New handle on saw

[lowell holmes]

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This 10" rip cut Tyzak saw with the dumb handle is now a 10" crosscut saw with a new sapele handle. I re-toothed it to 14 tpi cross cut.
It's a pretty nice saw to use. :)

[Jim Koepke]

Looks nice, did you alter the hang angle?

jtk

[lowell holmes]

Jim,
I used another handle as a go-by and in this case, I didn't check the hang angle.

You probably see that thee LN handle was my inspiration. One thing I discovered is the hand grip is not a true arc. It comes to a hard point in the middle so that it touches the palm of your hand. That's what makes the LN handles so comfortable. It was a case of monkey see, monkey do.

[Stewie Simpson]

Lowell. If your going to post a thread titled new handle on a saw ; it would be ideal if you could post a photo that clearly shows the shaping of the new handle.

regards Stewie;

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=332331&d=1456259408&thumb=1 (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=332331&d=1456259408)

[lowell holmes]

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In response to Stewie, here are details of the handle.

The handle is not an exact copy of a Lie Nielsen handle, but it is very much inspired by Lie Nielsen. I own three Lie Nielsen hand saws, so it should be no surprise that I am influenced by them.

[Jim Davis]

Disston handles are not true arcs on the back either, though the high region is much more subtle than your example.

[lowell holmes]

I've been misidentifying the saw. It is a Hindsdale.