Customer Reviews

50 Easy Weekend Scroll Saw Projects

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This is an excellent collection of interesting patterns for the beginning to intermediate scroll saw artist. There is a brief introduction that includes tips on wood selection, use of patterns and finishing. There is also a list of suppliers. Familiarity with the scroll saw process is assumed and the patterns can be resized on a copier to fit your needs. Many of the patterns are versatile and can be used for different applications.

Although there are a few of the standard cute animal wall hangings, shelves and such I found many different and useful ideas here. There are Chinese character trivets that go with my Oriental themes and a nice puzzle ball. I think the outstanding piece in the book is a free-standing plant stand that can be sized as needed. This beautiful item is shown on the front cover and is a solid piece of furniture that could be enlarged to be an occasional table with a multitude of uses. A wastepaper basket and flower pot stand in a similar style are also included.

There are a number of very nice corner and wall shelf patterns with sophisticated designs including wildlife and a beautiful ballerina. Another of my favorites is a mirror frame capped with a delicate scroll work pattern. With all the scroll saw pattern books out there I found this one to have plenty of unique and useful projects to make it a welcome addition to any collection.

This book covers mostly amatuer to advanced skill levels. It has a few projects for beginers, but not many. If you are not a beginer, this is a great sourse for some cool, fun projects.

This book has been a great pleasure to work from. There is a nice variety of objects to complete, although I would have loved the book to be twice the size!

For the price, it is a great deal and has patterns that provide something for everyone!

I highly recommend it!

I am sorry I bought this book. There is nothing in it I want to make. Not saying it is a lousy book, but if I could have looked through it before buying I would have passed on it. Others may like the projects included in the book. That is the hazard of buying a how to book sight unseen.

I bought this book partly because of the table it shows on the cover. I plan on making a table. The other patterns in this book are very helpful too. There are patterns for small shelves-key hangers( a cutout that you put hooks on to hang your keys )-picture frames etc. Interesting book. I bought mine through Amazon and got a good price Book and shipping around $10. The book was listed as used , but was in excellent condition.
I would highly recomend to anyone starting scroll saw work, or other sawdust creating hobby, BUY A GOOD QUALITY DUST MASK to protect your lungs. By good quality dust mask, I mean one with a foam seal for the bridge of your nose. not the cheap ones that you find in department stores. If you get saw dust around your nostrils, your mask is NOT helping. Try [...] for a better mask.
God Bless YOU each and every day , AMEN !

I wasn't very pleased with the patterns in the book. They were all very similar. There were only a few patterns in the book that I actually liked.