Thread: A happy little family...

Very nice work Ian.

The new owner is in for a real treat.

Why do you talk so unkindly about my favorite handle wood, Tiger Myrtle.

regards Stewie;

Gorgeous work Ian. A credit and a testament to your skills!!

bravabravabrava

Great saws Ian.

Originally Posted by planemaker

.... Why do you talk so unkindly about my favorite handle wood, Tiger Myrtle.

Now I did say it was gorgeous stuff, Stewie.

I have no bones to pick about its looks, and it is an easy wood to cut & rough-shape. But you must admit, it's not the easist wood to put a blemish-free surface on! It's not the worst I've met, though, that honour goes to some Tulip oak (Argyrodendron), I got hold of a couple of years ago. The scratches are even harder to eliminate, & what's worse, I can't see most of them until I apply finish. But like the Myrtle, it looks pretty good when you finally beat it into submission.

Some of the woods I like to work with take considerably more effort to cut & shape, but are much easier to sand & polish up, so it's swings & roundabouts, as always.....

Cheers,

Hi Ian. What I can say is that highly figured Tiger Myrtle at a thickness suitable for saw handles has become very expensive to purchase nowadays.

Stewie;

Ian,
these are fabulous saws. I must say, the photos of these finished saws are terrific. I have to say it was a real pleasure to see these saws in "the flesh" so to speak. The way the handles sit in your hand, the weight and balance of each saw....something i still remember. Beautiful work.

While I was in sawmaking mode, I decided to make myself a new carcase saw. For some time, I've been thinking I could do with a 12" 10tpi saw to supplement the 10" 12tpi saw which is my go-to cross-cutting saw for regular joinery. It's good for cutting small to medium tenon shoulders & so forth, but gets a bit bogged down on stuff wider than 3". I reckoned a slightly longer saw, with larger fangs would be the go, so knocked this one up. The handle is my favourite handle wood, Forest She-oak (Allocasaurina torulosa): carcase S-oak 10tpi.jpg

It will take me some time to see how useful it's going to be, but I like its action, from the trial cuts I made. I used 20 thou plate, which is on the thin side for a saw of this size, so I'll be interested to see how that goes, too.

With the saw I made because of a stuff-up, that's it for sawmaking for me, for a while, I have several other projects that I have to concentrate on over the next few months!

Cheers,

Nice work once again Ian .
God I'm jealous of all the time you guys seem to get in the workshop .
I need to try this retirement career it looks like fun .
I really like the lambs tongue your done there
looks like it's all most pushing the saw along .

More stunning stuff from the master, God I love looking at your work Ian.

Originally Posted by Simplicity

....I really like the lambs tongue your done there
looks like it's all most pushing the saw along.....

Now you mention it, it does look a bit like that, doesn't it? I didn't consciously set out to make it look that way, I shaped the bottom & top where it meets the cheeks, to make it look thinner than it is, & it just flowed like that.....

Yeah, well, you'll get to my age soon enough, & Mr. Hockey et al might let you retire, but don't count on it.
Cheers,

Spectacular looking saws!
Well done

Nice little family you have there, Ian.

Ian

Just a wonderful group of saws. As soon as the owner emerges from the depths of his/her shed (not likely to happen in the immediate future) we will know who it is by the fixed grin etched on the face .

Regards
Paul

My guess would be Luke Maddux.