Stunning work Sir!
What can I do with a scroll saw?
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Two that come to mind:
- Musical instrument (guitar, dulcimer, etc.) tops.
- Jigsaw puzzles
- Musical instrument (guitar, dulcimer, etc.) tops.
- Jigsaw puzzles
Intricate cutting of thin material. Sort of like a miniature band saw. My father used one for intricate designs. Many of these required him to bore a hole large enough to insert the blade, remove and insert the blade through the hole, cut the design, and repeat.
I can see some weekend projects coming up. Have fun and enjoy using something from your grandfather.
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It’s winter and I’m bored as heck. Time to light up the kerosene heater in the shed me thinks.
A good way to learn how to use the saw and have some fun.
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Picked up an assortment of blades yesterday. 21 TPI, 15 TPI and 18.5 TPI. Now I need wood!
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That guy must have taken DECADES to be able to do that kind of work with a scroll saw. My first attempt and I’m left with pieces.
Pieces is just fine for your first time. You hopefully learned a few things about the saw and will improve with each project. If you want to keep the letters together, you need to either cut only cut from one side, such as the bottom (leaving the top connected to support the piece, or us a drill bit to allow the blade to be inserted in the middle of the piece (of course, this means taking the blade off and on each time you cut another part out of the inside of piece.
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I took a video of the whole project but it’s to long to upload from my iPad. So here’s the clips of the snaps.
First project and no blood- I’d say that’s pretty good.
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For me it seems the 4th time is the charm.
Good show
Hey, there you go, failure is never an option. Looks great, now put a string around the top and hang it on the Christmas tree!
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Yup, probably will do that. Going to put a couple coats of polyurethane on it first. At first I thought it might be to big for the Christmas tree. But then I thought "the tree is 9ft....it won't look to big"
Great job, I like it very much. As they say practice makes perfect.
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Got some new blades and been busy.
Any tips on finishing these? Seems that a lot of folks use danish oil. How do you recommend I get it inside the nooks and crannies that a brush can’t reach?
Any tips on finishing these? Seems that a lot of folks use danish oil. How do you recommend I get it inside the nooks and crannies that a brush can’t reach?
Wow, you've really stepped up your game fast! 
If you're going to leave the wood natural or stain it, you can apply oils or oil based stains rather liberally with a brush or rag then wipe off the excess with a lint free soft cloth. Torn up old sheets work well.
If you're going to leave the wood natural or stain it, you can apply oils or oil based stains rather liberally with a brush or rag then wipe off the excess with a lint free soft cloth. Torn up old sheets work well.
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