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I typically reinforce fragile veneers by glueing some paper to the front of the veneer using hide glue, which is easy to remove with some water once the piece is assembled. (I have never been successful using a knife, though.) xocd

Would a jam nut under the tension knob and against the body of the saw work? xocd

I plan to try this. Thanks! xocd

I’ll have to experiment with that. It’ll have to be gray for starters as I don’t have a color printer. I aim to split the line, but with a 2/0 blade and a black pattern, it’s hard for me to see if I am on the line when I look at the blade straight on. xocd

I am finding that I have an easier time of telling whether the blade is on the line of my pattern by looking at the point where the blade meets the pattern slightly sidewise. If I look at the blade straight I'm less accurate. What's your experience? Thanks, xocd

Don, I am not sure if this is what you mean, FWIW here we go. You can use the ellipse selection tool (Tools>Selection Tools>Ellipse). Hold SHIFT to select a circle. Select the center zone and then cut. To include the fire truck you would select again with the ellipse tool, copy and then paste in the previous image and then play with the size. I am including a quick and dirty version.

In the comments the author writes: "La maquina que uso yo es electrica y es italiana la casa se llama colombo filipeti Son caras" (The machine that I use is electric and Italian. The brand is colombo filipeti (sic). They are expensive.) He does have other videos where he uses a treadle-powered scroll saw. xocd

I watched a long (2+ hours) youtube step-by-step marquetry demo (in Spanish). In the comments section the author says that he controls the speed of his scroll saw with a pedal - "like a sewing machine", he adds. (The machine is a Colombo-Filippetti - an expensive, Italian-made, industrial scroll saw.) I do not know of any machine in the US market whose speed can be controlled with a pedal. Though this should be easily possible with machines that use a DC motor. Do you know of an after-market way to control a scroll saw's speed with a pedal? Thanks, xocd

Just ordered some blades from Denny. xocd

This is more a comment on my ability than on the blades: I find that, for now, I hope, Pegas 2/0 skip tooth blades cut too fast for me. I am learning how to control them. When I am dealing with a tricky section I use slower blades. xocd

On an iPhone you press on the video and hold. It will offer you a menu on which you can pick "copy url". I do not know about Android, but imagine something similar. xocd

Duels have been fought on this question. I have used a chevalet and I much prefer the horizontal frame saw. It is as accurate as I need, much simpler to make, and easier to use. But I am a tyro. There are important professionals, who have much more experience than I have, that swear by the chevalet: e.g., Patrick Edwards of the San Diego School of French Marquetry. It seems that they trace their lineage to the École Boulle in Paris. (Though Boulle himself did not use a chevalet, as the chevalet is a 19th century invention.) Jack Metcalfe, expert on Chippendale marquetry, swears by the horizontal frame saw. In the video below you can see Patrick Edwards gleefully using a frame saw, though he is a chevalet evangelizer:

You should be able to get the link by right clicking on the video. xocd

Depending on the motor, it might be possible to add an external speed control. xocd

Last one, I promise: