I bought a Dewalt barrel type jig saw and can attest to its aggressive
cutting ability. Since, I've move to a similar SEARS model (the cast foot on
the Dewalt cracked!) and find it does as good a job. Years ago I cut some pt
fence slats to make a pineapple design in the voids. I used a little saber
saw to cut some forty pattern cuts and I can attest to the "world of
difference" between it and the $169 De Walt.


"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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"Bill" wrote in message
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anyone know how to do the scallops on sabre scalloped fences? -with
spaced pickets

such as he http://www.elyriafence.com/RR3.html

thanks

I've seen it done using a small diameter piece of PVC pipe. Put nails at
the high point of your scallop, and one at the low point, trace the line,
and cut to match. Alternately, draw a template of a scallop you like on a
thin piece of something (luan plywood would be a decent choice), then tack
it to the fence, trace the line, and cut on the line. Surprisingly, I've
seen the cut made with a small circular saw, more or less forcing the
blade around the curve. I'm sure a jigsaw would be a bit slower, but it
would be less of a brute force approach.

KB