frame saw blade source

Re: frame saw blade source

Michael Stadulis, in Gloucester County, NJ

>Chi Chi,

Adria tools sells ECE framesaws/blades, but I don't know if their length will work for you.

-Mike

Re: frame saw blade source

ThomD

>I have to admit that a German brand called Putsch worries me.

In his book the 7 essentials yatta yatta, Guidice makes a big point of dismissing the ECE blades and promoting the putsch blades, if I'm not mistaken (anyone own that book?). There are a number of different blades including a joinery blade:

http://www.tools-for-woodworking.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=873

There are a number of US sources for the ECE joinery blade, both saws are nominaly 700mm, so you ought to be able to interchange the blades unless they are being unco-operative about it.

9 points is still pretty coarse. If you can find a finer crosscut blade, you can sharpen it to rip. Unfortunately the German companies have done what I long recomended (not that anyone heard me) and introduced japanese blades for fine crosscut. I find these to be disappointing. Too agressive, usealess for rip, and they don't sell the modifiable crosscut blades any more.

Frid laughed at pull saws, and used a pretty coarse bow saw, he didn't seem conserned about how rough they were to start.

Re: frame saw blade source

paul womack

> I prefer to stay with a push style blade.

I don't see that there would be a difference in the blade, in any kind of tension saw.

AFAIK in a tension saw (bow, jewellers piercing, fret, coping) you can install the blade which ever way suits you.

In fact the only completely non-negotiable blade I can think of is a long thin, backless blade, which cannot function in a push style.

BugBear

Re: frame saw blade source

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>Why would bandsaw stock be a poor choice for a framesaw?

You can find bandsaw stock in a myriad of widths, thicknesses, tooth patterns and steels. It works beautifully in bandsaws, it's readily available and inexpensive, especially in the short lengths needed for a frame saw. Timberwolf makes bandsaw blades for cutting wood that are specifically designed to be run at low tension. Others make bandsaw blades that are designed to mill green lumber and to cut metals. You should be able to find a local supplier who can match a blade to your application.

Another source for blades is canibalizing an old flea market saw blade, cutting it to size, and punching a hole in each end. If you find a relatively recent Disston with a plywood handle, there's a chance that the steel will be even better than the older ones, even though the handle (which you will be tossing out anyway) is ugly.