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2. Scroll saw - Wikipedia

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   Scroll sawing is a popular hobby for many woodworkers. The tool allows a substantial amount of creativity and requires comparatively little space. In addition, many scroll saw projects require little more than the saw itself, reducing the investment in tools. A drill is required for interior cutouts, preferably a drill press for finely detailed ...

3. Fretwork - Wikipedia

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   Fretwork is an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a fretsaw, coping saw, jigsaw or scroll saw. Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design. The materials most commonly used are wood and metal. [1] Fretwork is used to adorn furniture and musical instruments.

4. Jigsaw (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A jigsaw is a reciprocating saw that can cut irregular curves, such as stenciled designs, in wood, metal, or other materials. Jigsaws first emerged in the 19th century [1] and employed a treadle to operate the blade, which was thin and under tension, being secured at both ends to an oscillating frame. This kind of saw is now usually called a ...

5. Fretsaw - Wikipedia

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   The tool takes its name from its use in fretwork and ultimately from the French freter (lattice)—a reference to the intricate patterns often created using this tool. [1] The fretsaw is similar in many respects to the scroll saw, which is essentially a powered fretsaw with a table. Blades between the two tools are usually interchangeable, and ...

6. Sukashibori - Wikipedia

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   The type where the foreground pattern is preserved and the background removed is called ji-sukashi (地透し), [1] and the reverse is called moyō-sukashi (文様透し). [ 1 ] In Buddhist art, foliage scrollwork [ ja ] ( 唐草模様 , karakusa-moyō ) or lotus motif is often used [ 3 ] The result is an Arabesque -like or lacework-like design.

7. Intarsia - Wikipedia

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   Intarsia gained popularity in the United States in the 1980s as a wooden art technique using a band saw or scroll saw. Early practitioners made money both by selling their art, and by selling patterns for others to use. In France Georges Vriz proposed a new method for marquetry. Contrary to other techniques, based on a decoration "flat" made of ...

8. Reciprocating saw - Wikipedia

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   A reciprocating saw is a type of handheld, small, machine-powered saw, in which the cutting action is achieved through a push-and-pull ("reciprocating") or back-and-forth motion of the blade. The original trade name, Sawzall , is often used in the United States , where Milwaukee Electric Tool first produced a tool of this type in 1951.

9. Oscillating multi-tool - Wikipedia

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   This saw was patented as a circular saw with an angular oscillating saw blade. It was used primarily in orthopaedics for cutting plaster casts. The crescent pattern of the oscillating rotation cut through the hard cast without damaging the patient’s skin. The plaster cast saw was equipped with a more powerful gearbox to upgrade it to a ...