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   ian | Jan 22, 2003 04:24pm | #1

   Ben

   two approaches come immediately to mind

   1  bolt your jigsaw to a plate, turn the plate upside down and attach it to your bench.  You now have a fixed machine that will allow you to cut with the sort of control you get on a bandsaw.  Depending on your jigsaw's cutting capacity, the blade you chose, and the saw's cutting action you can cut stock up to 4 in thick.

   2  buy a coping saw and a selection of blades and cut the shape by hand, finishing with hand tools

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   fredsmart48 | Jan 23, 2003 02:57am | #2

   what do you mean by a jigsaw ?

   jigsaw = scroll

   jigsaw = saber saw = sawall

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   bjpearce | Jan 23, 2003 03:06am | #3

   The jigsaw I refer to is the electric one, like the picture below, though mine is (sadly) much older than the one pictured.

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   ian | Jan 23, 2003 04:40pm | #4

   Ben

   FWW #119 August 96 has an article on how to make these feet.  The tools used by the article's author are a router with cove bit, drill, table saw, jig saw and hand planes.  From your tool list you already have these tools.

   The author's process steps are:
   1   cut the ogee profile using a router
   2   finish profile by hand and finish sand
   3   rip to width and mitre the corners
   4   drill the round hole
   5   cut the balance of the shape (mark the shape on the back or flat side of the strip) with a stationary jig saw
   6   glue up

   hope this helps

   Ian 

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   bjpearce | Feb 05, 2003 06:23am | #5

   Thanks for your help Ian, didn't think of a coping saw.

   Thought I might even try a half-round SureForm plane, the one thats more like a file.

   Ps. sorry 'bout the long time replying.  :)