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  • Frank Salinas
    8 January 2013 at 6:16 am #6249

    I made a 12″ bow saw based on 2 internet web page designs + a video demonstration on Roy Underhills you-tube page.

    I combined what I tought were the best ideas from them all and made this bowsaw.

    The picture is a little hard to see because the saw and the workbench blend visually.

    However, the bench is pine and the bowsaw is beech.

    This was 80% hand work with a little band sawing. The handles were turned out of the same beech on a small lathe.

    Regards

    fleetfoot

    Anonymous
    8 January 2013 at 6:19 am #6252

    Bow saw looks great Frank, nice job.

    Frank Salinas
    8 January 2013 at 6:37 am #6253

    Thanks Ken – this saw tightens up real strong so when I flip the blade with my thumbnail it goes “tiingg” a nice sound. It cuts good too.

    My main concern is will it hold up over time. I don’t know but I positioned the grain opposing the forces of tension so it should be fine. Time will tell. So far- so good.

    I did not mention that the blades and brass blade pins were bought from Tools For Working Wood, a small and unique web store in New York, USA. Nice People and good stuff (a lot of English stuff).

    Cheers, and I hope you are doing well,

    fleetfoot

     

    George Bridgeman
    8 January 2013 at 9:15 am #6258

    Great work, Frank!

    What tooth configuration does the saw blade have?

    George.

    "To know and not do is to not know"

    Dave
    8 January 2013 at 1:44 pm #6266

    I’ve been looking at s larger bow saw with 5 tpi rip for hand resawing boards. The one I have seen is made by ECE.  Its like a human powered bandsaw.:)

    -Canada

    Brent Ingvardsen
    8 January 2013 at 1:52 pm #6270

    Very nice work Frank 🙂

    Meridianville, Alabama, USA

    ejpotter
    8 January 2013 at 11:25 pm #6288

    Frank, great looking saw.  I made something roughly similar, also using the Tools for Working Wood pins and turned handles (no lathe yet), but I won’t post a picture because yours is significantly more beautiful.  The saw blade tightens up superbly and really rings.

    George, Tools for Working Wood sells several different TPI counts in a 12″ length: 10, 16, 24.  http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/store/item/GT-BOW12.XX/Search/bow%20saw/Gramercy_Tools_12%22_Bow_Saw_Blades

    Just moved to NE Ohio

    JONATHAN WARREN
    8 January 2013 at 11:25 pm #6289

    Excellent work, Frank!

    From Warrington, UK. Making stuff in my front room.

    Steve Follis
    9 January 2013 at 1:07 am #6290

    Really Nice Job Frank!  I need to get you my shipping address.

    Memphis, Tennessee

    Gary Hodgin
    9 January 2013 at 5:59 am #6295

    Nice looking bow saw.  Great job!

    David Gill
    9 January 2013 at 10:00 am #6307

    Frank

    That is very impressive , lots of skill involved

     

    Wigan, Lancs. England :

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