When we talk about CNC machines, we almost invariably mean a computer controlled router. Naturally you can do other forms of automated cutting, say using a laser or a water jet, but what about adding ...

When [Andrew Consroe] tried to build a CNC scroll saw, he quickly learned how tricky of a design problem it is. With a blade that only cuts in one direction, you can’t simply move the tool in the X ...

With the light tap of her foot, Teresa Holcomb’s New Rogers cast iron treadle scroll saw, a late 1800s relic, spun to life Sunday at Tamarack. The tiny blade cut shapes out of thin wood with precision ...