Create unique and entertaining puzzles of timeless legendary creatures on your scroll saw!
This collection of scroll saw puzzles transforms legendary creatures into freestanding, interlocking works of art designed for display as well as play. Inspired by myths and legends from cultures around the world, each pattern combines imaginative fantasy themes with clever puzzle engineering.
- 29 interlocking, upright puzzle patterns depicting fabled creatures from Greek mythology, European folklore, Chinese legend, and other storied traditions
- Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for cutting a Welsh Dragon, the legendary symbol of Wales
- Two diorama patterns to captivate and challenge scroll saw enthusiasts from beginner to advanced
- Tips and techniques for successfully selecting wood, using the proper tools, and mastering the critical steps of sanding and finishing
Dragons and Gargoyles. Unicorns and Mermaids. Griffins and Hydras. These mythical creatures have long captured the imagination, and they all come alive in Judy and Dave Peterson's amazing book, Fantasy & Legend Scroll Saw Puzzles!
Integrating a lifetime passion for mythology with her expert scrolling skills, Judy Peterson has created a menagerie of beings that can be proudly displayed in the unconventional form of interlocking, upright puzzles.
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 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 sawing skills!
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, Dave Peterson, Judy 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. They have also penned Zodiac Puzzles for Scroll Saw Woodworking and Making Wooden Dinosaur Toys and Puzzles (a revision and expansion of book one).
