A few weeks back, I indicated that I wanted a saw for a young girl (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...r-a-young-girl).
I now have two saws that fit my daughter's hands. The first saw is a small panel saw that my daughter and I will rehab. I will provide a message when we get around to that project and give a more personal thank you to Jude Kenny who sent that saw.
Also, Ron Bontz saw my post, and responded in a totally unexpected way. Ron's message to me was essentially:
That is an offer that is really hard to refuse. This is a picture after the saw had made some cuts. Probably the largest cosmetic flaw is the dirt under my daughter's thumb nail while she is touching this beautiful saw. I really like the handle!I have a saw I can't sell because it is not up to my standards (something about cosmetic flaws) and I have a small handle that should fit your daughter, you want me to put it together and send it to you?
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Understand that my daughter has never used a saw before, and here are a few pictures of her using it.
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Obviously, I did not wait for her to gain competence, I wanted to get some information out there. The two lines on the right are the first two test cuts that I made. The rest were done by my daughter. For the "marked lines", I at least started the cut for her and then she finished it.
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and a few more cuts. The two right most saw cuts, she started herself with a line. You will notice the marks on the wood.
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Off hand, I figure not too bad for a first try.
Some more information, starting with hang angles on my next post.