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Prototype 'Harlekin' - KlausK. - 12-03-2016
A sash saw with a new designed handle. It was a test to give it some more TLT touch. More filigrane and offering a way to insert an ovally shaped spine flush to the top of the cheeks. Pedder isn't too fond of it, he called the design 'Harlekin'. I had a good laugh on this name but found it rather good. I like this design a lot. The pic shows a comparison to our usual sash saw handle.
![[Image: P1050004.jpg]](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-anOh0STeOCM/WENq1PgMGyI/AAAAAAAADw8/9zoYCEzomEoQpUN0qKDnxpB1tlTVRSEdQCLcB/s640/P1050004.jpg)
The Cocobolo handled saw is my user for many years. Here you can see some more pics of the 'Harlekin'.
https://two-lawyers-toolworks.blogspot.de/?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=58
Klaus
RE: Prototype 'Harlekin' - Gregory of Sherwood Forest - 12-03-2016
My initial impression is that I agree with Pedder.
However, the more I look at it, the more it is growing on me. Great details. Careful Klaus, your revolutionary tendencies are showing.
RE: Prototype 'Harlekin' - Pedder - 12-04-2016
Klaus and I allways have this design discussion. Klaus likes it more elegant and I a little more sturdy looking.
We call it Ferrari against Land Rover.
But I like the design and adopted the shape of the chamfers and the shape of the cheeks on the last sash saw I shaped:
![[Image: IMG_0154.JPG]](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oa1sVwY-PM4/WEO8iVJv5OI/AAAAAAAAGqg/dXYyadnYBSQROUxrsFWxt1zEs5xyrpcAACLcB/s640/IMG_0154.JPG)
(BTW, the only way to connect the handle to the oval spine.)
What I learned during the years we do this, it is good to let a design grow in you.
And it is good to put a protoyp in the drawer right after making it and don't look at it for a few month.
Nothing is as pretty as your own newborn child (read sawhandle). That distracts me stronly..
Cheers
Pedder
RE: Prototype 'Harlekin' - RonB1957 - 12-04-2016
Personally, I like it as well as the other. One just appears more stream line. I also tend to prefer a more robust handle, especially in the lamb's tongue area. I often make a saw, then put it away in a drawer, until another day. Exquisite work, as usual, but where do you find such large pieces of Ebony?
RE: Prototype 'Harlekin' - KlausK. - 12-05-2016
(12-04-2016, 06:12 PM)RonB1957 Wrote: Exquisite work, as usual, but where do you find such large pieces of Ebony?
Thanks Ron! Actually the latest large Ebony boards we found in the US
Klaus