Thread: Scroll saw blade's

I cut antler, which is harder than bone, with a bandsaw.

Assuming you are cutting 1/8th inch bone you could cut it with a scroll saw but the thicker and harder a material is the fewer teeth you need. More teeth more heat and you break blades. Use a no.5-9 blade about14 TPI.

Making a long straight or curved cuts on hard or dense material is difficult to do with a scroll saw, easy on a band saw. More teeth cut slower and make it more difficult to follow a line.

Use fewer teeth, and cut close to your line, it will cut cooler and faster, then sand or file to your line. I buy my scroll saw blades from Flying Dutchman, he has quality blades at good prices and good quick service.

They also have a help line that might better recommend a blade. I have used their Polar line to cut Ebony with good success, it is a harder, thicker blade made for dense hard wood, antler, and bone.

If you have a scroll saw you know, using it is not as easy as it looks without a lot of practice. Do invest in quick release holders, they are worth every penny.