slot in saw handle for blade

[Noah Wagener]

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I do not know how to cut the slot for this blade. The blade extends past the backing. In the previous handle the slit extended into the handle past the little stop where the back terminates. I do not know how to cut that obtuse v into the handle either. Can I just cut the blade?

[Stewie Simpson]

Hi Noah. There is no reason why you cant reshape the heel of the saw plate. Just make sure it doesn't impact the current handle to saw plate alignment holes.

Good luck.

Stewie;

[Jim Koepke]

Noah,

Here is an old post showing how my handle was cut:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?180712-Back-Saw-Build

This was done without set on the teeth to make a tight slot.

jtk

[Noah Wagener]

thanks Stewie and Jim.

Jim, my problem was figuring how to extend the slot past that little shelf that the backing ends against as the blade extends past the backing. The portion of the plate in the handle is also not straight. I looked at the other backsaw I have and it is the same. They just cut the blade slot past the backing in the handle.

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The slot on the bottom also is deeper than the blade so I am guessing that the heel end of the blade is not straight as well. If the blade is v shaped you have to choose which angle to end the kerf. Here is a pic to better illustrate. The dark lines represent the actual blade though the angle is exaggerated for effect. The dotted lines are the choice for ending the slot.

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both the saws are English and I looked at some on ebay and all the English backsaws I viewed have the blade extend into the handle past the backing so I guess i'll keep that rather than cut the blade though I do not like the look.

Do you like the Grammercy pattern dovetail handle? I got the template but I thought I must have printed it in the wrong scale because it was so small. I wonder if they have changed as the handle you made did not look so tiny.

thanks again.

[Jim Koepke]

Jim, my problem was figuring how to extend the slot past that little shelf that the backing ends against as the blade extends past the backing.

Sorry, my misunderstanding the topic.


I wonder if they have changed as the handle you made did not look so tiny.

Before making the handle for the saw, a prototype was made to the drawing. Then the drawing was changed where things were too tiny for my hand.

jtk