Three Layer Lighthouse Scroll Saw Pattern.

This pattern is a simple lighthouse scene. I included two sizes. The large pattern is almost 10 inches tall. The small pattern is 7 inches tall. It's difficult to tell from the simulated picture but the pattern is three layers thick to add some extra depth. 

A Bit of History:

1800s Foot Powered Scroll Saw

The evolution of the scrollsaw is linked to the rise in popularity of fretwork -- the sawing of intricate shapes from wood. Although there are examples of fretwork-like decorations on early Egyptian, Greek, and Roman furniture, these were probably carved or cut with a knife. 

It wasn't commonly practiced to saw delicate wooden shapes until the late 1500s when a German craftsman (most likely a clockmaker) devised a method for making fine, narrow blades. 

Soon thereafter, a Parisian began to develop specialized hand tools for cutting these intricate designs. He designed a U-shaped fret saw which was originally known as a Buhl-saw (Buhl a corrupted pronunciation of the man's name) very similar to a coping saw. 

As Mr. Boulle's work gained notoriety, the craft was legitimized and quickly spread to Italy within a generation. Fretwork was introduced to America in the mid-1800s as Sorrento wood carving. Sorrento is so named because of the area in Italy that it was most popular. 

By the 1860s, the first mechanical fret saws -- called scroll saws -- began to appear in the U.S. And so a great art form and hobby were born. 

Source: Mike Moorlach. 

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