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Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Cloudy Carpenter Aunt Registered: 06/22/10 Posts: 806 Loc: upstate NY question for the saw makers       #5980928 - 07/04/12 03:38 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Good news and bad news about Woodnet- both answers are that I want to try whatever is being chatted about. Now it's saws... I was given a bunch of real beaters, all rusted up with nasty handles (Evapo Rust took care of the rust & I can certainly rehandle) My question is, the last 2 of the bunch are VERY large. I'm not. How hard would it be to have someone (here's where you come in!) cut them back to a more usable size for me???? You guys (non-genderspecific term) ROCK! -------------------- www.catharinekennedy.com http://www.toolengraver.com/ Post Extras:       Isaac S Member Registered: 05/27/09 Posts: 836 Loc: Doe Run, PA Re: question for the saw makers [Re: Cloudy]       #5980933 - 07/04/12 03:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Cloudy, Are these backsaws or handsaws? It would be easy for me to cut them down for you, but doing so will change the geometry and make it feel a lot different than the way it does now. If you rehandle, that is not an issue. Post some pictures if you can, and we may be able to provide better answers. -------------------- Isaac Blackburn Tools - woodworking tools old & new Blog Post Extras:       mattsworld Member Registered: 11/15/06 Posts: 1232 Loc: Warwick, RI Re: question for the saw makers [Re: Cloudy]       #5981495 - 07/05/12 09:41 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Catherine I'm happy to help as well. I'd love to see pics of them...and thoughts on how you might want to cut them down. -------------------- Matt http://thesawwright.com/ Post Extras:       MarvW Member Registered: 08/27/07 Posts: 2420 Loc: Northern California Re: question for the saw makers [Re: Cloudy]       #5981520 - 07/05/12 10:11 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Hi Cathrine, If all you need is to shorten a saw blade, it can be done using a hacksaw with a new blade in it. The trick is to clamp the blade between three pieces of wood. One piece is under the blade and the other two pieces on top with one piece on each side of where you want to make the cut. Clamp the whole assembly on a solid surface with the part you will be cutting, over-hanging. When you saw, use a low angle. A sharp hacksaw blade will cut a handsaw blade quite easily and you can follow a scribed line. After shortening the saw blade, file the hacksawed edge smooth. Give it a try on one of the worst saws just for practice. Here's a picture of how I do it. The solid surface in this example is the table on my Radial Arm Saw. This is after the saw blade has been cut. This is before the cut was made... This is the saw after shortening it. The purpose of shortening this saw was to make what I call a "poor man's tenon saw". It is filed rip for cutting end grain for extra large tenons. -------------------- Catchalater, Marv I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.” ― Maya Angelou I'm working toward my PHD. (Projects Half Done) Post Extras:       Cloudy Carpenter Aunt Registered: 06/22/10 Posts: 806 Loc: upstate NY Re: question for the saw makers [Re: Cloudy]       #5981527 - 07/05/12 10:18 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   notice the authentic saw nut! -------------------- www.catharinekennedy.com http://www.toolengraver.com/ Post Extras:       RoundToit Member Registered: 02/26/07 Posts: 289 Loc: Too close to WaltQ Re: question for the saw makers [Re: Cloudy]       #5981654 - 07/05/12 11:54 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   There is a certain irony going on here. Notice how the handle has a nice flat square front, it is from a combination saw. The "U" shape on the upper part of the handle held the scribe (should be a hole in the bottom of the "U"). The irony is it is attached to a swayback saw, not the best for a ruled edge which is what combination saws had on their top edge. If you are looking for a shorter hand saw look for a panel saw. Hard to find a panel saw filed rip but it could always be resharpened. Good luck Rick -------------------- "You can't always get what you want" Post Extras:       Cloudy Carpenter Aunt Registered: 06/22/10 Posts: 806 Loc: upstate NY Re: question for the saw makers [Re: RoundToit]       #5981731 - 07/05/12 01:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   So THAT'S what that funny thing stuck in the U is! It's still there... -------------------- www.catharinekennedy.com http://www.toolengraver.com/ Post Extras:       Funky Space Cowboy Sharpens with Fairy Dust Registered: 12/21/05 Posts: 2396 Loc: Houston TX Re: question for the saw makers [Re: Cloudy]       #5981897 - 07/05/12 03:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   As it happens I actually wrote up a nice how to guide on doing this on Make:Magazine's project wiki a few months ago: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Restore-a-Vintage-Handsaw-for-Everyday-Use/576/1 It's written for the maker crowd that doesn't have much exposure to vintage hand tools already but should still have plenty of good info anyone with an old saw to mangle -Josh -------------------- The Acerbic Work Shop Follow me on google + Post Extras:       Skip J. Member Registered: 12/08/06 Posts: 2683 Loc: Sugar Land, Texas Re: question for the saw makers [Re: Funky Space Cowboy]       #5981980 - 07/05/12 04:37 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Excellent article Josh! -------------------- Skip Post Extras:       Cloudy Carpenter Aunt Registered: 06/22/10 Posts: 806 Loc: upstate NY Re: question for the saw makers [Re: Skip J.]       #5982056 - 07/05/12 05:48 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   +1! -------------------- www.catharinekennedy.com http://www.toolengraver.com/ Post Extras:       Skip J. Member Registered: 12/08/06 Posts: 2683 Loc: Sugar Land, Texas Re: question for the saw makers [Re: Cloudy]       #5982391 - 07/06/12 06:31 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Umm, sorry... excellent article to you Cloudy, I always enjoy your posts, but never have said so... -------------------- Skip Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all)

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