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  1. 17th April 2013, 07:28 PM #1
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    Well, IanW I ain't, I can't just knock up a top notch saw nut in a trice but I still need to attach my saw handles somehow. So I scavenged some batten screw nuts from a busted old table and popped them into a 'proof of concept' handle. The handle is not a winning shape but it's only silky oak, so it's not really tough enough for a tool handle but it was a piece of cake to shape.

    I reckon they don't look too bad.

    I also wanted to see if I could do it all with a brace and bit.

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    ...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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  3. 17th April 2013, 10:00 PM #2
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    Not too bad. I am not sold on the hook at the top but the lower 3/4 looks really good.
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  4. 17th April 2013, 10:18 PM #3
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    No, me neither. I was aiming for something to match my first handle which I really like,
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    ... but it didn't translate. No worries I'll knock up a new one.
    ...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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    The one above is really nice
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    Needs more handle nibs!

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  7. 18th April 2013, 01:29 PM #6
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    Ok, a quick revision.

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    ...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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    Watch out ... Ron Breze is at it too ...

    WoodNet Forums: A couple of saws

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    You know ... I have only just noticed how thick that lambs tongue is ... the thinned edge is very deceptive ...
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  9. 18th April 2013, 02:24 PM #8
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    Personally, I think Ron could stand to have fewer nibs. They look a bit too spiky to me. Oh well, there's no arguing taste. They are definitely bad ass.

    Mine is a such a bitsa you couldn't pick the providence. I can't. Nothing new, nothing specific, but pretty comfortable.

    I've got more of a plumber's thumb than a lamb's tongue on this one because the silky oak reall is pretty soft. I might have a go making it appear more slender by making it more oval shaped.
    ...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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    I like it. Have you had the chance to try it and see how it feels in yours hands?
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    It feels very comfortable, Christos. I haven't sharpened it yet so I can't say how well it works but for simply hanging onto it's good.

    ... but it's got to be better than what it came with.

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    ...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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    Wooooaahhh. You shoulda put up a before and after in the first post!

    "A Remarkable Transformation".

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    Cheers mate. It was one of yours you know.

    I just sharpened it up, cuts like a champ.

    ...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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    Everyone's at it

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    Sure, it's easy if you have a pattern

    Sweet handle though.

    But then I guess he did just hack his handle from a log, he gets points there. Mind you, I don't know about shaping the handle first. If I did it that way Murphy would bring me down for sure. It's just asking the blade slot or one of the bolt holes to go wonky.
    ...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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    How's this grab ya? Henry Disston Sons Miter Saw with The Reagan Patent Handle 22 inch Blade | eBay

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