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  1. 10-10-2004, 3:46 PM #1
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    Latest work - Patternmaker's saw

    Here is what I was using the cantsaw files and rasps for that I mounted in a handle in a recent post:



    The top is the cantsaw file, the middle is a my version of a Disston Patternmaker's saw, and the bottom is a 9" long dovetail saw I just made. The teeth on the patternmaker's saw are tough to cut! The are basically a crosscut profile, but have a very deep gullet. I got it pretty close, but I think I'll have to go back and touch it up a bit more.

    The patternmaker's saw uses a recycled blade (obviously), and the dovetail saw uses some new .020" thick spring steel I bought.

    Thanks for looking!

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  3. 10-10-2004, 4:43 PM #2
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    Great lookin' saws Leif!

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    Love it, Leif.
    ““Perhaps then, you will say, ‘But where can one have a boat like that built today?’ And I will tell you that there are still some honest men who can sharpen a saw, plane, or adze...men (who) live and work in out of the way places, but that is lucky, for they can acquire materials for one third of city prices. Best, some of these gentlemen’s boatshops are in places where nothing but the occasional honk of a wild goose will distract them from their work.” -- L Francis Herreshoff
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    Quote Originally Posted by Leif Hanson

    The top is the cantsaw file, the middle is a my version of a Disston Patternmaker's saw, and the bottom is a 9" long dovetail saw I just made.
    Nice stuff!

    Pardon me if this is a dumb question but, what is a patternmaker's saw used for?
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    James Krenov says that "the craftsman lives in a
    condition where the size of his public is almost in
    inverse proportion to the quality of his work."
    (James Krenov, A Cabinetmaker's Notebook, 1976.)

    I guess my public must be pretty huge then.
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  6. 10-10-2004, 7:40 PM #5
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    Thank's guys -

    What are they for?

    Here's the blurb from Disston's saw manual - from Disstonian's page:

    The blade of the No. 1 Pattern Maker's Saw is thin -- (.028). This saw is designed for small, accurate work in pattern and cabinet-making. The teeth are shaped to make a fine, exact cut. 15 points to the inch. Blade of Disston Steel with Disston temper, is 7 1/2 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Open handle, applewood, varnished edges.
    Disston Saw, Tool and File Manual. 1940.


    It's for fine work, and is made similar to a dado saw in that the handle doesn't get in the way when sawing on top of a panel. It is shorter in stature to allow it to get into tight places (where a dado saw can't), hence the slightly pointed toe... The teeth are cut with deep gullets to carry more sawdust (less clogging) also.


    It's just another version of a saw, really...
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    Picture hogging out all the wood in a negative image of your truck's rear end and you can imagine why patternmakers used a lot of crank-handle gouges, dado saws and core box planes.
    ““Perhaps then, you will say, ‘But where can one have a boat like that built today?’ And I will tell you that there are still some honest men who can sharpen a saw, plane, or adze...men (who) live and work in out of the way places, but that is lucky, for they can acquire materials for one third of city prices. Best, some of these gentlemen’s boatshops are in places where nothing but the occasional honk of a wild goose will distract them from their work.” -- L Francis Herreshoff
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