Thread: Melbourne, Backsaw Making Workshop

Originally Posted by doug3030

No worries. It would be good if interested members could indicate if they would like gidgee totes from timber like that in the picture above. I have enough to meet demand, unless this course is going to be a lot bigger than I thought. Hoping Ian and Ray give it their seal of approval.

Never mind the gidgee - the grain orientation is not right and there is a fair bit of checking in it, so it goes back in the timber vault awaiting its turn to shine on another project.

I also dressed up the African Walnut while I had the thicknesser out for the gidgee

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The saw plate is all ordered and should arrive in 2-3 weeks!

I have located some She-Oak which should be suitable and I will endeavour to get a board resawn & thicknessed to make sure it is going to work for us. Is the majority happy with She-Oak??
The timber will come in short or longer lengths depending on how many totes you want out of the board so you can get a matching set if buying additional kits. Again you will have to nominate when enrolling.

I have a few options now for the venue, the weekend has been set and the workshop will take place on either the 9th or 10th Nov. Dependant on the venue we settle on.

We are gearing up to make the brass backs and saw nuts.

We have sourced some saw files and will be getting some needle files also, again will need people to nominate their preference for tpi.



Looks like things are starting to fall into place.

She Oak is fine.

She oak and that weekend is good for me.

Sheoak works for me.

I would probably build a carcase saw (rip) and get a dovetail saw and another carcase saw (cross cut) as a take aways.

Forgive me if I've missed it. Are we able to officially register yet, or is that still in the works?

Originally Posted by ozhunter

Sheoak works for me.

I would probably build a carcase saw (rip) and get a dovetail saw and another carcase saw (cross cut) as a take aways.

Forgive me if I've missed it. Are we able to officially register yet, or is that still in the works?

The only thing really up in the air is which venue and if it will be on the Sat 9th or Sun 10th…….I was trying to get the Sat so people especially interstaters can go the Melb tools Sale on the Sun morning before heading home.

So far I have two options for the Sunday and waiting to hear back for the Sat venue.




For those of you who are not fussed which day it is I guess I could start taking enrolments as it will be a first in, first served basis with limited places. Places are only secured when payment is received. My hesitation here would be that this may disadvantage some interstate people.

I also want to state it will be a non refundable senario as materials will be cut to your spec. However it is fully transferrable if you can't make it and want to on sell your place and materials on to a friend judging by the responses it shouldn't be difficult to transfer and I will assist in anyway I can. Alternatively if you have paid and can't make it we can post out your kit to you for you to work on at home.

Another reason for this is it looks like we will be turning a few people away due to numbers and this seems the fairest way to assure the people get the best opportunity to attend.

Thanks for the reply.

Attending the tool sale works for me

I'll watch this space for enrolment details.

Originally Posted by DSEL74

I have located some She-Oak which should be suitable and I will endeavour to get a board resawn & thicknessed to make sure it is going to work for us.

I have a 21 inch bandsaw and a 15 inch thicknesser if that is any help

Sheoak would work for me.

Count me in, just let me know how much and where to send it.

Cheers

Doug

I'm not fused either day is good
I'm defiantly in she oak is perfect
Can I assisted in any way

This is the best weekend for me, I couldn't have attended if it was the other weekend; great news.

I'm in, however shortly we will be heading off and out of web contact (mainly) for the following month or so, if a payment situation can be arranged within the next two weeks it would make life easier for myself.

Direct transfer would be easiest, I assume? Getting a money order isn't a problem either, gave up cheques when I retired and we sold the business.

With regard to TPI and other such details, I really don't know what is best, I just use a generic Taiwanese little saw I picked up about 40 years ago, I count 14 TPI on it at one end (handle) and about 12 TPI at the other end.

I would like to make a dovetail saw, and if possible, materials for a carcase saw.

Mick.

I'm also happy with that weekend and the timber, please let me know when and how to pay, Ross

Happy with the choices so far

Looking good for all of this.
Kevin

Look what arrived on my doorstep today!!!!

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