george wilson
07-10-2011, 7:44 PM
Stewie wants to see these handles,but cannot access the FAQ section. I think you need to be a contributor to access it.
I urge everyone to make the small donation. It also allows access to the classified section,and I have made a few good purchases there. It is more than worth it.
Pic. #1 is a handle I liked from a Disston saw. I believe LN used the same handle later on when they came out with their saw.
#2 is from a saw I believe I liked in the Duncan Phyfe tool chest,when it was on loan to Wmsbg. many years ago. Been so long I can't be sure.
#3 is from my original Groves back saw. I liked it so much,I copied it. The last 2 pictures are of the same saws.
Study the curves carefully. Also,the way the handles are rounded. They aren't rounded the same amount all over,like you'd get if you ran a round router bit around them. Especially on the closed backsaw handle,the amount of roundness creates "thick and thin" lines as you'd see in calligraphy. Study the 2 different ways the 2 closed handled saws deal with the lamb's tongue. On the Disston,it is kept smooth. On the Groves,the tongue has a very tasteful "switch back" in it. Either way is perfectly acceptable AS LONG as it is done with GOOD CURVES.
I stamp both the backs and the handles in case they ever become separated. Some future historian will be able to identify a part he comes across.
Stewie,let me know if you see this. I had promised to post it,and somehow it slipped my mind when I was involved in another project. Also study Two Lawyer's handles,and Grammercys,and LN handles.
I encourage you to copy one or more of these handles here AS CLOSELY as you possibly can. Drawing them isn't good enough. By spending considerable CAREFUL time copying something,you will have a much better learning situation than just looking at something. Print out the pictures and enlarge them if you need to. Then,carefully sculpt them out of wood.
When I was young,I spent many hours TRACING pictures of old sailing ships. I had few tools to do much except make models,but I'm sure that looking at GOOD ART like 18th.C. sailing ships,and tracing them helped me to sharpen my own design skills.
How do you know what is good art? Usually something over 100 years old,or older,is going to have a good design to it. These days,anything goes,and taste is in the porcelain oasis.
I urge everyone to make the small donation. It also allows access to the classified section,and I have made a few good purchases there. It is more than worth it.
Pic. #1 is a handle I liked from a Disston saw. I believe LN used the same handle later on when they came out with their saw.
#2 is from a saw I believe I liked in the Duncan Phyfe tool chest,when it was on loan to Wmsbg. many years ago. Been so long I can't be sure.
#3 is from my original Groves back saw. I liked it so much,I copied it. The last 2 pictures are of the same saws.
Study the curves carefully. Also,the way the handles are rounded. They aren't rounded the same amount all over,like you'd get if you ran a round router bit around them. Especially on the closed backsaw handle,the amount of roundness creates "thick and thin" lines as you'd see in calligraphy. Study the 2 different ways the 2 closed handled saws deal with the lamb's tongue. On the Disston,it is kept smooth. On the Groves,the tongue has a very tasteful "switch back" in it. Either way is perfectly acceptable AS LONG as it is done with GOOD CURVES.
I stamp both the backs and the handles in case they ever become separated. Some future historian will be able to identify a part he comes across.
Stewie,let me know if you see this. I had promised to post it,and somehow it slipped my mind when I was involved in another project. Also study Two Lawyer's handles,and Grammercys,and LN handles.
I encourage you to copy one or more of these handles here AS CLOSELY as you possibly can. Drawing them isn't good enough. By spending considerable CAREFUL time copying something,you will have a much better learning situation than just looking at something. Print out the pictures and enlarge them if you need to. Then,carefully sculpt them out of wood.
When I was young,I spent many hours TRACING pictures of old sailing ships. I had few tools to do much except make models,but I'm sure that looking at GOOD ART like 18th.C. sailing ships,and tracing them helped me to sharpen my own design skills.
How do you know what is good art? Usually something over 100 years old,or older,is going to have a good design to it. These days,anything goes,and taste is in the porcelain oasis.