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252378 Ken Shepard <waruba@c...> 2014‑12‑18 Re: Made a backsaw
Brent,

No, that is a former Crown gent's dovetail saw, the first saw I bought many
years ago after reading a positive review in FWW.  I used it once or twice,
hated it, and put it in a drawer where it lay until I found it while
cleaning up and reorganizing the shop last year.  I cut the handle off and
made the new handle you see, then re-toothed it to 15 ppi.  It is a great
little saw now.   I have some before and after photos, but I can't seem to
locate them.

Ken

On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 8:58 PM, Brent Kinsey  wrote:
>
> Is that a Lunn saw you are using to cut the slot in the handle?  It has a
> sexy tote.  Nice work. I am anxious to hear how that steel holds a
> sharpening.  Update us when you put it through its paces.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Dec 17, 2014, at 1:49 PM, Ken Shepard  wrote:
>
> > I made a backsaw using a drywall knife for the blade, carbon fiber
> > composite for the back, and black walnut for the handle.
> >
> > Here is a photo of the completed saw:
> >
> >
> http://kshepard.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Backsaw/i-fN4KCm7/0/L/Backsaw
%20%2822%20of%2023%29-L.jpg">http://kshepard.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Backsaw/i-f
N4KCm7/0/L/Backsaw%20%2822%20of%2023%29-L.jpg
> >
> > or
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/pkeahgw
> >
> > And here is a gallery showing the construction steps:
> >
> > http://kshepard.sm
ugmug.com/Woodworking/Backsaw
> >
> > or
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/qy3u9an
> >
> > Ken Shepard
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