As one is as good as the other by all means buy Star blades. The sizes from 1 to 10 are shown at [E in Fig. 11], but three smaller and two larger sizes are made. The smaller sizes cost 10 cents a dozen and the larger sizes 15 cents a dozen. The spacing of the teeth on the blade is shown at [F].
How to Trace a Design on Wood.
—You can draw your own designs or buy them printed ready to use. In either case you must transfer the design to the surface of the wood you are going to saw.
To do this lay a sheet of carbon paper as typists call it, or impression paper as jig sawyers call it, with the prepared side next to the wood; lay the design sheet on top of it; and fasten the corners of the sheets to the wood with glue, or, better, with thumb tacks.[13]
[13] Thumb tacks are short, flat headed tacks used by draughtsmen.
Now take a sharp, hard lead pencil or a piece of pointed bone and trace the outline of the design. When you have it all done you will find that the design is plainly marked in black lines on the wood—that is except where you forgot to trace it.
Designs for Scroll Sawing.
—Designs in great variety can be bought of H. L. Wild, Publisher, 171 Avenue A, New York City. Besides glove boxes, handkerchief boxes, bird cages, clock cases, thread and thimble stands, photo frames and a thousand and one other pretty and useful articles you can get patterns for doll furniture, alphabets and mechanical designs like the horizontal engine shown at [A in Fig. 12] and the fire engine shown at [B].
Foot-Power Scroll Saws.
—There are several makes of foot-power scroll saws on the market and the prices of these range from $4.50 to $25.