Bow Saw

I’m trying to find the form of a box here…nope, not coming! Good looking saw, I’m assuming that you had the hardware at the ready?

Have you ever seen Tage Frid cut dovetails with his bow saw? And with a blade that’s at least an 1” or more wide!

Well, now that you have your original band saw, you can stay up late and cut curves!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

I ordered the hardware from an Ozzie supplier, it came the day after I ordered it.

Now, I will play with it a little, but I do own a band saw, so this is more for just the pleasure of making it. I have a few old tools I’ve collected, and I may simple consider this a collection piece.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

Very nice! I can respect that!

I bet that was fun to make! Get your spokeshaves in on the action? What tooling did you use to shape everything post band saw (with the exception of the handles which I see were turned!)?

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Well, Dorje, I would like to say I used a spokeshave, but I used this great little Aussie tool, the Wasp Sander. It’s the fasted way to shape that I know. May not be traditional, but it sure works well.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

Again – I can respect that! It is 2007 still isn’t it?

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Dorje, you beat me to it.
I was going to say, “Don- what a lovely little box”
:)

Nicely done, Don

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Hey Don,

Great workmanship! Maybe you should stamp a previous date into it so it fits in the collection better.

I’ve made one of these, which I don’t use often, but like you couldn’t resist making.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Shucks one more thing to put on my to do list! Great looking saw.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Just a great job on your new tool Don.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Very Nice!
Someday, I guess I’ll have to make one.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Me too!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Looks like one of those instant heirlooms!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Awesome, Don!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Love it, Don! Great looking saw, I’ve been meaning to make one for ages.
Cheers
Phil

Very nice….looks like a particularly well cared for antique. You’ll have to make at least one small box with it before it goes into the collection though.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Don -

Very cool saw and excellent craftsmanship. I think you and Mark may have started a whole new tangent – I suspect we will be seeing more of these!

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

Very nice Don. I wondered if there were any out here and, well, there you have it. Thanks for the link too. I want to make one because I have been revisiting Tage Fried’s book and he used one a great deal.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Don this is something I have wanted to make for a long time.I am not sure why so many of us are drawn to these since we dont “need” them like our grandads did.I think its the romance of the past,a piece of history.And the design is perfect, a study in functional art.Like hand planes. Well done !

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

at our last bonfire breakfast my Aunt said that her favourite saw was her bow saw. (My aunt is 79 and they heat their house with wood.)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I’m hoping to finish mine this weekend, Don! And I hope mine turns out to look as good as yours.

-- There's no tool like an old tool...