-bound into a pocket at the back of the book, no photocopy scaling necessary. Designs include; holiday animals, a classic rose, colorful lovebirds, a lighthouse scene, and a farm scene. A brief, getting-started section provides hints on which types of wood and blades to select as well as how to shape pieces, guiding those new to intarsia or serving as a quick refresher for more seasoned crafters.

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Description: Whether you're new to scrolling or have been at the craft for quite some time, there's a puzzle project waiting for you inside this new book. Collected from the pages of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts, you'll discover 31 of the most beloved puzzle patterns and projects. Creative, colourful and separated by difficulty level for easy selection, each design features a colour photo of the finished puzzle and a pattern, while selected projects feature step-by-step instructions for easy completion. Readers are treated to the work from a variety of talented artists, like John A. Nelson, Carl Hird-Rutter, Judy & Dave Peterson, Jim Sweet and many more. The puzzles make perfect gifts or items to sell at craft fairs. Inside you'll find: cuddly cats, Jonah and the Whale, an owl with her family, a woolly mammoth, a teacher's puzzle, The World's Most Difficult Puzzle and many more These Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts subscriber favourites are sure to become your most beloved puzzles too!.

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Description: From celebrated artist Lora S. Irish comes a treasure trove of small and beautiful patterns for crafters of all mediums. Perfect for carving, woodburning, painting, quilting and more, the patterns are provided in two detailed varieties: a line drawing for transferring and a shaded variety for illustrating depth and shadow. For new carvers Irish demonstrates the whole carving process from start to finish with a charming Country Apple Quilt Square project. She also explains the tools you'll need, the appropriate woods to use and how to achieve the appropriate levels of depth in a relief carving. The wildlife, botanical, mythical, landscape and corner designs can beautifully stand alone or be incorporated into functional and decorative items around your home.

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Description: Animal Puzzles for the Scroll Saw - Second Edition is a newly expanded version of the wildly popular pattern book that scroll saw artists have come to love! With over 50 patterns for upright standing and interlocking puzzles, woodworkers will have plenty of charming puzzles to sell at craft shows or to give to loved ones as special gifts. And with a handy getting started section that includes information to ensure success, new scrollers will learn how to choose wood, blades, to transfer patterns and more. Experienced scrollers will find useful information to customise patterns and to create their own patterns from personal photographs. New realistic patterns include a playful scene of 4 cats, a smart beagle, an alligator, an adorable panda bear, Frisian pony, caribou, sly red fox and others - each with full colour photographs of the finished puzzles.

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Description: Now woodworkers of any skill level will be able to easily make their own decorative and functional boxes, using just one tool - the scroll saw. Author and heirloom box-maker, Gary Mac Kay, provides step-by-step photograph demonstrations to create wood boxes with checkerboard, diamond and pinwheel effects. Patterns include eye-catching designs for jewelry and recipe boxes, tissue boxes, knitting trays and desk organizers plus expert advice on classic dovetail joints.

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Description: This guide covers all aspects of cabinet construction, including carcase construction, frame and panel construction, drawers, doors and legs. Woodworking should be a fun and stress free hobby. The Back to Basics Series bypasses the overwhelming amount of woodworking information and gets back to basics with the core information needed to succeed. Woodworker's learn what is important to know now and what can be left for later. Best of all, the information is presented in the plain spoken language one would hear from a trusted friend or relative.

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Description: Whether you’re a woodworker expanding your talents, a seasoned carver refining your skills, or a beginner newly introduced to this fulfilling craft, this is the only carving book you need. Brimming with expert instruction and nine attractive projects, you’ll learn all the classic carving styles and techniques along with the fundamentals of wood and tool selection, sharpening, creating a workspace and finishing your completed work. Also included is a complete chapter on power carving.

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Description: If a tree falls in the woods, odds are author and woodworker Chris Lubkemann will hear it and create something out of it. For years, Chris has been transforming twigs, branches and fallen trees into artfully designed yet functional pieces for the home, from candle holders and coasters to coffee tables and curtain rods. With insight into picking the right piece of wood to the basic techniques of cutting, trimming and shaping, Tree Craft takes the reader on a journey that is both creative and inspiring. The five chapters in the book are divided into the areas of a home where the 35 stylish and practical projects can be used. Aimed toward those with a general appreciation of wood, while the projects don't require a large amount of carving, they are interesting in the fact that they use natural pieces of wood that can be turned into unique and useful items with some creative tweaking. Reusing Mother Nature's beauty inside the home is a great way to add warmth and rustic elegance to any décor.

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Description: Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine is proud to present this collection of 60 of the best projects for both scroll saw beginners and those with experience. Readers will find this book a great reference not only for its detailed patterns, but for its tips, techniques, expert step-by-step instructions and crisp photos all guaranteed to help them master the projects featured or to spur their own creativity. From simple basic patterns for beginners to detailed keepsake portraits and beautiful compound cut pieces, the inspiration is abundant by the designs of contributors, such as John A. Nelson, Gary Mac Kay, Ron Brown, Kathy Wise, and Rick Hutcheson. This book is broken down by category so that the type of project can be easily found, whether it is intarsia and segmentation, fretwork, or inlays and relief.

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