8 Responses

1. CanadaCl

   26|Sep|2009 1

   Draw your squares on the wood. At each corner drill a small hole wide enough to fit the jigsaw blade and then connect the holes. Tipping the jigsaw may damage the blade or chip the wood.

2. Don

   27|Sep|2009 2

   Probably not. My experience trying to tilt a jigsaw and cut in have generally resulted in disastrous jagged cuts going every which way, this is VERY difficult to control.
   Most people would use a circular blade to cut in with, I think, and then finish the cuts with a jigsaw. For the windows, you could drill a hole at each corner, and then start your jigsaw in the holes. But that doesn’t work good for your doors, because the drilled holes you started in would ruin the material you cut out for reuse as the door itself- unless, of course, you cut the door from another piece of material. That’s another way. I’d consider using a hole saw for the hole at the top of the stairs, it probably would look a lot neater.

3. Hondu

   27|Sep|2009 3

   You can make a plunge cut with your jigsaw. It is done all the time. Tilt it forward with the shoe firmly on the work and gently tip it back, letting the blade do it’s own cutting. By that I mean don’t try to force it at all. Practice on some scrap until you feel comfortable doing it. You can make just as clean and precise a cut as when it is flat with a bit of practice.

4. Do-It-To

   27|Sep|2009 4

   If you start by putting masking tape over the area you plan to cut and make your marks on it, the saw will not do quite as much damage to the wood ends. Drill some holes in the waste area and start your bit in the hole. Don’t force the saw through the wood. Go slow. Be certain you don’t cut through your table or the cord because you’ll be moving a lot throughout the process.

5. skins fan

   27|Sep|2009 5

   Well since it is a doll house they must be small cut outs. Draw out the openings, then drill a hole in the center of the openings as big you can with out going past the lines, if needed multiple holes are fine in the corners are better, then you can clean up the edges after all after your straight cuts. Good luck

6. Mr Carpenter

   27|Sep|2009 6

   I advise you to buy a some extra material to practice on and remember to work safe and you are capable of making mistakes Good Luck

7. mark

   27|Sep|2009 7

   you can clamp down some straight pieces and route them out with a plunge router.

8. Mike A

   28|Sep|2009 8

   pilot holes