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Danny Thompson
06-06-2009, 3:31 PM
Does anyone know what finish comes on the handle and knob in the TFWW bowsaw kit?

The kit came home with me a couple of months ago and the saw is now ready to go except the finish.

I would write Joel, but its the weekend . . . a man's gotta take the day off sometime.

Al Navas
06-06-2009, 6:03 PM
Danny,

I could be wrong, but I believe they arrive unfinished. I also cannot find out whether the entire bow saw is also unfinished, but my preference would be unfinished - I ordered one just yesterday.


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Charles Shenk
06-06-2009, 7:16 PM
I use straight Boiled Linseed Oil on mine.

Danny Thompson
06-06-2009, 7:53 PM
Hey Al, the handles definitely have some sort of clear finish on them.

Al Navas
06-06-2009, 7:55 PM
Danny,

Ahhh - not the first time today I was wrong. I cannot wait for my bow saw to arrive. I wonder if shellac, or maybe a clear lacquer, then... Of course, I have been wrong before! :D


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Joel Moskowitz
06-06-2009, 8:13 PM
I would write Joel, but its the weekend . . . a man's gotta take the day off sometime.

IIRC Laquer, topped with a little wax.


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Al Navas
06-07-2009, 7:54 AM
Thanks, Joel!

I am looking forward to receiving my bow saw... It will be a first for me; but for hand-cut dovetails, the regular coping saw was not optimum to remove the bulk of the waste.


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Danny Thompson
06-07-2009, 7:58 AM
Thanks Joel.