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4th April 2008, 10:27 AM #1
Longer bow saws
I recently picked up a small (300mm - it is French in origin) bow saw and inspired by it and Tage Frid I am thinking that I will make a longer one for ripping and crosscutting larger pieces.
For a blade I will use one of the ECE blades from My Tool Store. that suggests that the width will also need to be about 600mm.
I have bought the brass bladeholder fittings from Micheal Connor and I have plenty of wood around to make it.
The plans I have seen tend to be for 12" blades. (eg Bugbear).
Has anyone got any experience of the dimensions of a larger bow saw? For instance, do you think that I need to beef up the frame to more than 19mm spotty?
TIACheers
Jeremy
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4th April 2008, 10:33 AM #2
Hi Jeremy,
Here's some I've made, and yes the largest has a frame of spotty. Works fine, although a tad cumbersome to reach around and hold the far handle when resawing 240mm chunk of red cedar! Both smaller ones are of silver ash.
Cheers,Andy Mac
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4th April 2008, 11:16 AM #3
Thanks for that Andy. Looks like I can make mine out of some of Studley's floorboards, then...beauty.
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Jeremy
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4th April 2008, 01:10 PM #4
Jeremy, I have a Bow Saw with a blade some 500mm length. 3/4" maybe a tad small, IIRC my saw is of 1" timber. I'll get the calipers out tonight and check.
Pat
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4th April 2008, 01:14 PM #5
Cheers, Pat
Cheers
Jeremy
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6th April 2008, 06:04 AM #6
Jeremy, the handles of my saw are 22mm thick and the cross piece is 18mm. apologies for no pics and the delay as I have been cleaning the shed in preparation of a card night.
I have been cleaning for two weeks and there is still a bench and the saw area to doPat
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7th April 2008, 09:42 AM #7
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RE: Has anyone got any experience of the dimensions of a larger bow saw? For instance, do you think that I need to beef up the frame to more than 19mm spotty?
Here's mine.
It's made out of 25 mm thick redgum. 19 mm spotty would be OK, just make it a bit wider
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7th April 2008, 12:46 PM #9Cheers
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