3D Scroll Saw Projects: 35 Fun Compound-Cut Designs, More Than 150 Patterns

All the best compound-cutting articles from Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine compiled into one volume!

• 35 unique projects including jewelry, animals, lanterns, ornaments, plant holders, chess sets, and household decorations
• 150+ patterns, most full-size, plus complete material and tools lists for each project
• Getting started section covers scroll saw basics, choosing a blade, wood selection, finishing, and safety
• For all skill levels, including projects for beginners, intermediate, and advanced scrollers, with many small enough to be made from scrap wood or offcuts
• Contributors include well-known scroll sawyers like Al Baggetta, Sue Mey, Clayton Meyers, and the late Diana Thompson

A compilation of articles previously published in Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine, 3D Scroll Saw Projects provides you with all the best compound-cutting advice and projects!

3-D scroll sawing is when both the front and the sides of a block are cut, making the finished piece multi-dimensional. With this book, you'll only need your scroll saw and some scrap wood to create gorgeous 3D sculptures in just one sitting!

Packed with tips, techniques, and more than 150 patterns for 35 projects, you'll create decorative items like Christmas ornaments, earrings, and home décor as well as practical items like an air plant holder, a chess set, vases, bookends, and candleholders. All the designers are well-known and well-respected woodworkers like Al Baggetta, Sue Mey, Clayton Meyers, and Diana Thompson.

Whether you're a beginner or have been scrolling for decades, you'll find plenty of patterns you can tackle with success, inside 3D Scroll Saw Projects!

Diana Thompson is a professional scroll saw artist specializing in compound cutting design. She is the author of several compound design books for the scroll saw, including Compound Christmas Ornaments for the Scroll Saw, Compound Scroll Saw Creations, Custom Wooden Boxes for the Scroll Saw, and Wooden Chess Sets You Can Make. She is a regular 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 scrollsawartist.com.

Dave Van Ess is a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine. He is a retired engineer living in Chandler, Ariz. Dave has been woodworking for 40 years and scrolling for 30. He is the president of Arizona Woodworkers (a greater Phoenix area woodworking club) and volunteers one day a week teaching woodworking to four-year-olds at a local daycare.