[Jewelry making - Article 01389] - Re: [Orchid] Finishing question

[The Doctor]

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>         Since it is more difficult to steer a smaller blade one trick
>     which helps is to continuously move your head from side to side as
>     you cut. 

    This is a good technique. Another one that helps me saw straight is
    looking past the saw's frame at the blade. When my eyes are focused
    on the blade, I see a double image of the saw's frame in the
    foreground of my vision. As an example, hold your finger up in front
    of your eyes and look past it to a point in front of you. You should
    see a blurry double image of your finger as you focus on an object
    past it. 

    The analogy is, the object you've focused upon would be the
    sawblade, and your finger would be the back of the saw frame. So,
    while sawing, focus on the sawblade, and keep the two slightly
    blurred images of the back of the saw's frame evenly on either side
    of the blade. 

James in SoFl

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