| Blog series by Paul Sellers | updated 06-03-2011 09:07 AM | 2 parts | 12731 reads | 9 comments total |
Part 1: Reshaping saw handles revisited Part II
Well, hopefully you enjoyed shaping the saw handle and making it fit your own hand instead fo the minuscule hand the makers intended it for. I have always liked the wheat stalks on saw handles and here is how a accomplished it on mine. There is another method which I will show in a second blog using carving chisels. Here is the one I began in my previous blog, replete with wheat carved handle And here it is before carving began. Disston saws once had lovely wheat stalks carve...
Part 2: Finishing redefined saw handles
Treating the handle. Here is my finished saw handle with reshape, wheat carving and applied shellac and wax finish. I like to apply finish to my handles and shellac works well as both a sealer and coat build-up. I apply three coats. I sanded the whole handle to 240-grit. Spirit dyes work well for any colouring operations and I like this oak stain by Liberon. Minwax (US) would work too I suppose. The saw immediately looks old which of course it is. A rag works fine for this...
