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10th April 2015, 06:56 PM #16
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10th April 2015, 07:32 PM #17
I'd prefer to let the owner decide for him/her self whether or not to claim ownership publicly, so I'll let them speak up. Give them some time to put the saws through their paces & maybe they can give you a few comments on how they perform, at the same time...
Cheers,IW
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11th April 2015, 08:08 AM #18GOLD MEMBER
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Ya got me...
I do remote work and hadn't actually been in town to pick up the saws yet. I got them yesterday.
I made a post a while back which some of you may remember. I wanted a set of handmade saws that would meet 90+% of the joinery-based requirements for my mostly-hand-tools workshop. I wanted them in a matching, uniquely Australian timber.
That's exactly what I got. I'm a bit of a Tasmanian timber enthusiast, so Tiger Myrtle was a great choice, and the saws complement another saw I got from Stewie a while back fantastically. The Hairy Oak handle on the crosscut profile saw was a bit of a last minute change that we arrived at over a workbench session in Ian's shed, but was a great touch.
The saws work just as well as they look. Straight, clean, fast cuts. I haven't had a chance to apply them to a joinery project yet but soon. Very soon.
Fit and finish is essentially flawless.
The price (which was beyond fair) also included two extensive Q&A/brainpicking sessions! All in all I couldn't be happier. Ian is truly a master of his craft!
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11th April 2015, 11:10 AM #19Deceased
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Hi Luke. From my own experience, highly featured Tiger Myrtle is very expensive to purchase nowadays.
Stewie;
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11th April 2015, 05:34 PM #20GOLD MEMBER
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Very true. This came out of a pack of boards I got from Distinctive Timbers Tasmania. It was three boards, likely enough to get ten handles, a couple of which would have included some non-figured wood. I got it for $145, so about $15 per handle.
Not cheap by anyone's standards, but I've seen worse. Get in touch with them and they can likely help you out.
I've also got a friend in QLD who has some drying. When it's at a useable moisture level I'll assess it for handle quality pieces and let you know if it's worth checking out.
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