Making Wooden Baskets on Your Scroll Saw [Paperback]

John A Nelson (Author), William Guimond (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2004

Step-by-step instructions for one standard model provide the groundwork for 16 elaborate basket designs in this introduction to basket carving. Carvers learn how to use their scroll saws and the provided base pattern to create basket "levels" that, when glued together, form the base for a complete basket. This set of fundamental principles provides the jumping-off point for hundreds of basket designs. Patterns include small and large market baskets, a candy dish, and a tissue box. This new edition includes four new projects.

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About the Author

John Nelson is a retired industrial arts educator and the author of The Complete Guide to Making Wooden Clocks and Scroll Saw Workbook. He is considered an expert among scroll saw enthusiasts and is a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Workshop. He lives in Dublin, New Hampshire. William Guimond is a woodworker and the coauthor of Scroll Saw Basketweave Projects. He lives in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Product Details

• Paperback: 67 pages
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing; 2nd edition (July 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565232348
• ISBN-13: 978-1565232341
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,049,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Wooden Baskets Make The Perfect Gift, October 28, 2000

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Hal Brodsky (Gainesville, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making Wooden Baskets on Your Scroll Saw (Paperback)

This is a wonderful collection of patterns that can be completed by scroll sawyers of all skill levels. Each basket is made by cutting a single layer of wood and then stacking and gluing the layers on top of each other. The end product is a basket, candydish, or napkin holder that appears to be woven in the style of those expensive Longerberger baskets now popular on the "Tupperware Party Circut". I have now completed three of these baskets. The amazing thing is no one has yet been able to figure out how they were made. Even my woodworking friends were amazed by this new technique. Patterns for 10 wooden baskets are provided in this 60 page full sized pattern book. Each pattern is accompanied by a photograph of the finished basket and the book opens with a chapter explaining the entire process through text and photos . The patterns call for wood between 1/4 and 1/2 inch in depth, but I have successfully made baskets with 1/4 inch plywood and 3/4 inch pine. The patterns can be enlarged or shrunk on a coppier and wood types and thicknesses can be varied to create a wide variety of objects. A scroll saw or fret saw is needed to complete these projects.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Low Quality typesetting, January 13, 2004

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This review is from: Making Wooden Baskets on Your Scroll Saw (Paperback)

I just received this book, and the typesetting and illustration quality leave a lot to be desired. It appears that the publication master was typeset on a low quality laser printer. Twenty years ago I would have expected as much from a limited audience publication like this, but in this day and age there's really no excuse not to take the time to publish a book with high quality printing. (ever heard of Kinko's?)

I have not yet had a chance to try the patterns, but because of the low resolution, I am concerned that when I try to photocopy them for sawing, the quality of the working patterns may not be very good.

5.0 out of 5 stars Challenging, But enjoyable to work with., March 9, 2011

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This review is from: Making Wooden Baskets on Your Scroll Saw (Paperback)

I'm a Scroll saw user for the last 4 years,I really love projects that are challenging and yet will fit with my experience. The projects in the Making your own Baskets are very good for the beginner through the expert.Read the directions and really under stand them and you will not have a problem. With anything its patience and that sense of feeling from the heart that really helps. I have finished several of the baskets listed and I'm looking forward to doing one(at least)of every one listed in the issue. I Would recommend this to any of my wood worker friends.