Missourian
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This thing is stellar...
Made post-depression...maybe originally treadle and cam operated...made from hardwood fruit crates...
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Made post-depression...maybe originally treadle and cam operated...made from hardwood fruit crates...
![Screenshot_20210814-230507.png Screenshot_20210814-230507.png](https://www.usmessageboard.com/data/attachments/517/517853-d3dbe8b20aa73b462e197c30c9fa4ce4.jpg)
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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