I like to give gifts that are hand made, and because I’m a notoriously cheap person, it’s a good thing I’ve got a little wood shop! Personally I don’t think there’s anything nicer than things made from beautifully figured wood.
Turning / Carving / Intarsia
Canadian Woodworking turning and carving articles explore lathe projects, hand-tool techniques, sharpening tips, wood selection, and creative approaches for shaping expressive, finely detailed wooden forms.
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Canadian Provincial Capitals Scroll Saw Patterns: Toronto
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This handy brush is great for getting at any hard to reach places, and is especially suited for dusting your computer's keyboard. It is a simple spindle turning project that becomes extraordinary when you use any one of a variety of beautiful exotic woods.
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In this article I describe turning a piece of wood that is not round, and retains its square corners.
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Canadian Provincial Capitals Scroll Saw Patterns: Winnipeg
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Canada's Bluenose was a positively magnificent ship and an important part of Canada's history.
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Canadian Provincial Capitals Scroll Saw Patterns: Regina
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This is an easy project that is a great spindle exercise. You can make it an elaborate piece, with multiple woods, as shown in this article, or you can make it from one piece of wood.
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Canadian Provincial Capitals Scroll Saw Patterns: Edmonton
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The piece is actually comprised of a few different woods, but the main focal point is the elk antler, which makes up the body of the bowl. This project incorporates some box making techniques as well as bowl turning techniques.
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Carving for fun is a great way to learn how to carve for "serious".
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While this article is written primarily for novice scrollers, advanced scrollers may be interested in the technique I used to attach the pattern to the project pieces.
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Canadian Provincial Capitals Scroll Saw Patterns: Victoria
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Many of us are not that fascinated with the art of spindle turning. There doesn’t seem to be as much fame and glory in it as there might be in bowl work, hollow forms, or as some people call it, "wood art."
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Relief carving is the use of perspective, highlights, shadows, and texture to effectively create an illusion of depth.
