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For the third year running I have attended the summer school at Sturt. For those of you who don't know, Sturt is a craft school located in a town called Mittagong in the Southern Highlands between Sydney (Australia) and Canberra (the nations capital). This year the Summer School boasted of being the largest craft workshop of its type in Australia. There were over 200 students doing everything from 'Making a Coffee Table' to 'Weaving' and 'Painting'.

The course I completed was making a Dovetail Saw. The photos above don't do it justice and while I am probably biased it is a truly beautiful tool. Even better it actually works. The attached photos show a dovetail cut with this saw and I do not lie when I say there was no paring of the faces (only the shoulders).

There were only four students and we were instructed by Paul Nicholson. A great group of guys and a lot of fun to be around for the week (Corydon, Me, Leon and Paul. Mark was not available on the last day for this photo). The last photo is of all of our saws, including Paul's (except Mark's). See if you can pick it. Mine is on the right.

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Now that is something I would really enjoy. Congrats on your new saw!
 

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That sounds very cool. Can you go into a little bit of detail on what all you did in the class?
 

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Very nice. Did you actually cut the saw teeth in to the steel or was that already done?
 

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That's so cool ,thanks for sharing.
 

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A thing of beauty is a joy forever…I am really impressed…well done…
 

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How special. Very nice. Only a very few can ever say that they have made their own saw.
 

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Fantastic! I'm about to foray into the saw-making world myself soon - I hope my attempts are half this good! Thanks for sharing.
 

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What a wonderful saw you have made!
That seems like a wonderful place to take classes, and then ending up with your own saw is a reat treat.
Did you set and sharpen the teeths also?
Good luck with the saw.
Best thoughts,
Mads
 

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Very nice saw !.......Jim
 

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Great job.
That course is a great investment indeed.
ENjoy
 

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How did I miss this Doug? That's a beautiful saw you made. Did you shape and sharpen the teeth as well or was that done for you?
 

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Did u start with a blade, or file it too?
All gorgeous saws…..
 
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