Get a fresh take on fretwork! Create a collection of contemporary fretwork scroll saw projects! Offering a modern twist on a traditional artform, this complete guide features how-to tips, three helpful step-by-step tutorials, and an array of versatile fretwork designs that vary in difficulty for trivets, wall plaques, coasters, and more! The included 27 scroll saw patterns feature dragonflies, teddy bears, Christmas trees, snowflakes, fish, shamrocks, sunbursts, hearts, and other fresh designs to challenge your scroll saw skills. Patterns from this ebook edition are available via email. This must-have guide is perfect for scrollers of all skill levels, whether beginner, intermediate, or advanced. After sharing insightful guidance in an overview on materials, tools, basic techniques, and finishing tips, author Charles R. Hand will walk you through three complete step-by-step projects with coordinating photography to make a Teddy Bear Trivet, a Spring Flower Lazy Susan, and a Summer Love Plaque. From there, you'll get to challenge and build your scroll saw skills through 24 additional scroll saw patterns, including peace signs, guitars, butterflies, flowers, mandalas, and other intricate designs. This exciting project guide will show you everything you need to know to accomplish intricate trivets, coasters, and wall plaques. Also included is insightful information on wood selection and size, prepping blanks, selecting blades, and more, plus an inspirational gallery of completed designs to jump-start your creativity! Author Charles R. Hand is an accomplished designer and award-winning scroll saw artist with a love for fretwork, intarsia, segmentation, and inlay. A regular and well-received contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking and u0026 Crafts magazine, he also sells his work to a worldwide clientele on his website, Making Dust with Charles Hand. Have fun with fretwork and make stunning trivets, coasters, and wall plaques, all while exploring a modern twist on a traditional artform, with Circular Scroll Saw Designs ! and "Anyone moderately familiar with scroll sawing knows that Charles Hand is an accomplished designer; this book shows that he is an effective teacher, as well. If you're looking for a roadmap to success in this art form, Circular Scroll Saw Designs is it. and " - Kaylee Schofield, Editor, Scroll Saw Woodworking and u0026 Crafts magazine and "The first time I saw one of Charles' fretwork designs, I was hooked. His unique style and detail are both challenging and visually stunning. This collection is very different with its circular format. Charles has restored my joy in doing fretwork. and " - Rolf Beuttenmuller, Scroll Saw Artist, Contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking and u0026 Crafts magazine