Books By Frank Pozsgai - Author

Born in Budapest, Hungary, scroll saw guru Frank Porzsgai attributes his love for wood cutting to his early days in concentration and "displaced persons" camps in Germany.  Awaiting liberation, he found solace and amusement in creating some artistic or usable object out of wood whenever he could find a scrap.  Later on, while attending college in Los Angeles, Frank excelled in art, especially drawing and painting.  While he went on to pursue a career in industrial engineering and facilities engineering management, he never lost his love for wood and art.  Finally, in 1989, Frank found himself laid up with back problems.  As part of his "boredom therapy" he purchased an inexpensive 15" scroll saw.  Suddenly his artistic talents and industrial engineering background started paying dividends!  Frank set to work , retrofitting the machine with numerous custom-designed accessories to make it more user friendly.  He also began creating three-dimensional patterns, and finally, he added the idea of carving his 3-D fi