My Bugbear bowsaw

Oh yeah,

Frank D. in Montreal

>The only electrons I burned were with a drill press, to make the holes for the blade holders.

Re: My Bugbear bowsaw

Frank Mutchler in Colorado Springs

>Very nice, Frank. How does it cut? I've never used one but am going to make one.....some day ;>)!

Shellac is such a nice finish. How did you make the string & what is the winder made of?

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Frank D. in Montreal

>Thanks Frank,

I just tried it out on some maple and it works like a charm, very well balanced. It's a huge step up from my coping saw. The only slight problem is that there isn't enough friction between the handle and the frame so the handle turns a little as I saw. I should be able to fix this with a leather washer between the handle and frame.

The string is waxed hemp twine from Lee Valley. It works even beter than I thought because with the wax the knots stay tight when the string is loose. The paddle is made of the same cherry as the two "arms" (vertical pieces) but I made it a few days ago so it hasn't had time to darken yet.

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Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)

>Frank

That's beaut!

Definitely one for Bugbear's Hall of Fame (he places pics of them on his website). Sadly, mine (posted here about a week ago) did not make it there - Bugbear explained that it did not look like his, so I explained that it did on the inside. He did not buy this. I guess that I will have to try again. Yours is an inspiration.

Great work.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Very nice Frank...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>It looks great. What did you use for the blade?

Thanks for sharing.

Re: Very nice Frank...

Frank D. in Montreal

>Thanks Scott,

I used a 10 TPI 1/4" bandsaw blade. It's easy to break with a couple of long-nosed pliers, and I just torched the ends to drill the holes. I have a 6 TPI 1/2" blade for heavier ripping.

Thanks Frank

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

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Norman (Metcalfe, Ont.)

>I like it Frank..

I should make myself one of those..

Norman