Scroll Saw Fretwork Patterns

Author(s): Patrick Spielman, James Reidle

Publisher: Sterling Publishing

Date: 1989

Format: PDF

Language: English

ISBN10: 0806969989

Pages: 260

Quality: Good



Fretwork is back again and more popular than ever. These beautiful, intri-

cate Victorian gingerbread designs have offered a feast for the eyes both inside and outside the home for generations.

Fretwork accents range from grilles, balusters, and door and window frames, to furnishings and accessories for every room. With their ornate elegance they're stunning to look at, but for the woodworker they've always been a fiendishly complicated challenge-until now.

In this book two expert woodworkers make it possible for you to put your scroll saw to work in creating the magic of fretwork design. Projects that used to take untold hours now can be finished quickly and easily The secret lies in the Spielman touch and the Reidle design concepts-for a variety of projects, with easy-to-follow instructions, photos of finished pieces, and pages and pages of shortcuts, tips, and handy techniques.

Best of all, here are over 200 fabulous full-size fretwork patterns-the most in any book-including many not available anywhere else. The patterns include the most loved classic designs of the past, plus dozens of imaginative new ones.

Choose from a variety of animals, alphabets, numbers, signs, brackets, balusters, grilles, Christmas ornaments, silhouettes, Victorian arches, running trim, clocks, even miniatures, and many more.

The treasury of advice based on years of workshop experience will turn you into an instant expert yourself. And pattern after practical pattern (you'll want to try them all) make this the most complete compendium you'll

ever need on the subject.