Table Of ContentABOUT THE AUTHORS..............................................................ivINTRODUCTION.........................................................................1GETTING STARTED.....................................................................2 Safety tips............................................................................2 Copying the pattern.............................................................2 Preparing the surface...........................................................3 Transferring the pattern.......................................................3 Selecting the materials.........................................................3 Selecting the blade.............................................................4 Squaring the blade.............................................................4 Creating and auxiliary table.................................................5 Drilling blade entry holes.................................... ................5 Veining............................................................ ..................5 Cutting the frame................................................................6 Cutting the feet...................................................................7 Stack cutting......................................................................8 Sawing thin woods.............................................................8 Music box movement kit.....................................................9 Assembly for veritcal turntable projects...............................9 Assembly for horizontal turntable projects..........................10 Finishing techniques..........................................................10 Customizing your project..................................................10PROJECTS...................................................................................11 Angels.............................................................................11 Children...........................................................................27 Christmas.........................................................................41 Mother's Day and Father's Day.........................................76 Religious..........................................................................90 Romance.......................................................................105 Victorian................................................ .......................149 Interchangeable.................................... ........................170
SynopsisCreate Beautiful Musical Keepsakes That Will Be Treasured For Generations! In Custom Wooden Boxes for the Scroll Saw, renowned scroll saw artists Rick and Karen Longabaugh have gathered their finest and most popular music box patterns into a collection that will delight and challenge scrollers of all skill levels. Create over 45 beautiful musical keepsake projects from a wide array of popular categories, including: Angels, Children, Holiday, Romance, and Victorian. With useful instructions and full-size patterns to work from, you'll create enchanting scrolled music boxes - and craft family heirlooms -- with professional results in no time at all. Also included are "Interchangeable Designs" that allow you to create music boxes that can transform with the seasons or your favorite holiday!, Create over 45 beautiful musical keepsake projects from a wide array of popular categories, including: Angels, Children, Holiday, Romance, and Victorian., Create Beautiful Musical Keepsakes That Will Be Treasured For Generations In Custom Wooden Boxes for the Scroll Saw, renowned scroll saw artists Rick and Karen Longabaugh have gathered their finest and most popular music box patterns into a collection that will delight and challenge scrollers of all skill levels. Create over 45 beautiful musical keepsake projects from a wide array of popular categories, including: Angels, Children, Holiday, Romance, and Victorian. With useful instructions and full-size patterns to work from, you'll create enchanting scrolled music boxes - and craft family heirlooms -- with professional results in no time at all. Also included are "Interchangeable Designs" that allow you to create music boxes that can transform with the seasons or your favorite holiday, First invented in Switzerland in 1796, music boxes have long been decorated using time-consuming hand-carving methods, but this new and revised edition of a popular scroll-saw woodworking manual offers designs that make the job much faster and more fun. Updated with 250 line drawings, the instructions include steps for cutting the base, frame, and turntable for a music box; a guide to assembling the pieces; tips on inserting the musical works; and shop-tested patterns for 100 intricate scroll-work turntable toppers with both Christmas and Victorian themes.