While wood bowls are commonly made on a lathe, this guided resource offers 28 projects for crafting beautiful bowls with the more accessible scroll saw. Each project is organized in a progressive learning format; beginning crafters can start with the most basic starter bowl and gradually work their way toward more elaborate bowls—such as laminated swag bowls; a flared lobed bowl made with varied angles; a thin, eight-segmented bowl; and an inward curving bowl. Original patterns for other types of vessels include a vase, a ginger jar, and a candy dish. For advanced wood crafters, an appendix expands upon the earlier material and pushes wood artists to create new patterns or adapt the existing ones to create art of their very own.
2_Throops
Posted February 20, 2010
When the book arrived I didn't want to practice on my first bowl with expensive hardwood, so I used a scrap piece of hardware store plywood. The patterns in this book made even plywood bowls look beautiful. I consider myself a beginer scroller with a disability which makes it almost impossible to stay on the lines, but these patterns are so forgiving even I can make beautiful bowls and vases. The book even gives instructions on how to make your own patterns on larger pieces of wood. I created a pattern and sent Carole an email with a question and she responded quickly with suggestions to make the pattern better. I highly recommend this book to all skill levels.
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Overview
While wood bowls are commonly made on a lathe, this guided resource offers 28 projects for crafting beautiful bowls with the more accessible scroll saw. Each project is organized in a progressive learning format; beginning crafters can start with the most basic starter bowl and gradually work their way toward more elaborate bowls—such as laminated swag bowls; a flared lobed bowl made with varied angles; a thin, eight-segmented bowl; and an inward curving bowl. Original patterns for other types of vessels include ...