The Star Foot Operated Jig Saw

by Chris Anderson
(Dubuque, Iowa)

The Star Foot Operated Jig Saw

The Star Foot Operated Jig Saw

This Is a foot operated saw. On the main frame of the saw is the name "THE STAR". I have enclosed a couple of photos.

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May 07, 2011
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The Star Foot Operated Jig Saw
by: Anonymous

This is a treadle scroll saw. Yours looks a lot like my Rogers. The deep throat made it possible to cut designs into the interior of a larger board rather than to simply cut decorative cuts or to cut out figures of one sort or another.

The blade could be detached so that it could enter a hole drilled into the wood. I can't see it from the picture, but these often had a small drill chuck mounted on the side for making the holes to slip the blade through.

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