Fantasy & Legend Scroll Saw Puzzles: Patterns & Instructions for Dragons, Wizards & Other Creatures of Myth

by Judy Peterson

Overview

Create unique puzzles of mythical creatures on your scroll saw! This book of scroll saw puzzles includes tips, techniques, a step-by-step practice project, and 29 ready-to-cut patterns including dragons, unicorns, gargoyles, a Pegasus, mermaid, centaur, griffin, hippogriff, hydra, phoenix, and other mythological creatures. Plus, two landscape puzzles of fantastic beasts in conflict—one alongside a castle, and one in the clouds. The scroll saw patterns inside range from simple practice patterns all the way up to very difficult puzzles with intricate edges to cut. Woodworkers of every skill level can find something fun to make inside Fantasy & Legend Scroll Saw Puzzles, all the while building your scroll saw skills!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565232563
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/15/2005
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.26(d)

About the Author

A former schoolteacher 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. A winner of many design awards, Judy now sells her puzzles at science fiction convention art shows around the country. Together with her husband, she has written numerous articles for Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts. In her spare time, Judy reads, keeps track of politics on TV, gardens, cooks, turns bowls on her lathe, puts together other people’s flat puzzles, and plays duplicate bridge. Fox Chapel Publishing published their first book, Dinosaur Puzzles for the Scroll Saw, in 2002, and their second and third books, Fantasy & Legend Puzzles for the Scroll Saw, and Animal Puzzles for the Scroll Saw in 2005, Zodiac Puzzles for Scroll Saw Woodworking, and Making Wooden Dinosaur Toys and Puzzles (a revision and expansion of book one).

Table of Contents

About the Authors iv Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Getting Started 3 Chapter 2: Cutting a Welsh Dragon Step-by-Step 6 Chapter 3: Sanding and Finishing 13 Chapter 4: The Patterns 17 Practice Pattern 19 Easy Patterns Centaur 20 Cutie Pie 22 Hatchling 24 Hie 26 T.D.C. 28 Wanna Play! 30 Intermediate Patterns Fleet 32 Gargoyle, Pensive 34 Gargoyle, Watchful 36 Gargoyle, Woeful 38 Griffin 40 Hilarion 42 Mermaid 44 Pegasus 46 Unicorn 48 Advanced Patterns Flame 50 Gotcha! 52 Green Man 54 Hippogriff 56 Hydra 58 Imperial Dragon 60 Laughing Dragon 62 Lythe 64 Phoenix 66 Rearing Unicorn 68 Slim 70 Landscape Patterns Conflict at Castle 72 Conflict in Clouds 74 Index 76