Wood Magazine 66 by Larry Clayton

Author:Larry Clayton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Wood, Home and hobby woodworker
Publisher: Meredith Corporation
Published: 1993-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

WOOD MAGAZINE DECEMBER 1993

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Rick Hutcheson

Since 1991, Rick Hutcheson has worked with us at WOOD® magazine as our No. 1 scrollsaw man. While building most of our scroll-saw projects and advising us on scrollsaw procedures, Rick has earned a solid reputation as an authority in his field. He's also contributed mightily to the scroll-saw projects found in our com-

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WOOD MAGAZINE DECEMBER 1993

SUCCESS

Rick's

Favorite

Blades

No. 2

When we decided to pull together our best collection of scrollsawing tips, we made a beeline to Rick Hutcheson's shop in Grimes, Iowa. We figured anyone who spends thousands of hours every year cutting scrollsaw designs has to know a lot about the craft.

panion publications, Weekend Woodworking Projects®, Decorative Woodcrafts®, and Super Scrollsaw Patterns®. When he's not working with us, Rick creates scrollsaw projects for his gift shop, or cuts unfinished pieces for people more interested in painting than sawing. To keep up with the demand, he spends 10-12 hours daily with his scrollsaws, putting out more work than most of us can produce in a week. No wonder a major manufacturer of scrollsaws supplies Rick with test models before introducing them to the market. Although Rick saws his way through most projects in just a few minutes, he recently spent 3>/2 hours—a record-long time for this scrollsaw speedster—on a single workpiece. The project was the intricate locomotive (shown left), with more than 400 inside cuts. Whew!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BLADES

Three blades will see you through most projects

For nearly all of his work, Rick uses these blades from the Olson Saw Company: •No. 5 (Olson no. 446-F) "My choice (the no. 5) for W pine, oak, walnut, and most other woods," Rick told us. "I've tried other blades, but none give you more blade life for the dollar." •No. 2 (Olson no. 443-F) I use this blade for cutting thin plywoods such as W, W", or Vk" baltic-birch plywoods," Rick said. "I cut a stack of plywood about W thick, and with the no. 2 blade, I get good detail and a minimum of feathering on the bottom of the workpiece."

•No. 9 (Olson no. 450-F) "This relatively thick and wide blade doesn't turn as tightly as the other two," Rick explained, "but you need its extra strength for sawing woods more than 1" thick. Primarily, I use it for l^"-thick pine and fir. I can run this blade at 2000 rpm without a problem— the no. 5 blade heats up and breaks at speeds over 1750 rpm. "You can buy other specialty blades that work well, such as jewelers blades for cutting metals. I don't care much for the spiral blades—they cut in all directions

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