Saw Handle Making Tutorial

[Ray Gardiner]

For those interested in making their own saw handles I have written up a tutorial on the topic describing how I do it, which can be found here http://www.backsaw.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=102

http://www.backsaw.net/images/stories/sawhandle101/ST53_300.jpg
http://www.backsaw.net/images/stories/sawhandle101/ST52_300.jpg

The saw is a 14" sash tenon saw, the handle is a Taylor Bros 1850's design.

The back is slit ( and in deference to earlier discussions a tiny drop of loctite was used.. :D )

I used 20 thou plate which is a little thinner than traditional saws of this size, (more normally 25 thou or so) so I am keen to see how it goes. ( I haven't cut the teeth yet )

Regards
Ray

[Joe McMahon]

Thanks Ray! I have it bookmarked and plan to use it.

[Michael Sobik]

Awesome! Thanks for the hard work on that. I think it will come in handy for a lot of folks.

[Zahid Naqvi]

Thanks Ray, and I also appreciate what you are doing with your website.

[Chris Padilla]

Nice! I was just thinking last night that it might be fun to make a saw handle....

[Hank Knight]

Ray,

That's a really great tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to write it up and post it.

Hank

[Phillip Pattee]

Yes Ray, thanks for the tutorial. By the way, beautiful hangle too.:)

[Thomas Kila]

I am always grateful to those who take the time to photograph and describe the steps necessary to complete a WW'ing task. Ray, I think you've done an excellent job. Mahalo!

[Ray Gardiner]

Thanks all for the encouragement,

I have updated the page with some more links to other saw making tutorials The updated page is here..
http://www.backsaw.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=102


Here is the current list,
Leif Hansen's Backsaw Project at http://norsewoodsmith.com/node/68
Tim Hoff http://sprucemill.blogspot.com/2008/12/making-saw-handles.html
Derek Cohen http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTools/Small%20Tenon%20Saw.html
Philly Edward http://www.philsville.co.uk/sawhandles.htm
Alice Frampton http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/1/5/article3.htm
Alan DuBoff http://traditionaltoolworks.com/making-saws/
(http://www.softorchestra.com/traditional-toolworks/saws/making-saws/)Mike Wenzloff http://wenzloffandsons.com/saws/kits/index.html


Thanks Pedder for the links.

A good site to also check is http://pedder-altedamenauskiel.blogspot.com/ Look for "Griffbau"=Handle Maker in the links section.


The pdf is also updated to be the same as the web page.

Regards
Ray

[Peter Bell]

:cool:

Excellent work Ray and thanks for all your help.