Thursday, January 30, 2014

Steve Good

One of the first people I found that had a lot of good information was Steve Good at scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com.  He has been scroll sawing for over 20 years and his information is really useful.  He also has lots of free patterns you can download and try.  Some of the things I have learned from Steve that have been useful.

How to Select a Scroll Saw

This is is really good video that talks about the features of a scroll saw.  I watched this one before deciding to buy my Delta.  From this video I learned that I wanted a saw that was easy to use, easy to change the blade, and used the flat blades and not the pin blades.  The video is actually in 2 parts so watch Part 1 and Part 2.






The Basics to Getting Started

Steve has a scroll saw school on this blog.  It is a series of 9 videos that cover the basics.  There is really good information about blades and how to get a project ready to cut.  One link for his suggested Flying Dutchman blades is to the left in the link list.  Visit Steve's school here.

What It Looks Like To Be Good.  (No pun intended!)

Here is Steve cutting out a Christmas ornament.  He goes through the whole process of applying the pattern, drilling the holes for the inside cuts and then cutting each part.  It is a little lengthy because it shows him doing the whole thing but it is amazing to watch how good his cuts are.  I use this to watch his fingers, how he holds the board, how fast he cuts, and how he hits the angles.  It is one I will watch several times.

1 comment:

  1. Need a simple Alcoholics Anonymous pattern without a specified year of sobriety on it.

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