Thread: Show Us Your Hand Saws

Well I am not seeing many saw tills yet! Perhaps, like I, others are intimidated by the number of saws Ray has collected (and I know he has a lot more! ).

Here's mine ..



I must admit that I have added a couple of saws since this picture was taken. One being the Veritas dovetail saw. I also have one of Andrew Lunn's carcase saws in the mail to me as we speak (that is a gloat!).



A couple of Disston and S&J rip and panel saws, a halfback Wenzloff & Sons, LN and IT dovetail saws, Disston #5 12" tenon, and Nurse 14" tenon. A couple of others as well, including Japanese saws, and two mitre box saws (one 28" Disston and one 24" Stanley), etc.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Originally Posted by derekcohen

Well I am not seeing many saw tills yet!

P'raps 'cos some of us live in climates where there's a lot more H2O in the air - my saws keep a lot better if shut away during the week......

I own 2 saws..

A Lie Nielsen Dovetail Saw (this same one):


And a Tenon Saw, my uncle gave me...no pics as of yet.

I dont really plan on expanding my saw collection (can I call it that ) as of yet...I think I have 2 saws that are versatile, and suitable for my application...so more focusing the funds in other areas (new set of chisels, H & S or Lie Nielsen)

Rhys

Sorry, no pics but a few comments.

Derek, was the shape of the sides of your saw cabinet intentional? If so well done. I really like the way you've carried the shape of the saws over to the shape of their homes.

I recently had a drool over a Disston rip saw belonging to an old friend of mine. He recently turned 80 and was showing me a few of his tools and those of his father-in-law and grandfather-in-law (does that make sense?) who was a coach builder. The Disston was baought about 60 years ago when he was building his house. It's a bit rusty but still a savage looking beast. Has the extra thumb hole in the top. He took it away before I dribbled on it. What he didn't put away were to other handsaws which he gave to me. A Warranted Superior and a CE Jennings of New York. Both a bit rustier than they should be but unlike many folk of the same age still with their own teeth. The handle on the Jennings is very comfortable. I think it was one that belonged to his FiL. All are now slatherd in G15 awainting cleaning and sharpening.

I also recently aquired a Disston No4 backsaw. Etching is still visible and teeth are still fairly sharp. Came from another friend celaning out her dad's shed. Her kids got some of pa's tools, her husband took some more and I got the leftovers. I think I did rather well. It too is greasy with g15 waiting for the next saw sharpening workshp with TTTG.

Cheerio,
Virg.

Hi Virgil

Yes, the shape of the saw cabinet was planned. It came out just the way I intended - except for the dovetails, which I confusedly place on the wrong sides. Thank god for modern glues!

Regards from Perth

Derek

Originally Posted by derekcohen

...........except for the dovetails, which I confusedly place on the wrong sides. Thank god for modern glues!

Well, nice to know you're as human & prone to err as most of the rest of us!

But before Woodwould gets in - what's to be thankful about in modern glues, apart from the convenience? Hide glue has a bond strength that exceeds most other adhesives and less creep. But just about any glue would soften a bit with the sort of searing temperatures you get over there.

Fortunately, there is a reasonable amount of glue surface, and the joints shoudn't be too stressed with the load they are supporting. You could always skew in a few nails to help out if you're worried............

Just winding you up a bit..
Cheers,

Hi Ian

As much as I would like to consider my creations - home and workshop - to be made in the traditional manner, I am realistic enough to recognise that it is most unlikely that they will last past one generation. Certainly workshop furniture is just that .. for the workshop.

For that reason I use Titebond PVA, not hideglue. It dies quickly, cleans up in water, and is strong.

The underside of the sawtill ... where you would have to crane your neck to see this ...





Regards from Perth

Derek

As I said, Derek, I was just winding you up a bit. I freely confess to using PVA for jobs like that, too. I'm a relatively recent 'born again' hide gluer. They all have their places ("Yer, in the garbage bin for most of them", I hear WoodWould saying..)

Cheers,