Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
No. 9, No. 9 ...
mikew
>Hi Everyone,
Here is one of the latest saws I thought I would share. It's our version of the No. 9 backsaw Disston made many years ago. There are two of these for this person, one rip, one crosscut. The rip is 11 ppi and the crosscut is 14.
Quartersawn Bubinga, a bit of brass and steel.
Take care, Mike
Wow
Jim in Burlington On
>You sure make some good lookin saw's.
Heres a real one....
Todd Hughes
>Picked this one up at a flea market a few years ago. Seller had it stuck in a miter box. I didn't want the miter box so I asked him what he wanted just for the saw. He told me nothing doing he wasn't breaking the set up since no one would want the miter box with out a saw. So I paid him the $5 he was asking and took the miter box over and tossed it in a near by trash can. As I was walking away with the saw I noticed he went over and got the miter box out of the can.
....Haven't got around to cleaning the saw up, maybe someday....Todd
I'll take the fake one Mike. Gorgeous!
HC Sakman
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Nice...
Scott Burr in rainy Ben Lomond,CA
>Seeing how I don't know anything about these No 9's. I could some more info. How deep's the blade? Looks about 4" to me. Why the front end also? Scott, very courious here...
BTW That's a beaut of a saw Mike
Re: Nice...
mikew
>Hi Scott--thank you!
According the the information on the Disstonian Institute site, the toe relief and shorter back allowed cutting in tight spaces, as well as being designated by Disston as an "improved backsaw."
Be that as it may, it simply was a pleasing design for us to offer. One that isn't readily found in the wild. One that works as well as our large tenon, but with a little more style to it.
As well, here's another half back. This one at 17 1/2" in length. It too is a pleasing design to us and makes a good saw for both on and off the bench. I use mine mostly in conjunction with a bench hook.
Then too, we'll simply make any saw. As we make the saws to order, it isn't too big of a deal to simply alter this or that, or make to desire if we can.
Take care, Mike
You sick little monkey...
Scott Burr in rainy Ben Lomond,CA
>As Ren would say. I see where your gonna be taking some of my hard eanred denero, thet is as soon as I get save some...
Thanks Mike, thanks a lot;^)...
heh heh heh
mikew
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Re: Hey Mike, that's simply a beauty!
Marc in Luxembourg
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Nice!
ydb1md
>Is it possible to make a stair saw with a rockered (bellied?) blade to allow you to cut a stopped dado with it?
Re: Nice!
mikew
>Hi Dave,
Stair saws have been used as shown for a long time for making stopped dados. I've used them myself for their namesake--cutting in for stairs. As well as for cabinets.
I was taught to simply bore a hole at the extent of the dado--using a brace and bit--and cut at or just inside the layout lines. Knock out the waste with a chisel, square the stop end and use a router plane to clean the bottom to depth.
Feel free to email me, Dave.
Take care, Mike
All right, I give... I give...
Scott Burr in rainy Ben Lomond,CA
>UNCLE! You are a sick little monkey Mike! I'll take 2 one crosscut and 1 rip. I'll have to off my Disstons
Re: No. 9, No. 9 ...
Mark Meier (Ann Arbor, MI)
>Nice saw, Mike!
Mark
PS: Your title "No. 9, No. 9 ..." is a Beatles reference, yes?
Re: No. 9, No. 9 ...
mikew
>"Nice saw, Mike!
Mark
PS: Your title "No. 9, No. 9 ..." is a Beatles reference, yes?"
Thank you for the compliment, Mark.
And yep, a gratuitous Beatles reference...