Scroll Saw

How to Pick the Best Wood for Scroll Saw Projects

From the simplistic elegance of dovetail joints to the most intricate of intarsia, the scroll saw enables you to create the cleanest, most precise cuts on your wood. Choosing the best wood for your scroll saw projects can save you undue frustration and the needless loss of both time and materials. ​I walk through the most common woods…

60 Free Scroll Saw Patterns

Perfecting scroll work with your scroll saw is a delicate technique that takes some practice. I know, because it took me awhile to get decent. The good news is that you don’t have to look far to find some great free scroll saw patterns that you can use. Downloadable Scroll Saw Patterns So, you have…

Best Scroll Saw [2024 Review]

Scroll saws are an integral part of any tool collection. If you don’t mind the analogy, whereas a jigsaw is more like a hatchet, a scroll saw is like a scalpel – it allows you to make clean cuts and carve intricate details with extreme accuracy. I’ll start by sharing some things to keep in…

How Fast Does a Scroll Saw Cut?

Scroll saws come with a wide variety of speed settings, which allow the blade to cut both fast and slow. These speeds are very important to cutting different types of materials, along with various types of cuts. I outline how fast a scroll saw can cut, and which speeds you want to use for which…

Can You Cut Aluminum with a Scroll Saw?

There are a variety of power saws available to cut aluminum, with a scroll saw being one of them. While not the optimal saw for thick sheets of aluminum, this saw works really well for cutting thin sheets of aluminum when intricate curves and patterns are required. Can You Cut Aluminum with a Scroll Saw?…

9 Free Christmas / Holiday Scroll Saw Patterns to Print And Download

The holidays are a great time of year to break out your scroll saw and work on a few Christmas woodworking projects. I’ve compiled some of my favorite free​ Christmas scroll saw ​​patterns to print. Use these as a great springboard for your holiday crafts.  Download your Christmas Ornament patterns here! On my list are…

Jigsaw vs Scroll Saw: Which is Best and When to Use Each

At first hear, you might think that the jigsaw and scroll saw have a lot in common. And, while these tools are both reciprocating saws that are relatively easy to use, they don’t actually have a whole lot of commonalities. In the jigsaw vs scroll saw debate, I’ll dive into each one and highlight its strengths and…

What is a Scroll Saw?

If you have a need to create intricate curves and patterns in your woodworking project, you may have considered investing in a scroll saw. This delicate saw offers you the ability to cut very detailed designs with no limit to your creative abilities. While a scroll saw can certainly increase your cutting capabilities, you may have wondered what is…

How to Use Your Scroll Saw: Getting Started

A scroll saw is a stationary machine equipped with a fine blade which moves up and down. The rapid movement of the saw blade on this type of machine lets the user cut wood quickly and intricately. The precision that comes with using a scroll saw is a result of the blade’s small size. Although similar in set up…