Features

Puzzlemaster Carter Johnson
Scroll saw artist specializes in cutting jigsaw puzzles without the aid of a pattern—and you can do it too!

40 Making Beautiful Wooden Bowls
By Carole Rothman
Create the look of lathe-turned bowls with your scroll saw 54 Crafting a Christmas

Angel Wreath
By Kathy Wise
Adorable angel welcomes visitors to your home

Techniques

Cutting Christmas Card Puzzles
By Carter Johnson
Free-form puzzle-cutting technique creates unique keepsakes from any picture

Methods

Create a Contemporary Box
By Thomas Haapapuro
Simple cutting techniques make it easy to construct a colorful hardwood box

Making Inlay Snowmen Ornaments
By Theresa Ekdom
Use hardwood scraps to create adorable folk-art snowmen

Graceful Fretwork Crosses
By Jay S. Hammerle
Create three distinctly different versions from one basic pattern

Build a Mirrored Votive Holder
By Carol and Homer Bishop
Create the look of stained glass with colored acrylic and DVDs

Building a Horse-drawn Wagon
By Paul Meisel
Easy-to-make nostalgic wagon is a beautiful holiday centerpiece

Building a Gumball Turtle Maze
By Paul Meisel
Easy-to-make wooden maze promotes hand-eye coordination

Amazing 3-D Christmas Ornaments
By Sue Mey
Fun compound-cut designs can be made from solid or laminated wood

When Pigs Fly
By Daniel and Ruth Johnson
Easy-to-make ornaments add an air of whimsy to your Christmas tree

Patterns

Fretwork Poinsettia
By Toni Burghout
Beautiful holiday flower design has a variety of uses

Monkey Business Puzzle
By John A. Nelson
Playful primates make a fun and easy gift

Making Wooden Dreidels
By Carl Hird-Rutter
Two simple designs for traditional Hanukkah fun

Make a Quarter Flipper
By Bob Gilsdorf
Making decisions is a snap with this fun gadget

Geometric Fretwork Ornaments
By Dale Helgerson
Stack cut these bold designs for quick and easy Christmas gifts

Create an Elegant Wall Clock
By Sylvia Mendiola
Ornate design is highlighted by a contrasting backing board

Season's Greetings Santa
By Judy Gale Roberts
Intarsia project is a fun way to greet holiday visitors

An eldercare specialist, Carole has co-authored two books on caregiving: I'll Take Care of You and the 2002 IPPY Award-winner for best self-help book, Are Your Parents Driving You Crazy. A skilled speaker and interviewee, she has been a guest on scores of live TV and radio shows throughout the U.S.

After joining a community woodshop, she quickly mastered the scroll saw and began teaching the tool to her neighbors and friends. Although from time to time she has encountered jealousy and disdain from her male woodworking counter-parts, Carole doesn't let their attitude get her down. Instead, she keeps on cutting and lets her work speak for itself.

Read more about Carole on her blog at www.scrollsawbowls.blogspot.com.

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.

Carter Johnson and his wife live in Bolingbrook, Ill. He doesn't sell his puzzles, but enjoys helping others learn this freestyle technique.

Jay S. Hammerle lives in Katy, Tex., with his wife and daughter. He has been working with wood for more than 30 years and has been scroll sawing for eight years. Jay works as a crime scene investigator in the homicide division of the Houston Police Department.

Carol and Homer Bishop have been cutting and designing intarsia patterns for over five years. Some of their patterns can be found through Scroller Ltd. and The Wooden Teddy Bear. For an e-catalog of all of their patterns, contact the Bishops at hcbishop2005@yahoo.com.

Paul Meisel's experience in woodworking and design is extensive. During his 10 years as an industrial arts instructor, Mr. Meisel realized the need for project plans that the beginning woodworker could manage. He began designing projects that excited interest in students, yet did not exceed their skill level.

Realizing the need for well-designed plans for the school as well as the home-hobbyist woodworker, he and his wife, Pat, set about creating a mail order company for the distribution of these plans. They took their unique concept one step further by offering many hard-to-find specialty hardware parts. This company, Meisel Hardware Specialties, has become one of the nation's leading project plan and woodworking supply companies.

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.

Daniel and Ruth Johnson live with their many dogs, cats, and pot-bellied pigs in southcentral Indiana between the Brown County State Park and the Hoosier National Forest. They participate in many art shows each year in Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio. Daniel has been making a living as a woodworker since 1994.

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.

Sylvia Mendiola lives in Hondo, Tex., with her husband, David. She sells patterns through Wooden Teddy Bear. She also assists other pattern designers on the SSW&C Message Board, www.scrollsawer.com/forum. For more of her work, visit her website at www.kerfdesigns.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

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

Shannon Flowers is the editorial manager for Woodcarving Illustrated and Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts. Shannon has been with Fox Chapel since 1999 and can be contacted at Shannon@FoxChapelPublishing.com.

Fun Fun Fun is all I can say! Lots of challenging and fun projects to be creative with in this issue. Am currently working on several of the ornaments that my grandchildren can paint and finish for their teachers and one just for me!