{"id":549786,"date":"2025-07-17T10:59:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T14:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finehomebuilding.com\/?p=549786"},"modified":"2025-07-22T13:51:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:51:06","slug":"ad-hoc-scroll-saw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finehomebuilding.com\/2025\/07\/17\/ad-hoc-scroll-saw","title":{"rendered":"Ad-Hoc Scroll Saw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you need to cut or trim tiny pieces of stock, which is unworkable or too dangerous to do with a miter saw or tablesaw. When I\u2019m faced with this dilemma, I create a scroll saw by clamping my jigsaw upside down to the fence of my tablesaw or to a board screwed to a sawhorse. I then use the trigger lock to keep the blade in motion. With the trigger locked, I can safely hold and maneuver the piece with both hands. A fine-finish, nonaggressive jigsaw blade works best for these types of cuts. If your saw has an orbital cutting action, turn it off or to its lowest setting.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Aaron Butt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aaronthomasaquinas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aaronthomasaquinas<\/a>. Edited by Mark Petersen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finehomebuilding.com\/issue\/2025\/07\/issue-333-august-september-2025\"><em>Fine Homebuilding<\/em> #333<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED STORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finehomebuilding.com\/2023\/09\/13\/dialing-in-a-job-site-tablesaw\">Dialing In a Job-Site Tablesaw<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finehomebuilding.com\/1992\/01\/01\/coping-table\">Coping Table<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finehomebuilding.com\/2024\/05\/23\/better-coping-with-a-jigsaw\">Better Coping with a Jigsaw<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Got a Tip?<\/h2>\n<p>Do you have any great tips like this one on making a DIY scroll saw for cutting small pieces of stock? Share your methods, tricks, and jigs with other readers. Tag them @FineHomebuilding on social, email them to us at <a href=\"mailto:tips@finehomebuilding.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tips@finehomebuilding.com<\/a>, or upload them to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finehomebuilding.com\/reader-tips\"><strong>FineHomebuilding.com\/reader-tips<\/strong><\/a>. We\u2019ll pay for any we publish.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you need to cut or trim tiny pieces of stock, which is unworkable or too dangerous to do with a miter saw or tablesaw. 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