Tenon saw

That is just too cool! Looks like you did a great job. Thanks for sharing.

-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington

Wow, looks great!

What did you use for the saw nuts? Also from Wenzloff?

-- ian | "You can't stop what's coming. It ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity."

nice, i never knew you could buy just blades

-- Joel -- http://diversitywoodworks.wordpress.com

Yes. You can just buy blades. In fact, that inspired me to make this saw. I spotted a restored “vintage” backsaw on ebay with a new blade. The seller stated that the blade came from Wenzloff and Sons. That saw sold for two hundred bucks! I checked the Wenzloff and Son’s web page and discovered you can purchase a blade for around $16.00. I immedately ordered a blade and then had to figure out how to make the rest of the saw.

-- Dave S., Bellingham, WA

That’s a great saw Dave, good job.

Thanks for posting all the details as well.

Wow, that is one nice saw! Great job! What is the depth of that thing under the back? Also was there a long wait for the saw plate?

-- Cody - Salt Lake City, UT

cody – The saw is 16 inches long and has 5-inch depth of cut. I think it took around two weeks for the blade to arrive.

-- Dave S., Bellingham, WA

congrat´s with a well done job
may it serve you well :-)

Dennis

It looks amazing! Well done. I have been thinking of making myself a set of hollows and rounds for moulding applications, but haven’t gotten up the nerve just yet.

I love this …. for $16 you get the plate, make a handle (free), and squish the brass spline on. A top notch tenon saw.

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Outstanding job on a wanted/needed tool that will serve you and your descendants well for years to come.

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That is very nice! Great work—keep going!

Many of us make projects in our shops, but very few of us make the tools to make our projects.
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Great job on that tenon saw. I envy your pride.

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I’ve been looking at those saws on E-Bay as well. How cool to have such an outstanding one that you made yourself!

-- Fergie in CO

Nice saw. I recently made a dovetail saw in much the same fashion. It ends up being much cheaper money wise and you get to say you made it.

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