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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: OPi on March 10, 2016, 10:16:25 pm

Title: Cutting veins
Post by: OPi on March 10, 2016, 10:16:25 pm

Need some suggestions about blade size for cutting veins. The pattern is a bighorn sheep and most of the detail are veins. Not too thin, not too thick??? Suggestions greatly appreciated.

Title: Re: Cutting veins
Post by: julief on March 11, 2016, 08:25:27 am

I would suggest a 2/0 spiral.  If you are not familiar with spirals, practice first on a scrap piece.  There is a learning curve.

Title: Re: Cutting veins
Post by: Bill Wilson on March 11, 2016, 09:22:58 am

Depends a little on the pattern.  If the veining is very close together, then a smaller blade is better.  The previous suggestion of a 2/0 spiral is a pretty good starting point.

If you aren't comfortable with spirals, you can use straight blades.  Again, the size depends on the detail in the pattern.  Some folks even first cut the vein with a straight blade, then follow up with a spiral, to open it up a bit.

Title: Re: Cutting veins
Post by: Jim Finn on March 16, 2016, 08:39:22 am

I am not doing fretwork.  I do a lot of inlay and some veining is involved.  I just use a #5 straight blade.

Title: Re: Cutting veins
Post by: OPi on March 19, 2016, 09:47:31 am

I used a #5 like Jim said.  I thought it turned out very well.  My dear sweet wife said it was aweSOME.  There is a fine line between aweSOME and aweFUL (this is especially true when using a scrollsaw).