"SAW Dust" is
the official newsletter for the Scrollsaw Association of
the World. The newsletter is published quarterly
in
January
April
July
October
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can be found here:
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What kind of
information can I expect to find in the SAW newsletter:
The newsletter is the primary means
for the Association home office to communicate with its
members. You will often find a note from the President
of the Scrollsaw Association of the World to the
members. There is always an article about the Local
Chapters and what they are doing. This is where
the first announcements of any new events or activities
sponsored by SAW will be made.
In October you will learn who your
candidates are for positions on the Board of Directors.
In January, the ballot for electing people to the Board
of Directors is printed. You can order T-Shirts and Caps
with the SAW logo from the newsletter. Occasionally, you
will also find a survey where you can provide feedback
to the Board of Directors on issues of interest to the
Association.
In addition to news of the
Association, you will also find some very useful
articles on a variety of subjects:
Book Reviews
Tool Reviews
WWW reviews of scrolling web
sites
Exotic woods
New Pattern designers
Free patterns
The newsletter is not filled with an
over abundance of advertisers to distract you from your
reading. But a very select group of advertisers
are present to offer their wares to all of our members.
Sometimes with specials that are only available to SAW
members.
As we grow, we have ambitions of
making the newsletter a very credible source of
scrolling information. However, that does not mean that
it will eventually change into the type of magazine that
you are used to seeing. We have no ambitions of
competing with any of the established scroll saw
magazines in providing patterns primarily. What patterns
we provide are a bonus, but they are not the primary
purpose of the newsletter. Most of the patterns
that we provide are designed by people who are new to
the idea of designing, but want to try and see how their
ideas are accepted. Some are provided by designers
who have just a few ideas and do not want to go through
the bother of trying to sell their designs, but would
prefer to share them with people in this format. A few
are provided by some of the nicest people who have been
designing for years and want to offer something extra to
SAW members, so you will occasionally see patterns with
some very well known names on them as designers.
SAW Dust will
Keep you informed of scrolling
events around the world
Let you know what is happening
within the Scrollsaw Association of the World
Tell you about the activities of
a variety of Local Chapters
Educate you about exotic woods,
web sites, and museums you might want to visit
Entertain you with a few
light-hearted articles from some very interesting
people
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