I'd like to see your Saw handle pictures

[Robert Trotter]

I need to decide on wood for handles for a couple of saws. I would like to see your saws and what type of wood used.

Robert

[Andrew Gibson]

Check out my thread a few posts down. I am currently working on 4 saw handles out of curly hard maple. I plan to finish them with some danish oil and some amber shellac to add a bit of color... something similar to LN handle.

I thought very hard about using Bloodwood for the handles but Got an amazing deal on the maple that was to good to pass up.
Here is a handle I made recently with some of the Maple, it has a coule coats of danish oil and some wax. I plan to strip off the wax and add a few coats of the shellac.


I would have loved to find some figured walnut, but there was none to be found.

[Andrew Gibson]

Also Check out the Wisdom/faq sticky, there are several threads of saw handles George Wilson made.

[David Weaver]

I need to decide on wood for handles for a couple of saws. I would like to see your saws and what type of wood used.

Robert

What size and style of saws are we talking about?

Backsaws?

Panel Saws?

Carpenters saws?

If the latter two, english pattern or american pattern, what era are you looking for?

[Eric Brown]

Here is a link to my saw gloat showing my maple and walnut handled saws.
Using the different woods for x-cut vs rip has really helped because when I reach for any saw I know exactly which one it is.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=131001

Eric

[Dave Matson]

backsaw.net has a gallery of backsaw handles you may find helpful.

open handled:
http://www.backsaw.net/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=7

closed handled:
http://www.backsaw.net/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=8

dimensions can be interpolated from the graph overlay.

[Tony Joyce]

1 of 2 Grammercy kit saws I'm building, Bubinga. Style copied from an Adria dovetail saw I have.

Saw 004.jpg

[Harlan Barnhart]

Hi Robert,
Here are two handle I made from maple. The "finish" is one coat of wipe-on oil/varnish. I am planning to sand them down and rub in some boiled linseed oil.

[David Christopher]

padduck

[David Christopher]

Maple

[David Christopher]

cherry burl

[Sam Fan]

Walnut, based on the Gramercy carcase saw handle.

[David Gendron]

Sam, realy nice handle, look realy confortable. Did you make the entire saw?

[Sam Fan]

Sam, realy nice handle, look realy comfortable. Did you make the entire saw?

Thanks!
It is pretty comfortable, but a little thin (always room for improvement).
But currently has a very smooth 0 tpi filing.
And I did make the whole saw, slotted brass back, .020" plate.
It's my second saw, and third saw handle.

I'm still waiting on a Gramercy saw vise to cut the teeth (they're in stock now - woo! ). But we'll see how comfortable it is in use.

[Will Brauneis]

Here's the saw handle i made for the gramercy carcass saw kit. I used bubinga. I use their template but made a few changes to suit my need.