I need to decide on wood for handles for a couple of saws. I would like to see your saws and what type of wood used.
Robert
I need to decide on wood for handles for a couple of saws. I would like to see your saws and what type of wood used.
Robert
Check out my thread a few posts down. I am currently working on 4 saw handles out of curly hard maple. I plan to finish them with some danish oil and some amber shellac to add a bit of color... something similar to LN handle.
I thought very hard about using Bloodwood for the handles but Got an amazing deal on the maple that was to good to pass up.
Here is a handle I made recently with some of the Maple, it has a coule coats of danish oil and some wax. I plan to strip off the wax and add a few coats of the shellac.
I would have loved to find some figured walnut, but there was none to be found.
Also Check out the Wisdom/faq sticky, there are several threads of saw handles George Wilson made.
Here is a link to my saw gloat showing my maple and walnut handled saws.
Using the different woods for x-cut vs rip has really helped because when I reach for any saw I know exactly which one it is.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=131001
Eric
backsaw.net has a gallery of backsaw handles you may find helpful.
open handled:
http://www.backsaw.net/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=7
closed handled:
http://www.backsaw.net/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=8
dimensions can be interpolated from the graph overlay.
1 of 2 Grammercy kit saws I'm building, Bubinga. Style copied from an Adria dovetail saw I have.
Saw 004.jpg
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Hi Robert,
Here are two handle I made from maple. The "finish" is one coat of wipe-on oil/varnish. I am planning to sand them down and rub in some boiled linseed oil.
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Last edited by David Christopher; 05-06-2010 at 10:23 PM.
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Maple
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cherry burl
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Walnut, based on the Gramercy carcase saw handle.
Sam, realy nice handle, look realy confortable. Did you make the entire saw?
Thanks!
It is pretty comfortable, but a little thin (always room for improvement).
But currently has a very smooth 0 tpi filing.
And I did make the whole saw, slotted brass back, .020" plate.
It's my second saw, and third saw handle.
I'm still waiting on a Gramercy saw vise to cut the teeth (they're in stock now - woo! ). But we'll see how comfortable it is in use.
Here's the saw handle i made for the gramercy carcass saw kit. I used bubinga. I use their template but made a few changes to suit my need.