A saw - finally!

Re: They look great Skip!

Skip in Falls Church

>Thanks Todd,

No, it started out life as a drywall taping knife. The source material was Sandor's idea and it does seem to work well. I'm sure the raw material cost is high compared to buying it in bulk - but it is convenient and cheap enough. From two 10" knives I've gotten material for a couple of knife shaped saws - the one above and a flush cutting saw, a couple of patternmaker blades and the brass backed saw. So it seems cheap enough to me.

Skip

Thanks Derek!

Skip in Falls Church

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Re: A saw - finally!

Skip in Falls Church

>Thanks Leif!

That really means a lot coming from you. Both you and Mike are way ahead of me in making saws so the compliments really mean a lot. I suspect I'd never have started on the back saw without the information on your website and Sandor's idea about "raw material". Thanks for that again.

The spindle whorls were really fun - but my hands *still* feel soapy. :)

Skip

Re: A smaller saw

Skip in Falls Church

>Thanks Joe!

Is it a saw or a really thin float! I guess it could be called either one. :)

Skip

Re: A saw - finally!

Skip in Falls Church

>Thanks Geppetto,

The blade material is from a drywall taping knife and the saw nuts and bolts are from a scrap saw.

Skip

I don't think it's OT

Michael Recchione

>It's a project that you made in your shop. How could that be OT any more than posting a picture of a table or chest or whatever? But it's inspiring. If I get a chance, I'll take some pictures of some of the spinning/weaving stuff I've made this weekend and post it. Making this kind of stuff is lots of fun, and is guaranteed to get you shop time if SWMBO is into fiber arts. I'm currently in the middle of making a spinning chair modeled on the Reed, but in Cherry to match my wife's new wheel. (No, I didn't make the wheel - maybe someday.)

Do you go with your wife to Maryland Sheep&Wool or ever get up to Rhinebeck? There's a lot of really interesting woodworking done to support fiber crafts - you need to solve problems that you don't normally have to worry about, e.g. weight, balance, moving parts, etc. You get a lot of project ideas walking around the booths, and it's a nice day out in the fresh air.

beautiful

dave jeske

>Great job so far! I love the figured maple handle. I've never attempted a saw and the sharpening scares me off. You guys that make them are inspiring. Thanks for posting!

Dave

Re: beautiful

mikew

>And making your chisels and marking knives doesn't scare you from making them? Does me, that's why I'll throw money at you. Still wanna get you to make me that small chisel or two, just don't know which type yet.

Really, Dave, sharpening a saw is easily taught and learned. Heck, someone is coming out to the Grove tomorrow to learn. Basically I'm gonna sit back with a cup of joe and dictate while he sharpens a saw from my boneyard before he tackles his own. Well, there will be a little more to it, but you get the idea.

You're welcome anytime. Coffee/tea/thawed water is on me .

Take care, Mike

Re: I don't think it's OT

Skip in Falls Church

>Hi Michael,

I'd love to see some of your stuff. Although I might retaliate with some of my other projects. :) I've made a boat shuttle, a small 4 shaft lap loom, some small Inkle looms, a raddle and a few other things. I'd never made any spindles because I don't have a lathe. I finally did a wooden one a couple of weeks ago out of beech with a circle cutter. The hole saw/soap stone thing just came on the spur of the moment and went very fast.

My wife is as much Neander in her craft as I am in mine - maybe more so. She loves going to Woodcraft and PATINA almost as much as I do. But just try keeping her away from the Maryland Sheep and Wool festival and she'll hurt you. :) We've been going several years now and she just loves it. I'd love to meet up with you guys if you're going. I love wandering around the Golding's booth and looking at the wonderful spinning wheels he does. And I always look for ideas while she looks at fiber and sheep.

At some point in the future my wife wants a chair for her loom. She's got a little upright parlor wheel that she uses while sitting on the couch and she's satisfied with that for spinning - at least for now.

Skip

Re: beautiful

Skip in Falls Church

>Thanks Dave,

I've admired your work too. It's beautiful and inspirational. I think it really is fun to make tools. As far as saw sharpening goes, I had to be dragged into it kicking and screaming - but it turned out to be easier than I thought it would be. I'm still not that good with cross cut teeth - but I know I'll get better with practice.

Skip

Re: I don't think it's OT

Michael Recchione

>Hi Skip,

I'll try to get some pictures up. We've only been down to the Maryland show once - we usually go to Rhinebeck in the Fall because it's closer (we're in NE NJ), and have made it out to the Ohio S&W a couple of times while visiting my wife's family. But it shouldn't be very hard to talk her into going to Maryland :-). My wife may be even more neanderthal than I am - she sold her power carder last year and now has no tailed devils of any kind. (I have my lathe).

I love Golding's stuff as well, and had a chance to talk to him for a while at one show. Very nice guy - totally unpretentious, enthusiastic about what he does - just a guy who managed to turn his hobby into a business and still loves it. There are a bunch of others whose work is also pretty inspiring as well.

Re: I don't think it's OT

Skip in Falls Church

>Hi Michael,

Can't wait to see the pictures. There was a chairmaker at the MSWF last year that I spent some time watching - so it's not like there's *no* woodworking stuff there. If you guys are going to be there, let us know and we'll coordinate. We've never been to Rhinebeck - I suspect my wife can only handle the "loot" from one show a year. She's still working on last year's loot as it is. :)

My wife doesn't kill any electrons either - I got her a drum carder but she prefers the hand carders. She said she'll use the drum carder for blending.

Golding is really great. The first year we were there my wife bought a 2 spindle Lazy Kate from him. I was talking to him about making a 3 spindle one copying his. I'd think most people would at best be noncomittal about it - but he offered advice and even sold me the bearings for it at an extrememly reasonable cost.

Skip