ArtMetal

Which ever blade you chose. Scribing your line is important and a very good working practice. Many would glue a piece of paper to their metal with pencil lines drawn on it. Since the width of pencil lines varies a great deal and a paper pattern can move, it's far better to see the metal your working on. The better job you do sawing the least amount of work you will have to do to dress the edge. Acquiring skill with the jewelers saw is important. To the jeweler the saw becomes a very personal tool. I have several set up different ways. The smallest saw has the smallest blade and to most people the blade is in upside down. That saw cuts on the push stroke and is used as my smallest file. Another is set up with a small cord of emery paper. But the strangest of all, perhaps, is the one set up with a piece of string. It's used with rouge to polish around heads and other tight areas. Enjoy Brad