Thread: No. 9 Gauge Saw redux

Thanks Matt,

Cutting the steel only took a couple of hours for the blades pictured. It goes much quicker with the Beverly shear than with any of the other methods I've tried. The shear has easily paid for itself after.

I really don't spend that much of my overall time doing saws. I've got a little slack now but soon we're starting a major project so I've gotta make hay while the sun shines.

By organizing and batching each of the steps I can make a good number of units in fairly short time, especially the metal parts. At this point I've got about two hours in each back. The blades took about three hours to cut and grind. After the picture was taken I spent another couple hours removing the blue and polishing them. The bigger blades will be taper ground.

Cheers,
Rob

Hi Paul,

I've found that batching the parts is the only way to have any efficiency. I make up medium sized lots of parts and draw on them over the coming months as I slowly assemble the saws. For instance, I'm still working on the last batch of handsaw blades I made nearly a year ago.

Regards,
Rob

Hi Rob. Been away for a bit. I see you have been refining your saws. Nice work. My compliments.

Ron

A compliment indeed.

Regards
Paul