“Some of the most popular scroll-sawing patterns of the late 1800s are redrawn and reproduced in this book. Most of these highly detailed and ornate patterns were originally created by early scroll saw masters. Included here, with some of (the author’s) creations and adaptations, are works published in the 1870s by the then famous names including Arthur Hope, Henry Williams, and Orlando Ware. When necessary, their patterns have been slightly changed or altered to make them more adaptable to present –day scroll-sawing techniques….” From the Introduction-