First Saw Handle Done!

[Andrew Gibson]

Yesterday I decided to start on a handle for my old Disston, and after a few hours I had a healthy start. This morning I made my way back out the the shop and finished it up... The whole thing would have gone a lot easier if I had a larger saw then my dovetail saw to cut the kerf. Instead I used a combination of DT saw, bow saw, hack saw, and sandpaper to get the kerf cut.

Here are some pics, all it needs is a coat of wax in a day or 2 when the danish oil has fully cured.

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[Roy Wall]

Awesome handle......better than factory.......maple?

[Andrew Gibson]

Awesome handle......better than factory.......maple?

Yup, I ended up finding a beautiful piece of Curly hard maple for a steal. this saw belonged to my Great Great Grandfather. So I think it was time to show it a little respect. The plan sometime this comming month it to get a few saw kits from Wenzloff and sons and round out my collection with some nice maple handled saws.

[Casey Gooding]

very nice!!!

[Abi Parris]

Great looking & functional too! Can't get any better.

[Rick Erickson]

Holy maple batman! That is one gorgeous handle. Great job!

[Jim Koepke]

Very nice, hopefully your great great grandchildren will take care of it well as you have.

jim

[Andrew Gibson]

Thanks all.
Jim, the saw set worked quite well.



Very nice, hopefully your great great grandchildren will take care of it well as you have.

jim

[Jim Koepke]

Thanks all.
Jim, the saw set worked quite well.

Glad to here it is doing well in new hands.

jim

[Tim Mahoney]

Nice looking handle. I also have my great grandfather's saws plus some of my own. I haven't used a hand saw in years. Your handle makes me want to redo the saw I still have from when I was an apprentice 37 yrs ago. It's a Sears and Roebucks special. My instructor told me that you know you have a good hand saw when you can take the end of the blade and bend it back to the handle and it springs back to shape. I tried it on the job site the next day and the blade stayed bend. I kept the saw after that for laughs.

[Zach Dillinger]

Beautiful work Andrew... you did your Grandfather proud.

[Jeff Skory]

Very nice handle. The dark markings on the left side of the handle give it some extra character. Building some handles is on my list - just have to finish a few other things first.

[David Gendron]

Jeff, look like you have quite the list;)
That handle is indeed a realy nice one! I like light color wood for tool handle!

[Thomas Nye]

My First Post. I found this forum while looking up info on vintage hand saws. I came acoss this site and it has been extremely helpful . I am a veteran of the knife forums, being a woodworker, I should feel right at home here.

This is a beautiful handle. I have had few of the Disston D-8 saws. I love the handle designs. You did an excellent job, especially for your first handle. Keep up the great work !

[Tri Hoang]

Beautiful work...do you have a template that you could share?

[Garth Keel]

one of a kind!

[Andrew Gibson]

Beautiful work...do you have a template that you could share?


I used the old handle and free handed the end that is broken off, so no I do not have a template to share currently. If you are interested in having me trace the handle to the best of my ability and send you a copy of the tracing when I get back from vacation, just shoot me a PM and I would be happy to give that a try.

[Dan Andrews]

Workmanship looks terrific. An artist and a craftsman.:)