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UPS Tragedy Revisited

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UPS Tragedy Revisited

Roy Anderson


>For those of you that remember the UPS disaster that was my miter saw when it finally arrived after apparently being in a train wreck, I've started rebuilding it.

"We can rebuild him. We have the technology."

Well, see the attached pic of where I started, then the subsequent pic of where I am now.

Not quite finished yet, but making good progress. Thanks to all the good advice I got here on the subject of making saw handles from Skip Falls, Scott Burr, David Tardiff and also from the great web site at norsewoodsmith.com which tells virtually everything you would want to know about how to make a handle.


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Roy Anderson


>Here's the new blank, partially shaped.


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Roy Anderson


>And here's the slot being cut in. Just a little shaping to go.


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Skip in Falls Church


>Hi Roy,

Looks like you have it down. One thing you might find though - making saw handles can be addictive. :)

Skip

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Very nice, Roy

Bill Houghton, finally Spring!! in Sebastopol, CA


>glad the saw itself is intact.

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Looking good Roy...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA


>It's comming along, congrats. Looks like cherry to me is it?

Whatcha going to do with the miter box?

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It's cherry

Roy Anderson


>What an eye! It is cherry. Not only that, it's gonna be a cherry when I get finished.

As for the miter box, I'm cogitating on that. I might try to get some replacement parts to fix it up.

Why do you ask? Got any parts?

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Sorry Roy, no such luck...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA


>If'in you need a plane part, well...

Let's see it when it's done!

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Tony Zaffuto


>Roy,

What name and model miter box was it and what are you looking for?

T.Z.

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