Metal and wood look great together. Today's pattern is an aluminum and wood pendant. I included several designs to choose from and of course, you can come up with your own.
If you are not interested in cutting aluminum then you could also just use all wood for this jewelry.
The aluminum I used in this project is 1/16" thick Aluminum 3003 sheet. There are different grades of aluminum. This grade cuts easy but does not polish as well. The harder aluminum 6061 polishes to a higher sheen but is tougher to cut. Those links are Amazon links to the different grades for sale.
I also purchased some of my aluminum from Metal Supermarkets. They have locations all over the US and they sell online. I'm sure you could do a little Googling and find a source in your hometown.
To cut the aluminum I used the Pegas #1 metal cutting blades. You can buy them from Bear Woods. These blades don't work well on thicker aluminum but for this thin stuff, they work great.
This image shows all the designs included in this pattern book.
Obviously simple shapes are easier to cut but more detailed cuts are possible. The little charm below was one I cut for my wife. It has our dog, Holly's name and a heart/paw.
Aluminum seems to be a pretty decent choice for inexpensive jewelry. It won't turn your skin green and from what I read very few people have any adverse reactions to it. I was able to find many examples of aluminum jewelry through a Google search.
Papa's Workshop Giveaway: The Lifter. For the DeWalt DW-788 and the Delta 40-690 scroll saws.
Frank over at Papa's Workshop is giving away one of his "The Lifter" products. less than two days left to enter.
The Lifter is an accessory for owners of the DeWalt DW-788 and the older Delta 40-690 scroll saws. If you own one of these models you know that they need an accessory to keep the upper arm held up while changing blades. This giveaway will run for one week. Good luck.
$12 per sheet of 12 coins plus $3.50 shipping
Inlay with a 1" Forstner Bit.
The perfect way to sign your work.
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Scroll Saw Pattern Design Tutorial: DVD
Let me teach you to create a beautiful wooden portrait pattern. I will show you everything you need from start to finish. The video will show you the free software program you can download for Windows or Mac OS. I will show you how to install the program and configure it for best results.
Let me teach you to create a beautiful wooden portrait pattern. I will show you everything you need from start to finish. The video will show you the free software program you can download for Windows or Mac OS. I will show you how to install the program and configure it for best results.
Then I will show you the technique to take your photograph and make a pattern from it. When the pattern is complete we will go in the shop and cut it.
The DVD is $10 plus shipping. This is a data DVD that you will use on your computer to watch the video tutorial
Every Scrollsaw Workshop Pattern from 2007-2017 in DVD
Purchase the entire Scrollsaw Workshop pattern catalog for offline access.
This DVD has 2,300 patterns published from 2007 thru 2017.
The DVD is $20 plus shipping. Ships to 60 countries around the world.
The DVD is $20 plus shipping. Ships to 60 countries around the world.
If you use the DVD on a Windows PC there is a simple viewer program to browse through the patterns.
The DVD also works fine on a MAC. The viewer program is not MAC compatible but there is an included PDF with all the patterns shown as thumbnails for easy viewing.
Want to create beautiful wooden vases on the scroll saw?
My two "Wooden Vases on the Scroll Saw" books make it easy.
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