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13th July 2007, 01:54 PM #1
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Panther saw...not quite (new saw handle)
Hello out there
A while ago I picked up a brass backed saw that had a crappy home made handle that someone cut from a piece of floorboard. So what I have done is to grab a piece of redgum (a post from a fence we ripped down years ago) and cut a new handle starting from scratch
. Like most people on this forum, I love the hand tools of old and the panther saw was one that come to mind while I was cutting the handle, so I thought I would give it a go (why not?
). I figured I would simplify it a bit as this was my first carving attempt. There was no real plan of attack either just draw the pattern on the block of redgum and start from there.
I think it turned out ok
but what does everyone out there think?
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13th July 2007, 02:17 PM #2
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Looks good with a little bit of style but the real test is how it feels to use.
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13th July 2007, 04:46 PM #3
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wish i had that kind of skill
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13th July 2007, 05:47 PM #4
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Looks good wileecoyote. Nice job.
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13th July 2007, 07:20 PM #5
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Great job - it looks superb. Just goes to show what can be achieved when you give up chasing road runners!
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13th July 2007, 07:23 PM #6
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14th July 2007, 09:46 PM #7
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Very nice ,old back saws are one of my favourite tools.
Originally Posted by wileecoyote
Hello out there
A while ago I picked up a brass backed saw that had a crappy home made handle that someone cut from a piece of floorboard. So what I have done is to grab a piece of redgum (a post from a fence we ripped down years ago) and cut a new handle starting from scratch . Like most people on this forum, I love the hand tools of old and the panther saw was one that come to mind while I was cutting the handle, so I thought I would give it a go (why not? ). I figured I would simplify it a bit as this was my first carving attempt. There was no real plan of attack either just draw the pattern on the block of redgum and start from there.
I think it turned out ok but what does everyone out there think?
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I have a number of them still to restore.
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