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General discussion => Shop Made Tools => Topic started by: Greg Pennell on March 03, 2024, 03:11:31 PM

Title: Turning Saw
Post by: Greg Pennell on March 03, 2024, 03:11:31 PM

Here’s another project made of gunstock scraps. This one is a copy of an 18th century turning saw (bow saw)…basically a large coping saw made for cutting tight curves. This one is made for 12” blades, which along with the blade hardware I got from Gramercy Tools (www.toolsforworkingwood.com).  I made the frame from curly maple scraps.  The handles turned out to have some worm tracks, but I decided to go ahead and use them anyway. Gramercy has free downloadable plans on their website, as well as the hardware for the saw.


(https://i.ibb.co/yk8Bnwc/IMG-6595.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YdtT7zF)

(https://i.ibb.co/87MFYqs/IMG-6599.jpg) (https://ibb.co/W2nSVZ5)

(https://i.ibb.co/JR71XH5/IMG-6600.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VWS1XT2)

(https://i.ibb.co/BZ3Hgdd/IMG-6601.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Z8XRhtt)

(https://i.ibb.co/9vBwcHs/IMG-6603.jpg) (https://ibb.co/j5qVbkg)

(https://i.ibb.co/9tcZXQP/IMG-6604.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4dK1yhk)

(https://i.ibb.co/PzNWb2D/IMG-6672.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HpVPMch)

(https://i.ibb.co/tLgXMby/IMG-6676.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Hh6dDrm)

Thanks for looking!
Greg

Title: Re: Turning Saw
Post by: rich pierce on March 03, 2024, 03:23:32 PM

That is fabulous!

Title: Re: Turning Saw
Post by: Dennis Glazener on March 03, 2024, 03:30:18 PM

Greg,
Neat saw, I have a bunch of curly maple and walnut cut offs, maybe one of these days I could make one of those
! Thanks for posting.
Dennis

Title: Re: Turning Saw
Post by: 19112tap on March 04, 2024, 07:30:34 PM

Very nice work, I've had one like this on my soon to make list.

Title: Re: Turning Saw
Post by: Greg Pennell on March 08, 2024, 05:21:02 AM

Thanks guys!  I really enjoy making things…and the tools for making things. Now that my workshop is nearly ready to go, I can get into some more serious projects.

Greg

Title: Re: Turning Saw
Post by: Nordnecker on March 18, 2024, 03:00:09 PM

Very nice. I wish I had a saw like that. Does it cut nicely? Can you sharpen the blade?

Title: Re: Turning Saw
Post by: Greg Pennell on March 18, 2024, 09:06:05 PM

Yes, it cuts pretty good.  It’s basically a large coping saw (the blades are 12” long). I guess you could resharpen them, but I haven’t tried yet. I have another set of hardware, and eventually will get around to making another, smaller one for standard 5 1/2” coping saw blades…just for cutting the waste on hand-cut dovetails for woodworking.

Greg

Title: Re: Turning Saw
Post by: TDM on March 19, 2024, 02:20:09 AM

That is one pretty saw! A really nice job.