Tim Null
10-29-2010, 8:58 PM
I know, another bow saw build thread. Well, here is mine. Arms are hard maple. Stretcher is brazillian cherry. Knobs and winder are cocobolo.
I took the basic design from TFWW. I actually have their saw. But it is smaller. This one uses the Traditional Woodworker blade, which is over 15" long.
For hardware, I used a dowel with an eyehook. A little CA glue in the hole and the eyehook is secure. A washer, bolt and nut secure the blade. I got both the rip and crosscut blades.
I hand shaped the arms using Nicholson rasps. The knobs were power shaped with mini grinder and then finished with rasps. 80 lb braided fishing line is used to tension it.
It cuts well. I am happy with the outcome. I know it looks too pretty for a working tool, but that's how I roll....
Remember my shooting board? It also looks too nice, but I like things I use to look finished. Besides, my wife won't let me make any furniture for the house, so I am relegated to making stuff for me. My recent saw bench is hard maple and red oak.
I just finished a panel saw kit from Mike W, I'll post pictures soon.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/tnull5/IMG_1864.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/tnull5/IMG_1863.jpg
I took the basic design from TFWW. I actually have their saw. But it is smaller. This one uses the Traditional Woodworker blade, which is over 15" long.
For hardware, I used a dowel with an eyehook. A little CA glue in the hole and the eyehook is secure. A washer, bolt and nut secure the blade. I got both the rip and crosscut blades.
I hand shaped the arms using Nicholson rasps. The knobs were power shaped with mini grinder and then finished with rasps. 80 lb braided fishing line is used to tension it.
It cuts well. I am happy with the outcome. I know it looks too pretty for a working tool, but that's how I roll....
Remember my shooting board? It also looks too nice, but I like things I use to look finished. Besides, my wife won't let me make any furniture for the house, so I am relegated to making stuff for me. My recent saw bench is hard maple and red oak.
I just finished a panel saw kit from Mike W, I'll post pictures soon.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/tnull5/IMG_1864.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/tnull5/IMG_1863.jpg