All the fine saw makers here inspired me to try making my own--its taken a couple of months to get them together but here they are.
Cocobolo handles, tapered back, 1095 spring steel 0.020 thou. Carcase saw 12 tpi crosscut, (progressive at toe from 16 to 12) 15 degrees rake. Dovetail saw 16 tpi rip (progressive at toes from 20 to 16) 8 degrees rake. I'm really pleased with how easily both saws start. I had trouble with the slot on both of these saws--alot of work was required on the back mortises to clean things up--unfortunately I had to do some shimming in the mortise to fix things up--fortunately the repairs are easily concealed with the dark wood.
Hope this inspires more to give it a try...
Thanks for looking
Glen