Thread: A couple of Disston gentlemans half back saws

watching with interest

hmm so you just had to make the plate or are you commissioned to replicate the saw?

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

watching with interest

hmm so you just had to make the plate or are you commissioned to replicate the saw?

No, I drew up the design and gave the guy a price but I haven't heard back from him. In the meantime I have received an expression of interest from someone else in a saw made to the design so, since I feel like a change from the dovetail saws I did last week I decided to give these and the D8 in the other post a shot.
We'll see how it goes.

Cheers,
Rob

I think IanW has made a few of those.

Yeah, I think I've seen him post something similar a few months ago.
The original sold on Jim Bodes site for $1800. Must be a super collectors item.

I was able to push this build just a little further today. I made a pattern and cut some handle blanks. These are mahogany.


Disston Gentlemans Half Back handle blanks.jpg

Since I had the equipment for cutting blanks set up I made a second large batch of handles in seven different types.


Batch two of handle blanks.jpg

finishing all those should keep you out of mischief for a while

Wow Rob
Are you machine or something

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Wow Rob
Are you machine or something

No I'm working on optimizing my work flow to maximize output per hour. The density of stuff in my shop is so high that it only makes sense for me to batch things. Thus I commit full days to making batches of various parts for the saw making. I think I've got something like 50 backs made up in various stages of completion. Yesterday I cut about 20 saw plates. Now that I know what I need to do at each stage I am getting very efficient at producing parts.

Immm
A little industry coming along there then well done

Thanks Matt,

My goal is to average about 4 hours effort per saw. Each type I've made to date takes me about the same with the exception of the gents and pattern makers saws. Metalwork is the most rapidly accomplished part of any saw for me. Final dressing of the saw handles with repetitive cycles of shellac application followed by correction of minor cosmetic niggles and then more shellac is by far the most time consuming part of the work. By the time I get all of the processes down I may put together a book.

Cheers,
Rob

I got these toothed today. This one is the 18" and it is 11 ppi.

18 inch gents toothed 11 ppi.jpg

This is the 16" blade and it is toothed 13 ppi.

16 inch gents toothed 13 ppi.jpg

Hi Rob. What saw tooth machine are you using.

Stewie;

I did these on a Foley toother.

Originally Posted by rob streeper

I did these on a Foley toother.

Thanks Rob. I notice the rake angle on both saw plates are very relaxed. Look very similar to peg tooth from the photo's.

Very different look to the rake angles on the 2 taper ground backsaw plates in your D-8 post. The top plate looks way too aggressive even for a rip tooth. And the brass back looks a bit more relaxed. Are you looking at making 1 of the backsaws rip and the other crosscut.

Stewie;