Scroll Saw Blog

Today I used the Kreg Bandsaw Fence for some “real” resaw work. The first piece was a 4-1/2″ wide piece of sassafras.  Initial prep work was the usual jointer (flat face) -> planer (other flat face) -> jointer (square edge) -> tablesaw (other edge parallel).  Since the piece was not going to be flipped like [...]

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The latest “Big Snow Storm” is starting.  We had to get a few things at the grocery (milk/flour) before the roads got trashed, but it looks like it’s not going to be as bad as they’re making it out to be. The Indianapolis NWS office is maintaining a blog of the storm. They did have [...]

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While I resaw on the tablesaw just about everybody else in the scrollsaw universe uses a bandsaw.  Some reasons I use the tablesaw:

Safety: I always use push sticks, so the blade is at least 2′ away from the flesh at all times. The bandsaw is not as open to push stick use.
Comfort: I’ve been resawing [...]

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