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30th December 2012, 02:33 AM #1Member
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Some new saws
Whenever I see some of the woods you have to work with down there, I get a little bit jealous. I have to remind myself that some of ours are pretty nice, too. One of my favorites is walnut crotch.
This first one is the largest I have yet made. The blade is fourteen inches long with a 3 3/8" depth of cut. The handle is from one of the most beautiful pieces of wood I have had the fortune of working with. It is walnut crotch, and has some beautiful colors and patterns.
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This is the little brother of the one above. Ten inch dovetail saw with a walnut crotch handle. The handle is patterned after a 19th century Taylor Brothers saw.
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This last one is not a native wood, but I really liked the way it turned out. It is a ten inch dovetail saw in padauk, a new wood for me. This was the first time working with paduak, but hopefully not the last. It was a pleasure to work, although the dust does tend to color everything it touches. Thanks to some friendly advice from Pedder, the screw arrangement on these dovetail saws is more to my liking than on my first attempt.
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Thanks for looking.
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30th December 2012, 07:07 AM #2
These saws look amazing quite a lot of stunning colour.
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31st December 2012, 07:51 AM #3
Nice work, Isaac!
You are a bit limited for wood choice up your way, but at least you have a couple of home-growns you don't have to apologise for, like Walnut & Cherry...
Cheers,IW
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1st January 2013, 01:32 PM #4
Are these all US timbers?
If You Need an Inspiration... by James D. Thompson
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1st January 2013, 02:38 PM #5Member
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The top two are local to me (walnut crotch). The last one, made of padauk, is a tropical hardwood from Africa. I wish it was local, as I really enjoyed working with it.
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1st January 2013, 03:02 PM #6
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1st January 2013, 03:28 PM #7Member
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Sorry, that one went right over my head the first time.
Ash - native to US
Saskatoon berry - native to US, but it's really more of a bush. No big timbers.
Mesquite - native to US
Teak - not native
Locust - native to US
Desert ironwood - native to US
Those are the named woods. I'm not sure what the unnamed woods are.
We do have some beautiful woods, but the grass is always greener on the other side, I guess.
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1st January 2013, 03:32 PM #8
Well, what a pleasant diversion looking at Mr Thompson's take on Chisel Handles. The temperature would be 36* plus outside, I'm sitting in my office (at home) with a pedestal fan blowing on me, and just surfing where the leads take me. Very pleasant way to start the New Year
Just do it!
Kind regards Rod
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