Scroll Saw Basics
by Mark Berner
Softcover
215 x 280mm
48pp
Published by Schiffer Publishing, West Chester, Pennsylvania USA
R.R.P.$22.90
ISBN 978-0-7643-3377-4
Extract from back cover of book:
Step-by-step instructions for techniques to make wooden puzzles and works of art with a scroll saw, and over 80 color photos that clearly illustrate the tool and techniques. Scroll saw components and features are discussed to familiarize readers before the projects begin. Techniques include cutting patterns, making templates, cutting names, fretwork, shadow box effects, bevel cutting, and veneer-marquetry. Valuable tips on blade life, wood burning, specific woods, and trouble shooting techniques. Anyone intertested in scroll saw art will want this valuable reference.
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
1
- Why Buy a Scroll Saw?
Cutting with a Scroll Saw is Different
Scroll
Saw Styles & History
Saw Anatomy
- Tension Devices
- Table Protractors
- Motors
Features of Saws
- Saw Speeds
- Saw Stroke
- Dust
Blower
- Table Size
- Table or Floor Models
- Blade Holders
Accessories
Maintenance and Safety
Setting Up Your Saw
Blades
- How Is a Blade
Made?
- Blade Tension
- Blade Life
- Wood Burning
- Most Common
Uses for Specific Wood
Trouble Shooting
2
- Achieving Mastery
Technique in Cutting
Patterns
Making Templates
Cutting Different Material
- Cutting Plastic
- Metal Cutting
3
- Projects
Puzzles
Three Dimensional Projects
- Deer
- Duck
-
Cutting Names
- Fretwork
- Pictures on Plastic
- Shadow Box Effect
- Scroll Saw Box
- Bevel Cutting
- Veneer-Marquetry
- Inlay
4 - Gallery 45