I haven't set tens of thousands of saws but a few hundred. Most of them in the range from 14-20 tpi. Allways used pliers. Eclipse 77 and copies....
What is the advantage compared to a pliere shaped saw set?
looks a lot like the saws Adam Cherubini made for colonial Wiliamsburg
Hi Alan, the Ulmia is 42 cm or about 16 inch. And because of the limited depth, it is for dovetailsaws and sash saws. No big tenon saws or hand...
Oh i would like to have a scan of that handle...
Hi Alan, My search for the ACME has ended. The prices have become ridiculous. The last one on ebay 1500 USD for the vise only. In the meantime I...
What is wrong with ZTeh method, Lien-nielsen/independence saw uses for 30+ years? Slotted spine and loctit.e
I, too, thought about designing a saw without screws. I would just use epoxy and no rivets or screws of any kind.
Hi Alan, indeed funny to read and see pictures here. Who says a slow forum is a bad one? I still would like the vise, but I can't afford...
Every beech has this rays. If it is 100% quatersawn This has to be old. On youger saws the hook vanished.
Looks like the saws Adam Cherubini and others replicated for the Wiliams Museum. If it is more than 200 years old that is a fantastic condition!
We use slottet spines. for a 0,5mm Sawblade i wloud use a 6mm strong and 15-25mm wide Spine. Question of taste if you like heavier saws better or...
I use the needlefiles only. The big F. Dick are 11.20 € at Dieter Schmid. The same files like the vallorbe label. But files are no long time tools.
Folding?
Hi Bob, I like the wood and the etching. Very well made! Do you bow your spines? Cheers Pedder
Sorry, I can't help at all. Never saw a simliar saw in Germany. Cheers Pedder
A friend send me pictures of his Shurly and Dietrich. The cut of the saw blade seem unusual to me. The horns of the blade reach fare in the handle...
Hi Alan, since we have a new maker for our spines, who cuts the slots on a cooled mill, we have some problems to fit a 0,3mm (0.012") blade in...
Hi Stewie. I like the low hang of the handle and the shape. This gives you a lot of forward power and less downward. So this saw could take a...
Hi Matt, The Foley curve: I think most of the curves vanishes after the teeth are filed a few strokes. So I punch, file install the spine,...
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