a funny little saw

[bridger berdel]

I was sawing out some joinery. I selected a backsaw with a small kerf and fine teeth and proceeded. 3 of the cuts exceeded the depth of the saw, so I got out my finest tooth handsaw and finished the cuts with that. it was wider than the backsaw, which caused some binding and tearout. this reminded me of a saw blade I had picked up somewhere. it is a bit of an enigma. 15 points per inch, some 17" long and shaped like a carpenter's saw. I would guess it was meant for a child, but the blade is high quality- double taper ground and just about perfect spring temper hardness. when I got it there was no handle present, so I made one. I have a template for an open handle that fits my hand nicely, so I took off from that. a scrap of figured walnut, just because I had it laying around, some sawing, drilling, chiseling, rasping, sanding and shellacking and I had a handle. a round of jointing, filing and setting and it is ready for a trial cut:



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