How to turn a photograph of a loved one, pet, or movie star into a strikingly accurate portrait in wood is detailed in this woodcutting workbook! Guiding you through converting an image via your computer into a woodcutting pattern, this book provides strategies for creating a wood portrait that maintains the essential attributes of the original subject. Tips are provided for investing in computer software, finishing and framing a portrait, and cutting a piece without weakening the wood. This second edition charts current advances in software and provides fascinating patterns of many famous faces for practice, or if you prefer not to design your own. More than 70 ready-to-use patterns are included! Scroll saw books are often just a monotonous rehash of the same old patterns, but every once in a while a truly original title comes along. This one is sure to perk up even the most jaded woodworker. Browning has developed a method of scroll-sawing images from photographs using thin plywood. The results are remarkable his likenesses of famous people or family members (shown with their photos) are uncanny. While those with access to a scanner and photo software will have greatest success, Browning also shows how to trace or draw patterns. In addition, he provides 55 patterns for animals and people (including Christian and historic images). Sure to be of interest to most woodworkers and the public libraries that serve them. ― Library Journal This book will teach the reader how to turn a favorite photograph into a wooden replica. With the help of a computer or a copy machine, a photograph can be turned into a pattern for a strikingly accurate portrait in wood. In this second edition, Gary Browning includes the newest information on computer-aided design and pattern mounting materials. And for those who do not wish to make their own patterns, there are several ready-to-use patterns including famous faces like John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Groucho Marx and W.C. Fields. Gary Browning is the author of Scroll Saw Civil War Portraits , Scroll Saw Portraits , and Wild West Scroll Saw Portraits . His work has been featured in Scroll Saw Workshop magazine. He lives in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. Used Book in Good Condition