Make Your Own Model Dinosaurs: 7 Prehistoric Patterns for the Scroll Saw

Dinosaur and woodworking enthusiasts will enjoy this guide to creating 3-D dinosaur models. Woodworkers can choose to build dinosaurs such as Allosaurus, Stegosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus rex out of interlocking pieces. Scroll saw basics and safety concerns are presented along with step-by-step instructions for completing both a hardwood and a plywood project. Five additional patterns contain cutting templates for each dinosaur bone needed to complete one of the 26 x 40-inch models.

Danny A. Downs was one of the founding partners of B. C. Bones. He is involved in the woodworking industry and currently runs a contract manufacturing facility utilizing CNC (computer numeric controlled) routing technology. He lives in northern California. Tom Knight is president of B.C. Bones, a producer of dinosaur puzzle kits. His designs have been named by Parents Magazine among the best toys of 2003. He lives in Rohnert Park, California.