Scroll
Saw Blades Are Specialized Cutting Tools
Scroll
saw blades are very thin blades used for
cutting fretwork or intricate patterns from
wood, plastic or other stock. These blades
come in a variety of teeth designs. Each design
is intended to cut in a particular manner or
type of material. Using the correct design
will leave smooth, finished cuts that do not
need sanding. These saws are used for intricate
work by cabinet makers, furniture makers, crafters
and home hobbyists. These very thin blades
made it possible to turn the piece in any direction
as the cut is being made. This allows the craftsman
to cut out intricate designs by cutting around
a pattern.
The
history of scrollsaws can be traced to the
late 1500s when a German craftsman devised
a method for making very thin saw blades. The
idea of using these very thin blades was quickly
picked up by Parisian craftsmen who used them
to cut intricate designs from thin pieces of
wood. The technique moved to Italy and later
to the U.S. It was in the U.S. that Herbert
Tautz produced a revolutionary scroll saw design
for his Delta Specialty Company, the forerunner
of today’s
Delta Tools. Although his original scroll saw,
which he called the ’American Boy’ was
hand operated, it set up the design that was
later powered by an electric motor.
Scrollsaw
Blades Are Used To Cut A Variety Of Materials
There
is a tremendous variety in scrollsaw blades.
These blades are engineered to cut a variety
of thin materials with precision and leave
a smooth finish on the cut edges. There are
blades for cutting hardwoods, softwoods, engineered
woods, plastics, acrylics and ultra-thin materials,
among other materials. A few of these blade
designs include the skip tooth, the double
tooth, a reverse skip tooth, doubnle reverse
skip tooth and the spiral. There are many others.
Each design has a particular use or purpose.
Scroll saw blades can made a wide variety of
intricate cuts, including producing a very fine
finish on the cut edge. These blade designs make
it possible to make cuts without reverse side
splintering and burning the edges of the material
due to friction generated heat. For fine cuts
in thin materials, there are sure to be just
the right scroll saw blades.
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