Small Tenon Saw

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Sandor in Bear, DE

>Way cool. I love the handle shape. Kinda a Disston #12 morphed with a Harvey Peace.

How did you make the brass back if I may ask? I made some dovetail saws and milled the slot at work, but I changed jobs and no longer have access to machine tools.

Where did you get the split nuts? And where is it going to be sent? Was it a commission or gift? It would be hard to part with something so nice.

Thanks for sharing.

The name! The name!

Derek Cohen (in Perth Australia)

>Hi again Mike

Just beautiful. I love the way the handle flows into the blade (or is it the other way around?).

Now that you are making all these truly lovely saws, are you signing them, and if so, how and what?

(you could use MWS - Mike's Wonderful Saws!) :)

Kind regards from Perth

Derek

Mmmmm....avacados

Luke Herzberg

>Beautiful saw, Mike!

- Luke

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mikew

>Hi Sandor,

The handle shape is taken in total from a Peace saw I once had and made a template of--still kicking myself for selling it.

This saw has a slit brass back epoxied on ala LN/Adria. Kinda hard to tell until I just looked at the end. My folded backs, which I bend myself, look near identical. I personally like the folded backs better and think they will stand the test of time better.

The split nuts I have made by a local machine shop--and that has been a rough go, but things have evened out and they have committed to making them more frequently.

Ah, it is a customer's saw--we've recently started making saws for a larger audience than last year. Which means everyone .

The hard part for me isn't parting with the saw--it's some of the wood lol. My eldest son who works with me looked over when I was resawing some handle stock yesterday and commented he thought I would have stashed that piece [red and black Cocobolo, not the piece in the message above] and hidden it away...it was tempting. But where would stop? You should see some of the Rosewood...

Take care, Mike

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mikew

>Thanks Luke!

The avocados will be good too!

Mike

who at least moved some of the dishes out of the way

Re: The name! The name!

mikew

>Hey Derek--thank you for the compliment!

These saws are going out unsigned. I do have a stamp for impressing the name in the saw--Wenzloff & Sons--but it hasn't arrived.

Take care, Mike

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Philly

>The saw looks fantastic, Mike!

Keep up the good work!

Philly

who credit card is beginning to sweat ;)

Very nice, Mike. . .

Tony Sade (Charleston, WV)

>You're determined to get more of my $, aren't you? First I funnel you some start-up funds (by way of purchases of the stuff you're unloading), now you want more! When will it stop? Actually, I'm thinking of a panel saw, but that's going to have to wait until next month, if I can hold out that long. Cheers, Tony

Wow what form

Jim in Burlington On

>Wow the lines of the saw are incredible. Grain flows with the saw so perfectly fantastic work there.

That sure is purdy...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>Very nice looking saw. I love the lines of it. Could you give me some more info about having you make one?

Thanks, Scott

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Frank D. in Montreal

>Hi Scott,

I'll let Mike give you any details, but I'm going to get one of his saws eventually. Here's a link. If you go to the directory there are other pics of Mike's work ( http://www.wenzloffandsons.com/saws/ ). Wonderful stuff!


Mike's saw link

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dave caudill

>Wow! Where do I get me one of those?

Dave

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mikew

>Hi again everyone.

As for pricing, I see Frank graciously provided a link and it is below as well.

Something to note is if we don't make a saw you see you want, just ask. As long as it is similar in blade size to something we offer, the price won't deviate much, usually just $10 or so unless there is a lot of manual work to do.

The website is a mess and is being remade, but we will add static pictures as time permits.

Take care, Mike


Price list

Thanks Frank!

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

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dave caudill

>Mike I have obviously missed something as I have not seen any of these previously and want to know more about your company as I'm sure others do. Can you provide a website and other pertinent information.

Thank you.

Dave

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Rob Lee

>Hi Mike -

It's beauty eh!!!

:)

Cheers -

Rob

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mikew

>"Mike I have obviously missed something as I have not seen any of these previously and want to know more about your company as I'm sure others do. Can you provide a website and other pertinent information.

Thank you. Dave "

Hi Dave--I'm just as certain you haven't missed much . The website is being rebuilt. Not that I ever kept it up to date anyway when we made furniture. It was created at the suggestion of my oldest last year and I never had time to keep it updated, except with WIP for clients.

Also, shortly after it was launched early in 2005, I had some severe health problems which eventually led me to close the business and my sons went off to other jobs.

About the same time I made some saws for a group of collectors/users patterned after one of the ones I had made for myself, which is the half back below. As time went on and I received requests for more saws and as I also sharpen saws as well and that began to pick up, I found that not only did I enjoy making saws more than anything I have done since I quit falling trees in 1989, but that it was also something I could do in my current health. I cannot be on my feet all day like when I made furniture is the main issue.

So by the last quarter of 2005 we made the commitment to begin fulltime production. Now one of my sons is back working with me and it is simply great. Hopefully one more will be able to rejoin by the end of this year.

Once the redo of the website is finished it will be turned on and ordering will be enabled direct from the web site--and it'll be fully illustrated by someone who can actually take "real" product pictures.

Until then, I'll get some static pictures posted as time permits and my ability to take a decent picture improves!

Take care, Mike

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mikew

>Thank you Rob!

Now if I can just get you to part with some dollars my life would be complete ...

You know, some saw that you are dying for a replica of. One you can't actually find in the wild--if there is such a saw!

Take care, Mike

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Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>Now that's a tempting tool, almost makes me want to try western saws again.

Pam

Solution

Jim in Burlington On

>Maybe LV could carry those saws that are kit's:)

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mikew

>Ah Pam--that's one of the nicest compliments having followed post expressing your love of the Japanese saws.

I really thank you for it.

Take care, Mike

beautiful!!

dave j

>Outstanding saw. Love the form.

dave

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Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI

>That is a really nice saw. Split nuts, eh? A couple questions. 1) The brass back is probably solid and slotted to fit the blade right? 2) How do you shape the handle? By hand with a rasp after bandsawing? 3) The narrow point of the handle, at the bottom, looks unrealistically narrow in the picture. Aren't you worried it will break from use, or if it was dropped once? Perhaps it is thicker than it looks in the picture. Really nice work, it would be nice to see pictures from different angles.

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mikew

>Hi Moses,

Thank you for the compliment! Yep--split nuts...all joking aside .

[1] the back on this one is a solid piece that is slit and subsequently mepoxied on. I prefer folded backs and most have requested the folded brass.

[2] Handle blanks have the pattern drawn on, and on an open handle is simply cut out. A closed handle has the same process for the outside cut and the inner is drilled out with a forstner or brace, depends on which of us is using the DP at the moment. Then a fret saw completes the inner area. All really quick.

Then yes, rasps are used followed by files until the final shape is achieved. The kerf is cut in and the handles are then drilled with the blade in place. Etc.

[3] Less narrow then it appears. The bottom connector is actually 50% thicker than the originals I have or had. I just taper them to the outside a bit more so they appear thin.

Sooner than later I will get the web site up and it will be fully illustrated. But if there is an angle you would want, let me know.

Take care, Mike