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| What's Inside the September
2005 Issue of Creative Woodworks & Crafts... |
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from the editor's desk
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| Welcome to the 110th edition of Creative Woodworks & Crafts®! I believe this to be one of our best issues to date, with a truly wide selection of projects for you to choose from. We have two new contributors in this issue, Sue Mey and Scott Roberts. Sue hails from South Africa and brings a lot of talent and passion to her work. There’s something hauntingly real about her Three Wildcat Portraits; it seems she’s captured the essence of these magnificent creatures within those flat pieces of wood, bringing them to life and making the imagination soar.
Scott Roberts does a fine job with his Reverent Denomination, showing us how the power of creativity can transform the humble Lincoln Penny into an eye-catching project. Scott is also a good woodturner, and has contributed significantly to our sister publication, Woodturning Design™. |
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| Sue Mey |
Scott
Roberts |
Wayne
Fowler |
Jacob
Fowler |
Kerry & Shelli Robertson |
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On the other side of the coin (pardon the pun), I want to acknowledge two other design teams who have been so consistently good they usually wind up with two projects per issue—Wayne and Jacob Fowler, and Shelli and Kerry Robinson. Wes and Alice Demarest and I met Wayne Fowler at a scroll saw show in Pennsylvania a couple of years ago and we were blown away by his wonderful use of select pieces of various hardwoods. His son, Jacob, does the designing, and Wayne does the cutting. But Wayne is not “just” a cutter, he’s an artist with wood as his medium. Take a close look at Ready For Flight on page 11 of this issue. Even if dragons are not your thing, you’ve got to appreciate Wayne’s wood selection, and how the eastern cottonwood he selected for the pattern piece elevates the entire project to a high artistic level. Similarly, the Fowlers’ Watchful Eyes project is distinguished not only by a fine pattern, but also by how the 3/4"-thick butternut slab, with bark attached, causes the project to come to life and hold your attention.
Shelli Robinson began designing for us with our June ‘04 issue and has been a regular ever since. Without doubt, Shelli has a special talent for creating scroll saw patterns with lots of heart. Through Shelli’s art we know her to be a great lover of horses, puppies, children, bunnies, carousel horses, and all those sweet subjects that warm the soul and touch us directly in that place that loves the purity and innocence of life. Her loyal husband Kerry does a fine job of cutting (and often framing) Shelli’s projects, and for this we are also very grateful.
And then there’s intarsia. Rob Letvinchuck’s Helm’s Wheel is simply top-notch, and Darin Liles has “done it again” with his Turkey Beard Holder. We city slickers knew nothing about turkey beards, so that in itself was a minor revelation! I’m amazed by how many of you have become adept at intarsia, much of it totally original, and that’s why we’ve begun beefing up the amount of intarsia in our issues. Bob Hlavacek’s Intarsia Talk column remains a regular feature to support the ground swell of interest in this beautiful artform. |
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Enjoy this issue and until the next one, health and happiness to everyone.
Sincerely,
 editor
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Scrolling Projects:
Watchful Eyes
Screaming Eagle
Ready for Flight
Whiskers
Three Wildcat Portraits
Engine 86
Reverent Denomination
Curly Sue
The Tree Swing
Pen and Pencil Boxes
Using Through Dovetails
and Box Joints
Fretwork Box
Mare and Colt:
Variations on a Pattern
Pug Puppies
Chirping Chickadees
Wall Pocket |
Intarsia Projects:
Helm’s Wheel Intarsia
Turkey Beard Holder Intarsia
Woodburning Project:
Red-Tail Hawk and the Secrets of
Feathering
Turning Project:
Mini-Lathe Series: Pocket Watches
Features:
Editorial
Wes’ Workshop:
Copyrights and Releases
Intarsia Talk
Reader's Gallery |
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