Cutting wood shapes

[babypiggy]

HI everyone
thinking of ctting some wood shapes for ajax

what do u guys recommend on using to cut shapes?

[lildolphingiggles]

what to use depends on what kind of wood you are cutting, how thick, etc. You can use a jigsaw, a rotozip or a scroll saw, depending on the thickness of the wood and type of wood.

[red192]

ANYWAY U LIKE, JUST AVOID CUTTING THE FINGERS!
show us pix when u have them cut out.

[babypiggy]

hmm i think they woule be pine and the thickness i'm not sure

i havn't shopped for the wood

i only have a dremel but cna go get a jig saw as it is on sale right now
:D

and i want to make different shapes
like blocks,donuts,stars,hearts

stuff like that

[lildolphingiggles]

if the wood isn't more than a 1/4" then a dremel might work, however a rotozip works better. Again, if the thickness of the wood is more than 1/4" use a jigsaw. Now depending on the sizes of the shapes you are gonna make, a scroll saw works wonderful! Be very careful i whatever you decide to use to cut them to wear safety goggles and keep your fingers out of the way! Good Luck!

[dancelady]

If you are going to do a lot of cutting and the pieces are 1/4" to 1/2" then the jigsaw would be a good thing to buy. However, a scroll saw is the best thing, and you can cut very fine edges and details that you can't with a jigsaw. But it is usually more expensive and if you won't be doing that much detail, then you won't need it. A dremel can do a lot of things, but it is more for fine details rather than cutting larger items.

[babypiggy]

ok how much is a scroll saw be btw?

i tried to look at canadiantire.ca but i couldn't find one