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Jim Gress of Bowmansville, PA has been a woodworker for many years. After retiring 12 years ago, scroll sawing became a huge interest of his. To commemorate the first Christmas of Jim's grandson Jeromy in 1989, Jim made him a teddy bear with heart puzzle. Jim adds, "Each Christmas thereafter, a new jig saw bird or animal was a gift for Jeromy until he turned 18 and graduated from high school, which just happened in June of 2008."

Jeromy and Jim are shown here with the Christmas puzzles. The eagle that Jeromy is holding was designed by Jim and given to Jeromy the year he received his Boy Scout Eagle Award. The owl, bat, horse, turkey, polar bear, and bison were also all designed by Jim. The remaining pieces were from patterns in the Scroll Sow Puzzle Pattern Book by Patrick and Patricia Spielman.

Your grandson is lucky to have such a talented grandfather, Jim! What a beautiful collection he will have to pass on to his own children some day!

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Daniel Choate of Woodburn, KY sent us this photo of his very first intarsia project. He started woodworking approximately 10 years ago, mainly minor scroll saw work. Although he always wanted to try intarsia, he never seemed to have the time for it. After having back surgery in 2007, he decided to use his recuperation period to finally start intarsia.

Daniel writes about how much he enjoyed the experience. It was something totally new and very challenging, and he is looking forward to doing more intarsia projects. He thanked Darin Liles for designing this walleye that was featured in the August 2008 issue of Creative Woodworks & Crafts, and he also appreciated the help provided by Floyd Hacker of Ocooch Hardwoods in Richland Center, Wl in selecting and supplying the woods used.

In Daniel's words, "For anyone who would like to attempt an intarsia project, I would say go for it. Your first project might not be perfect, but you learn so much you can use on the next one."

Your first project looks awfully good, Daniel! We can only imagine how nice your future ones will be!

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