Fantastic Fretwork Patterns for the Scroll Saw (Paperback)

Challenge yourself, no matter your skill level, with stunning fretwork patterns!

• 40+ full-sized patterns for the scroll saw, each intricate and fun to make, from ornaments to portraits
• Detailed guidance on materials and tools, scrolling techniques, finishes, and saw maintenance
• 3 step-by-step projects with illustrations to walk you through cutting a fretwork piece from start to finish
• Beginners to advanced scrollers will all find projects to make, with something for every difficulty level
• Author Charles Hand has been scrolling for many years and is a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazine

As a scroll sawyer, you know that no matter your level of scrolling experience, continuing to challenge yourself is a must!

Charles Hand's Fantastic Fretwork Patterns for the Scroll Saw introduces scrollers to the basics of fretwork through a series of skill-building projects: basic cutouts, postcard-sized portraits, coasters, trivets, and ornaments.

Once mastered, move up to several advanced fretwork projects including portraits which involve layers and coloring techniques.

Included in these pages are beginning chapters on tools, finishing, and scroll saw maintenance, over 40 full-size patterns, a beginner's guide, and lots of high-quality photography.

Fantastic Fretwork Patterns for the Scroll Saw is a must-have pattern book for every scroller!

After a successful career in Electrical, Mechanical, and Graphic Design, Charles R. Hand has focused his artistic design skills into creating unique scroll saw patterns and woodworked portraits since 2005. He has developed his own style and now incorporates his graphic design background into designing his own patterns, portrait design, and most recently, making layered 3D works of art. Winning several awards for his designs in local woodworking and craft shows, Charles scroll saws purely for pleasure and fun. You can find Charles' award-winning work in the pages of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine and on his website. He resides in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.