Find Me! Adventures in the Ocean
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Use this ultimate scroll saw beginner’s guide to hone your scrolling skills to perfection. You’ll find everything you need to know here, boiled down to the best and simplest methods. Practice a specific technique in each of 25 skill-building chapters, and then use that skill to make an attractive project. As you progress, each chapter builds upon the previous skills you’ve already learned. By the time you’ve completed the book, you’ll be ready to tackle any scroll saw project with experience and confidence. Begin with the basics of cutting straight, curved, and jagged lines, and then progress to more advanced techniques like stack cutting, relief, inlay, compound, segmentation, and more. Project patterns include die-cut stationery, a fish silhouette, a butterfly with interior cuts, a hummingbird ornament, and a collapsible wooden basket. This new third edition provides an objective guide to all of the scroll saw models available in today's market, updated to include information on new scroll saw manufacturers.
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John A. Nelson. Find Me! Adventures in the Ocean
CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction: How to Use This Workbook
History of Scroll Saws
Mechanisms
1. RIGID ARM
2. PARALLEL ARM
3. DOUBLE PARALLEL LINK ARM
4. “C” ARM
5. OSCILLATING LOOP
Scroll Saws
CENTRAL MACHINERY
CRAFTSMAN
DELTA
DEWALT
EXCALIBUR
GRIZZLY
HAWK
HEGNER
PORTER CABLE
PROXXON
PS WOOD
RYOBI
Blades
1. STANDARD TOOTH BLADES
2. SKIP-TOOTH BLADES
3. DOUBLE-TOOTH CUT BLADES
4. REVERSE SKIP-TOOTH BLADES
5. TWO-WAY CUT BLADES
6. CROWN-TOOTH BLADES
7. SPIRAL-TOOTH BLADES
8. PRECISION-GROUND BLADES
OTHER SPECIAL BLADES
FOR BEGINNING SCROLLERS
CHOOSING THE CORRECT BLADE
TENSION OF THE BLADE
SQUARING UP THE BLADE
Never Fail Blade Chart
Accessories
STAND
STOOL
LIGHTS
FOOT SWITCH
VARIABLE SPEED
QUICK-RELEASE BLADE CLAMP
BLOWER
VACUUM
FLOOR MAT
SAW COVERS
SCROLL SAW “HANDY TOP”
RELATED TOOLS
ARM LIFT (DeWalt and Excalibur saws only)
SHAPER/ROUTER TABLE WITH ROTARY TOOL
Features to Look for in a Scroll Saw. PRICE
USE
THICKNESS OF THE CUT
THROAT LENGTH
SAFETY
TABLE TOP TILT
DUST BLOWERS
WEIGHT
WARRANTY
BLADE TENSION
PIN-END VERSUS PLAIN-END BLADES
OTHER FEATURES OF NOTE
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
SCROLLING WITH CHILDREN
BLADE CHANGING
Patterns & Material. SCROLL SAW PATTERNS
ATTACHING THE PAPER PATTERN TO THE WOOD
TO REMOVE THE PATTERN AFTER CUTTING
SELECTING MATERIAL
OTHER MATERIALS FOR SCROLLING
GLUING
Getting Started. FOUR MAJOR STEPS FOR ALL EXERCISES
Safety
Exercise 1
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Exercise 8
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Exercise 9
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Exercise 10
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Exercise 15
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Exercise 22
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Exercise 23
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Exercise 24
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Exercise 25
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Appendix
SCROLL SAWS/ACCESSORIES
SCROLL SAW BOOKS, PATTERNS AND HARDWARE SUPPLIERS
ARM LIFT FOR DEWALT-EXCALIBUR
SCROLL SAW MUSEUMS
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO
THIN WOOD SUPPLIERS
PLYWOOD SUPPLIERS
SCROLL SAW PICNICS
ONLINE COMMUNITIES