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  1. 27th February 2013, 11:23 AM #1
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    Default My 1st Bow Saw

    Recently I saw some pics of bow saws that others have made and it inspired me to do the same.

    I am quite happy with the finished product, and although I can be picky and say that the joints aren't as perfect as I'd like and that I drilled one of the holes a but wonky, it works. Plus as I read somewhere recently...the sun will still rise and set each day if your joints are a bit sloppy!

    The handles were turned by IanW, and the pins made by him also. The blade is 235mm pin to pin, and made by him also! I did manage to make the frame! The frame is Australian Walnut (from the pile I picked up recently), and I think the handles are She-oak. It's finished with 3 coats of linseed oil and 1 coat of uBeaut Traditional Wax.


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  3. 27th February 2013, 11:35 AM #2
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    Beautiful work Mate, I'm jealous !!

    And thanks for the large pikkys.

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  4. 27th February 2013, 02:00 PM #3
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    Thumbs up Jealous as hell!

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    That is beautiful!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mutawintji View Post
    Beautiful work Mate, I'm jealous !!

    And thanks for the large pikkys.

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  5. 27th February 2013, 04:00 PM #4
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  6. 27th February 2013, 08:00 PM #5
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    Well done, John!
    I find my bowsaw of the same size to be one of the indispensable tools in my shed - hardly a day goes by without it getting a use for some small job or other. Far quicker to grab the the bowsaw, twitch it up, & cut, than walk over to the bandsaw and spend 5 minutes or more changing the blade to the right size.....

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  7. 27th February 2013, 08:17 PM #6
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    Great work John. Yep, that's Wilke She Oak alright - I'd recognise it anywhere!
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  8. 27th February 2013, 08:25 PM #7
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    Very nicely done John!

    Ian,

    Are you selling the parts for these and at what price?. And where does one find a blade?

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    Quote Originally Posted by andrewr79 View Post
    Ian, Are you selling the parts for these and at what price?. And where does one find a blade?
    Andrew, short answwer is 'not at the moment'. I am snowed under with 'orders' and other projects and can't see myself catching up for a very long time, so for the moment, my books are closed....

    You have nailed one problem - where does one find blades? There are two sources for turning blades that I can find, Grammercy & Dieter Schmidt. The German bladesa are traditional hole-in-each-end type, and the Grammercys are pre-pinned like coping saw blades. These blades are 12 inches, not the 10 inch (250mm) blades that I prefer. My original blades came from Lee Valley, but they no longer seem to carry them, so when my last blade broke a few years ago, I decided to put my saw-making skills to the test & see if I could make my own. I can, & it's good to be able to make the widths & tpi I prefer, but it's a rather tedious job, & certainly not profitable using my current methods!

    The Grammercy kits are pretty reasonable, really, at $25.95 for the metal fittings plus three blades (fifty bucks if you want their handle & knob fitted). Maybe when I catch up with my life a little, I will investigate making some kits for sale, but that will be at least a year away, on present trends!

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  10. 2nd March 2013, 07:33 PM #9
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    No worries Ian, thanks for the link. I'll put this project on the todo list...item #768!
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