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11th January 2015, 08:40 PM #1Deceased
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Back to making backsaws.
Taking a bit of a break from traditional hand planes. Time to make a couple of new backsaws.
Below is a new handle I am currently working on.
The handle wood is Tasmanian Blackwood. (fiddleback grain)
There are no plans to continually update this post at every stage. I will post more photo's of the backsaw when its completed.
90% of the work I do on my saws is all done by hand. Not too many fancy machines. I prefer it that way.
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11th January 2015, 09:28 PM #2
Will eagerly await it's completion
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15th January 2015, 01:57 AM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Stewie, can you direct me to where on this forum your planemaking threads are? Being an infrequent visitor, I find it difficult to navigate sometimes.
Thanks!
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15th January 2015, 09:54 AM #4Deceased
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Hi DW. Your already in the right area of the forum now. Scroll through the pages and open any of the threads that have been started by me.
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Thanks, Stewie. I agree with your comment about the hand tools for sure! One of the lovely things about building tools by hand is that there's not usually too much hand work (compared to building a piece of casework where the prep has to be treated as an exercise regimen). And very little to clamping (plus working by hand always makes us more demanding in terms of stock quality).
I am always amazed at folks building many saws. Every time I even go so far as to source parts and put them together, they send me running back to making planes!
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Hi DW. What you seeing is not achieved by means of buffing or polishing the wood surface.
Its a result of shellac being effectively used as a grain filler.
The latest photo shows the surface of the handle wood quite early within this grain filling process.
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Some feedback from another forum has prompted me to make a change to the way the top line of the brass hardback will end up being shaped.
The new profile now only extends 1 inch back from the front toe.
To accomplish this I have shortened the length of the saw plate from being 12 inches to now 10 inches. Not a big deal.
Hand filing the saw teeth to 14 tpi, with a fine tooth set has been completed . (I dont need a Foley Machine).
All that's left to do is take some photo's of the completed backsaw.
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28th January 2015, 12:44 PM #12
Very nice mate! I'm now wondering when your going to start engraving the spine or putting an etch on the blade…You seem to have mastered all other aspects.
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Thanks Dale. I wont be heading down the same road as some other saw makers and adding etch or any engraving to my backsaws.
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The finish on the handle looks a little dull at the moment. The shellac still needs another week to fully harden before I can hand buff it to a higher sheen.
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28th January 2015, 05:07 PM #15
nice
and a lovely bit of timber in the handleregards
Nick
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