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MAKING TIGHT SCROLLWORK CUTS

Here's how to handle tight-radius work: Install the narrower blade in your jigsaw Begin by making a series of relief cuts in and remove the waste along your fin- Now install your regular blade in your saw and make another relief cut the tight radius. ished cutline in one sweeping cut. at the next fillet.

Make your sweeping cut along the scrollwork.

Dismount is important. Make sure that you can support the saw and the workpiece as it is cut free.

MAKING SIMPLE STRAIGHT CUTS

Many woodworkers struggle with cutting the long, straight lines in bracket feet. After doing hundreds of these feet, here's my recommendation: Make your first entry cut near the corner. Cut into the corner.

Now turn the saw around and cut all the way across the bracket. This keeps all the waste pieces attached during the critical part of the cut.

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Popular Woodworking October 2006