| Scrolling is done by taking the darker portions of a pattern on wood and cutting them out using a tool known as a scrollsaw. After I have put that pattern on wood, I drill a hole into each area I want to cut out. I usually use a 1/16th drill bit. I thread a little 5 inch long spiral blade up through each hole and thru an opening in the "table" of the saw. I then attach it to the upper blade clamp on the scrollsaw. The scrollsaw has two arms on it that go up and down together like a sewing machine. (see animation below) Scrollsaws vary in speed and can move much faster than the animation can show. Now, having that spiral blade threaded through that predrilled hole and clamped...I then just follow my lines. Sounds simple doesn't it? Well, with practice it is. It may not have taken long in your mind but I assure you this is not a quick process if you are as into realistic detail as I am.
I love to challenge myself. Just designing the pattern can take 1-2 hours. Cutting it out (depending on size and detail) can take days, depending on how much time you have to devote to it. It takes patience and attention to detail. |
