Circle cutting hint for Beginners

[jerry1939]

I use FD UR blades.  They have the sharp teeth on the right, as you face the saw.  Open the pdf file to see how I cut circles.  Here is why;  After the first cut (shown with a red line), back the blade all the way out to the Starter Hole.  Spin the piece 180 degrees and back the blade into the first cut.  To make the 2nd cut (blue), it does 2 things.

1.  The blade is already on the line that you want to finish.

2.  Now the sharp side of the blade will keep it from trying to follow the 1st cut back towards the starter hole.

See the image for an example of a lot of circles.  This method makes your life easier.  Hope you can understand it.  I sure as heck cannot. 

jerry

 

SSV Hint.pdf

[amazingkevin]

5 hours ago, jerry1939 said:

I use FD UR blades.  They have the sharp teeth on the right, as you face the saw.  Open the pdf file to see how I cut circles.  Here is why;  After the first cut (shown with a red line), back the blade all the way out to the Starter Hole.  Spin the piece 180 degrees and back the blade into the first cut.  To make the 2nd cut (blue), it does 2 things.

1.  The blade is already on the line that you want to finish.

2.  Now the sharp side of the blade will keep it from trying to follow the 1st cut back towards the starter hole.

See the image for an example of a lot of circles.  This method makes your life easier.  Hope you can understand it.  I sure as heck cannot. 

jerry

 

SSV Hint.pdf

Thanks Jerry!

[WayneMahler]

Great advise Jerry. Who made the pattern ? Would love to cut it !

[jerry1939]

16 hours ago, WayneMahler said:

Great advise Jerry. Who made the pattern ? Would love to cut it !

http://www.scrolleronline.com/?gclid=CM6D_IX7htUCFZSLaQodn9QLBA   Pattern # SLDK224

The pattern is 8 X 10.  Ours is 10 3/4 X 13 poplar.  1/2 thick.  Cross is 1/8" BB. We give away 95% of what I make, but this hangs in our living room.

Edited July 13, 2017 by jerry1939

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

I would never make a good teacher. I just drill and start cutting. Can not explain it because it comes so natural after you have been doing for so many years. I have no hard and fast rules I follow. Sometimes I cut on the fly or by the seat of my pants. No rhyme or reason to go from one point to the next and do the opposite on the next cut. But I am so confident in my cutting ability that no cut scares me. I have the ability to cut straight and true and follow a pattern line with exactness. This may sound like tooting of the horn because it is. But will say the most important thing I learned to get to this point is to relax and let the blade do the cutting. Do not tense up in tight situations or push so hard trying to cut faster. Does not work. Relax and let the mind tell you where to go and what to do. Let go of the work every once in awhile and let the blade straighten out or catch up to the cutting. This is the key to scrolling. Learn to put pressure in the right spot when spinning the piece, learn to listen to the sounds of the blade cutting and learn when it is time to change blades. Learn to use both hands in working a piece. Plan you cuts so that you do not back yourself into a corner. 

 

Do not get me wrong about suggestions like this for cutting directions which are great for beginners but also learn to become your own scroller and forget what others do. there are no right or wrong ways to scroll. find your own methods and tricks and speed at which is comfortable. Just my opinion and point of view.