Thread: I've been gambling.....

Thank you, Zsteve. It's incredible to think the saw is still around after so long.

I've lost count of my saws......

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I think you've reached a point somewhere between extreme enthusiasm & obsession.....

I speak from hypocrisy. When I built my "last & final" toolbox to house all the tools I would ever need or want about 20 odd years back, my saw collection fitted fairly comfortably in the doors, as planned:

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The saws I had were sufficient for any normal cabinetry, but saws sort of 'happen' round my shed & it wasn't long before I had a few 'extras'. I considered some alternatives like adding an internal door to hang them on, but rejected that idea for a few reasons. Instead, I built an "overflow" saw till. That held the extras comfortably for a while, but needed a bit of modification when a few new saws snuck into my shed - this is about the 3rd iteration, with the racks re-made to squeeze in a couple more:

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But then I acquired a few more saws & no amount of constructive squeezing could get them in without making it very awkward (or dangerous!) to retrieve the one I wanted. For a couple of years I kept the smaller ones in a drawer, but that is inconvenient, I had to shuffle out the one I wanted & remove its teeth protector (then find the protector again when I put it away). Last week I became sufficiently annoyed with the arrangement that I re-made the door, adding a frame to create a space where I could hang some small saws:

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I really do have too many saws, and the more sensible (& quicker!) solution would have been to have a severe cull, but when I tried, I found some good or completely spurios reason why each & every one was essential. But this is it - NO NEW SAWS - definitely - read my lips! Well, that's my resolve (for the rest of today, at any rate).......

Cheers,
Ian

Ian,

Could you go into a little more detail regarding extreme enthusiasm an obsession please.

Cheers Matt[emoji3064].

Originally Posted by Simplicity

....Could you go into a little more detail regarding extreme enthusiasm an obsession please......

Simple, Matt - an enthusiast may have one or maybe two more saws than he/she really needs (like me ) - that's ok and still (almost) under control. Obsessive is when I can't make even a pathetic justification for the "extras".....

There's only 25 (visible) saws in the pics....

Hi Ian,

Yes, it has become an obsession, a thoroughly enjoyable obsession that I'm learning a lot from!

I appreciate your solution to your dilemma. I'm trying a different approach; I'm refraining from making a saw till/cabinet. This way, I figure, I can acquire as many saws as I can fit in the shed!

Originally Posted by johknee

.....Yes, it has become an obsession, a thoroughly enjoyable obsession that I'm learning a lot from!....

No no, joh - if it's still enjoyable & hasn't caused any family rifts, it's not an obsession, just an enthusiastically-pursued hobby - obsessions require some sort of treatment....

Originally Posted by johknee

...... I'm refraining from making a saw till/cabinet. This way, I figure, I can acquire as many saws as I can fit in the shed!

Hmmm, perhaps it is an obsession, or at least teetering on the edge....

Cheers,
ian

Originally Posted by johknee

I'm trying a different approach; I'm refraining from making a saw till/cabinet. This way, I figure, I can acquire as many saws as I can fit in the shed!

A man with a plan!

Originally Posted by IanW

There's only 25 (visible) saws in the pics....

If you can still count them, you’re fine. Right?

Originally Posted by Colin62

If you can still count them, you’re fine. Right?

I like that Colin - we will adopt it as a maxim for the hand-tools section.

Some people may be excluded from the "normal" category on this basis though - too bad, Bushmiller, you've got a problem, & I suspect Geoff may have more braces than he can enumerate in a regular stock take........

Cheers,

Originally Posted by IanW

I like that Colin - we will adopt it as a maxim for the hand-tools section.

Some people may be excluded from the "normal" category on this basis though - too bad, Bushmiller, you've got a problem, & I suspect Geoff may have more braces than he can enumerate in a regular stock take........

Cheers,

Ian

No problem here. I am just going to hone my counting skills and enlist the hands and feet of friends and relatives.... I may have to find a few more friends.

Regards
Paul

first saw is clean and ready to be sharpened. Before and after shots below.
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Only.....a few more to go

And it's before and after photos like these that keep us buying just one more saw! (I picked up a nice little dovetail saw yesterday, Tyzack with open handle)

Came out surprisingly well, j. I think I would have passed that one up, looking at it in the "before" pic (or bought it simply for the saw bolts!)....

Cheers,