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HopeHoops

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3. Mostly scroll saw and band saw art. They are my two favorite "big" tools.

Reply to Tansy_Gold (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 08:56 AM

Jan 2012

I like cutting jig-saw puzzles (big ones) out of 2" pine on the band saw. It can't whip a turn like a scroll saw, but it comes damn close. I can turn in place with a scroll saw. It took a LONG time to master (and a shitload of broken blades), but I'm really good at it now. I also use it for 3D wall hangings. If you cut at a slight angle, you can push in or pull out the inset piece. They look really neat.

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