Thread: Small Tenon Saw

Kick it to me! Kick it to me!

Beautiful work Mike!

Thanks Groggy!

It's been fun making them. There's been, well, a few.

Here's another:



It's 20 1/2" long. Called a half-back. Bubinga handle.

Take care, Mike

Originally Posted by MikeW

Tomorrow it will be disassembled, the blade and brass polished and the handle well waxed. Reassembled and sent on its way.

Take care, Mike

Mike,
Just in case you've mislaid my address I'll PM it to you.

A magnificent tool. How many have you made all up??

A greenie sent.

Kev M

Very nice work. Well done.

Does it cut as well as it looks?

Hi Kev and Craig, thank you both for the compliments!

We've made dozens. Maybe 60 or so. But half those were as a commission for a club.

And of course they cut well <g>. Of course, I haven't tried them on your good Aussie timber. That would be a good test indeed! Might just have to pick something up from my supplier.

Take care, Mike

Originally Posted by MikeW

Hi Kev and Craig, thank you both for the compliments!

We've made dozens. Maybe 60 or so. But half those were as a commission for a club.

And of course they cut well <G>. Of course, I haven't tried them on your good Aussie timber. That would be a good test indeed! Might just have to pick something up from my supplier.

Take care, Mike

If it cuts nice and square on some Aussie Wandoo Ill buy one

Not too shabby Mike, not too shabby... indeed!

Regards from Perth

Derek

Hi Mike,

I'll be an Aussie tester for you

Cheers
Wendy

fantasic stuff, keep them coming!

Very clever Mike !.......Nice look that Cocobolo is.

I'm curious what procedure you used to pin the blade to the handle. Imagine its a little complicated to detail here. Just curious. The brass pins sit so perfectly in the timber handle. Very professional looking.

Its just that pinning with brass to me always looks good, and can be used in other handles other than saws ,,,,knives etc. A handy skill. Ideally like to watch you make one.

I wish we were closer Jake...I would love to have a beer with ya! Thanks for the compliment too.

The handle is held on by bolts, split nuts as they are called, which are slotted as in the pictures of this Cocobolo small joinery saw below.





Though a different handle--for a Disston D-8 actually, the process is here:

http://wenzloffandsons.com/temp/saws/D-8/index.html

Take care, Mike

ahh, I see. Thats a definetly a nicer way. I was for some reason thinking you pinned them permanently. But, that be silly I suppose...you want to be able to tighten handle or replace it if need be. yes ?

I was picturing a protruding brass pin that you file down flush to the timber and sand..... that sort of thing.

I've always wondered how the kind of handles in your last picture are made. First impressions say there could be a weakness around the thin part of the handle, cause it doesn't rejoin itself around the bottom, like in the handle shown in your first picture....Do you laminate them...or ?

Hi Mike, just had a wonderful time viewing the website! Great Work In Progress shots!!! Thanks

Cheers
RufflyRustic

Hi Jake,

With most timbers, if the wood is quarter sawn there is great strength. At least enough consider the teeth are many and small. This makes the resistance along the tooth line less and so the pressure against the handle at that thin neck very little. Which isn't to say I haven't needed to repair vintage saws broken there. I have.

But all in all, I have many open handled saws well over a century old that have held up.

The bolt heads and the nut side are draw filed flush and then lightly sanded for an even, flush finish to the wood.

Take care, Mike