Pinewood and the wood from broken school chair. Hemp rope breaks after days of use, and using shoe lace now.
Wood is hickory. Finish is linseed oil. Toggle key is black walnut. Work boot laces used for tensioner. Made for the cost of the bandsaw blade — $11. Thanks, Paul.
Frame saw in Bass wood with shellac finish. Band saw blade is from McMaster-Carr, part no: 4053A82
My frame saw is made using oak recovered from two old table legs bought from a wood recycling company in Abingdon.
Frame saw made of oak
Framesaw in Walnut
Walnut scraps, a hacksaw blade and a little string left lying around.
Made with oak finished with Danish oil
Frame saw, new to wood working, first thing I have ever made. Used pine as didn’t expect to get it finished first time round. Paul is a great teacher and so clear and detailed. Thank you
My first try. Curly Maple finished with Danish oil, paste wax.
Saw with turning handles. Handles and toggle are maple, stretcher is hickory, arms are reclaimed from a shipping pallet. More complete description in the forums.
Two frame saws I made, small one with a 18tpi metal saw blade and a large one with 12mm 6tpi wood blade. Blade can be turned on the large one. Both made of Sapele.
