A scroll saw is a machine with a small blade that is used to cut wood. A scroll saws blade moves up and down at a rate of about 1500 strokes per minute. It has a switch on the side that turns it on. Once you turn it on all you have to do is push your piece of wood into the blade and move it around to get your desired shape. Inside the scroll saw there is a tube that sucks in the saw saw dust off of the platform. When you are using a scroll saw you want to make sure that you are wearing the proper protection. You want to make sure that you are always wearing protection around your eyes so that if there are any little pieces of wood that go flying, they won’t hit your eyes. If you have long hair you also want to make sure that you tie it up so that you don’t get it stuck in the blade.