Scroll Saw Puzzle Patterns

by Patrick Spielman

Book Overview

Discusses woods, sheet materials, and plywoods, offers advice on puzzle design and construction, and includes nearly a hundred patterns.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080696586X
• ISBN13: 9780806965864
• Release Date: July 1988
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.9" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Bought this when I started scrolling 20 years ago and have done almost everything in it - great for beginners and advanced scrollers. Great for gifts, craft shows or simply learning - I've even given copies to my friends who wanted to get into scrolling.

Excellent Pattern Collection

Large collection of great patterns. A good way to get a lot of reward for a minimal amount of investment in terms of tools and materials. I have as much fun making them as the kids do playing with them. A decent range of patterns from simple shape/alphabet/number puzzles to more intricate circus scenes and map of USA, etc.

Book That Keeps On Giving

I bought this book so my husband could make christmas presents for our kids with his new scroll saw. I couldn't get him out of his shop. He found out what kind of wood to buy, how to use his new saw, and he made the coolest puzzles - much more original than anything I've seen in stores. The kids love their puzzles and play with them all day. I can't wait to see what else he creates from this book.

Good fun!

I am a beginner with the scroll saw and I wanted some easy and rewarding projects to start with. This book really fit the bill.

Can't wait to give away these puzzles!

We are beginners with a scroll saw and came across this book. It is terrific! It gives a lot of how-to information and the patterns are wonderfully clear. We've already made the adorable alligator; we'll definitely be making more puzzles than we can give to our nieces and nephews; they are fun to make so we will begin to make some for charity!

Excellent for the beginner to advanced hobbist

My first and favorite scroll saw pattern book. Great stand up puzzles, inlays, and some unusual puzzles. Spielman's patterns are excellent designs, not just drawings cut into pieces. Quite a bit of how-to included, from sawing to painting and finishing tips. Most patterns are of animals (standups include: mouse, turtle, elephant, hippo, dog, bunnys...) (inlays include: bird, fish, turtle, whale...) (unusual include: apple with dowel piece, large dowel puzzle) (one jigsaw pattern and how-twos, and a stamp puzzle). A great book for any scroll saw library.