Post some of your shopmade tools

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ooooh.  I like those.  Nicely done.

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Derek......in support of you, I'm posting an old photo of some small hand tools and aids I've made.....

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Those look great, Derek and Roger!

My favorite shop made tools are two saws made from Blackburn Tools kits with cherry handles: a 9-inch dovetail saw and a 12-inch Smith's Key carcase saw.

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Roger, they look solidly made. Do you use them much?

Regards from Perth

Derek

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Nice Michael! 

Did you file and set the teeth as well?

Regards from Perth

Derek

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Thanks, Derek.

Yes; I did indeed file and set the teeth as well. � I sharpen and set all of my saws myself.

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Derek.....I've only used my panel gauge now and then.......but, the other tools get used very often.......the cutting gauges were just used on my Hi Vise build to deepen the outline of the long mortises that house the criss-cross which gave my chisels a place to register......I use the stops on metal tape measures as standard practice especially when making multiple/duplicate parts......they are very handy......and the kerf maker has become a stable when making precise dados.....

There is a certain sense of satisfaction to be felt working in your shop and using tools that you've made......I also feel that if you've made various jigs that are well made and you keep them for future work, you've made a tool.....so, I'd also include a host of other items were I to show more shop made tools.....

for example..... 

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On that note: I am entirely welcoming of constructive criticism. � I'd be happy to hear what can be improved. � For example, I am aware that the saw plates exhibit some mild distortion near the tooth line. This was difficult to avoid because the only saw set I had at the time was a bit coarse--it's my great grandfather's Taintor's Positive No. 7. It is "coarse" for joinery saws not because of the angle of the set but because the end of the "plunger" is wider than a single tooth on the Smith's Key carcase saw, let alone the dovetail saw. I've since acquired a Stanley 42X but haven't yet worn past the distorted portions of the saw plates. Nor am I in a hurry to do so: the saws cut smoothly and straight--as an example, using this particular 9-inch dovetail saw I can cut dovetails in 3/4 inch thick pine that fit nicely right off the saw/chiseling out the waste--so I'm not overly concerned about it.

I'm sure there are other things I could have done better and I may be entirely unaware of them. � The dovetail saw and carcase saw handles, respectively, are the second and third saw handles I ever made. I certainly can't claim credit for the designs: I used the basic handle designs from Blackburn Tools and only mildly customized them (based on feel in my hand). I'd be happy to hear from people more knowledgable than myself on how I can improve--thanks in advance to anyone willing to offer advice.

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Ok:

Pear

Gidgee:

Cheers

Pedder

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Beautiful work as always, Pedder!

I would be very interested to hear if you have any advice for me on building saws based on what you can see in the photos I posted. If you’re willing, thank you in advance.

Keep up your practice and one day ... 

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Hi Michael, on request: I like the dovetail saw. I would do some filing on the brass, but that is a matter of taste. The upper horn of the second saw is a bit too much backfiring for my ttse. Ii don't like it when the horn graby in my hand .

Every thing else looks really good!

Cheers

Pedder

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Thank you very much for your advice!

Best regards,

Michael

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Tom Lie-Nielsen eat your heart out. Ca. 1977 shop class project. 

And yes, I have kept my day job. 

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Nice Steve! Can you tell us about this saw - what you did in the build, and how it compares with others?

Regards from Perth

Derek

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Thanks Derek.

The kits from Blackburn used milled backs so the slot in the back is milled for the blade plate to slip into. I didn't want to bond the plate into the back so I devised a method of closing the slot precisely using gage pins and a Kurt milling vise. Gage pins are precision ground pins in a range of sizes at .001" intervals. I took pins below the thickness of the back and placing them in the vise jaws squeezed down on the brass checking the fit until I got the grip I wanted. Then I went down the length of the back closing down the gap. Unfortunately it was a bit on the tight side and the plate never ran straight at the toothline.

I used to run into Isaac at the local wood school open houses and he spent some time explaining how to true the saw but I was reluctant to start tweaking on the back. One of Isaac's details that I stole was the lamb's tongue at the end of the back.

I don't use the saw much which bugs me. I take it to the shows when I go now but haven't run in to him in a while. He's a really nice guy to talk to so I hope he makes it back to CT.

I do find the handle quite comfortable with the bump in the mid palm. It seems to realign my hand bones and ease my arthritis. It would make an interesting feature in a plane tote should I make some of those.

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Scraper, sometimes called a chairmaker's devil. Walnut, persimmon, blade from an old saw plate.

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Hi Steve

There are usually two reason (that I know of) where a newly-made saw has a plate which is not straight:

1. The slot in the handle may not be straight, and tightening the saw nuts will cause the plate to bend. Solution: re-saw the slot or re-make the handle.

2. Below is a video by Rob Cosman which I found useful to learn to rebend a crooked brass back ..

Regards from Perth

Derek

p.s. Peter, I attempted to insert the YouTube video, but either the insertion button is not working, or my computer connection is so slow that it is not showing up as yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYo_Q_SQCPM&ab_channel=RobCosman.com

It didn't like the &ab_channel=RobCosman.com part. Edited post to remove it. --Peter

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Thanks Derek, I will pull the handle and see if it changes. My foggy memory tells me that it was an issue prior to installing the handle.

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Here are 3 tools made from a piece of rosewood that I bought years ago. The marking gage is the newest of the 3 tools. The working face of the gage should be wider but that I was the diameter of the brass I had on hand.

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Virgil, those are elegant tools. They look crisp and well made. Nice balance of brass and Walnut (?). Thanks for the show.

Regards from Perth

Derek

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Here are some shop tools I made that ended up being things that people other than woodworkers found useful.

Awls....

Magnet handles....

Depth gauges....

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If you right-click on the YouTube video, you have the option to "Copy Embed Code." Paste that in the message textarea and Bob's your uncle.

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