This decorative Easter cross is a little over ten inches tall.
Scroll Saw Blade Comments:
I did a write-up a couple days ago about choosing scroll saw blades. I expected to receive several comments and I did. There was a lot of great feedback and I thought I would share one in particular from John. Several valuable thoughts in his write-up.
Steve,
I read with interest your discussion about blade choice today. This subject is always at the top of the list with new members and new Scrollers at a Carolina Scrollers club meeting.
I personally, when starting as a new scroller, bought many different blade types only to have the majority gather dust once I understood my preferences.
Like most new scrollers, we were/are self-learners. I believe most Scrollers gravitate to their favorite type designs they like to scroll and some choose a multitude of designs. For me, I love to scroll detailed Fretwork. My favorites are clocks, especially those designed by Pedro of Spain. For relaxation, I like making numerous type bowls. And thirdly, Christmas ornaments because of our club’s focus program of selling and donating 100% of sales to the North Carolina Second Harvest Food Bank.
I have two saws; Dewalt and Excalibur. I tend to defer to the Excalibur because I can “neutralize” the aggressiveness of the blade easier as this is important to me when doing detailed Fretwork.
I say all of the above to make the following points and observations:
• Blade choices are individual and charts that are available should be considered as guidance and not “gospel”.
• Although most saws operate fundamentally the same, there are differences that can affect blade choices.
• Obviously, blade manufacturers say