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10-15-2007, 11:01 PM
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|  Research on Scroll and Jig Saws I am trying to find information on the history of the scroll saw and or Jig saw. I am going to have to do a time line of this saw so any resources you might be able to point me to would help. I am also interested in any information on safety I might be able to use for children. I am trying to write a paper for school on safefy and histry of the scroll saw. Thanks Rhyan |
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10-15-2007, 11:50 PM
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| Rhyan, The Scroll Saw Workbook by John Nelson has a 3 page history of the scroll saw. You might also look around on the website for the Scrollsaw association of the world www.saw-online.com. I don't know if there is anything there, but you would expect they would have something about the history of the scroll saw. Good luck, Alan
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10-16-2007, 12:36 AM
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| Rhyan Try contacting Rick H. I would think he has some literature on the history of the scroll saw. www.scrollsawer.com Dave |
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10-16-2007, 03:56 AM
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 | That's pretty close Dave, but that's where we already are.  Try www.scrollsaws.com for Rick's site.Quote:
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10-16-2007, 08:19 AM
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| http://www.finescrollsaw.com/historicalbooks.htm Here is a site that might be helpful, let us know how you make out, GL. oops99
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10-16-2007, 02:13 PM
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| Jim Thanks for the correction, must have been a senior moment. LOL Dave |
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10-16-2007, 02:43 PM
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| Rhyan: For what it is worth: The progenitor of the scroll saw is the fret saw, or coping saw. The progenitor of the jig saw is the 'key hole saw' or 'saber saw' of traditional woodworking. (Just as the band saw came from the bow saw.) Phil |
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10-17-2007, 03:01 AM
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| Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005
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| Hi Rhyan We have a certain member who is very knowledgeable about the history of mechanized scroll saw development but (to my great frustration) he hasn't yet posted the story on this forum. Come on Derek, get a wiggle on!!!  If you write to Hobbies of Dereham, you might get some valuable information. I'd love to see your paper when it's written. Gill
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10-18-2007, 06:34 AM
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| I am doing the research and my cousin will be doing a presentation for elementary school children. She is working on some post graduate work. I will make available any work that I generate out of this myself. I have a habit of starting a research project and taking it further then was intended. I am working on a time line of the scroll saw / jig saw that will be used in this presentation. complete with photos if I can find them. Thanks for all the leads I will be fallowing them up in the next day or so. I was surprised about the lack of this type of information. I did manage to dig out some things on early saws but I cant find any mention before 1871 and I am sure that they were used before that and in England. I know that the Scroll saw came from the Copping saw. But not the information on the Jig saw now I have even more lines to fallow thanks again. I worked on this type of information for the sewing machine a number of years ago. actually quite a number of years ago. almost 30 years now and there was a ton of information available at the library. but when I check into books on Scroll saws most just have minor mention of the history if they had any mention at all. one book said they were invented in the 1930's I had to laugh. Now I wish I had written down the name of that book. Rhyan |
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10-18-2007, 02:25 PM
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| Rhyan: I personally would be very, VERY much surprised to find any peddle powered scroll saw prior to late 1860's. The style of Victorian fretwork just doesn't have any history before that, as far as I know. before 1860, my guess would be the woodworking in the studio's that made marquetry. The skill of inlay work in Baltimore, MD (Federalist period?) London and Paris would be the place to look I think. From another Forum in the UK, someone posted the following link to a marquetry tool from the Paris studios. http://www.wpatrickedwards.com/EtudeMarq.htm for a Chevalet De Marqueterie This may be a close relative to the scroll saw, but it would take a more knowledgeable person than me to make any claim that this bench tool would (could) be a foot powered ancestor to the modern scroll saw. Phil |
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