drilled hole and used bosch saber saw, cleaned up with the Gramercy boatbuilders....er...sawmakers rasp. cutting the notchs for stringers, gunwhales, keel etc is also tedious. the finished boat is striking...hope it floats.
drilled hole and used bosch saber saw, cleaned up with the Gramercy boatbuilders....er...sawmakers rasp. cutting the notchs for stringers, gunwhales, keel etc is also tedious. the finished boat is striking...hope it floats.
It is a skin on frame with plywood cross sections like this (pic is from Dave Gentry's website):
I have a bandsaw and I cut outside with it. Inside refers to removing plywood that is not possible on bandsaw because blade has to go inside of plywood. I've done it with a jigsaw, and that works mostly fine except for tighter curves. I've some to realize my expectations from Gramercy saw were not appropriate for the tool. The 400mm WoodJoy saw would be much more appropriate and I think I will get the kit and build my own.
Leather washers between the brass pin and body may help with the setting.
Trevor Walsh
TWDesignShop
I empathize with your frustration, but I wouldn't try the live fish, if I were you. Even something like a barracuda, with well-set teeth, would be difficult to control, and as for a flounder...
I hope I can be of some help here. I was taught by an old woodworker years ago and now I am old myself. There are two different saws, a turning saw and a bow saw. The bow saw more or less fixes the frame to the blade (picture tapered saw holder). The turning saw has straight holders. The frame of the turning saw just tensions the blade leaving the blade somewhat free to turn. Use the handle to guide the blade of a turning saw and forget the frame, maybe push it out of the way with your thumb and forefinger. If you try to use the frame to guide the saw much frustration will ensue. I had much trouble learning this until I was shown how to guide a turning saw. The same person who taught me had some large turning saws ( picture 3 footers) he used to cut 6x6 corbels and such. The frames looked the same as a bow saw used for straight cuts but we're very different in use. Hope this helps.
jim