FEATURES

Marble Maze Cube
By Bruce Viney
Transparent puzzle lets you track the marble as you maneuver it through the maze of holes

Frighteningly Fun Halloween Intarsia
By Kathy Wise
Nine spooky designs make festive pins and magnets or embellish a seasonal sign

Create an Intarsia Scarecrow
By Judy Gale Roberts
Wood selection and woodburned details bring this favorite fall character to life

Personalized Sports Plaques
By James Collins
Customize special interest designs with easy inlay techniques

PATTERNS

Creating a Circle of Friends
By Toni Burghout
Use this fun word-art design as a trivet or wall hanging

Make a Giraffe Trio Puzzle
By John A. Nelson
Sweeping lines and chunky pieces make this puzzle easy to cut and assemble

Creating a Lighthouse Scene
By Janette Square
Simple lines and colorful woods capture the tranquil beauty of this seaside scene

Fretwork Nativity Cross
By Sue Mey
Celebrate the birth of Jesus with this detailed cross design

Compound-cut Mini Clocks
By Sue Mey
Graceful curves add an element of fun to these quirky clocks

METHODS

Building a Silhouette Night Light
By Virgil Merchant
Natural log base highlights this wildlife scene

Handcraft a Horn of Plenty
By Gary Terborg
Display a bountiful harvest in this cornucopia made from telescoping rings

Making a Simple Cutting Board
By Dave Van Ess
Fun and functional design is easy to cut

TECHNIQUES

Building Fretwork Boxes
By Kevin Daly
Add scrolled work to box lids with three basic techniques

Cutting Elegant Spiral Candlesticks
By Bruce Pratt
Use your scroll saw to create the look of turned spirals

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Column
Author Spotlight
Letters to the Editor
Info Exchange
Bragging Page
Product Review
Scroll Saw Basics
Advertising Directory & Classifieds
Sawdust

Kathy Wise has been sculpting dogs and animals professionally for more than 25 years. Much of her time is now spent in the woodshop and art studio working on new and exciting designs for intarsia artists to cut and enjoy. Kathy is a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts. For more information visit her website at www.kathywise.com.

Judy Gale Roberts was born in Houston, Texas. She attended Houston's Museum of Fine Arts School but eventually elected to study art "hands-on" with her artist/sculptor father, Pat Dudley Roberts. Throughout the 70's they created intarsia murals, etched glass and sculptures in metals for architects. Early on, Judy recognized that she enjoyed bringing wood to life by shaping it, working with grains and colors

Jim Collins lives in Rhode Island in an apartment turned art studio. Visit Jim's Website, at www.featherwoodcrafts.com or contact him on the Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts message board. His user name is JimSawyer.

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.

Janette Square, of Eugene, Ore., specializes in wildlife and pet intarsia projects. For more of her work, visit www.square-designs.com.

Sue Mey lives in Pretoria South Africa. To see more of her work or for pattern-making tutorials and a wide variety of patterns for sale, visit www.scrollsawartist.com.

Virgil Merchant started scrolling late in his life. A member of the Timbisha Shoshone tribe, Virgil specializes in Southwestern art. He fell in love with a niece's stained-glass work, and began combining stained glass with fretwork designs.

Gary Terborg of Englewood, Ohio, works as a mechanical engineer at the U.S. Air Force Propulsion Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Gary also works part-time at the local Woodcraft. Gary operates his own woodworking business called Elegance in Wood.

Dave Van Ess of Arlington, Wash., is an engineer and has been woodworking for more than 30 years. He has introduced more than 200 Cub Scout leaders to the joys of scroll sawing.

Kevin Daly operates K&J Woodworks in Seymore, Ct.

Bruce Pratt lives in the Boston, Mass., area and works for a local biotechnology company. He is an avid collector and designer of Gothic window tracery. He can be reached at designs001@comcast.net.

Bob Duncan is the Technical Editor of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts and Woodcarving Illustrated.