lowell holmes
06-25-2015, 11:15 AM
I have an old rusty, junker rip saw. I decided to use the saw plate. It has cleaned up pretty respectively. The plate is taper ground and is .033" thickness. If I hold it up by the end and thump it, it has some ring it, so I'm sure it is saw plate steel.
I have a Disston 4 cross cut back saw that I use frequently. It is a well behaved saw, cuts on the line with no drift. It is .024" thickness. The saw plate I bought from Ron Bontz is .0238".
I can't justify buying another saw, but the half back saws Ron is featuring really appeals to me. They would really be nice to rip with, allowing to transition from cross the thickness of the board to laying down flat to rip the board lengthwise. I can do that to some extent with the tenon saw I made from one of Ron's kits.
I can't justify the cost of another kit. My question is: is there a downside to making such a saw with the thicker saw plate? The saw plate I have salvaged would make a good panel saw. I could make one and sharpen it rip cut.
I'm on the fence as to whether make the saw a panel saw or a half back saw. It don't need another saw, but we all know you have to have one of each.:confused:
What say yee? Any opinions on the subject.
As a side lite, I purchased one of the fast cutting files from Lie Nielsen. It does a heck of a job on saw plate. I'm real happy with it.
I have a Disston 4 cross cut back saw that I use frequently. It is a well behaved saw, cuts on the line with no drift. It is .024" thickness. The saw plate I bought from Ron Bontz is .0238".
I can't justify buying another saw, but the half back saws Ron is featuring really appeals to me. They would really be nice to rip with, allowing to transition from cross the thickness of the board to laying down flat to rip the board lengthwise. I can do that to some extent with the tenon saw I made from one of Ron's kits.
I can't justify the cost of another kit. My question is: is there a downside to making such a saw with the thicker saw plate? The saw plate I have salvaged would make a good panel saw. I could make one and sharpen it rip cut.
I'm on the fence as to whether make the saw a panel saw or a half back saw. It don't need another saw, but we all know you have to have one of each.:confused:
What say yee? Any opinions on the subject.
As a side lite, I purchased one of the fast cutting files from Lie Nielsen. It does a heck of a job on saw plate. I'm real happy with it.