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Woodworker's Pattern Book

78 Realistic Fretwork Animals

Published by Fox Chapel
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Create beautiful wooden animal portraits on the scroll saw with Woodworker's Pattern Book. Realistic ready-to-use patterns are provided for 78 fascinating creatures, from exotic predators to familiar backyard friends. Father and son scroll sawing team Wayne and Jacob Fowler have based every design on their own extensive photographic studies of live animals, taken on location in the wild, in zoos, and in nature preserves. Each animal can be cut as a single, freestanding piece of wood. The authors include advice for beginners on getting started, with expert scrolling tips and techniques plus advice on wood preparation, blade selection, cutting strategy, finishing, and display options. A full color photo gallery will inspire you with the range of impressive wildlife projects that you can complete with this book.

78 realistic, ready-to-use patterns include:

Big Cats
• Alert Siberian Tiger
• Mountain Lion
• Cheetah Prowling
• Jaguar Resting
• Watchful Leopard

Predators
• Snarling Wolf
• Red Fox
• Polar Bear
• Black Bear with Cubs
• Florida Alligator

Birds of Prey
• Golden Eagle
• Barn Owl with Mouse
• Peregrine Falcon
• Sparrow Hawk
• Osprey with Dinner

Backyard Animals
• Big Horn Sheep
• Black Tailed Deer
• Cottage Chipmunk
• Eastern Massauga Rattlesnake
• Jackrabbit

Exotic Animals
• Cape Buffalo
• Giraffe Mother and Child
• Rhinoceros
• Savannah Elephant
• Peacock Resplendent

About The Authors

Ontario-based woodworking artists Wayne and Jacob Fowler have published hundreds of fret work magazine articles and patterns. The father and son team specializes in freestanding, single piece patterns for the scroll saw, based on wildlife, landscape, and floral themes. They create their realistic designs using computer drawing software, working from their own extensive photographic studies of live animals taken on location in the wild, in zoos, and in nature preserves.

Ontario-based woodworking artists Wayne and Jacob Fowler have published hundreds of fret work magazine articles and patterns. The father and son team specializes in freestanding, single piece patterns for the scroll saw, based on wildlife, landscape, and floral themes. They create their realistic designs using computer drawing software, working from their own extensive photographic studies of live animals taken on location in the wild, in zoos, and in nature preserves.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Fox Chapel (January 1, 2017)
  • Length: 96 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781565239029

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