KP
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Folks -
I'd like to try my hand at some segmented pens. I looked at the article in the library which had a few ways of making them. I wanted to start with the method in which you cut the blank apart along a curved line, insert veneer, and glue back together. Alas, I don't have a scroll saw. I was wondering if folks have tried this with a bandsaw with a narrow blade, and if so, how'd it work? I have a Jet BS 14" with the riser, and while it's a good tool, the cut is usually a bit rough, so I'm wondering if this'll be an exercise in frustration to make a laminated blank free of voids.
BTW, I don't necessarily mind getting a scroll saw - but I don't anticipate making too many of these blanks, and I'm not sure what else I'd use it for.
Thanks for all thoughts -
Ken
I'd like to try my hand at some segmented pens. I looked at the article in the library which had a few ways of making them. I wanted to start with the method in which you cut the blank apart along a curved line, insert veneer, and glue back together. Alas, I don't have a scroll saw. I was wondering if folks have tried this with a bandsaw with a narrow blade, and if so, how'd it work? I have a Jet BS 14" with the riser, and while it's a good tool, the cut is usually a bit rough, so I'm wondering if this'll be an exercise in frustration to make a laminated blank free of voids.
BTW, I don't necessarily mind getting a scroll saw - but I don't anticipate making too many of these blanks, and I'm not sure what else I'd use it for.
Thanks for all thoughts -
Ken