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I've got this Master Mechanic back saw that I bought twenty-something years ago. Yeah, it sucked!
It was also the first saw that I reshaped teeth and sharpened a few years back, and it actually cuts quite well. The problem, which I'm sure you can see, is the handle is very uncomfortable.
A search for saw handle templates brings up lots of stuff...what would be appropriate for this saw? It's got a 14" plate, and about 3 1/2" depth of cut.
Thanks!
David
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That's one of the sites I found...but how does one decide which to try.
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Blackburn Tools also has saw handle templates available online. He has even developed difference sizes of each handle style to fit large or small hands.
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Yeah, there are a lot of choices, aren't there? I would start with the simpler Disston patterns for the length of saw you have. They're comfortable designs, and they're not too complicated to make.
Steve S.
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Thanks Dom...I'll give that a try.
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See ya around,
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Sorry to both of you! Guess I only looked at the color on the screen name, and didn't read.
