#jig saw

[death-can-take-us]

[emotattooedcatlady]

Saw X was phenomenal.

[misforgotten2]

70 years later you can buy a B&D jig saw for little more than half this price. Inflation can kiss my ass.

Popular Mechanics April 1953

[50kgannamolly]

[thebrasspope]

What if Walter White was Jigsaw?

[richarddoi]

Fan Fiction:

SAW: "Seesaw"

The room was dark, lit only by the faint glow of a flickering TV. Two figures stirred, groaning, each shackled to a chair bolted to the floor. A single, ominous clock ticked loudly in the background.

One of them, a young man in a plaid shirt with a "Don't Tread on Me" patch, scowled and rattled his chains. "What the hell is this?!" he barked.

Across from him, a woman in glasses and a turtleneck squinted at him. "Where am I? What is this?," she whispered.

Before either could escalate, the TV buzzed to life. A grainy, distorted video appeared.

“Hello, Christopher and Emily,” the familiar rasp of Jigsaw’s voice began.

Christopher immediately snapped, “It’s Chris, actually.”

“Whatever,” Jigsaw continued. “You’ve both spent your lives bickering, blaming each other for society’s problems, never once seeking common ground. Today, I offer you a chance to learn the value of compromise—or die trying.”

The lights in the room snapped on, revealing a grotesque contraption in the center. It resembled a large seesaw, with jagged spikes on either end. Above it hung a slowly descending vat of acid, its ominous gurgling a reminder of their limited time.

Jigsaw’s voice explained: “This is the ‘Seesaw of Cooperation.’ You must keep it balanced for five minutes, or the acid will pour down and dissolve you both. However, if either of you tips it too far in your favor—well, let’s just say the spikes won’t feel very bipartisan.”

Emily’s jaw dropped. “This is insane!”

Chris groaned. “You know what’s insane? Cancel culture. But fine, let’s do this.”

The shackles released, and they hesitantly approached the seesaw. Emily climbed onto one end, and Chris took the other. As soon as they sat down, the platform wobbled precariously.

“Okay, just lean forward a bit,” Emily instructed.

“You mean your idea of forward?” Chris shot back.

Emily sighed. “Oh my God, not everything is a political statement! Just—ugh—shift your weight.”

Chris adjusted, and the seesaw steadied. For a brief moment, there was silence, save for the ticking clock.

“So, what do you do?” Chris asked, gritting his teeth as the contraption wobbled again.

“I’m a community organizer,” Emily replied.

“Figures,” Chris muttered. “I’m a small business owner. Built my company from the ground up.”

Emily rolled her eyes. “With government subsidies, I’m guessing?”

Chris glared. “Oh, sure. And I bet you think the government should run everything.”

“Better than no regulations at all, Mr. ‘Free Market Fixes Everything!’”

The seesaw tilted dangerously toward Chris’s side, and the spikes below glinted menacingly.

“Okay, okay!” Emily said, shifting her weight to balance it. “Let’s just focus!”

The clock ticked louder, the acid creeping closer.

Chris took a deep breath. “Alright, look. We clearly don’t agree on much, but maybe we can get out of this alive if we work together.”

Emily nodded. “Fine. Like… I’ll admit bickering over everything can be excessive.”

Chris blinked, surprised. “Huh. And I guess… maybe working together once in a while wouldn’t be completely awful.”

They exchanged a nod with a grimace on their faces.

The seesaw wobbled again, and Chris yelped. “Careful!”

“I'm trying!” Emily shouted.

The acid gurgled ominously, now only a few feet above their heads.

Chris panicked. “Okay, we can do this! You’re smart, I’m smart, let’s just… lean at the same time!”

They both leaned forward in unison, and the seesaw steadied once more.

The final seconds ticked away.

5… 4… 3…

The seesaw locked into place with a loud clunk. The acid retracted, and the door creaked open.

Jigsaw’s voice returned. “Congratulations. You’ve proven that even the most divided among us can work together under pressure. Now, go forth and—”

“Yeah, yeah, we get it,” Chris interrupted, climbing off the seesaw.

Emily rolled her eyes but offered him a hand. “Come on, let’s get out of here before he makes us do trust falls or something.”

As they limped toward freedom, Chris muttered, “You know, let's never do this again..”

Emily sighed with relief. “You’ll get no arguments from me."

Jigsaw watched them leave on his monitor, sighing. “Maybe next time I’ll try therapy puppets.”

[monkeyssalad-blog]

1950 Shopmaster Tools ad by totallymystified

[r3therat]

Jig saw appreciation post

[kitkatpancakestack]

I know we all talk abt how much the universe hates Eddie Diaz but it really is so funny to me. And sorry if that's insensitive but it just makes me laugh. Like everybody goes through it in this show but even during moments of perceived respite Eddie is still rotating like a rotisserie chicken in the fires of hell. this man went to war and almost died, was on the brink of a custody dispute with his parents, chased his wife to LA, watched his wife die, has been haunted by all his unlived lives the entire time, almost died AGAIN, has admitted to not knowing what happiness feels like, almost killed a man street fighting, has massive survivor's guilt, is Catholic, stalked a doppelganger of his dead wife, cannot maintain a functional relationship, has now come narratively full circle back to the custody dispute with his parents, and finds himself ALONE bc even his SON, the one person Eddie keeps himself alive and kicking for, doesn't want to be around him, and like. whewww jesus. my man isn't even in a soap opera at this point he's stuck in a psychological horror show get him outttt.

[cowboycannibalism]

Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Smashing Pumpkins// Saw 2004// Caged Rat, Soul Asylum// The Jig Is Up, Ice Nine Kills// Rats!Rats!Rats!, Deftones// Hatchet, Movements

I know there's heavy association of Adam with the dog motif (which I love) but I swear I've heard Bullet with Butterfly Wings on the radio way too many times during the last month while thinking about Saw for it to be a coincidence

Rats symbolize impoverishment, disease, the lowest of low.

"He's not a cop. He's a bottom feeder, just like you."

Jigsaw calls him angry and apathetic, and we'll be honest here, he is on the surface. He calls his apartment a shithole, he knows his job is shitty but it keeps him fed, and he's just dragging himself through life because he's pretty much already convinced himself this is as good as its going to get.

But here's the other thing about rats: they will do anything to try to survive. Sometimes, that means just doing what they've been conditioned to do by the world around them.

Have you ever seen a rat backed into a corner? or stuck in a trap? they will scream and thrash violently to try and free themselves.

From the moment he wakes up in the tub, Adam is moving. Throughout the movie, he has a hard time staying still, trying to escape, trying to survive. He is loud and frantic. Even though he is pessimistic about life, he wants to live.

also, to swing back around to the Smashing Pumpkins lyrics in particular, I thought a lot about how Adam mentions his ex, thinking he was "too angry." If you've dug into that song a little, it's interpreted in a lot of ways but a common one is oppression and being stuck in a situation/world where you're aware of escape but incapable of it. Adam knows he should appreciate life more, but what's the point when he lives the way that he does and nothing seems to ever get better? Anger feels like the only option and honestly sometimes it is.

(not to get too political or whatever, but if we never get angry enough to do anything, nothing will ever change. Don't let anyone tell you that emotions don't belong in politics/social issues because that's a fucking stupid take.)

[moldspace]

your wood sculptures have me absolutely obsessed and i would love to take a crack at the medium, but i have NO idea where to start. Any tips youd be willing to share out?

i use a scroll saw and poplar wood (a little nicer to work with than pine but still affordable and easy to cut) and honestly i would recommend watching a lot of youtube videos! there are a lot of people out there making videos of their woodwork and explaining how to get different shapes and cuts done. a big thing with the scroll saw is it's hard to make tight turns, so rounded edges are way easier to create than sharp corners. invest in some good sandpaper and some replacement blades because you WILL break them, and be safe with regards to hand placement! i think that's about all the insight i've got, haha.

[uwu-scraptrappy]

"oh I made Adam the fourth apprentice in the lineup-" you IDIOT. There HAS to be one lame boring guy who brings down the mood with his uncomfortable cringefail energy. and its logan nelson.

[misforgotten2]

Yes, but does Rockwell sell jig saws that cut in a straight like? I mean circles are fine but do I need a special saw just for cutting them?

Better Homes and Gardens   December 1973

[50kgannamolly]

[speckled-biscut]

DAY THREE- CONTROL