Covers everything: brands and styles, parts and features, especially blades. A clear approach to cutting covers, curves, straight lines, sharp corners and angles, true arcs, and perfect circles; making large cutouts and inside cutouts, stack-cutting, bevel-sawing, and much more, plus projects. “A good overall introduction... extensively illustrated with hundreds of exceptionally clear black-and-white photos.”—Library Journal.
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Of all power tools, the scroll saw is the least intimidating for the beginning woodworker. While its simple operation and relative safety make it ideal for the casual hobbyist, it still finds occasional use by the experienced woodworker needing to make cuts of very precise design and close tolerances. Spielman's modest guide provides a good overall introduction. Besides demonstrating fundamental techniques, the book also covers the saw itself, examining types of saws, desired features, characteristics of quality saws, and upgrading of lesser-quality saws. It is extensively illustrated with hundreds of exceptionally clear black-and-white photos. Worthwhile for the hobby section of most public libraries.
- Bill Demo, Tompkins Cortland Community Coll., Dryden, N.Y.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Bill Demo, Tompkins Cortland Community Coll., Dryden, N.Y.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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74 of 76 people found the following review helpful:
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Helpful Scroll Saw Information,
This review is from: Scroll Saw Basics (Basics Series) (Paperback)
This book indeed was written for a person just beginning to work with a scroll saw. The first chapter presents a thorough description of the types of scroll saws available, how they work, and what features are important. Subsequent chapters give the novice a practical description of scroll saw blades, a brief overview of the different types of wood and wood materials available, safety techniques, how to set up a scroll saw, types and sources of patterns, and easy to follow instructions on how to make the various kinds of cuts basic to scroll saws.The author includes come valuable tips, such as how to hone the burr side of a blade and thereby enable much smoother cuts. The abundant use of illustrations (over 275) is very helpful in understanding the technical material being presented. In general, the book relates meaningful information and would be a significant contribution for a reader to gain an understanding of scroll saw fundamentals.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
For real beginners,
This review is from: Scroll Saw Basics (Basics Series) (Paperback)
This book is for real beginners, some interesting capters about techniques and tools but no intresting patterns.
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