This section is from the book "Our Homes And Their Adornments", by Almon C. Varney. Also available from Amazon: Our Homes and Their Adornments.
Some of the higher priced scroll sawing machines, have a turning lathe attachment, and are equipped with a complement of chisels and gouges, by means of which many useful and ornamental articles can be easily turned. Some also have a buzz-saw attachment, a dovetailing attachment, a molding attachment, and buffing and polishing attachments, so that they are adapted to a great variety of work.
The cost of a scroll sawing machine varies from three to twenty-five dollars. With most machines, from six to twelve saw blades are given when it is purchased. The saw blades cost from ten to seventy-five cents each, or from $1.20 to $6.00 per dozen, according to size. We present herewith a cut of a scroll sawing machine, to which any of the above-mentioned attachments can be made.
 
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