"Slider's of a Dovetailing Saw" --by RusticWoodArt

Slider’s of a Dovetailing Saw

….and so here i go again,
sliding across the grains of wood,
kicking up some sawdust as i plough a plane,
looking to be fitted in tight for all good….

Some might call this one an off-shoot or up-shoot of a down-sized tenon saw….sliding dovetail saw, however from what I have learned, it’s not so much what you call it, as to how much you respect it. How I respect my ‘instruments of the way’ is my Dogu….

I made this one or finished this one up last night and then spent some time adjusting and tweaking it for it’s saw fit. The main body of the saw is cut out of some early oak purlins that I had saved from a previous barn move and relocation. I had taken that purlin, re-sawed it and used the oak for some legs on a bench I was making. What was left over, I saved and some of that wood went into the the making of this saw. Though I date that oak purlin at around 250 years old, (1760 barn), I might say that’s young when compared to the age of the tree that the wood came from.

Next there’s the curved handle that I cut from some bittersweet vine wood, stripped the bark and notched into the sides of the oak body, with help of some serious wood screws….yes, I just love working with bittersweet also and then what’s better then a mix and match such as this?

Next was the saw blade that I fitted into the base, while cutting two slots in the metal for adjusting to different heights. Beveled the base on both sides, drilled my holes for the #10-32×1” cap screw sockets and then tightened down the blade with wing nuts.

....oh yes, finish….tung oil….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt

rusticwoodman@gmail.com

-- --frank, NH, http://frank.wordpress.com/