Shop made tools

Your tools look wonderful Tim. Great work. I love the shape of your screwdriver handles. There is a good reason they made like that in the past, they are very comfortable to work with and afford a good grip. I have a cheap painted version of one of these that I bought many years ago and it is still my favorite because it feels so good in the hand. Manufacturers probably don’t like them because their shape would take too much space and would cost more to make. Who cares what the customer likes. Kudos for the saws. Not the easiest thing to make or perfect.

-- Mike, American in Norway

lovely..

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you’ve done a great job.

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

Those are all very nice looking tools. Great work.

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Nice, I am curious how you cut the reliefinto the handle for the saw blades. (what method?) I have two I would like to replace and that is my holdup at the moment.

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Awe inspiring tool making!

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Thanks for the nice comments!

Micheal, The relief for the saw blade was cut with the dovetail saw. The relief for the blade back was cut with chisels, slowly and carefully. Its basically a mortise.

Wenzloff and sons have a slide show that may be of some help. I found that leaving the cheeks long (or uncut) and shape the handle first was easier for me.
http://www.wenzloffandsons.com/images/stories/shaping_handle/index.html

Here is another tutorial:
http://www.cianperez.com/Wood/WoodDocs/Wood_How_To/INDEX_How_To_pages/TimHoff_MakingSawHandles.htm

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Tim;

Very impressive work. I have an old backsaw and an old dovetail saw that need new handles (and the steel cleaned up and resharpened)....I just need some time.

Thanks for sharing.

Bill in MI

Great looking conversion.

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Thanks for the info, I will be looking into this and maybe have my own to post and brag some, LOL.

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allaround goodlooking toy´s :-)
congrats …enjoy :-)

Dennis

These are all great. Can you tell me your source for materials for the hammers? Also, on the larger dovetail saw, was that etch already there, and what was your source for the saw nuts?

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Never mind about the saw questions. I just saw your previous project, but I’m still curious about the mallets. Especially the larger one with wood infills.

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Ben – The brass for the small hammer was purchased locally at a metal working/machine shop, They also turned the radius on the one end. The large hammer is not really an infil, the head is all one piece with snug fitting brass tubing. I soaked the ends in water to swell and softened the wood then hammered the end as you would when setting the hoops on Japanese chisels.

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Great tools and very nice work. Congratulations.

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