Old Craftsman Jigsaw...Scroll Saw(?)

[DIY_Guy79]

Found this cool old Craftsman saw on facebook. Says its a Jig saw on the saw itself, but, I mean.. Thats a scroll saw, right? lol

They were asking $20. I'm picking it up tomorrow. They say it works, they just dont have a blade and dont know much about it. So guess I get to be surprised as well lol. Figured at that price, cant really go wrong with an old school Made in USA Craftsman. Anyone know anything about it?

 

[Stuart in MN]

Go look at the old Craftsman tool catalogs on the Vintage Machinery website and you'll see they called it a jig saw, but scroll saw is an equivalent name.

 

[mikegt4]

I believe the "jig" saw was originally for saws where the blade was powered only on one end (usually against a spring on the top) while a "scroll" saw powered the blade on both ends with a rocker beam top and bottom. In that case your saw would be a jig saw. Over the years the nomenclature sort of blended together with the emphasis on the job.

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