Artistic Wildlife Projects for the Scroll Saw: Bears, Wild Cats, Birds of Prey and Other Predators from Around the World (Fox Chapel Publishing) Over 60 Nature Patterns for…

Pick up your scroll saw again and get inspired by nature!

Enter the creative world of scroll saw art and crafts with this exciting book of wildlife projects by Marilyn Carmin, featuring bears, wild cats, birds of prey, and many other fierce predators of North America ready to leap off the page and into your next project!

Inside this woodworking pattern book, you’ll find 60+ scroll saw projects for all skill levels, featuring dozens of wildlife patterns. This jam-packed scroll saw book includes helpful instructions on the basics of your scroll saw as well as more difficult techniques like converting a traditional fretwork design into a 3-D relief pattern and fashioning a shadow box pattern. It goes beyond other pattern books by providing instructions for altering patterns so woodworkers can create a unique piece of art every time!

Among the exciting patterns detailed are eagles, owls, cougars, bobcats, wolves, bears, and orca whales. Tips on how to build a display for newly completed pieces are also included.

Perfect for scroll sawyers of all levels and skills, this collection of beautiful patterns and templates can easily be adapted for use across a variety of mediums such as pyrography, embroidery, fiber, and paints. The book is divided into three sections for easy navigation through instructional tips, a gallery of projects, and the patterns you will use to make stunning pieces of scroll saw art.

Patterns are organized into the following categories:

• North American Birds of Prey
• North American Cats
• North American Canines
• North American Bears
• Orca Whales

At every step, you’re encouraged to take inspiration from the patterns provided and make them your own! Carmin provides detailed instruction on how to highlight the focal point, use interesting backgrounds, and add enhancements to create complete projects that go beyond simple crafts to become stunning works of art. Learn how to use different scroll saw techniques like intarsia, fretwork, overlays, reversing a design, relief work, inlay design, and changing your backdrop to bring your scroll saw art to the next level of creativity and skill. Read about wood choices that can make or break your project, color and grain that can influence the visual impact of your piece, and how to work with irregular materials to bring a unique aspect to your scroll saw projects. Even display and framing are covered in this instructional project book, including quick and easy instructions to build a rustic log frame for your artwork.

Bypass your scroll sawing inhibitions and dive into brave new worlds full of the powerful and savage predators of North America, with Artistic Wildlife Projects for the Scroll Saw!

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