This thing is stellar...
Made post-depression...maybe originally treadle and cam operated...made from hardwood fruit crates...
Made post-depression...maybe originally treadle and cam operated...made from hardwood fruit crates...
Wartime Scroll Saw | Popular Woodworking
My grandfather made this foot-powered jigsaw during World War II. The Depression had taught him to be very frugal, so he built the saw from orange and grapefruit crates, which were made from hardwood.
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