3D Scroll Saw Projects: 35 Fun Compound-Cut Projects, More Than 150 Patterns

by Diana L. Thompson, Fred & Julie Byrne, Sue Mey, Al Baggetta, David Van Ess

Overview

3D Scroll Saw Projects is a compilation of all the best compound-cutting articles from Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine. All the designers are well-known and well-respected woodworkers like Al Baggetta, Sue Mey, Clayton Meyers, and Diana Thompson. Packed with tips, techniques, 35 fun compound-cut projects, and over 150 full-size patterns, you'll find projects for decorative items like Christmas ornaments, earrings, and holiday gift boxes to practical items like an air plant holder, a chess set, vases, miniature birdhouse ornaments, and a set of little clocks. To create amazing 3D compound-cut pieces, simply lay the pattern down along one side of the block, cut with your scroll saw, turn the block 90° and cut out the second part of the pattern. Whether you're a beginner or have been scrolling for decades, you'll find plenty of patterns you can tackle with success!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781497104884
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing
Publication date:	02/25/2025
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.27(d)

About the Author

Diana Thompson is a professional scroll saw artist specializing in compound cutting design. She is the author of several compound design books for the scroll saw, including Compound Christmas Ornaments for the Scroll Saw, Compound Scroll Saw Creations, Custom Wooden Boxes for the Scroll Saw, and Wooden Chess Sets You Can Make. She is a regular contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine.

Sue Mey lives in Pretoria South Africa. To see more of her work or for pattern-making tutorials and a wide variety of patterns for sale, visit www.scrollsawartist.com.

Dave Van Ess is a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine. He is a retired engineer living in Chandler, Ariz. Dave has been woodworking for 40 years and scrolling for 30. He is the president of Arizona Woodworkers (a greater Phoenix area woodworking club) and volunteers one day a week teaching woodworking to four-year-olds at a local daycare.