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Thread: Timber for saw handles?
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11th March 2014, 07:44 PM #46
Nick
I understand, but teeeny weeney tools are difficult to describe, for us macho blokes, and I am just borrowing a term I hear women using all the time.
In fact I was once called "cute" by a female, but that backfired because I was deeply offended and feared that without instant and vehement rebuttal my status at the men's shed I thought I might join one day would be severely diminished: In fact irretrievably damaged. Not only that I realised she wanted money from me .
I'm with you on the lamb's tongues: Very desireable. I think I saw Paul Sellars take a blocky latter day Disston and give it the curvy, tongue and carve treatment to replicate the totes of the late 19th century.
Deals... deals! Now you are appealing to the barrow boy in me . I can see a swap fest coming up. Pity McGee isn't a little closer . I might have to schedule a trip to the next Blue Mountains GTG.
Regards
PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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11th March 2014, 08:15 PM #47
hah
maybe she wanted more than money
anyway I've viewed that Paul Sellars tote makeover
interesting work and not to denigrate it but at the end of the day a four finger tote cannot be made into a three finger tote
The interesting thing for me is that the old saws, like the Buck and the Disston 76 (on my other thread) have extremely comfortable grips
admittedly I haven't used them but the feel good to hold.
The younger saws don't have that comfort aspect
I've a Stanley backsaw I burchased with a mitre box in the late 1970s - never liked it
it is in line to get a new handle/tote
It might even be a joy to use because it was always a pain and thus never usedregards
Nick
veni, vidi, tornavi
Without wood it's just ...
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11th March 2014, 08:22 PM #48
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11th March 2014, 08:49 PM #49GOLD MEMBER
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The use of grown turns for fitted knees in boat building was used right up until recent times.
There are still traditionally built Bristol Cutters being built in the UK using this technique.
The boat builder will source whole trees for construction, saving all the branch to trunk joins for this purpose.
Pretty sure I have an article on it somewhere.
My father, who did his boat building apprenticeship at Garden Is in Sydney certainly used this technique.
Still, probably overkill for a saw.
However, a nice piece of squiggly gidgee might be fun to use!
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12th March 2014, 11:41 AM #50
I was considering a split into two entities when you guys had your last Tool Fantasia on ... but I'm controlling myself .. we have one in April ...
As to how many ... well ... 3ppi, 3.5ppi, 4ppi, 4.5ppi, 5ppi, 5.5ppi, 6ppi, 6.5ppi, 7ppi, 8ppi, 9ppi, 10ppi, 11ppi, 12ppi ...
(no ... I don't have all of the above ... as thumbholes ...)
then of course you want rip and xcut in some pitches ... and then maybe some different rip and xcut filings at the same pitch
... so ... dunno ... maybe a few ... ?
Paul
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12th March 2014, 12:02 PM #51
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16th November 2014, 01:46 PM #52
Thanks Nick for finding thread for me.
Sydney Blue if thats what it is I will try first grain look good I have 2 pieces just in case. The splated English Oak is a bit to soft. Other choice might be Magnolia if its big enough.