To Scroll Or Not To Scroll? Jigsaw Or Scroll Saw?

I have my eye on a piece of equipment to use in making dollhouse furniture and items. Here is this beautiful scroll saw that I found on amazon.com



Here is a jigsaw that I also found on amazon.com, but it needs a transformer and foot pedal. It ends up costing more, so I have to ask, which one would I need and use more often?




The transformer costs almost as much as the saw does. I think I will go with the scroll saw for now.

I got some new ideas and inspiration for my dollhouse items. I love lamps and made a couple of lamps that will light up when a bulb is attached to the little plug unit. I will take pics of the lamps and also the new idea for lamps came from a memory I had of a picture we had in our house. We had a picture lamp. It was a rectangle shape and hung on the wall. It had a switch you could turn on and off, and the bulb hid behind the picture. It was a lighted picture and that is what I am in the process of making as well. I have some ideas for making more Tiffany style lamps too. When my lamp store is finished, I will make a room for it and will have all the different lamps displayed. Probably will need to get several little dollhouse sized plug in strips and bulbs with attached cords and plugs.



This has to be attached also to a transformer (what is it with dollhouse equipment and the need for transformers?). The transformer should be attached to a regular electrical strip because the fuse could blow if it is just plugged into the wall (I don't understand this, but I contacted the company and this is what they told me).

Transformer needed
for dollhouse
electronics

Here are some books on dollhouse lighting. I would also like to make ceiling fans and wonder if there are any directions for how to make those.

Maybe I should have just started with this!

New Floor In Progress As Well As Tiffany Lamp Shades

I finished my first floor and it turned out nice, but not very level. Here is a picture of the second floor I am making. If only I could find some more of those coffee stirrer sticks! They were there when I was just scanning the store, but now that I need some more, I can't remember where I found them in the first place!

I found the graph paper on the internet for free download. It helps keep the sticks in order.

Here are my Tiffany lamps before they went into the oven to bake. Reminds me of when I was a child playing with those little toy ovens. They really did bake, but, I would always get shocks from my little ovens and it took the fun out of baking. But at least I don't get shocks from this oven. It is much improved from what we had as kids!

Tiffany Lamp Shades About To Go Into The Oven To Bake.
The Bronze Objects Will Go On Top Of The Lamp Shades.

Tiffany Lamp Shades Up Close Before Going Into The Oven