Making a small framesaw that goes by many names, for cutting curves. I'm no professional and I don't have anything to teach, this is just me, sharing my thoughts and my work. Join me as I'm learning fine woodworking!
The variety and progression in your work is genuinely admirable. It's not often you see makers on here producing both shop and house furniture with hand-carving and inlaying in styles ranging from Modern to Shaker to Queen Anne. Your videos are always enjoyable because of it. I recognise that handle design from Skelton's Gent saw. After handling it, could you imagine choosing to use that style of dovetail/small parts saw over the usual pistol grip? Keep up the great work!
Not a criticism: are you worried about the amount of grain runout on both the arms? I love your channel so much, man. One of the best small woodworking channels out there.
Thank you so much! Very valid question. I think it should be fine for a saw this small, it doesn’t take a lot of tension to keep this thin blade taut. For a larger saw, it’s definitely something to consider. Also worth noting, I used flatsawn wood for the arms, so the growth rings are in line with the tension; not sure how much that matters here, but I did it because it is traditionally done on axe handles and such, the idea being that it is less likely to split if the force goes in line with the growth rings. So the cathedral pattern on flatsawn boards makes the runout look much worse than it is!
Excellent job, Sir.👍👍 I made a frame saw some years ago for cutting green wood. Getting the mortise and tenons just right to allow for blade tensioning was my tricky part.
Stunning turning saw, dude! Really amazing work!!! 😃 I need to find a kit like that to buy! But my options are limited, so... 😬 (I'm from Brazil and or I find it locally or from China. Buying from other places is difficult, because of the shipping costs. 😕) Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thank you very much! Yeah, this type of saw really requires a kit unfortunately, or blades at least. A bigger turning saw can be made from a length of bandsaw blade though, maybe more accessible?
I use mine mostly on the pull stroke. I made one like 20 years ago, with some butcher saw blade. I used ash for the frame and turned dogwood handles. The hardware was just brass bar stock with slots cut with a hacksaw. I like your octagonal layout, and will practice it a bit so I'll remember!
Thanks! Ah, yes that could be painful, but it seems quite safe, been used for hundreds of years after all😄 I thought about a long threaded rod with wingnuts, but went with string for the lighter weight. Either way works though!
Props for working in the cold shop! :D I really like your design, especially the handle! Unique and beautiful! I think I will make something like that for a file. Got some nice hornbeam laying around in the shop. I made a similar saw last year from scraps. Used an old tool handle and a door knob for the handles. Ugly but practical :D I only bought the blades and used a 6 mm brass rod for the tangs. Secured it to the handles with small nails through the sides, much like your large turning saw if I watched it correctly. I wanted a more traditional method than epoxy :D The grooves in the toggle are also very clever. I did it in a more complicated manner. There's a nut with a mortise in which the toggle can slide. That also allows for half turns. Is that natural cordage you are using? I already ripped my cord a few times with too much tension. It's an awesome tool and extremely fast to make. I think it only took me about an hour for the functional parts. Only the shaping and refining of the arms took quite a while. Kind regards and looking forward to your next videos!
Thanks for the compliments and for sharing that! I thought about the sliding toggle in a nut actually, it does seem practical, but conserving weight was a priority this time as I wanted something quite nimble. I don’t know what kind of cord it is unfortunately, something I’ve had laying around for a long time!
How deep did you make the throat? 1/2 the length of the blade? I have had a saw like this on my to make list (except with allthread, jam nuts, and a washer instead of the nice pin kit) since I need a hand tool version of a bandsaw at some point. And how viable do you think this would be for a beginner?
Oh, nice turning saw. I have the blades for building one in a box somewhere. And I did already make a frame saw with a 3mm tooth pitch, supposedly a crosscut but the teeth did not seem to have any fleem to them from the factory. It really cuts nice though and makes me wonder if there is any space for backed saws in my shop... Also, did you do the 13:37 duration on purpose?
Thank you! Cool, yeah you could probably have a fully functional shop with nothing but frame saws! Haha it was not on purpose, I only noticed the perfect video length after it had rendered actually😄
Tjusig såg! Jag har precis påbörjat den här hobbyn, och jag märker att jag saknar en hel del verktyg och consumables. Vart fann du dina skölpar och epoxyn? Och inte minst, vart finner du ditt virke? Allt gott!
Tack! Aha, spännande! Skölparna är loppisfynd, tycker ofta de bästa verktygen hittas på loppisar och tradera. Epoxy som den jag använde här finns på Clas Olsson! Virke är nog det svåraste, många brädgårdar säljer bara till företag, och man vill ju hitta nåt ganska lokalt, beställa på nätet är ingen höjdare för man vet inte exakt vad man får. Jag har hittills handlat på plats hos Massivträdesign och Abi-trä, och beställt från Calexico wood.
Thank you! They go by Gramercy Tools, or Tools for working wood, haven’t really understood if it’s the same company but googling either name should bring them up.
It's so satisfying to use selfmade great tools. And such a bowsaw is a beauty: sinuous curves, the beam's rib, the slightly rounded front knob… just great! And its size is the right mid-range. Thank you for sharing your lovely and inspiring videos.
