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The patient surgeon of woodworking, slicing curves a band saw could only dream of.
means A scroll saw is a small powered saw with a thin, fine-toothed reciprocating blade, used to cut intricate curves and tight inside corners in wood, metal, or plastic.
from The "saw" part is ancient Germanic, kin to the verb "to saw," tracing back to a root meaning "to cut." The "scroll" comes from the curling, spiral ornament called a scroll — itself from Old French "escroe" (a strip or scrap of parchment), related to "shred." Because the saw's specialty was cutting those rolling, scroll-like flourishes beloved in decorative fretwork and marquetry, the name stuck to the tool that made the curves.
- Blade speed
- Up to 1,800 cuts per minute
- Interior cuts
- Thread blade through a drilled hole, cut shapes inside wood
- Hair-thin blades
- Some are thinner than a pencil line
- Origin
- Evolved from the foot-powered treadle fretsaw
- Specialty
- Intarsia and puzzle-making demand its tight turns
dewalt dw788 — most popular variable-speed scroll saw for woodworkers, widely used in professional shops since 2000s
hegner multicut 1 — german precision scroll saw, gold standard for fine detailed work, costs €3000+ new
ryobi ss254 — budget entry-level scroll saw under $200, bestseller at home depot for hobbyists