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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: Barry on December 05, 2015, 11:54:24 pm

Title: Good solution if you are having trouble with wood burning. Even using packing
Post by: Barry on December 05, 2015, 11:54:24 pm

tape to lubricate your scroll saw blades, some woods such as cherry and maple tend to burn.  The darkened wood is hard and next to impossible to sand away.  I run into this problem every year around Christmas time.  Particularly on thicker wood which compound patterns require.

I normally use Flying Dutchmen reverse blades.  90 percent of what I use are 3's and 5's.  However, I have found that Pegas makes a blade called a Modified Geometry Reverse blade.  It is the best blade I have found to keep wood from burning.  It is better than any skip blades I have found, either Olsen or FD, for not burning.  I hope this helps someone.  Pegas used to advertise in SSWC and perhaps they still do.  I buy mine at my local Woodcraft.

Barry

Title: Re: Good solution if you are having trouble with wood burning. Even using packing
Post by: cowboysfanatic on December 06, 2015, 08:26:54 pm

Might have to check those blades out good tip.