Thread: A happy little family...

I'd prefer to let the owner decide for him/her self whether or not to claim ownership publicly, so I'll let them speak up. Give them some time to put the saws through their paces & maybe they can give you a few comments on how they perform, at the same time...
Cheers,

Ya got me...

I do remote work and hadn't actually been in town to pick up the saws yet. I got them yesterday.

I made a post a while back which some of you may remember. I wanted a set of handmade saws that would meet 90+% of the joinery-based requirements for my mostly-hand-tools workshop. I wanted them in a matching, uniquely Australian timber.

That's exactly what I got. I'm a bit of a Tasmanian timber enthusiast, so Tiger Myrtle was a great choice, and the saws complement another saw I got from Stewie a while back fantastically. The Hairy Oak handle on the crosscut profile saw was a bit of a last minute change that we arrived at over a workbench session in Ian's shed, but was a great touch.

The saws work just as well as they look. Straight, clean, fast cuts. I haven't had a chance to apply them to a joinery project yet but soon. Very soon.

Fit and finish is essentially flawless.

The price (which was beyond fair) also included two extensive Q&A/brainpicking sessions! All in all I couldn't be happier. Ian is truly a master of his craft!

Hi Luke. From my own experience, highly featured Tiger Myrtle is very expensive to purchase nowadays.

Stewie;

Originally Posted by planemaker

Hi Luke. From my own experience, highly featured Tiger Myrtle is very expensive to purchase nowadays.

Stewie;

Very true. This came out of a pack of boards I got from Distinctive Timbers Tasmania. It was three boards, likely enough to get ten handles, a couple of which would have included some non-figured wood. I got it for $145, so about $15 per handle.

Not cheap by anyone's standards, but I've seen worse. Get in touch with them and they can likely help you out.

I've also got a friend in QLD who has some drying. When it's at a useable moisture level I'll assess it for handle quality pieces and let you know if it's worth checking out.