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New Knew - cpolubin - 10-31-2017
Just received the latest Knew Concepts coping saw. They've only built 80 of these to see how much demand there is for this size.
I thought it would be a responsive saw for removing dovetail waste.
Cliff
RE: New Knew - Mike Brady - 10-31-2017
(10-31-2017, 04:38 PM)cpolubin Wrote: Just received the latest Knew Concepts coping saw. They've only built 80 of these to see how much demand there is for this size.
I thought it would be a responsive saw for removing dovetail waste.
Cliff
Does that blade turn?
RE: New Knew - bandit571 - 10-31-2017
Rumour has it, that that saw's inventor has passed away.....
RE: New Knew - cpolubin - 10-31-2017
Mike,
Yes, it turns a full 360 with locking stops every 45 degrees.
bandit571,
Lee Marshall did pass away but his company continues.
Cliff
RE: New Knew - Mike Brady - 10-31-2017
(10-31-2017, 05:44 PM)cpolubin Wrote: Mike,
Yes, it turns a full 360 with locking stops every 45 degrees.
bandit571,
Lee Marshall did pass away but his company continues.
Cliff
Is that the one @ $99 with the powdercoat finish?
RE: New Knew - AHill - 10-31-2017
So, what is the size? If it's a coping saw with a standard blade, is the blade clearance 3"? No context to judge based on just the pic.
RE: New Knew - David Charlesworth - 11-01-2017
(10-31-2017, 08:18 PM)AHill Wrote: So, what is the size? If it's a coping saw with a standard blade, is the blade clearance 3"? No context to judge based on just the pic.
Very nice looking saw.
Not larger than necessary! (For dovetail waste.)
David Charlesworth
RE: New Knew - Mike Brady - 11-01-2017
(11-01-2017, 04:09 AM)David Charlesworth Wrote: Very nice looking saw.
Not larger than necessary! (For dovetail waste.)
David Charlesworth
It could be this one: http://www.knewconcepts.com/3-inch.php
It is the same saw as the original 5", except in 3", (and the same price, I might add). I think this is an answer to the problem that they had with users over-tensioning the aluminum saws and ruining the frame. In 5-inch they are recommending the saw with the bright red powder-coat finish, which is a stronger construction: http://www.knewconcepts.com/Mk4.php
RE: New Knew - cpolubin - 11-01-2017
It's 3" clearance.
Cliff
RE: New Knew - Derek Cohen - 11-01-2017
I've had one of the "360 coping saws" in 8" format for 12 months.
Lee was a good friend. A warm and generous man. I collaborated with him on the design for the original woodworker's fretsaw. Every now-and-then a pizza box would appear in the post with an updated version.
A couple of days ago I received an email from Lee's partner, Sheryl, mentioning his memorial ..
LEE'S MEMORIAL
Sunday, November 5th from 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Dream Inn Santa Cruz - Surf View Room
175 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA
Here is an earlier titanium 8" fretsaw and the 360 8" coping saw mechanisms (I changed the handle - I used to bug Lee to upgrade the handle!
)![[Image: Saw4a.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.org/552xldz3n/Saw4a.jpg)
Here is the new 360 alongside the original 8" (on the right) I received from Lee that got the whole ball rolling. I suggested changes to the saw (45 degree change - the original was a fixed blade), and that morphed into a fretsaw for woodworkers for dovetails. I was amused that, at that time, Lee had no clue what a dovetail was.
![[Image: Saw3.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.org/l3bnbidw3/Saw3.jpg)
Believe it or not, I think there are a few more lurking in a drawer ...
![[Image: saw1.jpg]](https://s19.postimg.org/ilzw48m9v/saw1.jpg)
Regards from Perth
Derek