In this issue:

FEATURES

Amazing Miniature Models by Kathleen Ryan
Charles Turner preserves history with impressive detailed replicas

Colorful Creations
Artist L. Kim Braa uses a unique painting style to bring her scrolled work to life

Building a Farmyard Play Set by Fred and Julie Byrne
Easy-to-Make animals are the core of this attractive miniature farm

Building a Beaded Fretwork Tray by David Griffin
Embellish your woodwork with simple beading techniques

Creating a Magnolia Door Topper by Judy Gale Roberts
Add a touch of spring to your home with this elegant floral design

TECHNIQUES

* Making a Whimsical Fish Plaque
* Making a Freestanding Whale Puzzle

PATTERNS

* Got Cheese?
* Springtime Chickadee
* Intricate Fretwork Basket
* Christ Carrying the Cross
* Inspirational Cherry Cross
* Freestanding Floral Clock
* Trophy Bass Scene
* Country Charm Quilt Square

METHODS

* Making a Wooden Bracelet
* Creating an Intarsia Fire Truck
* Make a Sweetheart Picture Frame
* Create Custom Stamps

Kathleen Ryan is an award-winning freelance writer specializing in business and people profile stories

L. Kim Braa grew up in the Midwest and moved to the Gulf Coast region approximately 12 years ago. She currently lives in Ocean Springs, Miss. A technical writer and illustrator for the oil and gas industry, Kim uses her graphic-arts background to develop new scroll saw designs. Contact Kim at lkimbraa@cableone.net.

David Griffin is a recent U.S. Air Force retiree who now works full-time at his business, Tuliptree Crafts. He lives in Bogue Chitto, Miss., and Pendleton, Ind., with his wife, Jenny Lynn, and runs the website www.scrollsawblog.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

A former school teacher and librarian, Judy Peterson found her niche in life as a woodworker. She bought her first saw in 1990 and within the first six months was cutting and creating her own designs. She does business as Fan Tanimals, selling wood-crafted puzzles at art and craft shows around the country . A winner of many prizes, Judy was featured in the December 1997 issue of Wisconsin Trails. She has been published in Scroll Saw Workshop magazine. She teaches scroll sawing at Woodcraft in Madison, Wisconsin.

Dave Peterson is a Senior Systems Analyst for a small mail order company and provides business support for Fan Tanimals. Judy and Dave can be reached via e-mail at FanTamdsp@aol.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.

Eric Van Malderen lives in Dendermonde, Belgium, with his wife, Rita, and daughters, Mieke and Sarah. Eric works at a firm specializing in cartography and airborne photography. Eric received his Hegner scroll saw as a 40th birthday present from his wife.

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.

Rick and Karen Longabaugh started The Berry Basket and Great American Scrollsaw Patterns—their family-owned online and mail order company, specializing in unique and useful scroll saw patterns and accessories—in the fall of 1990. What began as one set of collapsible basket patterns became a complete line of fullsize woodworking patterns and hard-to-find accessories.

Rick has been featured on the popular PBS show The American Woodshop with Scott Phillips and also on the cover of Popular Woodworking magazine. Many of their unique projects have been published in a number of woodworking publications, including Wood magazine, Creative Woodworks & Crafts, Popular Woodworking, The Art of the Scroll Saw, Scroll Saw Workshop, and Patrick Spielman's Home Workshop News.

Rick and Karen Longabaugh started The Berry Basket and Great American Scrollsaw Patterns—their family-owned online and mail order company, specializing in unique and useful scroll saw patterns and accessories—in the fall of 1990. What began as one set of collapsible basket patterns became a complete line of fullsize woodworking patterns and hard-to-find accessories.

Rick has been featured on the popular PBS show The American Woodshop with Scott Phillips and also on the cover of Popular Woodworking magazine. Many of their unique projects have been published in a number of woodworking publications, including Wood magazine, Creative Woodworks & Crafts, Popular Woodworking, The Art of the Scroll Saw, Scroll Saw Workshop, and Patrick Spielman's Home Workshop News.

Designing scroll saw mosaic patterns and pieces can be described as a passionate pastime for Frank Droege. His first love is painting, however, and over the years he has won numerous awards as a traditional painter. Frank studied under George Vail from the Haddonfield Art League and Max Gottlieb at the Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He currently paints miniature art and has recently become an award-winning artist in the field.
Frank lives in Voorhees, New Jersey, with his wife and daughters. Inquiries about his artwork can be addressed directly to Frank at 306 Kresson-Gibbsboro Road, Voorhees, NJ 08043.

Joe Hope lives in Brampton, Ont., Canada and works for Canadian Tire distribution. Joe has been scrolling for one year and specializes in making jewelry for his wife and two-year-old daughter. You can reach Joe at joesawdust@gmail.com. Joe is also a musician. You can check out his music at myspace.com/joehopesmusic.

Gary MacKay is a designer and box maker who lives with his wife, Helen, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He
has been designing, making, and selling boxes in craft galleries for more than 20 years.

Gary first started woodworking during his high school years when he used a jigsaw to make an end table from pine. After buying a band saw in 1985, he sold band saw boxes through consignment shops in northern Vermont. Now, he concentrates on designing and making wooden items that can be cut on a scroll saw. He is currently juried through the South Carolina Artisans Center, one of the craft galleries where his work is on display.

Gary likes to use his scrap wood to make snowflake ornaments and intarsia projects. Whenever he is not working in his woodshop, he can be found out on the golf course or in the vegetable garden. Gary is a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine.

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.

Fred Conklin resides with his wife, Bonnie, in Swan Lake, N.Y. Fred has been working at Home Depot for more than 15 years and has been working with wood for 25 years. Fred has made many toys for his grandchildren and as gifts.