Hi Folks,
the saw above is 24" 9PTI XC steel sawplate i source form Mike Wenzloff a few years ago.
Here is a pic of the saw with a few of its XC buddies:
XC24HB18HB14IanW.jpgIt is accompanied by 18" 10TPI XC half back saw and a 14" 12TPI XC half back that IanW made for me. You'll notice that Ian achieves a lovely finish with lots of attention to detail and little understated florishes. Something I hope to be able to emulate one day.
Rip24Mitre16DT9.jpgThis lot has the twin 24" panel saw this time 7TPI rip, 16" 12TIP xc miter saw and a 9" 15TPI dovetail saw.
I need to get through these first as I have another 6-8 that were started a couple of years ago.

I hope to have these finished by Christmas as the will be my gift from my children.
I can't wait to finish teaching and getting some shed time with my kids.

When you look at my handles you will notice a pronounced little bump in the handle. It works nicely for me as the meaty part of my palm in the thumb area nestles right into this section and the tip of my ring finger has a full land to perch on. It just seems to work for my hand. I know it would annoy some but it works for me.