Ron Bontz
06-11-2015, 7:08 PM
Once upon a time in a small room with an antique drafting board, an old guy sketched up a series of saws. Later to be drawn in CAD, as the old guy was just learning to use it. The saws, fashioned after the Pat. Regan style with the sculpted handles, ranged from the smallest dovetail to the largest 18" half back. The only problem was that cheap looking, lack of a lambs tongue. Saws with out a lambs tongue always scream "Production saw" to me. er uh, that old guy. But in all fairness to the makers of old; You can't chip a lambs tongue if there isn't one, and it certainly streamlines production of same. http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowsmile.gif
With that being said there have been several handles drawn up and blanked out for well over a year. Two boxes in fact. ( Some days you just get on a roll ) So I started referring to them as Pinocchio handles. Simply because they so wanted to be a real saw someday. But life gets in the way and time passes. This Pinocchio was supposed to be a 16" tenon. But grew a bit longer nose. So what goes on in that Pinocchio box stays in the box. http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowsmile.gif Then one day the old guy decided enough was enough. OCD kicked in and some of those "want a be" handles began to take shape. First it was the half back with big leaf and black eyes. Then he decided this one was for an all around good guy that helps everyone from employees to people in other countries. Some day I may even make myself one. ( So I can dream, can't I? ) So with that long winded explanation this is what the first tenon one looked like. Needs some tweaks. The hang is aggressive for an 18" tenon, but supports a robust 0.032" plate to discourage deflection during the cut. 4.25" under spine, ( should have been 4.5" ) 11ppi, 8* rake, 0* fleam. The spalted tiger maple is not the most attractive wood in the world and a little punky to work with in a few spots. But certainly different looking. http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowsmile.gif It cuts ok too.315583 315579315580315581315582 So the question is. Should the old guy make more?
With that being said there have been several handles drawn up and blanked out for well over a year. Two boxes in fact. ( Some days you just get on a roll ) So I started referring to them as Pinocchio handles. Simply because they so wanted to be a real saw someday. But life gets in the way and time passes. This Pinocchio was supposed to be a 16" tenon. But grew a bit longer nose. So what goes on in that Pinocchio box stays in the box. http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowsmile.gif Then one day the old guy decided enough was enough. OCD kicked in and some of those "want a be" handles began to take shape. First it was the half back with big leaf and black eyes. Then he decided this one was for an all around good guy that helps everyone from employees to people in other countries. Some day I may even make myself one. ( So I can dream, can't I? ) So with that long winded explanation this is what the first tenon one looked like. Needs some tweaks. The hang is aggressive for an 18" tenon, but supports a robust 0.032" plate to discourage deflection during the cut. 4.25" under spine, ( should have been 4.5" ) 11ppi, 8* rake, 0* fleam. The spalted tiger maple is not the most attractive wood in the world and a little punky to work with in a few spots. But certainly different looking. http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowsmile.gif It cuts ok too.315583 315579315580315581315582 So the question is. Should the old guy make more?