A new Dovetail Saw

[Ray Gardiner]

This was made as a present, I have to say it was a struggle from start to finish. I will spare the gory details and just present the results.
The brass back is slotted using a setup described here

http://www.backsaw.net/cpg/displayim...album=20&pos=1

The rest of the process, I will do a proper write up one of these days.



This one is taken from the scanner



I re-did the screws between those two pics, the last one, I just linished flush (yes I know!) , the top pic I was trying for a more polished look on the screws, didn't really work out.

I cut the teeth 17tpi (just marked direct from ruler in 1/16ths) this is finer than I have been doing (usually 12-14 tpi)

Also I went a lot narrower on the blade height and gave it a bit of cant (taper).

The wood is walnut. The finish is shellac and wax

I now have to do a couple in Sheoak. (love making saws! very satisfying!)

Regards
Ray

[Alan DuBoff]

Ray,

Looks wonderful!

Really has nice lines, I like it a lot.

Let me go sulk with my broken handle... *g*

[Dave Anderson NH]

Beautifully done Ray. I like walnut as a handle material for tools that don't get beaten on with a mallet.

[Tony Zaffuto]

Jeez,

You and Alan are setting the bar pretty high! Beautiful!

T.Z.

[Robert Rozaieski]

A beauty Ray!

[Duncan Potter]

Schweeet!

I like the walnut too!

[Mike K Wenzloff]

Nice work, Ray.

Lovely wood. Looks like a winner.

Take care, Mike

[Randy Klein]

That's a present? What a lucky recipient. Great job.

[Ted Jay]

A beauty Ray!

That is a beauty.

One question though, pertaining to the cutting of the slot in this picture:
http://www.backsaw.net/cpg/displayim...album=20&pos=1
is the direction of feedstock in relation to the teeth of the cutting blade backwards? Or does it have something to do with the cutting of the brass?
Or is this a second pass of your cut?

[Pedder Petersen]

Hei Ray,

another beautiful saw.
I like the sheoak.
How did you made the nuts?

Cheers Pedder

[Alan DuBoff]

Pedder,

I think he did the Poor Boy Split Nuts., but Ray will know what he did better what he did... Thanks go to Leif Hanson for that tip that many folks have used to create split-nuts.

You can also buy them from Tools For Working Wood, $6/ea.

[Mike K Wenzloff]

Or W&S for less...

[Ray Gardiner]

That is a beauty.

One question though, pertaining to the cutting of the slot in this picture:
http://www.backsaw.net/cpg/displayim...album=20&pos=1
is the direction of feedstock in relation to the teeth of the cutting blade backwards? Or does it have something to do with the cutting of the brass?
Or is this a second pass of your cut?

Hi Ted,

I feed the brass in multiple passes, just a shallow cut each time, I went way too deep on that on in the picture, you don't need to cut that deep.

And you feed against the rotation direction, if you go the other way the brass will shoot across the workshop... (don't ask how I know)...

Regards
Ray

[Ray Gardiner]

Hei Ray,

another beautiful saw.
I like the sheoak.
How did you made the nuts?

Cheers Pedder

Hi Pedder,

Thanks for the comment, this one is walnut, the one I am making now is sheoak.

And Alan is correct the split nuts are made using basically Leif Hansens Poor Boy Split nuts technique. That Alan linked to..


MikeW wrote: Or W&S for less...

After stuffing up a few, I think it might be time to go up-market and buy
some from W&S.....

Regards
Ray.

[Derek Cohen]

What or who is W&S?

Enquiring minds want to know.

Regards from Perth

Derek