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  1. 02-05-2016, 11:01 AM #1
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    Won a saw plate,needed a handle made

    Got this in the mail the other day..
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    12" long, 9ppi stamp. Might be a nice tool box saw
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    Made two prototypes for a handle....second one might just do? Needed a bit of shaping, and sanding..
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    Shaped to fit my hand. Made the saw kerf with a 9ppi backsaw. Added a coat of Witch's Brew for the finish...needed to drill two holes for these to go into..
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    Ok, finish is dry, holes bored, bolts installed
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    As for that first prototype handle? It was just a cut down nest of saws handle....
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    Didn't want to just throw it out......
    The "good" handle is White Oak
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    MI-TEE thin neck.
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  4. 02-05-2016, 1:15 PM #3
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    MI-TEE small saw, too....might be good enuff for a toolbox saw....
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  5. 02-05-2016, 1:17 PM #4
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    Why do I know you'll reject any design knowledge I offer you? Small saw or not,it will take the same force as a larger saw to push,since the teeth are as large as a full size saw.
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  6. 02-05-2016, 1:36 PM #5
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    I've seen more than one of this style saw, toolbox saw or "table saw" style, with a handle broken off exactly where this handle is the thinnest. It is beautiful but I would be worried.
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    Actually, I did not "reject" any design knowledge from you.....you weren't around my shop to show me the proper way. I just went with what I had in the wood, and what fitted my hands. Saw teeth are a bit small. Test drive didn't reveal any problems, saw cuts fast, but a bit rough as a crosscut saw.

    Might just be a "Table Saw" type of saw. Right now, it is sitting in the Stanley Patterned Tool Box I made.

    Plate has a bit too much set to the right side, have stoned it down a bit. Might file the teeth a bit, too.
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    Well,Steven,just see how it lasts and if necessary make another handle with a thicker neck. That's about all you can do. And post #3 did sound like a rejection.
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  9. 02-05-2016, 3:18 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by george wilson View Post
    Well,Steven,just see how it lasts and if necessary make another handle with a thicker neck. That's about all you can do.

    Seems like a reasonable course of action.
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  10. 02-06-2016, 10:43 AM #9
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    Keep us posted Steven.
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    I need to make a saw vise, before I can file some teeth. It will cut straight, fast and rough right now. Maybe after a bit of file work, it might be better behaved....
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  12. 02-08-2016, 8:14 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by steven c newman View Post
    I need to make a saw vise, before I can file some teeth. It will cut straight, fast and rough right now. Maybe after a bit of file work, it might be better behaved....

    I am still kicking myself for not buying the saw vise and saw set we found when we were out rust hunting...
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  13. 02-08-2016, 5:18 PM #12
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    I don't have a "rea" saw vise, but..
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    I can make-do. Why is it that "jointers" are always so long?
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    I do have a fancy, adjustable handle for files..
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    I filed this little saw as a rip, as that seems to be the use I have for small saws
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    Used the C clamp to pinch the top a bit. Tested
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    First cut..
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    Second cut, and a fancier cut..
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    Then took the saw back up to the Tool Box I built. Might just do?
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  14. 02-09-2016, 1:15 AM #13
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    BTW: Handle has held up nicely, so far.
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    I happen to have a large pile of Walnut , Maple, and Oak scraps, mainly cut-offs. Thinking maybe some sort of a box and trays for a project. Might give this "new" saw a workout cutting things to size.
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    Trying to learn - Steven: How wide is the narrowest part of the neck of the oak handle you made? George: In your experience, what would a minimum width be for that type handle on that type saw?
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