Hello all,
I have made a few of my own tools in the last few years (a few planes, spokeshave, turning saw, etc.), and I am interested in trying to make a hand saw.
After looking at Mike Wenzloff's hand saw and panel saw kits, they are very tempting. Maybe I should explain that my goal isn't so much to have a saw (though I do want that in the end), but more to go through the process of making a saw for it's own sake.
I could use a rip saw, maybe around 5-6PPI. I know that toothing a saw from scratch with a file will take some effort (and files), but again, the time involved doesn't bother me a bit. I'm thinking of a plate around 25" long by 6" deep and 0.032 thickness.
Does anyone have some recommendations on a source for raw material? Would 1095 spring steel be a good choice at 0.032 thickness?
At this point, I'm more in the process of finding reference material to see what others have done and thought this would be a good place to start.
Thanks,